He stopped tapping it for a few seconds, and then after a breath it went right back to its rhythm against the soil — the both of them sharing a laugh at that. "Is that why you're out here, doing your homework?" Marley asked.
"I don't feel as restless," Aiden replied. "Especially when I'm on the field." He gestured to the football lying a few feet away from him, before he was focusing on her again, raising his eyebrow playfully. "It's also less likely that I'll get interrupted or distracted when I'm trying to focus." Marley knew firsthand the annoyance of someone interrupting her during her homework, so she went to stand and leave him be, but his hand was quickly on her wrist and shoving her back down in front of him. "That doesn't mean you leave, that means you give me a few quiet minutes
