First Down

It can't possibly lead to anything more than tutoring the rising quarterback in return for a few fictitious dates, can it?

James.

For me, football is everything. I breathe, eat, and live sports. I had to confront another consequence when I transferred to McKee University in order to avoid the distractions that almost lost me my NFL career: I had to pass the writing class I had failed at my previous institution or risk losing all hope of being successful. That's when stunning, obstinate, and just my type Beckett Wood, a fellow senior, steps in. She is the reason I am doing well in this class. However, I never do things halfway, so her assistance comes with a phony relationship as payment.

Bex.

I don't play around with sportsmen, and James Callahan seems like a confident, attractive example. We're both trapped in this writing class, and he wants me to help him pass it, but I'm too busy to take on any more duties. But when my unfaithful ex, his colleague, won't leave me alone, I know I have to persuade him that I've moved on. and what better way to accomplish that than to act as if you're in a relationship with James, who isn't interested in being in one?

James, nevertheless, draws me closer to a place that both excites and scares me with each phony kiss.

How come he gives me a sense of life that no one else does?

And why do I not want this to be over?