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Their team had the ball and had stopped at the five-yard line The cheerleaders did their job of inciting the crowd, and on the next play, East Ranch scored the first points in the game Rachel let the fans’ excitement puain This ti back at her with a smile She offered a thumbs-up before he turned back to his new friends

Yeah, that hy she was there When you stepped into the mom role, you went in with both feet Out of the blue, she wondered if he would be interested in sohts i on her table at hoift out of her pocket and reread it

Her cheeks warave her ato talk to him in this croas pointless

Hello Jason Owen and I received your gifts They were incredibly thoughtful Thank you

She read her note over, twice, then pressed "Send"

Off it went, wherever notes went as they traveled faster than Super she understood ed around her head until she was dizzy If it weren’t for Owen, they would never have ed to hook up the speaker system and DVR at the house

The phone in her hand buzzed, re it

Is this Rachel?

She grinned

Do you leave gifts on everyone’s doorstep in town?

Dot Dot Dot It is nearly Christ? It had been some time since she’d sent a text to anyone outside of the friend zone, so she couldn’t tell So you double as Connecticut’s Santa Claus?

Shhh Don’t tell anyone It’s a secret

Well, he wasn’t not flirting I’ll keep my mouth closed on one condition

Oh? What’s that?

Rachel’s eyes no longer lingered on the field I want to ht Vixen was a he

She giggled A boy named Vixen That’s just cruel

Good point I’ll see what I can do The team is on a strict curfew until after the holiday

Rachel found a rolling eye elanced at the field, then found the back of Owen’s head in the stands Freezing aain, noticed hiirls are here

Ah, yes I remember Smart kid

She stared at her screen for a fullThank you again, for the gifts

You’re welco nice and what she thought was flirting was just nice to another level

The visitor fans cheered froes and not seeing a dot, dot, dot, she went ahead and put the phone in her pocket

He was just being nice

A minute later it buzzed

Rachel?

Yes

Dot Dot Dot Would you ain sorinned like a fool Owen cheered froht now? My life is a little coh the beanie holding the warmth on her head You’ve been warned

Is that a yes?