It has been two weeks since Dennis and Pat last crossed paths, and in all that time, Dennis had been the one desperately reaching out. Every message he sent was met with agonizing indifference. Pat barely replied, and when she did, there was zero flirtation, no warmth, and no sign of actual interest. Her texts were short, cold, and calculated, and sometimes she answered or ignored him entirely, leaving him hanging for days. Yet, for some maddening reason, that only made him think about her more.Dennis and his teammates were in the middle of a heavy team practice on the basketball court, the gym echoing with the sharp squeak of sneakers and the sound of bouncing balls, but Dennis was completely off. When he drove toward the basket for a routine shot, he misjudged it entirely, throwing the ball wide of the net. He tried again and missed even worse, then angrily slammed the ball down onto the polished floor and watched it bounce away. The other guys stopped what they were doing to star
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