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The doors retracted

“Sareeted me

Thank God there was someone else in the elevator I already needed a distraction fro weather He could say anything at this point

“How’s it going?” I didn’t know Cavan well He was on the rookie roster He had been nominated to take my place this year as the coordinator of the Dean

“Ready for tonight?” he asked

I nodded “Couldn’t be ame too”

He shrugged “Trying not to think about that part”

“Yeah, focus on the plays That’s all anybody needs to do”

The elevator deposited us in the lobby We walked to the conference roo a seat Only half of the team was here They would slowly trickle down fro over, and how that was going to affect the game

I didn’t have that kind of hangover No, et rid of the way I felt when I ith Natalia

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Natalia

The yoga outfit wasn’t bad At least I wasn’t walking hoone for an early exercise class No shame in that

I had lifted Sa in the darkness of the rooo back on e agreed in the bar I didn’t want him to call or knohere I lived I definitely didn’t want to tell him I was a professional cheerleader

It was better this way I’d pretend he was in town on business and would never be back in Austin It would be easier I didn’t have his nu before he awakened was the only way I kne to stick to it