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"Oh My Goddess," I exclaimed out loud the minute the conclusion jumped into my head "You two made a bet about us, didn’t you?"

William’s head wheeled around and he looked at me "A bet? What kind of bet?"

They didn’t even have to answeraway as if I hadn’t said a thing, and by the fact that Mia was turning as red as a non-ht

"A bet?" Adam finally looked at me and said "That’s silly What kind of bet would wethat whoever wins gets to set the wedding date…and that you’re betting about Williaether"

Adam’s reserve slipped--just for a ave me all the inforuilty written all over her face

"What?" Willia out of his seat to loolared at his cousin "Is that why you’ve been giving me helpful advice? You had a motive behind it?"

Adam held up an open hand to his cousin "Sit down, et captured by the bad guy"

But instead, Williarabbed a plastic toy sword--I had no idea where it came frorabbed the end of the sword and shoved it away "Hey! Point that thing soht back in Adam’s face "Tell me the truth…as the bet about?" William demanded of his cousin

Adam rolled his eyes "I’m your ride home Don’t piss me off or I’ll leave you here, stranded"

William slapped his cousin’s shoulder with the sword Most likely it didn’t hurt, but Adam stood "Liaain with his faux blade That’s when I heard some kid say, "Hey, that , and Mia laughed, saying to Adaed at hiain, and the two men promptly headed up the stairs and out the doors that led toward the lobby Mia and I exchanged glances, grabbed our stuff and followed the what, here?" I asked her as we rushed up the stairs after the two coh "I kneas a bad idea It just started out as a joke But Ada to win"

"And the stakes?"

"You were right Winner na to--in his words--‘score’ with you And I said no, that Willia casual"

"Well, thanks a lot for callingcasual’ I think I’m on Adam’s side with this"

"I’m sorry, Jenna I didn’t mean it as an insult, but--you kno you are every bit asis only te that Wil could finally lose it?"

"It uarantee that it doesn’t h I knew otherwise, I still said it Mostly because I hoped it

We pushed through the doors and instantly heard the sound of hard plastic whacking against hard plastic Apparently, Ada off Williao Montoya act before I really have to hurt you," Adaainst his blade A couple of tiht the flat of a "blade" across his thigh or shoulder