Total pages in book: 95
Estimated words: 88041 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 88041 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
He wanted to sit and sulk, but our stepfather, Cooper Stone, wouldn’t let him. Cooper Stone, who actually is the biggest name in history. He holds all the records that all these young kids strive to beat, yet fall short. He was at the top of his game when he met my mom and fell head over skates for her. I say stepfather, but in reality, he’s the only father I really know. My parents got divorced when my father had an affair. I was three at the time and Cooper came in two years later. I mean, not only did he fall in love with Mom, he fell in love with me. How could he not? I was the cutest thing ever. We, Matthew and I, were a package deal, a package that Cooper took without thinking twice about it. Slowly but surely, my father started weaning himself out of my life. At such a young age I had no idea really because I was never missing love. Cooper always showered me with it. Hook, line, and sinker. He became even better when Mom gave birth to the twins, Zoe and Zara. Those two are the reason Cooper tries to rule with an iron first. From the first moments they came screaming into the world, they gave new meaning to fiery redheads. My baby brother, Justin, stays in the shadows, quiet, rule abiding, and perfect, but little do my parents know I just found his secret Instagram and that shit is anything but angel like.
So now here I am on my first day on the job and I’m not going to be late. You are looking at the New York Stinger newest Public Relations Representative. I know what you’re thinking, that I pulled strings to get the job, and you couldn’t be more wrong. I was one month away from graduating when I got a call from Doug, the owner of Cooney Communication as well as the owner of the best hockey team in the world, he is also Matthew’s father-in-law, asking me to meet him for lunch. I didn’t know what he could possibly want. I thought maybe he needed help shopping for Karrie, so I went. I was surprised to see that it was only us.
“Hey, beautiful girl,” Doug said to me as he got up and kissed my cheek. He had been calling me this since Matthew and Karrie got married almost seven years ago “How is it Cooper hasn’t locked you up in a tower yet?” He sat down.
“Well, Zoe and Zara just made their latest home school teacher quit when they put rat traps under the table. It’s a good thing the woman was wearing shoes.” I laughed, thinking about Zoe when she called. “From what they told me, it was a chain reaction and all one hundred traps went off at the same time.” I shook my head, picking up my water and bringing it to my lips. “So now Mom says he better brush up on his math skills because he will be teaching them until they can find someone else.”
“Those two are going to be hellions when they get out into the real world. Either that or they will take over the world. I’m just glad that I shower them with gifts.”
“Smart man.” I put my water down. “Now what is this meeting about?”
“Straight to the point. I knew I liked you. I have a job I want to offer you.” He folded his hands in front of him.
I sat up straight in my chair. “Why?”
“What do you mean why?” His eyebrows shot up.
“Why me? I’m not even done with school.” I pointed out.
“No, you’re not, but Mindy has given her notice. Seems that having a husband and carrying a child isn’t so easy, so she needs to step back. She will still be with the company as a PR consultant, but...” He looked at me for a reaction, and if I’m honest, I was shocked as fuck. It would be my dream job. Public Relations for one of the original six teams, one that my brother was the captain on. One that just won back-to-back cups. “I need someone, and pardon my words, with balls of steel to handle up to fifty men who range from princesses to cranky. Besides, I trust you.”
“I don’t know what to say.”
“Say you’ll think about it. You would start in September when the season starts. One of the perks is that you can stay in the brownstone, since it is just sitting there.”
“People are going to think I got the job just because I’m family of sorts,” I voiced my concerns.
“Fuck what people think. You are going to have to prove yourself. And I have no doubt that you will.” He smiled at me. “Go home, talk it over with your family, then let me know. No hard feelings if you pass on it.”