7 Chapter 7

A look of confusion crosses Barrett’s face.“What the hell’s that mean?”

“You know,”Sean tries to explain.“Kicking him off the team.”

Barrett makes a little disgruntled noise in the back of his throat.“I’m not‘bouncing’anybody.What I’m trying to do is find a solution that works for us all.You’re a hell of a good wingman when you pay attention.He’s quick on his feet and on top of the action when you’re not distracting him.So tell me how we play this,Mason.Tell me what I’m supposed to do.”

Sean scuffs his sneakers in the grass and stares at the ground,silent.Hell if he knows.

After a long moment,the coach sighs.“Think about it,”he says.Sean nods quickly.He’ll think about it all right.“Our first game’s in two weeks,and I can’t have the same mess out there that I have now when we take the field against Bronwyn.If you guys can’t come up with a solution between yourselves,I’ll have to step in,you hear?”