Jeff—and he is Jeff, now, in Eli’s head, just like Alex is no longer “Price”—texts him a picture of Alex asleep on a plane the following morning. It’s not flattering at all, but Eli finds it hopelessly endearing anyway. You’re a bad influence, Jeff captions it. He always plays cards on morning flights, and now his routine will be off. If we lose tomorrow, it’s your fault. It’s a preseason game, Eli answers. You’ll survive. And whose idea was it to go skating last night anyway??
