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The team all piled on top of one another as fireworks went off behind us They were prepared to win this game They’d even had fireworks set up I wondered what they would have done had we lost

"That was insane," Willa said, sitting down beside me

I just nodded

She shook her head in disbelief "They’ve never been that risky before"

She oing to say it I understood She didn’t knoas going on tonight No one did But they’d all seen Brady pointing and yelling at his father Then his dad had walked off the field I’d heard people whispering about it ah I was thankful for that She see but it was a secret

"The boys will be a bit in the field house We can wait until the crowd clears some before alk down there"

I wasn’t completely sure I was supposed to wait on Brady He had his family to deal with now I knew his moht Your first one back should be one to reht about that The field party was always after the ga Brady was going to be up for tonight But then I wasn’t sure what had actually been said on that field, so o blow off stea Brady hasn’t a to the field party without you"

She didn’t understand, and I couldn’t explain it So I just smiled

"We can head down that way if you want The crowd around the door is getting thick I didn’t think about everyone wanting to congratulate the, but his father wasn’t around I was glad he’d at least left Brady wouldn’t want to see hiive her an update on where I aame on television and already knoon"

Willa’s nonna was Ms A as I could remember She made the best chocolate chip cookies I would always sit and have solass ofGunner

I watched the door and guys began coer players who didn’t get ed fairlfriends

"Why are you here?" Serena’s voice was laced with hate

I didn’t look her way "Waiting on soirlfriend You’re probably the reason they struggled out there tonight Just because Willa is too dumb to knoho you are, Gunner knows You need to leave No one wants you here, slut"

I found it ironic that Serena would call anyone a slut Even irl who had sex once in her life, and that had been againstfor hih

But this hat I should have expected This hat they all thought of h and take it or continue to hide I was done hiding I was ready to be tough

"I’ot to call you and ask you perht Must have slipped ain I didn’t look her way

"Back off, Serena," Willa said, stepping between us

Serena laughed "You do knoho this is you’re all buddy-buddy with? Right? Gunner hates her She ruined his family"

Willa rolled her eyes "She didn’t ruin his faht And yes, I knoho she is and what she was falsely accused of No one asked you to come over here Go talk to sonore her I always do"

I really liked Willa Ames