Chapter 20

Her cheeks flush and she looks away. “I…I just meant as friends.” She’s backpedaling and we both know it. “You may be some big shot NFL player, but that doesn’t give you the right to be an asshole.” She spins around and stomps away like I was somehow rude to her.

I just shake my head and try to pretend that didn’t just happen. I go over to everyone waiting for me. I speak to Fred first. He’s my biggest problem, and I need to get rid of him.

“Hey, Dan, congratulations on the win!” Janet beats me to the punch and gives me a hug. I can’t help but smile. She would have made a great cheerleader. She’s beaming with pride.

“Looks like you did an outstanding job of coaching our star quarterback as well.” Mr Hills pats Fred on the back, and I try not to roll my eyes. He fucked up no less than a dozen plays tonight, but luckily my o-line is strong and saved the day.

“Yeah,” is all I can manage to say as Fred beams, clearly taking the credit. It’s a big win for him, and I don’t want to cheat