deserves to have theirs broadcasted on live television.
“You know, Maci, I may play professional football and that requires a bit of transparency, but there are some things in my life that I'd like to keep private,” I answer. “Brenna's mom and I have an incredible relationship, and Brenna and I are both lucky to have her, but I'd like to keep that out of the public eye as much as possible.”
“A man who respects the mother of his child. That's refreshing.” She glances at Saige and then back to me. “But I have to ask, is it a platonic relationship, or something a little more serious?”
I look over to Saige before saying anything at all, and she rolls her eyes playfully before nodding. With the go ahead to tell the world, my grin stretches and I can't hold it in anymore.
“One day, I'm going to marry that girl.”
Epilogue
COLBY
TWO MONTHS LATER
Adrenaline pumps through my system as music booms through the speakers. It's the Super Bowl Championship game. The one every team works for all year. The one to win it all. We went undefeated all season long and now it's finally here.
Asher steps up next to me and nudges my shoulder with his own. “What do you say? Should we go out there and show them how it's done?”
“You're damn right.”
The announcer's voice fills the stadium, and the entire team runs out at once. Screams are deafening as we make our way onto the field. I can only imagine the earful Saige is going to get from Brenna for that one.
As soon as we get to the bench, I look over at the seats I know were reserved for us. Everyone Asher and I care about are in the stands. Our parents, Saige and Brenna, Tessa, and at the end is Lennon and Cade. Out of all of them, Brenna seems to be cheering the loudest. She has a custom-made jersey that matches mine, equipped with the Super Bowl patch on it and all.
Pulling an Asher, I run over to them and pull myself up, but it isn't to get a kiss. Instead, I put my hand out, and Brenna high-fives it.
“Kick their butts, Daddy!”
I reach up and poke her nose. “You know it, B.”
Jumping back down, I jog back over to Asher and the guys, ready to get this game underway.
WE MAY BE GOOD, but the other team is definitely not going down without a fight. By halftime, I'm exhausted. Everyone in the locker room is gearing up for the second half of the game, while I watch the videos Saige is sending me of Brenna dancing to Taylor Swift's performance. She looks like she's having the time of her life.
After we broke the news that she is my daughter, things got a little hectic for a bit. I had to hire bodyguards for both Saige and Brenna, but Selena navigated us through the whole thing and eventually it died down. Meanwhile, Saige and I have never been better.
We celebrated Brenna's birthday last month with a trip to Disney World. One of the perks about flying private is you can keep where you're going a secret from inquiring little minds. Having to listen to her ask us a million times what the surprise was and not being able to tell her? Torture. Seeing the look on her face when we took the blindfold off in front of Cinderella's Castle? Priceless.
“Is that B?” Griffin asks, ripping my phone from my hand and smiling as he watches her dance. “Leave it to you to have the cutest kid in existence.”
I smirk at him and take back my phone. “And it doesn't hurt that her aunt isn't exactly hard to look at, huh?”
He flips me off. He and Maddie like to act as if there is nothing going on between them, but it's more than obvious. Knowing Griff, he's probably keeping it casual, but I've seen Maddie when she has her eyes set on something she wants. He may as well hand her the key to his house now, because he's fucked.
“Let's go, motherfucker,” Asher booms at me. “We didn't come all this way for nothing, did we?”
I send a selfie back to Saige, not caring how much the guys might make fun of me for it, and toss my phone back into my bag. We all get up and grab our helmets.
It's time to win this shit.
IT ALL COMES DOWN to one final play. If we make this touchdown, there's no way