“Did you just-“ started Coach, who really did need the painter’s tape, only stopping himself when he realized why Teddy would not go down. Once while painting the downstairs guest room, he asked Teddy to go into the basement and get some painter’s tape. It had been 10 weeks since Teddy had left the house, and he had grown sufficiently that nothing he had fit, Teddy felt continuously bored, self-conscious and awkward, and Coach could barely conceal his glee.
