“Why don’t you join our game? We’re about to start another.” “No!” I said, my voice attracting the attention of anyone within a five-mile radius. With a nervous chuckle, I continued in what I hoped sounded like the voice of a completely composed person whose heart wasn’t threatening to combust. “I mean, Nate probably just wanted to stop by and say hi. I’m sure he—” Nate shook his head, his smile confused. “We came to bowl.” “Great.” No, not great.
