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"Don’t let her size fool you, she’s a pocket rocket"

"So," I say, nudging hi to play this?"

He looks helplessly to enuine and not a gauy like you We women can sense a player from a mile away She’s likely scared you’ll use her, and if she’s classy, she won’t allow herself to be used"

"So how do I go about this then?"

I glance at the girl, and her eyes are on Jack There’s so in them, for sure She’s curious about hi, she turns away Yes, she uarded, but she is interested

"Talk to her, keep trying, be yourself I know that sounds cliché, Jack, but it’s true Don’t chase her like you were, that can be off-putting, do pull back a little, I think that’ll work but don’t do it by trying to eous, just like you are, and let her come to you a little Trust ht now and say hello?"

"No," I say "You say hello, but you don’t stop You stand, you hold those shoulders back, you put on your best grin, you saunter past her saying a husky hello, tell her she looks gorgeous, and keepDo not, I repeat, do not look back"

He looks to me

"Dammit, this better work"

I take his hand "It’ll work, Jack Trust orgeous He knows it Girls around him know it He walks with suave, he holds hiirls, stops when he reaches Baylee and puts on histo her that o a little pink, and then, he turns and strides off

And just like I thought, she watches hiued

Score one: Jack

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R – Hey! Cole as I stue I’ve had a great night, dancing and laughing, and a few too ive the cab driver Roman’s address and text him back

M – On ood stuff See you soon!

I arrive at Roman’s place about ten minutes later, pay the cab driver, and climb out I skip happily into his backyard where hiht away they’re both well on their way to being as merry as me I wave and chirp a loud, "Hey!" as I hs, brown eyes studying h and flop down onto a chair "What rins at me and winks, then he pulls out his phone and holds it up, snapping a sneaky picture "You wouldn’t send me one, now I have one Hot, by the way"

I flush and look to his friend "Considering he’s so rude that he won’t introduce ood looking as him, but he’s full of charm, it’s written all over his face Sandy blond hair, slile "Johnno, original"

He winks at hs "He’s a slut and a woet into bed with you"

I look to Johnno, and he winks

"Well, I’ll keep that in rins

I look back to Roain I didn’t think I’d see that look froain, and I wonder what it means I shake myself instantly and push it away I’m here to be his friend To be fun and happy To be exactly what he needs to get through I’ht?" he asks, sliding me a beer