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“Nah I hung out with that frosh Jere back out across campus”

Honey jabbed the coffee ot about that” He frowned “The kid’s okay, right?”

“Yeah No thanks to you assholes”

“Eh, who needs us when Saint Maxwell’s on the case?”

Max flipped hi his water bottle froe “He needed a hand Actually still does I’lasses”

“Huh Okay”

“And I’e later, so count me out for poker”

“Dude, it’s the last session before the holidays Ty will be pissed if you don’t give him a chance to even the score before we pay out”

“He’ll live I told Jere”

After taking a noisy, grateful sip of his coffee, hands cupping the e tomorrow?”

“Maybe I can ask” Jeremy likely didn’t have any plans, so Max could leave it up to him

“You gonna tap that?”

“What? No!” Despite his quick denial, a low pulse of desire at the idea tugged in Max’s belly “I’ He’s nervous”

“Baby bird got a broken wing?”

“So like that He just ca to him”

“Oh, shit” Honey shook his head “That sucks”

“Yeah He doesn’t have any friends I feel bad for him”

“You can always bring hiht If you’re not into him and he kno to play, he’s cool”

They’d had a strict no-dates policy since first year, when Tyler had brought a new girl every week and was aym?”

“Do I look like I’ym?”

Max laughed and grabbed another banana on his way out,sure to slam the door as noisily as possible

A few hours later, his quads aching, Max spotted Jere outside the optical store on Bloor West As Max approached with a wave, Jeremy visibly unclenched