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    “Lily and her mom lost their home in the hurricane,” she explained, as if it would soften Meagan’s criticism. But that was wishful thinking.
    She raised her brown brows and peered down her orange, base-caked nose. “Wow! That would totally suck. So you don’t have money to replace anything?”
    “I’ve been too busy to go shopping. Talon keeps me pretty occupied.” I glanced to Holly, who pressed her lips tight to keep from laughing.
    “Nice nightlight ,” She sneered, turning to my dad’s picture. “I see those freaky green eyes run in the family. I would have sworn they were contacts. I saw some for sale at a costume store once. Really weird .” I wanted to say something, but Holly beat me to it.
    “Yea, almost as freaky as that fake tan you’ve got going. What shade is that, day-glow ho?” As Meagan cut her a glare, I almost bit my lips off restraining the laughter.
    Meagan didn’t say a word. She grabbed her phone, went into the bathroom, and shut the door. I couldn’t contain my laughter. “Hunter’s rubbing off on you!”
    Holly blushed. “Maybe that was a little harsh?”
    “A tad, but worth it.” I usually wasn’t so catty and felt that girls should stick together, but Meagan had not tried once to be nice, and she constantly stared at me like I was a bug.
    Talon opened the door. “You ladies about ready?” He scanned the room. “Where’s Meagan?”
    “She’s in the bathroom.” I tried to keep the smirk off my face, with no luck. He raised a brow as Meagan opened the door and glided out of the bathroom.
    “Hi, Talon, you look hot.” She cut me a smile and winked at him. Her voice was sweet as honey, and her personality altered to match it. She even carried herself differently. Holly and I exchanged a look.
    “Thanks.” He put his arm around me. “Lily seems to think so, too.” He kissed my forehead and gave me a wink.
    The room went silent for a few awkward seconds before Hunter walked in to hurry us along. “Come on! Let’s go! I want to get a good parking spot.”
    We piled into the Lincoln, and I made sure that I was between Meagan and Talon in the back. With her mouth shut, staring out the window, she wasn’t so bad. But I still couldn’t see what Owen saw in her. Guess I’d have to be a guy to get it. Sure, she could be a knockout if she’d lay off the products, but the damage was done.
    * * *
    After twenty minutes of noise and butt-numbing bleachers, I was ready to leave the football game, but it hadn’t even started. Once it did, I was bored. I didn’t understand what was going on, and Talon didn’t do a very good job of explaining it. I did know what it meant to make a touchdown and would cheer along with the crowd, not really sure what else was going on. Owen was fast, though—almost too fast. Even though it seemed he was holding back, no one could catch him. Everyone was screaming for him, too, which was exciting. Owen was on his way to becoming a football legend, only he was a fraud—just like his new girlfriend. Hunter gave me a worried glance, and from his expression, he was thinking what I was thinking: This has to stop .
    “Man, I never knew Owen was so fast,” Talon said. “He’s really good.” I couldn’t tell him why I agreed with him. It was a first for Talon to give him any credit, and I waited for the moment when he’d figure it out.
    After the game, which we won thanks to Owen and the Water, we hung around and fought off his crowd of fans while he showered in the locker room and changed for his date. After he was finished, we rode into town to get some burgers, and brought them out to a park. It was closed, but Hunter knew a way past the gate.
    It was a nice park. I thought it must be very shady in the day, since it was pitch dark at night. You could only see the sky in tiny patches through the trees, like on Bragg Road, except this was so close to town that you could still hear traffic in the distance. We hung out there and