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"It wasn’t that big a deal, honestly You’re blowing this way out of proportion I wanted to watch how hard you orking--which is very hard, by the way I saw an opening and I took it Lawrence was happy to letpictures that I’ to sell to competitors or to the paparazzi, and he knows that I wanted to see ets to surprise his boyfriend with season tickets to the Travelers ga hat he’d just said, but she’d zeroed in on the one word thathours of rehearsal she went through

"I’irlfriend"

"Oh, I see So I should have said ‘that chick I’What’s wrong withyou dance? I told you the other day I hadn’t seen you dance yet, and I wanted to I figured this was a great opportunity I’m sorry it freaked you out"

It had freaked her out For so many reasons it otta go You looked ae See you at the gaht?"

She nodded ood-bye No kiss Noanything

Then again, she’d been the one to rain on his parade, hadn’t she? So what did she expect? Flowers and hi kiss? He’d tried to surprise her with so sweet, and she’d been a major bitch about it

She was a moron

A moron who didn’t knohat she wanted

"I don’t understand women"

Trick sat in the locker room after an intense late afternoon practice with his teaed him with his shoulder "Dude We’re not supposed to That wholeis what’s so fun about them"

Trick shook his head and stared down at his skates "I don’t know This whole thing with Stella is about as ht bender with one hell of a hangover, cotton ht before Only you know you had a shitty night and not a good tiave him a look "That bad, huh?"

"Yeah"

"Wanna talk about it? Maybe I can help"

He gave Drew a look "I don’t know Stella gives nals She’s with me, but it’s like she doesn’t really want to be"

"Carolina would likely say that maybe Stella’s scared of cos"

"I pick stuff up here and there Living with a woman will do that to you But seriously, have you talked to her about it?"