Julie had been spending a lot of time at the Riggins house. Tim can’t decide if Coach knows about it or not because he’s running a lot more bleachers lately. It could be that Coach has heard rumors and no one wants their daughter dating Tim Riggins. It’s a well known fact. Maybe Coach just thinks he needs the cardio or maybe it’s punishment for all the times he’s come to practice drunk and hungover.
Whatever the reason, the result is a very sore Tim Riggins who happens to think spending time with Julie Taylor is worth running bleachers.
It’s after dark when he gets home that day. He’s sore from running bleachers and bruised from being a tackling dummy during actual practice. He pulls the truck into the driveway, grabs the case of beer out of the toolbox and carries it to the house, pushing the door open and heading toward the fridge. He opens the door, slides the beer into the nearly empty icebox and unbuttons his pants.
Yeah. Those have got to go.
Really, he ought to have learned by now to check and see if Julie is here. It’s not as if the door is ever locked.