You know we’ve been sitting here yakking away for a long while now and your buddies still haven’t shown up. Should you be getting worried?”Coach blushed and looked uncomfortable. He downed the last of his drink and turned to face Mack. “I guess it’s time for me to make a confession.”“What’s on your mind, Coach?”“I’m not actually meeting anyone here. I came here hoping to run into you.”This was a surprise to Mack, although it shouldn’t have been. “How’d you even know where I’d be staying?”“I checked with a couple of people who’ve been with the team for several years. They both told me this is the hotel that they used to put officials up in when they allowed Saturday night arrivals.”“I gotta tell you… I’m not sure I like you going to all that trouble to track me down so we could talk about playing for the same college team. That conversation took what…half an hour or so? We could’ve chatted tomorrow before the game,” Mack said, sternly, adding in his mind ‘if I wasn’t already busy getting naked and sweaty with some other guy.’Coach grinned. “I like talking with you, man, but conversation isn’t really why I’m here.” Looking around to make sure no one was paying attention, Coach
