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Rounding the corner to mess, he ran directly into Sloan He braced his hands on her ar over Sloan let out a squeak as she shot out her ared to right the a serious bump

“Holy crap, you scared the shit out of rabbed on to her chest as she panted and leaned back against the bulkhead wall

“Sorry, I didn’t think anyone would be out this late”

“I could say the sa out?”

“I couldn’t sleep I was going to run and hoped it would help me sleep What about you?”

“I couldn’t sleep, either I was going to go for a swi pero to sleep and then be woken up for that”

“I hadn’t thought of a swim”

“Do you want to join me?”

“Ithat would be my pleasure”

“Last one there has to buy first drinks on Halkon” She sprinted toward the pool Xan took off after her, following the sounds of her laughter as she tried to maintain her lead

“You cheat!” He laughed as he gained on her

“We never established rules in the first place,” she said over her shoulder as she rounded the final corner to the pool area Xan pushed harder and h the doors to the pool He tried to put the skids on his run, but the momentum of their forward motion coupled with so across the floor and into the pool in a tumble

Xan pushed off froht at this end, and he saw Sloan pop up fro She pushed her soaking hair back from her face

“That was not what I had in o for a swim” She splashed him with a wave of water “I still have my shoes on!” She bent down in the water to take off her shoes Sloan drew her portable comm out of her pocket and slid it across the pool deck

“I sure hope the water resistance is still working on this thing” Xan bent down and unlaced his shoes, then threw them up onto the deck