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“I replied to your texts,” she argued.

“You said you were home safe. I asked how the night went with India. I was expecting details.”

Maisie closed her laptop and asked, “Did you put up the posters for me?”

“Yes, I did. I woke up early, went to practice, put up the posters, and drove here. Oh, and I had sex with Paige, too. Did you need a play-by-play of that as well?”

“Before or after practice?” Maisie joked.

“Technically, it was after, but we were in the ball storage closet, so there’s that.”

“You had sex in a closet where you store soccer balls? What if someone had walked in?”

“The girls were gone already, and Paige surprised me. There’s also a lock on the door. What was I supposed to do? Turn her down?”

Maisie laughed and said, “Thank you for the posters.”

“You’re welcome,” Lainey replied and sat down in the chair next to her at the back table. “Now, tell me.”

“It was fine,” she said.

“Fine? You both looked like you might kill each other when you left. I was taking bets on either that or hot sex. I now know you’re alive, but I have not seen India yet. Is she alive, too?”

“Yes, she’s alive and at work,” Maisie said, laughing a little.

“So, was the sex hot, then?”

“There was no sex.” Maisie laughed louder. “We went to get food. Then, she took me home.”

“How’dthatgo?”

“She ate it and told me she liked it, but that woman doesnotlike beer.”

“It’s not for everyone.”

“I know. It was funny. She tried it, at least. She almost spat it out, which was the funny part.”

“I would have liked to have seen that,” Lainey said.

“She’s nice.” Maisie shrugged a shoulder. “She said she would stop by today.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah. We might go out again.”

“That’s cool.”

“Hey, what happened after we left? Did you stay?”

“Yeah, I ordered a burger. I ate mine and took yours home. I gave it to Paige to have for lunch today.”

“At least, someone ate it.”

“Molly got India’s drink, and she shared it with Finley. I took a sip. It was really good.”

“And, like, fifty dollars, probably.”

“I think it was twelve. That was what Logan said. Not bad, though, because it was in a big glass and tasted amazing. I almost ordered one for myself, but I drove.”