Page 111 of The Way We Play

What?

Logan

Bruh, did she let you down easy?

She didn’t let me down. We were never together.

Logan

I call bullshit. You totally sexed her up.

Jack

Same.

Hendrix

Many men equate settling down with death.

Garrett

Are you looking in the mirror right now, H?

Hendrix

Again, nothing wrong with staying loose. He’s only 33?

Jack

He’s 35.

Hendrix

Dang, bro, it’s time to get serious.

Garrett

Just be still and let it happen.

Bye.

Garrett

I’m talking to you in one minute!

Not about this.

Jack arrives, and I cut my eyes at him and Logan as we pull on our headsets. Logan has a shit-eating grin on his face, and the two of them exhale a laugh at my expense.

I don’t engage. “Are we going to talk football or what?”

“Keep your shirt on,” Jack chuckles.

Oliver punches a button, and Garrett appears on the screen. Logan counts us in, and we start with the usual introduction, welcome back to football chat, and introducing our guests.

Sitting around the table, it feels good to put all my shit aside and talk about the game.

We discuss the season, last week’s games, strategy. Garrett and Logan talk about the Pirates and how that’s going, then break down the plays and make predictions. Jack fills us in on which young players to watch out for and where the local seniors are headed.

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