Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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I sat there, just as tense as they were. The camera flicked back to the table just in time for the opponent's return shot to fly out of bounds, and the arena exploded. My girl raised her paddle in victory, grinning. I couldn't help but smile too..

As the victory music blasted, I spun my chair back to face Tanya. "She won," I said, grinning like a proud

mom.

Tanya wasn't impressed. "You've watched your dumb match. Now, why are you really here?"

I pushed off the floor and slid my chair closer, crossing one leg over the other.

I was still rocking the black silk skirt from last night's dinner with Nate and Lena. Standing, the slit was subtle, but now? Sitting? It was showing off most of my thigh.

practically glowed against

eyes went straight to my legs. Even though she was a woman, even though she loved showing off too, I saw the

chance to flaunt anything in months- pregnancy didn't exactly

mini-skirts and stilettos.

the top of my thigh. Subtle, but clear enough for someone like Tanya, who knew exactly what kind of fun left marks like that. Her cheeks turned red, her face shifting from embarrassed to pissed. "So, that's why you came? To show off? Did Jace leave

insults hit without

I smirked, leaning in just a little. "Not everyone's like you, Tanya. Daydreaming

any better," she hissed. "You spent ten years in Jace's bed, got bored, and

wanted about Jace and me. No one would ever guess the truth-that we never

it to her? Not worth

whole back-and-forth with her. It'd just make me look like

over the chair like I owned the place." I'm here

She tilted her chin up, trying to stay tough.

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distance between us. Still holding the remote, I gently lifted her chin with it so she had no choice but to look me in the eye. "You can mess with me all you want. I don't care. But you mess with my people? That's where it ends. If Lena walks out of this fine, cool. But if anything happens to her..." I leaned in, lowering my