Chapter Nine
Teri’s first spring training game was scheduled during the Texas Mayors Conference, at which Wendy was giving a keynote address. So she didn’t make it to spring training camp until about a week after it kicked off. Crush flew her to Arizona in his private plane. If he was trying to impress her with his manly and expensive toys—well, it definitely worked.
“Teri’s doing really well,” he yelled over the din of the engines as he piloted the plane over the vast plains of West Texas. “The guys are impressed. They’re treating her like their favorite little sister. Eli Anderson’s been giving her tips. You should see them when the other teams try to get into her head. Gonzalez—he’s the big tattooed dude who plays third—stands behind her like he’s a bodyguard. Dwight Conner starts tal
