Page 9 of 7 Nights of Sin

"I'm just curious. And things are a little uneven now, wouldn't you say? You've basically got an all access pass to all my personal drama, and I don't know anything about what's going on with you."

Again, he had a fair point, but it felt sour when I thought about it. The last thing I wanted was any kind of insight into his personal life. I didn't want to know what he got up to, and if it weren't for the fact that he was basically a household name when it came to sports, I wouldn't have to think about him at all. I certainly wasn't about to give him a look into my life.

There wasn't much to look at, anyway.

I went to work. I came home. I tried to sleep. I got up and did it all over again. Sometimes on the weekends I went for jogs or had dinner with my parents. Sometimes I met my friends for drinks.

I wasn't seeing anyone. I hadn't dated in...over a year, I was pretty sure. Not since the last person I'd tried to make something with had told me I was too ambitious and that was going to be the thing that made sure I was single forever.

I'd told him that if that was the line, I would happily die alone, and then kicked him out of my apartment.

Since then, I hadn't had the time. I hadn't made the time. If that was the attitude, then I didn't want anything to do with it.

But I wasn't going to tell Kevin any of that. For one thing, it was none of his business, and for another, it felt pathetic. He was clearly not hurting in the romance department, so much so that it was causing him trouble now, and the last thing I wanted was his pity or whatever.

"Look," I said. "We can be friendly. I'll refrain from making judgements about your behavior except for where it keeps me from doing my job. But I'm not going to spill my personal business for you. I haven't seen or spoken to you in six years, and we're only talking now because you need my help. So let's not try to make this something it's not."

And all of a sudden, I had had enough of being there. "Start working on your apology. You don't have to cop to anything you didn't do, but you do have to make people believe you're going to start taking your image more seriously. I need a list of the reporters who are trying to get interviews with you. I know there have to be more than a few. I'll vet them and run it past your agent, and we'll set something up."

I got up, packing up my things as I went.

"Okay," he said, looking resigned. "I guess I have to trust you on this."

"I guess you will," I replied.

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