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Finally, he said, “I had some friends who helped with the homework I spewed, they typed, and then th

ey cleaned everything up forI just needed someone to edit my rants”

“Girlfriends?” I asked with a lifted brow

He snickered “Does it matter?”

“Well, I can see how you roupies”

“Who, thankfully, appreciated the fact that I wasn’t just some dumb jock”

“So they knew about the pills?”

“Yes”

“And didn’t say anything—report your problem?”

“Ari” He gave me a come on look “They wanted their football team to win as much as I did”

“Ah Your groupies were cheerleaders who needed a reason to jump up and down on the sidelines in their short skirts”

“Did you even go to high school?” he quipped Though he knew the answer to that—I’d also graduated fro consulting co events at the Lux

Yet I sucked down some water and said, “Sort of”

“What does that mean?”

“Nothing, really” I got to my feet