Getting Ahead
“The cool liquid made his throat ache. She certainly was a handful, but he’d always enjoyed a challenge. When she found out exactly why he was pushing her, she’d be pissed. In fact, he anticipated lots of screaming and yelling, maybe even a little hitting. The safer option would be to send her a letter from somewhere out on the East Coast. Better yet, maybe he could be on some tropical island somewhere that didn’t get phone reception. If he’d come clean up front, then maybe she’d actually give i...n and let him help her in a less psychotic fashion. Spiritual trips to a creek weren’t exactly the way he’d have gone about it years ago when he’d been the one hurt, but he always wondered if things could have been done differently if he had. Now, all he needed to do was keep anyone from blowing his cover until after her competition. Her focus already wavered; dealing with his secret identity certainly wouldn’t help.“You think I could get some of that?” She reached out toward his water bottle and he handed it over, watching as she drank in some of the liquid, keeping the bottle just above her mouth.“So what is on your training docket for the rest of the day?”MoreLess
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