THE QUARTERBACK NEXT DOOR
“Considering you’re trending.”
A few people laugh at that, not loudly, just enough to confirm they’re paying attention, and I keep my hands where they are, resting lightly against the edge of the table, because moving too quickly would turn this into something reactive, and that’s exactly what she wants.
“I mean, I get it,” she adds, glancing over her shoulder briefly at the people gathering just close enough to pretend they’re not part of this, “if I woke up to a senior athlete publicly announcing I’m his new crush, I’d probably act confused too, it’s a lot to process when you skip so many levels at once.”
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