Passion on the sideline was rough, lovely, and worth it. Sometimes at least. Ke'Ann Harding was used to being in the spotlight as a professional football player. But recently his face has been all over the media for the wrong reasons. His infidelity...
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New Orleans, Louisiana 15 days after incident
Overwhelmed. That's how she was feeling. It's been quite a while since she's been at the stadium for a football game and she forgot how suffocating it was. Thousands of fans walking and sitting up on one another was overbearing. The loud noises coming from the fans and Jumbotron hurt her ears. Now it was the different smells coming from the concession stands that made her want to throw up. She preferred watching the games at home on the flat screen by herself. But she was here. At least she wasn't alone like other times.
Leaning against the wall, Winnie searched for Keegan through the crowds. It was halftime and instead of watching the performance from a country artist she didn't know, they were grabbing something to eat. She was right beside him but had to leave because of the overcrowding people did to get to Keegan. She was positive him and Leon were taking several pictures, signing shirts and other items the fans carried around.
Still searching through the crowds, Winnie noticed a few people doing double looks at her. She wasn't rude and gave them a small smile, convinced that they knew who she was. She'd be surprised if they didn't. It didn't make it better that she was repping Ke'Ann wearing an oversized bomber jacket with a picture of her and Ke'Ann on the back of it. They even put her and Keegan on the Jumbotron, so everyone in the stadium and at home knew she was present at the game.
She knew the blogs were already preparing their posts as she stood here. Taking her attention back in the crowds, she finally saw Keegan and Leon approaching her. She stood up straight, happy to see them and her food the most. She was starving and her order showed that. A cheesesteak with crab fries and cheese sauce on the side, a salted pretzel, and a chocolate chip cookie. She felt the flutters in her stomach and knew her baby was happy like her.
"Sorry for taking so long," Keegan apologized once he reached her.
"It's alright. Hi baby," she greeted Leon, rubbing his back.
"Is that damn performance done?" Keegan asked while Winnie took her food. She didn't answer since she was already stuffing some fries in her mouth. The crab seasoning made her want to cry tears of joy.
"This is so good," Winnie muttered, opening her eyes and seeing Keegan staring at her. "I was hungry."
"I can see. Let's sit down," Keegan suggested.
Winnie nodded then turned around. Keegan hand rested on her lower back and led them back to their seats. They weren't in the box either since Winnie hated how stuffy it was. Several others family members of the football players were in there as well. She didn't want to talk to any of the wives and pretend to be friends with them. They headed down the stairs to the first row of seats that was closest to the field. She saw the Saints players were out now and getting themselves together on the sideline.
