And Peggy

20

Friday:

It was the first football game of the year, and it was fucking cold. Leading cheers in a blue tank top and skirt isn't exactly ideal when it's dark and really fucking cold!

The football players ran out onto the field. I spotted John and he smiled at me. Number 77. My number 77.

The game started, and of course, we were already losing! I tried to distract myself from being cold by watching John. He was great for being very tall and extremely skinny. Herc and Laf were good too, I guess. You should think being a cheerleader would mean I understand football. Well I don't know a thing. I mean it is only Freshman year and my first game.

We did stunts. Yay! I had to do my "show stopping" flip into a split. While the flyers did some shit behind me. I was the only person who could perform a flip even by itself, so everyone else who was up front with me did I toe touch. Sally was a flyer, so I'm not sure what she was doing. I didn't hear screaming, so she must have been fine.

Buzz.

It was finally half time.

I ran to find Eliza. I found her walking around with Alex. Of course, she was warm. "Eliza!"

"Peggy! You did great!" She said hugging me. I didn't want her to pull away; it was warm. "Pegs! You are shivering!"

"This uniform isn't exactly warm."

"Here, take my jacket." She took it off and handed it to me.

"What about you?"

"I mean you kind of need to give it back to me before you go back to the field, right?"

"Yeah."

"Well warm up quick. You have five minutes."

"Only five!" I sighed.

"That means you get to stare at John quicker." Alex laughed.

"Was it that obvious?"

"You were practically drooling over him!"

I looked to Eliza.

"You were." She laughed.

"God damnit." I handed Eliza her jacket. "I should head back out there." I walked back out to the field and picked up my pom poms. Time for more stunts. Being we were losing, we were doing something bigger to get the crowd happy at least.

The football players ran back out onto the field. John saw me again. A blew a kiss at him trying to look cute, but I probably looked like an idiot. They  ran to their positions and started playing. Then John made a touchdown. Wow. He ran across the field and high-fived the team. I smiled at him. More points were going up on the board because of John. We decided to ditch the big stunt.

30 seconds left. The other team was still in the lead. One more touchdown, and we'd win. And guess what? John made another touchdown. I saw John run across the field. The whole team ran to him to congratulate him, but just as I was about to lead off the final cheer, he ran up to me and kissed me. My heart melted. They did the cheer without me.

"What was that for?"

"Do I need a reason to kiss my girlfriend?"

"Well, I was about to do a cheer, and you kinda sorta ditched your team."

"But you're the reason we won."

"Excuse me? You made all of those touchdowns!"

"After what?"

"Halftime?"

"No."

I stared at him confused still shivering from the cold. "After a blew you a kiss?"

He nodded.

"What the fuck did that do?"

"Give me confidence." He saw I was cold. "Let me change. Then I'll get you something to warm you up."

I smiled as he ran off the field. Well damn. I guess I didn't need to be worried about him cheating.

I sat shivering on the bleachers. I didn't bother looking for Alex and Eliza. I just waited for John. He came running up to me.

"Here." He handed me his blue letterman jacket.

"I can really have this?"

"Of course."

I put it on. It was pretty big on me, but I loved it.

"Thank you." I hugged him.

"No problem." He kissed the top of my head. "Where's your sister and Alex?"

"Don't ask me."

"I just did."

I laughed. "I'll text Liza."

And Peggy 💛
Where are you?
Elizabeth Schuyler💙
Oh we left
And Peggy 💛
Bitch!
Elizabeth Schuyler💙
It was Alex's idea!
And Peggy 💛
I don't give a shit
Elizabeth Schuyler💙
Well it's not my fault
Anyways Alex is spending the night because everyone besides Angie are out of town
And Peggy 💛
So....does that mean you guys are gonna
Elizabeth Schuyler💙
Bye
Oh we are sleeping in your room
Bye for real this time

"Where are they?" John asked.

"My house; Alex is spending the night."

"Oh."

"Yeah! And they are really sleeping in my room."

John laughed.

"It's not funny!"

"It's kind of is."

"I hate you!"

"I love you too, sweetheart."

I play punched him.

"Well, since Alex and Eliza are sleeping in your bed, why don't you sleep in mine?"

Damn. John is smoother than butter.