You meet Samantha outside

As the car pulls up to Jeff's house you notice a lone figure looking worried. After you're out of the car and move closer you recognize the figure as Sammy. She hadn't seen you yet and is clearly panicking a little bit whispering to herself.

Samantha : "Come on Sammy, you can do this, you can make a friend that doesn't just want to use you as a fuck sleeve. Just don't be weird, don't be weird, don't be weird. Agghh, You can do this."

Just like that your image of the confident forward lady that had confronted you outside of the gym shatters and your heart breaks a little bit at this **** lonely girl. You hadn't thought about it but if Sammy lived in an unaccepting place before and suddenly became what she was now, did this girl know a single other person that would give her the time of day? To your shame if not for Cerve's intervention you could not have counted yourself an exception to that trend.

You tip toe a couple yards back and walked out casually from behind a parked car as if you had just arrived.

Alex : "Sammy? Is that you?"

Samantha : "Alex? Yeah! ready to game?!"

She responds showing nothing of her previous turmoil and is exuding a confidence that no longer quite fools you.

Alex : "Hell yeah! come on Jeff's house is this one on the corner, I know maps app always sends you a half block in the wrong direction."

The two of you begin walking to the entrance.

Alex : "I suppose I should have asked you this before inviting you but have you played very many board games?"

Samantha : "No, but not because I don't think they're cool, I just never had very many friends.. that play board games"

If you weren't looking for it now you wouldn't have noticed the subtle pause before adding the last qualifier.