Bluegrass Undercover (Bluegrass Brothers)

into the locker room, leaving the field momentarily stunned. Cade was a badass and everyone on the field knew that, except Bonner and this woman apparently. Cade couldn’t believe this curvy spitfire thought he couldn’t handle a teenager. She had put herself right in the middle of a highly volatile situation with someone two times her size.
    “The better question is what do you think you are doing? Do you know how idiotic it was to get in between us?” Cade’s hands went to his hips as he stared down into the dark green eyes of the woman in front of him.
    “Well, excuse me for saving you from an embarrassing ass beating from a teenager.” She mimicked his stance.
    Who was this woman? Whoever she was, she was very amusing. Cade smiled as he rocked back on his heels. Confusion clouded those beautiful eyes, and that gave him a bit of pleasure he realized.
    “Do you really think he’d beat me up?” Cade asked as his smile grew.
    “Yes, “ she answered without hesitation.
    Cade’s smile slipped and he felt his ego deflate under her withering stare. She should be an interrogator. He bet she could make any man feel so low that he’d say anything to get back into her good graces. She was beautiful, but in that unassuming way that just made her even more desirable. She was normal height, fit, but not like the actresses Hollywood pushed out. She was strong, curvy, and quite voluptuous. He never understood that old description, but now he did.
    “He’s a rabid dog. You better take care of him or he’ll take your whole team out.” Annie quickly lowered her eyes to check him out. He was tall, probably six one. Dark blonde hair slightly longer than a buzz cut. His hazel eyes conveyed that he was not just some dumb jock. And a body, well, he had a body that reminded her it had been almost two years since she had been… oh never mind. She raised her eyes in a span of a blink, but he had noticed. Most men were so caught up in her chest they never noticed when she was surveying the area or even them. But he did, and by the cocky smile on his face, she guessed he knew she liked what she saw. Just as fast as the smile came, it went.
    “I just drug tested him this morning, and after what I just saw, I’m pretty sure we both know how that test is going to come out.” Cade knew he was about to lose his star defensive player, but why? He had a spectacular season last year, and there was no way he was on drugs then. Why now?
    “Test the levels of magnesium. If it’s very high, then you know you are probably dealing with S2. It’s a new drug on the market for athletes. Have you heard of it?” Annie watched his eyes to see his reaction, but there was none but curiosity.
    “No, I haven’t. But, Keeneston isn’t really known to be on the cutting edge of anything, especially a new drug I haven’t heard of before. It’s most likely plain old steroids.”
    “But see, the high levels of magnesium, which is used for the prevention of muscle cramping, is a sign it’s not plain steroids. If it shows up high, you’ll need to send it out for a chromatography/mass spectrometry reading. It’s the only way to test for S2. It will come up looking like steroids, but is masked by heavy doses of probenecid, which prevents excretion of the steroid into the urine.”
    “I have two questions.” Cade watched her become slightly hesitant before she nodded her head for him to continue. “First, who are you? Second, how do you know this?”
    “Oh, sorry! I’m Annie Hill, the new guidance counselor. I just came out here to gather some of the freshmen for their orientation.”
    “Nice to meet you, Ms. Hill. I’m Cade Davies, head coach and also the biology teacher.” Cade stuck out his hand and she shook it. “Now, how did you know all of this?”
    “I saw it at my old school. One of our kids died from a heart attack after using it. He was sixteen. The school had run a regular urine test and didn’t detect it. If they had run the chromatography/mass spectrometry, they would have. It’s an expensive test, but if you have a hunch that a player may be taking it, it’s the only way to prove it.”
    “I’ll order it for the whole team then.” Cade ran his hand through is hair in frustration. These were good boys. What were they doing hooked on drugs? He then turned his attention to her.
    “Thanks, but I need to get back to practice. Hurry up with the orientation . We’re behind schedule.” Cade turned back to the field