Wildcat Fall [NEW] Chapter 23 [epilogue]

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Epilogue

As they all made their way into the elevator, Teri looked around. As they let Zoe, Lisa, and Tiffany get on first, Tiffany shouted out, “C’mon! This is an industrial elevator and carries big equipment. We can fit a couple more in here.”

Jenn turned to Teri and nudged her. “We can take the stairs.” Jenn grabbed her hand and they walked over to the open staircase.

Teri stopped her and squeezed her tightly. Then she stared into her eyes. “Are we still having fun? Sometimes I wonder if everything is moving twice as fast as it should.”

Jenn kissed her. “Uh-huh. I get that feeling sometimes. And I get it for you. You’re in a band with grown-up women who’ve paid their dues. And suddenly, you’ve been projected into their lives, especially as Zoe is getting ready to deliver her baby. That’s a lot to handle.”

Teri breathed a sign of relief. “Yeah, you’re right. I’m not there yet. I mean, I love my sister and the rest of the Wildcats, but it feels a little intense.”

As then walked down the three flights, they shared.

“I’m not in your shoes. I’m trying to empathize with your situation, but it changes like the wind. I’m trying not to be negative ‘cause you have enough angst inside you without me adding more. But you are moving fast.”

Teri was nodding. “Uh-huh. I can’t keep up with my racing mind and body. In the past two months, so much stuff has changed. My mind and body are accelerating faster and faster.

Jenn kissed her. “Yeah. But you are having a good time, right?”

Teri grinned. “That’s the craziness. I am having a good time.”

“When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see?”

Teri smiled. “I do like my new extensions and color. It’s a bit shocking when I see myself. I’m not used to looking so pretty. I keep wondering if that’s really me. Do you like it?”

Jenn grinned. “I do like it. I like having a pretty girlfriend, but I worry about whether you can handle it.”

“I worry about what people think when they see me?”

“How?”

“Well, I’m all glammed up and looking so girly. And that wasn’t me. When we finished the tour, I was still kinda intersex. My body was totally nothing. I could get away with not wearing a bra. And my hair didn’t look too feminine. Sure, I was in an all-women band, so everyone just assumed that’s who I was. But the other Wildcats were glamorous. And now, everything has changed.”

Jenn sat and pulled Teri down on the step, too. She moved her close so their hips were touching. She rubbed Teri’s back and hugged her tightly. She heard Teri sigh and release a deep breath. “You know how pretty you look, right.”

Teri nodded her head. “Yeah, I am really all women now. Boobs, butt, and blonde. But will people laugh?”

“That worries you, doesn’t it?”

“You worry that everyone thinks you’re just dressing up and are still a guy?”

Teri stared off into space, and Jenn watched her lip quiver. “Yeah. I pretended to be female with Tasha, and then when I got the intersex diagnosis, well, that’s the way the coin landed. But until I opted for the surgery, well, I still felt like a phony.”

Jenn hugged her. “Don’t stop.”

“And it’s like the dam broke and all this just poured out. Suddenly, I started to change so quickly that it was impossible to hide. I started busting out everywhere. I kinda got freaked out.”

Jenn kissed her. “And with the visit to get your hair done, you can’t hide behind such a punk rocker haircut. Now everyone sees a teenage woman, a pretty female with an attractive body. You’re not faking it, are you?”

Teri shook her head. “I like what’s happening. It’s taken all the unknowns out of my life. Even if I don’t doll myself up, I’m still pretty. I need to wear a bra, and if I wear leggings, I need to wear a thong.”

Jenn kissed her on the lips. “You have reached the station and you’re getting off a woman. I get that it’s scary. I get it.”

“Well, maybe I shouldn’t have dressed like a princess tonight. I guess I went over the top.”

Jenn squeezed her arm. “No, no regrets. Do you like looking in the mirror?”

Teri smiled. “Yes.”

“And you like the glitter and exposing your boobies? You enjoyed the pink makeup and being all girly tonight?”

“Yes. Maybe a little over the top.”

“Uh-huh. But this was a small Halloween party among friends. We didn’t troop through bars or college parties. We were discreet and weren’t loaded, looking to flirt or carry on.”

“Is that what they do at college parties?”

Jenn laughed. “I don’t know. Want to go to a college party and see? It would give you something to write about.”

