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A flush rode his cheek, showing a definite handprint where she’d slapped hi end of that as well, once, only I’d walked away

Ryn looked at Bianca "I’ until you tell me you’re okay" He pointed to , we can take you wherever you need to go"

She nodded and seemed to compose herself "It--it’s fine I’oing to be here, and we had an argu hoaze went to Felix "Alone"

Felix narrowed sly eyes at her, his lip curling "Do what you want--but I won’t be alone tonight"

As if his words had electrified her, she straightened up froainst her car She pointed her finger at hi on her face "You think you can do whatever you want just because you wear a jersey and I care about you," she said "But I’ me like dirt It’s over" Her voice broke and she swiped at a tear that slid down her cheek

Her eyes landed on me "Even you," she whispered

She opened her car door and with a peel of her tires, she flew out of the lot

For the first tis became very clear

First of all, I’d never cared for Bianca the way I should have She was too unstable and flighty for the long tere at the ti I felt for her even came close to Sunny

And second, I’d never cheated on her, but I hadn’t given her the attention she needed I hadn’t spent the time with her she’d wanted because I hadn’t been ready to commit Not really Football had always been first It still was

At the sa to let Felix push her around either She was a hu her aroundmy fists clenched

Felix started to walk away toward his vehicle, and I grabbed his aruys We don’t need another fight between you two"

I bitsure he saw the promise in my eyes "If you ever hit her, I’ll break your arly snarl crossed his face "You’re too scared of ruining your career to back that up Fuck off"

Then he popped away froed to his car

We watched him speed off "Dude, he looked scary," Ryn said "Should we be worried about her?"

"I don’t know" I rubbed my temple