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Jasper forces a conciliatory smile. “No worries, man. Let’s get on with question four.”
Yes. Question four. Surely the others were just throwaway practice.
Quiz Man clears his throat for question four.
I can’t lie. I am holding my breath. Something about the last few questions has made me feel like a dunce. I could have stayed home tonight for that shit.
What is the sport Pelota, popular in the Basque region?
I snort, Ethan slams his beer glass down on our small table, and Jasper groans loudly enough that all heads turn in our direction.
While I don’t get why the other players are taking this bullshit laying down, Quiz Master’s nostrils are flaring and he narrows his eyes at us.
In the meantime, Ava has her hand over her mouth and her shoulders are quietly shaking.
Great. Love being laughed at by the very woman I’m trying to impress.
I’ll admit it.
Quiz Master clears his throat, clearly desperate to get rid of us, and proceeds with question five.
What is the national sport of Bhutan?
Oh, for fuck’s sake.
“Ava, what the hell did you invite us to?” I ask.
She presses her lips together, presumably to avoid laughing in our faces, while she blushes hard. “Gosh. I thought you guys would really like a sports trivia night. Sorry,” she says sheepishly, and clearly not at all sorry.
Ethan jumps to his feet. “I’m outta here.”
Jasper follows. “Me too.”
Ava and I sit there, glancing at each other. Jasper and Ethan get the message.
When they’re gone, I turn to Ava. “Maybe it’s time for us to leave too.”
She answers me with a huge smile.
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37
LEO
I don’t even haveto ask Ava to come back to my place. We just started walking in that direction without any discussion. And the closer we get, the faster we walk.
I like the way this evening is turning out.
“Ava, that was a weird fucking trivia game,” I say.
“Really?” she asks, all wide-eyed and innocent. “Seemed like something you guys would really ace.”
Yeah. Rub it in, why don’t you?
My bruised ego is forgotten when we get to my apartment. Ava and I take one look at each other and our lips crash together, like we’ve been waiting for this moment all night. I know I have. Seems like she was too.
Another thing to make me very happy.
