“Oh!” Josie’s eyes dance. “That’s fun.”
“I guess. But the girls texted, insisting that I wear Camden’s jersey. They mentioned something about a ‘jersey effect.’”
Eyes narrowed, my friend steps closer. “Wait, I’m your girl. What do you mean ‘the girls’”—she uses air quotes—“texted you?”
Snorting, I pick up my phone. “So possessive.” I unlock the screen and show her the group chat I’ve been added to.
Sara: Oh my god, I just found out the studio has cameras. We can relive the glorious moment when Hannah made Daniel come in his short shorts.
Millie: I’ve done a lot of shitty things in my life, I know, but I DON’T DESERVE THIS.
Hannah: Sorry, Mills. To be fair, you weren’t there or I wouldn’t have done it.
Lennox: LOL. That is SUCH A LIE.
Ava: Agreed. Pretty sure we’ve all seen Daniel’s dick at this point, and it’s your fault, since you can’t keep your hands off him.
Josie gasps. “Mom.”
I shake my head. “Their chat is more unhinged than ours. It’s”—I shudder—“disturbing.”
Millie: Sienna, I’ll pay you fifty bucks if you tell us a story about Noah.
Hannah: Noah’s an angel who doesn’t have sex.
Ha. One look at Hannah’s brother in those slutty glasses when he’s with his wife makes it clear that he’s game for all sorts of dirty things. I’m still certain that on the day I showed up at her office door to interview her, he’d just serviced her. He was leaving, and she was flushed. Not to mention the buttons on her shirt were done up wrong.
Sienna: Three of you are married to my brothers. I’m saying nothing because I don’t want to know a thing about your sex lives.
Lennox: My sex life is incredible. The things your brother can do.
Sienna: LENNOX!
Sara: 10/10 recommend Brookie’s blinged-out dick.
Hannah: Speaking of blinged-out dicks…Savannah, you’ve been awfully quiet since we added you. Tell us, does Camden have jewels like our guys?
Josie shakes her head. “I shouldn’t be reading this. Please tell me they don’t talk about my dad.”
I snag the phone and scroll past the confirmation that almost all the guys, including her dad, have blinged-out dicks. From what I gather, it started with a truth or dare game between Aiden, Brooks, and Josie’s dad. But yeah, she doesn’t need to know that.
“Okay, you’re safe to start here.” I hand the phone back.
“Wait.” She swallows audibly, her face paling. “Does that mean you now know what my dad’s…thing looks like?”
Huffing, I hop up on the edge of my desk. “Almost the entire OG Bolts team has blinged-out dicks. Get over it.”
She gags, her whole body convulsing. “I hate my life.”
“You love it. Now read.” I point at the screen. “I need your help with the jersey thing.”
She’s quiet for a moment, then looks up at me and shrugs. “They want you to wear a Camden Snow jersey. That makes sense.” She taps the screen a few times, then passes my phone back.
Nerves swirl in my stomach. “What did you just do?”
Before she can answer, my phone buzzes. This time it’s a message in the group chat withmygirls.
Me: This is Josie. Today I learned things about your uncles and my dad that I never needed to know. I’ll spare you the pain, Addie, but long story short, your aunts suggested that Sav wear a Camden Snow jersey to the Bolts game tonight. Thoughts?
