Page 56 of Sparks Flying

She started to relax and followed my lead as I began to eat.

“You know, we don’t have to figure it all out right this second, right?” I told her.

“I know. Honestly, it’s been a long day already. Can we maybe do something mindless like play video games or something?”

“You like video games?”

“Sure. Who doesn’t?”

This girl was truly too good to be true.

“Ever played Chaos?”

“Of course. Oscar’s uncle hooked us up so we could BETA test it.”

“No way.”

“True story. Want me to log in? The newest version hasn’t been out long enough for you to have gotten very far.”

“I’ve done well enough, though I have had a few distractions to contend with this week.”

I shot her a knowing look.

She smirked. When I handed her the control, she logged into her own account.

“Holy shit! Look at your ranking. You weren’t kidding.”

Almost immediately, JH and Wolfhunter pulled her into a group.

“Hey, you know those guys too? I play with them sometimes. Let me sign in and join you.”

“Do I know these guys?” she chuckled. “Yeah, you could say that.”

When I joined, she pulled me into their waiting room.

“Bails! Where have you been, girl?” JH said.

“Did you add Bird?” Wolfhunter asked.

“Yeah, he’s with me.”

“That’s crazy. We’ve been playing with him this week, but I didn’t see any connections back to you. Thought he was just a random we chose,” JH admitted.

“You do like to do that.”

“Heard you were out on a real-life mission,” Wolfhunter said.

“Add us to a secure chat room if you want to talk. You know I won’t in an open forum.”

“This game isn’t configured for private rooms. It’s one of the flaws of this version.”

Before I knew what was happening, JH opened a secure chat room with video and pulled Bailey into it.

“JH is Jackson freaking Holt? Are you kidding me right now?!”

“I swear I didn’t add him. What the hell? Where is he even coming from?”

Bailey laughed.

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