Teri smiled. “I don’t want to have sex with strangers, just you.”

“Okay. So the next time Cricket tells me about a party, we will go. And you don’t have to dress like a princess. With your new look, no one is going to see Teri, the Wildcat. They’re just going to see a cute chick. Now, are you ready to go over to the hospital and watch Zoe have a baby?”

Teri grinned. “Sure. But what would I do without you?”

Jenn kissed her. “Just keep reminding yourself that we are a good team.”

After calling an Uber, they arrived and walked through the hospital doors. Jenn was grabbing Teri’s arm and mumbling. “This reminds me of the five days you spent in Jefferson back in September.”

Teri felt an involuntary shiver run through her body. “I don’t remember much after my surgery. But it was always great to wake up and see you there with me.”

“I’m glad that’s behind us.”

Teri looked around as they headed into the maternity wing. “But what are we going to do here?”

Jenn shrugged. “Guess we’re the moral support. Then we can vamoose. I opt that we head back to the band house and fool around.”

Teri grinned and kissed her. “Oh, now that sounds like fun. Looking at your beautiful outfit, I’m ready for some role play. What was that Disney movie about the witch?”

“I’ll bet you’re thinking about Maleficent. And you’re also thinking about Angelia Jolie.”

“I am, but she was so much more fun to watch in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. And she was so cool in Assassin. She’s done so many action roles, like Tomb Raider.”

Jenn smiled. “You love those strong women, don’t you. I’m surprised you don’t have fantasies about Jessica Jade.”

Teri winked. “Who says I don’t? She’s kissed me, you know. After she rescued me from Amos, we had a few moments together.”

Jenn shook her head and laughed. “Who hasn’t kissed you, you tramp? Everybody wants to cuddle you cause you’re so cute and so innocent.”

Teri smiled, trying to hide her blush as she thought about all the women. “I’m not trying to be phony, just me.”

Jenn grabbed her wrist. “See, look at you now. Your whole neck and chest are turning pink with blush. Who are you fantasizing about?”

Teri smiled and shook her head. “All of them, but starting with you. You, you, you. But I know this sounds terrible, but old Terry was a wallflower who was afraid to make a peep. And now, people smile when they see me. Life is so much better.”

They smiled and whispered to everyone. Until suddenly, everyone stopped talking and looked at Zoe and the moan she’d just made. Bruno and two nurses had been setting up a screen to hide her bottom half. She’d just had a contraction, and the suddenness caught her off guard.

The group watched. Zoe looked over and tried to smile. She waved her hand gently. “Now that’s something new. Contraction, like my whole body went through this squeeze. Not like Teri’s push song. More like a sledgehammer!”

Teri shook her head. She was feeling lightheaded and nauseous. “Uh, I love you, Zoe, and you too, Bruno. But I think I need some air. I don’t want to pass out.” With that, she headed toward the waiting room. She turned around and looked at Jenn.

Jenn pulled her over and whispered. “You've got to toughen up, girlie. If we’re having a family, well, you’re going to take part in everything. And what happens when you start having contractions and deliver a baby? They aren’t going to let you sleep through that.”

Teri was getting shaky just standing there. “Uh-huh. You’re right. But I need to get out of here before I embarrass myself. I might have to go outside and take a walk.”

Jenn smiled. “Okay, girlie. Just make sure that your phone is on. Remember, it’s a late Saturday night in downtown Allentown.”

As Teri walked out, she blew a kiss to Zoe. She shook her head and gave her a thumbs up.

Smith and Mike were mumbling to each other, then nodding their heads. They both kissed their girlfriends and stood up. Waving to Zoe and Bruno, they headed to the lobby to join Teri. As they left, they passed Conor and Amy heading in.

Conor came right up and wrapped his arm around Bruno’s shoulder and then looked at his daughter. “How ya two doin?”

Zoe frowned. “Just had a contraction, and it was a monster. Were you there when I was born?”

Conor kissed her forehead. “Of course, I wouldn’t have missed that for the world. I was your mom’s coach, reminding her to breathe through the pain. But we didn’t have a gathering, more of a peaceful entrance into this world.”

Amy stroked her head and kissed her cheek. She and Conor said they’d be waiting in the lounge.

Tiffany, Lisa, and Zoe held hands and gestured for Jenn to join them.

Jenn frowned. “But I’m not a Wildcat. Am I out of place here?”

