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"You said so about a barbecue Where’s that at?" Ty asks I’ their conversation, only half involved

"That apart with a few football players," Nate says

"Beer?" Ty asks

"Always," Nate laughs

"We’re in Houston, dinner’s onmy arm

"Isn’t it just a barbecue at someone’s house?" I ask

"Precisely That’s why it’s on , but letting the conversation keeponto topics like Ty’s work schedule and the series Nate has next week If Paige goes, I’ll be there…until I have to go ho Leah with my moame starts, the conversation shifts to every play Ty is his brother’s biggest fan, and there isn’t ato say about--even if Nate’s not involved in the play Everyone was right, though, when they said Nate was gifted He’s not really any bigger than the other guys, but there’s so about the way he carries his bat to the plate that

He picked off two people at second I used to go to a lot of McConnell ga--at least one a hen I was ten and eleven, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a successful pickoff in person Nate just e stays near her sister and Rowe The few ti I’ the about us I’ to suffocate ame’s over, I’m anxious to stand I take the steps and stop near the end of the bleachers while Ty waits for Nate, and the three girls huddle together talking even lances up and sees I’ on," she says to Cass and Rowe, excusing herself to coht be a little offended

"Hey," she says It’s a guilty hey, and now I feel like shit that she feels guilty

"Hey," I say back Lao with them, to some barbecue or whatever," she says She looks tired, and she looks beaten down It’s fro for the other shoe to drop; I can tell

"Yeah, Ty o…if you want," I say, but while I’o What the fuck?