Cowboy
Hey, Horse Girl. How are you feeling?
Better now that I’m hearing from you.
Cowboy
Where are you?
Lunch with my father, Collin, and Chrissy.
Cowboy
Oh, good times, huh?
Chrissy is not going to let their baby play competitive sports, and my father lives for competitive sports, so this ought to be very interesting. LOL.
Cowboy
Are they treating you well?
Yes. Everyone is fine.
Cowboy
How’s your stomach? Are you feeling better?
I definitely think I’ve got a little bug, but I’m doing all right.
I chewed the edge of my thumbnail as I thought about that pregnancy test back in the room. I was not going to freak out Axel, when it was most likely negative. His entire family was preparing for the wedding, and I wanted him to have a good time this weekend and not worry about me. And feeling run down was not unusual in my sport.
Cowboy
I hate that I’m not going to be there this weekend.
Do not give this a thought. I’m going to be busy competing and napping in between events. You’ve got your whole family there. That’s where you need to be.
Cowboy
Everyone is missing you, baby. But I’m missing you the most.
I’m missing you more. Can we FaceTime tonight before I go to sleep?
Cowboy
Of course. I’ll sneak away during dinner and call you.
All right. I better get back to the table. I love you.
Cowboy
Love you, baby. And remember, you just leave it all out there tomorrow. It doesn’t fucking matter where you rank or any of that bullshit. You and Wrax just have fun and kick some ass.
That’s exactly what I intend to do.
I made my way back to the table just as they were paying the check, and I was surprised to see Coach Sharky standing there.
“Hey, Coach, what are you doing here?” I asked.
