“Well, that’s nice to hear, but love is likely a bit strong, no?” “Yeah, I guess, but I have dreamed of this for so long that now that it’s ...happened I want it to happen again and again.” She smiled up at me and kissed me on the end of my nose. ”Me too stud, me too!”“Now scoot before Will wakes up and ruins our fun,” she reminded me. I put my clothes back on. She slipped back into her PJ’s and checked to make sure all was quiet. We could hear Will snoring in his bed two doors down. “Okay, it’s. They each took a hand and kissed it.“You were dead on boss, she is precious.” Randy, or maybe Ricky said.“Yes, she is and I am thinking of bringing her on staff. I think she could be a huge asset to us. You are studying business aren’t you baby girl?” Tony said and looked directly at me.I nodded. The guys all made various approval sounds and I knew my nod was taken as an acceptance of whatever Tony said. He seemed to command obedience, not just from me but from these guys too. He smiled. “Coach Stanton, you and Carl Benson are coach of the Memorial Cup Champion, Belleville Falcons! How does it feel?”“It feels unbelievable! Talk about an exciting ending to a championship game! I think I just aged several years!” he proclaimed, wiping his brow. “What a great group of young men we have the privilege to coach. All of our hard work during this season has finally paid off.”“What would you consider to be the key turning point to such a successful season?”“I think the turning point is. When I got there no one was there. It was pretty late so I figured my young mates had a curfew, but when I pulled into the beach overlook, there was Michael leaning up against a tree and shivering. He saw my car and ran to it, Jumping in and grabbing me for a bear hug. He said some of the others went on ahead and he stayed to wait for me. As he didn’t have his own car. I held onto him for a bit ‘to help warm him up’ and he turned up the heat in the car. We sat there awkwardly at first, then I.