“Do me a favor.” “In addition to this one?” she sputtered, running to her bedroom closet and hunkering down in front of the stackable drawer holding her multitude of sports bras. “Yeah. When you get into the car, sit as far away from me as possible just in case sucking is contagious.” “I’m going to sit close enough to choke you to death. You won’t even see it coming.” “Choke me after the game. Save your energy for pitching.” “We’ll see.”

