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“Seriously?” She laughs. “Have you always been this cocky and full of yourself?”
“Yes.”
She smiles, looking as if she wants to say something else, but no words fall from her pretty lips.
“Do you really have a boyfriend?” I ask.
“Yes.”
“Why isn’t he here?”
“He lives in Philadelphia.” She crosses her arms. “We’re long-distance at the moment.”
“I’ve heard those types of relationships never work out.”
“I doubt you even know what the word ‘relationship’ means.”
“Good point.” I stare at her, still in awe of how fucking stunning she is. “Can you and I at least be friends then?”
“No.”
“Associates?”
“Never.”
“Occasional gym-mates who talk on the phone?”
“Do I need to speak another language for you to understand?”
“Which language will get me a yes?” I don’t give her a chance to respond to that. “Maybe you can consider us being gym mates whopretendlike they never knew each other previously, but they talk on the phone every blue moon.”
“Fine.” She holds out her hand. “But we’ll nevereverbe anything more than that.”
I refuse to acknowledge that last sentence.
“Oh, and since we’re drawing boundaries,” she says. “Don’t call me until next month, because a part of me will always believe you’re hiding some type of ulterior motive for your sister.”
“My motives are one hundred percent selfish, I promise,” I say. “I’ll call you tomorrow night.”
“Are you deaf?”
“Only to things I don’t want to hear.” I shake her hand and pretend like I don’t notice her blushing. “Let’s not label things any further, though. It’s a bit early for that.”
“We’ll always be exactly what I just offered to you, Travis.” She pushes off onto the ice, skating backward. “Accept the facts.”
“Is nine-thirty a good time?”
“As long as it’s sometime next month.”
“Nine-thirtytomorrowit is.” I step back. “Looking forward to it.”
“I’m not picking up!” she yells as she skates further away. “I may even block your number before the end of the night!”
I highly doubt that…
SEVERAL YEARS LATER
I didn’t block his number that night.
