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If the kids or parents weren’t happy they wouldn’t be able to do this again and it would look bad on him, the team, and parks and rec.

“Honey, I’m home,” Maddox yelled.

“In here,” Chance called back.

Maddox and four other guys strolled in. Chance watched Maddox look around and he knew it was for Tori and Emmett.

“They aren’t here,” Chance confirmed.

“Did you call her?” Maddox asked.

“Of course, he called her,” Buddy slapped Maddox on the back of his head.

“I only texted her,” Chance admitted.

“Then fucking call her,” Aaron said. “What is this shit?” He pointed to the papers on the table.

“I was thinking to set up stations so we could split the kids up be skill level,” Chance said. “So I have different things for each day and then each station.

“That’s too much,” Buddy said.

“If you break the kids up by skills, some will feel left out,” Maddox said. “I think we just do two levels by age but start them all out the same.”

This was why he wanted Tori here. He needed her insight into what the best plan was. He sure as hell didn’t know.

“I think Maddox has a point. Plus, if we divide them all up too much, then we will have to split up a lot and won’t be able to help each other.” Buddy shuffled the papers around. “Three groups should do it. That’s two of us for each group.”

Chance studied the way he’d reorganized things and nodded. It was better this way and a lot less to plan.

They talked specifics for the next hour or so. There was a little arguing, but they agreed, in the end, to rotate themselves between the age groups.

“Call her,” Maddox said as they cleaned up.

He wanted to. “What if she doesn’t answer?”

Maddox shrugged.

“What if she does?” Aaron asked.

“None of you know what happened?” he asked again.

Everyone shook their heads.

“Something definitely happened. It had to be on the pitch. Everything was fine before then.”

“Who was she with?” Buddy asked.

“You and Maddox,” Chance sighed.

“You left her at one point,” Aaron added. “Walked off with Shawn and Benson.”

Chance nodded. “She was off after that.”

“What were you talking about?” Aaron asked.

Shrugging, Chance tried to remember. “Nothing important. I wasn’t even listening to them. I was going to get another ball and they walked with me.”

“I don’t know, man,” Maddox said.