"Alright, this isn't how I wanted to do this, but I guess the cat's out of the bag now." Coach put his arms around the girl's shoulders. "Everyone, I'... like you to meet the newest addition to our team: Sam Clayborn."Nobody said anything. There was some uncomfortable shifting of feet. Jake was confused. There weren't any girls on their football team. And there had already been try-outs, the team was set in place."Sam's going to be filling a... unique position on the team. Sam, why don't you. "Let's see." Phil hastily re-folded the map he'd been studying. "Take the 1-405 North exit a couple of miles up ahead. That'll take us right into Bellevue, and then we can figure out just how we're going to contact Neal Marten." I've got an idear about that," Charley mused. "Mike Riley, our project boss on Aurora lives here in Bellevue. His wife Nancy is expecting their baby in a couple of months, so she's staying home instead of going with him. I know her pretty well, so if we can get to her. I do have one thing to discuss with you as well.”About ninety minutes later, she’d filled me in on how things were going for Ellie, Liz, and the other girls, as well as her improving relationship with her mom, and we’d discussed my request. We left my study just before Brian arrived, and shortly after that our guests began filtering in.February 13, 1994, Chicago, Illinois“Happy Birthday!” I said to Ailea when she opened the door at Sensei Ichirou’s house.“Thanks!” she said with a big smile.. I mean let's get real. He's a teenage boy!"We turned to mom. She has the most to lose if this turns out to be a mistake. She thought about it for a minute and asked, "What do you think, Di?"Di seemed to be gaining confidence when she answered, "I think he'd be uncomfortable at first. But I think he'd be okay with it. Since the last time I was here I've been flashing him, discreetly of course. I got the idea from Lisa and Ange. Suddenly he seems to have discovered that I'm a girl. I'm just about.