Page 64 of Roughing the Player
“Good seeing you again, Brock.”
“Thanks, Ruth. Appreciate the food.”
“Anytime.” And with that, she exits through the back porch door. She usually parks by the side of the house and comes in through the back gate. Hopefully, she won’t run into any paparazzi out there.
Once she’s gone, Brock glances off into the distance, as if he’s seriously considering something. “You know, the more I think about it, the more I believe holding a press conference won’t be enough.”
“It won’t?”
His glance rolls over to me. “The Outlaws’ owner is worried about my tendency to create a scandal wherever I go. When I told him I would handle it, he was very honest. He doesn’t believe I can change. So I’ll have to make him believe I can.”
“And how would you do that?”
“Obviously, I’ll have to take a drastic step.”
Alarm bells go off. “What drastic step?”
His gaze lands on me. “I think we should get married.”
