Any Way You Want It (Moments In Maplesville Book 6) by Rochon Farrah

Author:Rochon, Farrah [Rochon, Farrah]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Nicobar Press
Published: 2016-02-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Dale stood with his legs braced apart and his arms crossed over his chest as he studied Kendrick’s form. He watched the teen move from one apparatus to the next, executing the moves they’d practiced over the past two months with a precision that had Dale’s chest puffing with pride. He’d earned the right to the satisfaction currently flowing through him. Kendrick’s command over the middle linebacker position had grown by leaps and bounds since their first session.

What if he really could coach football?

Dale cursed the thought for even popping into his head. Whenever that happened he usually swatted it away, and cursed Sam and Ian for putting the suggestion there in the first place. The idea of coaching football on the high school level was way too seductive.

As he continued to watch Kendrick, it suddenly occurred to Dale how much he himself must resemble his old high school football coach. He could picture the old man standing in this same pose, the bill of that dusty maroon and white Maplesville Mustangs baseball cap pulled down low on his brow.

Damn, but he wished he could make this happen. Something about it felt so right.

But coaching at the high school level wasn’t in the cards for him, and he damn well knew it.

For one thing, he needed a degree to become a high school coach, and the business degree he currently held wasn’t worth shit. Dale would rather walk off three-story scaffolding than admit to his family that the degree he’d “earned” was useless.

That’s why he needed to stick to construction. He didn’t need a degree to swing a hammer.

But maybe he could make it work, at least in some way. Take what he was doing right now. Coaching full time may not be in the cards for him, but working as a one-on-one instructor was a pretty good substitute. He could learn to love tutoring just as much as he knew he’d love being an actual coach.

“Shit,” Dale cursed underneath his breath. He would drive himself crazy going back and forth the way he had over this, lamenting about things that just weren’t meant to be.

A late model Ford Focus pulled into the graveled parking lot just to the left of the park where he and Kendrick practiced. A teen who looked to be about the same age as Kendrick got out of the car and jogged to them.

“Can I have a minute?” Kendrick asked. “I need to handle this.”

Dale’s brow hitched in suspicion as he watched the other kid hand Kendrick a flash drive.

“Here you go,” the boy said.

“It’s five pages long, right?” Kendrick asked. “Mr. Dugas said the paper had to be five pages.”

“It’s four and a half.”

“Good enough,” Kendrick said. The two clasped hands and went in for a half hug. “Thanks, man.” He held up the flash drive. “And you were right, this is better than emailing. Less of a paper trail.”

The boy nodded toward Dale before heading back to his car.

Dale waited until he pulled off before he turned to Kendrick and asked, “What was that about?”

“Nothing.

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