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She kicked the ball out from under my foot and dribbled it around. “See?”
She got the ball up in the air and bounced it on her knees, then bopped it on her head to her feet again. Not about to be shown up, I kicked it away from her.
“You guys,” Jamie whined.
But I was busy kicking the ball downfield, Calista chasing me. She got in front of me, her eyes focused on my footwork. We were the best in the club, but that wasn’t good enough for Calista. She had to be better than me too.
She kicked, and I pushed the ball the other way, laughing.
She groaned and followed, almost getting the ball from me before I stopped and kicked it the opposite way. Sometimes I wanted to put her in her place, show her I was the better player; other times I wanted to kiss her. My body was at war with my mind and was so fucking twisted back then.
“Go, Calista!” Declan said from the sidelines. He’d come with me because we were going to the high school football game after practice.
I scowled at him while Calista’s forehead crinkled. “That’s your friend? What’s his name again?”
“Declan.”
“What kind of name is that?”
“What kind of name is Calista?” I kept drawing her closer to me, making her think she had a chance to get the ball.
Declan liked Calista. He’d been on me for weeks about setting up a double date with her.
Her labored breathing cooled the sweat on my neck. Our hands brushed as she stepped into me, but I kicked the ball to the right.
“Come on, you two,” Jamie hollered across the field.
“Not fast enough,” I taunted.
She groaned and got closer, then her breasts brushed my arm and she got a toe on the ball, shooting it out from under me. She ran down the field and I sprinted to catch her, but I was still processing that her breasts had grazed my arm. I figured that was exactly why there were always separate men’s and women’s leagues.
She kicked and scored, shimmying her hips left and right with her arms raised above her head. I bent over to catch my breath.
“She got you, Greene!” Declan screamed and I flipped him off behind me.
“It’s her perseverance. She never gives up.” Jamie clasped me on the shoulder. Calista kicked the ball toward Jamie and he caught it flawlessly. “Okay, you two. We’re done for today. I’ll see you at the game, and let’s remember that yer on the same team tomorrow.”
Calista giggled and grabbed her bag. She’d shower, then Jamie would drive her home while I was headed to the game with Declan.
In the shower, all I could think about was Calista and the way her nipples had poked out of her sports bra when she stood in front of the fan to cool down earlier. My dick was starting to grow hard, but I wasn’t about to knock one off in a public bathroom, so I turned the water to cold. My older brother Jed always made comments about needing a cold shower, so I figured that might help. Thankfully it did help enough that I wouldn’t be going out with a boner. Declan would never let me forget it.
I walked out wearing jeans and a Sunrise Bay High School sweatshirt, my hair still damp from my shower. Throwing my bag over my shoulder, I stopped when I heard Calista’s giggle, hating that someone else was making her laugh. I had to get over this crush I had on her. It was making me insane.
“Awesome, tomorrow night then.” Calista nodded and walked away from Declan as I approached.
“What happened?” I whispered to Declan since Calista was standing by the glass doors—waiting for Jamison, I assumed.
His face lit up with the same look that had gotten me in trouble so many times before. “Double date tomorrow night after the game.” He ran his palms together.
“Who’s the other couple?”
He laughed because Declan didn’t always care how what he wanted affected others. “You and her friend Aubrey.”
The only thing I knew about Aubrey was that she came to some soccer games and always had Calista’s number painted on her cheek. That and the worst part, was that she wasn’t Calista.
“Thought we were gonna…” I looked around. “You know, the Netflix thing.”
He nodded and scoured the area too. “Relax, they’re coming with us.”
