“Hey, guys,” Shannon chirped, strolling into the canteen with her two pals in tow. Her eyes lit up the moment she saw me sitting at the table with them. She even bounced a little, but managed to school her features before reaching the table. “Hey, Joe,” she said, trying to sound nonchalant as she moved to take up the vacant seat next to Kav. “Shan,” I acknowledged, watching as Kav pulled the chair out for her—the same chair he’d been guarding like a lion all lunch. “Hi, Johnny.” “Hi, Shannon.” “That’s her throne,” Gibsie chuckled in my ear. “Nobody but Little Shannon sits next to the king of
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