I took a seat in the small set of bleachers, watching Sandy as she moved between the players as they went through their cool-down stretches. Paige was at the front of the group, calling out movements. I'd had to remind myself not to blush and wave to the coach when she saw me. She'd stayed professional, of course, but there'd been a twinkle in her eye when she'd seen I was there.The practice ended, and Sandy came over to talk to the parents while the girls went in to change to go home. What would it be like if we were together, not hiding, if she could just come over and kiss me like I so badly wanted her to? We didn't speak, which was probably for the best, since my emotions were such a mess around her."Mom, you okay?"I looked over at my daughter as she drove us home. "What? Sure, why?""Well, you let me drive without any stern warnings, and you haven't made a single comment about how I'm doing. Usually you're all, like, 'put your turn signal on, honey, don't follow so close.' Y'k
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