Page 87 of Home Town Advantage
Kennedy and I simultaneously burst into a fit of laughter.
She immediately turns to us as horror washes over her face.She moans out, “Oh my god, I assumed you two were asleep in our room.”
Kennedy and I turn our heads and look at each other before nodding in silent agreement. Kennedy looks back at Palmer. “How about we all agree to never speak of last night again for the rest of our lives?”
Palmer exhales a breath in relief before shouting, “Deal.”
TWENTY-ONE
TWO MONTHS LATER
VANCE
Daylen announces to the entire weight room, “If you’re doing it doggie style, you only have to last four minutes. It’s twenty-eight minutes in dog years.”
I let out a laugh at my ridiculous friend before one of the guys asks him, “What position makes the ugliest babies?”
He immediately responds, “Ask your mom,” leaving the whole weight room in a fit of laughter.
It’s been a fun few months. With both Sulley and me in our off-seasons, we’ve gotten to spend a lot of time together. It’s always in the privacy of one of our houses, but at least I get to be with her, and I can’t stop thinking about my girl. I wish I could come up with a way for her to agree to be with me for real.Forever.
Summer is upon us, and her new season kicks off with their home opener tomorrow night. A bunch of us are going.The Cougars have a day game, and the Anacondas haven’t started their season yet, so they’ll all be there too.
I can’t wait to watch the girls play again. They’ve been working their asses off to get ready. Hours and hours of practice time is their daily norm. They’re committed to making a run this year.
I place the heavily weighted bar into the appropriate slots and sit up in time to hear Presley ask, “InShrek, how does a donkey have sex with a dragon and then impregnate her? It’s a plot hole.”
Our weight room discussions are truly one of a kind.
Beau shakes his head. “That’s not a plot hole. Donkeys don’t talk either. And there are no ogres in real life except Humblecut.”
Daylen gives him the finger. Beau smiles and continues, “Plot holes are more along the lines of production or writing fuckups. I don’t think that’s a fuckup.”
I nod in agreement. “Agreed.Shrekis a fantasy-type movie. Donkeys and dragons having sex are part of the script, not a mistake. There’s a big plot hole in the movieTheHangover. Vegas is the most security-conscious place on the planet, right?”
Presley nods. “Right.”
“There are cameras everywhere. Security personnel are always walking around checking on things. So how can a guy be stuck on the roof of one of the biggest hotels in Vegas for days without cameras or security finding him?”
Daylen gasps. “Oh my god. You’re right. It’s like inKarate Kid. Crane kicks are illegal, as are shots to the head. Daniel should have been disqualified in the championship fight. Johnny was the real winner. That’s why they had to come back thirty-five years later and give him his own show.” Daylen is obsessed with the television show,Cobra Kai, the recentKarate Kidspinoff.
Beau nods enthusiastically. “Yes. Those are real plot holes.You all want to know the biggest plot hole in both cinematic and literary history?”
Every single person stops what they’re doing to listen intently. Beau Fudd is always full of useful information.
“InCinderella, everything the fairy godmother turned into magic for the ball was supposed to disappear at midnight. So why didn’t the glass slipper disappear too?”
You could hear a pin drop in this weight room right now. There are over forty giant football players, and every single one of them stands or sits silently in shock at this revelation.
Beau smirks. “And while we’re at it, are you going to tell me that not one other woman in the entire village wore the same size shoe as Cinderella?” He tsks. “Plot hole.”
Coach walks in and stops short. “Why the hell is it so quiet in here? Are you ladies trading recipes again?”
Daylen crosses his arms. “One, that was a sexist comment. You can’t say shit like that anymore, Coach. Two, I just found out that my whole childhood has been a lie. The prince never should have been able to find Cinderella.”
Coach rolls his eyes and shakes his head. “Get back to working out. This is the fucking weirdest team ever.”
Once everyone gets back on track after the Cinderella catastrophe, Coach walks over to me. “Hey. Were you able to grab an extra ticket for the game tomorrow?”
