The Kicker

Chapter 7

Leo

I drove to my parents’ home the weekend of the NFL Draft. My dad wanted to be with me if, and when I got the call. As soon as I got home, dad was asking which teams I had talked to, where I was hoping to go, who seemed the most interested in me and when was I expecting to be called.

I laughed, “relax dad, you know the earliest they draft kickers is in the second or third round. We will probably have to wait until tomorrow to find out.”

He sighed, “I know, this is just so exciting. I can’t believe my son may be playing professional football.”

Mom had invited both my sisters and their husbands over so we could watch the draft together. It had been a while since I had seen them and the first time for me to meet my two-month-old nephew, Chase. I got along well with my brothers-in-law, and it was great to have the support of my entire family. I noticed how much my sisters cared for their husbands, and it was clear the feeling was mutual. I couldn’t help but hope that I would find the same thing someday, damn it, why wasn’t I normal, life would be much easier.

I had noticed that Robbie, er, I mean Rob was home, I asked mom if I could invite him over to watch with us.

She smiled as she set another plate of food on the table, “of course, tell his parents to come over too.”

I asked, “and Rob’s boyfriend?”

She nodded, “absolutely, I am so proud of you for being so supportive of Robbie.” If she only knew why I was being so supportive, I know it was getting time for me to man up. She gave me a hug.

I called Rob, he and his family excitedly agreed to join us. I said, “mom has made more food than we can eat in a week, so bring your appetite.”

He laughed, “we’ll be over in a few minutes.”

We spent the next hour catching up on how school was going, we were both about one month from graduation. He and Seth both had got jobs in Waco and were both so excited about their future. My jealousy and envy had faded away and I was truly happy for both of them. Rob had become so confident and self-assured, and I was sure that Seth was a big part of that. Even Rob’s parents beamed with pride as their son talked.

Dad said, “ok everyone, it’s about to start, gather around. If Leo’s phone rings, we all have to be quiet while he takes the call. You do have your phone charged, don’t you son?”

I shook my head, “yes dad, just don’t be disappointed if I don’t get the call today.” Secretly I was just as excited as he was.

We watched as all the quarterbacks, receivers, and defensive players were selected in the first 15 picks. This was normal, the last kicker selected in the first round was in 2000. I watched as Miami and San Diego made their picks, they took a receiver and an offensive lineman. I was both relieved and disappointed, even though I knew I probably wouldn’t be selected until the next round, a small part of me wanted to be drafted early. Sante Fe was picking at number 30, so I still had a chance. I also knew they were talking to a wide receiver from USC, and I expected they would pick him first. We continued to watch as the next 10 teams made their selections.

After the 25th pick, my phone rang, dad looked at me with wide eyes as I looked at the screen.

I said, “it’s a New Mexico area code, but it’s not the scout I have been talking to.”

Dad screamed, “just answer it, everyone shh.”

I answered, “hello?”

The voice on the other end said, “Leo, this is Dean Andrews, the head coach of the Sante Fe Bandits. How would you like to come to New Mexico to kick for us?”

I felt a lump in my throat, I squeaked out, “I would be honored sir.” I nodded my head at my dad as the room erupted in cheers.

Coach Andrews chuckled, “wow, sounds like you have your own cheering squad with you.”

I laughed, “yes sir, that’s my family.”

He said, “well I hope they become Bandit fans, we can use all the support we can get.”

I said, “I promise, they are already fans of the team.”

Coach said, “good to hear, we are picking at number 30, so you should hear your name soon.”

I took a deep breath, “thank you sir, I can’t wait to get to Sante Fe.”

He said, “we can’t wait for you to get here either, we missed going to the Super Bowl last year by a field goal. We are hoping you will fix that for us.”

I said, “I won’t let you down coach.”

Andrews said, “good to hear son, we will be in touch next week with more details.”

As if on cue, the doorbell rang, and we found a Fed Ex driver handing my mom a package. We opened it to find several Bandits caps and jerseys, as well as some other team swag.

I handed the items out and we turned our attention back to the tv. Then we heard, “with the 30th pick in the NFL Draft, the Sante Fe Bandits select Leo Foxx, kicker from Oklahoma State.”

I put a Bandits cap on as my family and friends cheered. I had made it to the NFL. The next day I started getting calls from my teammates at Oklahoma State and reporters. They all wanted to do a story on the first kicker selected in the first round in over twenty years.

I was able to have a talk with Rob alone.

He said, “I am proud of you Leo, you are making your dream come true.”

I smiled, “thanks Rob, but I am proud of you too.”

He raised an eyebrow, “proud of me? For what?”

I chuckled, “you are making your dreams come too. You are done with college, you have a great job lined up, and you and Seth seem very happy.”

