Falling Asleep On A Stranger

Chapter 16

Tony:

 23 minutes into the second half of the Mexico vs. Brazil game, the referee called a yellow card on Giovanni Dos Santos. “Bullshit! Did you see that shit Himes?” “That was not worthy of a yellow card.”  “Freaking Gustavo is overreacting!” Jenn jumped out of her seat as she and Jaime started ranting off about the ref’s unfairness. After a while of her and Jaime’s yelling, I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her back down onto the couch. “Shhh, watch the game.” I said. “But that wasn’t fair Tone!” she said. I laughed out loud and said, “You’re cute when you get mad.” She shut up and glared at me for a bit before returning her attention to the screen. I chuckled and so did the rest of the guys. “He has a point,” said Vic. Jenna took a pillow and threw it at him. “Shush! Dos Santos is about to score!” And sure enough, Jaime and Jenna both jumped out of their seats and hugged excitedly, shouting “GOOOOOOOOL!” as Giovanni scored Mexico’s second goal. Jenn and Jaime started talking excitedly in Spanish while the rest of us were completely lost by their words. “Woah, woah, woah! No Spanish allowed when we’re around! It’s not fair!” Mike said trying to speak above their shouts. Jenna and Jaime both laughed and sat back down. “What the hell did you say to him? I was so lost.” I said as she took her seat to my right. “Oh nothing. Just how awesome that goal was.” She laughed and I smiled.

When the game was over, we didn’t know what to do so I said, “Well Jenn, you’ve showed us that you’re a huge soccer fan, so how about you show us what you’ve got on the field now?” Everyone agreed. “Alright. If you don’t mind getting your ass kicked.” She said with a smirk. There were some oooh’s from Jaime and Mike when she said that. We all went out to Jaime’s backyard for a game of soccer. He had a large backyard that was mostly covered in bright green grass. We set up cones to mark the goal posts since there would only be one goalie to make the teams even. Mike was going to be goalie and Vic and I would be playing against Jaime and Jenn.

Jenn and Jaime insisted that we start off the game so that’s what we did. Vic had the ball and it didn’t take long for Jenn to take it away from him. She really did have some serious skills. “Oh shit, man. A girl just took the ball from you!” Mike called out to Vic. I went after Jenn to reclaim the soccer ball. She wouldn’t even give me the chance, she controlled it too well. I tried kicking it away from her and lost my balance for a bit. She took that as a chance to go around me and pass the ball to Jaime, who in turn dodged Vic’s attempt to take the ball from him. He passed it back to Jenn and she kicked the ball towards the goal. Mike threw his body to the right but just barely missed the ball. Jenna had scored. “Shit! You weren’t kidding when you said you were good. I just didn’t think you’d be this good.” I said. “Why? Just because I’m a girl?” she asked with a smirk on her face. My face turned red. “Oh shit! No, that’s not what I meant! It’s just not many girls I know play soccer and are good at it.” I stammered. Oh crap, I was so embarrassed. She started laughing and walked past me patting my shoulder. “Oh, Tony. You have so much to still learn about me.” I felt stupid and I bet my face looked like a tomato.

We played for a while longer and by the end of the game, Jenna and Jaime had beaten us 9 – 2. “Does your ass feel kicked?” Mike said as he passed by me with the soccer ball in his hands. I laughed and nodded. “Definitely.” I felt someone walk up under my arm and I ended up with my arm around Jenna’s shoulders. “I told you I would beat you.” She said smiling. “Yeah, you did. Good game, you have some serious skills.” I said looking at her. “Thank you! Varsity soccer player since freshman year.” She pointed at herself. “I can see why.” I said as I laughed. We walked into the living room and headed over to the couch. Jenna ran out from under my arm and threw herself onto the biggest couch. “I call dibs on this one!” she yelled! “Hey! No! I was going to sit there!” Jaime shouted as he walked into the room. “Too bad, Himes! That’s what you get for being so slow!” she shouted at him. Jaime went up to the couch and sat on Jenna. “Hey, did you guys see where Jenna went?” he asked us. We all cracked up as Jenna yelled at Jaime, “Get off me, Himes! You’re going to squish me!” “Oh, there you are Jenn. What are you doing there? No wonder this couch was so comfy.” Jaime said with a smile. “Quitate, Jaime! O te quito!” Jenna yelled at Jaime in Spanish to get off of her. Jaime laughed and got up. Jenna sat and gave Jaime space to sit. “Lo siento señorita! No la vi acostada ahi.” Jaime answered in Spanish. “Hey! What did we say about talking Spanish!” Mike glared at them as Jenna punched Jaime’s arm. “Oh, she’s a fighter.” Jaime took her in his arms and picked her up over his shoulder. I couldn’t help but laugh at the way Jenna squirmed and shouted at Jaime to put her down. I grabbed her camera from the coffee table and took a picture of them. “Jaime Alberto Preciado! Put me down!” Jenna said. “Oh no man, she’s using full names!” I said in between laughs. Jaime put Jenna down and joined in laughing. “You guys suck.” She said glaring at Jaime and me as we laughed on the couch. I reached for her hand and pulled her onto the couch between us. Jaime and I both attacked her with a sandwich hug. “You know we’re just messing with you!” We said laughing. “You guys are going to suffocate me!” she said but I could tell she was laughing now too. God, she was perfect.

Jenn had to leave at around 6:30 and we said goodbye before she left. I hated saying bye to her. She was so amazing and I wanted to spend every moment with her. When she had left I heard Jaime say, “I could get used to this. Having her hang out with us all the time. She’s really cool. You choose ‘em well turtle.” I laughed. “She is great huh? I could get used to this too.” “You know, I don’t think we’ve become friends this quickly with someone before. I like her. Turtle, keep her around okay?” Vic said and I nodded with a smile on my face. “Oh, I will!”