*SMACK*
The ball whipped toward the far corner of the baseline and I sprinted after it. I watched as it bounced up, right off the line, and flailed my racket out towards it, just catching enough of it to send it back towards the net.
*SMACK*
I was immediately sprinting back the other direction as the ball tore towards the corner of the court. This time I wasn't even close to reaching it. The ball hit just inside the line and then bounced beyond my grasp as I pulled up, out of breath.
"GAME, SET, MATCH!" Coach Tucker yelled.
I panted for a second and caught my breath with my hands on my knees while my opponent casually jogged up to the net. After a few seconds I plodded towards the net to meet him. We gave each other a bro shake and he patted me on the back.
"Happens to the best of us man."
"Dude," I responded, "you're the best of us. It doesn't happen to you."
We shared a laugh as I trudged over to Coach Tucker and while my opponent jogged confidently.
"Carson—your backhand was on fire. Great power, great technique. Are we going to win number one singles this weekend?"
"You know it!" Connor responded enthusiastically, fist bumping coach.
"Bishop—good hustle. Maybe you'll get him next time."
"Doubtful." I said.
"Hit the showers guys, great work today."
Connor Carson and I started the walk across the high school tennis courts back towards the locker room, catching up on the day's news at school.
"You see Kelsey Freeland today? Dude, what I'd give to see that rack..."
"Stop by my house tonight, peak through the window, and maybe you'll get a glimpse, Gabe. She's coming over because I need more of a workout than what you gave me out there on the court today." Connor said laughing.
"Dude no way! Isn't she dating Derek?"
"Technically."
"You're unbelievable man," I said fist bumping him again.
Connor Carson was my best friend. We had both just turned 18 and were beginning our senior year of high school. Last year, my parents had divorced and as a result, I moved cities with my mom and had to start at a new high school. Thankfully, I'd been pretty good at tennis at my old school, and hoped the tennis team at the new high school would help me meet people. On the first day of tryouts I met Connor. He was about 6'2, 185, was perpetually tan, had light brown hair that was casually swooped to one side, and big blue eyes. Not only was he a tennis star and a ladies' man, but he was surprisingly nice as well. Though he beat me every time we played in tryouts (and every time since) he could tell that I was still better than most people trying to get on the team, and thoroughly congratulated me when I won the number 2 singles spot.
Standing at about 5'10, 145, I was not nearly as muscular or well-built as Connor, but I was pretty quick moving about the court and had great accuracy on my shots. Unfortunately for me, Connor's tennis game combined quickness and accuracy with crazy power and I could never beat him. Fortunately for me, however, he took a liking to me—especially since he knew I was new to the school—and quickly became my best friend. He introduced me to lots of other people, took me to parties, and even helped me hook up with a girl. I lost my virginity to Amanda Burnett, a cute JV cheerleader, all thanks to Connor's prodding.
Of course, I could never hold a match to Connor's skills with women. He seemed to have a new girlfriend every couple of weeks. And, even when girls were dating other guys—like the captain of the cheer squad, Kelsey Freeland—Connor still seemed to find some way to fuck them. There was even a rumor that he'd fucked Miss McKinney, the hot young Spanish teacher with light red hair and perky tits. Though he never confirmed it, the preferential treatment he got in Spanish class seemed to be proof. Amongst the girls of the school his cock was legendary. And, unlike all of the unpopular nerdy girls who could only dream of seeing it, I had seen it repeatedly in the locker room and there was no exaggeration. It was at least 5 inches long and quite thick when it was flaccid. I didn't even want to imagine how big he was hard.
We kept jawing about Kelsey Freeland's rack all the way across the court, drenched in sweat and the hot, late-August sunlight.
"Maybe, if things go well with Kelsey, I can hook you up with her little sister. She's a freshman, and doesn't have Kelsey's tits yet, but if you're patient..."
"Fuck off!" I said laughing.
Just then, I noticed my mom standing near the edge of the court waving. I waved back.
"Dude who is that?"
"My mom, bro. You've never met her yet?"
"Definitely not."
As we pushed through the gate in the chain link fence surrounding the court, I angled over towards my mom to say hi before I got in the shower.
"Gabe! You looked great out there!" she said.
"Sure I did. Connor killed me." I said. I went in to hug her, but she pushed me back slightly as I came in.
"You're really sweaty, sweetie. Maybe save the hug for later." she said, looking at me with a coyly disapproving mom glance. Having just come from her job as a realtor, she was looking nice and I didn't want to ruin her outfit. She was wearing a tight, short, white mini skirt and a sleeveless pink blouse that exposed quite a lot of her ample cleavage. Her dark brown hair was down and was tussled by the wind while her blue eyes were hidden behind ostentatious sunglasses. Though I didn't like to dwell on it, my mother was definitely hot and she knew it. She was not afraid to use her looks to sell houses, which she did very well.
"Are you going to introduce your friend?"
Without any prompting from me, Connor chimed in.
"Hi Mrs. Bishop. I'm Connor Carson."
In the 10 feet or so between the gate and my mom, while I hadn't been looking, Connor had taken his shirt off and was ostensibly using it to wipe his sweat. His muscular torso was, as always, completely tan. He had massive pectoral muscles and big, broad shoulders. He didn't quite have a six pack yet, but its contours were coming in clearly.
"Oh, this is the Connor I've heard so much about!" my mom said while removing her sunglasses and eyeing the shirtless 18-year-old in front of her. She extended her hand to Connor. "Technically I'm Miss Summers now, but you can call me Courtney, sweetie. Gabe, why didn't you ever introduce us before?"
"Yeah Gabe?" Connor added playfully, "You always talk about how amazing your mom is but never introduced me!"
"Oh, do you really Gabe? That's so sweet." She cooed.
"Uh," I tried to interject, but Connor was too quick.