The Coaching System - Chapter 128: A Growing Distance & League Domination

... sarcasm about his drinking. No complaints. Just a distant nod when he greeted her.

Something was wrong.

"Emma," he said carefully. "Is something bothering you?"

She barely looked at him. "I said I’m fine, Jake."

Lie.

But he knew Emma—she wouldn’t talk until she was ready. So, for now, he let it go.

Clearing His Head – Watching the Next Generation

Needing space, Jake drove to the academy to watch Ethan Wilson’s U13 match.

The kid had ...