.. Tony Kramer is the best quarterback I’ve ever seen. And Paul Christian is even faster than I am...” At that point John just ran down and stoppe....“John, dear,” Andy asked with a wry grin, “why in hell do you think I just gave half a billion dollars to Hillsdale? In the vernacular, it’s known as buying you in.”“But what for?” John asked. “Notre Dame wanted to give us all scholarships, and I’m sure my grades are good enough...”“Grades? What are grades?” Andy mused. Then she brightened and said,. I was working in the basement on some home projects when I heard the back door open and a voice call out, "Maxine? Are you here?" and I heard my wife holler back, "Pour yourself some coffee Sandi, I'll be right there."The visitor was the next door neighbor, Sandi Grossmann, who also happened to be my wife's best friend from all the back to the second grade. Before I get to the conversation I need to say a little bit about Sandi. Even though she is Maxi's best friend I was not too fond of her.. He worked in the tech industry and traveled quite a bit; she was a consultant and worked from home part of the time. Brad explained that he was semi-retired and also worked from home.“Oh, so maybe I’ll see a lot of you,” she said. “Is there a Mrs. Brad?”“There was, but we went our separate ways.”“Dating, then?”“Not really. I don’t think I’m much of a catch.”Tracy smiled. “I don’t know, you might be just what rings some girls’ chimes.”“If you say so.”As time went on, Brad did see a lot of Tracy,. I extended my hand to help her up, but she softly squeaked out, "I'm sorry, 200, but I can't move anymore. I just can't."I sat on the floor next to her and wrapped my arm around her, not saying anything but just holding her close and gently rocking the two of us. Partially out of a desire to comfort her, but mostly out of frustration and anger. I closed my eyes and tried not to cry, knowing what was coming; when, suddenly, I felt a soft kiss on my cheek."My name... is... Rebecca."I turned to.