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She’s exactly what I need in my life.

“What’s new with you?” I ask him.

“With me? Nothing. Same shit different day. I heard we might get Dylan Crawford since Dean is out for at least three months.” He gives me the inside scoop.

“No shit. It sucks we have to bring someone else in, but I get it. I just don’t know if he’s going to mesh with the club. You know what I mean?” I tell King my thoughts.

“Yeah, his antics that cause him to be in the headlines isn’t a good look for us. We all know to keep our nose clean even when we get a little crazy.” he agrees with me.

“That’s for sure.” I nod my head.

“I’m sure we will find out at practice on Tuesday.” He says.

“That we will. You decide if you are bringing a date to the gala for the foundation?”

“Nope. Have to keep my options open. I don’t want to be committed to one person all night. This way, I have the pick of the single litter.” He tells me with a waggle of his eyebrows.

“You are absurd.” I tell him with a laugh.

“You know there was a time when you were like that before, too.” he reminds me.

“Touche my friend, touché.”

“You inviting any of the other guys to come by the house?”

“I might just make it a barbeque. Have a bunch of the guys over to hang.”

“Guy’s night?” he asks with a tilt of his head to look at me.

“Why not? We haven’t had one in a while. The basement is all set up. I have darts, poker, and a movie room. So there are options.” I tell him.

“Sounds good, Thursday?” he asks.

“Thursday sounds good, man.” I confirm with him.

With that decided, King and I both pull out our phones. I grab my headphones out of my bag too so I can listen to music or watch a movie. I unlock my phone and switch it to airplane mode. As soon as the Wi-Fi connects, I see Adriana texted me and I can’t help the smile that comes.

Adriana: Have a safe flight Co.

Cole: You too babe. Let me know when you land?

Adriana: I can do that.

Cole: Thank you

Heather and Adriana will get back to New York before we do. I am just slightly jealous. Being home in my own bed sounds so good right now. I love my job, but sometimes being on the road for an extended period of time can be a bit much, especially with hitting multiple time zones. I’m ready to get back to my normal routine.

King is now sleeping, so he’s not an option to talk to and Ty is a few rows up from me. I open up my movie app on my phone and pick out a movie I’ve seen before, so I don’t have to pay attention. I guess I’m more tired than I thought because I nod off and wake up from my phone vibrating.

Adriana: Landed and got our luggage. Heading to the car to drive home.

Cole: Glad you made it safe

Adriana: Now it’s your turn to let me know when you land ;)

Cole: I will

This woman is something else. I need to figure out what to do for our date night in, but I don’t want to text Heather while she is with Adriana. Dinner and a movie sounds like a good start. If the guys are coming over Thursday, then tomorrow or Tuesday would be best since we have a game Wednesday night, a day game Thursday, and another night game Friday. I don’t want to rush my time with her, but I also don’t want to wait. As soon as we get home, I’ll text Heather so she can help me.

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