When TK was shot, he was completely taken by surprise when he saw her with Donnelly, and he didn't bother to hide it. Dr. Dani looked embarrassed, but Matt didn't seem to care. They all had more important things on their minds right then, anyway.

Most of the players stopped by, but by the end of the night, it was him, Matt, Dr. Dani and Coach. He found himself absent-mindedly staring at Dr. Dani as she dozed on Matt's shoulder. He hadn't been able to talk to her much while she was waiting, and it felt strange to approach her while she was with Donnally. It was like he was interrupting date night. He guessed that this was one of the drawbacks of having a female friend who wasn't a romantic interest - you had to deal with their boyfriends, and that was going to be awkward. This had never been a problem for him before. Maybe it was the friend part. He gave up on this line of thought. His brain wasn't making a lot of sense right now. He was too tired and stressed. When they returned for the new season, he would work with Dr. Dani exactly the same way he had in the past.


When he saw her six weeks later, he was really happy to see her. He couldn't resist teasing her about Donnally and how she had kept busy during those six weeks. Her squint told him that she didn't like that particular joke much, and her abrupt change of subject told him that this topic was not one they would be discussing regularly. That was fine with him - mentioning it had been one of those weird impulses he sometimes had these days, and he had regretted it as soon as he did.

She didn't know anything about the Pittmans' divorce. Without thinking, he told her to remind him to program her radio with Sports Talk. He realized after he said it that really, wasn't that Donnally's job? He thought slightly scornfully that it probably never occurred to Donnally to help Dani out with that. Donnally, already falling down on the job.