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Things that I’ll be pissed about?

Me

LAYLA

Peaches

I’m notenabling this behavior.

Me

Fine.

Me

I’m telling the team. You know we travel to Houston in a couple of weeks, right?

Peaches

If you do that, I’m telling Coach Dunn you refuse to follow my meal plan, and that I’ve caught you eating fast food multiple times on this road series.

Peaches

Don’t threaten me, Max.

Me

Coach won’t bench me.

Peaches

He will if I tell him you called me a derogatory name.

Me

The fuck? What could I possibly call you?

Peaches

Does that fact matter?

Me

It does matter.

Peaches

Sigh. It doesn’t. I would never tell Coach that anyway. I really don’t like to lie, and as much as it pains me to say this, I don’t think you’re thekind of man who would do that.

Me

I wouldn’t. You don’t know me well, Layla, but one thing I can guarantee is that I’m not a chauvinistic pig. Anyone on this team, and on my previous team, can attest to that. If it had come down to a he-said-she-said, it wouldn’t have ended well for you, especially when I presented this text exchange as evidence.

Me

I’ve never called a woman a derogatory name. I’ve called men tons of them. Bitch ass, fucktard, asshat, etc. I might be a grumpy bastard, but I treat women with respect. It would behoove you to recognize that now.

Peaches