Chapter Thirty-One
Declan
“You’ve reached Cooper. You know what to do.”
“Hey, Coop. Just checking in before PT. Down to once a week now, which Lynsay’s happy with.
Think Simone is too, because I swear as soon as I said I was ready for more shifts, she’s tried to put me down to work, like, every day…
” I pause, scuffing my toe along the pavement outside the physio’s office, words trying to lodge themselves in the back of my throat.
“So I’ve uh…been thinking. I might look into coaching or something.
Gerard’s been dropping by the bar a lot recently, trying to talk me into helping with the under-tens at the weekend, but I…
” Exhaling, I tip my head back and close my eyes in the early morning sun.
“I dunno, man. It’s sort of swirling around in my head, y’know?
Anyway, I better get going before Lynsay comes out looking for me.
Call me when you can, okay? I miss you. Six whole months of LA, dude… Proud of you.”