Page 10 of Dirty Player

Goddammit.

My mood darkens. Only my brothers know the true depth of my feelings when it comes to Kaylee. And not even they do, truly.

“Fuck off.” I laugh, hoping they’ll drop it.

Knox and Levi share a glance.

“Who?” Payton asks, glancing around. She’s always trying to keep up with the family gossip.

“You better not be talking about Kaylee?” my new manager, Trent, says.

He also knows.

Soon after I hired him, Dad and my Penn State coach met with him. Trent needs to know everything. I appreciate that’s the only way these things work.

But Kaylee and I are over.

So are her and Colby—big surprise.

Trent saw me watching her one day after a game and called me on it. I made the mistake of telling Kyler and Drew one day at lunch.

“Well, she’s single. Why don’t you try again? Or just fuck her.” Kyler shrugged.

“Fuck that. She cheated on me.” I stuffed a mouthful of food in my mouth.

“Who cares? She’s still hot. Not like you’re going to marry her.”

I just kept chewing.

“Well, if you aren’t going to tap it again, how do you feel about—” Drew started.

“Finish that fucking sentence and I’ll string your balls around your neck.” I growled.

Kyler sat back and grinned. “Interesting.”

It wasn’t fucking interesting. It was disturbing. My reaction was an overkill. I should have said yes and let Drew date her.

Then get cheated on.

“Kaylee Rose?” Atlas asks Trent, bringing me back to the present.

Shit.

“Tell me you are not seeing her again,” Knox adds. “She’s a jersey chaser, Levi.”

I glare at him. “No, I’m not. Can we just move on? There are no women in my life.”

Payton looks intrigued while Knox studies me.

Most people can’t read him, but I’m his little brother. I’ve been looking up to him since I could. He’s worried and disappointed.

Sometimes I feel like I have three fathers, but the truth is, my brothers are there for me no matter what, and so this shit just comes with the territory.

“I heard she is dating Jimmy Gage now,” Drew shares.

She is?

“See.” I shrug in defense, even though my fingers itch to open Instagram and find out if it’s true.

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