45. Nathan

In June, we met on the baseball diamond twice a month for our OSS meetings. We caught up on things, and Avery mentioned the bad reality shows she was watching. I started watching them, too, so I’d have even more to discuss with her the next few times we’d spoken. It turned out that I loved bad reality shows. I spent a whole weekend binge-watching The Traitors. I couldn’t stop myself if I wanted to.

I stopped working so much, too. I allowed myself to sit with my thoughts more. Figured if Avery was working on herself, I should take a page out of her book, too.

“Should I be worried about you today?” I asked her after we finished hitting around balls on the field. I walked Avery to her car and opened the driver”s door.

She climbed inside, smiled, and shook her head. “No. Not today.”

“Happy?”

“Happy.”

“Good. See you in two weeks, Coach.”