The Football Player..Book 1

26

Saturday Night....

I sat in my bed watching the stars come slowly and the sun creep away.

Soon it was 12:00 am and I was wide awake. I couldn't sleep at all. I tried but every time I felt lonely and I wanted to snuggle with someone.

My phone started vibrating and I saw it was Cody.

"Hello?" He says. I stay quiet.

"Look Mary...I know you can hear me, because you answered the phone call." He says. I stay quiet but hearing his soft voice made me miss him.

"I just wanted to call and let you know I got a touchdown, three actually..." He says happy. I smile and lean more into my pillow. I put my head phone in and close my eyes.

"Mary?...please, if your there listen to me." He whispers. His voice made me able to sleep. But I still listened.

"I am sorry, I am...I can't sleep on days that you could sleep with me. I cant concentrate when your not able to talk to me without saying something rude. I miss your smile, I miss the way you smell. Thats weird but true. You wear my sweatshirts then give them back and you make them smell so damn good..." He laughs. I smile and feel a tear drop.

"You just make me a different person...and sometimes its always good for a change, right?" He laughs. "Mary, I love you so damn much...and...I cant keep thinking you love me without knowing thats true. It hurts when I know you are mad at me, but I love you so much to not care. Because you still turn me on when your angry." He says. I roll my eyes smiling. I sniffle loudly and wipe my eye.

"Baby-Mary...Don't cry- oh gosh...you were actually listening to me..." He shuffles through the phone.

"Mary?" He ask. I wipe my eyes and answer with a hmm.

"I cant keep sitting in my car in front of your house, can you please just take a ride with me?" He says. My heart beats. He is at my house?

I get up and run downstairs to the window. I see his car and smile. I turn to see no one looking.

Should I go?

I hang up and tuck my phone in my pocket. I look at the door then my house.

I grab the door knob.

"Just a ride." I whisper to myself. I open the door and walk out. I shut it softly and walk down my drive way and see him sitting with his head down sadly. I sneak to the passenger side and quietly slide inside. I sit and shut it softly. I look at him and he still has his head down and eyes covered with his hands.

I heard a sniffle and he finally raises his head but just looked at his steeling wheel. He starts his car and backs away. He reaches the exit of my neighborhood and turns to see if there were any cars coming. He sees me and gasp.

"Mary! Oh shît, holy. Oh my god." He smiles. I look down smiling with my lips.

"When did you- never mind. Wow...you didn't have to come." He says. I shrug.

"I couldn't sleep anyway..." I mumble loudly. He nods.

"This wont be long." He says and we drive slowly away from my neighborhood.

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We arrive at our school and sneak into the field. We sat on the top of the bleachers just in silence.

"Mary...I am really sorry. I messed up." He said. I stare at the field imagining it was my freshman year.

The first game Ive ever been to in high school. There, I saw Cody. He was a freshman too. His popularity grew to his achievements on the field. I never knew who he was till I became friends with Jen.

Jen told me about Joey and his friend Cody. Cody was way nicer and less popular. He seemed...boyfriend material I guess. Now, he is-I have no clue...

"I remember the first time I watched you play...I had no clue who you were...everyone talked about you and I just listened but never enjoyed it." I say still looking at the empty dark field.
"I never listened because I never thought I would like, talk to you. You know? I am not the popular type, I never get along with cocky boys, and I never got along with football players." I add. Cody nods.

"You watched me play?" He ask. I turn to him.

"My first time I watched you, I have to say...you were good." I say and nod. He smiles.

"Thats cool, I guess." He says. I look back at the field.

"Mary?" He ask. I turn to him.

"I missed you, to be honest." He said. I gulp. "I couldn't sleep, cant think...Rose makes things worst." He sighs.

"Cody...you make me happy and i really care about you bu-but...it feels like if we should take the romance out of our relationship that I guess we had...and make it more platonic like just friends..." I say and look down. Cody bites his lip.

"Sure...but."

"Cody." I stop him. He sighs.

"Okay, okay...I am just gonna say this." He smirks. I look at him.

"I am gonna be a very lovey friend of yours, just saying. I will kiss your cheek and hug you when ever I can. I will invite you over and take you on friend trips...we will be best-friends." He grins and smiles. I roll my eyes smiling.

"Alright, well...as long as your happy with this, its all good. Right?" I ask.

"Of course..." He says. He stands up and I do too.

"Let me take you home." He grabs my hand as we walk away from the bleachers and reach his car.

We then drive off to my house...