He smiled, “Thanks Leo, we are very happy. I hope you meet someone too, so you can be just as happy.”

I nodded, “yeah, I need to work on that. Once I figure things out, I will.”

He gave me a hug as Seth came back into the room. He smiled as walked up next to Rob.

Seth asked, “did you guys have a good talk?”

I smiled, “yes, we did, you have a great guy here. You better take good care of him, or I will hunt you down and kick your ass.”

Seth grinned, “don’t worry, I certainly will.” Another round of hugs and I left them standing there with their arms around each other.

By the time I left to go back to Stillwater for my last month of college, I had been hugged and congratulated so many times, I was ready for the long quiet drive alone. I turned off my phone and cranked up the radio.

Mack, Holly and Megan were waiting for me when I walked in my dorm room, once again I was smothered in hugs and congratulations. The next week the coaching staff and my teammates also showed their support, there were six others on the team that were drafted. None of us were on the same team, but we would be playing against each other over the next few years.

I quickly had to get back into college mode, I had four more weeks of classes and finals to complete. Plus, Megan and I needed to figure things out between us. She got a job back in her hometown of Oklahoma City. I knew that she was tight with her mom, and she had always planned to move back to be close to her. She didn’t seem receptive to the idea of moving to Sante Fe, I was sort of relieved, but still a little disappointed. Megan was a great girl and she had always supported me throughout our time together, we would have to have that “talk”, very soon.

I finished my last project and had taken my last final, as had most of the rest of the team. We planned one last party as a group. Holly and Megan still had one more final, so they let Mack and I go to the party alone. We were all having a good time, everyone was talking about their new jobs and of course, those of us that were drafted were talking shit to each other about our new teams. I called Megan to see how her studying was going, she told me she still had more work to do, and she would see me tomorrow after her last class.

As I hung up the phone and got another beer, Casey joined me at the bar. I hadn’t seen him since I returned to school.

He patted me on the shoulder, “congrats on getting drafted, I knew it would happen.”

I smiled, “thanks, I couldn’t have done it without you.”

He shrugged, “oh, I think you would have done just as well with me or any other good trainer.”

I nodded, “maybe, but you definitely made it more fun.”

He grinned, “yeah, it was fun off the field, but you did put in the work on the field.”

I said, “you could call Coach Andrews to see if he has any openings on his staff.”

Casey chuckled, “I’m sure he has a list of coaches more qualified than I am if he has any openings at all, besides, I like it here.”

I shrugged, “yeah, I guess. I had to try.”

He smiled, “so where’s your girlfriend tonight?”

I said, “she’s studying for her last final.”

Casey looked around, “so, does that mean you can come to my place for a while?”

I took a drink of my beer, “yeah, I think I can make that work.”

He downed his drink, “I’m headed out, come over whenever you’re ready.”

I nodded, “ok.”

I finished my beer as I made my rounds, saying goodbye to all my teammates. For many, it was probably the last time I would ever see them.

I left and drove to Casey’s apartment, he was grinning as he opened the door and let me inside. We immediately started kissing and pulling each other’s clothes off, as we made our way to the bedroom. We fell onto his bed with each other’s cocks in our mouths, in our three and a half years as fuck buddies, we had learned what each other really likes. Casey worked his finger into my ass as he deep throated me. I was fondling his cum-filled nuts as I swallowed his manhood to the balls. I felt that this was probably going to be the last time we would be together, I was trying to really step up my game. I released his dick and took one of his nuts into my mouth, then the other, then both at the same time. Casey’s moans vibrated across my already overstimulated pole as his finger worked further inside my hole. Casey rolled onto his back as I continued to suck him, he positioned me so that my ass was above his face. I felt his tongue start to explore my crack as I bobbed up and down on his dick. He pushed his tongue in and out of my hole, as the two-day growth of whiskers on Casey’s chin rubbed against my balls, it felt incredible. He spread my ass cheeks as wide as he could and was pushing his tongue in further than he ever had before. I groaned as I let his cock fall from mouth, I needed him to fuck me, now. I pulled away and turned with my ass right above his erection, he smiled up at me as I lowered myself down. Once I was fully impaled, I leaned down for a kiss, then started to bounce up and down. My rock-hard cock was flopping as I buried Casey’s bone in my hole, hitting my love button with every stroke. Casey’s eyes rolled back in his head as he held tight onto my hips. He panted, “you are going to milk me dry.” I increased my speed as his breathing quickened, he pulled me down tight as I felt his cock begin to pulse, filling my hole with his juices. Casey gasped, “oh fuck”, until his spasms sent vibrations through my entire body. I leaned forward for another kiss as Casey’s deflating dick slipped from my cum filled hole.

