Page 31 of Endgame

April 2

LILA: We celebrating that win tonight?

KING: Raincheck

LILA: K

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April 3

KING: Sleepover?

LILA: So we’re celebrating?

KING: Or something.

LILA: I’m intrigued. Also coming over.

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April 9

LILA: It’s not every day I get awoken for some sexy time at 2 am, but I’ll take it.

KING: I’m just glad I missed all the incense. And the naked yoga. Though I’m not opposed if you want to try that out sometime.

LILA: Becky doesn’t often sleep over somewhere, but when she does…

LILA: Thanks for all the orgasms, btw. Super nice of you.

KING: *thumbs up* *smiling devil*

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April 13

LILA: Must keep missing you during lunchtime. Wanna meet up for lunch sometime this week?

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April 15

LILA: I’m thinking today is a panini day. Gonna meet up with Knight. Want to join us?

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April 17

LILA: That was quite the game tonight. Waited for you after, but the guys said you’d already taken off. Celebration later?

Chapter 16

Dread settled low in Lila’s belly as she looked over the last few texts she’d sent King that had all gone unanswered. In the two months since they’d christened the locker room, he had slowly been withdrawing. It had been incremental at first, but as the weeks had gone on, he had been less and less responsive. They spent less time together.

At first she excused it by convincing herself that it was because they were both so busy; Bradley U’s soccer team was slated to play in the national championship in two weeks, and King had been throwing himself into the sport with a fervor she’d never seen before.

The sex was still amazing, though now, whenever it felt like it was more intimate than mere fucking, King would disengage for a few days, sometimes a week. At first, Lila thought she’d be able to handle the ebbs and flows of their arrangement, but it was starting to really wear on her.

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