The Bromance Book Club

Gavin Scott, star second baseman for the Nashville Legends, is passed out drunk in a hotel room when his teammates—Delray Hicks, or Del, and Yan Feliciano—and local club owner Braden Mack, knock on the door. They find Gavin face down on the carpet, barely coherent.

Del manages to coax the story out of Gavin: His wife Thea, mother of their two children, asked for a divorce. Gavin admits the situation is his fault but refuses to reveal that after discovering that Thea had been faking her orgasms throughout their marriage, he retreated to the guest room and refused to speak to her. After two weeks of silence, Thea asked for a divorce and kicked Gavin out.

Gavin checked into a cheap hotel as a form of self-imposed punishment, where he has been holed up for two weeks. Del scolds Gavin, explaining that their relationship moved too quickly—marrying after three months when Thea became pregnant with twins. Del says the couple has changed. Challenged by Del, Gavin swears he will do anything to save his marriage. Del, Yan, and Mack exchange cryptic looks, then invite Gavin to an “official meeting” the next night.