ELOISE
The main double doors of the Grand Plaza ballroom slide open, and I step onto the floor completely alone.
The room is absolutely packed. Hundreds of high-level sports executives, network agents, corporate sponsors, and media reporters are gathered together for the annual Sports Management Gala. This is the biggest night of the year for the industry. For the last three years, I attended this exact event standing three steps behind Ethan. I was the quiet, fat manager carrying his heavy gear bags, fixing his schedules, and staying completely out of sight while people looked right past my big size to shake his hand.
Tonight, I do not stay in the shadows.
I stand at my full 5'8 height, my spine perfectly straight and my head held high. I am wearing a custom emerald silk gown that fit
