Nina helped him pack, because he was so overcome with amazement he could barely focus. He called his family while she put his t-shirts into a suitcase. It was such an intimate act, letting someone handle your things, but it felt so natural. Nina could handle any of his things she wanted, forevermore. He would never object.
After he delivered his incredible news to his parents and little sister, they sat down with leftover pizza in the apartment he shared with two other guys on the team. They were at the Roadhouse celebrating the victory, so he and Nina had his place to themselves. But they didn’t have much time, no more than an hour before he had to hit the road.
Should he kiss her? What about more? What about…sex? He ached whenever he looked at Nina. But to take their relationship to th
