A Different Side, Part 1: University Park Series, #4 by CM Doporto

Author:CM Doporto
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sport romance, college romance, coming of age
Publisher: CM Doporto
Published: 2019-11-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or

present are certain to miss the future.

~John F. Kennedy

I drove back to the apartment and thought about what had happened. Never had I’d given a girl this much thought before. That had to say something, didn’t it? Regardless of the voices in my head, I felt something between us. The question was: did she feel it too?

I walked into the apartment and Josh was sitting on the couch, strumming his guitar.

“Still up?” I asked, shutting the door.

“Yeah, can’t sleep.” His fingers plucked at the strings.

“Fighting with Shelby again?” I tossed my backpack on the floor and plopped down on a chair across from him.

“No. Just thinking about next year.” The tune turned from upbeat to slow and weary.

I took a deep breath and relaxed. “What about next year? You’ll be gone, dude.”

He stopped playing. “That’s just it. Aside from a few scouts I’ve talked to after games, I haven’t had any really good prospects contact me. I’ve been talking with my agent and I don’t know, man.”

“Just be patient. The Combine is the last week of February—”

“Yeah, I know. And I haven’t been invited.”

I threw my hands up in the air. “It’s still early. They usually don’t announce that until the first week of February. You know that.” Josh was a damn good player, but his desire to go pro was pretty intense. Too much for me. It wasn’t worth stressing over. If it happened, great. If it didn’t, life went on. But not for Josh. His whole life depended on landing that contract. Aside from his own ambitions, his parents, along with his high-maintenance girlfriend, laid enough pressure on him.

Josh’s head dropped and he raked his fingers through it repeatedly. “You’re right. I guess I’m still pissed about Saturday’s game.” He looked at me. “We needed that win.”

“I know and I hate blaming anyone, but, shit, Shawn really screwed us.”

“Don’t even go there.” Josh removed the strap from his neck and set the guitar beside him. “I still want to kick his ass.”

“What’s done is done.” I rested my arms against my thighs. “We just need to focus on this next game.”

“Why the hell do they keep scheduling Friday night games? This isn’t high school.”

I shrugged. “Coach said it had to do with TV programming or something like that. Who knows?”

“Whatever.” Josh started to stand and then sat back down. With narrowed eyes, he said, “What’s going on with you? You look worried about something.”

I waved off his comment. “Ah, it’s nothing.”

“You know, you’re a shitty liar.”

I laughed and then rubbed the scruff on my chin, realizing I hadn’t shaved in a few days. Did Lexi like this look or clean-shaven? “It’s nothing really, just stupid girl stuff.” I knew I needed his advice, but I was too embarrassed to ask for it.

Josh rolled his eyes. “Let me guess, that tutor chick?”

I’m not sure why that irked me, but it did. “She has a name, you know.

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