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"When are you going to admit it to yourself?" Morgan asks from beside me. I jump in surprise, making her grin.
I scoff, "Admit what, Morgan?"
"That you're in love with her."
I choke on my drink and burst into a fit of coughs. "Where did you get that idea from? You need to stop watching so many romcoms," I tease as soon as my coughing subsides.
"Oh, cry me a river, Oakley," Morgan snaps, smacking my arm. "You're standing in the shadows, all alone, watching her with a shit-eating grin. Either you're in love with Ava, or you're planning on kidnapping her. Personally, I’m hoping for option number one. "
I don't say anything in response as she elbows me in the side. "Don't stand in the shadows for too long. She's been struggling too. Go talk to her." And with that, Morgan walks away.
Am I in love with Ava? We've only known each other for a couple of months. Is that even long enough to fall in love with someone? All I know is that I never want to be away from her.
She's ignited feelings inside of me that I never knew existed. I would do anything for her without question. Anything to keep that perfect smile on her face. Is that what love is like? Hell if I know.
A sudden buzzing in my pocket snaps me out of my daydream. I pull out my phone to see my agent's name written across the small screen.
"Hey, Will. What's up?" I ask, curious as to why he is calling me this late. As much as I enjoy having Will's rough, unimpressed voice ringing in my ears, I can't say that I'm pleased to hear it right now.
"Oakley! I've got fantastic news. 2020 is your year!" he practically shouts on the other end of the phone.
"What do you mean?" My words come out slow and careful. My heart starts to pound, and my hands are slick with nervous sweat.
"You'll be in this year's draft, dumbass. I got the call this afternoon!" Will exclaims, no doubt giving his head a shake.
"Are you serious?" I blurt, dumbfounded. I knew it was possible when I had scouts watching me back in Penticton, but I had no idea it would be so soon.
"Dead serious. They’re projecting you first round. That's all I know for now, but I wanted to tell you as soon as possible.”
"I don't even know what to say. Thank you." I grin, still in shock. He hangs up after a gruff goodbye and I breathe out a sigh of disbelief. This has to be a dream. It can't be real. I have to tell Ava.
The giant grin doesn't budge the entire way over to my girl. At this exact moment, I don't give a shit about our fight. All I care about is sharing one of the best moments of my life with my girlfriend.
I push past Adam, shoving him to the side. I chuckle when I hear him scoff as I finally reach Ava. She doesn't have time to ask any questions by the time I wrap my arms around her waist and lift her. I spin her around and she lets out a surprised gasp.
"I did it, baby. I did it. I'm going to play with the pros," I murmur into her ear and cover her face in kisses.
She pushes me away suddenly, her eyes wide with shock. Everyone is dead silent as they wait to see what's going to happen. Is she going to shrug me off? Slap me? Tell me to leave her alone? To my surprise—and delight, her bemused frown turns into a beam. She jumps into my arms and wraps her legs tightly around my waist. I breathe a sigh of relief and bury my face in her neck.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so proud of you. I knew you would," she beams, pride swimming in her shining eyes when she looks at me.
We stand there in silence for I don't even know how long. I just stare at her with a huge, goofy grin until I can't hold back any longer. I lean down and plant my lips on hers.
She smiles against my lips and leans up to kiss me back. This kiss feels different. It tells each other everything we can't bring ourselves to say out loud. Words would just complicate things even further. This is easier and more meaningful.
An annoyed grunt pulls us back into reality. I—very reluctantly—pull away. Ava's cheeks turn red when she remembers we have an audience. She drops her legs to the ground and hides her face against my chest.
I can't hide my smug smirk when I realize it was Adam who broke us apart. His eyes are dark as he glares at me. Yeah. She's mine.
"Do you need us to leave, or?" Matt jokes, breaking the silence.
"Actually, we're going now. Have a good night, guys," I chuckle and wave at them lazily as we leave the party. "Can we go back to my place? I have something I want to show you."
Her eyes widen as she raises her eyebrows. "Is this your way of getting me in bed? Because it's so not going to happen."
I laugh when she folds her arms across her chest. "Keep dreaming, princess. It's important. I think you'll like it. Please?" I plead, hoping she'll just agree so we can get out of this damn cold weather.
She nods in reluctant agreement. I lace our fingers together for the first time in what feels like forever and follow her lead. Even just being with her, I feel lighter and more content than I have in weeks.
I squish myself in the front seat of her car and push the seat as far back as possible. She shakes her head in amusement and laughs—adorably, might I add.
"You look ridiculous," she giggles as she cranks the heat up.
"Hey, it's not my fault you drive a clown car," I tease.
"She's not a clown car! Don't hurt her feelings like that," she scolds, leaning over to swat my arm.
"Okay, okay. Whatever you say." I place my hand on her thigh as she pulls out of the parking spot.
