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Killing me.

Duck

Might need your big, strong hands to block any unwanted flashes. ;)

Cameron

Good time to remind everyone on the team that I can throw a fucking punch.

Duck

Why is that doing it for me?

In all seriousness, no violence.

Cameron

In all non-seriousness?

Duck

I’ll save the move where I raise my hands in the air for when you’re here.

See you soon. xxxxx

Cameron

x

I flick on the lights in Daphne’s apartment, which has felt more and more like home to me over the past two months. The soft glow illuminates the fresh bouquet of flowers, a framed photo of Daphne and me snowshoeing in Finland, and a half-eaten box of pastries on the kitchen counter. My eyes land on the purple gift bag meant for Jung when my phone vibrates again.

I’m half expecting a sneak peek of my girl’s dance routine or a snapshot of her in that sexy sweater dress. But instead, it’s a message from an unknown number.

Unknown Number

rumors goin around ur tryin to get me suspended…….

well i got smthn to say about u

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How the fuck did Charlie get this number?

I still haven’t pressed charges with the Football Federation. Even though I detest causing a scene, I went out of my way to gather evidence and secure the footage. We’ve got a video of him recording me inside the Overton locker rooms, and the security guard’s ready to give a statement. If I pushed it, I could make a case. But the truth is, I don’t want to go up against Charlie. The thought of it makes my chest ache, like there’s a weight I can’t shake off.

I take a breath. I should ignore the message and head to Ivan’s for Jung’s birthday, but curiosity gnaws at me, and I click the link.

March10

Daphne Quinn’s Charitable Heart Saves Lyndhurst FC Keeper, Cameron Hastings

Cameron Hastings hasn’t just had a rough start at Lyndhurst FC this Premier League season; he’s had a disastrous year. After the humiliating nude livestream he himself leaked last March and a forced benching mid-season, he’s been desperately trying to get his act together. Thankfully, Lyndhurst FC has been on a tear as of late. We can’t help but question how much of that has to do with the keeper’s skillset.

The footballer was linked to knitting influencer Daphne Quinn nearly five months ago. Rumors had died down, but the pair have recently been sighted clubbing around London and at an airport in Finland.

So who is this woman mending Cameron Hastings’s heart? Is she the reason for his sudden form? And, most of all, what happens to Lyndhurst when she inevitably leaves him?

She’s not just about yarn and needles. Here she is pictured at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco after donating over one thousand beanies! In November, she spearheaded an auction for Lyndhurst’s beloved groundskeeper, and she hosted a fabulous mental health awareness knitting retreat last weekend, raising a whopping fifty thousand pounds for an anti-cyberbullying charity.

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