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Chapter 14

"How many tweets are required for something to officially be called a 'twitter fight'?" Owen asked while looking down at his phone.

I didn't respond as Jason's cue hit the pool ball and he straightened. The five of us were in one of the dorm lounges playing pool together on our Saturday afternoon off. "I'd say about three or four tweets between the two parties. Why?" Emma asked from where she was leaning against the arm of one of the many black leather couches. She looked like a goddess as usual, dressed in a pair of ripped jeans and a lose army T-shirt that somehow made her hips stand out even more.

"Because I think Sylvia is officially in a twitter war." Owen remarked while handing the phone to Emma so he could take his shot in the game. Finn's and Jason both raised their eyebrows at me while Finn crossed his arms. I shrugged as Emma's blue eye scanned over the smartphone screen.

"Does your wife know she married a sexist prick who doesn't want his daughters to amount to anything more than housewives?" Emma read off the phone and I groaned while looking up at the ceiling, as if to ask God 'why me?'.

"Let me see that." Finn demanded before snatching the phone from Emma's hands and reading the tweets out loud.

JWilson: Women shouldn't complain when something bad happens to them because of their 'open minded' thinking. #lacrosse #stayinyourlane'.

Freemason: @JWilson If you want to talk, don't subtweet me. Rape is NEVER the victims fault.

"then John Wilson responded '@freemason -'"

"John Wilson from ESPN tweeted at you?" Jason interrupted Finn. "As in the celebrity on the ESPN talk show every morning, tweeted you." His dark eyes were wide in surprise and shock.

"Yes. Now shut up and let Finn finish." Emma scolded Jason with a glare.

Finn disregarded them with a slight scoff that only I heard as he continued.

Jwilson: @freemason I don't take opinions from rapists.

Finn paused for a moment and tightened his jaw but ultimately relented once he read ahead.

Freemason: @Jwilson The courts have spoken making your 'claim' false. I don't usually take claims from bigots, though.

Jwilson:Doesn't change the fact that @freemason did it to herself. Not all men are nice guys. Women should take what they can get.

Freemason: @Jwilson Does your wife know she married a sexist prick who doesn't want his daughters to amount to anything more than housewives?

"And then he stopped responding." Finn finished off while handing the phone back to Owen, who had finished taking his turn. I watched Finn line up his cue and take a perfect shot, bringing him one move away from wining. Why am I on Owen's team again?

Thankfully, he couldn't shot for the eight ball in the same turn, buying me some time. When his figure straightened up, my eyes were still glued to him. He noticed and his green eyes met mine as a result. "What?" He asked innocently while raising an eyebrow.

"You don't have anything to say?" I asked in honest surprise while leaning over the pool table and connecting my cue with the white ball. I watched it bounce off the last solid colored ball and shoot into the left corner pocket. I stood up straight and sent Owen a 'we got this' look even though Jason might win this next turn. "You're not going to tell me how I shouldn't start fights with strangers in public?"

I moved from the table so Jason could make his move, and parked myself next to Finn. He contemplated my words before moving behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist, our cues in front of our bodies. "Nah. You were defending yourself. Besides, it was kind of hot." He replied in my ear.