"Deal" she said cockily as he shook her hand and they both smiled.
There was now less than 25 minutes left in regulation time. I knew enough about soccer to be confident Belgium could not win without penalty kicks, but I still felt a little anxious. Hana sat down beside Adam again and this time his hand seemed to be on her leg more often than not as they watched the play intensely.
I was now distracted by their interaction, and noticed that Brian was also keeping his eyes as much on Hana as he was the game. I was watching Adam's hand rest just above Hana's knee when he startled me by jumping up. Belgium had scored, cutting Japan's lead in half. Adam and Louis high-fived then Adam taunted Hana by opening his arms as if she would jump up to embrace him. I was happy when she slapped his han
