Leo burst into laughter in his bedroom, relieved that stupidity wasn't fatal, or else he feared Anya wouldn't have much longer to live.
Exiting the game, Leo typed into the group chat, "Wasn't me playing today, folks. We had a rookie on board."
"Your... girlfriend?"
"Yeah, Anya."
A rival in the group piped up, "You ditched us, letting your girl mess around in the game."
Leo shot back, "I let her have her fun. I've got it covered."
Then, Leo privately messaged the teammates he and Anya had played with earlier, promising to make up for the lost levels by carrying them through a few tonight.
"Man, what happened today? Did someone hack your account?" someone asked.
Leo replied, "Nope, just a jealous girl having a go with my account. If you see my moves going sideways, you'll know it's her practicing."
The team was baffled, "Man, you're spoiling her rotten."
Leo just chuckled, "She might make you lose a few levels, but I'll carry you up twice as many tonight."
"Deal!"
Leo closed the chat, amused as he watched Anya's clumsy gameplay. He couldn't help but tease, "Dope, dork, silly goose."
a dozen times before finally
by the coffee she had during the day, snuggled under the covers and fell asleep
nearly wandering into enemy territory, that it sparked
Girlfriend, where's our
can you share some news about our hero?
turned to Leo, "Chad, who's the Legend's Girlfriend they're all asking
her a look, "Anya, how about we don't play anymore,
asked, "Chad, they're not talking
her own question, "Couldn't be. I'm not Chad's girlfriend. Plus, they don't even
drifted further from
suggest, "Why don't you
naive Anya did just that in
responses flooded in, "You" "You" "Yeah,
down the phone, turn off the screen, and sheepishly said, "Chad,
herself quietly playing next
have to carry his teammates
why don't you
"Sure."
himself back
sun warmed the
with a rubber duckie swim ring, occasionally using a stick to guide him back to the edge. The little guy, mistaking it for a game, reached out to grab the
get a tan?
be out there, getting that rugged tan. My husband, a
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