Beyond Education [Jemily]

It's Game Time B*tches

September 8, 2021
— Emily's POV
I refrained from calling JJ yesterday to avoid seeming too desperate, so I decided to call her today, Wednesday. I don't wanna play hard to get but I also don't wanna seem too easy. I crashed down onto the beanbag into my dorm and yelled to my roommate, "Hey, T?"

Tara jogged in, "Yeah?"

"I'm gonna be on the phone for a few, just letting you know."

"K, I'll try to keep it down. Who is it?"

"Uh, this girl I'm talking to."

"She cute?" Part of the reason Tara and I are so close is because we're both lesbians. We spend a lot of time talking about girls.

"You'd like her. But don't. I'm still working my way in."

"Ah, gotcha. Well good luck."

"Thanks." She jogged back out and I dialed JJ's number. It took a couple rings but she answered eventually.

"Hello?"

"Hey, JJ, it's me."

"Oh hi, Em!" I secretly loved it when she called me Em. Not very many people are allowed to do that.

I chuckled, "Hi. Happy to hear from me?"

"Yes, I was starting to think you weren't gonna call."

"I'd never leave you in the wind. I thought we could hang out again but I know you're probably busy with soccer stuff."

"Yeah, I'm pretty swamped this week. You can come to my game though if you want. It's Friday at 4:00 and I already invited Derek and Aaron."

I playfully groaned, "Ugh so I'd have to see those two?"

She giggled, "Yep, sorry."

"Meh it's okay, I'll survive. I'll take the sacrifice for you."

"Wow, I'm honored. I'll see you Friday then?"

"Yes, ma'am, can't wait." We said our goodbyes and hung up. I made a plan to take JJ out to dinner after the game, still wanting to woo her in my own special way. I grabbed my keys and headed out to find a dress for her to wear on our date.

— JJ's POV
I bounced over to where Penelope was in the lounge and exclaimed, "Penelope guess what!"

"Ah! I was asleep. What?"

In a singsongy voice I said, "Guess who's coming to my game on Fridayyyy."

She gasped, "Is she?" I nodded. "Really?" I nodded again. "That's great, Jayje! Hey, she can help set me up with Derek! He's still being pretty ambiguous."

"Haha, we'll see."

Penelope wiggled her brows, "Maybe Emily will take you back to her dorm after the game... Little post-game celebration? Know what I'm saying?"

"Yes I do, and I'd say no even if she asked me. I want to take things slow."

September 10, 2021
It was currently 3:45 and we have 15 minutes until my game starts. My palms were doused in a nervous sweat as the clock ticked and ticked. We've been warming up for about 20 minutes so I haven't had a chance to look into the crowd yet, but I finally had a free minute to glance over and see Derek, Aaron, Haley, Penelope, and Emily in a group in the stands along with another kid who I didn't know. Even from several feet away I could see that Emily looked amazing. She had a leather jacket on over a white Yale t-shirt and was sporting a simple pair of blue jeans. She always looks so cool. The group waved at me to come over so I quickly jogged up to the fence.