Chapter 13

Brendan gave Adam’s neck a squeeze and kissed the top of his head. Adam squeezed Brendan’s thigh in response.

“It was a game of two different halves,” the voice on the TV continued. “The first half was all Mustangs and Adam Davis, the second, all Cyclones’ defense shutting down Davis and the Mustang offense. Surprisingly absent from that scenario was the play of linebacker Brendan Fletcher. Brendan made some spectacular tackles of running backs but couldn’t seem to get to the quarterback. All the hype that surrounded the grudge match between him and Davis seemed to fizzle until the very last series when he seemed to step up and almost thwarted the last minute touchdown that put the game away for the Mustangs.”

Adam turned to look at Brendan, who continued to stare at the screen.