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I had hoped for boxing, but I had doubts it would be that easy Not that boxing is easy, but MMA is a whole other animal It’s the best of the best The ulti who is the better , jujitsu, Muay Thai, grappling and whatever the hell else coe and all?" I ask

"Cage and all," she echoes After a second, she peers atdark eyelashes Does she curl them or do they naturally have that sexy wave? "You don’t have to do this You could transfer to another school"

"How?" I snap "My dad threw n the transfer papers"

Haley’s face falls and she drops her fork onto her plate "That ful of me to say--"

"Stop I didn’tstuck at this school is the reason why you’re taking this on, then I’ll figure out another way to fix this Give --"

"Haley, I’m in this and it’s not because I’m stuck at Eastwick"

She opens her mouth to protest, but I cut her off "I’m in this"

"You never listen to reason, do you?"

"I listen to any reasoning that makes sense and yours doesn’t"

"Impossible," she randfather owns a siven ht, so I thought we couldon in that statement I fork my own patty, then cut it up into pieces "Where do you work?"

"I’m a waitress at Romeo’s Pizza Sorry I should have asked about your work schedule"

"It’s all right I didn’t have one until Tuesday" Benefit of being a trust fund baby--as optional Funny, I thought of college, but I had never thought of supporting ret heats uy she knows has had a job since they were sixteen In her eyes, that makes me the unemployed loser who lives in his mom’s basement and bums rides off friends Worse, she’s aware I don’t have a baseht Dad was the only one I unimpressed

"My hours are after school and flexible" At least that’s what Denny said "How do you get around?" That’s called changing the subject

"City bus" Haley’s voice becomes muffled as she talks into her cup before she drinks

City bus Soot half a tank left in et paid next week, but I won’t be breaking bank Now Haley’s supposed to be training ye to hit soh my veins

A hand folds over mine and my eyes jerk to Haley’s

"You okay?" she asks

"Yeah" I suck in a breath "No I’ out of places to stay?"