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"Tomorrow?" I blurt out in astonishment "No, I can’t tomorrow I have a crazy full day No room at all in my schedule"

"Then when do you have tietting ready to fracture into athis," I sta coffee?" Ryker asks with a chuckle "It’s just coffee, Gray People have it together all the time"

"But--"

"Besides, I consider it to be like an incentive bonus You said if I got a shutout you’d take me out for coffee It’s tilad, because a satisfied s me, because if it were up to htail it far away froht? No i ether to chat over coffee

Easy

"How about Wednesday et coffee after," I offer And the invitation back to yoga is completely per and has nothing to do withto hell for these thoughts

"All right," he says, and I hear relief in his voice It tells me he was just as leery aboutit "See you on Wednesday, Big Bang"

And then he hangs up

Chapter 7

Ryker

We walk back into the hotel a little before one AM and I have a good buzz going on Zack and I, along with Alex Crossman and Garrett Saone out for a late dinner and drinks following the ga our win over the Breakers with a shutout

I was personally celebrating my date with Gray Brannon