I broke our kiss and grinned at Casey, “are you ready for this?” He looked at me, not sure what I meant. I climbed off him and pushed his legs up in the air. Casey gasped as I began to lick his pucker, trying to give Casey the same treatment he gave me earlier. It seemed like I was going ok as I heard a “holy shit” escape Casey’s lips. After I had his hole good and wet, I went back up for another kiss as I aimed my leaking cock at its target. I slowly pushed in as Casey’s moans increased and his head began to sway back and forth as he grabbed my ass. I leaned back in for another kiss as I felt my nuts begin to churn and tighten. Casey looked into my eyes and said, “give me your load.” I gave him one more kiss and pushed in as far as I could and exploded, sending my creamy seed into the deep recesses of Casey’s manhole. When my spasms subsided, I collapsed on top of Casey, and we made out until my softening cock slipped from the warm embrace of Casey’s love tunnel. I rolled off Casey as we tried to catch our breath.

He said, “wow, I am going to remember you for a long time.”

I laughed, “well you know you can come visit me in New Mexico.”

Casey chuckled, “yeah, I suppose I can, and you can come back here too.”

I nodded, “I guess so.”

We cuddled for a bit and took a long shower together.

I dressed and went back to my room, Mack came home shortly after I arrived.

He asked, “where did you disappear to?”

I said, “I had something to take care of, then I just came back here.”

He looked as if he was unsure if he believed me, so I tried to change the subject. I asked, “so how did the rest of the party go?”

He chuckled, “Blake and Josh had too much to drink and made asses out of themselves.”

I laughed, “so pretty much like every other party then.”

Mack nodded, “yep.”

I asked, “so how did you do on that last final?”

He shrugged, “I did ok, just glad all this schoolwork is done. I’m ready to get back home and start work.”

We chatted a bit more as we got ready for bed, he asked, “what’s your plan with Megan tomorrow?”

I sighed, “we are going to a late breakfast after her final to talk about us. Then I’m going to help her pack up her car, so she can leave right after graduation on Saturday.”

Mack asked, “where do you see your relationship headed?”

I replied, “the talks we have had, lead me believe she wants to try the long-distance thing.”

He nodded, “what do you want?”

I chuckled, “shit, that’s a good question. I mean Megan is a sweet girl, but I don’t want to keep her from getting what she wants. I feel good about moving to Sante Fe, but you know the NFL, I could be on the other side of the country next year. I know she wants to settle down and have a family, I can’t promise her that right now.”

I, of course, didn’t bring up my sexuality as another reason why I was so hesitant to make a commitment.

Mack asked, “are you going to tell Megan all of this?”

I nodded, “yes, I am. I thought that I already had, but I obviously need to be more clear. I certainly don’t want to stop her from finding what she wants, waiting for me.”

Mack and I have had a lot of talks before, but this was by far the heaviest one. He helped me understand that I really needed to tell Megan how I truly felt.

I changed the subject, “so what about you and Holly, I know you both are going to Kansas City, are you going to move in together?”

A big smile formed across his lips, “yes, and we may even take it a little bit further.”

I asked, “what do you mean?”

He reached into his packed bag and pulled out a small box, “I’m going to ask her to marry me.” He opened the box to reveal a beautiful ring.

I jumped from my bed and gave him a big hug, “congrats buddy, that is awesome.”

He smiled, “thanks, but promise not to say anything, I’m not sure when I am going to ask her yet.”

We talked a bit more, then went to sleep. The next morning, we got up and helped each other load our cars up and cleaned our room. We also wanted to get on the road as soon as our graduation ceremony was done. We left just what we needed for the next day in the room. I was headed down to my car with my last box as Holly walked into the room. I put the box in my car as Megan texted me that she was done with her final. I went back up to my room to tell Mack that I was going to Megan’s room. As I walked down the hall, I heard Holly squeal and as I walked in, she had her legs wrapped around Mack as he held her and they were kissing.

Mack grinned as he saw me, he said, “I couldn’t wait any longer, she said yes.”

I went to Megan’s room, and we soon had her packed up ready to go. We had our long talk, I still didn’t think we were on the same page. I even told her that if she met someone else, she should go ahead and date them, I would understand. She just brushed me off, saying that would never happen. I knew I should have just told her that I was questioning my sexuality, but I was still not ready to have that discussion with anybody.

Both of our parents were coming in for graduation that afternoon, all six of us met for dinner that night. After the ceremony, we said our goodbyes, Mack and Holly took off for Kansas City. Megan followed her folks back to Oklahoma City and I followed mine to Westfield. I had two weeks before I needed to be in Sante Fe.

To be continued…