D.J's Story
How do you handle training a quarterback from another team?
Plot
D.J knows everything about football from practicing with her star brothers so when Jimmy Ott needs a trainer for Brain, (who already worked at the farm for a while and whom D.J despises) she is a little hesitant. She finally tells Jimmy Ott she will train Brain. After training for a while D.J starts to have conflicting feelings for Brian. Some times he can be a real person whom she can sorta talk to and have fun with. He even ends up staying for supper one time and plays catch with Curtis and D.J. He also comes by and helps D.J paint the barn. But sometimes he acts like an arrogant jerk
D.J's best friend Amber doesn't like Brain so D.J doesn't have anyone to talk to about him. Brain and D.J start to become really good friends. They start talking to each other and D.J finds peace when shes talking to Brain. She soon finds out that her best friend Amber is a lesbian and is in love with her and has been having this fake relationship thing with her. On the Brian side of things, D.J now knows everything about Brains playing skills. D.J decides that she wants to try out for the Red Bend football team, but decides to keep it a secret.
Brian goes off for a trip for a few days and D.J ends up having to take Curtis to some sports thing up state. D.J ends up using most of her moms money on a haircut. When she gets back her and her mom ends up talking and really start getting closer. While training one day Brain kisses D.J and she ends up giving Brain a bloody nose on accident. They stop training but end up keeping in touch for a while until football season starts and he finds out that D.J is playing for his schools rival. He's hurt and upset with D.J. When D.J tries to talk to him he blows up on her telling her how awful her and her family are.
When Red Bend and Brains school plays against each other people are being really mean to D.J so she gets super mad and pumps up the team. She gets a touchdown and they end up beating Hawley. After the game Amber comes up and introduces D.J to her girlfriend and D.J notes that she seems really happy.
Jimmy Ott makes Brain come over to D.J's and apologizes. Brain apologizes and they start to talk. Brain mentions dating but it never really comes up again. D.J ends the book by saying how she doesn't know whats gonna happen, if her and Brain will be just friends or more than friends and how shes happy.