"Christina is going to go on first tonight, and I'll take second. We'll switch next week."

Bathrooms were the same the world over; the side of the tub was always cold to sit on. Chris watched Justin shake his hands dry, turn off the water, then turn it back on and scrub under his fingernails again.

"You scared?" It was like watching one of your children leave for college, waving back at you from the front porch of the dorm; scared and proud all at once.

Justin turned off the water again and gave Chris a shaky smile. "Terrified."

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