Now's The Time

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Let me experience all of you tonight Penelope...since this is all that we get.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>That was the agreement between me and Maddox Taylor the NFL's most notorious playboy and mega-talented quarterback who happened to be out in California for one night-one night in which I broke all of my rules and gave in to the undeniable attraction I felt for the man.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He wooed me with dirty jokes 80s musical references an obsession with Steve Harvey and a very specific piercing. How the hell was I supposed to fight that?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>However I should have listened to my gut because my reaction to him wasn't just physical-it was more something I hadn't felt since the last man I let in left me all alone and I vowed never to fall in love again.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Six weeks later I find out I'm the new PR spokesperson for The Los Angeles Bolts football team a team that just signed Maddox Taylor to their roster in hopes of a winning season.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>With his signature cocky swagger he corners me in my office intent on rekindling our connection but the tables had turned-I was now working for his team which created a conflict of interest and put my job and both of our reputations on the line.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But that stubborn man wasn't taking no for an answer and before I knew it I agreed to date him in secret even though relationships weren't my thing.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And when Maddox had finally had enough of me refusing to open up I was faced with a choice-do I let go of the one man that I've ever contemplated letting in despite the rules I've lived under for the past twelve years?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Or was now the time to face my demons so I could hold onto a future I didn't know I wanted...</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>TW: loss of a loved one themes of grief</span></p>