paigebueckerxfem
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For three years, Kendall Brooks has been the one constant behind the UConn women's basketball team.
The California native has been the team's student manager since her freshman year-the first one in the gym, the last one to leave, always carrying a clipboard in one hand and a smile that somehow makes every long practice feel lighter. She knows every player's coffee order, every pregame superstition, and every drill Coach Geno Auriemma has ever called.
Especially Paige Bueckers'.
What started as harmless teasing between the team's star player and their favorite manager slowly became something everyone noticed. The lingering smiles. The inside jokes. The effortless banter. The way Paige always seemed to end up wherever Kendall was. They insist they're just friends, but no one-not their teammates, not the coaches, and certainly not the fans-really believes them anymore.
Now, as Paige returns to Storrs for the summer before her senior season, everything feels different.
It's her last chance to wear a UConn jersey. Her last preseason. Her last first practice. The pressure of unfinished business hangs over the team, but so does something neither Paige nor Kendall can keep pretending isn't there.
Somewhere between early-morning workouts, late-night film sessions, road trips, championship dreams, and quiet moments after everyone else has gone home, their friendship begins to blur into something deeper.
The only problem?
Dating a team manager is complicated.
Falling for your best friend is even harder.
As Paige chases one final national championship, she may discover that the greatest thing waiting for her isn't another trophy-it's the girl who has been standing beside the bench all along.