Nodded to let me know she’d look out for him.Coach Kingwood posted our lineup when we broke for lunch.Batting Order, Name - Position(s), High School... State(1) Joe Demersal - Second Base, Gilmore Tech HS, California(2) Mitch Underwood - Shortstop, El Paso Senior HS, Texas(3) Dave Gordon - First Base / Outfield, Christian Academy, Georgia(4) David Dawson - Center Field / Pitcher (right) / Shortstop, Lincoln HS, Illinois(5) Nick Madigan, - Right Field / 1st Base, Elk Grove HS, Illinois(6) Blake. One of the many cute girls in his school. Surprise turned into a frown, which in turn confirmed her identify in his mind. Kaylee. Head cheerleader. Senior. Someone who thought he was some worthless virgin. Cocking her head to the side, long blond hair gaining new highlights as the torchlight which obviously lit the scene hit at new angles, she lowered the knife."Excuse me?" I'm not a virgin." Strength was flowing through him. Risking it, he forced himself into a sitting position. He was nude,. ”Jake stepped from the announcer’s booth and confronted Jason. “What’s wrong? I’ve never seen you so scattered, Jason. You’re one of our best engineers.”“I’m kinda distracted, I guess. My mom passed away this weekend.”“What? Your mom died?”“Yeah...”“Was it expected?”Jason shook his head. “It came out of the blue. She had an epidural hematoma ... brain bleed. An artery in her brain ruptured.”“My God!” Jake replied. “You have my deepest condolences. Jason -- you shouldn’t be here. You should be. She felt like she was on thin ice; she hadn't known them all that long and didn't mean to be giving opinions where she shouldn't. She wondered, though, if maybe she had a different perspective than the rest of them, since she was new."I never said he was a bad guy," Halley pointed out. "It's just ... I don't see, after the way he's been, that they can put him in charge of all this stuff. I was his longest relationship and we didn't last three months! How is someone like that supposed to bring.