Project Heartbreak
“Why? What did you do?”
“It’s not what I did, it’s what I didn’t do,” he said, a mischievous glint returning to his eye. “I may have… deviated slightly from the pre-approved talking points. The sponsor wanted me to say their new energy drink ‘fuels my passion on and off the field.’ I said it ‘tastes like carbonated sweat and regret, but the check clears, so.’” He mimed a microphone click. “They had to edit that part out in post. My guy, Sam, looked like he was going to have an aneurysm.”
“Jax!” I gasped, half-horrified, half-impressed. “You can’t say that!”