Capture The Moment

chapter 27

Jalen POV

Okay, I may or may not have been mad about Ceedee texting her, but it wasn't that bad. All I did was take her phone and ALMOST texted him to pull up. Anyways....

The team and I were heading to NYC to set up at the hotel before the game in East Rutherford, NJ. It wasn't exactly hot out so I was just chilling in sweats on Laylah's bed while she took a shower. I really miss Texas, growing up I was used to the humid weather but I guess it comes with being an NFL player. This year was finally my year.. no Carson wentz no nothing. I could finally show my potential as a starting quarterback and continue to get better. I have to leave at 1 to get on the bus. It was currently 10 am and we just finished breakfast. Paris and Matisse just left to go do something so Laylah invited Quez Watkins, Greg Ward, Miles Sanders, Devonta Smith, Anthony Harris, and Darius Slay.

A/N- if you want to see any players you may search them up. Some were previously introduced.

They were supposed to be here like 10 minutes ago but they were all coming in one car so it was gonna take awhile. Laylah made them grab food from Taco Bell, don't know why, we just had breakfast.

About five minutes later the doorbell rang.

"Dawg, they probably not here if they taking that long to open the door," Quez spoke loudly.

"It's been 1 minute since you rang the bell... not even," Miles replied.

"If y'all don't stop bickering, amimi," Darius mocked them, making the rest of them laugh.

"Move out the way I gotta key," I heard Tobias say. Damn these dudes were loud, but Tobias?! What's he doing here?

I went and opened the door as the boys literally ran inside.

"Ay, don't hurt QB1," Tobias said," Y'all got nobody else." I don't know who this man liked but it definitely wasn't the Eagles.

"Boy if you don't shut up," Laylah responded from the stairs. "QUEZ!" She yelled.

"LAYLAH," he responded. They both ran towards each other and gave each other a big hug.

"What's up Greg," she said, making her voice more girly.

"What's up Laylah," he responded in the same voice.

"Y'all weird," Darius responded, running towards Laylah and tackling her on to the couch.

"UGH DARIUS," she yelled. "Ant help," she wheezed as he tickled her.

"Yo fault for inviting him," he responded but still ended up helping her. Damn, they were hectic.

"Jalen, I gotta talk to you," Tobias spoke.

"Okay," I responded and followed him. We went to the office room and shut the door. This room gave me PTSD. "So whatcha wanna talk about," I asked.

"This picture right here," he responded with a picture of Laylah. Aw shit.

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Tobias Harris POV

Jalen knew exactly what was about to happen. I knew he liked Laylah, now he may deny it but they gotta tell me. I'm the big brother.

"We went out..."

"No shit, I can see that too," I said.

"Aight fine, it was our first date," he told me. "But I wasn't supposed to say that."

"It's okay, y'all can date just don't hurt her, I like you anyways. Better you than anyone else. Ion trust anyone from the teams besides you boys," I explained dapping him. He is lowkey a good man for her.

"Preciate it," he responded.

"Anything else," I asked.

"We kinda together yk titled and all," he added.

"Oh I knew that, she wouldn't have you over that often. You the new guy."

"Woowwwww, but don't tell Lay she gon kill me."

"Nah I won't tell, I'll simply ask. If she lies oh well. You won't get into any trouble," I explained. "But does Devonta know?"

"Nope, only Paris knows," he added. I nodded in return.

"I like your earring, you can go now. Don't tell her I said anything."

"Aight bet," he said, quickly leaving. God them kids be giving me headaches. I walked back to the group and I saw them playing Mario Kart on 3 different TVs. The extra room was set up as a rec room but Laylah and Paris put a couch there with the 3 tv's, a chair that swings from the roof and looks like a bowl. I don't know what them things be called.

"Which mf threw a banana at me," Darius yelled while swinging on the bowl.

"I did! Y'all suck," Quez yelled back. Darius ended up smacking him on the back since Darius got second to Laylah.

"Shut up, you look like a banana," Greg laughed at them.

"Boy if you don't get your akikiki ass on somewhere," Darius threatened.

Laylah won, Darius got second, Jalen got third, Quez got 4th, Greg got 5th, Anthony got 6th, Devonta got 7th, and Miles got last place.

"YALL CHEATED," Greg and Devonta exclaimed at the same time.

"Mane take the L, Laylah come with me. You guys set up the monopoly," I told everyone. She looked at Jalen then back at me. She had the same look he did.

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