Alejandro grabbed a bottle of water from the chiller under the bar.
I looked out to see where he was and found him talking to Cooper and Christian. Turning back to my friend, I smiled. “He loves this job. I told him to stay on a night or two a week if he wanted to.”
Alejandro gave me a look that made my stomach roil. “What? Why are you looking at me like that?”
He took a sip of his water. “Have you guys talked about his internship?”
“Yeah, some.” I studied him a bit longer. “Why do I get the feeling there’s something I don’t know?”
“I just wondered if he’d told you about where he was applying. That’s all.”
I furrowed my brow. “Not specifically. Just that he’ll apply after he finishes the project.”
Alejandro nodded his head slowly, wondering if he should tell me something.
“What am I missing?”
His gaze shifted to the right as Nick approached. I watched his expression as Nick’s arms wrapped around me. “There you are.”
My attention shifted to him. “Yep, right here.” My beer had suddenly lost its appeal.
Alejandro put his hand on my shoulder, drawing my attention back to him. “Enjoy your time together,” he said, then turned and walked through the crowd.
What didthatmean?
“Wanna go meet the guys? Jesse and Dom are on the way.”
I looked over his shoulder at where the crowd was growing. Cheers went up as the regulars greeted the players. Did I really want to get into all of that with everyone?
Hell no. It was embarrassing as fuck.
“Maybe you can get the two of them to come over here.”
He grinned. “Sure thing, babe. I can make that happen. I really think you’d like them all. They’re really great.”
“I’m sure they are, but I need to set the record straight first. I found a picture of Seth from college. Hopefully they’ll believe me.”
He kissed my cheek. “They will. I know it.”
It wasn’t long before the chants of, ‘Dom! Dom! Dom!’ started up and we knew they’d arrived.
“I’ll be back,” he said, winking at me.
I took a pull from my beer and unlocked my phone. I found the photo I wanted and darkened the screen.
Nick walked up with Jesse and Dominick behind him. They came to a stop a few feet across from me and looked confused.
“What’s this about?” the kicker asked, his posture very stiff.
Nick put his hand on Dom’s shoulder. “Preston and I are dating, and when he told me about what happened at Bernardo’s, I said that he needed to explain his response to Jesse. You’ll see why.”
They looked at me with apprehension.
I cleared my throat. “First, let me say congratulations on your marriage and that precious little girl. She’s beautiful. I saw her at the game today.”
Dom’s stance relaxed a little bit. “It’s possible I overreacted,” he said, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand.
Jesse laughed and kissed his husband. “He’s a hothead.”
