"It definitely is." Marie shot a glare at him. "Any womanizer is fundamentally not a good person. Those kind of guys only think of themselves." She looked at Zeke. "What do you think of the guy?"
Zeke frowned. He glanced at me. "Be aware. If he makes you feel uncomfortable or picks on you, don't keep it to yourself."
I nodded and started to eat my taco.
Zeke looked to Noah. "Were you grouped with a lot of sophomores?"
Noah shrugged. "Yea, but nothing needs to be said. We spent a lot of the time just running sprints."
I glanced at him as I ate. I didn't know he was grouped up with his former friends and teammates. "Were you with Austin or..?"
Noah shook his head. "Nah. A few of the guys were on the quiet side. It's more awkward for them than it is for me. I kind of hope the whole week goes like this."
"Yea, it's best to put the past behind you." Kyle said. "I'm not saying you should be friends with those idiots. Just be chill. Don't lose your temper."
"I don't have a temper." Noah squinted at Kyle.
We spent lunch talking about our morning, even finding out how the girls practiced. There weren't as many players for their teams so they were divided up by positions. They would also get a chance to scrimmage this afternoon.
We couldn't spend a whole lot of time chatting, and had to get ready to go back. The twins fought over the keys, but Zeke broke it up with a single look.
Kyle handed over the keys unwilling. "Fine. Marie and I call very back then."
"What about Jake?" Noah asked.
Kyle looked at me. "You can sit in the front with Dave?"
I guess I could. I nodded.
We reached the car and said our goodbyes to Zeke.
"Did you run here?" Noah asked.
Zeke nodded. "Yep. Might keep running. Go see the beach. Will probably reach home by the time you guys are done with camp this afternoon."
Wow. My eyebrows lifted. That's a few hours from now.
"Be safe." Dave said, starting the car.
Zeke nodded. He watched as we completely loaded up the car and took off. In the front passenger seat, I could see him fading in the side view mirror.
"It's weird to practice without him." Noah commented from the middle row. He sat behind me, with Alisha in between him and Kaylee. "It feels...less serious."
"He was definitely a motivator for the team." Dave nodded in agreement, eyes on the road. "The team will have to find someone new to look up to. That dominates just as much." He glanced at me.
"Don't hold back in the box today." Noah reminded me. He started to laugh. "Especially if it's the twins or Garret. That would be funny to see them struggle on day one."
Dave rolled his eyes. "You're so annoying." He glanced at me. "Please have mercy."
The car was full of laughter as we drove back to the high school.