“Nine, I have a kitchen meeting at noon.”

“Oh, that’s good. After practice I have to go meet my new agent. I loved Johnathan, it hurt to let him go, but he didn’t understand me. I hope this next one doesn’t screw with my shit,” I said and Bex laughs, “ugh, sorry!”

“Eh, it’s ok, she’s heard me say worse,” she said sitting at the table putting a bowl in front of Bex, she dug her hands in it and shoved bananas and oatmeal in her mouth, “baby, you know who this is?”

“Mmm,” Bex mumbled looking at me. She thought real hard and looked back a Lara.

“Is she Dana,” Lara asked, and Bex looked back at me. She smiled and nodded.

“Say my name baby,” I said, she looked at me, “Day-nuh.”

“Dayyyy,” was all she could get out before more bananas went into her mouth.

“Well that was a good start baby,” Lara said as a door across the living room opened.

“Damn Lara, somethin’ smells good in here,” a tall, athletic black woman said coming out of the door. She was built like a basketball player. Long, muscular arms and legs, hair to the base of her neck and she had a little girl trailing behind her, “oh, I’m sorry.”

“No, Tash, it’s ok. Dana Fairbanks, my room mate, Tasha Williams.”

“Did you say, Dana Fairbanks,” Tasha asked in disbelief, shaking my hand.

“Yep.”

“Oh wow, I’m such a huge fan. I was at the match last year when you whipped Sharipova’s ass. Fantastic.”

“Well thank you so much,” I said smiling.

“I can’t believe Dana Fairbanks is sitting in our kitchen,” Tasha said looking at Lara who was beaming a proud smile, “oh I’m sorry, this is Danni.”

“Hello Danni,” I said shaking the little girls hand, she hides behind Tasha, “what a beautiful daughter.”

“Thanks, she’s not really my daughter, she’s my niece. I took custody a year ago after my sister got arrested for drug possession and probation violation.”

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

“Nah, it’s ok. I love her more than anything. I just haven’t found the right girl who can deal with me having a kid.”

“You’ll find the right girl,” I said and smiled at Lara.

“I need to clean Bex up and get ready for work, what time do you have to be at work,” Lara asks Tasha.