forever yours • adam banks

chapter fifteen

adam

This weekend was a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions.

Let's start with homecoming. Ella looked absolutely beautiful. It was really hard to not constantly stare at her, but I kind of failed that.

When Maya came over and started shamelessly flirting with me, it's safe to say I was less than pleased. I know she did it to piss off Ella, but it still doesn't make it any less annoying.

When Sadie told her off, mentioning how she shouldn't be disappointed when my hands were going to be all over Ella during the slow dance, I tried so hard not to burst out laughing. What they didn't know yet, is that Sadie would be right.

I felt super confident after I kissed Ella during the dance, so I told her that we should make Kiss Me by Ed Sheeran our song. The lyrics are spot on to how I feel about her.

I was super nervous when we got to the after party, especially after the Ducks and I had beaten varsity at the showdown. Plus the newfound popularity that came with the win, which is rapidly growing. All was going well, until Scooter spotted me. I was hoping to avoid the Warriors completely and just find the Ducks, but that obviously didn't happen.

I knew Rick was going to be mad, but I didn't expect him to be that mad.

While he was insulting me, Ella squeezed my hand, letting me know she was there and I was okay.

When he commented about how I was only safe because of Zach, I was completely done. So, I finally fought back.

I guess that wasn't a good idea, because he started to get extremely pissed. That's when Ella dragged me away, not allowing me or Rick to say anything else to each other.

For the entire time I was there, I mostly talked to the Ducks. I was pulled away a few times to talk to some of my teammates, or by some random girl trying to throw herself at me, but I always got out of it. I could tell it pissed Ella, Morgan, and Sadie off when a girl would try and flirt with me, Charlie, or Dean, but they never said anything. Besides, we always pushed the girl away. We each have our eyes on one of the three girls in the trio and only them. No way are we going to let some random girls try and ruin our growing relationships.

I ended up going back to the dorms with the girls, because I didn't have a ride back. I would've gone with one of my teammates, but most of them were drunk and there was no way I was getting in a car with someone who'd been drinking. Not to mention, most of them don't exactly like me at the moment.

I was so tired, I didn't even know where I was until I recognized my door in front of me. I forced my eyes open enough to unlock my door, take off my suit, and throw on a t-shirt and sweatpants. Since Scooter wasn't back, I made the decision that I didn't feel like sleeping in my own bed, and I was going to go back to Ella's with her.

When I opened my door, I saw her turn around from the end of the hall. I made my way over to her and told her I wanted to go back with her. She led us back downstairs and let us in. I remember walking over to her bed, collapsing on it in pure exhaustion, and Ella shaking me awake. I felt bad because I was taking up the whole bed, so I got myself off of it completely and stood up.

I guess she felt bad because she started apologizing immediately, but then I thought of a plan. After she had laid down, I climbed back into her bed. But this time, I laid on top of her.

I put my arms under and around her, sort of like a hug.  I rested my head on her chest and she started playing with my hair. I knew at that moment, I had to tell her.

"I think I'm in love with you."

I said it as quietly as I could, hoping that since I was so tired, she would hear it and I would fall asleep right after, not having to say anything else.