Chapter 56

“You’re not fucking, are you?” Coach Keller asked.

“No,” we said as one entity.

“No blowjobs? No rimming? No handsies or making out?”

“Not since we’ve been here.” I hadn’t meant it as some sort of smart-ass response, but the smack upside my head told me that’s how he’d taken it.

“We make out,” Mathias said. “But you already knew that.”

“We haven’t in two days,” I said grimly.

“Hmm.” That was Coach Keller’s response. “Hmm,” he said it again more gruffly. “Well…you’re not taking this seriously, I see. Get out. Go home.”

“What?” We were like backup singers. Once again our words came in unison.

“Back to Dover. Never mind how much I stuck my neck out, how many people worked their asses off and bent rules to get you in here long after admissions were set for the semester, or how much money is being spent because of you. Just go. Quit. Fuck.”

“We’re just tired,” I said. “It’s a lot for one day.”

“Really?” Coach Keller asked. “Is it a lot?”