It's another game day and I know it sounds so selfish if I tell Atlas that I don't want to go because I want to be at the game. We were supposed to leave around 1 but we overslept.
Jack texted me this morning that he's doing his morning skate when I woke up before heading to Lola's.
It's better I tell him right now than right before we leave.
"Atlas?" I call him from the living room.
"Ano?" he answers.
(What)
"Uhm did you get the beach house ready yet or no?" I ask.
"Not yet why?"
"Do you want to watch the game with me?" I speak up.
He looks at me with an unreadable expression and now I'm anxious.
"Rory" he answers.
"I know I know I'm sorry, they came back today from Cali and they have another game and-" I pause to take a deep breath.
Shit this is me really admitting that I like Jack. A lot. That I'm at the point of realizing what I want. We told each other that we'd take things slowly the way we're comfortable with and for once, in a long time there's someone I trust other than Atlas.
"And what?" he questions.
"I like him. I really like him and I want to tell him that I do because I haven't and he should know now than me waiting around. And you know that I'm the type that won't sit here and let that just go to waste" I finish rambling.
He smiles at me and I look at him confused.
"Say something please" I speak up.
"I had the biggest feeling because you looked like you had something you wanted to say to him by the way you were acting yesterday" he explains.
"I rescheduled the trip to Friday to Sunday this week which should work out more" he finishes and I nod understanding.
"Shut up I love you" I pout as I go over to hug him.
"Just so you know, you're a simp by the way" he jokes and I punch his side.
"Yeah whatever" I laugh.
"We're leaving in 30 minutes alright" he mentions heading towards his room.
"Yeah" I reply.
I quickly change out of my sweats and t-shirt to a pair of carpenter pants, a tight heat tech long sleeve with my puffer jacket and my docs.
By the time I'm done Atlas is outside waiting for me and hands me the beanie I left in the car.
"So what are you going to say?" he questions as we're cdriving through the bridge.
"That I like him. I don't really have it planned out exactly"
"Always living in the moment Rors" Atlas smiles with his eyes on the road.
"You know it" I smile.
"I always love that about you" he mentions.
"Why?"
"Because as much as you contemplate, you just live in the moment of things and worry about the potential consequences later" he responds.
"You just know how to manage things better in other words" he adds.
"I'll take that compliment" I reply as I think of what I'm saying when I see Jack.
Jack, I have to tell you something
YOU ARE READING
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Hayran Kurgu"I'd get lost in your ocean eyes my sanity now turned into madness all due to being under the influence of your words nothing left unspoken" What if eye contact led to so much? Her dark brown eyes that she hates so much drowning in his ocean eyes...
