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about it.” He picked up the remote and hit the fast-forward button. “If you’d seen the way she turned those gray eyes on me, you probably would change your tune.”
    â€œGray eyes?” Randall slapped both hands flat on the table “Hold on. Is her name Chyna?”
    Jared’s head snapped back in surprise. “Yeah, you know her?”
    â€œShe’s friends with one of the other girls on the squad. I’ve seen her at the sports bar where the team hangs out after home games. Of course, you wouldn’t know because you and the rest of the Four Musketeers have your own thing after home games,” Randall grunted.
    Jared knew the other guys on the team were jealous of the bond between him, Torrian, Cedric and Theo.
    Too bad, bro. Not everyone can belong.
    â€œTell me what you know about her,” Jared prodded.
    Randall shrugged. “She’s hot and all, but she seems kind of boring. I think her nickname is Brainiac or The Brain, or something like that. Definitely not fling material.”
    â€œThe Brain?” Jared’s brow raised a fraction. “What’s that about?”
    â€œShe’s, you know, smart and stuff. And she’s way too serious. I doubt she even knows the meaning of fun,” Randall continued, picking up the remote and fast-forwarding through more tape. “Forget about Chyna. She’s not going to give you any.” He leaned in and shot a quick glance toward the door. In a conspiratory whisper, he said, “From what I hear, Haley and Tamika know how to have a good time. Ask one of them out. I promise you’ll get laid before the end of the night.”
    Jared shot his teammate a wary look. “Do me a favor. When it’s time to explain the birds and bees to little Christopher, call me. You’re just going to corrupt your son’s mind.”
    Two hours later, as he was making his way out of the Sabers practice compound, Jared faltered as he spotted “The Brain” waiting just inside the double glass doors. She’d pulled a pair of purple sweats over those super-short cutoffs she’d been wearing earlier. And wasn’t that a damn shame.
    She’d spotted him. Jared could tell by the way her shoulders stiffened and how she immediately found something fascinating to look at outside the door. She probably thought he would try to strike up a conversation again.
    She was right.
    Something about the way she blew him off without giving him a second glance intrigued the heck out of him. Maybe that was the appeal: her playing-hard-to-get attitude made it unlikely he’d get anywhere with her. He could convince himself that he’d tried to move on from Samantha; it wasn’t his fault it hadn’t worked.
    But as he approached Chyna, Jared’s mind, for once,wasn’t on his ex-girlfriend. Something Randall said had bothered him. He’d described her as not knowing the meaning of fun. She worked with cheerleaders, for goodness sake. Fun was in the job description, wasn’t it?
    Jared wasn’t sure why, but the thought of her being so serious to the point that it was part of her reputation got to him. Someone that young, that downright gorgeous, should know how to kick back and enjoy herself.
    â€œHi again,” Jared greeted.
    She turned her attention from outside, offering him an indifferent smile that still managed to snatch the air from his lungs.
    â€œHi,” she answered.
    When she hefted the nylon duffel bag more securely over her shoulder and averted her attention again, Jared nearly gave up. But, damn, he didn’t want to. He needed to know why she dismissed him out of hand. What was he doing wrong?
    â€œAny luck with the tryouts?” he tried.
    â€œA little,” she answered, then said nothing else.
    Okay, clearly he needed to brush up on his flirting skills, but he didn’t have time for that now. Jared had a feeling she was ready to bolt at any second. He decided