Feel Again (A OneRepublic/ Ryan Tedder Fanfic)

Chapter 27

Ryan's P.O.V

"I guess you can say that." I say squeezing her hand.

"Oh?" She said stopping the both of us in our tracks.

"You know with the divorce and touring, I barely have time to see my son." I look down at my reflection. "I really miss him." I said.

Kim goes up on her toes and kisses me. "What was that for?" I asked in surprise.

"I just wanted to cheer you up." She said sweetly. I know she means well, but she doesn't have any children to actually know about this.

"How did you know Genevieve was trying to make me jealous?" I asked Kimberly as we sat down by my pool, putting our bare feet in the water.

"I can tell by her body language, and by the way she would speak to you." She answered.

"Ryan honey, what's wrong?" She asked me.

"What? Nothing, I'm just thinking." I said staring blankly at the water.

She sighs. "My parents divorced when I was about Copeland's age." She said.

I look up at her in surprise.

"Really?"

"Yes."

"How did you deal with it?" I asked her

"It was pretty hard for me at first, my mom was raising three kids and was working two jobs. I had to work under the table behind my mother's back. All throughout high school my mother and I would have arguments." She said looking down at her reflection.

"Were you rebellious?" I asked her nervously. I really don't want her to be angry with me.

"In the sense of I would run away from home and slack off in school, then yeah. But I never did drugs or alcohol and do something stupid." She said feeling ashamed.

I grab her by her waist and pull her close to me. "Don't feel ashamed." I said as I tipped her head up. She looks beautiful as her hair falls onto her face as she bit her bottom lip. I tuck the stands of her hair behind her ear.

She blushes. I lean in close enough to kiss her and out of nowhere she winks at me and tries to push me into the pool, but I pull her in with me. "Ahh!" She squealed as I splashed her. She looks so happy, and carefree.

I swim after her as she starts backing away from me. She gets to the steps and starts running as I get out from the pool, drenched in pool water, chasing her into the house. I sprint down the hallway and accidentally crash into her. I fall on the floor, her body on mine.

Quickly, she gets off me, and helps me up. "What are you a linebacker?" She says jokingly.

I start laughing at her. "I'm not a football player babe." I get close to her. "Besides, it's not my fault you're slow." I whisper in her ear.

I grab her by the waist and kiss her passionately. "I love you Ryan." She said between breaths, and l groan, grabbing the back of her thighs, wrapping her legs around my waist walking into the guest rooms, shutting it behind me, and waking into the bathroom with her.