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‘Stop by the liquor store on the way back,’ I say to Mike.

‘Yeah! Last-minute party, good idea, Willy,’ Finn says as we speed away from the CVS. If I gotta have the memories, maybe my friend Jack can comfort me.

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WILL

Four Months Later, October 2022

PDX ROYALS– CALLING DANILL FANS!

Willy and Danika are officially dating! That’s right, not only did their publicists confirm, but that was quite the make-out sesh last episode. My loins were on fire, folks!!

Sure, as usual Willy was overly intoxicated when it happened but when isn’t he lately? Deep down something is very wrong and until he goes on some drunken rant letting us in on whatever that demon may be, we may never know what is going on in his troubled head (or possibly heart?

We spoke with Danika earlier this week and she excitedly let it slip that there ‘may’ be a change in sleeping arrangements in the coming days. I feel a steamy, sexy scene coming our way and we are here for it! Like any of us look away when these two strip down to nearly naked to take a swim. Take my breath away, E!

The show airs on E! every Sunday at 9:00 p.m. PST.

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PORTLAND TIMBERS WATCH

PDX soccer star Alex Donovan dates Berkley Kaine?! She tried to avoid the camera but we snuck a shot anyhow and caught her gorgeous face. Hand in hand, they exited the swanky event put on by the team that raised over four million dollars for youth sports sponsorships. While his pockets are deep and we’re not surprised to see him donating, we’ve learned over his pro career that blondes are Alex’s ‘type’. Many, many, many, many (you get my gist) blondes. Short ones, tall ones, loud ones, shy ones. So we’ve got to ask, why the beautiful dark-haired maiden this time, Alex? And what did go on between her and Prince Willy last year? To our knowledge they’ve not spoken or been seen together. Did their relationship go sour?With the way Willy drinks, we wouldn’t be surprised. But this article is about Alex and Berkley, and boy do they make a fine-looking couple!

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Well, that’s just grand. If I’d have known what I was about to stumble into by simply stopping into a convenience store to grab a drink, I would have died of dehydration instead. The headline caught my eye immediately:Alex Donovan dates Berkley Kaine. My arch nemesis. And I don’t just say that because I’m dressed as Superman’s alter ego, Clark Kent, heading to a costume party. I say that because we all went to high school together. Alex and I were on the same soccer team from age five to eighteen and we just never saw eye to eye. We were always neck and neck, same skill set because we always had the same coaches. We are both from wealthy families so nothing was out of reach and I was as good as he was. When we got to college, I decided not to play soccer anymore so, finally, he won that particular war. Now he’s decided to twist the knife by dating the love of my life? Asshole.

‘You looksohandsome in glasses! Did you buy those at the costume store?’ Danika’s voice distracts me from my trip down memory lane.

‘My glasses?’ I ask, readjusting them like there’s something wrong.

‘Yeah,’ she says, putting the finishing touches on her Lois Lane look in the mirror next to me.

The woman doubted I could pull off Clark Kent until five minutes ago when she entered my room without an invitation. You could say we’re ‘casually’ dating, unless you watch the show, then we’re nearly married. (UGH.)

‘I bought my glasses at the optician’s.’

She spins to face me. ‘You wear glasses?’ Her face is blank. ‘How did I not notice that until now?’

‘Because contacts are invisible?’

‘Contacts?’

Jesus criminy. I’m dating a woman who doesn’t know me at all. I am an idiot. Every day I believe it more. I gave up perfection for a shot at what I thought would be happiness, a career, a fun story I could tell later in life. Now I’m drunk all day, and ‘with’ a woman who wasn’t even aware I can’t see.

‘Oooh! Lois Lane has never looked better!’ Felicity squeals as she walks in.

She’s finally calmed down about not being the next Mrs William Adler. After living with me for nearly two years during the most unhappy time in my life, she’s decided I’m a drunk asshole and Danika deserves better. It’s like I planned it myself.

‘Meeting in Will’s room!’ I yell, joking but knowing full well that where there is noise, there is everyone. I’ve got zero privacy in this apartment and it’s starting to drive me insane. At least with everyone in here, Danika can’t get handsy. The last thing I need tonight is the guilt that I’m seeing someone else when I know the woman who owns my heart will also likely be there, also with someone else.

Just as I predicted, Mike and Finn join us, bringing in an ice-cold beer for me.

‘Thank you, boys. Now I’m going to need just about ten more of these to be drunk enough to face “you-know-who”.’ I say that last part under my breath so the ladies don’t overhear.

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