Shady

Jerica smirked. She was starting to get to his ego. "I mean, I'm pretty sure you'd want to wrestle me off if I tackled you right now." She was much ...

"Thank you," Rek said gratefully, giving him an appreciative look. Then added playfully. "I don't lift enough to take on the football team." ~ ~ ~ "You never know," Jerica ...

"Cool, I will." Jerica was almost tempted to poke at him again, try to get him riled up for a match. But she didn't know when J.R. was coming back. ...

Jerica smiled. Then was instantly annoyed at how easily pleased her ego was. She didn't need Carter's approval. She didn't need anyone's. She shrugged and coolly took another drink of ...

"Halfback." Jerica smiled a bit, grateful that he was willing to move on. She rubbed the bruise on her collarbone she knew fully well was visible past her collar. It ...

Jerica sat in a perplexed silence as Carter took control of the situation, without J.R. even seeming to realize what was happening. But she saw. And she saw that Carter ...

"One of my biggest fuck ups." Jerica scrubbed at her face, voice quiet. If Elias wanted to hear all of her regrets, may as well start at the one at ...

"Kieran is my responsibility." She sniffed, knowing fully well that it was a losing battle to try to pretend that she wasn't crying. She pulled her arms even tighter around ...

“Does it matter?” She rested her chin on her knees and sighed deeply. “And how could I know? All I know is that I’m the only one who stands up ...

“All the people who will die if I leave.”

She pulled her arms tighter around herself and said what had been engrained in her since she was a child. “My duty lies here.”

Jerica choked on a laugh. “The hug was for you.” At least, that’s how it started. She DID end up enjoying it by the end. Not that she’d admit that. ...

“Just like Aerik.” She smirked grimly, appreciating the gesture even though she’d never admit it. “But I’m still not sure what you’re wanting me to talk about— my feelings?” She ...

She laughed bitterly. Realizing and admitting were two very different things. “What’s it matter? Not like anything is gonna change whether I whine or not.”

"You sound like Aerik." She sighed heavily, sitting the rest of the way back onto her butt instead of on her feet. She angled towards him ever so slightly so ...