The next day, Audrey went in to check on Kenny with the biggest smile she could manage. She wanted to be a shining cheerful force in his world at the moment. Anything she could do to make him feel better, she would.
“Good morning!” she said as she smiled and came into the room. “How are you feeling today?”
“As horrible as yesterday. Can’t they do anything about this awful food?” He picked up a piece of limp pancake with his fork and dropped it back down.
“You can have visitors bring you food. Are you expecting visitors today? Teammates or family?”
“Who knows. I’m not Gabe, so probably not.”
She took this as a chance to get him talking. “Who’s Gabe?”
“Gabriel Randall? The biggest star in shifter league history at the moment?”
“Football?” She smiled as she played dumb.
He raised his