Lisa kissed her lips. “Hardly, girl. You belong here, and so does my sister. Maybe she’ll calm down and join us, too.

The women crowded around and talked with Bruno and Zoe. Most of the conversation revolved around Tiffany’s new house, interrupted by body-shaking contractions every few minutes.

Tiffany laughed. “My job on the house project was so sweet. I listened to Gina and just handed a few people my credit card, you know, like designers, decorators, and specialists. I’m a few dollars poorer, but still have my brain cells intact.”

Then she looked at Gina. “Yeah, I know what you’re going to say about me being a dumb blonde and starting with fewer brain cells than everyone else.”

Tiffany glanced around the room. “Well, regardless of what this toad might say, I love what they’ve done. It was so cool how this moving company moved our stuff into the new space. And you know what, I’m going to learn to cook!”

Lisa smiled. “Just don’t burn the place down cooking your first meal. You can hire a private chef who’ll come cook your meals and leave them in your freezer. And he’ll make one that you reheat for dinner that night.”

Tiffany smiled. “That’s funny. My mom did when I was growing up. She can’t boil water. They even own one of those coffee machines with the little cups that you just press a button. And we had Mr. Martin, who came by once a week with boxes full of groceries and cooked our food. But we were always given a list at the beginning of the week and chose the meals we wanted to eat. When Mr. Martin cooked, the house always smelled so good.”

Everyone looked at Gina, who was grinning. “When I’m with Grace, we go out each night or get takeout delivered. Neither of us knows our way around the kitchen. When I was growing up, that was all different. My mom always made a home-cooked dinner every night.”

“Do you miss those meals?”

“Of course. It’s one of the happiest memories I cherish. I drag Grace over there as often as I can when we’re in Allentown. Mom loves to cook for Grace and treats her like she’s a princess.”

Lisa shook her head. “Our mom worked full time to support us, so meals were bits of this and that. We ate a lot of Costco frozen Lasagnas and stuff like that. It was okay. But life was about crockpots. You’d come home to the best-smelling house ever. We even had a bread machine. I think that’s how Mom lured Conor into her web.”

Tiffany was grinning. “I remember how much Amy loved baking cookies for the band. She liked cooking, but was always working.”

Zoe raised her hand. “Yeah, I remember Amy teaching me how to make chocolate chip cookies. I’d go over her house and she’d take me in and treat me like family.” She started crying. “Dammit! My whole system is out of wack. Excuse my tears. Lisa, you have the greatest mom. and she really has turned my dad around. They are good together. I’m so happy for them.”

Jenn nodded. “Now that Amy’s retiring, I wonder what she and Conor will do?”

Lisa looked surprised. “Retiring? When did you hear that?”

Jenn paused for a moment. “I guess it was when we were sitting in Teri’s hospital room. She mentioned moving in with Conor since no one sleeps at her house anymore.”

Lisa thought for a moment. “Hmm. I’d buy the house from her and redo it for the two of us.”

“You gonna need a nursery?” Tiffany smiled.

Lisa blushed. “Yeah. Already in the works.”

Tiffany hugged her. “Imagine that. Little Wildcats.” Then she looked at Jenn and wagged her finger. “Not you, college girl. No rush, child. You and Teri have plenty of time to pop out your own babies.”

Zoe lifted her head. “I agree, Jenn. I think it’s exciting to think about you and Teri both knocked up, but I’m six years older than you guys. And my boyfriend is rich, too.”

Jenn sighed and nodded. “I guess I’m just going to have to be content being Aunt Jenn for a few more years. The good news is that Penn’s great. They have a great college where I can study biomedical science.”

Tiffany looked at her. “Geez. Another brainiac. I can’t stand it.”
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Finally, when Zoe’s contractions were getting close together, the nurses shooed them out into the waiting room.

As they entered the lounge, Tiffany announced that she was hungry. She looked at her watch. “Oh, my gosh! It’s two in the morning! I’ve lost track of time. Is anything open in Allentown?”

Amy laughed. “Conor’s already gone home and raided our fridge and freezer. He’s coming back with enough to keep us happy until the coffee shop opens and we can order breakfast.”

Lisa came over and took her mom’s hand. She signaled to Teri and Jenn to join her. They sat down together.

