As the lecture was wrapping up, Tom glanced around the room and noticed, as usual, that Jeffrey was fairly attentive. Though he was clearly sharing so...ething amusing with Clay on his phone. Oh well, Tom thought. It's basically the end of class, no point confiscating any phones at this point. As he continued lecturing, he glanced over at Bree and noticed that she too was being particularly attentive today. She didn't seem to be taking notes, but she wasn't nodding off like the rest of the. Tim quickly learned, though, that the weekend’s other big happening was supplanting their success on the field.Johnnie Boynes caught Tim as he walked into the locker room. The rest of the players weren’t quiet. They were all distracted and quietly questioning each other to discover the latest rumor details.“What the fuck is going on, man? It’s like everybody is walkin’ on eggshells,” Tim asked his normally talkative friend.“I guess you haven’t heard then,” Johnnie answered quietly.“Heard. Seeing no way out he finally summoned the courage to comply with the nurse’s instruction. He dug his heels into the crunchy paper and raised his hips. Flexing his stomach muscles he pushed his underpants down to his knees and then collapsed back on the thinly padded table top exhausted. He had never felt so exposed in his life.Leslie detected the boy’s movements without looking. She recognized the sound of him returning to the prone position as she snapped the second examination glove into. I'd say Carrie deserves a good chunk of blame. And Elliot." Why Elliot?" It's like everyone wanted a piece of Sarah, to use her. Carrie kept piling up the shows and the photo shoots and Elliot kept needing her to draw his newest concepts. There were weeks when she worked constantly: the tutors, the dance classes, the modeling, the drawing, travelling either to a gig or with Elliot. She's a powerhouse, Sophie, so she managed to keep from falling apart. But it added up. And spring ... driving her.