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."

dozen times before finally turning off the light, ready for

by the coffee she had during the day, snuggled under the covers and fell asleep instantly, oblivious to the fact she had dragged Chad's

sparked a global alert in the

Girlfriend, where's

Girlfriend, can you share some news about our hero?

to Leo, "Chad, who's the Legend's Girlfriend they're

gave her a look, "Anya, how

they're not

a pause, she answered her own question, "Couldn't be. I'm not Chad's girlfriend. Plus, they don't even know I'm the

Anya drifted further from the

but suggest, "Why don't you ask them

naive Anya did just that in the chat, "Who's

flooded in, "You" "You" "Yeah,

stunned. Leo watched her quietly put down the phone, turn off the screen, and sheepishly said,

unable to resist, she soon found herself quietly playing next to Leo for the entire

calculated he'd have

why don't you play with

"Sure."

himself back in Maplewood

scorching sun warmed the pool

Mia was lounging by the poolside, watching her son float around with a rubber duckie swim ring, occasionally using a stick to guide him back to the edge. The little guy, mistaking it

"And get a tan?

there, getting that rugged tan.

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