The Unpopular Cheerleader

(28) Cliché Love Always Wins

Chapter 28 - Cliché Love Always Wins

The next day at 2 o'clock we all head to uncle drake's house for the football match.

The people who are invited to the match :

-Nathan, parents, me

-Grace, the twins, their parents

-Alice and her parents

-Nash and his parents

-Aiden and his parents

-Juliette, Blake, and their parents

-A few other relatives

We arrive at Uncle a Drake's grand white mansion. We drive around the greatly ornamented fountain and park the car.

Uncle Drake is standing in front of the front door waiting for his guest arrivals. He's dressed in a Seattle Seahawks jersey and some running shorts obviously with shoes prepared for the traditional legendary Carson football match.

We park the car and get out of it. Dad greets his twin brother with a handshake as Mum stands at the side.

I'll let you in on a small secret..Back in my parents' high school days, Dad and Uncle Drake we're battling for Mum's heart... Dad obviously won and Uncle Drake ended up with Mum's cousin....

"Hey Lily," he gives her a small hug then faces us. "Congrats Nathan, I heard you're engaged. You better take care of her or I'll try stealing her," he jokes.

"Hello lovely nephew. Ah, I see that you're in a despicable team's jersey," he says to me and I smirk.

"Ya, the despicable team that beat your team in the NFL," I tease back and Nathan oohs.

"I never knew why you liked the New England Patriots, " he jokingly shakes his head at me.

"Good tactics, nice teamwork, and most importantly their quarterback Tom Brady," I laugh as he stomps his foot like a five year old.

Cindy, Mum's cousin and my aunt, and a boy I've never seen before walk out toward us. "Hey guys, how are you all doing ?" She smiles sweetly at us.

I give her a hug and the guy smiles at me. "I forgot to introduce Jaden, my best friend's son." We all greet him and head inside. Jaden comes and walks by my side. I turn to look at him and find him already starting at me.

"Hi Jaden, I'm Autumn, " I introduce myself.

"How old are you may I ask? " He asks in an Australian accent.

"I'm either 16 or 17. I'm never sure. You're from Australia, aren't you ?" I say.

He laughs and smiles, "you're the first to actually figure it out."

"Oh, really? What can I say, I'm talented," I flip my hair dramatically. He shakes his head and smiles as we walk out to the garden or like what I call it 'the football arena'.

I find my gang standing to the side making tactics. Juliette and Nathan spot each other and run to each other as they shower each other with kisses.

"Oh come on, it's not like you didn't see each other for a decade. You saw each other yesterday," Blake says then gags.

"What they're going through is called the Honeymoon Stage," Grace states after watching them reenact the PG version of 50 shades of grey.

"How do you know about love?" Aiden teases her. Grace leans into Nash and answers, " because I'm in love with Nash."

Alice, Juliette and I stare at her. Grace never said the one and only, holy moly L word to Nash yet.

Nash smiles down at her, "I love you too." Alice, Juliette, and I jump up and down and snatch Grace out of Nash's hands.