Page 485 of Ruthless Court

Tyler occasionally passes.

Progress comes in different forms.

Hannah also declared a second concentration that involves material culture and statistics, a combination she describes as “dead people finally getting revenge.”

My phone buzzes.

Another sports account has posted a picture of us arriving.

HAVERHILL AND HANNAH STILL GOING STRONG AT DRAFT NIGHT #H&H

I show her.

She studies it.

“H&H”

“You want me to fix it?”

A year ago, I would have answered for her.

Now I wait.

Hannah looks toward the media area.

Then at our families.

Then at me.

“Yes.”

I smile.

“Sure?”

She pushes her glasses higher.

“Use my soon to be new name. Mrs. Haverhill.”

My chest tightens.

A reporter catches me between picks.

“Kane, big night. Who did you bring with you?”

I look toward Hannah.

She’s opening her Twizzlers.

Pretending not to listen.

“Hannah Goodwin, my fiancée.”

Her head lifts. Then her ring hand showcasing the huge heart shaped diamond on her finger.

The reporter smiles.

“The basketball genius?”