his love || a. banks ²

Chapter 22 - Reassurance

Angelina's POV

I could barely walk after practice. We walked into the locker room. Coach followed all of us.
"You guys worked extremely hard today and I'm proud of you. Just a reminder that we have a game next Friday. Have restful weekend team!" He said, before leaving.

I looked over at Adam and he still looked extremely tense. Something was definitely off. I opened my bag and noticed that I didn't bring a shirt. I walked over to where Adam was.
I got on my tip toes and whispered in his ear. "Do you have a spare shirt?" I asked, and he nodded. He reached in his bag and pulled out a red shirt.

He handed in to me. I kissed his cheek, making him smile at me. But it wasn't the smile a happy Adam would give me. This smile was fake, and I could instantly tell. I'll have to talk to him tonight.

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We rollerbladed to Charlie's house. We got to his apartment and he unlocked the door. His mum wasn't back from work yet. He dropped our bags in his room and went to the living room. We all sat down on the arm chairs and couches. Adam sat down on one of the arm chairs.

I walked over to him and sat on him lap. One of his hands went straight to my lower back and the other was left free. I took his hand and held it in mine. I could feel how tense he was and I was getting worried, really worried.

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We ordered pizza and we picked put a movie to watch. We heard the door open.
"Hi Miss Conway!" We all said in unison, she walked over to us.
"Hi guys! I brought donuts!" We all got up and walked over to her.
When she handed us the box of donuts I turned around and saw that Adam was no where to be found.
"If you guys need anything I'll be in my room." Casey informed and we all nodded.

I walked to the kitchen and saw that Adam was there. I walked over to him. He was leaning against the counter with his back to me.
"What's wrong?" I questioned.
"Nothing." He simply said.
I jumped on the counter and sat down. He turned to stand in front of me. His hands slowly made their way to my thighs and stayed there.

I placed my hands on his shoulders, rubbing them.
"Baby, don't lie. I've kept an eye on you all day. Something's off."
"I'm just a bit stressed out. That's all."
"About what?"
He took a deep breath. "Its my dad." He paused, he looked me and a nodded for him to continue.

"He hasn't stopped talking about how I have to work more or I'll ruin my hockey career. He wants me to be more like my brother." He confirmed.
Adam told me he's been compared to his brother his whole life. His brother's doing really big things in college and his dad's been telling him his whole life that 'he has big shoes to fill'.

Adam's POV

"And I feel like I won't live up to his expectations and that I'll disappoint him. I feel like shit. I feel worthless compared to my brother. My brother is anything a parents could want. My brother is amazing in my dad's eyes." I looked down, my eyes starting to fill with tears.

I felt her hands move from my shoulders to my jaw. She lifted my head up and our eyes met.
"You're amazing to me." She said, without any hesitation. "Adam you are the best hockey player I've ever seen. You're not worthless. You're a talented, loving, caring person that has a passion for hockey beyond anything else. You are your own individual person and if your dad doesn't realize that and keeps comparing you to your brother then he's blind."

"Ignore him. Don't play hockey to be more like your brother. Play hockey to be more like yourself. Okay?" I nodded.
What would I do without this girl in my life.
I leaned my forehead against hers.
"I love you." I whispered.
"I love you more." She replied.
"Not possible." I smiled, and I decided to close the gap between us.

Angelina's POV

His lips connected with mine. I placed my hands on his neck. He pulled be closer which made me smile into the kiss. I could feel all the tension from his body leave. The kiss was so passionate and loving. A minute later, I pulled away.
"We should get back to the others before they think we're fucking or something." He laughed.
"I think we should, Mr Adam Banks." I jumped of the counter and we walked back to the living room hand in hand.

Julie's POV

Adam and Ange walked back into the living room and sat back down. I turned my head towards Connie and saw her doing the same. We both looked back at them.
"If they don't get married I'm going to kill someone." She whispered.
"Yeah, that someone will most likely be Banks." I whispered back.
We drew our attention back to the movie.

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Connie's POV

The movie finished and it was now midnight. Everyone was still awake, or so I thought.
"Oh, I need to capture this." Julie got up and grabbed her camera from her bag.
"What are you talking about?" Dean chuckled. She signalled to Dean.
"Oh." Was all he said before we all turned to look in the same direction. It was Adam and Ange. They were both fast asleep.

Adam and Ange:

Julie took a picture.
"They are adorable." I whispered.
"When's the wedding, do you think?" Averman joked, making us all laugh quietly.

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Adam's POV

I woke up in the middle of the night. I looked at the clock in Charlie's living room. 3:00 am. I then looked around the room. Everyone was fast asleep. My eyes then made their way to Ange who was fast asleep too.

She turned around and put her head on my chest. Every since we started dating I've been so happy. She makes me the happiest I've ever been. She's the only person I can open up too these days. I really don't know what I would do without her.

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That was Chapter 22! Hope you enjoyed!
-author
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