Together, Megan and Colby make a great team. She works the front row, he the back, and she has such good command of the game that he watches her hands for signals more than he watches the other team. One finger means she’s going for the ball; a closed fist behind her back means it’s his to claim. She points out where she wants him to be during play and he obliges, covering one part of the court while she gets the other. She never backs into him, never trods on his bare feet, never fumbles a pass. If she misses the ball, he’s there to bump it back into play, keeping it from hitting the sand. Each game consists of two matches, three if a tiebreaker is needed, but neither Colby nor Megan have ever had to play that long.
They win the first match easily, and by the time they score the needed 2
