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She beamed at him "Thank you, honey Who’s Roussou?"

Amelia snorted "Only their fiercest competitor in sports If they could kill each other on the court, they would"

"Honey, do we play Roussou?"

David’s smile was strained He busied himself with the carrots "They’re a level above us"

"Oh They are?"

"We’re a private school" Adam was the epitome of a professional diploht it all the way "We play Fallen Crest Public because we attend schools in the sao, but FCP is larger They play in the league above us"

Cassandra had been watching the conversation She lifted a shoulder now and cooed at the hostess "They wanted Adam to play for them They wanted him to attend their school too Did you know that?"

Malinda’s smile slipped a notch "From what I’ve heard, the Kade brothers are assets to their team, but better for us We need you, Adam You’re our star quarterback"

Cassandra clamped a hand on his arm "And he plays hockey too Did you know that, Malinda?"

He bit out a laugh as he twisted his arm from her hold "Uh, yeah, but football’s more etic to Malinda "I don’t"

She turned in her seat "Mark, you do"

"Um" He froze in mid-reach for the ribs and blinked several tilanced around "Was that a point of conversation? If I played basketball or not?"

Cassandra plastered another bright smile on She took the wine frolass "My boyfriend is their captain Peter Glasburg You’ve roaned next to me Her hands switched from her lap, to her plate, to her utensils, and back to her lap She hadn’t had a bite of food from her plate

"He’s the one who dribbles the basketball down the court, right?" Malinda made a point to flutter her eyelashes across the table "I haven’t been watching rade for nothing"

Mark grunted and walloped a spoonful of mashed potatoes on his plate "My riainst her She alins"

Cassandra’s laugh sounded strangled "You don’t say"

Amelia blinked and beamed "I’d love to learn basketball, Malinda You could coach me"

The older woman’s smile slipped, and she rested back in her seat "Oh, dear Those days are long gone for me noouldn’t kno to even spell horse anymore"