Fairy Tale

Chapter 40: Healthy Boundaries

🌶️ Spicy kissy scene 🌶️

The game was a wild one. Emily had never gone to a school game before. Emily had never had that many emotions run through her so fast. There was one hit Minho took that made Emily gasp and throw her hands over her mouth. Mama Lee also looked a little green. Minho hadn't gotten up right away and Emily's panic rose. Sonya was holding her hand tight, Bear had perked up and laid his head on Emily's lap whining, trying to get her attention.

The team's medical staff came out and did a quick assessment Emily could see him sit up and wave them off. He got up to a wild round of cheers and whoops. Emily sat tense and nervous the rest of the game. By the last two minutes the game was tied. The entire crowd was on their feet screaming and cheering.

Minho was being pressured, the other team tried a blitz. Minho broke from the pocket, spun around another player, and somehow managed to throw a long hail mary pass all the way down the field just as their defense slammed into him, taking him to the ground. Newt grabbed onto Emily's arm, his mouth wide in a silent scream. Emily slapped her hand over her mouth. The entire crowd inhaled as one, held their breath and watched the ball spiral down the field. Thomas reached out a hand, stretching as far as he could, his one hand fought the ball, pulling it close to his chest and dove. The referee threw his hands into the air, signaling a touchdown.

The crowd went wild. Screaming and jumping. A horn was being blasted somewhere. The rest of the team came steaming onto the field. The team screaming and throwing fists in the air. Newt had his arms wrapped around Emily, they were both cheering and yelling. Emily had never felt so relieved. Even watching Alby fight she never felt so much stress watching a sport.

Minho broke from the team and came sprinting over, same with Gally and Thomas. Something came over Emily, but she felt a wild surge of energy and giddiness, she ducked under the railing just as Minho reached her. He reached up and wrapped his huge strong arms around her hips and lifted her off. She held his sweaty face in her hands, laughing and whooping. He grined up at her, his eyes sparkling.

"Good luck kiss did the trick."

She leaned down and pressed her lips on his. Minho let go of her with one hand and raised his helmet into the air. She wrapped her legs around his waist, holding on tighter. The crowd behind went, if it was possible, more wild. Minho smirked against her lips. She held his sweaty face and laughed, their foreheads pressed together. The rest of the team came running and jumping, surrounding their Quarter Back. Thomas had pulled Newt off the bleachers and Gally had Sonya wrapped in his arms. The team celebrated around Emily and Minho, who were lost in their own world.

~•~

Emily, Minho, Thomas, Newt, Sonya and Gally, Frypan, Jeff and Clint all sat around the Lee's table eating pizza. Bear was now off duty and acting like a regular dog, enjoying the belly rubs and attention from everyone.

"Thomas! That was some catch!" Emily smiled at her friend.

He blushed a bit and shrugged.

"He's so bloody modest." Newt rolled his eyes, "you can brag a wee bit, Love." He leaned over and kissed his cheek quickly before getting up and grabbing some more coke from the fridge.

"True! It was a sweet catch man!" Minho grinned.

"How's your head?" Emily turned to him and asked, "that was such an awful hit!"

"Seriously! I though she was going to drop from panic." Sonya laughed.

"It wasn't bad, just knocked the wind out of me."