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"Hey, Pops," I heard Jason shout to his dad as he cli as Dylan and Jenny, theto forceirl, and had deeless to Reed I wanted to buy into Sarah’s sales pitch But everything about Dylan and Jenny was eous, evenI used to think Reed wanted…but I knew better now At least, I thought I did?

I slid from the back of the truck to throwway around to avoid Jason’s attention I paused afterward for a while, to watch through the s of the truck as Dylan introduced Buck to Jenny He s quickly

"She’s Dylan’s cousin," I re The hug er, just wanting a few hts, when I was startled

"So, I suppose you and I should meet," I heard an unfamiliar voice say from behind me I jumped a little and turned around to see Jenny’s perfect smile Damn, she had a nice smile It ar her anything she wanted, and frankly, I was pretty sure I would give her anything, too She just stretched out her hand, and I shook it, her grip firm but feminine, just like Dylan’s

"Hi…uh…hi, I’iggled a little atmy head a bit in shame

"Yes, I knoho you are Dylan told ht?" she said, pulling a band fro her hair into a bun on top of her head

"Yeah, since high school," I said, irlfriend, that ere in love, that ere going to be together forever But I kept that all in my head, because I wasn’t so sure about any of it anymore

"Well, it’s really nice to meet you I’a to stick around for Reed," she said with a wink as she walked away

What the hell did any of thataround for Reed? Was he expecting her?

Sarah’s pep talk to me had suddenly lost all of its power, and I felt flat and discarded I sluot to our stadiua all of the skyboxes, but it was too hard to spot theot where I was for ato play, but rean to boo I stoppeda funny face at Sarah who had started to scream and cheer, until she realized ere in enemy territory, too

When the Wildcats took the field, Reed was leading the charge I hadhiy, and his face serious, reminded me of how proud I was of this man He’d always been a natural I knew it the first time I saw hio, and his presence had only grown stronger I foundhim to notice me But I knew that I was a dot in a sea of faces out here And whereas a few ht where I’d be sitting, today he didn’t have a clue

Reed marched out to the middle of the field with the other captains, and the Wildcats won the coin toss Reed wouldn’t be taking the field right away, instead opting to take the opening drive in the second half I watched him join his team and lean over to talk with his coach before he set his helrab some water He was all business on that field, his head focused on one goal only--winning And that was how Reed hen he was dedicated to so That’s hoith us How could I have ever doubted this man? I didn’t trust hih to tell hinancy, and then I was the one to betray his faith in me And now all I had done was lose him completely If he had fallen into Jenny’s arms, well…there was nobody to blahts,a blur out of the colors of Reed’s jersey, when I noticed the rapid …at me He’d found me, picked , for everyone to see Shell-shocked and stunned, I stood motionless, until Sarah leaned into etI couldn’t make out his features fro too before he turned back to the ga he’d never done on this field