"All in."
"You're are completely bonkers," I say shaking my head. "How are you so sure my cards won't beat yours."
He looks at me with his golden honey eyes. His lips mold into a playful smirk. I look again at the cards before us. A king, a queen, two jacks, and a two. In my hand are two nines and two queens. I'm confident with what I have.
"Alright then. I'm all in as well." I pushed all my maple candies towards the center as I whisper a little prayer.
"Are you sure?" His freckles seem to dance as he spoke. His voice drips with tease. I look once again between my cards and the mountain of goods.
"Yes. Yes, I'm completely sure." I slap my cards on the table and my a grin plastered on my face, I begin to collect my beloved prize, but the moment I laid hands on the maple candies, he held my hands and looked at me once again in the eyes.
"You know this is what I love about you."
"And what is that?" He leans closer. His mouth brushes mine.
"Your eagerness to win."
I look down to his side of the table and I see two kings and two As. He won everything, but I'm pretty sure I won the sweetest of it all.
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