BOUND 2 (GxG)

Take It Back, Babe

"Karter, they're going to know," I whispered as we walked down the docks under the harsh sun toward the yacht that had been waiting twenty minutes on us.

Karter laughed, "It's not that obvious."

"Yeah? Tell that to how late we are, my flushed cheeks, how weirdly I'm walking, and our frizzy hair," I pointed out.

Karter only laughed again, "Fair point."

I playfully smacked her arm, "You're not helping."

Before either of us could say anything else, a deep voice said, "Well if it isn't the two lovebirds."

Karter and I glanced over, seeing Davis and Cher standing at the end of the dock by the large boat.

They invited them too?

Cher smiled, looking between us until suddenly her brows furrowed, "Why are we decked out in Harvard gear? Did we miss a memo?" she said, referring to how Karter and I were dressed. 

I looked over to Karter with a wide smile, not being able to fight the giddy feeling away.

"You guys got in, didn't you?" Cher said, taking in our suspicious smiles.

I looked over to Cher, nodding a few times, "We got in!" I said, which inevitably earned a squeal from her.

Cher didn't hesitate to pull me into a hug, practically crushing all my bones as we jumped up and down.

As we pulled away, I noticed Davis giving Karter his usual hug with a pat on the back—congratulating her on her accepted admission.

"There for a second, I thought I'd be going alone," Davis said, easily making Karter's eyes widen.

"Don't joke with me Davison," Karter warned, but Davis's lips only spread into a huge grin.

"I got accepted to Harvard—and I'm going!" Davis said, shaking Karter's shoulders as a grin spread on her face.

Cher huffed, "Way to spoil the surprise—we were supposed to tell them together."

What did she mean, tell them together?

I blinked a few times, "Wait, we?"

Cher inevitably grinned, "I got accepted to Harvard too!" she said, which easily earned a gasp from me, pulling her back into a bone-crushing hug.

The news felt surreal to hear—realizing we'd be spending our college careers together.

Life officially felt complete.

"I see we got some Harvardians on our hands," a voice called, easily causing all of our eyes to glance over to Jaden and Jalen who were standing at the entrance to the boat with wide smiles.

Davis and Karter didn't waste any time pulling each twin into a hug and handshake, greeting them with excitement.

"Oh, and this is my girlfriend, Cher," Davis said, motioning Cher over, who clearly had a shy smile.

"Girlfriend?" Karter and I said in sync.

I trailed behind Cher, "When did this happen?"

Cher pursed her lips into a smile, "Last night... Davis decorated the Escalade with Be my gf?" she reiterated, smiling even harder, which inevitably made me smile. "It was so cute," she said, nudging Davis slightly.

"I can be pretty cute sometimes," Davis said, smiling as he slung an arm around Cher's shoulder.

Jaden shook his head, "Jeez, you guys are really growing up."