(Dane) I smiled and brushed a strand of hair away from her face. She looked far too pleased with herself and I had no one to blame but me. That was nothing new. Most of the time I didn't mind losing when it was to Cassidy. "I'll keep that in mind," I said. "You should." She smiled again before leaning over and kissing my cheek. It was a quick kiss nothing like the ones we'd shared a few minutes earlier. Somehow it felt just as important. I stayed beside her for another minute letting the room settle into its familiar quiet. My breathing had slowed and the thoughts that had followed me home from The Spoke didn't seem quite so loud anymore. Being with her had a way of doing that. It always had. Cassidy reached for my hand and laced our fingers together. She didn't say anything straight

