I Don't Mind

Chapter 29

Two weeks later...

Adrian's POV

Today is our two week anniversary of me and Derek officially being boyfriends. We're going to the Cheesecake Factory, and I'm gonna try to pay so I don't end up as the girl in this relationship. Derek is taller than me, he's more ripped than me, and he buys me things all the time. I feel like the girl in this relationship. Maybe I'll just accept it at some point and let him buy me whatever I want. 

It's morning right now and I'm alone in my room as usual in the early morning. Devin is always staying at Alicia's place, which gives me more privacy. 

I told Derek to knock on the door when he wants to come over so we can hang out all day. We've been getting more and more comfortable in terms of physical contact. Sometimes while we're just watching football or something, he'll have his hand on my thigh and I put my hand over his hand. It's nice. I'm glad he's good with contact because that's what's really giving me so many butterflies. 

I hear knocks at the door and I open it, letting Derek in. I'm not wearing a shirt yet, because I pretty much only woke up, but Derek probably doesn't care. 

"Hi Adri," he grins, kissing my forehead. "How'd you sleep?" 

"I slept well," I reply, hugging him. 

"I'm glad. What should we do before we get lunch?" 

"I don't know. We can just chill here, I would be cool with that," I tell him. 

"Okay. That sounds great." 

He sits down on the couch and I sit down next to him. We lost our game last night, which was heartbreaking, but wasn't me, Derek, or any of our closest friends' faults. The D-line completely broke down at the 3 yard line and allowed a touchdown, and we didn't have enough time to score back, so we lost. 

We're still 7-2, which is a solid record, but at this point it's gonna be tough to get into the playoffs. I think Coach Nelson is happy about the way we're playing this season though. The team last season was terrible, and we came in and really set the tone and made this a solid team that the rest of the conference should be scared of. 

"Do you wanna sit on my lap?" Derek asks timidly. 

"Uhh, why?" 

"I don't know. I wanna hold you in my arms?" 

"Sure. You can, um, you can hold me in your arms," I blush. 

Before I can make a move, Derek picks me up and sits me down on his thighs. I lay my head on his shoulder and he rubs my shoulder and kisses my cheek over and over and over again. You could probably see why physical contact with this man is really something that makes me go crazy. You would go crazy too. 

"I still can't believe that we're dating, Adri. It's crazy to me somehow," he states. 

"How?" 

"I don't know. I think it's because I was raised to think that what he have right now is morally wrong, but now we're together and it just feels so right," he says. 

"Is it because of your mom?" 

"Yeah," he answers, his face falling. "I was living a lie forever. I tried so hard to stop liking men, but I obviously couldn't. I couldn't just change who I like. Then you came into my life and made me just feel like I could be okay with being myself." 

A tear falls from his face and I smile into his eyes. "Derek, I'm so sorry you were raised like that. You deserve the world and everyone should be okay with that. I'm so glad I helped you accept yourself, because you are amazing when you're being yourself."