The Quarterback's Roommate
Dante was already gone for morning PT; he’d kissed my temple on his way out, left a protein bar on the counter like a love note, and promised to be back by noon.
I opened my inbox half-asleep, expecting the usual mix of freelance invoices, spam, and my sister sending another wedding-planning P*******t board titled “Rustic But Make It Gay.”
Instead, there it was.
Subject: Offer – Senior Editor Position – Relocation Package Included
Sender: HarperCollins West Coast Acquisitions
I stared at it until the screen dimmed from inactivity.
When I tapped it awake, the words hadn’t rearranged themselves into something safer.
A mid-sized imprint under a major house—new literary fiction line focused on u