Page 67 of Conner

“Your number is the first part of your code? And 98 that's Wes's number, right?”

“No. I mean yes 45 is my number, but 98 is my sister's number. She played in college, and we played together all through high school.”

“She was at the gala with Wes, right?”

“Yeah, they've been dating since January.”

“Is that weird for you? You sister dating your teammate?”

“I mean, maybe a little? But I'm mostly just glad she is happy. She was in a not-so-great relationship a while back, so at least I know Wes will treat her well.”

He poured his smoothie into a cup and screwed the lid on. “Are you sure you’re good here alone today?”

“I’m not alone, Evie will be here with me. I’ll keep the alarm set. I'll be okay.”

“I’ll be home as soon as I can.”

“Thank you, I really appreciate everything.”

“Did she have trouble with the gate?”

It had been a while.

Sasha - everything work?

And then there was a knock at the door. There she was. Sasha went to let her in as Conner got the last few things ready to go.

“Hello,” Sasha said, inviting her in.

“How are you holding up?” Evie said, pulling her into a hug.

“I’m good.”

“I brought sustenance,” she said, holding up a bag of chips, candy, and ice cream. And in the other she had a bag with champagne, vodka and OJ. “I wasn't sure the vibe you wanted, so I got us covered.”

“You’re amazing!”

They made their way back to the kitchen and she put the bags on the counter. Sasha pulled out the ice cream and put it in the freezer.

“It looks like you have everything covered,” Conner said with an amused look on his face at the bags on his kitchen counter. “Hi, I'm Conner,” he said, reaching out to shake Evie's hand.

“I’m Evie, we met briefly at the gala,” she said.

“I remember, it's nice to see you again.” Turning to Sasha his expression held a bit more seriousness. “If you need anything at all, if you just want me here, text me.”

“We'll be fine,” She assured him.

He nodded and leaned his head in for a quick kiss. “I’m outta here,” he said, slipping his phone into his pocket. “I’ll be back as soon as I can.” Then he grabbed his smoothie and headed into the garage and to Sasha's surprise, she wished he wasn't.

“Mimosa’s?” Evie said with a smile holding up the champaign and the orange juice.

“Yes!” Sasha turned to get glasses out of the counter.

“So, what the hell is happening? I mean all the stuff with yesterday and the fact that you and Conner just said goodbye like an old married couple?”

“Yeah, that all kind of came out of nowhere. We fought all the time. Then we both gave into our feelings at the gala, and then all this stuff happened, and he went into knight in shining armor mode. I have to tell you, I'm not mad at it.”

“I wouldn't be either.”

---