Total pages in book: 99
Estimated words: 95520 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 478(@200wpm)___ 382(@250wpm)___ 318(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 95520 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 478(@200wpm)___ 382(@250wpm)___ 318(@300wpm)
“I think this would be a great time to take a few calls,” I say.
“Let’s go. I’m here for it. Come on, guys, call in. I want to hear from you. Arizona, we’re on our way to the championship.
“Hopefully by the next episode, I’ll have that ring with my home team.”
I can’t help smiling as I think of his reason for playing his ass off this season. He’s been killing it in the playoffs. I’m so proud of him.
“We have Amy on the line,” Erica says.
“Hello, Amy,” Bentley and I say.
“Hey, guys. First, I want to say I’m loving this. I’m a huge Bentley Coswell fan. I’ve been following him since his college career.
“This is so cool because other than that psycho who was lying about her relationship with Bent, we’ve never heard anything about his love life. Bent, you’ve always been so private.
“I love hearing about your family and you two are so stinking cute. Bent, you sound like you’re totally in love. No wonder we’re about to win the championship.”
“Thanks for the support, Amy. That means a lot to me,” Bentley says.
“I do have a question for you. Do you feel like Zah and your son are the reason for this season’s amazing success, or does it have something to do with coming home?”
“It has everything to do with Zah and my boy. It also has a lot to do with coming home because this is where my family is. I couldn’t do this without them. This ring will mean so much more than any of the others.”
“I love it. Keep it coming, guys. Zahirah, I’m going to look up your tape as soon as I get home.”
“Thanks, Amy,” I sing.
“Don’t forget to like and subscribe, sweetheart,” Bentley says.
“I already have. Thanks, guys. Love you, Bent, bring it home.”
“We have JoAnn next,” Erica says.
“Hey, JoAnn,” we greet.
“Hey, guys. So I actually know of Zahirah. She kicked my sister’s ass a few times back in the day. I mean, damn, honey. You’re fast as hell.
“I’m so sorry to hear about your injury. You had so much potential to go so far. It’s good to see you’ve landed on your feet.
“I did want to ask, how old is you guys’ little one?”
“He’s one,” Bentley says.
“Going on thirty,” I add.
“Oh, they are so sweet at this age. Bless you guys.”
“Thanks for checking in, JoAnn.”
“Anytime, guys. You have a fan in me. Good luck, Bent. My household is rooting for you.”
“We have Haydon and Litia calling in as a couple,” Erica says.
“Hey guys, what’s up?” Bentley says.
“Hey there. This is so cute. I wanted to say thank you, Bentley. Haydon and I have gotten things signed by you a few times and a few pics. You were so kind each time,” Litia says.
“Man, Coswell. You got a pretty little thing there. Do you guys work out together as a couple?”
Bentley scoffs, trying and almost failing to school his face. I run my finger down my nose, giving him the signal we came up with to let the other know to be patient.
“Nah, I get my workout in at the facility. Zah has her own routine.”
“Yeah, it’s called running after a one-year-old,” I laugh.
“I hear you there, honey,” Litia says. “You guys said your trip will be the little guy’s first trip out of the country. Does that mean he goes with Daddy to away games?”
Bentley looks at me apologetically. I think we said too much. We both agreed not to mention Aaron’s real name or reveal any images of him.
We also want to limit the information we share about him. Those are our hard limits for this. I guess we both got a little too comfortable talking to each other.
I wink at Bentley to let him know I’m okay. We’ll just have to be more careful in the future. Bentley nods and returns the wink.
“Right now, he’s still so young and gets fussy when we travel. Going with Bent to away games is a huge challenge. His dad is usually focused on the game and doing his job anyway.
“Besides, he loves watching the game from home with his aunts and uncles. He doesn’t quite understand what all the excitement is about, but he loves being a part of it,” I reply.
Bentley mouths thank you. I smile and we finish the call with Haydon and Litia. Bentley signals to Erica that we’ll take one more call.
“We have GM,” she says as she queues the next call.
“Hey, GM,” I say and make a face at Bentley.
He shrugs his shoulders and sits back in his chair. I grab my water bottle to take a sip as we wait for GM to reply. I’m not expecting the voice that comes through.
“Zah, Coswell. I find your little podcast to be so funny. Aren’t you a cute little family now. Why not tell your new listeners and viewers all about how you two just got back together since Zah was already engaged to another man last year?”