Chapter 17: Spill the Beans

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Tinuade
10:50 PM

"What's up?" I asked him as we walked slowly away from all the commotion.

"Nothing much, just wanted to chat a little," he said. He seemed uneasy.

"Is everything okay?" I asked.

"Yeah. It's just..." He said.

"Just what? Did I give the impression that you couldn't talk to me?" I asked further.

"Kinda," he said with a smile.

I punched his shoulder. "Stop goofing around. In fact, I want a rematch."

"Oh, do you?" He asked, nodding smugly.

"Let me just get my knife first." I bent down and stuck my hand under my skirt as if I had a deadly weapon taped to my leg and I saw him move quickly away from me. I laughed in my head. Teasing him was just so much fun and I couldn't help it.

"Okay, what did you want to say? For real," I said, stepping closer to him.

"It's nothing," he said, looking away.

"You know I'm keeping my date waiting," I said, looking at Max without moving my head.

"Oh," he uttered, sticking his hands in his pockets. "Gotcha."

"But I can totally stay if you want," I said, afraid I'd just fucked up twice in one night.

"No, it's fine. You can go," he said.

"Okay," I muttered, hesitant at first and finally walking away to meet Max.

I'm such an idiot, I thought.

I looked back at him, maybe in hope that he'd still be there so I could have a reason to walk back. But he was gone.

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