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“Guess who else is corin on his face

“Tacker,” I guess, but I bet Legend and Bishop were thinking the sa

Erik nods enthusiastically We’ve all been struggling to find ways to spend time with Tacker He won’t come to any team events, and he’d shunned my invitation to dinner But Tacker really likes Billy They sort of have a bond that none of the other players have with hiured out with Tacker is he has a soft spot for those who can’t help themselves, which puts Billy and Charlie on his list of people he’ll actually leave the house for

This is, of course, great news We need to make a concerted effort at Billy’s party to make Tacker understand he could still be a very vital part of this teaanThe Miles and the Monahans hail from the outskirts of Ann Arbor, just west of the city I flew into Detroit, then took a thirty-five-minute Uber ride to the Monahan’s house

Dax had wanted to pick ht, and the tea on their fancy private plane He has the day off, so he rented a car and headed straight to his parents’ house to wait for me to arrive

To say I’et that The Monahans are like family to me I’ve known them my entire life Our parents were best friends As we kids all played, went to school, and spent holidays together

When my parents died in a car accident, Linda and Calvin Monahan, and their kids, were as devastated as Lance and I were I know Lance, Linda, and Calvin spent a great deal of ti about whether I should stay with the for the Vipers We all gave it serious consideration, but when it boiled down to it, Lance was my brother and I wanted to be with hied so uardian, and we becahter than ever

But Linda, Calvin, Dax, Willow, and Meredith all stayed a constant presence in my life We visited as often as we could and talked almost daily either via social media, text, or phone

So yeah… silly I’d be nervous to see them

But I a on with h Dax offered to fill his parents in ahead of tiet insurance benefits I felt like such a chicken, but I gladly took him up on it He assured ut I already knew to be true I think my fears stem from the fact we’ve been duplicitous for a tis

My Uber driver pulls up in front of the Monahan home It’s two story, the botto with blue shutters The color of the shutters has changed over the years, and I like this new shade Our neighborhood would be what I call classic lower middle class, with most of the houses built in the sixties and re it with laminate My childhood ho done in a beige color with black shutters and sits one block east of here I haven’t been back there since my parents died and Lance sold it We used that ree

Which is funny Lance h to pay for my education ten times over, but we both sort of felt Moo specifically toward that They worked hard to give us a good life, and those fruitions helped me to become a nurse

When the Uber comes to a stop, I thank my driver and slide out of the seat He pops his trunk but doesn’t etdeal as it’s just a rolling carry-on and easilyaway, I turn to see Dax ereet me

He’s got on jeans and a thick cable-knit sweater in dark gray It’s freezing out, but he didn’t put on a coat to come out and meet me