SH01 - A Family's Christmas by Carolyne Aarsen

Author:Carolyne Aarsen [Aarsen, Carolyne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9780373360864
Goodreads: 1757185
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 1999-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

BILLY WAS PLAYING the worst game of his life. She had to concentrate. Focus.

The blast of the whistle pulled her back into the game, and with a guilty start she glanced at the ref, relieved to see him make a call against the other team.

Her next glance, of its own volition, shot to Logan sitting off to one side, elbows on his knees, chin resting on his clasped hands, alternately watching the game and her.

She couldn’t help but think of that almost moment in church a few days ago. She forced herself to look away, memories and old yearnings crowding over her battered defenses.

Concentrate. Concentrate.

It was Saturday night and the last night of this mini-tournament. And they were behind.

The game proceeded and this time Sarah kept her attention on Billy. She had warned him once, earlier on in the game, to either play smart, and with the team, or be benched.

If Logan hadn’t been here she would have pulled Billy four plays ago.

For a moment frustration washed over her. Indecision and second thoughts. Was she doing the right thing?

Maybe she should quit. Let Alton Berube take over. Maybe he would do a better job.

And then what? Hang around that booming, empty house? Leave Millars Crossing and make it look as if she was the most heartless daughter on the face of the earth?

Bad enough that she hadn’t visited her father since that horrible day. She didn’t want to face him.

Basketball had been her life, her salvation when she left here. It was all she had then and, it seemed, all she had once again. She didn’t want this taken away from her and it wasn’t going to be. Not without a fight.

Unfortunately, in this case she was relying on this team to help her win that fight and so far things were not looking good.

She looked at the scoreboard; the team was down. She chanced another glance at the bleachers and saw a few other parents talking among themselves.

Probably thinking the same thing Logan and Trix Setterfeld were: she wasn’t doing her job.

Stop. Stop right there. You can do this. You can help these boys win. You can help them work to their potential. You’ve already seen so much improvement.

Billy had the ball again and Sarah saw him checking to see where his other teammates were. Okay. Maybe this time…

An opponent swung around him, deked him out, stripped the ball away, charged down the lane and made an easy layup.

Sixty-four to fifty.

Sarah signaled a substitution and then crooked a finger at Adam, who bounded to his feet.

When she called Billy’s number he stopped, frowning at her when he realized what was going on, and slammed his fist against his thigh. He came charging across the court toward her, but she looked down at her playbook and ignored the angry young man who stormed past her.

She felt like throwing the ball at him herself. He had promised he would do what he could and he had failed. From here on in the ball was, literally, in his court.

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