Chapter 27
Nick
When I was first traded to Fresno, I wondered what my mother had to do with it. I understood Fresno wanted me, but I was always suspicious that my mother also wanted me in Fresno and that spurred along the trade more than anything else. That belief was further confirmed when I found out that my brother and sister had been booked to perform at one of the Fresno Fever home game half-time shows.
Leo and Ivy were way more popular than any of the usual halftime shows featured at the Fever games. We usually had bouncing acrobats, young, local hip-hop dance teams, or the occasional odd juggler or magician, but these were small-time performers. For them, being seen at our halftime show was a boon for their career.
Leo and Ivy were an international sensation. Fans lined up aroun
