Crossing The Line

Chapter Thirty Two

Kelley's POV

I got out of the shower and I dressed into the clothes that Morgan let me borrow. What was I doing here? I just took a shower in one of my players house and I knew how wrong it was. I couldn't believe that I was actually here but I brought myself here.

I knew that today was Morgan's birthday and I didn't want her to spend it alone because I doubt that her mom was even going to be here which made me mad. But, that wasn't the only reason why I came here. I felt alone after what went down with Logan and I. I felt that this was the only place that I could be safe. Right here, with Morgan.

I took a deep breath as I looked at myself in the mirror of her small bathroom. I was nervous, of course I felt this way because I was around Morgan. She always gave me this feeling that I couldn't described but I loved it. I was nervous on what was going to happen.

I slowly walked down the stairs and I saw Morgan sitting at the kitchen table with a blank expression on her face. She sat there doing absolutely nothing and the sight of her broke my heart. It killed me seeing her so alone and afraid and I just wanted all of her pain to go away.

"Do you feel better?" She asked me as I walked into the kitchen and I sat across from her.

"Yes, thank you." I say as I bring my knees up on the chair I was sitting on. I began to study her features once more. I swear, she had no flaws. Everything about her was just so perfect and I just couldn't get enough of her.

"Do you want to talk about what happened?" She asked me and I nodded my head slowly. After explaining to her everything that happened between Logan and I, it went silent between the two of us. She shifted in her seat which was a sign that she was feeling a little uneasy.

"So... you're staying over?" She asked as her eyes found mine again.

"Well, if you don't want me to-"

"I want you to." She said grabbing my hand as if I was about to go.

"Okay, I'll stay." I say with a small smile and I was relieved when she smiled back at me. We went over to her couch and I remembered the gift that I bought her before I got here.

"What is this?" She asks as I hand her the bag.

"Just open it." I say with a smile. I could have sworn there were tears in her eyes as she opened the bag. She took out the box and her eyes widened. I got her a new pair of Under armour soccer cleats that were specially designed with her name and number that were embroidered on the side of the cleat.

"Kelley.. oh my gosh." She says as she takes out her new cleats and admired them. "Thank you." She says while she places them back into the box and she wraps me into a hug. And when she pulled away tears were rolling down her cheek.

"Hey.. don't cry." I say with a smile as I grab her hand.

"This is my first birthday where I get to spend it with someone and Kelley... this means so much." Morgan says. I just smile at her as I began rubbing circles across her hand. I loved her hands, I loved how soft they were and whenever we held hands it was like they were meant for each other. Morgan cared about me, and all this time I thought I was the only one who cared. She had a crush on me, I didn't want to break her heart this time.

I couldn't take it anymore. I pulled her up and went up the stairs to her room where I pushed her onto her own bed.

I leaned down, bringing my lips to hers after all this time, I needed to feel her, I wanted her to understand that someone did care about her, I was that someone who cared about her so much. At this point, right at this moment I didn't care if being with her was wrong.

I crawled on top of her and I could tell that she was surprised. The other two times we kissed it was her taking the lead and it was my turn to return the favor. I pushed her head into her pillow as I held her face in my hands. I didn't want this moment to end and I wasn't going to let it end because I haven't felt this excitement of being kissed in such a long time.

I wasn't kissing her for pleasure or because it was fun. I was kissing her because I cared about her.

Because I loved her.

I wasn't in love with Morgan.. was I? This was a question that I often asked myself. Her hands traveled down my body as I realized we were still kissing, her soft lips pressed against mine. She quickly flipped us over and her hands moved over to my butt and her body was wedged between my legs. Her lips traveled from my jaw to my ear and I pulled away from her to catch my breath.

I smiled at her as she rolled off of me. I wrapped my arms around her tiny body as I pulled her even closer to me. I wanted to hold her tonight, I wanted her to feel safe and most importantly I wanted her to know that I cared about her so much.

I pulled the covers over us and I kept my arms around her body. I wanted to protect her from everything she was just too fragile.

"I care about you, Morgan." I whisper.

"I know."