"Yes, first my mother was gone and then Ken."

Their end of the beach was now almost deserted. The afternoon sun was warm; she wanted to take off her shirt and reveal the blue bikini top. Anticipating her once again -- it was, she supposed, a necessary skill for a receiver at his level -- Griff reminded her that "The senior coaches knew perfectly well what they were doing when they called an unusual late Sunday afternoon practice plan and told me that I had to be there. However", he added, "courtesy of Coach Jack, I have a ticket for you for this coming Saturday home game, and I have been excused from Saturday's after-game team events."