Chapter 78

I never thought about that,” admitted Ashley as she looked in Steve’s direction. “He looked so rugged and so handsome. Are most muscular men on steroids?”

“No, not necessarily,” responded Laura as she followed Ashley’s gaze. “I can assure you that Steve is not taking steroids, and it’s unlikely any of the football players on any team coached by Mr. Watkins would be. He doesn’t tolerate illegal, unethical, or unhealthy behavior by his players. These young men gained their strength the old fashioned way; genetics and hard work.”

A little later, Steve found himself alone with Lisa’s date. “I’ve to tell you that I was prepared to not like you, Steve. Lisa keeps saying all these great things about you, and it gets to me after a while. I really like her and want to date her, but she keeps talking about some other guy. This other guy is everything you could ever want in a man, and he isn’t me."

“I’ll let you in on something I finally figured out about the Anderson family.