Mark gave his mom and dad a hug. Afterward, he gave an extra-long hug to his little sister Katie, who seemed a little bit embarrassed but she also didn’t want to let go. As the door shut behind them, he let out a sigh and flopped down on the bed. His new...
Coach had barely turned around and the couples were all going at it. Chris and Jamar were aggressive, Devon and D.J. were deliberate, and Lee and Trey were subtle and romantic. Mark had his head on a swivel as he was soaking up everything going on around...
The following day, Mark was a man on a mission. He was pushing Zach to try to help Luke and Maxi find somebody. Zach explained that he had kept asking them about who they were interested in, but the only person that they had mentioned by name was Mark. Th...
The next day, Mark checked in on Zach at the weight room even though he didn’t have time to work out. He seemed to be in good spirits. His two sidekicks were there, too. Maxi was absolutely going at it like a crazy man. Mark couldn’t help but notice Maxi’...
The next day Mark headed to the weight room, as usual. He was once again impressed to see Luke, Maxi, and Zach all working out together. The gym was divided into two rooms. All of the exercise equipment was in one large room. Then there was a smaller room...
The next day Mark headed to the weight room at the usual time. He was completely impressed to see that Luke and Maxi were there again. To top it off, Luke was clean-shaven and had got his hair trimmed back a little bit and evened-out. Mark headed over to...
The following day Zach met with Luke in the weight room, while Mark hung-out with Trey. Luke walked into the weight room, looking his typically messy self. Luke was a junior, and Zach and he had played together for three years now. Zach set Luke up on a b...
The next day at the weight room, Zach and Mark were talking over how they would lead the team for the rest of the year. They decided that Mark would focus on the guards and Lee, while Zach would focus on the big-men and Ant. They discussed what they neede...
Mark and Zach left the showers. There was no conversation. Mark toweled off and quickly got dressed. He stormed toward the office hoping that Coach was still around. He approached the door and gave it a knock. He heard a voice say, “Come in, son.” Mark wa...
The following day was a game-day. Mark didn’t join Zach for a workout. He suspected that Zach was in the weight room anyway. Instead, he headed to the court in regular gym-clothes and put in some practice time alone. It was about three hours before the ga...
The next day, Mark entered the weight room roughly ninety minutes before practice. He saw Zach off to the side doing squats, shirt off, of course. He was already drenched in sweat and every muscle in his body was swollen and prominent. Something about wor...
The next day at practice, Mark continued to see changes in the way that he was being perceived. He received a lot more cheers from his teammates every time that he made a solid play. He felt like they were playing harder for him and that just made him mor...
Sixteen hours till the game. His team spectated bitterly from the bleachers as football players dominated the campus’s only field. "Now what?" Scott, their captain, sounded grim. Alec eavesdropped on Scott’s exchange with Pierce, a striker, perched discre...
She slipped into the locker room unannounced before they even realized she was there. She stripped and strolled through, gently touching bodies as she went. All were surprised at first, but her touch settled any trepidation. They slowly followed her to t...
Janie and Tara were excited to be juniors at Waterbury Hills High School. As sixteen year-olds, they could drive, party with the older boys, and best of all, they were accepted for the infamous Towel Team. People have heard about the Towel Team, but no...
