Playing the Neutral Zone

Everything I'd ever done had been because of Scarlett Green.

I'd worked hard in school, played hard but trained harder all while waiting for her to get her degree. Her brother, my best friend, knew how I felt about her and the only promise I'd made to him was that I'd wait to make my move until after she'd graduated.

That day finally came, and I'd come home to celebrate with her and send her on her way to new job in a new city. The exact same city I was living in, New York. It was finally goi...