Evergreen (2014)
““Here’s the deal, Romeo. I’m not just a mom; I’m a sports mom, so I know when an athlete is hiding pain.”
Romeo sat on the floor in his sweatpants and T-shirt, stretching his legs, his face in a grimace. “I’m a little tight, is all.”
“Heads up.” She tossed him an ice pack. “Try that on your calf. It will help with the tension and loosen it up.”
He gave her a half smile. “How’d you know?”
“You were limping after dinner.”
He wrapped the pack around his leg. “I’m just sore. I’ll be good for Friday...’s game.”
He didn’t ask her if she’d be attending, but she heard it in the silence. She came closer, pulled the quilt off the bed, and hooked him around one shoulder to help ease him up. “My boys played hockey, not football, but your uncle John used to play.”
Romeo settled back into the pillows. “For the Minnesota Gophers. I saw his picture in the hallway.”
She picked up his socks, tossed them into the basket in the closet. “Defensive end.MoreLess
Romeo sat on the floor in his sweatpants and T-shirt, stretching his legs, his face in a grimace. “I’m a little tight, is all.”
“Heads up.” She tossed him an ice pack. “Try that on your calf. It will help with the tension and loosen it up.”
He gave her a half smile. “How’d you know?”
“You were limping after dinner.”
He wrapped the pack around his leg. “I’m just sore. I’ll be good for Friday...’s game.”
He didn’t ask her if she’d be attending, but she heard it in the silence. She came closer, pulled the quilt off the bed, and hooked him around one shoulder to help ease him up. “My boys played hockey, not football, but your uncle John used to play.”
Romeo settled back into the pillows. “For the Minnesota Gophers. I saw his picture in the hallway.”
She picked up his socks, tossed them into the basket in the closet. “Defensive end.MoreLess
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