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rapidly; trying to clear them。

After three hours of smoking; he was kind of past the point of Visine。

?Nate; my boy! Home at last!? The captain threw down theWall Street Journal and jumped to his

feet; throwing his arms around his son and squeezing tightly; clapping him roughly on both

shoulders as he pulled away。 Nate felt dazed; as if he?d just woken up from a long sleep。 What the

hell was going on?

His father sat back down and motioned to the matching leather chair across from him。 ?Sit; my

boy。 We?ve got a lot to catch up on。? Nate sank down in the chair and started fiddling with the

gold lighter in his pocket。 Blair had given him that lighter two summers ago; and the smooth

weight of it under his fingers calmed him down a little。

?So; you?ve been on quite the sailing adventure; haven?t you?? Captain Archibald noted; peering

contemplatively at his son。 It was more of a statement than a question。

?Uh; yeah。 With Blair。 It was great。? Nate shifted unfortably in his seat。 It wasn?t like his

father to make small talk。

?Tell me; son; are you looking forward to Yale?? The Captain reached up and loosened his tie

even more as he spoke; finally pulling it from around his neck and dropping it on the desk; where

it lay like a puddle of blue silk。 So that was it。 The Captain had no clue that Coach hadn?t granted

Nate his diploma and that there was no way Yale would take him。

?Yeah;? Nate answered; letting out some of the breath he?d been holding。 ?Um; I think so。? His

father didn?t know。 But how long could he keep it from him?

As if reading Nate?s mind; the Captain sat forward in his chair; a fierce look in his green

eyes。 ?Youth