Chapter 30
Chapter Thirty
Callie
“Hey.” Lake hands me her phone as we’re waiting for the guys to finish up and come out of the clubhouse.
“What’s up?” I take her phone, hoping this isn’t some preteen drama and people are spreading lies about her.
I read the screen, and my stomach drops like a semi-truck off a cliff.
When you have the same OBGYN as Foster Davis’s baby mama.
And there’s a picture of us in the waiting room.
I scroll as my stomach does that slow, nauseating drop because my body knows before my brain catches up. I’m about to be skinned alive in public.
northside.nyla: She’s not who I thought he’d be with.
2,983 likes
Of course I’m not. I’m not a swimsuit model with a ring light.
wavelandwatcher: same… I’m confused
611 likes
ivyandheat: y’all act like you know him personally
1,204 likes
They’ll never know the Foster Davis I do.
dugoutdaydreams: He could do better.
4,112 likes
filthyfourteen: Like me.
3,401 likes
southside_sanity: Get in line
2,887 likes
Congrats on having zero self-respect and a keyboard.
bullpenbabe14: Cry… I wanted to have his baby.
5,620 likes
Sorry my uterus is crushing your dream.
extra_innings_girl: leave her alone. She’s cute.
8,944 likes
Cute. That’s… kind. In the way you call a stray cat cute right before you give it away.
bullpenbabe14: “cute” is generous
1,908 likes
extra_innings_girl: I’m exhausted from women ripping other women.
6,102 likes
Same. And yet here we are.
petalsandpages: Nothing says ‘please don’t leave me’ like a due date.
6,770 likes
Right. Because I planned this. Because I woke up one morning and thought, You know what would be fun? Being permanently tied to a man with a mountain of issues who doesn’t believe in love.
futuremrsdavis14: Bet it doesn’t last the season.
7,038 likes
Cute name, but there will never be a Mrs. Davis unless they’re married to Decker.
midwestmoxie: y’all WANT people miserable and it shows
3,944 likes
Bless you, Midwestmoxie.
hannahhits: She got her fairy tale …and the bank account locked in for 18+ years.
9,821 likes
There it is. The one I knew would come.
buttercream.bria: love is temporary, child support is forever
2,410 likes
This one touches a familiar nerve. I already know that romantic love is temporary where I’m concerned.
windycitywhispers: What’s with her hair.
3,118 likes
My hair? What’s wrong with my hair?
privatebutpetty: bad extensions.
1,204 likes
They’re not even—I stop myself. I don’t owe this comment section an ounce of my attention, but I keep scrolling.
kendall.kays: Congratulations.
1,102 likes
kendall.kays: (no really… congrats)
804 likes
Sure. Congratulations on being publicly dissected.
madisonrae_: I hope he’s happy, he’s so angry all the time.
4,650 likes
You don’t know him.
jordynkay_: y’all project so hard in these comments
2,911 likes
morgan_923: What will happen when they ask her if she feels safe at home?
5,480 likes
My numb fingers gain life. If this was my account, I’d be giving Miss Morgan 923 a piece of my mind.
modestep: that’s a wild accusation to toss out for likes.
6,203 likes
Thank you, Modestep.
morgan_923: I said what I said
1,002 likes
Because you’re evil.
LUV_CoLts_2: He really will sleep with anything with a pulse.
6,911 likes
A caustic laugh tries to claw its way up my throat but dies halfway. Because they’re not just calling him a slut. They’re calling me disposable.
futuremrsdavis14: Must have been dark that night.
8,210 likes
extra_innings_girl: yikes.
9,114 likes
Yikes isn’t the half of this thread. These women are so vicious, and they don’t even know me.
WAGsearching: Love is temporary. Signing bonuses are forever
10,338 likes
I blink hard, but it doesn’t stop the sting.
ivyandheat: y’all are obsessed with his money like it’s yours
5,477 likes
oliviaa_13: men like him don’t settle—they rotate
7,601 likes
southside_sanity: imagine rooting for cheating. embarrassing.
6,890 likes
Then the comments shift, and I hold my breath as I continue to read.
statcaststacy: WAITTTT… that’s Callie CARLISLE?? As in… Hayes Carlisle’s sister??
15,908 likes
My heart slams against my ribs.
northside.nyla: OH. That’s why she looks familiar. I’ve seen her in the family section pics
4,112 likes
wavelandwatcher: no wonder Hayes and Foster were fighting today…
2,701 likes
ivyandheat: y’all turning this into a conspiracy board is insane
8,220 likes
Finally. A sane person. Please multiply.
dugoutdetective: Clubhouse messy
9,044 likes
extra_innings_girl: or… hear me out… adults date adults.
12,670 likes
bullpenbabe14: it’s still weird. sorry.
3,110 likes
wagswatchdaily: I wish my brother was Hayes Carlisle.
11,330 likes
Sorry, the position is taken.
podcastgirlypop: Wait I LISTEN to her… she talks about her “older brother” sometimes. THAT’S HAYES??
7,884 likes
My skin prickles because now it’s going to spill over to my work, my life.
micdropmedia: yes!! she’s mentioned “my brother is a Colt” before!!
5,009 likes
BrewCrew_68513: I’m screaming. the lore just expanded.
6,441 likes
Lore. As if I’m fictional. As if this isn’t my actual heart. My life.
bleacherbarbie: imagine being Hayes and having your best friend dating your sister
18,210 likes
dugoutdaydreams: he’s sick about it, you can TELL
4,112 likes
Stop projecting.
statcaststacy: or he’s fine and you’re writing fanfic in comments
9,770 likes
Thank you, Stacy. Please be my voice.
My eyes sting anyway.
Then the verified checkmark appears, and the air leaves my lungs.
hayes.carlisle10 : She’s my sister. Back the F off.
28,941 likes
Oh shit.
Because that means Hayes has seen this.
Because he knows.
Because we waited too long.
Where is Foster, and does he know that Hayes knows?
bullpenbabe14: uh oh…. sorry Daddy!
2,701 likes
Gross.
southside_sanity: Hayes Carlisle playing protective big brother… I die
9,222 likes
“Give that to me.” Leighton swipes the phone from my hand and shoves it at Lake. “She doesn’t need to see it.”
“Hayes commented.” I stare at Leighton, who is now shoulder to shoulder with Lake.
Before I can form the next sentence, the clubhouse doors swing open, and my brother storms out.
“Hayes.”
He walks past me without a glance.
Then Foster steps out, his eyes finding me immediately, and he gives one small shake of his head.
And just like that, the ground drops out from under me.