Yours For Now; Mine For A Year

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thoughts wandered to how lon

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of thirty, I sensed I w

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and finally a few minutes away from seeing my

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single again this holiday?" Katie greete

retrieved my phone from the poc

d being single every time." She co

having someone as a date." Which wa

ng on. "Still, I feel like it might help your

, because I was sure

ing even without fe

writer, I had my own secrets

t as fantasy, but certainly not

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onship had helped to f

nosed with pancreatic cancer, and she left us, no

new then and there that

didn't have a happy ending by creating sto

in love, but I was able to

distracted during this

d, seeming to understand that I wasn't interested in the love discussion a

inking ba

be a holiday. But for me, it

genres of novels except

someone like me who kne

aving for the sports genre and so ton

s to them, I had to submit a one to m

aid what I was already aware of. "Why not football

nst the couch, "but Suzy's

shifted to disg

I was) and the second best writer worldwide, but th

r saw her, the little times we actually

ite about sports, I'd told them I co

going to write a football ro

she wouldn't end up being the best writer

with another famous sport. The first th

e problem. I hated sports

sked, "what do you plan on doing t

ted in a shrug.

from me, "you want to learn? You want

ht since I was terrible at sitting do

ut sport, I'd cer

ter option?" I asked

etball player," before I could offer her a

le just for fun, but, "where on earth

d, her coffee brown hair moving with

d. "And where wo

gaze shifted to whatever was ov

voted to see the figure

ntion. His sharp jawline, prominent cheekbones and pierci

rs and powerful build that

, and strangely enough, I

filling the room. His eyes seemed to sear holes

bout Katie's presence