Inescapable

Part 4

Blair POV

Tonight is the first game of the season. Ivy managed to get me a court side seat with hers to take pictures. Before I get exited about the game tho I have to go to class.

"Ivy I'm leaving. See you tonight" I yell as I walk out of the dorm.
"Alright remember I'm doing your hair so be here right after class" she shouts back.
"Ok I will bye" I say.

I get to class and find Paige already here. I go say hi and sit down next to her and get ready for the lecture.

"Are you excited for the game tonight?" I ask Paige happily.
"Yeah definitely. Are you going?" She asks me.
"Of course I am. Me and Ivy got court side seats so I'm ready" I say smiling.
"Oh fr you got court side? I'll make some buckets for you then so make sure you're watching closely" She says laughing.
"I'm looking forward to it" I say and we stare at each other for a second.

Paige opens her mouth to say something but the prof walks in and interrupts the moments.

"Uh were you gonna say something" I whisper to her.
"Oh it was nothing I'm just glad you're gonna be at the game that's all" she says as she turns toward the front of the class.
"Oh um thanks" I say quietly.

Throughout the class I keep taking quick look's at Paige but turn away before she can catch me staring. I don't really know why I'm watching her but the more I look the more that I find I like about her. Obviously she's totally hot but she also has a great personality and an easy going vibe to her. I mean I'm usually nervous being around other people but it's different with her. I'm able to just go with the flow around her.

I start to realize I might be developing a little tiny crush on her. I internally panic because I don't want Paige to know something wrong. As I start to calm down I realize I don't even know if she likes girls. Besides she's a D1 college athlete there's no way she'd want someone like me.

When class is over I try to rush out of the room but Paige grabs my hand.

"Hey you didn't write any of the notes down" she says looking at my computer.
"Oh I guess I just spaced out" I say awkwardly.
"Do you want me to send them to you? She said we would have an exam in a couple weeks so I don't want you to be missing anything" she says concerned.
"That would be great thanks" I say once again trying to pull my hand away because I can feel her body heat through it.
"Um I kind of need a way to send them. Maybe your number" she says laughing.
"Oh right sorry" I say as I grab her phone and put my number in. "Sorry Paige but I really have to go Ivy is waiting for me"
"Oh my bad I didn't mean to keep you here" she says letting go of my hand.
"You're fine. I'll see you tonight on the court" I shout as I wave bye to her.

Once I'm out of the class I notice my hand feels cold without hers holding mine.

Paige POV

As I head to the gym after class I think about Blair. She seemed nervous toward me today. I don't the vibe was just different than it has been with us. Oh well I still got her number so that's a win. I shake my head to clear my thoughts. I can't be thinking about that right now I need to focus on the game in a couple of hours.

When I get in the locker room I say hey to everyone and put my basketball shoes on to go shoot around. When everyone gets out here we start going over plays and decide what defense we are going to run on the other team.

When it's finally time for tip off I look at the crowd and after a minute I find where Blaire and Ivy are sitting. Ivy sees me and waves but Blaire didn't notice. We begin the game and have a good rhythm going and win the first quarter 16-22. Whenever I score I look to see if Blaire notices and obviously she does.

The second quarter is a little tougher because the other team got used to our plays. When the halftime buzzer rings the score is 32-35. Once we are in the locker room coach tells us what we are doing wrong and what we need to do to win. We all agree and go onto the court feeling ready for the second half.

While shooting around before third quarters starts my ball bounces out of bounds and it heads right for Blaire who's looking down at her phone. I run to go get the ball before it hits her but as I grab it I fall with it onto her. We both hit the floor but it wasn't too bad of a fall.

"Oh my god are you ok?" She asks me as we both stand up.
"Yea I'm fine I mean you took most of the fall" I said as I helped her back into her seat. "You sure you're good?"
"Yea I'm fine go play your game Ivy will be back from the bathroom in a minute anyway" she replied.
"As payment for saving me from injury all the points I score this half are for you Blaire" I say playfully.
"Oh wow a special offer from the Paige Bueckers I think I have to accept" she says laughing.

I hear my teammates call me over to the bench because the game was about to start again. When I get over there they all ask me what happened. I just say that I'll tell them later even tho I probably won't.

Third quarter starts and we do pretty good. Every time I score I hear Blaire cheer louder than the first half. We finish the quarter 57-61.

As the last quarter starts I begin to feel nervous for some reason. I don't know why it's not like we're losing or I've done bad. The first couple shots I take miss and I start to get a little down. The other team has caught up and we are tied with 3 minute left.

"LET'S GO PAIGE! YOU CAN DO IT" I hear Blaire and Ivy yell while I'm on the three point line closest to them.

I get the ball and shoot it. It hits the rim but goes in and I point to the girls on the sidelines. After that the whole team picks up the pace and we win 69-78. All the fans cheer and we pose with Ivy takes our picture.

Once we are done with talking in the locker room I head out to see if Blaire is still there but I don't see her so I guess she already left. I decide to text her now that I have her number.

Hey this is Paige. I just wanted to say thanks for cheering for me (and catching me😭).

Notes
Well I had to actually write about the game this chapter but I don't think I did that bad but lmk.

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