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Nathan stepped up beside her, happy when she leaned his way so that their ar’ He nodded at the array of glasses on the table
Her sainst the hardest team we have to play all season’
‘We? You played?’ Hadn’t she said she was going to watch a game?
‘Since Coach knew me she asked if I’d fill in for the last ten irls broke her wrist Re-broke it’
‘Why did you leave in the first place?’
Molly’s look told him to shut up, so he did, for now
‘What Molly’s not telling you is that she scored eight points,’ one of the women said in a very loud voice
Molly shook her head ‘It was a team effort Nathan, letwhen it ca when they teased her about her memory ‘This is Nathan Lupton, a—a friend of ether’
She didn’t have a definite slot to fit hiue What else? He had no answer either ‘Can I get you a drink?’ He needed a beer, fast, before he came up with some whack-a-doo ideas and put them out there
Molly shook her head ‘No, thanks I’ood’
‘Be right back’ Don’t go anywhere Luck was on his side The bar was ht ‘Thanks, mate’ He took his beer and handed over so there
She was toying with her glass ‘I was struggling with fitting into the group On court, fine Off court, not so good’
Nathan nodded ‘Sa same reasons too’
‘Yes At least I’ about it now’ Her eyes met his ‘Were you headed sonise it, by the way? It’s so ordinary even I have trouble finding it in a parking garage’
‘I wasn’t a hundred percent certain That’s why I gave you a buzz instead of checking out the bars first How long have you been here?’ Molly looked tired, and her eyes were a little glassy Too ? That on top of last night’s shift, and only a few hours’ sleep today, would knock anyone off their perch
She glanced at her watch, and gasped ‘It’s after ten? I think we got here around five thirty No wonder I’uilt filled those eyes ‘Sorry That’s rude when you’ve just arrived We had a celebratory drink, then a meal and so to the training session toht practice I’ll probably ache in places I don’t know I’ve got afterwards’ She drained her glass and dropped it back on the table with a thud ‘Da too much’
‘Yes, but it beats the cold shoulder routine’ He s for trouble ‘I like the Molly I’ to know’
She stared at him
‘What? Have I groart on my nose?’
‘Not quite’ Finally she dropped her eyes to focus on her hands clasped together in front of her
‘Molly?’
She blinked, sighed, looked at hi her expression ‘Thank you for not running a ’
Oh, Mol ‘As if I’d do that’ Nathan lifted one of her hands and wrapped his fingers around it
‘I knew you wouldn’t before I told you or I wouldn’t have said a word It was blatantly clear you’d have ht from the moment I tossed that creep onto the floor Actually, I think I’d already reached that conclusion before then’
‘So what’s the problem?’
‘I probably haven’t got one that a good night’s sleep won’t fix’
‘Then let’s go’
Her curls flicked ‘You just got here’
‘I can leave just as quickly Come on’
A tight smile flitted across herhome I’m knackered’
‘Yeah, yeah’ Sohed ‘Your et it’