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Chapter Eight

Kira

"How was your date?" Amber asks as she sits sideways on the pink recliner, dangling her legs over the armrest.

"It wasn't a date. We just went for dinner."

"Where'd you go?"

"This place where they let you create your own stir-fry."

"Is Austin one of those health food freaks?"

"Hey." I swat her feet as I go past her to sit on the couch. "Just because someone eats healthy doesn't make them a freak."

"Says the health food freak." She smiles. "You two are made for each other."

"I don't always eat healthy. And I'm sure he doesn't either."

"He'd have to in order to look that way." She pats her stomach. "I'd rather eat what I want and be pudgy."

"Oh, please. You are not fat. Don't even start."

"I'm just kidding. But compared to how I used to look, I do feel pudgy sometimes."

She means compared to how she looked when she was competing. As a gymnast, she was all muscle. There wasn't an ounce of fat on her, and the annoying thing is, she didn't have to work that hard to be that way.

I, on the other hand, have to work my ass off to stay lean. I inherited my mom's curves, including her big breasts, which doesn't make for a good gymnast's body. But it's the body I was given so I just accept it. But I do watch what I eat. Too many carbs goes straight to my ass, which is not what I want, despite the big booty trend everyone's so crazy about now.

"Why are you home so early?" I ask. "Matt didn't invite you to sleep over?"

"We're not at that point in our relationship."

"Are you saying you two haven't had sex?"

"Why are you so surprised? We've only been dating a month."

"It's been over a month. And I'm surprised because you acted like you've been doing it for weeks."

"I never said that."

"You implied it. So what's the deal? Why are you waiting?"

"I don't know. It just...it doesn't feel like the right time."

"Meaning you don't really like him."

"Of course I like him. I'm just not ready to do it with him."

"Is this because you're still hung up on Dylan?"

She huffs. "No." She gets up from her chair and walks to the kitchen. "That's crazy. Completely crazy."

I meet her at the fridge. "Then why won't you do it with Matt? I'm sure he wants to."

"I told you, it's not the right time." She has the fridge open, staring blankly at the shelves.

"Are you hungry?"

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