EMMA
Minestrone. A few guys wanted pasta and I had some canned tomatoes left over.
HARLAN
Nice
I didn’t know we could get special meals for the road
EMMA
Only if you’re nice.
Otherwise, prison slop for you.
HARLAN
You have no idea how nice I can be.
Am I on the prison slop list?
EMMA
Guess you’ll have to get a road meal and find out
HARLAN
Steep gamble. 50/50 odds of getting prison slop
EMMA
You’re brave enough to let frozen rubber fly at your face. You can handle it.
And I’d never set a player up for failure. Even goalies who pester the team chef.
HARLAN
I’m going to take that to mean I’m special
Delivered silently. Reply URGENT to deliver anyway
HARLAN
URGENT
EMMA
what
HARLAN
have a good day, Chef :)
She wanted nice? I could deliver nice. Game on.
“Isthat Dave’s Pools and Spas?” Cordero leaned over our minimal shared armrest to look at my phone screen. “We were looking at getting one of those spas once we get settled.”
I was scrolling through the different options at the aforementioned Dave’s Pools and Spas.
