Never Underestimate The Appeal Of Touch

The booth was quiet and empty and the jock inside of it was busy trying to entertain himself. He had a football and he was spinning it on his fingertip around and around.

And he was doing it badly.

Flipping it up and getting a spin or two out of it before it fumbled away and tumbled off his finger. But to his credit he always managed to reach out and snag it before it hit the ground.

At least he did. But that was before I walked up.

"Hey," I said and that's all I said and he looked over and a whole lot happened all at once.

He glanced over at me and then immediately did a double take a moment later and I didn't think that was actually a thing but he did it so it clearly is. A big almost dumb grin lit up his face and his eyes went bright and he turned towards me.

And as he did the ball he was spinning wobbled and tilted and started to fall. He twitched, lightning fast reflexes going to grab it but failing him at the moment as he stumbled and basically punched the side of the ball rather than grab it.

The ball careened sideways and moved out of his booth and into the one next door, the booth of the cute painting girl. There was a loud crash and a yelp and he apologized but he did it to me and then he turned to her and stammered an apology again and she stood up, blithely fixing him with a less than impressed glare as she handed over the ball and set about putting her booth back into order.

The whole thing took less than a minute but in the end he was a bit red faced and looking at me, breathing a little harder than before and looking sheepish as he fixed me with a million dollar smile.

"Sorry about that," he said.

The whole event had me brimming with confidence, I guess, because finding out that a guy as big and as handsome as him could get flustered made me feel a little better about myself.

"I mean," I started, searching for a playful kind of joke, "I was considering asking about joining the team but if that's the kind of performance I can look forward to maybe I'm second guessing a little. I came to win, after all, and here I've got a guy who can't keep a handle on his balls."

"Oh I can handle myself," he grinned broader, "I just get a little mixed up when beautiful women are involved."

Now it was my turn to blush.

"Well I still don't know what kind of prospect that is for the future. I mean that was quite the performance, dude."

"Like I said I'm better with my hands then that would indicate," he said smoothly, "And if you come out I can be sure to show you."

His eyes flicker just a bit. They very quickly run up and down me, clearly checking me out. It's a bold move but one that I don't necessarily disapprove of because it gets me feeling all squirmy and funny and warm.

"So football," I said, moving past it, "The team is co-ed?"

He nods, "It is. We have plenty of guys and girls."

"Even distribution?" I ask, "I'd hate to be outnumbered."

He shrugs, "It depends on the year. Truthfully it's probably skewed more towards guys but the girls are there and they always have fun."

"That's good to know," I smiled, "Still I'm a little surprised. I figured a guy like you that's built like you would be on a real football team. I mean not that this isn't a real football team."

He holds up a hand to stop me before I fall all over myself explaining my misstep.

"I'm on the football team," he explains, "The school team."

"So you just like the sport enough to join a second one?"

"Not just that," he grins, "This sport has other benefits too."

"Oh yeah?" I ask.

"Yeah," he smiles, "It's co-ed for a start which means that I get to hang out with cute and sporty girls. And then there is the other benefit."

"What's that?"

He points to the sign on the front of the booth, tapping it. Specifically tapping the first part of the title.

"Touch," he explains, "Never underestimate the appeal of touch."

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