Amy looked at her daughters. Then she wrapped her arms around her youngest daughter. “When I first saw you tonight, I did a double take. I hardly recognized my beautiful baby.” She stroked her hair. “I love everything about you.”

Teri blushed and hugged her. “Thanks. It’s all new to me, but it’s fun.”

Amy touched her hair and kissed her cheek. “Looking at you reminds me to call Isabella and make an appointment. I need to keep Conor on his toes.

Lisa turned to her mom. “Jenn told me that you’re thinking of getting rid of the house. Can I buy it?”

Amy looked at her. “Buy it? You and Teri already own it. When you gave me that money to pay off the mortgage, I had Gina’s dad put the deed in your names.”

Lisa looked at Teri. “Wanna sell your half?”

Teri smiled. “Sure. How about ten dollars? Whatcha gonna do with it?”

Lisa shook her head. “Smith and I are going to need a place of our own.” She whispered, “I think we’re starting a family, or maybe already have. It’s a little early to take the test, but well, I’m pretty sure.”

Three of them hugged Lisa tightly. Teri hated how easily she started crying.
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Two hours later, a nurse came out into the lounge. She announced to everybody that the family had been moved to another room. “That’s where they will be for another day before we send them home. Oh, yeah. They both told me to tell you that it’s a girl.”

Conor was coming through the door with two large bags. He handed them off to Smith and Mike and grabbed Amy around the waist. Lifting her off the ground, her kissed her hard on the lips.

After the noise had settled, the nurse said, “We can squeeze three of you in at a time. But you need to sanitize and wear masks.”

Everybody insisted that Conor and Amy go in first and spend some time with their new grandchild.

Later, when they reappeared, Conor had obviously been crying. He looked up and tried to talk. “Zoe and Bruno named the baby after her mom, so our new baby is named Kathleen Bree.”

Everyone crowded around Conor to congratulate and hug him tightly. As they were all talking, he pointed to the two bags. “Help yourself to what I grabbed. Lots of snacks and treats. And there’s fruit and cheese in there too.”

Next, Zoe, Tiffany, and Lisa put on their masks and went in to see the baby. Ten minutes later, Teri and Jenn filed in.

Teri was amazed at how tiny and perfect the baby was. “Your dad told us how you named it after your mom, Kathleen Bree. I couldn’t stop crying with happiness for all of you. What will you call her?”

Zoe smiled. “Kate.”

They all said goodbye and took orders to bring back something to eat for Zoe and Bruno. Everyone promised to stop by one more time before they headed out.

After stopping off to have breakfast in the Allentown Diner, everyone kissed and hugged each other goodbye. Teri and Jenn decided to catch the shuttle back to Philly with Zoe and Grace. Everyone closed their eyes and napped until they stopped in West Philly.

They all woke up enough to kiss and hug and say goodbye as Teri and Jenn staggered out and walked up the steps to their place. As Jenn unlocked the door, she grabbed her girlfriend and pushed her back against the living room wall.

Jenn was biting her neck and earlobes. “I’ve been waiting to truly make love with you since noon yesterday. I want to slowly undress you, and kiss you from head to toe. I’ve had trouble keeping my hands off you since the party.” She grabbed her arm and led her into the bedroom. “Now.”

Teri giggled.
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The Cats declared that Sunday was an Official Wildcat Holiday so everyone could spend more time with Kat, Zoe, and Bruno.

Tiffany and Lisa were talking with Zoe about babies while watching Bruno get lessons in changing diapers and swaddling Kate. Tiffany and Lisa both watched intently.

Zoe looked in their faces. “So Amy’s prediction was on the nose, huh?”

Tiffany looked up. “What?”

Lisa shook her head. “My mom said that Zoe’s pregnancy was going to open the floodgates and we’d both be having babies.”

Tiffany shook her head. “When did she say that?”

“Back in the hospital, when we were all sitting around.”

Zoe smiled. “Are you both preggers?”

Tiffany shrugged. “Pretty sure. Mike’s been topping the tank. I feel like my ovaries are floating.”

Lisa shook her head. “I’m pretty sure it took. My insides are vibrating.”

Zoe started counting on her fingers, “November…June or July. Where are the Wildcats going to be?”

Lisa shrugged. “Definitely on the road somewhere. But we might have to take a month off and come home to deliver.”

Tiffany was nodding. “And a month to recover, right?”

