“Yep, I probably should have sent one of my staff.” He chuckled to himself momentarily, and then turned serious again. “Okay, I want you to know that we don’t normally make offers to freshmen. I talked to Coach Lambert, and he sent over some game film. You show a lot of potential. We’ll be recruiting you as a quarterback. We also talked at length about your leadership skills. I have to ask; did you really tell the whole coaching staff to shut up before the last play of last night’s game?”
“At the time it seemed like what needed to be done. Someone needed to make a decision and we didn’t have time for everyone to be fighting.”
“Well, from what Coach Lambert told me, you did the right thing. All the recruits like you. A couple have asked where you plan to go to school. We would love that to be Kentucky.”
“Coach, let’s be honest. Is this just something to one-up Joe, or are you serious about me coming here?”
“Smart boy. I’d be lying if I said Joe doesn’t play a part in this. Kentucky is an up-and-coming program. We need to get in early with players we feel have potential to be great. We may not win all the battles, but we think if we can get to know you over the next few years, you’ll come to find that the University of Kentucky would be a great destination.”
“Okay, if you’re serious about offering me a scholarship, I’m not going to turn you down. So far, you’re the only one who’s asked me to the dance. I would be happy to consider Kentucky.”
I came back into the dining room and showed everyone my offer letter. One of the quarterbacks who was seated next to me was John Phillips.
“David, I’m so mad at you. You walk in and do a workout for Florida. Now I see you here with an offer. Kentucky’s my dream school. Look, I’m a damn good quarterback. But the buzz is if you come here, I’ll be riding the bench.”
“John, I’m a freshman. At the most you’ll ride the pine just one, maybe two years if you redshirt.”
“You cocky little twit, thanks for telling me. At best you’d be backing me up since I’ll have that job well in hand by the time you hit campus,” John bragged.
“Yeah, right, I hit campus and you’re done. Seriously though, John, if this is your dream school, then go talk to your chaperone and let him know.”
John nodded and I saw him take his chaperone into the hall. The guy on my other side asked what was going on. When I told him, he shared with the next guy, and so on. Pretty soon I was the only one in the room eating my dinner. When Marcy came back, she looked around the empty room and gave me a look. I just shrugged. She did a quick one-eighty and left to find out what was going on. After a few minutes, she came back in with a huge smile on her face.
“You are so going to get lucky tonight. I’ll help you find the pick of the litter and make sure you’re walking funny come sunup,” Marcy offered.
“I’ve been learning to ‘dine at the Y.’ Do you think you can find one who’d be willing to give me some pointers?”
“Oh, dear, I’m going to end up taking you home tonight, aren’t I?”
I just smiled at her.
Over the course of the next twenty minutes, recruits came back one at a time, each with a big smile on their face. Each time one came in, I got up and congratulated him. I talked Marcy into getting me another steak, because I was still hungry. They were all amused at how much I ate. The last guy to come in was John. He had tears in his eyes and I got up and gave him a hug. Coach Berta followed John in.
“I want to be the first to welcome you all to the Kentucky family. In a few minutes, you’ll be joining your families and going over to the booster reception. We’ll spend some time there and then go to something a little more laid back. Don’t worry, your families will stay with the boosters. We all owe David here special thanks. He’s gotten you all a gift. Marcy, will you hand them out? Please don’t open your bag until everyone has theirs.”
They all waited until everyone had a bag and then they turned to me.
“Okay, guys, open them,” I told them.
They all got big stupid grins on their faces when they saw what was inside. I opened mine and counted. I looked up in dismay.
“Only six?”
John cuffed me on the back of the head.
“You oversexed dork. If you need more than six, come see me and I’ll give you some of mine.”
We all followed Coach Berta to the main lounge. All the guys rushed to show off their letters. John and his dad had tears of joy. I think his dad was more excited than he was. It didn’t take long for them to pull me in and start to introduce me to their parents and brothers and sisters.
John had a hot sister who was my age or a little older. When he saw me smile at her, he physically got between us.
“No way, Dawson, my sister wouldn’t survive you. I am not explaining that to my parents.”
I got a big grin on my face when I saw the sudden interest his sister showed me. John turned around and saw the look in her face.
“OH, FRICK. I just did that to myself, didn’t I?”
I reached out my hand to introduce myself.
“Hi, I’m David... eeeek...”
John had picked me up, thrown me over his shoulder, and was physically hauling me to the other side of the room as he said, “NO, NO, NO, NO,” over and over again. What he didn’t realize was that his sister had followed him. When he put me down, she stepped around him.
“Hi, I’m Alice. Ignore the big jerk behind me.”
“Nice to meet you, Alice,” I said as I pulled out my bag of condoms. “They gave me six condoms. Do you want to go see if we can use them all? John said if I run out, he’ll give me some of his.”
“OH DEAR LORD, PLEASE SHOOT ME NOW!”
John knew when he’d lost, and went over to talk to everyone else. Alice was bent over laughing.
“I’ve never seen him so frustrated.” She calmed down and took a deep breath. “You’ve been all he can talk about since this morning. You must have put on some show. He and dad have wanted him to come here since he was born. Now he’s worried he’ll be riding the pine.”
“I know. He seemed relieved when I told him I was only a freshman. I want to tell you I’m sorry about the rubber remarks. I was only saying that to pull his chain.”
She winked at me and then looked pissed.
“JOHN, COME HERE!” she yelled across the room.
He came running over to see what I’d done to piss off his sister.
“David won’t use his rubbers on me now. What did you say to him?”
“Nope, I’m not getting involved. Alice, you’re on your own with this one. Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” John said as he stormed off.
After talking for a few minutes, Alice and I made a point to hold hands. It was a good thing her parents were cool and saw we were just tormenting John. Marcy showed up and told us the bus was ready to take us to the booster party.
Chapter 17 – We Need to Get a Move On
Saturday September 28
We worked our way to the back of the bus. Marcy sat across the aisle from Alice and me.
“So, David, it didn’t take you long to replace me.”
I winked at Marcy.
“You never told me if you’re in or not.”
Alice gave me a confused look.
“Earlier I told Marcy I’ve been learning to go down on a woman, and I was looking for someone to give me pointers,” I enlightened her.
Alice nodded and then leaned over to talk to Marcy.
“Would it be okay if I came over to watch?” Alice asked.
I jumped right in before Marcy could go into shock.
“That’s a great idea. After I make Marcy climax so much she’s just a puddle of exhaustion and no longer any fun, I could practice on you.”
We both turned to stare at Marcy. I saw her eyes go big and she took a moment to gather herself. I could see she was looking flushed. She suddenly came to a decision.
“Okay, I’m in, if you’re both serious.”