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“You still here?” I asked

“I have two glasses of cold wine”

I padded across the floor and joined Sas crackled as if they were real They were pretty to watch

I took the glass from him “Thank you”

“Hoas the bath?”

“Everything I needed Evenfeels better Thank you”

“You’re welcome” He kissed me

“How are you feeling? About the game”

He shifted back on the cushions “I’d rather not talk about it It’s over We lost I can’t get that second back”

“I understand” I stared in the fire “I feel the same way about my accident”

“Then I guess I shouldn’t ask”

I shook my head “No, I think I can talk about it now I’ve wanted to tell you It’s a big part of me, Sam, and I think you should knohat happened” I took another sip of wine “It was during a perforht My parents were there Do you kno huge it is that both of them were in the same room to see me perform?” I spoke the words slowly

“I was prima ballerina My father flew in fro for Finally, after years of practice and fighting for that position—I had it And they were so proud of me Proud that all the work had finally paid off The hours and the years of practice and pain had s

I paused, re what it felt like to see h e

Sam took a sip of wine “I think I can relate to that part, at least My parents pushed me pretty hard to be a football player At first it was all about being the quarterback, but after talking with a few scouts when I was ten, they decided I was going to be a tight end”