Zoe said, “Well, ask me that in thirty days. I was very, very lucky, and Kate floated right out. I thought that the baby might be bigger because Bruno is such a horse. But his mom said that he was eight pounds, too.”

Lisa was smiling. “Where are his parents?”

Zoe nodded. “They’re on the way back. They were caught off guard out on the Cape, closing their cottage on Martha’s Vineyard. Ferry ride and an eight-hour drive, so they’re chugging back.”

Tiffany looked at Zoe and whispered. “If it were a boy, would you have attached his brother’s name in there?”

Zoe shook her head. “Nope. It’s a shame, but nope, never. Amos will fade into the past and be a name somewhere in their family history. I swear that whole experience almost killed his mom.”

Tiffany was shaking her head. “Yeah, he almost killed Teri twice, and I know it definitely left scars.”

Zoe nodded. “Some things just need to fade with time.”

Lisa spoke quietly. “What do the doctors say about the band?”

Zoe smiled. “It’s going to depend when I get my strength back. But she reminded me beause I was in good shape, I should be okay to get up and around in a week. I don’t know about playing concerts. It’s really going to depend how I’m feeling. I’m an optimist. They’ve already had me up and around. And remember, we’re going home today.”

Zoe looked at both of them. “We’re going to need special accommodations for the next tour. More space for crying and crawling babies. A lot more soundproofing, and we’ll be driving Richard crazy with all the arrangements.”

Tiffany smiled. “I say that we get him an assistant to help him throughout the tour, especially if they say this tour is going to last for a year.”

Lisa smiled, “Remember, once Zoe can play again, we want to do some thank you concerts for Robert and Gimli at their clubs. And we’re supposed to do Saturday Night Live for their last show in June.”

Tiffany laughed. “This is going to drive Barbara Newman and Jersey Girls up a wall, making us maternity stage wear.”

Zoe laughed. “But we can handle it, right?”

They looked at each other and laughed. Lisa filled in the blanks. “Because we’re the Wildcats.”
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On Monday, Teri was sitting in the living room of their condo, looking through her phone, when a message popped up. She saw that it was from Tony. Smiling, she pressed the button, and before she realized it, she’d accepted a FaceTime call.

As she stared at her own reflection, she mused whether she looked all right. She could have run a brush through her hair or done something with makeup, but decided not to. She had to keep reminding herself that this was Tony she was going to talk to. Realizing the image would be small, she accepted.

The view on her screen showed Tony sitting at a table outside. The sun was bright, and he was only wearing a tee and what she assumed were shorts.

“Hey, Tony. Where are you?”

“Florida, babe. Key West. Entertaining a few friends of mine that you might know.”

Teri watched as he flipped the screen to show Don and Mike sitting there with him.

“Hi guys! What’s up?”

“We called just to wish you a Happy Halloween. We’ve been thinking about you since we saw the Wildcats photo on your site.”

Teri felt a chill run through her body and quickly opened up her computer to their YouTube site. Sure enough, Tiffany had posted the big photo of the whole group that Mike had shot using a timer and a tripod. She vaguely remembered posing alongside Jenn. She enlarged it so it showed only the two of them and then stared at the result. She was showing a lot of bare chest and cleavage.

“Yeah? I’m just looking at it for the first time.”

Tony’s voice whispered, “We had to look at it twice to figure out if that was you. We kinda found Jenn first. Your hair color threw us off. You’re a blonde now, huh?”

Teri kept thinking, ‘Be Jenn, be Jenn. What would Jenn say?’ She swallowed and tried to sound calm. “What did you guys do for Halloween?”

She heard them laugh.

“We got totally wasted and went bar hopping. I don’t really remember the whole night. Lots of kissing and stuff. Don was the only one who had a date. But that’s a whole different story.”

Teri was listening to them carry on.

“Yeah, the two of you looked like stone cold foxes in that photo. You were an angel, and Jenn was the devil. We loved it.”

“Yeah, we had a good time. The evening ended with everybody going to the hospital, where Zoe had her baby.”

She listened to see if they heard her or if they just didn’t care. Typical Tony, Don, and Mike. Only interested in talking about themselves. “So what are you doing down in Key West?”

“Well, too much drinking, but we all rented Jet Skis and had fun doing that. Dad’s place has a pool and a hot tub, but we haven’t been able to get any babes to join us.”

