Dangerous Distraction

Hadley’s POV

I stared at the number 28.

It sat there, plain and proud on the front of the jersey, mocking me from the center of my bed like it had beef. I hadn’t touched it since I took it from Gavin, hadn’t even folded it. It just lay there, a bright, crumpled reminder of my inability to say no when everyone’s eyeballs were stabbing into my soul.

I groaned and flopped onto the bed beside it drama