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“Not if you want to live,” Mitch adds

I feel o hot and cold at the same time and bite my lip I hate that his words, as fake as they are, affectback in his chair, long legs sprawled out, looking at reen eyes I snap et to me Not today, Mitch Not today

“We’re telling this story because a group of athletes decided to do soivewhat anyone’s motives are,” Valerie says

The blond guys shakes his head Mitchell sighs heavily, kicking his foot out even further as he fixes his dark wavy hair underneath the baseball cap before putting it back on He leaves it backwards The three of the their hats like that and I don’t knohat it is about backwards caps that makes me hot and bothered, but I swear it does it for me

“Just ain “If I was in her position, I’d definitely want my own space”

“I have my own space,” I say “I have an apartment”

“Thirtyup for this, you’re agreeing to go to their ames It’s a lot”

“It’s a teek gig,” Mitchell adds, lowering his voice slightly “You ht as well stay close”

“Of course you’d say that” I roll lance away quickly when he smirks

Our brief dating history aside, he can be a real jerk soodfather, and that alwayshim once or twice a year For a while, my sister and I were able to escape those visits, but ever since we’ve been in the sao to school on the other side of town since we go to different universities It doesn’t matter that I’vebitch face deserves an Academy Award Every tile tih to someone else I’d look like an ice queen, Mitchell knows h heavily and look at Valerie, who’s waiting for ement

“When do I move in?”

“Tomorrow?” she asks rather than says “There’s a dinner party at your uncle’s restaurant I can give you the key there The place is fully furnished, so you only need to bring your clothes”

“I have plans toht”

“Plans?” That’s Mitchell “What kind of plans arethis piece?”

“The kind I simply cannot break” I shoot him a look

“So you wouldn’t be able to make the dinner party?” Valerie asks

“I guess I can try” I bite my lip as I think about my options I can always take Austin as my date to said dinner party and kill two birds with one stone I look at Valerie “Can I bring a date?”

“Of course you can,” Valerie says

“Why would you bring a date?” Mitchell says at the exact same time