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As Stella heads off to find her pizza, I opt for a chicken sandwich from one of the other food court stalls The pizza place has a longer line, so I make it back to the table first, and Dallas asks, "So did you two run into each other outside or soether" I hesitate before taking a seat "I hope it’s okay she brought me"

"Of course, it is," Dallas says "Why wouldn’t it be?"

I putand sit down across from Stella’s open seat "I don’t know We just don’t know each other that well"

"Sorry about that I’est football fan, so I tend to keep to o to stuff with the tea?"

She crinkles her nose in a way that ht be distaste

"So do you hate Silas, too?" I ask "Or just football?"

Stella takes a seat at that moment and cuts in, "Oh, she definitely hates Silas"

Dallas points her fork threateningly at her friend and says, "Hush, you I don’t hate him"

Stella takes a sip of her soda as she scoots in her chair and adds, "Fine She strongly dislikes hi myself, but I have to know Dallas hesitates, and I have zero desire to pick upIt’s old news, and I’ cough "Right Totally over it"

"Did you" I take a breath and push the question out "Did you two date or soh behind a cough this ti like that"

"Oh, just tell her," Stella says "She should at least knohat kind of stuff her boyfriend has gotten up to in the past Give the girl soe, for God’s sake"

"Oh, we’re nothe’s not my boyfriend"

Stella stops with a slice of pizza halfway to heroff the end onto the table

"You’re joking, right? You guys are always together You’re not fooling anyone"

"I don’t knoe were It was this weird nonrelationship-relationship, but whatever it isit ended Last night"

Both Stella and Dallas stop chewing