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</div><br/>It was about time for her to make her mark.  She'd been working hard, trying to find that next big story that would lead to her big break.  Six years after graduating from college was long enough.  She should have been someone by now.  She should be well-known and well-respected in the journalism world.  Yet here she was, still writing filler pieces and freelancing to make enough money to pay her bills.  "Stupid student loans," she muttered under her breath as she flipped through the new issue of US Weekly.<br/><br/>A small picture on the bottom right corner of the "Celebrities: They're Just Like Us!" page caught her eye.  Her brows drew together as she studied the picture before reading the caption.  Mark Windham, former quarterback for the Browns, standing on the deck of a houseboat with a can of beer in his hand.  The caption was snarky, poking fun at how he wasn't in football shape anymore.<br/><br/>She straightened in her chair, chewing on her bottom lip.  Everyone remembered that last disastrous play from the Super Bowl five years ago.  A bad tackle had cost the man his career.  Claire let her mind wander back to where she was five years ago.<br/><br/>Her ex-boyfriend's house.  A shitty rental house full of Kevin's drunk friends and their girlfriends.  Everyone gathered around the giant television to watch the game.  Claire remembered being pissed that Kevin had spent most of his paycheck on that stupid TV.  Boys and their toys.  It was a nice TV though.  Watching the game in high-definition on such a big screen had made it feel like they were actually there.  It also made the horrible tackle that much worse.  She vaguely remembered the post-game analysis spending a lot of time showing replays of the helmet slamming into Windham's knee.  She'd been glad when Kevin had whisked her away to the bedroom for some drunken naked shenanigans.<br/><br/>Mark Windham.  He would be the key to her big break.<br/><br/>The next day was spent searching for him.  What had happened to him?  Where had he wound up?  What was he doing with his life?  Public records were scarce once people stopped caring as much about his shattered knee and ruined career but she managed to find a purchase record for a houseboat that included the location where it would be docked.  That was some years ago but it was a starting point.<br/><br/>The day after that, she got in her car and headed out to Lake Washington.  It took a few tries but eventually she found the houseboat that she assumed belonged to Mark Windham, one time Super Bowl champ.<br/><br/>Unsure of houseboat etiquette, she lingered outside for a moment.  Then, taking a deep breath, she knocked on the door.