“And you?”
“Don’t worry.” Poppy shot Rosaline her flattest stare. “I promise not to go on any public dates with your client.”
“Cute.” Rosaline’s lips twitched like she was trying not to smile, and Poppy counted it as a victory. “But I was talking about whether or not you’re prepared for the road that lies ahead of you if this relationship between our clients pans out.”
“Can you everreallybe prepared in this line of work?” Poppy mused, reaching for her soda. “I mean, half the job’s about rolling with the punches, right?”
“There is a certain degree of improvisation required,” Rosaline conceded with a tip of her chin. “But rolling with the punches doesn’t mean failing to prepare. A failure to prepare is to—”
“Prepare for failure.” Poppy hid her smile behind her wineglass when Rosaline frowned. “That’s likelive, laugh, lovefor athletes. I’m pretty sure Cash has it on a poster in his home gym. Hell, I think one of his teammates might have it tattooed on his ass.”
Rosaline snorted. “Charming.”
“Youreallydon’t need to underscore the importance of preparedness to me,” Poppy promised. “Trust me when I say I take this job seriously. I know I’ve only been doing thisspecificjob for a little over a year, but—”
“I’m not talking about sending a few press releases or working with the team’s public relations coordinator. Chances are very good your client is about to be thrust into the spotlight.”
“Cash is the best quarterback in the NFC West. He’s already—”
“Portland famous. He’s Pacific Northwest famous. And while Cash might look like he got dressed in a thrift shop in the dark, Lyric’s not going to be the Ryan Lewis to his Macklemore, okay? She’s a superstar. She sets records and then she breaks them. If Cash is going to be in her orbit, he is going to experience fame on a scale you can’t fathom. And you? You’re not just going to be along for the ride, you’re going to be helping to steer the ship. Can you handle that?”
Honestly? She didn’t know. How could she when this was all uncharted territory? There was hardly aFor Dummiesguidebook written for this.
“I welcome any words of wisdom you want to give, but you should know that Cash isn’t the only one who isn’t afraid of a challenge.”
Maybe she didn’t know what she could handle until she was handed it, but she’d never know if she didn’t try.
Poppy held her breath as Rosaline gazed at her appraisingly from across the kitchen island, fingers tapping idly against the stem of her empty wineglass.
After an excruciating moment of silence, Rosaline sighed and offered Poppy a ghost of a smile. “I look forward to being impressed by you.”
Chapter Four
Portland Pathfinders star quarterback Cash Curran spotted leaving home of Lyric Adair’s publicist hours after game against the Chargers
by Avery Michaels
published on September 22
The Santa Ana winds are blowing, but is love in the air for America’s favorite pop star?
A source exclusively toldNotoriety Magazinethat Curran was spotted leaving the Hollywood Hills home of the pop superstar’s illustrious publicist, Rosaline Sinclair, hours after the Portland Pathfinders cinched a 27–19 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. This was the team’s fourth win and overall game of the season.
According to the insider, Curran was seen leaving in a black Range Rover that took him and an unknown woman back to the Pathfinders’ hotel, arriving shortly after one in the morning.
This comes less than two weeks after Cash Curran tweeted, publicly propositioning the pop star.
Cash Curran@cashcurran • 8/28
@lyricadair
Are you a Hail Mary? Because you seem like a long shot, but I’m willing to take a chance.????
Okay, Romeo, we see you! We can only imagine Adair’s answer was a resounding yes given Friday’s rendezvous. Only time will tell if this is a fling or if the romance is real, but we can’t imagine Lyric’s formidable friend and publicist would open her home to just anyone.
Rosaline Sinclair, the PR mastermind behind Adair’s success for the last eight years since the star became emancipated at sixteen and switched management, is well known for being a cutthroat advocate for the star.
“I wouldn’t want to cross her,” a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said. “Rosaline Sinclair is f——king scary. She could snap her fingers and Thanos your career out of existence.”
