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mouth and tap my lips, trying to act like I can’t remember the hunk.
    Cooper smirks, “Come on Jay, big guy, muscles, dark hair, tall. All the girls seem to flock to him.”
    A smile tugs at my lips. Every time Eli would talk to me, or even look in my direction, I would blush. I couldn’t help it. He’s just one of those guys that are perfect, flawless really. He’s in a class all by himself.
    “You remember don’t you?” Cooper tucks a piece of hair behind my ear. “Look at you. You’re blushing and he isn’t even here.”
    I narrow my eyes, annoyed with him. “I’m not blushing, Cooper.”
    “Uh huh, whatever though, you’re in my bed. That’s all that matters.” Cooper kisses me on the lips to drive the point home. Cue the butterflies. “Anyway, he’s opening up a club here in Jersey down by the shore and he wants me to partner up with him.”
    My eyebrows rise inquiringly. “Are you going to do it?” I’m a little taken aback because I thought for sure Cooper would bide his time until he made it to the big leagues.
    Cooper stares off into space, not answering me right away. “Yeah, I’m thinking pretty hard about it.”
    I nod my head wondering if I should keep trying to press for more information. I choose to just let it go for now. I get lost in watching Channing Tatum fight his way through a gun battle at the White House, trying to save his daughter from the bad guys.
    “I’ve been thinking about quitting the team too.” Cooper finally says after some time.
    I act like what he just said isn’t a big deal although I’m floored he just uttered those words. “Is that what you really want to do?” I question. “Can you do both?”
    Cooper shrugs, “I could do both but I don’t think I want to. I really only went with the BlueClaws because I didn’t know what else I wanted to do with my life. They offered me a good deal and I went with it because I didn’t have anything else, plus the bonus was that I would still be playing with Mason. But now with Eli opening this club I’d be able to put those four years of business management to work. If things go well we’d probably open another one in the next town over.”
    From the way he’s talking, he’d obviously given this a lot of thought. “But you love baseball, Cooper.” I say, wanting him to see all sides of this. He has played for as long as I can remember, it’s his life. Or at least I thought it would be. I can’t imagine him doing anything else beside that.
    “I know and I always will, but it’s time for a change.” Cooper licks his lips.
    I nod in agreement with him. It seems that he’s already made up his mind and it’s not my place to change it.
    We snuggle back in and watch the rest of the movie. I feel my eyes getting heavy and Cooper’s breathing is steady and slow, I know he’s fallen asleep. I reach across him and turn the TV down and then wrap myself around his waist and fall asleep.

 
    “No, no, stop.”
    Groaning, I turn my head away from the noise.
    “Please, stop.”
    I turn my head back the other way, restless.
    “Cooper!”
    My eyes snap open and it takes me a second to get my bearings but it didn’t take me long.
    “Don’t, no!”
    I sit up quickly and look over at Jaylinn’s trembling body. Pushing the blankets off me, I reach over to put a hand on her arm. “Jay, baby, you’re dreaming.”
    “Stop!”
    Fuck! My throat is so dry and my voice catches so I swallow and I try again, “Jay,” I give her shoulder a little shake, wanting to pull her out of the nightmare. “Wake up. You’re dreaming. It’s just a dream.”
    Jaylinn’s eyes fly open, tears running from her eyes. She’s looking all around, eyes wide and panicked trying to figure out where she is. “Cooper?” she gasps.
    “Yeah, it’s me. You were dreaming.” I hate this. I hate so much that there’s absolutely nothing I can do for her with these dreams. As I watch her, my heart is pounding hard as I’m sure hers is