>>19607878Carmody's body is feeling free and alive. The sun on her face, the fresh air in her lungs, and the feeling of her blood rushing through her muscles has reinvigorated her. And then there's the presence of Sola, of course. Just being around her makes Carmody want to be better and do more. She laughs with all too much understanding when Sola confesses to wanting to sneak off together.
>"God, I wish. If I didn't make it an act of will to keep my hands off you and stay serious, we'd probably never leave the house again." >"I wanna get a little bit of that going for myself, what you're talking about, and I wanna learn everything I can from everyone I can. As you've probably seen, I take on the big challenges. Like I was telling Priscilla, I live in the deep water. I trained with Coach Ash, I trained with Coach Brooke, and why stop there? I wanna train with Priscilla, and I wanna train with you. God help me, if she'd ever agree to it, I could probably even learn a lot from Colbers."Carmody scowls briefly.
>"Bitch kicked me outta the apartment."But she can't stay pouty and angry in the presence of Sola. She smiles at her and gives her a quick kiss.
>"Oh, I know you can sweet talk. You're my sweet girl after all. But lead the way. Either that or I'll just stare at your ass all day."Carmody reaches out and tries to slap Sola on the butt as she starts running again, but doesn't quite get her before Sola darts away. Laughing, she chases after Sola the two of them resuming their run as an impromptu pursuit.
