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I stare at her, waiting for her to s this She doesn’t do either

"My strategy?"

"You wantto flirt withyou were pretty before Do you remember?"

Riley takes a second, one I’m not sure she really needs, then nods "I re to you I didn’ther to know this as a fact "Even if I needed a strategy, which I don’t, I wouldn’t be telling you so you feel it if it wasn’t true Everything I’ve ever said to you, I’veto say You hear h her nose after I’ forcefully "I hear you," she says, voice rough and profile no longer relaxed "Come on Let’s do this"

I watch her sit up and scoot to the edge of the couch so we’re no longer touching She looks ready to kickto stay focused so she actually has a shot at beatingI’ve ever said to her is bound to jar that focus, sae in de, I sit forward, drop my feet onto the floor and a down," I taunt under my breath

"Don’t think so," she says with soue

"Aw coainst the couch cushion and gesture at the TV as Riley springs to her feet "Oh, that’s nice Taunting? Where’s the flag?"

Riley giggles as her guy holds the ball out behind hi my players with it, and then takes it into the end zone "Booyah!" she cries, throwing her arles her hips, doing her celebratory dance next to the trunk

I dropwhen she breaks into the running a ," she replies, s as she turns to face ht "Want to watch the replay again?" she asks, wiggling her brows and tucking her hair behind her ear

"No thanks I’m not sure my delicate man pride can handle it I’m already depressed as fuck"

Riley presses her hand to her stohs

A sound comes from the kitchen, like an alert on a phone Riley tosses her remote onto the couch and walks around it as I stretch out ht We’ll probably turn in soon