His Chance

Chance - Chapter 15

Fuck. I was afraid this could happen. The paparazzi can be very annoying at times but for the most part, I've come to accept that they are just something that comes along with being a professional footballer. Some of them are actually pretty cool and have decent boundaries. I've had some casual conversations with some of the younger guys considering I see them so often; one guy, Paul, I would almost consider a friend. I've always tried to be as cordial with all of them as I could figuring that would be the best way to handle things. One night I actually invited a few of them in for a drink at the pub where my mates and I were celebrating after a victory.   It was my rookie year and I guess I was still pretty naive and that was the night that I met Lorna.

I was attracted to her immediately because she is beautiful. Her long dark hair and blue eyes are very sexy and she's an excellent pool player and she and I wound up as partners playing against two of her colleagues.  Well, we flirted all night and we both got pretty wasted and I wound up going back to her place at the end of the night. We fucked and I passed out and wound up spending the night; something that I never do. Well, in the morning we fucked again and then she made me breakfast and then when I got ready to leave she wanted to make plans to see me again. This is when things started to go south.

I told her that I'd had a great time and that she was a great girl but I didn't date. I explained to her that I didn't want a romantic relationship and that I was totally concentrating on my football career. I didn't need or want any distractions and that I hope she understood. She said she did and I left and I thought that would be the end of it. Well, it wasn't.

She must have gotten my phone number from my phone sometime while I was at her place because she started texting me the next day. At first, she was friendly and flirty and I was ok with it. I texted her back a few times but I honestly didn't think much of it. After a few days of her inviting me out for a drink and my declining, she just showed up outside our practice facility. It was very awkward because she wanted me to come back to her place but I declined.  She showed up the next day and the next and I still declined her offer. The following day, I started leaving out the back entrance and  I didn't see her or hear from her for a few days.

About a week later, it was 6 a.m. and I was in my kitchen talking with Felix. The two of us were getting ready to go for a run but he said he had to wait on the girl that he had brought home the night before. We were discussing our plans for the rest of the day when out walks Lorna from Felix's bedroom.  At first she acted like she didn't know who I was when Felix introduced her but as soon as he left the room, she told me the only reason she went home with Felix was to find out where I lived. She said she wasn't into Felix, she wanted to be with me. Well, that didn't impress me at all, as a matter of fact, that's when I knew that I didn't want to be with her for certain. Of course, there's my rule about Felix's dick. I don't want to be anywhere that his dick has been and I don't like when people play games, especially women. No, I was definitely not interested in spending any more time with Lorna. I let her know in no uncertain terms to leave me the fuck alone and I guess she finally got the message because I haven't heard from her since and neither has Felix, as far as I know. Well, there were a few times when there have been unflattering pictures published of me and both times they were credited to her, but that's the extent of our interactions. Tonight was the first time that I've run into her since that morning in my apartment and it's obvious that she still has it in for me.

I look over at Hailey and I reach over and take hold of her hand.

"I'm so sorry about that baby. That really didn't have anything to do with you; that was all about me. Lorna doesn't like me very much", I say to her, hoping that will be enough to explain what just happened away but knowing that it won't.

"You dated her?", she asks me, with that beautiful innocence that she has about her. God, if only I was worthy of her.

"No baby", I shake my head as I look at her. "We never dated. We were together twice. She wanted more but I didn't. That's all".