G O O D L U C K - kate martin

CHAPTER NINE: 09

||| MACEY STARK |||

          Another day waking up hungover but very aware of the night before. Still in awe with my actions between Kate and I, but disappointed in myself. I let the alcohol take over me once again but in a way I don't regret it. It opened a door I didn't know was able to be opened. Adam was still acting childish. Last night he was insisting Kate had something for me, but I kept defending her. Now, I'm defending her for my own good. Her actions said exactly what Adam was trying to prove and I couldn't help but smile at the thought.

As I'm eating breakfast, I realize I'm still grinning as I'm thinking of last night. I decide be bold and text Kate.

macey
hey thanks for the ride
means a lot

The bubbles appear and disappear several times before they disappeared for good. I decide to start up another conversation.

macey
you doing anything today?

kate martin💸
No
What do you wanna do?

macey
wanna come over?

kate martin💸
Yuppp
See you soon

Nerves start up in my stomach. Unsure on if it's going to be awkward or if she's going to completely play it off. Surely she didn't forget about last night?

A knock at my door interrupts the folding of my clothes. I lightly jog to the door and open it up. She had her hands in her pockets and as soon as I saw her face, a grin grew on both of our faces. She walks past me and sits at the barstool closest to the tv and turns it on. I watch as she scrolls through the channels. She's effortlessly pretty. Once she finds some random replay of a basketball game, she turns to face me. I take a deep breath in before I make my way towards her. We just stare at each other for a little bit, deciding who will make the first move. We feel the tension and the warmth between our bodies. In a swift motion, her hands attach to my hips and she stands up to connect our lips. A slow, passionate kiss. She looks at me with confusion. "What?" I ask her and she doesn't say anything. "I was drunk enough to know what I wanted," Before I can say anything else she leans back in for another one.

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          Kate and I ended up going to lunch together at the HomeGrown a few minutes out of town. Just because we've missed a few times doesn't mean it wasn't awkward. It very much was. We knew what we felt but he didn't necessarily know how to approach. I was still with Adam, and as bad as it sounds, I wish I wasn't. He's shown his bad sides in just the past couple of days. He's gotten jealous, controlling, and who knows where this could lead. Kate isn't any of the those things. I feel so comfortable around her it drives me crazy how one person can feel like home. I didn't feel the need to look nice in front of her like how I did with Adam, but then again I've known her longer. She's seen me workout, cry, and more. Adam has only seen the pretty side of me. The one at parties, dinner, and that's it. I just don't know how to go forward with this situation. Me and Adam have only been dating for almost a month and I hate to end it so soon, but I also don't want to lead him on. I'm already mad at myself I kissed Kate last night. I just couldn't help it. As someone who was cheated on three times by the same guy, I hate that I did what nearly killed me emotionally to someone else.

The waitress comes and set my pancakes in front of me and I politely say thank you and smile. "Oh my God, that looks so good," Kate says once she left, jaw wide open. "Yeah I know, and your not getting any." I say with such sass as her food hasn't came out yet. We laugh. As I wait for Kate's food to come out, I scroll through my phone and catch up on any notifications. While I'm not looking, Kate leans over the table and cuts a chunk of my pancake off. I slam my phone down. "Kate Martin." I say with a stern face as she just chews with a smile, "I was being nice and waiting for your food and you go and take a bite out of mine?" she can't help but start laughing, nearly spitting her food out. The whip cream was now around the corners of her lips. I look around as we are sitting in the corner of the building. I lean over and wipe off the whip cream with the pad of my thumb, licking it off. She grins. As if it wasn't perfect timing, our waitress meets us to hand Kate her omelet, not breaking eye contact with me. "Thanks," she says, finally taking her eyes of me.

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          As we finally made it back to my apartment, we're nearly holding our stomachs. Groaning in pain from the amount of food our bodies just digested we lay on the couch and turn on some random replay of Friends. My phone starts ringing. "Adam💕" in bold across the top of my phone. I swipe from left to right as I put my phone up to my ear. "Hey, you busy?" He greets me. I look over at Kate, whose shoulders down to calves are touching mine. "Yeah kinda, what's up?" I ask him. "Well, I just haven't seen my girl in awhile. If we're gonna stay together we actually have to see each other." His tone sets me off. Kate hears our conversation and her head snaps my way. "I get that but also... I can't ditch my friends for some guy." I begin to defend myself. "Some guy? I'm your boyfriend for Christ sake. Are you tryna hide me?" I begin to shake my head as I get up and walk to my room. Kate grabs my hand, and I stop. I lead her to my room and she sits next to me on my bed as we both listen to him going off. "Adam, why would I hide you? Are you serious right now? Your older than me and acting like this."
"All I'm saying is you seem to have your mind somewhere else and all my eyes and mind are focused on you. Until you can figure yourself out, I'll leave you alone." He says. I stay silent.
"I need to figure myself out? Are you crazy? I'm the one who made an adult decision to transfer here to play D1. You had offers and decided not to play D1 so you could party. Did you not?" He sighs.
"Jesus fucking Christ, Macey. We get it! You play D1! Your mom played D1! News flash, this shit doesn't fucking matter. Take a hint, not everything is sports. All you do and care about is soccer or your little basketball friends." He starts getting heated. "Their all gonna be gone next year and your gonna have no one. So figure out what you want to do with your life since your little girlfriends are gonna leave." He hands up, leaving me speechless. I can't help but feel a tear slowly glide down my face. "Wow." I exhale. I throw my phone across my room and lay against my head board. Kate's hand slides from her thigh to my hand, interlinking our hands. "Hey, your good. He's selfish and a dick." She calms me down and more tears flowed out. "He seems to be insecure that a badass girl like you is more mature than him, in my opinion." Kate says, making me laugh per usual, "How can one say all that shit?" She shakes her head. "I don't now girl," she leans down and kisses the top of my head, "but I got you."