She smiled. Her heart swelled and skipped a beat. "Score one for me, Wood."
"I'll score one for every letter in each of those words and a few extra." He kissed her forehead and watched her sit on the bleachers.
"No friggin way!" A member of the other team exclaimed. "Hey, guys! Asthma's got a girl!"
The other team made kissy noises at Nathaniel who turned red. The guys all laughed. The ref blew the whistle.
The game was fast-paced with tons of heckling from both teams. In the first quarter, Nathaniel scored only one shot. In the second quarter, he scored four three-pointers with ease. In the third quarter, he scored three three-pointers.
When the game was over the guys grabbed their bags and towels while they scheduled the next game. Za lingered on the edge of the court waiting. Nathaniel looked up from the celebrations on the court and called her over.
