Life changes.

Game.

We are sitting in the stands of the stadium watching the cheerleaders waiting for the game to start. I look over at Ally and she her nervous and excited at the same time. I smile and lean over kissing her cheek. She turns to me and smiles before leaning in and kissing me.  Everyone starts to get excited so I pull Ally closer to me and turn my attention back towards the field.

I see the cheerleaders move as the players come running onto the field. I spot Alex as soon as he comes out and look over to Ally to see her look at him then me, “We are doing the right thing right?” I kiss her head and nod, “Yeah baby, its an important night for him we needed to be here.” She nods and looks back at the field. We watch as the players walk around and stretch quickly. We see the other team come out as their name is announced.

Both teams walk over to the coaches on the sidelines and start to talk quickly before the announcers voice booms over the stadium, “Let’s start this game.” The players that are playing head to their positions and I notice that Alex is quarterback. I look over to Ally and she smiles, “He did it.” I nod and turn back towards the players.

The ball is placed at the 30-yard line and I see our time is defense because we are going to kick. Our kicker wait before he takes off running and kicks the ball towards the offense. We all watch as the ball flies and then a player in the offense catches it and takes off running. The game has begun as we try to stop him and his team while they try to get a touchdown.

I zone out somewhere in the game and when I turn my attention back to it I see we are ahead, 14 to 12. The teams are in position and ready. The ball is snapped to Alex and the other team comes rushing towards them. The center who just snapped the ball to Alex is blocking a linebacker from getting to Alex. Alex looks around and sees something because next thing I see the ball is in the air as a wide receiver catches the ball and walks into the end zone scoring a touchdown. The crowd goes nuts as I start to zone in and out of it again taking in Ally and her reactions.

I look back to the game as the players head in and the cheerleaders come out for half-time. I watch on the field as Alex passes a cheerleader and she pulls him to her and kisses him. He wraps his arm around her with his helmet in his hand. When they pull away I see him kiss her head before turning and following the team.

I look over to Ally and see her swallowing and her eyes wide. I pull her into me and kiss her head, “Don’t worry baby.” She looks at me and shakes her head, “I just didn’t expect it.” I nod and lean in kissing her, “I know. I didn’t either. Sorry.” She shakes her head and breathes deeply before smiling, “Its okay baby.” She leans in and kisses me. We pull away when air is needed with smiles on both our faces.

The cheerleaders end their dance and walk back to the sidelines before the players come back out and the kickoff happens and the players start the game back up. I watch as our team keep making touchdowns.  Alex seems in his element down there and honestly he seems to be happy, really happy. Ally leans over and smiles, “He seems happy doesn’t he?” I laugh and put my arm around her, “Yeah baby, he does.” We look at the field and I see Alex staring at me before turning back to the game and backing up before throwing the ball and we score another touchdown.

The game goes on for awhile longer and we watch as the game is coming to a close. The game has became tied. The ball is snapped to Alex and he backs up and looks around before looking at the board and takes off running. We all stand up and watch. He runs and runs dodging players until he is right near the end zone. We all watch in anticipation. He gets tackled and we all wait to see if we got the touchdown or not. The ref blows the whistle and we see that Alex has the ball in the end zone with his upper body in it as well. The ref points his arm towards our team and everyone around us goes nuts. We got the touchdown. We won the game.