Lavender

Chapter Fourteen

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At the now familiar rumble of Theo's truck in my driveway, I make my way outside with two coffees in hand, early Monday morning. He holds the passenger door open for me as I approach.

"Morning, Matthews. Feeling better today?" He asks while helping me into the seat high off the ground.

"Much! How was the rest of your weekend?"

"Not bad. Had weight training all day yesterday, so it was pretty uneventful." He gently shuts my door and makes his way to the other side.

"Speaking of football, we have our first game of the season this Friday. You're coming, right?" His thick fingers flex against the driving shaft as he puts it into gear.

"Umm yeah, sure," I say distractedly. I wonder how those fingers would feel in me.

Calm down you horn-dog, my inner voice scolds. These pregnancy hormones will be the death of me.

"Perfect. I have an old jersey you could wear. I've always wanted my own personal cheerleader." There's a hungry look in his eyes when he glances over at me.

"Much obliged."

I have to admit, having Theo's last name on my back wouldn't be all that bad. I can already imagine all the nasty glares I'll receive from basically the entire female population of USD, hear all the jealous whispers and rumors spread behind my back.

Is it bad that I'm looking forward to them all seeing that Theo has marked me as his? Because I absolutely am.

"What are you grinning at?" Theo asks, lending his hand to guide me out of his truck and into the school building

"Oh, nothing." I beam at him, not letting go of his hand until we reach my finance class.

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"How about this one?" I ask Kimi, modeling a navy USD baseball cap, paired with a black skirt, a pair of white booties, and of course, Theo's Jersey. It's a good three sizes too big, so it hides my bump wonderfully.

"No hat. And put the choker back on, I loved that," she retorts from my bed, where she's sprawled out on my lavender colored comforter, propping her her head up on my collection of pillows.

Tossing the hat aside and sliding the black choker around my neck, I inspect my outfit one last time in the full length mirror in the corner of my room.

"I think I'm ready," I tell Kimi, grabbing my white cross body purse from the bench at the foot of my bed.

Thank God for Saint Laurent's ability to make a statement purse. The sheer quality of the leather and the stitching that went into it are the main reasons I have this exact purse in all four colors.

"We seriously look TOO good," she says when she gets up to primp her hair a little more, giving it "sexy" volume.

We migrate down stairs and outside to my car, sparkling in the sunlight from the most recent wax. I crank the A/C while Kimi chooses a song from my Spotify playlist, and drive us towards Torero Stadium.