Page 51 of The Match


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Get it over with.

Hopefully, he would kiss me back.

The promise I made to myself, though, won’t stand for that.

He must be the one to make that decision. He’s the one struggling with this.

I know what I want, and don’t necessarily care that much about what Luke has to say about it.

That is different for Sebastian.

I know he struggles with his loyalty to my brother, as he told me himself.

Therefore, I stay in my apartment, getting ready to make our usual breakfast, when a text from Sebastian pops up.

Sebastian:Won’t be able to make it to breakfast this morning! I’ll see you later for game night.

I feel like I’ve been punched in the stomach.

What a fucking coward he is.

Now he won’t even dare be in my presence alone?

If I was uncertain about those walls before, I have my confirmation now.

I let out a frustrated huff.

I need to blow off some steam. Just as I’m ready to take a walk, my phone rings with an incoming group call from my friends.

Sunday.

Our catch-up is today.

This is just what I need: a call with my girls.

I decide I’ll talk to them while I do my walk, needing to move at least to release some of the strain.

“Hi girls!” I greet them.

It’s nighttime for Mira and Wendy. Kait is in Australia, so it’s nearing evening there.

We take turns talking about our progress on our projects.

Kait is having some trouble with the sailor being closed off and not really in the mood ever to share any substantial thoughts about his career.

According to him, he was “forced” into this project by his agent.

That leaves Kait with some uphill battles each day, but I’m confident she’ll do great either way.

“Maybe just flash your tits or something, then he’ll open up,” Mira snickers, and we roll our eyes at her.

“Yeah, then he would probably have me sent right back to America. I don’t think he’s ever seen a set of tits,” Kait says, making us laugh.

God. What kind of dude is this?

Wendy is the only one of us who is following a female athlete. She’s having a great time learning about the dynamics of beach volleyball and how her athlete works together with her teammate.

It’s cool hearing about a sport that combines two athletes, like a petite team.