I learned that Connor has a brother on the autism spectrum. Riley’s dad lost his leg after a house fire. Grant’s mom walked out on him and his sisters when he was eight, and Liam is fluent in Spanish. The guys weren’t just my teammates anymore—they were my brothers. Our dinner group grew to five, then ten. Eventually, the whole team started coming around. Tuesday nights turned into a chance for us to shut off the sports talk and just be together. In the last year, we’ve expanded to other people coming by too. Piper and Lexi joined in, and so did Dallas, Maven, and my other best friend, Reid
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