"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...