Out of Practice by Penny Parkes

Author:Penny Parkes [Parkes, Penny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781471153051
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

Chapter 22

Dan threw his wet gear into the boot of his car and stretched out the tension in his shoulders. He really was getting a little old for bombs and somersaults into the river, but he never could resist a challenge or a dare. He’d rather hoped to catch up with Taffy, have a bit of a chat, but Taffy seemed to be playing surrogate father to Holly’s twins this morning. Dan genuinely couldn’t see how this was going to end well for his friend. Despite being known for his skills with the opposite sex, Dan had never seen his friend like this before.

Speak of the devil, Dan looked up to see Taffy jogging across the river bank towards him. ‘Feeling a little delicate, are we?’ Taffy called out as he got closer. Perching on the edge of Dan’s boot, he pinched Dan’s towel to rub at his hair. ‘Now, are we blaming the somersaults, or is there anything you’d like to tell me about a certain science teacher?’

Dan coloured immediately. To be honest, he hadn’t really got his head around last night. He couldn’t really complain though, could he? To Taffy The Player of all people? He’d basically been offered the Holy Grail – no strings attached, amazing sex with a beautiful girl. The problem being, of course, that he now felt a bit of a girl himself. A bit ‘used and abused’.

‘Nah, just pulled a shoulder, I think,’ he said evasively.

‘I have absolutely no sympathy, mate,’ Taffy laughed, not missing a trick. ‘If you spend the whole night doing unspeakable things to that gorgeous girl, you shouldn’t really expect any.’

Dan attempted to shrug, but flinched as the pain spasmed through his shoulder.

Taffy sat down beside him and handed over his bottle of isotonic drink. ‘Drink that and stop moaning, you big baby. And then I’m going to want details.’

Dan shook his head. ‘No details.’

‘Aw crap, that means you actually like this girl, doesn’t it? When you go all cagey about privacy, it’s game over. Can I at least ask whether she’s as sporty in the sack as she is on the track? I heard she’s got proper juice from my mate at the Harriers.’

Dan raised one eyebrow. ‘Your mate at the Harriers? You mean Brian the equipment guy? Yeah. I’m sure he’s the font of all knowledge.’

Taffy took back his drink and stood up. ‘Well, if you’re going to be snooty . . .’

‘Look, Lindy’s great – the full package really – and we had an amazing evening. We just, well, let’s just say we’re looking for different things.’

Taffy groaned sympathetically. ‘Got all clingy, did she?’

‘Not so’s you’d notice, no.’

Dan’s abrupt tone and his obvious discomfort conveyed the situation more clearly than anything he might have said.

‘Oh,’ said Taffy quietly. ‘Bad luck, mate. To be honest, I probably should have warned you. She does have that reputation. I didn’t realise you were thinking “relationship” – I just thought a decent shag would do you good!’

‘Jesus, Taffy. Easy on the tact there – you don’t want anyone accusing you of political correctness.

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