Chapter 24
Training is good but hard. Practices tend to be fast-paced and relatively short, with warm-ups, intense team drills for about an hour, then a cool-down period with some individual skill work. Soon, we’re all occupying various machines. I’m four miles into a run when I start thinking about our day at the museum. I think about her bright red lipstick and the way she blushed when I tested the waters and flirted with her in the park. Pineapple and coconut!—the scent I couldn’t place. That’s when I notice Gunner is standing next to the treadmill smirking. “What’s pineapple and coconut?” Fuck, I said it out loud. “Nothing,” I say with a passive face. “Hmmm. Is that what flavor of ice cream you had yesterday?” I misstep and the belt gets away from me. While I grab ahold of the rail, Gunn
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