Love Lifted Me by Sara Evans

Author:Sara Evans
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2011-11-17T05:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

“We’re going to do nothing, Rick.” Bobby aimed the water hose at the roses blooming in the side yard. “Max is playing into our hands. Even better than I thought. He’s going to get himself fired long before we could concoct a case against him. If not by Chevy, then by public opinion.” Bobby moved his hose to the next rose bed. The summer heat brought out the richness of the flowers’ bloom. “How’s the research into his background going?”

“He had a pain med problem. Went to rehab a few times. The last one was the Outpost.”

“Drug of choice?”

“Percocet.” Rick’s answers were clipped and dull.

“I think we can lay our hands on some Percs, don’t you?”

“Bobby.” Rick paused with a sigh. “Does coaching at Colby mean this much to you? You can’t keep destroying men’s careers.”

“Men destroyed my father’s career. Specifically, Stebbin Burke. RIP old man. But his daughter, not one of his sons, is assuming his Warrior legacy.”

Bobby looked at Rick. “Isn’t there something in the Bible about when a woman takes a man’s place? It’s like a curse, not a blessing. Max is going to fail. In ways I never imagined. I doubted Chevy when he hired him. But this is a major coup. If I didn’t know better, I’d think Chevy was on our side.”

“Our side? Your side. Why do there have to be sides, Bob? We all want a winning Warrior program again.”

“But I want to be the head coach. Assume my father’s legacy before Stebbin Burke took it from him. I was to be the next Warrior football coach. Me.”

“Then you should’ve watched yourself in Plano.”

“Watched what? There were no charges. No evidence.”

“Then why’d you resign?” Rick started for his truck. “Talk to you later, Bob.”

“Thanks for the info, Rick. You’re a fine booster.”

The man waved him off. Ah, let him be a bit sore. Bobby had him in his back pocket. His plans to become head coach were finally blooming. Just like the roses in his garden. Plans, like roses, require time and tender care. But in the end came the sweet aroma of victory.

In his office, Max worked on a strength training schedule for the first week of practice. To mix things up, they were running across pastures and tossing bags of seed and bales of hay at the Porter ranch.

In the week since she’d joined the team, Haley had kicked Hines and Max to the curb with her recruiting skills. She charmed a bunch of ranch and farm boys into playing for her. Kids who didn’t care about sports politics, who just wanted to legally smash a few heads on Friday night. Maybe along the way, impress a girl.

But Max and Hines struggled to enlist the skilled players like Noah Warren, a talented QB, and Calvin Blue. Max heard this morning that Carter Davis had indeed transferred to another school district. So Max would surely see him on the field this season—as an opponent.

Tucker Walberg came by and said he wanted to play.

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