As the day continued, Lacey's battle with her own morals and standards took a turn. Her mind racing as she thought about Danny being intimate with other women.
She was more upset about why she couldn't seem to get her strong will to submit to the wants of her open mind and the needs of her traitorous body. Why was it so difficult?
Her relationship with Danny was designed to overcome traditional jealousy and possessiveness, yet here she was, obsessing over these same damn things.
Just before game time Phoebe and Lacey were dressing in all of their college swag, emblems painted on their faces and all.
"Wait, right there in the studio?!" Phoebe marveled at Lacey's early morning activities.
"Mm, yep. Gave me inspiration for my painting that's for damn sure."
"So this time it was for him?"
"Oh yes, but I still had fun so, win/win I guess." Lacey shrugged.
"Damn."
"Anyway, what about you?"
"Nothing is going on. Hook me up with one of these enormous football players, please?"
"I'll see what I can do." Lacey smiled.
"You really ready for this?" Phoebe questioned.
"The game? Yeah, it'll be fun."
"You know what I'm talking about, they'll all be there. Are you doing okay?"
Lacey sighed as she finished her makeup, "I want him however I can get him, Phoebs. He makes me feel amazing."
"Okay then, let's get this over with." Phoebe dragged her out of their room and the pair headed toward the field.
There were hundreds of people all heading to the game at once, campus was mobbed. The marching band could be heard in the distance as the speakers on every pole on campus blasted out top 40 hits intermixed with player stats.
The football field at Syracuse was inside of a dome. Danny had arranged for seats for the two of them near the fifty yard line, along the Syracuse sideline. Lacey knew this was where the spirit team would be, and likely many of Danny's hook ups.
Lacey took a deep breath as she scooted in front of the home section, fans and other students making way for her and Phoebe to pass. Were any of these people Danny's 'friends' she wondered.
"Lacey! Hey Lacey!"
As they reached their seats, Lacey turned around to find out who was calling her name. It was Regina. Regina motioned for her to climb down onto the sideline with her. Lacey acquiesced and turned to give Phoebe a hesitant glance.
"I'll be right here." Phoebe asserted.
Regina held her hand out to help Lacey navigate the climb over the small barrier that encircled the field.
"Hey, what's up?" Lacey asked in confusion.
"Danny needs you." Regina explained, "C'mon, I'll take you."
Regina linked arms with Lacey and dragged her into the locker room. The roar of the crowd and the marching band making it impossible for Regina to explain further. Phoebe watched helplessly as Lacey disappeared into the building adjacent to the field.
"I'll walk you back after, no worries." Regina offered, staying put outside the door.
Lacey entered to find Danny half dressed and sitting with his face in his hands.
"Hey, Danny. You okay? You wanted to see me?" Lacey walked closer to him, not sure what was happening.
Danny lifted his head and held his hand out toward her, "I need you."
Lacey got close enough for him to wrap his arms around her waist, his head resting on her belly.
"Shouldn't you be about ready for the game? I saw the team out there warming up."
She instinctively ran her fingers through his hair, his shoulders visibly relaxing as she repeated her strokes.
"I'm nervous." Danny admitted.
Lacey giggled, her belly shaking and giving away her true feelings. Danny pulled his head away and looked up at her.
"You're laughing at me right now?"
Lacey put her hands on her hips, "Danny Desai has performance anxiety?!" Lacey laughed, "You fucked me like a pro in the art studio this morning!" She threw her hands up.
Danny giggled back.
Lacey's chin jutted out indicating she was done joking and refocused on him, "What's really going on, Desai?"
Danny sighed, "I found out there are scouts here today."
"You're a phenomenal athlete Danny, I'm not surprised. Why are you so nervous?"
"I'm a soccer player." He said simply.
"You told me if the NFL scouted you, you'd sign in a heartbeat. What happened to that?"
"Football is just my offseason sport, I'm not sure I want to do this for my career."
"How often do MLS scouts come around?"
"About the same as the NFL, but if I pass on this and then never get picked up for MLS, I'll have nothing left."
"That's not true, you're only a sophomore."
"No, I'm already a sophomore. I only have three seasons left, that's it."
"My suggestion as your newest friend with absolutely zero sports knowledge and therefore obviously the most qualified, is to take the opportunities as they come. Don't wait for a better one or try to jump out of order. You'll end up derailing your train. Go for it. If you're really right for MLS, they'll find you."
Danny nodded, "You're right."
"How much time you got before you gotta be out there?" Lacey asked playfully.
"Like, ten minutes."
Lacey slid her hands back into Danny's hair and pulled it tighter, moving his head to the side so she could offer a kiss.
"You know what always makes me feel better when I'm stressed?" She whispered against his lips.
"I don't have condoms here." Danny said sadly.
"Well, you're a moron." They both smiled.
Lacey released his hair and slid to her knees, pulling Danny's cock out from behind his cup and up over his skin tight football pants.
"Lacey, you don't have to—"
Lacey reached up and put a finger to his lips like he had done to her this morning.
"Shhh—" She added.
Danny leaned back on his hands and watched as Lacey gave him the best blow job he ever had. Danny came in three short minutes, Lacey sucking every last drop from him before carefully tucking him back inside.
"Fuck." He said with surprised finality, "You're talented in many, many ways. An artist for sure."
Lacey wiped her mouth and stood, pulling Danny up with her. She turned him to the side and smacked his ass hard.
"Ow!" Danny jumped from the snap of the impact.
"Get your ass in gear, Desai! You've got a fucking football game to win."
"Okay, just FYI, dominate Lacey is my new favorite Lacey." Danny smiled big, "Thank you, Lace. I mean it." He said sincerely.
"You bet. See you out there."
Lacey stepped back out and joined Regina, still patiently waiting for her just outside the door.
"He good?" Regina asked.
"Very." Lacey replied coyly.
"Good. You know, Lacey, I was you last year. There will be another you next year. Try not to get too excited."
"I'm not in competition with anyone, Regina. I believe you're still you this year as well, am I wrong?"
"You're not wrong. He knows I'm available whenever he needs anything, which is often. Just saying."
"That's great." Lacey stared at her, completely unaffected.
"Great."
Despite Danny's philosophy on sex, life and relationships, people were still people. They could accept him, but Danny couldn't just force people to subscribe to his way of thinking. Regina Crane was a jealous mess and Lacey understood her fear. Lacey didn't want to lose her connection with Danny either.
"Since neither of us are going anywhere, how about we not hate each other? After all, we'll probably all share the same STDs eventually. We're like a giant family really." Lacey said snidely.
Lacey gave Regina her biggest cheer smile and walked into the stands to find Phoebe. Game on.