Gym Rats - Jackson Olson x OC

15

Jackson's POV

I figured my visit was coming to an end as I look to see Cecelia passed out beside me. After about 30 minutes of enjoying her beside me, I slowly get up from the couch, turn off the TV, and take our dishes to be washed. As I'm washing everything that we used tonight, Cecelia wakes up and looks over at me.

"Jackson... no... you don't have to do that..." she says in a very sleepy tone of voice.

"No, let me. You can go to sleep, then I'll leave."
She gets off the couch and comes over to me, still holding onto the blanket she wrapped herself in. I chuckle at her, "Cecelia! Go to sleep."

"No! You go to sleep!"

"What? No, I need to go home first. You can sleep now."

She glares at me for a bit, which allows me to finish up the last dish and put it in the dishwasher. I turn back at her, an accomplished smile on my face. She sighs, then going back and sitting on the couch. I follow her back after washing my hands in the sink.

"Do you want me to leave?" I ask her.

She looks up at me with her innocent blue eyes. God she's so beautiful. She answers, "No."

"Then I'll stay," I sit back down on the couch with her. She perks up a bit, turning the TV and The Office back on, before we settle in and watch another episode. I'm shocked she stays awake for the whole thing. It's only 8 pm, but she just looks exhausted from her day. Gorgeous, but exhausted.

"Is Lola coming back tonight?" I ask, just out of curiosity... and because I don't want my face smashed into a wall if I'm caught here alone with Cece. I already broke my face once, I really don't want that again.

"No, staying at her mom's house tonight with Ella."

"Ella... is that her sister?"

"Yeah."

"Older or younger than Lola?"

"Younger, by four years. She just graduated high school."

I nod my head and take a minute to focus on the TV. Cecelia looks over at me, and once I feel her gaze I look over at her. She blushes a bit, which causes me to smile.

"What?" I ask her.

"Nothing."

I turn back to the TV, adjusting the backwards Houston Astros hat I have on my head. Cecelia gives me a part of her blanket, which I thank her for, putting it over my legs. We are now sharing this blanket, which has inched her closer to me. This position, of her being very close to me, and silent, as if she's deep in thought, continues for 15 minutes until I break the silence.

"If I was a betting man, I'd say you've been trying to make a move."

Her face turns bright red as I've definitely caught her red handed. She inches away from me.

"It's a cute bit, but I'm not going to let you mess up this close to when you leave for trials."

"Jackson..."

"No! Nope. No touching, gazes... I'm not doing it. You need to stay in your zone."

I think she feels a little defeated now too. A taste of her own medicine, I say. She knows she deserves it after what she pulled on me.

"I want you to be a star. And I will do whatever it takes to get you there.... Even if it means I refrain from holding you in my arms," I tell her.

"Will you come out to Indianapolis?" She asks me.

"If I can get approval from Jesse, yes, I'd love to."

She gives me a big smile before she turns back to the TV. Immediately, I look down at my phone and text Jesse.

Jackson: I was invited to the Olympic Swim Trials in Indianapolis. They start in 6 days. Can I take some time off? Then it'll line up for me to join you guys in Indy.

I don't expect a response from him immediately, so instead I go to someone who will... Dalton.

Jackson: She invited me out to Indy.

Dalton: Finally you can stop complaining about being single in your TikToks.

Jackson: Nothing is official yet.

Dalton: Booooo

I smile at his message, before I turn back to the TV and enjoy the rest of my night with Cecelia. She starts to get tired again at midnight, so that is when I leave. She's going to swim in the morning, and I have practice at the field. I don't know when we will see each other again, but hopefully it's soon. My phone buzzes as I'm walking out to my car, and it's Jesse.

Jesse: Go ahead, fly out the day before the trials. Just be ready to play when you rejoin the team.