Neil sat silent in the passenger seat on the short drive to the stadium. Andrew's car and the usual squad car were the only ones in the parking lot. Wymack dropped Neil off near the curb. Wymack motioned to Neil before he could shut the door and leaned across the front seat to look out at Neil.

"Tell Andrew to keep his bullshit theories to himself."
"Yes, Coach." Neil pushed the door closed and didn't watch Wymack drive away. He punched in this week's security code at the Foxes' entrance and went down the hall to the locker room. The lights were on, but all the rooms were empty, so he continued through the back door into the stadium itself. Kevin was sitting in the middle of the court on the fox paw logo. He wasn't dressed for practice. Neil wondered how long he'd been sitting here waiting for Neil to wake up.

It didn't take long to find Andrew; he was running the steps further up in the stands. Neil dropped his travel bag near the Foxes' benches and went onto the court to confront Kevin.

Kevin was facing him, but he didn't look up or say anything as Neil approached. Neil sat down just out of his reach and searched Kevin's face for a truth he still didn't want to know. Kevin didn't look any happier about this inevitable conversation, judging by the pained twist of his mouth, and that only made Neil feel worse.

"Why did Riko say he bought me?" Neil asked.

Kevin was silent for so long Neil almost hoped this was all a sick dream, but finally Kevin spoke. "You're not really him," Kevin said, so low Neil barely understood his words. "Tell me you aren't really Nathaniel."

Neil tried not to flinch at the sound of his real name and didn't quite succeed. "Don't call me that. It doesn't matter who I used to be. I'm Neil now."

"It is not that simple," Kevin said, louder and dismayed. "Why are you here?"

"I had nowhere else to go," Neil said. "When you showed up in Arizona I thought you'd come because you recognized me, but then you gave no sign you remembered me. I thought maybe I could stay until you figured things out."

"You thought," Kevin said, voice sharp with something too hysterical to be scorn. "You are a fucking idiot."

"I was desperate," Neil shot back.

"I can't believe your mother agreed to this."

"My mother is dead," Neil said. Kevin opened his mouth, but Neil didn't want to hear it. "She died last year and I buried her on the west coast. I have nothing and no one else, Kevin. That's why I signed with you. I figured the chances of you remembering me were slim and I gambled on you not knowing the truth about my family."

"How could we not remember you?" Kevin asked.