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Alex stares at him, taken aback by his request. She hadn't expected that at all. She hesitated, not sure how to respond. "Um......sure, I guess. But only if you can keep up." She says with a smirk. "Wait, your suit?"

Zane laughs. "I sure can. Yeah, I know, I look a little overdressed. I had a business meeting earlier. He shrugs out of the jacket and rolled up the shirt sleeves. Alex chuckled, and threw the ball to him,  watching as he started dribbling it around.

She introduced him to her friends who were mainly guys. Zane smiled and shook hands and quickly became a part of the group. The game was on and it was intense. Zane was pretty good. He moved quickly and smoothly, passing the ball with ease and when it was time to make a shot, he didn’t miss. Alex tried to focus on the game but her eyes kept straying to him. The shirt was a close fit and tighten around his chest impressively, revealing his muscular frame and reminded her of that night, how her hands had run down his body.

Alex quickly turned away, trying to ignore the thoughts that were running through her head. She didn't want to think about that night, but it was hard to forget. She felt her heart beating faster, and she had to remind herself to stay focused on the game.

She couldn't  help but notice how well he interacted with her friends and everyone seemed to like him. Zane joked and teased with them, keeping up easily with their banter. He too looked over at her a few times making her feel a bit flustered.

They played for an hour and a half more and when they were done they were all sweaty. Zane came over to her smiling, his shirt plastered to his chest, messing with her thoughts, his hair wet and clinging to his head.

He noticed she was staring at him and he smirked. "Good game." They slapped palms.

"Yep it was." He was still holding her hand staring at her and she suddenly realised how close they were. Their bodies were almost touching.  She felt her pulse pick up, and her cheeks flushed. She couldn't believe how close they were. She tried to pull away, but his hand tightened around hers. Alex got a heated vivid flash back of that night when she saw his eyes darken and become intense. She knew what he was thinking and her breath caught in her throat.

He leaned in. "Zane don't." She pulled away trying to get some distance between them looking around to see if anyone witnessed their intense moment. Most were gone and whoever remained were busy talking.

Alex straightened her beenie and grabbed her bag. She glanced at him and saw that he had picked up his jacket but was still looking at her.

"Let's  go get something to eat. It'll be my treat."

Alex hesitated, not sure if she should agree to go out to eat with him. She was still shaken up by the moment they had shared, amd she wasn't  sure she should be spending more time with him. But she also didn't want to be rude. She thought about it for a moment, and then she finally nodded. "Okay, that sounds good."

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