I can?! I didn’t know that! Hold pls…
I’m standingin front of my cubby in my skates, smiling at my phone as I wait. A minute later it lights up again.
Dove
I won’t know what’s happening, but I’ll get to see Gavin and Owen and the other guys… What were their names? Saxon and Aiden… and Donovan…
With each name, my smile melts. My chest burns, and I’m more pissed at this than Coach Leek parking me on the bench.
My jaw is tight, and I tap the screen a little too hard as I reply.
Maverick
Or not. I’ll just tell you what happens.
Dove
You don’t want me to watch the games?
Maverick
No. In fact, just forget I even mentioned it. I’m cancelling my ESPN subscription now.
Dove
But Maverick, why ever would you DO such a thing???
My eyes narrow, and I study her goofy, formal wording a blink before I realize…
Maverick
You’re fucking with me.
Dove
What’s that smell? It’s like… hair burning…
Maverick
Okay, okay, you got me.
Dove
Maverick
Why are you studying plant pathology? Clearly you’re a standup comedian.
Dove
I could never be as funny as you pretending to be jealous.
I wouldn’t say I was pretending, but she can think that.
Dove
Here, something for your spank bank…
Another picture appears, and my dick jumps. It’s a shot of her and Kelani. The puppy is in the foreground as if she’ssmelling the phone, while Dove leans forward beside her, smiling with her lips on the pup’s head.
