You’re a good kid, sometimes.”“Sometimes he’s okay,” Greg offered.That made me smile. As much as I hate to admit it, my brother’s approval...means a lot to me.Brook’s next ploy was to try to get Cassidy to drive me tonight. Fortunately, Cassidy was the one that put her foot down because she had a date planned for tonight. I didn’t need Brook’s best friend sending her text messages all night to keep her informed as to what Destiny and I were doing.I ended up calling Tracy to have her include Brook. Something, or rather someone, caught Eileen's attention at that moment. At the end of the bar was a handsome man with dark blonde, curly hair. She had noticed him before as he sat and quietly observed the room, but now he was staring fixedly at her.He didn't avert his eyes as she caught his gaze, but instead smiled—or rather smirked—in an arrogant way. Eileen immediately felt flushed and glanced away, trying to involve herself in the conversation of the other ladies at the table.The next. He found wild potatoes, last years crop, and several other vegetables. He harvested what he could, and gathered some of the plants to transplant at his place to start a garden of his own.He returned, fried some rabbit in a skillet and took the girl her dinner. To his surprise, he found her home. If her little lean-to could be called a home.He approached, slowly. She lay wrapped in her blanket, and he could see her shivering from twenty feet away. He drew closer, holding the meat out for her to. . is probably a rat bastard.But it wasn't that way. Really! I HAD to do it! I had to do it for the team.Let me explain. Then you'll understand.It all started when I went out for the football team at Wilson High. It was my Senior year, and I'd never played before. Our team had a seven year losing streak going, and we were the laughing stock of the entire State. But I needed something on my resume for college to show that I'd participated in stuff, so I went out.Turns out I have a flair for.