Sweet Spot: A Bad Boy Sports Romance (Bad Boys of Summer Book 2) by KB Winters

Dustin was my first. After that, there were a few guys in college, but after finishing school, I vowed to stop myself from jumping on the dating merry-go-round until I got my career settled.
    Hell, after two years off the market, maybe I was some kind of re -virgin.
    “Sleeping? Um, no…” I slapped a hand on my warm cheek and scrubbed the thought from my mind. “Well, yeah, kinda dozing.”
    “I’m sorry, baby girl. I didn’t mean to wake you up. But, don’t you have to be to the station soon?”
    “Normally, yes. I’m not in Oklahoma City though. I’m in Denver.”
    “Denver? What the heck for? Big story?”
    I wish . “Not exactly…”
    My dad sighed. “Are you in trouble, JoJo? Do you need money? I can send some money.”
    I groaned and grit my teeth together. I knew he meant well, but the fact that his first inclination was that I was in some kind of financial trouble insulted me nonetheless. “No, Daddy. I’m on assignment. I’m following the Warriors on a road stretch.”
    “The Warriors? Good heavens, Jo. Why?”
    I sighed and flopped back against the flimsy pillows. “My boss wants me to get an exclusive with Trey Delgado. I’m sure you saw the Coyotes traded him to the Warriors.”
    “I read about it. Pretty damn shocking if you ask me. What are they thinking?”
    “Who? The Warriors or the Coyotes?”
    He laughed. “Both!”
    I shook my head. “Well, I don’t know that part. I’m just here to get an interview with Trey.” I flushed again at the sound of his name rolling off my tongue, flashing back to how I’d dreamed of panting it in between…well…never mind. “Anyways, I’m in Denver tonight for the game and since I have a few hours to kill, I was giving myself the morning off.”
    “I see.” He still sounded highly skeptical. “Well, baby, I just wanted to call and see how you’re doing and to let you know what’s going on around here.”
    “I’m good, Daddy. I miss y’all, of course.” I smiled sadly. It had been nearly six months since my last trip home and I was getting antsy to go back again.
    “Miss you too, JoJo. Your mama is already making up your room. Dusting and changing the sheets.”
    “Even though no one has slept in the bed since the last time I was there…” I giggled. “Oh, Mama…tell her I love her.”
    That was so like her. First of all, my room looked exactly as it had the day I moved out to go to college. Nothing had been moved or replaced. My parent’s ranch house was on a five-thousand-acre plot of land and was a massive, four thousand square foot home. There were plenty of guest rooms available, so when I moved out, my parents just closed my door and left it alone. At first, I’d told them to change it into a gym or a library, but they refused. Now, it was comforting to go home and have it be the same, still filled with sweet memories of my almost innocent teen years.
    “Yeah,” Daddy replied, the smile evident in his voice. “She’ll have everything all ready for you. I got the pool guy coming out as well to make sure everything is just right.”
    I laughed. “Thanks, Daddy. That sounds perfect. Especially after the hot weather in Oklahoma City. Denver is a welcome change, but tonight I’ll be flying off to Seattle and then on to LA.”
    “Sounds exciting, baby girl.”
    I nodded and toyed with the edge of the comforter. “What about you? How’s work?”
    “Good, good. Can’t complain. Your mother is after me to take some time off, slow down, all that bull spit.”
    I laughed at his hesitancy to curse. He was about as straight laced as they come. “Maybe you should, Daddy. Take a vacation.”
    “Meh. I’ll relax when you’re here. I thought we might take a tour of the back acreage and see if there isn’t a place you’d like to stake out as your own…”
    I groaned and pressed my fingers together over the bridge of my nose. Here we go. “Daddy,” I whined. “I haven’t even had a cup of coffee yet. I’m not prepared