Fake it with me
Mariaa bounce when she walksdon't act like i'm averagei'll let you set the pacedont act like im average
"This specific six inches of gym floor belongs to you?"
"For the next twenty minutes, yes."
"Bold claim."
"Accurate claim."
One of his teammates, a tall guy named Derek who Ava vaguely recognized from the team roster, laughed, and Mason's expression shifted slightly in the way it did when he had an audience, something settling into place, the performance switching on with the smoothness of a habit so practiced it no longer registered as effort.