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Fuck me.
“Ohmygod. Oh, Fuck. I. Um. I didn’t see anything, I swear. Fuck. I’m going upstairs. Shit.” I hear my sister trip over a chair as the hardwood scratches over the pavers.
Nat whips her leg off my shoulder so quickly that her ballet training must be the only reason she didn’t just fall over. “Oh, my God. Chloe. I am so sorry.” Her voice is shaky and embarrassed, and I am going to kill my sister for putting that quiver there.
“What the fuck, Chloe? I thought you were sleeping at Sabrina’s tonight.”
“Sabrina’s little sister started puking halfway through the movie. I don’t do puke and didn’t want to be around her if she got the flu. Her mom thought it was probably best if I came home. I didn’t know I would be walking in on a scene out of Youporn.”
Nat hides her face in my shirt, but I think she’s laughing.
Chloe starts cracking up, which spurs Nat on more. Both girls are hysterical after a minute, and I give up.
“Come on, Nat. Let’s go inside.”
My asshole sister isn’t done with us yet. “Oh, don’t stop on my account. If outdoor nookie does it for you, I can put my headphones on and watch something on Netflix. There are plenty of surfaces out here that I’m sure could work.”
Nat grabs my hand. “As much fun as that sounds, I think I need to go home, Brady.”
“Are you sure? Do you want to stay here tonight?” I’m not ready to let go yet after our roller coaster of a night.
Leaning into me, my girl whispers, “I would love to sleep in your bed, but I think I should go home tonight. You’re coming over tomorrow, though, right?”
“I’ll be there, Sweetheart.” Wrapping my arms around her, I kiss her lips.
“And I’m out. See you tomorrow, Nat. Lock up when you leave, Brady. I’m going to bed.” Chloe heads into the house.
“I am so sorry about that. She told me she was gone for the night.”
“QB, I’m good if you don’t apologize for the hottest night of my life. Now take me home, walk me to my door and kiss me goodnight. I want to go to sleep tonight thinking about your lips on mine.”
Leaning down, I press my lips to hers and wonder what I did to get this lucky.
37
Natalie
The next morning, I wake up early to get to the supermarket and back before anyone starts knocking on the door. Everywhere I look is a sea of black and gold Kings jerseys, t-shirts, and hats.
Once I get home, I change to match everyone else. By the time I get the food together, I look like a real Philly Kings fan. I’m wearing black leggings, a gold Kings t-shirt with black lettering tied in a knot at my side, and my hair is in two braids.
When the doorbell rings at 11:55 a.m., I could kick myself for not getting up even earlier.
Cooper comes flying down the stairs and surprises me by beating me to the front door. As I’m walking over, I can hear Annabelle introducing the two of them. I’m scrambling to get an assortment of munchies onto the kitchen table and into the family room when they all walk into the kitchen.
One of the things I have always taken very seriously is the food we eat when we’re stuck watching one of Dad’s games on TV instead of in person. We’ve got chips with sour cream and onion dip, cheese and crackers, spinach dip and pumpernickel bread, pepperoni bread, BBQ wings, and a bowl of cheese puffs because Annabelle may have mentioned that they are Tommy’s favorite.
I’m ready to feed a small army or a few big football players.
Cooper guides Annabelle and Tommy into the kitchen. Clearing her throat, Annabelle looks at Tommy. “What do you want to say to Natalie, Tommy.”
Tommy looks adorable. He has on his own gold Kings jersey, a black and gold Kings hat, and is holding a stuffed dinosaur with a mini Kings jersey of its own.
“Thank you for letting us watch the game at your house, Natalie.” Tommy is looking everywhere but at me. Once he sees the big screen tv mounted over the family room's fireplace, he looks over at Cooper. “We need to put on the pregame show now if we don’t want to miss anything.”
Yup. He’s got my vote for the number one fan.
I wonder if my dad could get the whole team to sign a jersey for Tommy.
