It was the final hole of the tournament.
Vic Durant needed to sink a birdie... to win.
It had been a magical run.
His caddy had given him good advice, and he'd followed it...and he'd made his shots.
He'd wanted to hear her say, "Good job," but she was still being very professional about it. She gave him advice on the shots, but took back the clubs he handed her without a word and said nothing as they walked along to the next hole.
But something about her presence he found steadying...he was playing better than he'd ever played before.
And now..he was about to win his first tournament.
Granted, it was only a mid-level tournament...it wasn't like he was playing against the top players in the world...but a win at this tournament would open the door for him to get into those types of tournaments.
And this tournament would pay him a hell of a lot of money...even if he couldn't win it he'd make more money at the end of this weekend than he'd made in his career prior to this day.
And he owed it all to his caddy. There was no denying it.
Vic circled the hole, eyeing his shot. It was a twelve foot shot, but the green was completely flat. No tricks here. All he needed to do was hit it straight.
Michelle handed him the putter, which Vic took without looking at her.
Then he approached his ball - that small white ball that he needed to knock into a hole twelve feet away. Easy.
Vic set his feet...took a deep breath. He placed his putter beside the ball, took a few practice swings - more to release excess energy than for the practice, and then he calmly, smoothly, putted.
The ball rolled steadily - and straight - for twelve feet, and dropped right into the hole.
Vic thrust his hands up into the air in victory.
Now his caddy was smiling at him. He dropped the putter, lifted her up in a bear hug and set her down again, as his opponent came to shake hands with him.
Michelle reached down and picked up his putter. She could still feel his strong hands around her...the ease with which he'd picked her up...and the sheer joy in his face.
A nice moment. Too bad he was such a jerk.
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