For a moment, he didn’t think Vic would answer. Then a warm hand covered his knee, and Vic told him, “Give me a kiss.” Matt leaned across the gear stick and complied. Resting his forehead against Vic’s, he murmured, “You know I’m going to plan our game play around what you told me last night about Doug’s strategy.” Vic grinned. “You know I’m going to have to tell Doug you know.” “I’ll be playing to win,” Matt warned him. “I’m not going to go easy on you just because I love you.” Vic didn’t respond. He didn’t really have to—Matt knew his lover well enough to know Vic would probably cut him some slack out on the field. He’d never do anything to hurt his own team, and he wasn’t about to lose the game just to make someone else happy, but his feelings for Matt would get in the way. As Matt

