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They skated for another half hour or so, an exhilarating workout Then they called it quits and left the ice

"That was fun Thanks for taking me," she said as they started their walk back to Trick’s apartet out and playin the snow pack on the sidewalk One of thenized Trick, so he stopped to talk with them

Stella stood back and observed Trick was a natural with kids He wasn’t condescending, didn’t act like a superstar He was just a regular guy around the boys And when one of the kids hit his buddies with a snowball, Trick got into the hed at it, until Trick bundled up a snowball and aimed it in her direction She shrieked and tried to hide, but he ran her down and smacked her in the back with a soft snowball

Then it was on, and they found themselves in theseveral hed so hard as she lofted one snowball after the other These kids were good, obviously having gotten a lot more practice than either she or Trick Trick was definitely a target--a rather large one--so herself fro at the same time as one of the kids hit Trick with a snowball to the back of the head

They finally extricated theood-bye to the kids,their way back to his apartment

"I’m pretty sure one of those snowballs landed inside the back ofit up, then pulled off her boots "I’m all wet"

"But you had fun, didn’t you?"

She still had a s snow forts with Greta ere kids"

"Yeah,Coffee?" he asked as they made their way into the kitchen

"Definitely"

He brewed theerator for her