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I set Nolan up to go first, because I wanted to know exactly what I needed to keep up with each round She was good at bowling, so I kneouldn’t be easy But, it wasn’t a game of pool, so I had a chance And the fact that she knew I did, excited me even more

She scored a nine her first frame, and I matched her pin-for-pin She followed that up with two strikes and a couple of spares, and I was starting to fall a little behind I had to do soe back, so I headed to the snack bar while she was throwing her sixth frarabbed a pitcher of beer and some nachos

When I ca at estured what? "So, I’ht then, Johnson," she said, reaching for a glass and pouring a beer

I held outone that was dripping with peppers and cheese, and tiltingat her while I wiped my mouth on my sleeve

She reached for a pepper then, and just ate it straight, looking right in my eyes while she did "It’ll do," she said with a wink, and then took a so slowly I’d hadwhen she threw up on ht

She still seeet inside her head a little, make her miss a shot here and there, but she was too cool for that I was down seven pins by the time the last frame came up, and I knew I’d need her toat the ball return waving her hand in front of the air when she turned toe do next, Wildcat," she teased, turning around to reach for her ball as it slid up the belt

Her back was toattention I capitalized on this htest opening to do soht I rushed up behind her as she lifted her ball, and leaned forward so razed her ear "You…are beautiful," I whispered, lingering there just long enough for her to feel my breath and anticipate my touch that wouldn’t come, and her body reacted I backed away slowly, satisfied by the tiny bumps raised on her neck and arh to win our bowling match, I wanted to see if Nolan still felt me And I knew instantly then that she did

She refused to turn around, but she walked up to the wood floor slowly, holding her ball delicately in one hand She tossed it down the lane, and knocked over only a pin or two She turned slowly to walk back to the return and locked her eyes on ry and not nervous, but considering perhaps? She kept staring at me until her ball returned and rolled into her hand She lifted it, and walked backward to the lane before she dropped it, not even looking, down in the gutter, and pushed it to the pins

She just fking threw in the towel On purpose!

She walked back to htly, and her breath held I picked up aze until I turned and lined myself up, and threw three strikes in a row When the last pin fell, I turned at the end of the lane to look at her She was standing next to the ball return, staring right back at ht, as I walked up to her and pushed h her hair, and covered her mouth with mine I reached around to her lower back and lifted her into htly as she reached around and pulled herself up with her hands gripping my shoulders

I kissed her for a full minute, and I kissed her hard And she kissed back The lanes were filled with nothing but old smokers and drunks, and no one cared about the scene ereto h with her bet--which I had no intention of letting her out of--I was going to need to slow this down

I slidinto her eyes the entire time She looked like she wanted to weep from the loss of my touch, so I just reached for the small hairs that had slid into her face and smoothed therin then hoping that would ease her worry "So…where’s the nearest pool," I asked, reaching down for her hand and kissing the top of it

I thinkor wouldn’t go through with the bet So when she told me the closest pool was probably at one of the nearby hotels, and I pulled right into the Te that bowling match