The Game Changer The Final Score - By L.M. Trio Page 0,79
too many shots and Lora Rae nuzzling at my neck, sliding her body on top of mine. I may have a headache, but it doesn’t stop my body from responding as we pick up where we left off not that long ago.
Afterwards, while Lora Rae showers, I lay in bed, feeling guilty about my call to De last night. I just spent twelve wild hours fuckin’ Lora Rae, and in the middle of it all, I snuck off to her bathroom to make my drunken call to De. I shouldn’t be sending her mixed signals when I’m in someone else’s bed. Not to mention, she made it clear to me yesterday, she is still in a relationship with Jerk off. I shouldn’t be interfering in her life. I reach for my phone.
“Sorry ‘bout the drunken call last night, barely remember what I said. Talk to u soon.” I text.
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(Deanna)
I wake up, still restless from Mikey’s call last night. My stomach flutters and chills run down my spine every time I think of the sound of his voice whispering that he misses me. All I want is to be with him. Deep down I know my relationship with Jeffrey won’t stand the test of time. Why prolong the inevitable? I’ll talk to him later today after I’m finished with my classes. I care for him, but Jeffrey is right, a long distance relationship is not going to work, especially with these other feelings that I’m experiencing.
After my US History class, I check the messages on my phone. Excitement fills my body when I see that I have a message from Mikey. That is, until I read the message. I’m angry at myself for making a big deal out of it. He doesn’t even remember telling me that he missed me. What am I doing? Why am I suddenly looking for more in everything that comes out of his mouth? Mikey has always been flirtatious and playful with me. Why am I reading too much into it now?
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(Jesse)
“How ‘bout this one?” Luke asks as we walk around the Wal-Mart looking for air mattresses.
“Perfect,” I answer excitedly, throwing it into the cart along with the towels, bedding, snacks and other supplies.
“I can’t believe you actually want to do this.”
“It’ll be fun; it’s like camping. We’re roughing it.”
“Yeah, sure… camping.” He laughs.
I insist that we have to spend the night in our new house. Luke tries talking me out of it, explaining there’s a lot of work to be done, especially ridding the house of the musty smell from being empty for so long. Not to mention, we have a nice comfortable condo not even twenty minutes away all to ourselves. I’m not hearing it, though. I buy a notepad and pen to start a list of everything we want to do.
On the way back, we pick up a pizza and a bottle of wine and bring a blanket out to the dock. We sit by the calm, rippling water while we eat and discuss our plans. I take out my notepad and pen and we start prioritizing the list from things that need immediate attention to things we can live with for now.
Originally, Luke wanted us to work on the house together a little at a time, but after taking a better look, he convinces me that most of it should be left up to a contractor. With the wedding taking place in a little over a month, he’s hoping to have most of the work finished by the start of spring training.
Chapter 20
(Deanna)
The sun begins to set over the Tampa sky as my mom and I help JJ into her dress. My mom’s eyes fill the moment she slips the dress onto JJ’s body.
“You’re beautiful,” she says, taking her into her arms.
Suddenly, JJ’s eyes fill and soon she’s unable to stop the water from spilling from them. She’s so overcome with emotion, she can barely speak. It’s so bad that we quickly remove her ivory, silk gown so that her make-up doesn’t run all over it.
She settles herself just enough that she can manage to speak. “Thank you. You don’t know what it means to me to have you in my life. You have helped me so much since you took me into your home and made me feel normal again.” She squeezes my mom tightly. “You helped to fill a void I never thought I’d be able to overcome. You make me never forget how it feels to have a mother