One of the casualties of my timeline was sporting events,” Jack answered.Sports were viewed as being too expensive for public healthcare to afford. ...roken bones, pulled muscles, and concussions tied up medical resources that just weren’t available any longer. Baseball, basketball, soccer, football, and tennis were slowly eliminated. It had been far easier to manage than one might expect. With the state raising all children it was just a matter of not exposing them to those sports. Exercise. Bethany’s parents were going out to dinner at a different restaurant and seeing a different movie. We’d meet up afterwards for the ride home. Bethany would know where they were, so if there were any issues, she could find them.In Mariemont, her parents dropped us at the restaurant. Bethany and I ate and chatted. I didn’t detect any nervousness. I was probably more nervous than she was. She wanted to be treated like a normal girl, but that meant walking arm-in-arm, putting my arm around her in. "How was your hair appointment?" Fine, but come on, spill!" Emily said. "Logan said you started actingweird after the movie..." Did he tell you what happened?" Taylor asked."Not really, he just said that you came home and that was it," Emilyreplied. "Why? Did something happen?" During the movie... he kissed me," Taylor said."That's great!" Emily exclaimed, then noticed Taylor's serious face."Isn't it?" No! I've been trying to tell you, I like Logan as a friend. I don't wantto date him!" Taylor. " Bethany found a great way to break the tension in here," Yvette said. "Now why don't you drag James out to the command area so we can find out how long all the repairs are going to take?"Tina and Janice immediately started pulling James from the room. He leaned away from them for a moment, but allowed them to drag him from the room. Bethany and I stood there with Yvette and Marie. I was going to follow James, but Yvette held out her hand and prevented us from leaving. "Wait for a moment," she.