Free Going Hard (Football Romance) by PJ Chase

Going Hard
    PJ Chase
    Chapter One
     
    Tyler Webster had a storied career at Juniper Flats High School.  He only lost four times in the entire three years he was a starter.  He threw for over three hundred yards on ten different occasions.  And he broke nearly every offensive record at the school.  But what made Tyler such a star quarterback wasn't just his canon for an arm.  A lot of quarterbacks could throw deep routes.  It was what Tyler could do with his legs as well that made him such a threat. 
    Tyler had all the intangibles.  The guy was an absolute phenom.  A local legend at Juniper Flats High.  But his star was about to rise even further than that. 
    With such an illustrious career, most people would find it hard to pick out just one stand out game.  For Tyler though, it was easy.  Juniper Flats was playing Stockland Prep.  It was predicted to be a tight game.  A defensive showdown.  The kind of game where a last second field goal would make all the difference.  The coaching staff had prepared the team all week for a nail biter. 
    The story on the field however was a completely different story.  It ended up being the kind of night where Tyler could do no wrong.  Every pass he threw seemed to get caught.  No matter if it was a busted play, an overthrown ball, or even a pass tipped at the line--it didn't matter.  His receivers caught everything.  It was an incredible night.  The success was effortless.  As if the football Gods were smiling down on Tyler.  He'd never had a game like that before. 
    Tyler ended up throwing for over three hundred and fifty yards that night.  And what was predicted to be a close game ended up being a huge blow out for Juniper Flats.  Tyler and the rest of his team were even able to pull off a trick play for a touchdown.  It would go down as a night that Tyler would never forget.  One for the record books.
     
    Six Months Later
     
    "That's what it's like dating me?" Maureen Stanton asked, not entirely happy to have her relationship compared to a football game. 
    Tyler and Maureen had been dating for months, and Maureen was just made about Tyler.  They'd grown up only a couple of blocks away.  Maureen first met Tyler in third grade and had harbored a secret crush on him ever since.  She was beginning to think it was all one-sided, then at the start of their senior year of high school, Tyler finally asked Maureen out.  They had been inseparable ever since. 
    It was amazing to think that Maureen had bagged such an undisputed hunk.  There was so much to swoon over.  The man was in peak physical shape.  Tyler was the kind of eye candy that made women weak in the knees.  A tall, muscular, wonder.  Not to mention he had abs to spare.  If that wasn't enough, Tyler also had a dynamite smile and the deepest blue eyes Maureen ever seen.
    Some days Maureen couldn't believe how lucky she was.  Tyler could have any girl he wanted at Juniper Flats High, yet he'd picked Maureen.  Now six months into their relationship, they were still in that puppy dog stage of their relationship. 
    Tyler had taken Maureen up to make out point for some heavy necking.  And while Maureen loved getting the windows steamy with Tyler, every once in a while she wanted to come up for air and take stock of their feelings.  So for Tyler to use a football game as a metaphor for their relationship was hardly the romance Maureen was looking for. 
    "I don't think you understand," Tyler replied. 
    "Clearly," Maureen said. 
    "That wasn't just a football game.  See, everything that night went right.  It was all effortless and filled with great surprises.  And even when it seemed like things might get difficult, they managed to work out anyway.  And that's what it's like being with you--having everything go right as well," Tyler explained. 
    "Oh my God.  That's so sweet," Maureen admitted. 
    "No.  What's sweet are your lips," Tyler said. 
    Tyler then gazed into Maureen's eyes and