Unable to guard her, he watched as she hit two more shots from a distance that nobody would ever shoot in a real game. She had won, and she had done it fair and square.

"Yes!" she yelled, pumping her fist. She gave Tommy a high five. "I'm never going to let you live that down!" she laughed.

"Your face okay?" he laughed.

"Yes," she told him. "It's okay."

"Good, because it's killing me," he grinned.

She put both fists on her hips. "Well, I never," she smiled.

He thought he had never seen a more beautiful girl in his life. She was heart-stopping. "I'll get you back when we...