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My messenger goes off, and I glance back down at the screen.
Ellie:
7 PM. It’s game night. Bring your boys.
Me:
Tonight?
Ellie:
Don’t pretend like you have plans. Plus, we’d love if a couple of Cody’s teammates showed up … like your roommate from last year?
“Shit,” I mumble.
“Sup?” Koa asks.
I hold up my phone. “We’re invited to ‘game night’ at the Costello house.”
JT lifts his chin. “Nothing else to do but drink a few beers and maybe playC.O.D. Modern Warfare.”
I reply to Ellie.
Me:
I’ll see what I can do.
Ellie:
Can’t ask for anything more.
I shoot last year’s roommate a text.
Me:
Heading to Athens Lane for game night. Would be cool if you grabbed a couple of your teammates to chill with Warren outside of practice.
Hart:
I’ll see what I can do.
“You bring a system?” Dash asks JT excitedly.
“Hell yes, I did.” JT gives him a high-five.
“You play, man?” Koa asks me.
“Never,” I answer, setting my phone down and running a hand through my hair, trying not to get too much in my head about tonight. It is what it is, right?
Dash laughs. “Shit, Koa, you might not lose every game now.”
“Fuck you, nerd.” Koa stands up and stretches. “I’m going to take a nap if we’re going out. Been a minute since I’ve been to a party.”
“It’s game night, not a party,” I remind him.
“Right.” He chuckles.
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