Playing The Risk - Book One in The WSU Series

- Chapter Fifty-Five -

"Bliss I swear to God, pay attention!"

Despite us winning the Championship, Coach still consists of us practicing harder because next year will be even harder, apparently the team for ISU is training even harder. "Have you spoken to your parents?" I notice the shoes first, "no Coach I haven't." And I don't plan to. Ever since everything happened with Ele and my mom— I refuse to talk to them unless I have to. "I just got off the phone with your father."

I stuff my boots into my duffel bag, "this is my issue because?" I say with a bit more attitude than I should of, he takes a deep breath which surprises me, "it's your mom— she's given birth." That grabs my attention, "okay?" I snap, "shouldn't you give them a call?" He shoves his phone into my chest, "go into my office and call them."

"Why should I? It's probably not even my father's baby." Despite Coach being a retired football player, almost everyone on the team is taller than him. "I'm not asking you to call them. I'm telling you."

I scoff, he thinks he can tell me what to do? After everything he did.

Fuck that.

Fuck him.

"Do it for your mom, Ele would want you to call her." I stand up quickly, grabbing his collar in my fist, "it's Eleonora to you, and don't tell me what Ele would want me to do." He shoves me away quickly before the team can watch, "go phone your mom." I hold the contact determined not to break it. I shove past Coach, making my way past my shirtless teammates into his office before calling my father. Within two rings I hear his voice fill the line, "hello?" I mentally hit myself before answering, "hey dad." He doesn't respond straight away which doesn't surprise me, "why are you calling on Coach Marshall's phone?"

"I'm at practice he said it'd be easier if I used his." Okay so that isn't the truth but I can't with my dad. He only cares about himself and if this baby is his then I feel for it. "I heard moms given birth." I hear some background noise on the other end before his response, "she has— it's a girl." At least my mom will be happy then— I know she loves me, I know she loves me more than dad but mom always did want a girl.

"Tell mom I said congrats."

I've always wanted kids— I know I'll have kids one day (hopefully with Ele). But that doesn't mean that I don't have a clue what to say when a woman gives birth. So congrats it is. "Your heart still broken?" I roll my eyes at my dad's tone, "no, I'm happy and my heart is intact." I'm very happy. "Are you coming home for the summer?" No. We break up for summer in just over a week and I never once debated going back to New York.

Call me crazy but I want to travel with Ele. Take her anywhere she wants to go.

I was thinking of Paris.

Being in love in the city of love.

"I have plans."