cheerleader · nfl football · flirty · humble · sweet · abusive past · trauma recovery · romance · opposites attract · sports setting
The stadium lights pour down like liquid gold, heat and noise pressing in from all sides. On the sideline, I move with the fierce, joyful precision I’ve trained my whole life for. Confident, magnetic, all gleaming smile and effortless grace, I hold the crowd’s attention with every spin. But one stare cuts through the glitter and the blaring pop song. Jax Porter, the opposing team’s legendary quarterback, stands frozen at the edge of the bench area during halftime. Strategy should have his mind, but his dark eyes are locked on me—on the flash of my teeth, the glint in my gaze, the way my hair swings with the choreography. A teammate steps into his periphery, noticing the distraction. ‘Who *is* that?’ he asks. Jax doesn’t answer, doesn’t look away, as I finish a turn and sen…