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“Oh,” Mikey said as she dropped back against the pillow with a sigh.
“So, you’re going?” Sebastian asked, swallowing hard as he dropped his gaze to his hands.
“Yeah, why wouldn’t I go?” Mikey asked, wondering when he was going to say something that made sense.
Nodding, Sebastian asked, “Who asked you?” once again making her frown in confusion.
“Uncle Devin?” Mikey said, wondering why he was suddenly having a problem with this when it was his idea.
“Uncle Devin?” Sebastian said, somehow managing to look even more confused.
“We need to be there tomorrow night by five,” Mikey said, shrugging it off as she reached over and grabbed her iPad off the nightstand, deciding that she’d give him a minute to finish his nervous breakdown.
“What the hell are you talking about?” came the hesitant question as Mikey went back to reading that email, noting all the fundraiser options that were available to her to help raise the money to cover the rest of the twenty-five hundred dollars.
“To babysit Dustin and Abbi?” Mikey mumbled absently as she noted the candy bar option, which could work for her.
“What about the dance?” Sebastian asked, sounding genuinely confused.
“What about it?” Mikey asked as she debated her other options.
“Why aren’t you going?”
“Because no one asked me?” Mikey said as she looked up to find him watching her.
“And if someone had?” Sebastian asked after a slight hesitation.
“We’ll never know,” Mikey said with a heartfelt sigh as she crawled beneath her blankets and got comfortable.
Throwing her a curious look, Sebastian laid down on the bed next to her, which, of course, led Mikey to ask, “Do you really think this is a good idea?”
“Do you want me to leave?” he asked, throwing her a questioning look.
“Do you want to leave?” Mikey asked as he reached over and plucked the iPad out of her hand.
“What nefarious plans are you coming up with now?” Sebastian drawled instead as he placed her iPad on the nightstand and settled in more comfortably next to her.
“Besides world domination?” Mikey asked, shifting closer to him so that she could lay her head on his shoulder.
“Besides that,” Sebastian murmured as he wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer.
“I’m figuring out how I’m going to raise twenty-five hundred dollars by May,” Mikey said, only to follow that up with, “I can feel you frowning.”
“Why do you need twenty-five hundred dollars?” Sebastian asked as he began absently running his fingertips down her arm, which always helped lull her to sleep.
“World domination isn’t cheap,” Mikey said, loving the sound of his chuckle.
“No, it’s not,” he murmured in agreement. “What do you need the money for?”
“Training camp,” Mikey said as she shifted to get more comfortable.
“Training camp?”
“Mmmhmm, there’s a baseball training program that the team goes to every summer for a month. They have professional trainers that work with us on everything from drills to batting and everything in between. They also have a dedicated team of trainers just for pitchers and-”
“You definitely need to go,” Sebastian said, sounding thoughtful.
“I really do,” Mikey said, nodding solemnly.
