Drake glanced at the bench and spied Coach Bass giving him thumbs up. Dev smiled as he turned to Norville. “Ask me again if I think we can win this.”
Lucas’ frown turned to a smile. “Hardass.”
The two men broke to return to their respective teams. For a moment, Devon wished he’d had a good friend like Lucas on the Kings. Since he’d gotten there, it had all been about proving himself and dating Jackie. Jetting to the Bahamas for the weekend or Los Angeles for a premiere hadn’t left much time for hanging with his teammates.
The two teams set on the line of scrimmage for the next play. Anderson Boyer faked a pass and handed the ball off to a running back. The Kings were caught off guard. Devon was on the opposite side of the field, keeping tabs on the wide receiver when the Sidewinder’s pu
