Chapter Five
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ALMOST AN HOUR LATERI glanced at the time on my wrist as I used my other hand to pull my foot up and back behind me until I was pressing the heel of my shoe against my butt and giving my quads a deep stretch.
I wasn’t sure how long I was supposed to stick around before I could call Parker a lost cause, but I was beginning to feel like a fool for the amount of time I’d been dawdling through my warm-up, waiting for him.
I was about to take off down the trail by myself when I glanced up and finally spotted his familiar figure jogging my way.
He waved and sent me a rueful grin. “Hey. Sorry I’m late. But thanks for waiting.”
I dropped my foot and shrugged as if it were no big deal. “It’s fine. As long as she was worth it.”
He paused to send me a surprised blink.
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