Congratulations

"Congrats on winning. It's good to see that your months of hard studying didn't dwindle your gaming skills." You grin back.

She giggles, "Well, it's not like i studied all the time. I had lots of spare time and there were plenty of geeks like you to play games with. I still crushed them all though." Her glasses have slid down her face a bit and she pushes them back up

"So, want to play another game? I'm sure I could beat you this time."

She checks her watch and gets out of her seat, "Um...Unfortunately I should be going. Got some errands to run and I only really came over to check to make sure that we were okay. There's only so much I can really do in a public environment without seeming too close to you and I really wanted to catch up a little bit."

"Oh, well sure...That makes sense." You must have sounded a bit more disappointed than you really were, because you hear her give a little sigh.

"Hey, Cheer up. We can have a rematch another time. While I talked to your mom, she also told me that you were having a sort of belated birthday party and she invited me to come along. So that would be a good chance for you to get back at me." She smiles deviously, "But you'll just get crushed like you just did. Anyway...I'll see you later. Don't forget to do your homework."

You grimace as she briefly turns from Natalie into Miss. Goldwater. "Don't worry, i'll take care of my homework. See you tomorrow"

Natalie waves to you and leaves. You grimace and think about Olivia and Natalie meeting in a less formal setting. It's already obvious that Olivia feels threatened by her. What's going to happen when they encounter each other face to face. You're not sure, but it's probably not going to be pretty. It's not like you can un-invite Natalie. She's practically family... Oh well, it's just something that you'll have to deal with when the time comes.