I guess the whisker burn on my neck didn’t help, and maybe the hickeys on Mick’s neck said something to him, too. ‘He really laid down the law o... us, said that today was going to be it, he was never taking us hunting again. He barely spoke during breakfast. ‘Something about ham and eggs in the fog, getting his stomach reset and filled up, and then the sun burning off the clouds, made him feel better. ‘And, the BEST part, is that we got our elk that day. Ron just kept grinning and winking at me,. After all, a girlneeds to stand up straight with her shoulders back and be proud of herfigure." Valerie leaned in close to Lisa and whispered in her ear."Well, I don't know," Lisa replied with a wicked smile. "But Valerie,dear, if you think it would be best... oh, but I'll be right back." Lisaleft the two behind."Oh I can't wait," Valerie gushed and she smiled at Frankie. "Come closerdear. Now you know we have been telling you all night to stand up niceand straight honey. You're not. There was a small clique of players who honestly, thought they were a lot better than they actually were. The coaches knew it as well, but this was an extremely young team, he had little choice in having to play them up to this point. As the defense began to trickle in early to get taped up, Coach Ray met me in front of my locker.“Brian, I want to apologize to you son, I did you a grave injustice.” he said, lowering his head.“I’m lost coach, what’s up?” I asked, confused.“I should have played. “When I met you both, or rather when Tina had seen what you hadn’t told anyone, I got such a feeling of ‘there but for the grace of God,’” he squeezed Samantha tighter as she punched his side playfully.“If our parents had been killed, if we had been thrown together, so many ifs. Although Sam and I came within a whisker, I would imagine,” Samantha raised her eyebrows in sad agreement. “We both had our parents as that final control valve. Something you and Laura didn’t have.“Don’t get me wrong,.