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“I told you I was falling for you Austin, you still haven’t responded.”

I leaned forward and gave her a peck on the lips. “I’m falling for you too. For the first time since I can remember, I am thinking about something other than football. My whole future is wrapped up in that game. And now…”

“Now?” she pressed.

“Now I have someone to consider in all that.”

“Me too, but it’s different now, right? I mean, we’re in a relationship. Is that going to mess up my plans of becoming a Nurse Practitioner?”

“I hope not. I’ll support anything you want to do.”

“What about you, though?”

I sighed.

“Wow. These are some deep thoughts.”

“I know, but we can’t keep pretending we’re not thinking them.”

“Yeah…” I rolled over on my side, facing her. “How do you feel about getting our own place next semester? That could be a good next step.”

“Are you serious? I’m so tired of Jocelyn.”

“Me too,” I said. “Me too.”

The rest of the evening, we hung out together, talking and getting to know each other better. She told me a funny story about chasing an ice cream truck when she was in the fifth grade. I let her know about the first time I played with a football.

Beyond the random facts from our past, we opened up to each other in a way we had never done before.

TWENTY-FOUR

Brooke

When I returned home the next morning, I found Jocelyn sitting in my recliner crying. What now? I thought, not wanting to deal with her after such a great night.

She glanced up as I walked over.

“You’re in my seat.”

Tears streamed down her cheeks as she pouted.

“I’m…I’m…I’m fine…”

“Obviously you’re not. What’s going on? I need to get to class.”

“Go ahead,” she sobbed. “I know I’m not important to you.”

I sighed.

“If you’re not going to tell me what’s wrong, I’m leaving.”

“It’s Austin…he threatened me and stuff.”

“And stuff? What are you talking about? You were harassing him, weren’t you?”

“No, I told you I had nothing to do with it, but he sent me a nasty email last night.”

“Austin was with me last night.”


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