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Conleigh abandoned her recently opened potato with the barbeque sauce practically dripping over the sides and went to the fridge

“I have sorin “Iof the hich was yesterday—so I have so to drink Want some?”

The way she held up the pitcher so cutely hadweirdly in my chest

“Uh, yeah,” I said “I’y this lunch off What’s one more hour?”

She snickered “I was headed to the gy to do an hour on the elliptical I’hts because I don’t knohat I’”

An idea for, I blurted it out for her to hear

“Want to go with me?” I asked “I have an interview too It’ll be around ten o’clock I can show you how to do a few exercises, and you won’t have to be eym at the center where the tea”

She snorted “That late?”

I nodded “That late The players are usually there early, before six Sohost town”

She pursed her lips “I guess I could do that…as long as they don’t force me to come work on my second day off, that is”

I prayed that that wouldn’t happen

“Good” I paused “Would you be interested in going to an MC party tomorroith me? It’s a birthday celebration for a club member’s son”

Conleigh scrunched up her nose “I’ood with kids”

I felt so inside ofto be a little bit different from what you’re used to Ro, lost his battle to leukeo Tomorroould’ve been his fifth birthday To ensure that Rome’s not alone, we decided to throw hi to watch the kid’s favorite movie, eat some of his favorite food, and just celebrate his life”