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And again, hebusy as hell, and he’d been on the road and caa him on the back as he walked by

"Back at ya"

"Yeah, we’re good here We’ve figured out how to aht about that They were in trouble on the road so far this season, and none of theaure it out, Trick"

His friend nodded "Sure We will"

They had to stay upbeat and Drew felt it was his responsibility to keep his team morale positive Even the coach was baffled by their lack of road wins so far, but the coach had said the saure it out

And when they did, they’d fix it

Dreered and got dressed, then packed up his bag

"Hey, Drew"

He looked up as one of the assistant coaches called his na outside the locker rooood friend Narinned "Yeah, it does He’s one of ht out"

"Okay"

Drew finished putting all his gear away, then headed out the door Trevor was leaning against the wall, talking to sonized Trevor

Hell, everyone recognized Trevor Shay, since he was one of the few guys in sports who straddled the line between football and baseball Or at least one of the few guys who’d tried it and was successful at it

Trevor spotted him, pushed off the wall and caed to pull that one out, didn’t you?"

"I didn’t know you were here I could have gotten you a suite"

"Dude I wanted front row on the boards, where all the action was Good ga in town?" Drew asked as they headed toward the exit

"I’ shit Saw you had a gaet ry Have you eaten yet?"

"No Let’s go get a big fking steak"

Drew grinned "Man, I’lad you’re here"

They took a taxi to the restaurant, ordered beers and their steaks, and settled in for what Dreas going to be a long rest of the night Once he and Trevor got to talking, they’d never stop

"So tellon? It’s been awhile since I’ve seen you"

"Football ended, baseball’s gearing up The usual shit" Trevor took a long pull of his beer

"I don’t kno you do it Don’t you want tiot to do with rab a woet hed "Oh, right Like I see you all do"

"Okay, maybe not, but at least if that’s what I wanted, I’d have the time to do it Football and baseball seasons overlap Hell, how do you even find the ti smile at him "Oh, there’s plenty of time for that"

With Trevor’s popularity, Drew didn’t doubt women lined up just to climb into his bed He shook his head "Still, why not just pick one sport and stick to it?"

"If I only had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked that question"

Drew suess I’m just curious And maybe a little jealous"

"No, it’s okay You’re a friend, so it’s different I don’t really have an answer for you, though, other than the reason I play both is because I love the on one would make you better at it, don’t you think?"

"No I think I’hed "Still as humble and rinned and tipped his beer toward Drew

"Have you heard anything new about Bill Briscoe?"

Trevor’s smile faded "No He’s still at MD Anderson in Houston I talked to Ginger last week and she said he’s hanging in there"

Drew nodded "I was down there about a"

"Yeah, we all are, man"

"Have you seen Haven?"

"I saw her last ti all this?"

"It’s her dad, you know? But she’s tough, and she’s trying to hold it together for Bill But I can tell this is tearing her up Not that she’ll talk to er Briscoe had been their dore Bill had been their rock, their shoulder to lean on, and the one person Drew had relied on to get hi aas so hard He took a deep breath "I hate losing hito take him from us, and we can’t stop it"

They both went silent for a few ht about Bill as Dreas

"So tell e of subject "What have you been up to, other than scoring your ass off? I’ve caught a few of your gaames We’re shit on the road so far this season"

"That happens soh It’s still early in the season, though, so don’t be so hard on yourself You’re working the kinks out You pulled in souys to mesh in with the seasoned ones"

"You should be a coach"

"I’m better as a player All these impressive skills of mine, you know"