Him & I

All Of Me

What would I do without your smart mouth
Drawing me in and you kicking me out
Got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down
What's going on in that beautiful mind
I'm on your magical mystery ride
And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright
My head's underwater
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind
'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
——All Of Me, John Legend

April 5, 2019

Cait dropped Marvin back at his hotel and then Grayson at the arena. He'd debated waiting until the last possible minute to go, since he wanted to spend time with Cait, but she'd told him to stick to his routine and get there early. "Get out of my car.  And try not to embarrass me tonight, Allen," she smirked at him.

"Smart ass," he grinned. He kissed her quickly. "Still glad you're here though."

"Me too," she smiled.

She got home and spoke to Connor, who had visited their father and was a little concerned about him. But Cait reminded him that the recovery would take weeks, not days.

He was excited to watch the Jazz game though. Rae had told him that since it was Friday, he could stay up. Rae told Cait that she didn't need to rush back, that she was going to take Connor to soccer practice.

In spite of that, Cait promised Connor that she'd be back the next day. He'd tried to be casual about that, but she knew he was anxious for her to get back from Utah.

Eventually, she got dressed and headed back to the arena, settling into her seat. Ricky and Jae were both available, so she had no idea how much Grayson would play. But it never mattered to her whether he played or not.

*****

When Ricky went out early and Grayson checked in during the first quarter, Cait reminded herself to stay calm. It didn't work, but she tried.

A short time later, her head was spinning. Grayson had scored 19. 19! In the first half!  In ten minutes. On 8-8 shooting. Cait honestly felt dizzy.

She'd never lost faith in his ability and she, of all people, knew exactly how hard he'd worked. It was so good to see him look confident. And comfortable. After a really tough couple of weeks of flying all over, back and forth between the Stars and the Jazz, his performance was almost as much of a relief to her as it probably was to him.

She smiled at Marvin setting screens on Grayson, them shoving each other a little, when they'd been playing video games together in her living room earlier in the day.  But she just tried to relax and enjoy watching him on the court, already looking forward to being there to hug him after the game.  And to go home with him tonight.

He cooled off a little in the second half, finishing with 23 points in 26 minutes on 10 of 14 shooting. He did miss a dunk, which Cait knew he would be embarrassed by. Too many turnovers, something he'd need to fix. And there were a couple of hard hits that made her wince, including one that got Coach Snyder teed up arguing for a foul.

By the time the game was over, a 119-98 Jazz victory, he had his cocky little smirk and swagger combo going on and Cait couldn't help but smile at it. She loved that side of him. As much as she loved the sweet, shy dork, she had always absolutely adored the bad boy too.  She just loved all of him.