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“It’s Lexi ”

Miles took a moment to think about that “Well Okay ”

“No Not okay He’s been skipping football practice ”

Miles sat down beside her “I’m sure you had one of your come-to-Jesus talks with him He’ll be back on track tomorrow ”

“But why did he go off track? Zach’s been dating a new girl every month since fresh to be with a girl Lexi must be special He actually used the word love ”

“Hmmm ”

She bit her lip, worried it “I see problems here, Miles Lexi’s practically one of the faht over the Captain Hook action figure?”

“The Captain Hook action figure Are you kidding me?”

She looked at hi ”

He sently “T

hat’s what I love about you, Jude ”

“What?”

“You can see the dark side of anything,” he teased

“But—”

“They just started dating How about holding off on an airstrike?”