I was shocked and said that not only did I support her, but I could lend her the money, from the winnings of my last tournament. She was overjoyed and... we hugged and she wept. Appointments were made and we went to the clinic together, first for support but also because I was paying. We ended up filling out the paperwork together, Cheryl and Benjamin Mc******, soon became Mr and Mrs Mc******. Cheryl looked so young with her short bobbed hair that the nurse thought the ten year gap was a ‘typo’. Receivers are taught to catch with their hands for good reasons. I found this subtle change helped my receivers to actually catch more balls.I had a good day throwing the ball. The other three guys seemed to get over their jitters by mid-afternoon, and were better able to showcase their talent. When Coach Mason finally called it a day, he held me back after the others had left."Remember last year when I was able to keep the press away from you?" he asked."Yes, and I really appreciated it." Not. "I didn't steal it. Somebody owed me a favour," Sam declared, reaching back for her own bottle and roughly uncapping it like a pro.Carly began to toy with the cap of her drink as Sam takes the first few gulps of hers, contemplating whether to participate in the delinquency she had only ever sat back and observed before."Wasn't this supposed to be a date?"Sam set her bottle down and shrugged."Yeah, it is. Just you, me, and Ike. Not to mention the fortune of a clear sky." I'm not sure I want Ike. I knew they were working on things that would make life easier on everyone. They had figured out a way to regenerate lost tissue, but could not get it to stabilize well enough, so they only used it in extremely rare cases where it would allow people to heal naturally with regenerated tissue. It saved many lives.The problem was it didn't help much with radiation poisoning. Even when the people would be regenerated, it would quickly fail and sometimes cause other problems. That was when they.