CHAPTER 151

Mia squeezed his arm once then removed her hand and waited for him to explain. He seemed to be struggling to find the words. He ran his hand over his newly cut hair and rubbed his neck, tipping his head back to the sky before he spoke.

“The reason I was late this morning was because I had a meeting with my manager and coach.”

“Okay,” Mia replied slowly. “Is there a problem with the blog?”

“No,” he shook his head and even managed a crooked smile. “That’s actually one of the better things in my life at the moment.”

“Okay, so what’s going on then?”

“There’s someone threatening to go to the press,” he said. “They have….photos of me.”

“Photos of what, exactly?” Mia asked, trying not to judge him but also being fully aware of his past behavior.

“That’s just it,” he said. “I don't know and they’re not saying. All they’ll say is that they’re embarrassing for me and may bring disrepute on the game.”

Mia knew that was a cardinal sin for a football player. Bringing the game into