In the middle of a chaotic season with the Chicago Sky, Rickea Jackson is finally starting to feel settled in Chicago. Between intense practices, nonstop media obligations, and her teammates constantly dragging her into some kind of foolishness, she's learning how to breathe again. So when Dijonai Carrington insists the team try a brand-new upscale restaurant tucked away in the city, nobody expects the night to become anything more than good food and louder-than-necessary conversations. While everyone else is distracted by the food and conversation, Rickea can't stop paying attention to the little things - the way Autumn remembers every employee's name as she passes, the way she speaks with intention, the slight softness in her eyes when she looks at Rickea a second too long. Chicago was supposed to just be basketball. Instead, it might become the place Rickea finally finds something real.

Because my intense obsession for the WNBA has returned ten-fold after a few years and now it is time to start writing about these lovely ladies again!