Trust Me *A Cole Labrant Love Story*

Chapter Seventeen

*9:15pm Friday September 15th*

"Another win for our boys!" cheers the announcer and we all stand and clap and yell for the team. 

"Come on, lets go down to the field and congratulate them," says Maddie and she grabs my hand and I follow them. Both her and Amanda run to two of the players and greet them with hugs. I am looking around for Cole when I am pulled up front the ground and twirled around. 

"Hey Charlie," says Cole and I laugh. When he sets me down, I turn to face and wrap my arms around his neck.

"You played so well tonight," I say and he grins.

"Thanks  cutie," he says and he wraps his arms around my waist and starts to lean down. 

"Hey LaBrant, you left this by the bench," says a guy a few inches shorter than Cole and he smacks his back and hands him a water bottle.

"Oh thanks man," says Cole and he nods and the guy.

"Is this your girlfriend. The newbie?" asks the stranger.

"Uh yeah, her name is Charlie," says Cole.

"Hey Charlie, I'm Joey," says the stranger and I nod.

"Nice to meet you Joey," I say and shake his hand. He walks away after that and I turn back to Cole.

"Finally," says Cole and he leans down and kisses me.

"You better go get cleaned up," I say.

"Are you trying to say something?" asks Cole jokingly.

"Yeah, you smell," I say.

"Smell good!" laughs Cole and I chuckle.

"Go on, I will meet you out front," I say and he nods. He pecks my lips once more and I head toward the exit. I pace near the curb in the front of the stadium. I pull my phone out of my purse along with my sweatshirt. I look around to make sure there aren't a lot of people around. I pull Cole's jersey over my head and quickly replace it with my sweatshirt. I fold the jersey and place into my bag and turn on my phone. I go on my Facebook and Twitter while I wait for Cole. 

*9:45pm*

"Hey cutie, sorry it took me so long," says Cole as he walks over towards. He shakes his damp hair from his shower. He wraps am arm around my shoulders and we walk to his jeep. 

"So where are we eating?" I ask.

"I was thinking McDonald's, I could really go for a burger and fries. I am so hungry," says Cole and I get into his Jeep. 

"Sounds good to me. I like their smoothies and chicken nuggets," I say. Cole starts the engine and pulls out of his parking space and heads to the road. 

"Drive through okay?" asks Cole when we reach the fast food restaurant. 

"That's fine," I say. Cole pulls up the drive through and orders into the little black box. 

"What do you want?" asks Cole.

"A mango smoothie and chicken nuggets," I say. Cole orders that as well and then moves to the first window and pays. Then we get our food. 

"Can you hand me some fries? My stomach is yelling at me," says Cole and I laugh and feed him a few. We drive back to the LaBrant house and Cole parks in the family's huge garage. I get out and look at all of the other fancy cars. Must be nice. I follow him into the house and close the door behind myself. 

"What should we watch?" asks Cole. I sit down at the island in the kitchen and eat a chicken nugget. 

"Uhh how about The Hunger Games?" I ask.

"Really?" asks Cole and I smile.

"Okay never mind," I say.

"Thank goodness," he says.

"What about that movie Red Dawn?" I ask.

"Sure, I will go get it. We can watch it in the living room and eat," says Cole and he goes upstairs. I sip at my smoothie until he comes back. 

"Oh hi Charlie. How are you honey?" asks Mr. LaBrant as he walks into the kitchen from the den.

"Hi Mr. LaBrant. Nice to see you," I say.

"You want anything to drink?" he asks.

"No thanks," I say and hold up my smoothie.

"Did you enjoy the game tonight. Pretty killer huh?" asks Mr. LaBrant.

"Yeah, Cole played really well," I say.

"He is quite the super star," says his dad proudly and I smile. 

"Found it, you ready to relax?" asks Cole and he comes jogging into the kitchen.

"Great game son!" says Mr. LaBrant and he pats his son's back.

"Thanks dad," says Cole and he gives his dad a hug. 

"I'll go start the movie," I say and grab the DVD off of the counter. I put it into the high-tec DVD player and wait for it to start. I bring our food into the living room and set it down on the coffee table and wait. 

*10:15pm*

"Sorry Charlie, coming," says Cole and he steps into the living room. He flops down on the couch and wraps his arms around my waist. He presses play and grabs his McDonald's bag from the table and takes out his burger. We share our food and watch the movie. We laugh, jump and cuddle through out the movie until it's over. I miss the ending since I fall asleep on Cole's chest. He wakes me up around midnight and tickles me. I squirm trying to get away while laughing my head off. 

"COLE! Stop I am going to wake up your family," I warn and he laughs and finally stops. 

"Poor baby Charlie, do you want me to carry you to bed?" asks Cole and I smack his arm. 

"No but you should probably take me home," I say. 

"If I must," says Cole and he sticks his bottom lip and puts on his puppy dog eyes. I stand up and stretch only to have him wrap his arms around my waist and nuzzle his face into my neck. I giggle and try to run away. I trip over a lamp and fall onto the floor. 

"Oh my gosh, did I break the lamp?" I ask worried.

"No it's okay. Are you alright?" asks Cole and I can hear him hold back a laugh. He kneels down next to me and scoops me up in his arms. 

"I am fine, kind of embarrassed and resisting the urge to laughing again," I say. 

"I better get you home before you go into over tired giggle fits," says Cole. He grabs my flip flops and bag from by the door. He carries me to the Jeep before putting me down. 

"I am bring Carmen to your game next Friday," I say and he smiles.

"Good, she can wear Baylor's jersey," says Cole.

"She will be so excited," I say. I buckle my seat belt and Cole opens the garage door. 

"I had fun tonight and I really appreciate you coming to watch my games," says Cole and I grab his free and hand and hold.

"I like watching you play football," I say.

"Just you wait until soccer season," says Cole and I nod.

"I sure it will be just as much fun," I say. I curl up in the seat and close my eyes. The smooth ride and the cool air conditioning make it really easy to fall asleep. Before I know it the Jeep is stopped in front of my house and I flutter my eyes open. 

"Hey sleepy head, we are here," says Cole. I hear him get out and suddenly my door opens. I move to unbuckle myself but Cole reaches over and does it for me. I give up and wrap my arms around his neck. 

"The door should be unlocked," I mumble.

"You're so pretty when you are half asleep," says Cole and I giggle. He opens the door quietly and steps in. He sets my flip flops and purse on the floor and sets me on my feet.

"Thanks Cole," I say and I kiss him goodnight.

"Go get some sleep Charlie," says Cole and he hugs me before walking back outside. I close the door after him and then lock it for the night. I turn off all of the lights and get something to drink before going up stairs. I change into a pair of basketball shorts and a t-shirt and crawl into bed.