Chapter 503

When Steve slowly walked up on the small stage and stood in front of the microphones for the postgame interview, he was holding Gwen’s hand and smiling gingerly. He responded to each question thoughtfully and with good humor.

In his rookie season, Steve had begun asking Gwen to join him for postgame interviews whenever she was available. His reasoning was simple. The reporters asked as many questions about his wife as they did about the game. Bringing Gwen to the interviews allowed the reporters to address their questions directly to her, as well as giving her more press.

Steve had no problem sharing, or even yielding the limelight to Gwen. The reporters looked forward to the interviews, and Gwen almost always made the highlight reels the next day. It seemed many sports fans enjoyed seeing a beautiful woman knowledgeably discussing football.

“Steve! Do you think Baker hit you with a couple of cheap shots today?” asked a network reporter.

“The officials judge