The guys laugh, but a few tip their beers in his direction. My gaze travels around the circle. Almost as if on cue, each of the guys looks from the happy couple to me. “What did I say? Best behavior tonight,” she scolds them playfully. Grabbing my hand, she tugs me farther into the center and begins to introduce the guys. Some of the more well-known Mavericks players I recognize, like Cody St. James, Merrick Thomas, and of course Sabrina’s brother Brogan Six. He lifts a hand above the crowd to wave at me. I mirror the action, but then Sabrina is pulling me away to another group of guys.

