Famous. || c.w.

Chapter 1

Zoey's POV

I just finished softball practice. It had been going longer and longer each day as we prepared for the college showcase tournament in Orlando in a few weeks. My muscles ached as I packed up my bag and headed out of the dugout. I was covered in dirt and sweat and my head continued to pound uncontrollably. I was walking out and on my phone when I ran into someone.

"Hey stranger."

I looked up and it was Cole.

"Cole! What are you doing here?" I asked smiling

"Well practice was cancelled today so I figured we would hang out."

"Sure but I need to nap and shower first when we get home." I said

Cole just smiled and we started to walk to my car. We didn't hold hands, at least not in public anyways. He was the guy girls would swoon and obsess over and I was just an athletic geek. So we kept the relationship private. Of course people knew we hung out, but none of them figured we were together. Sure you can say it's not good when no one knows, but we both agreed on it. We didn't ignore each other, but we just made it seem like we were friends. We shared our 'love' behind closed doors. Where we were never judged, or picked on, where we could just be happy together. It didn't make things better that I'm 2 years older than he is.

"Zoey?"

"Yeah what?" I asked

"We're home. Dang you must be tired. We'll lets go inside so you can shower and nap."

He's an absolute softie, although he would never admit it to anyone. He grabbed my hand and walked me inside. We walked up to my room, which was a mess as I left it this morning.

"God, I'm sorry it's a mess, let me clean-"

"No Zoey, it's fine, just go get a shower, I'll handle it."

"Cole," I tried to reason

"To the shower," Cole pointed handing me a towel

"Fine." I replied grabbing some clothes

I got a shower quickly so I could spend more time with Cole before hockey practice tonight. I got out of the shower and put on my clothes. I brushed my hair and put it into a French braid. I came out of the shower and my room was completely clean.

"Cole, you didn't have to-"

"Shhh, don't even mention it. Anything for you. Now you need to relax."

He turned on Netflix on my tv and we watched Friends until I fell asleep.

~

I woke up to Cole rubbing my back. I was debating whether or not I would pretend to be asleep for a little longer or if I should get up. I decided I should get up so I could spend time with him.

"Morning sleepy head." He said

"Morning." I said

"So uh I have to tell you something." Cole said

"Okay Cole I'm listening." I propped myself up on one elbow facing him

"Well my team made it to the Little League World Series... And I'll be away for a couple weeks. I hope you're not mad."

"Cole that's great how could I be mad?!" I said "that's all you've ever wanted! This is great!"

"I'm glad you're okay with it."

"Cole you'll have the time of your life there and I can't be the jealous overprotective girlfriend that keeps you from having fun."

"Great. So what are we gonna do today?" He asked

"We could go out." I said

"Yeah wanna grab a bite to eat?" He said

"Sure lets go." I got up and grabbed my wallet and we walked out of my house.

We got down the street to a nearby diner. We went inside and sat at a booth in the corner. We got our food and decided to go back home and hang out until I had to leave for practice again.