“Well, have fun, guys. Thanks for calling.”

“Yeah, good to see you, beautiful!”

Teri disconnected and took a deep breath. That was a trip. She was pleased that she used Jenn’s Jedi magic and held her cool. After she hung up, she realized just how shallow the guys were.

Before she could move, he phone rang again with another FaceTime call. This time it was Don. Uh-oh. The last time she heard from Don was during the tour, when he sent her a bare-chested photo of himself, all muscled up. She remembered how excited she felt to look at his arms and chest.

She figured she could continue to be a Jedi and use mind control to keep herself in check. “Hey, Don. What’s up?”

She smiled, seeing his face close up. She remembered how Don was always a friend, even when she was going through her transition. He never seemed to be sexualizing her, like she knew that Tony was doing.

“Um, I really just wanted to talk with you alone. I told Tony and Mike that I needed a walk. After I saw your photo, I really just wanted to tell you how nice you looked and how proud I am of you. I’m genuinely happy for you and Jenn. I even read you got a place together in Philly, and she was going to school. It was fun watching you run the fundraiser, and how exciting it must have been to be that close to stars like Taylor.”

“Thank you, Don. You must really enjoy looking at our site.”

“Yeah, I was the one who showed the guys the photograph. They were more excited, drooling over Tiffany and her showgirl outfit. Those guys can be real bums sometimes. Oh, I need to just come out and tell you what I’ve been trying to tell you since we had dinner together. Teri, I’m gay.”

Teri was watching Don’s face, imagining he was watching her to hear what she had to say. “Oh, Don. I’m so proud that you’re telling me. I guess you know about me and my surgery. The internet keeps no secrets. So I had everything done, so I’m as close as an intersex girl can get to being female. And obviously, Jenn and I are in love. So I guess that makes you and me gay.”

She saw him sigh and wipe his eyes.

“Yeah. The guys kinda know, but haven’t gotten crazy over it. It’s almost like 'don’t ask, don’t tell.' That’s where the crack came about, me not hunting down women to drag back to the house.”

“Sounds like you’re handling it.”

“Trying. Remember that photo I sent you this summer?”

“Oh, yeah. I got all weak-kneed looking at your muscles. You looked good.”

“Yeah, I was having a thing with the other guy in the photo. It was really good for me.”

“Wow, Don. I am so happy for you. Now, what can I do?”

“Will you write if I write you? Will you answer my calls?”

“Yes, Don. I will be your friend like we were back in high school. Anything I help you with, consider it done.”

“Thanks, Teri. It’s just nice to be able to talk to you and be honest.”

“Have you told your family yet?”

“No. Maybe in time. I’m seeing a counselor who will help me with all of that.”

“Well, we’re kinda family, then.”

“Thank you, Teri. I’m going to hang up before I start crying.”

“Bye, Don.”

“Bye, Teri. And thanks.”

Jenn had come in from class and caught the end of their conversation. “Don?”

“Yep.”

“Gay?”

“Yep.”

“I knew it. He was always such a nice guy and treated you with respect. He never debased you or sexualized you from even the Tasha days like Tony.”

Teri told her about the Tony FaceTime that started it all off and how she used her Jenn Jedi mind control when she was talking to him.

Jenn laughed. “I’ll bet he wanted to ask you about your boobs.”

“Well, he was going all goony over Tiffany and her outfit. She must have posted one photo on our website. Here, look.”

Jenn scanned the screen, enlarging different parts. “Yeah, we should have won a prize.”

Later on, Teri kept thinking about Don. “That’s gotta be hard coming out to your family and all of that. I hope they still love him and don’t kick him out.”

Jenn nodded. “You donated a lot of money throughout your tour to help kids who were going through problems with their parents. I hope those agencies help those kids in need.”

“Yeah. I was really pleased to see that those agencies were intercity. Knowing that they were actively helping people of color made me feel good.”

“The Wildcats spread a lot of good karma. Your audience is ready to rock, but in a smart way. I guess Jessica Jade handled your security on the tour.”

“Yeah, she and Mac were always there. She had four of her guys with us, too. If we had problems, I never heard about it. I always felt safe.”

“Where is Mike? Is he going to school?”

“I don’t know. I don’t know much about him anymore.”

Jenn came over and kissed her. “You have a new mission.”