Quarterback: Bad Boy Sport Star Romance. by Emma Jones Read Free Book Online Page B

opportunities. And this is perfect.”
    Tyler knew that Steven was making a good point, but couldn’t accept the fact of it. He wouldn’t be returning to the ice any time soon, maybe never, even if he actually followed the doctor’s advice. But he still felt very uneasy about heading home to shoot the documentary.
     “Isn’t there some way that I could get out of the contract?”
    Steven shook his head slowly from side to side. “I don’t know why you’re giving up on yourself. You’ve got so much more to give.”
    “I just feel like the people back home are probably sick of me. I’ve been replaced.”
    “No one no one is replaceable!” Steven said slamming his hands down on his desk and standing up.
    Tyler kind of snapped out of his misery by his agent’s passion.
    “That’s not true,” Tyler protested. “They’ve already forgotten about me, besides I cannot meet their expectations of me any more, I am not a star.”
    “You were the first to make it out of Chrisberg. You put that damn place on the map. If it wasn’t for Tyler Henry nobody would’ve ever heard of that place.”
    “I know you’re trying to lift my spirits but—”
    “I’m not trying to lift anything. I’m telling you how it is.”
    “Like I was saying, thank you. I mean it. But on a serious note, please don’t go around saying that I put Chrisberg on the map. It was well known before I came around. Long, long before.”
    Steven had quizzical look on his face. “What are you talking about?”
    Tyler smirked, looking at him in silence. “It’s a long story but I’ll try to give you the short version.”
    For the next twenty minutes, Tyler told his high-flying New York agent all about Chrisberg and the Christmas miracle aura that surrounds the town and attracts tens of thousands of tourists during the Christmas season.
    At the end of the story, the jaded agent stared at his brawny client with watery eyes.
    Tyler had no idea what to say or do. He’d certainly never seen this brash talking New Yorker so vulnerable before. Was the story that powerful?
    “I was always jealous of the kids who got to celebrate Christmas,” he said. It seemed so much more fun than Hanukah and there were only a few Jewish families in our town. I always felt left out.”
    “Well, then you should definitely come with me too.”
    “No, no. I won’t be able to relate to anyone and I probably won’t enjoy myself.”
    “Nonsense!” Tyler said standing up. “If I can overcome my fears and go back, then I’m taking you with me. Or else.”
    Steven’s eyes opened wide. “Or else what?”
    “I’m finding a new agent. That’s what else.”
    “What?”
    The two men stared at each other in silence for a moment. That tension was broken when Tyler leaned his head back and began laughing.

Chapter 3.
    Katie sat at her kitchen table sipping coffee and chatting with her best friend Megan.
    “Did you hear that you know who is coming home?” Megan asked.
    Katie was incredibly busy and she didn’t feel like talking about the arrival of Tyler Johnson, her first love and high school sweetheart, the only man she had ever truly loved and the only person that truly hurt her. Five years later, she still had not recovered from the wounds he had caused her. It was as if her life was at a 5 year pause, continuing her daily activities aimlessly in the wait for him and resume her life. Everything seemed empty and pointless without him, a part of her was missing.
    “I’m really just trying to focus on my work,” Katie replied. “You know how hectic this time of year is for me.”
    “Of course, I do. But you’re going to have to see him eventually. You know that that, right?”
    Katie wanted to believe that Tyler still had feelings for her, she really did.  But she was afraid of making herself vulnerable.
    “Are you planning on remaining single forever?” Megan asked.
    Katie sighed and looked away. It had been so long since she had actually gone on a date.