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“What’s to talk about?” Coach Perron says, and there is no ressive tone in his voice “I don’t even understand why you two are continually discussing this My understanding is you’ve discussed it If you want to get hter”

I’ve got nothing

Have no clue what the fuck to say to that, because as old-fashioned as it sounds, he’s exactly right If I were to ever getdiscussions about it The whole point of a proposal is the surprise

“Is there soets in hter?”

God, it fucking kills me to have to lie to hihter is everything to me”

Huh

That lie didn’t hurt as ht it would, because while I am not in love with Brooke and she is not my entire world, I find that I really like her a lot

Coach’s face relaxes and that causes me to relax…somewhat

His voice isn’t as aggressive when he askshere, because Brooke told ed when I walked into her office that day Then she backpedaled a bit And all of a sudden it’s that you’re both now ‘discussingit up to either you or her, both of you put e of hter?”

My eyebrows shoot sky high and enuine, because his face softens slightly I assure hie of Brooke Ever I ahter”

I feel safethose statements Because my absolute intention is that alk away frorets

Coach Perron doesn’t respond to me, but lets his eyes stay onwhether or not I will crumble before him and admit to all of our phoniness in this relationship I aze and wait

Finally, he nods and ame Want you to do the same tomorrow”

He’s walking off, but I e to call out after him, “Will do, Coach”Chapter 15BishopIt’s alet to Brooke’s After beating San Francisco, we flew out that night to Los Angeles to take on the Deame 2–1, and after quick showers, took a bus to the airport where we boarded the aweso so fucking high off back-to-back road wins—as a member of an expansion teaht hoht with her head lying onsoftly I was content with this and listened to music