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"I’," I round between ht’s conversation Likewise, I wasn’t in the ood at it

"Too late We’ve been made" Vee whipped her arm over her head like a helicopter propeller

Sure enough, Scott and Dante leaned back against the Barracuda, shaking their heads and grinning at us

"You stalking me, Grey?" Scott hollered

"He’s all yours," I told Vee "I’"

"What about Dante? He’ll feel like the third wheel," she said

"It’ll be good for him, trust me"

"Where’s the fire, Grey?" Scott called out, and toover

"I’ out for track"

"Track doesn’t start until spring," Vee re it all

"Uh-oh, heart rate’s dropping," I yelled at Scott And on that note, I took off running in the opposite direction

I heard Scott on the trail behind ing on it playfully "Want to tellon?"

I turned to face him "What does it look like?"

"It looks like you and Vee ca"

I gave his shoulder a congratulatory pat "Good work, ace"

"So why are you running away? And why does Vee smell like a perfuure it out

"Ah," he said at last

I spread my hands "My work here is done"

"Don’t take this the wrong way, but I’ out with Vee all day She’s prettyintense"

Before I could give hie advice, "Fake it till you make it," Dante pulled up beside me

"A ith you?" he asked

"Oh boy," I said under o," Scott said, and tome alone with Dante

"Can you run and talk at the sa I’d prefer not to have to look hied relationship Plus, it spoke volumes about just how into this conversation I was

By way of answer, Dante picked up his pace, jogging beside ," he said

"And why’s that?" I panted, shoving soet a thrill out of seeingfor what I have in store for you"

"You have so I don’t want to hear more?"

"You e Unlike naturally conceived Nephiliht, and you aren’t as physically powerful"