Val took a swig of the Scotch in her hand as she leaned back into her seat.  A small crowd of onlookers had started surrounding the short table Kumiko was dancing on, and the staff had already arranged for some lighting to highlight the half-Japanese girl's sexy movements.  Camera phones were out taking pictures and video of Kumiko, being immediately uploaded to youtube and other websites featuring dancing babes.<br/><br/>Kumiko alternated drinking from each of her mugs, then gave the empties away to a couple of guys who felt lucky to get such souvenirs.<br/><br/>Without even trying, Kumiko was doing what she always does and what she was mainly hired to do - somehow finding a way to get people to pay attention to her, and by extension the team.  It was only a matter of time before one of her fans recognized who she was and figure out what was going on with Kumiko after Japan and San Diego.<br/><br/>Anyone who read Kumiko's Wikipedia entry or fansites is aware that she was a model in Japan that was involved in a sex tape scandal which made her lose her fashion model career yet made her more popular, and that she played for the LFL's now-defunct San Diego Seduction which led to her posing in Playboy.<br/><br/>Even though she had the attention of plenty of men and a few women, Kumiko still looked to the door to see if the therapist would walk through.  Just thinking about him turned her on and it was evident in the way she moved her body, from the arching of her back to the motion of her ass.<br/><br/>The very presence of Val seemed to erect an invisible barrier around Kumiko.  Val was mostly smiling and laughing, but looked serious when someone got too close to Kumiko, flexing her arms as she sipped her single malt Scotch whiskey.  She squinted her eyes and clenched her jaw, almost suspiciously and possessively, when an onlooker moved near her teammate.<br/><br/>When Alicia arrived, Val's bodyguard vibe seemed to disappear and her features softened noticeably.  Val stood up and shook Alicia's hand.<br/><br/><strong>"Valerie Killgrave, but please call me Val."</strong><br/><br/>She motioned to the bench, offering Alicia a seat, then joined her, crossing her legs and turning her body toward Alicia.  Val set her arm along the top of the back of the seat behind her teammate.<br/><br/><strong>"You had quite an impressive tryout, Alicia.  You have some good moves and great hands.  You might be the fastest one on the team.  You are also looking smoking hot in that dress.  You seemed pretty enthusiastic about making the team.  I have a feeling you'll be a great fit."</strong><br/><br/>After Val spoke, she licked her lips then took another sip of her drink, keeping eye contact with Alicia over the glass.  Val set her hand holding the drink on her own denim-covered knee before licking the whiskey off her lips again.  For a moment, Val took her time checking out Alicia's features, especially those full lips, deep brown eyes, smooth skin, and a complexion similar to Val's.<br/><br/><em>It's almost like I'm looking at a girly version of myself.  I like her.</em><br/><br/><strong>"I am thinking you excelled at a sport other than football though.  Like, with me, before I got into weight lifting and football and rugby and roller derby, I loved playing volleyball in high school, but I wasn't good enough to play in college.  So how about you?  What did you play?  Also, you seem relatively young - are you in school now?"</strong><br/><br/>Val intentionally revealed little of her own background and gave Alicia a chance to talk about herself in the same way for a bit.  She wanted to listen to what Alicia had to say about herself, but also wanted to hear the sound of her voice.  Val also nudged closer to Alicia to hear her better over the noise of the bar, leaning in after moving her hair behind her ear.<br/><br/>With Val distracted, Kumiko's audience grew a bit more bold and inched closer.  Kumiko looked over their heads toward the door one last time, but didn't see Tyler.  Her smile turned into a pout for a moment, but she brightened up almost immediately when she got down from the table to join her team.<br/><br/><strong>"Yay!  More Pride girls come!"</strong><br/><br/>Kumiko gave the quarterback a big warm hug and pressed her cheek against her.  Flashbulbs went off around them.<br/><br/><strong>"Hi, Arrison!  Kumiko so happy you come celibate!  Look so pretty!"</strong><br/><br/>She then went to the halfback and sat down next to her on the opposite of Val.  Kumiko gave her a hug too, more from behind and resting her chin on Alicia's shoulder for a moment.<br/><br/><strong>"Aricia!  You look like hot babe, too!  Very very booty full!" </strong><br/><br/>Kumiko gave Val a high five, then turned to Allison and took her hand, having her come sit on the bench with them, so that four members of the new Detroit Pride team - Allison, Kumiko, Alicia and Val - sat in a row.<br/><br/><strong>"More drinks!  Party time!  Woo!"</strong><br/><br/><br/>