Chapter 16

Matt shrugged. “The next day at school we had to run the mile in gym class and Jordan came in first at just under two minutes.” He paused, waiting for that to sink in, but at the look of confusion on Vic’s face, he clarified, “Guys in the class had to run it in under eight minutes to get a passing grade. Someone athletic could do it in a little over five, but that’s cutting it close. Two minutes is unheard of.”

Vic wasn’t sure he followed what Matt was trying to say. “How’d you figure out it was from having sex?”

“I didn’t,” Matt said, “not at first. The teacher thought Jordan had cheated somehow and made him run it again. And again. Every day for a full three weeks, he made Jordan run the mile during our class. Every day, it took him a little longer to get around the track, like whatever had caused him to run so fast the first day was wearing off. Like Iwas wearing off.”

“Okay,” Vic said, cautious. “But how—”