" x-x-x-x For a while, Brody put Ryan and the show out of his head; he had to concentrate on the video. He and his teammates watched as the coaches po...nted out flaws in the team's play, as well as times they'd failed to take advantage of flaws in the opposition's. Brody ground his teeth when he saw footage of himself out of position, leaving a winger open for a pass that might have been a goal but for the goalie's fast reflexes on a kick save. "Now, this isn't going to happen again," the coach. I figure if you weren’t so fat and lazy you’d be playing soccer because you’re such a pussy when it comes to contact, but if you’re going to tell half the story it’s probably best if you keep your mouth shut entirely.”The boy tried to stammer something out but Bill Jacobs who finally stepped in.“I think it’s probably best if we keep the conversations about our teammates to a minimum, ladies,” he said loudly enough for the whole locker room to hear. “I think we’ve got bigger things to focus on. ’ Without her late Husband’s influence her clothing choice had become so much more confident and age appropriate. Perhaps conscious of their age difference, Brian had always balked at the idea of her showing flesh and looking attractive. Her low cut cleavage exposing tops would have given him a heart attack, her skirts had to be pleated and not pencil and, well, she could only guess at what language he would have called her at the sight of her walking out of the house with such a shapely denim. I was even more shocked when Banzai let the Captain touch his rifle – hell, I hadn't even touched the rifle yet. And what a beautiful rifle it was! I understood why Banzai was so protective of the rifle when I heard he spent six-fucking-thousand dollars on it and another four-fucking-thousand dollars on the ammo. Banzai really did have more money than Carter had Little Pills.Shit that made me think about Masha and I suddenly realized I had royally fucked up before we were deployed! Hells.