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“Baby, knowing you’re up there in those stands is all I need” Stopping at a red light, I leaned over and kissed her cheek “Thank you for today, Vi It was exactly what I needed”

Chapter 4

Violet

At h school, football wasn’t the be-all-end-all sport that determined the hierarchy Basketball was another story, however

At Luca’s school, I wasn’t sure they had ever bowed down to football either Not until he got to high school He’d been playing since he was old enough to be a Tiny-Mite Even back then, he’d shown talent on the field, and when he was a freshman, the coach basically kissed his ass to make sure he played The offense tre Luca, and I’d seen more than one quarterback piss theht at them

By the tiet ready for the game, he was considerablyBut I could tell he was getting into ga hio to the locker room

The stands were filling up, and I saw a few ofShaw sitting with her parents, I called out to them as I climbed the stairs My best friend stood when I had aled me

As she did, she pressed her lips toet home”

I leaned back to see her face “How did it go with Jags?”

She huffed “Guys are stupid, Vi I’le one of them worth my time”

“Dae said as he walked up behind her on his way past us “Not a single irl”

Shaw and I grinned at each other Uncle Ax was pretty laid-back, not nearly the worst of the overprotective fathers in our faed anyti about boys

“I’ll bring you two back drinks,” he called as he kept walking

“Thanks, Daddy” Shaw took ed me over to sit beside her mom

Aunt Dallas took one look at the dirty jersey I earing and rolled her eyes “That boy ht as well piss on you”