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“She’s a Jedi Master, Grady,” I interject with a smirk, my gaze glued to my very own Princess Leia. “Taught me everything I know.”
“Yeah?” Grady asks with wide eyes.
“Yup. So what do you say, Jedi Master?” I quirk my brow at Say. “Any chance you can take on a few more young Padawans this weekend?”
Lips pursed, she clarifies, “As friends?”
“Just friends,” I return, though I can feel Grady’s attention bouncing between the two of us. The kid isn’t stupid. He can feel the tension growing between me and Saylor the same way we can, and he’s waiting for the rubber band to snap, just like his old man.
Saylor licks her lips. “As friends, I’d love to join you. What time should we start?”
“I’ll text Mandy and see what she says. Any chance I could get your number so we can coordinate?”
“Oh, um….”
“My number’s the same as it used to be. Why don’t you just text me?” I offer.
“Used to be?” Grady pipes up, his little brows furrowed with confusion.
Saylor explains, “Your dad and I used to be…friends in high school.”
“Really?” Grady asks.
“Not exactly,” I interrupt. “I had a major crush on Miss Swenson back then.”
“Yeah?”
“Mm-hmm,” I confirm. “Why don’t you go climb into the car, and I’ll be right there, okay?”
“Okay. Bye, Miss Swenson.” Grady waves his little hand back and forth through the air, and Saylor returns it.
“See ya, Grady.”
She rocks back on her heels, waiting for the back door of my car to close. When we have a bit more privacy, I step a little closer and keep my voice low. “Are you really coming? ‘Cause if not, I gotta prep that kid now so he isn’t disappointed.”
“Um….”
“I want you to come.”
“You sure that would be a good idea?” She peeks up at me.
“It’s just Star Wars, Saylor,” I lie. “Don’t overthink it. Besides, it would be an injustice to society to let a little boy remain a Star Wars noob.”
“He wouldn’t remain a noob. Your young Padawan has already done my dirty work by bringing it up to Turner in the first place,” she quips.
“Only because you instilled your own recruiting responsibilities on my shoulders, and I passed it along to him. Without you, we would’ve all been doomed.”
She smirks. “Mm-hmm. Glad I can be of service.”
“So, that means you’ll come?”
“I’ll, uh, I’ll think about it.”
“No deal. You gotta come. You can even bring Skye if you want,” I add.
The last of her defenses crumble before she grudgingly agrees. “I’ll see if she’s busy.”
“And if she isn’t?”
