It was about as thick as a human wrist, not enormous but large enough to be alarming, its long, serpentine body trailing off into the mud so that they...couldn’t gauge how long it might be.“Oh my God oh my God, get it off,” she hissed through gritted teeth.Dubois approached cautiously and gestured for her to calm down as the apparently eyeless creature tested the rubber of her boot with its grasping mouthparts, it didn’t seem to be aggressive. He glanced at Sleethe, who seemed wholly unconcerned,. " Old news. I'm unsuspended, so I can coach the team without hiding in the dugout and get back to regular life." But you're... you're going to play, aren't you?'"I can't. I missed try-outs. I'm not on the roster."You fucking idiot!" I..." You big baboon. Your name was on the roster before try-outs even began. Why do you think Hallowell and Calloway only picked eleven? We all knew you were on the team. Kevin knows he's only shortstop till you come back." I..." What kind of twit are you?". I would have been perfectly happy to have spent the rest of my life with her."Hmm, I see," he said as if reading my thoughts on my face, which he probably did. "Do you know whether she felt the same for you?"I looked him square in the eyes. He either assumed my silence showed the level or he read me again."I do apologize, but your response may tell me more than you know. Please, do you know how she felt for you?"I broke eye contact and shrugged again. "I thought I did, but I was wrong. I wanted. There still is a reckoning to bear, but it is your way, the way, everything is as it should be. I put my arms around your neck. ‘Please hold me Daddy.’ You’re always teaching me, always telling me, always loving me. In your arms, your embrace tells me everything I need to know. This as much as anything is the most intimate expression of your heart. The language of touch is eloquent, soothing, taming the wild. Your body speaks to mine and our breath becomes one. ‘We better get going.’ With.