Love Me Now || Trayce Thompson

FORTY TWO

Stella's POV- July 2016

I opened the door and smiled at Klay who immediately pulled me into a hug.

"It's so nice to see you!"

I laughed as he kissed my cheek and set me down.

"Come on in" I told him.

I looked behind him and frowned.

"You didn't bring Rocco" I said.

"Mom has him"

"I told Bailey he was going to have a friend over" I stated.

"Next time"

I closed the door and turned to him when he hummed.

"That's a lot of roses"

I nodded agreeing with him and watched as he made his way over to the kitchen.

"So what exactly did Trayce say to you that has him sending you this many arrangements?"

I smiled at Bailey who made his way down the stairs and barked at Klay.

"Bailey, come say hi to Klay" I said.

Klay chuckled as he looked at Bailey.

"You really are a fluffball"

He squat down and let Bailey sniff his hand before picking him up. My phone buzzed on the kitchen counter and I made my way over to it. I unlocked the screen and looked at the text from Trayce,

Did you get the roses?

"What did you make to eat?"

"Spaghetti and meatballs, my dad makes the sauce from scratch" I told him.

"I've heard of this famous sauce, Trayce loves it"

I nodded.

"So are you and my brother fighting?"

"I don't think so" I stated.

He raised an eyebrow.

"He apologized" I said.

"For what exactly?"

"For being defensive about his back injury" I told him.

He smiled.

"Are you sure it's a back injury?"

I nodded.

"Why are you so certain?"

"I had a friend who's softball career ended because a stress fracture became much more" I stated.

"Did you tell him about this?"

I shook my head.

"He got incredibly defensive, I just told him to have a good roadtrip and walked out" I said.

He frowned.

"He didn't follow you out?"

"He did, but I told him I'd see him when he got back" I replied.

He nodded and smiled.

"You know my brother's in love with you, right?"

I shrugged.

"I care for him enough to think he's being an idiot" I stated.

"He is but he's realized he's an idiot, and apologized"

"I guess" I said.

"I'll talk with him, if he's not injured it won't hurt to prove me wrong with an X-ray"

I nodded.

"You love my baby brother"

I looked at him.

"Have you two not said the L word to each other"

"I call him a loser all the time" I stated.

He chuckled.

"That's cause he is a loser, but not that L word"

I smiled.

"We haven't been dating that long" I told him.

He shrugged.

"So this food you promised me"

I nodded.

"Your dog weighs like 2 pounds"

"He likes you" I said as I grabbed two plates.

"Yeah?"

I laughed as Bailey licked Klay's chin and nuzzled to him.

"That smells so good"

I laughed and filled both plates with spaghetti.

"Let me send a picture to Trayce, so he can be jealous"

"Of what exactly?" I asked.

"My company and food"

I smiled and looked down at both plates as he took a picture.

"I like how you can see all the roses in the background"

I handed him his plate and led him to the table.

"How nice does it feel to sleep in now that school is over for the summer?"

I nodded.

"Pretty nice, but I only get to sleep in for a couple of more days" I told him.

"Summer job?"

"Yeah, my roommate Anthony his dad owns a jewlery store so I work there during the summer" I stated.

"That's pretty cool, so do they sell like engagement rings and all"

I nodded.

"So does your pretty ring have a diamond?"

I looked down at my hand and nodded.

"It's a half carat diamond" I said.

"So you do like diamonds?"

"Of course, what girl does not?" I asked.

He nodded.

"That's true"

He glanced down at his phone and smiled.

"Trayce didn't know we were having lunch together?"

I shook my head.

"Let's me open it so he can see I read it, but chose to ignore him"

I laughed and turned my attention to my food.

"I hope that when I find the love of my life she looks at me the way you just looked at your spaghetti"

I smiled and shook my head at him.

"You know you look at Trayce like that"

I took a bite of my food.

"You're not mad at him, right?"

I shook my head.

"Good because I think you're perfect for him"

A/N: So is Stella falling in love with him? Who will be the first to say I Love You?