“I won’t waste your time,” he promised. “One, because I respect you—” I flattened my lips at that. “And two, because I don’t have time to waste. I need to be settled by the time the season starts, and I already have my hands full trying to get my body and mind in shape to play at the level I need to. Add in the fact that everyone and their fucking mom keeps inviting me to weddings, and you could say my availability is scarce.”