Wilder Dreams

Chapter 51

"Sage" I hear a voice try to wake me up, and I slightly open my eyes. I see Carli. I lean up and I look around, I don't see Conner and Savannah.

"Where's -" I ask Carli but she cuts me off.

"Mykayla took them, she went out with Lindsey and Mal. Are you okay? Conner told me you weren't okay" she asks me con!cerned she sits on the edge of my bed. In that moment, I just break down and she pulls me in for a hug.

"What happened Sagey, please tell me. Did someone hurt you?" She asks me worried, and I want to tell her but who knows what she'll say or do to Alex.

"When I tell you, promise you won't go after her?" I ask her, she pulls away quickly. Like she knows exactly who I'm talking about. Her face turns cold.

"What did she do to you?" She asks me angry.

"She cheated on me" I tell her as tears threaten to come down. Keeping her promise, she just holds me. We stay that way for a while. I fell asleep in Carli's arms. I woke up and I was still in her arms. Just as I woke up, there's a knock at the door. Carli gets up and opens it. Curious I am, I look, and it's the girl who not only still holds my heart but the one who's recently hurt me.

"You've got some nerve coming here-" Carli tells her and Alex cuts her off by brushing past her to me. I get up quickly.

"Sage please let me talk to you" she pleads, Carli comes from around Alex and stands between us.

"I'll give you 5 mins to talk to her, and that's it" she tells Alex, to which she nods. Carli walk to the balcony and slides the door. I look back at Alex.

"I made a huge mistake, I didn't know what I was thinking. I'm really sorry Sage. Please forgive me. " she tells me starting to cry, and I just look at her blankly.

"I don't know what to tell you Alex. I forgive you but we're done." I tell her, and it broke me even more just saying those last words.

"Babe please" she tells me, and she grabs my hands. I pull away from her, and I just can't.

"Just why? Did I ever cross your mind when you were with him?" I ask her, I want to know. I want closure.

"...no but we didn't have sex Sage... it wasn't intimate. It was just in the moment" she tells me. I grab her face and for a second it seemed like she had hope for us.

"I appreciate your honesty, but this will take some time. I can't trust you right now, I think we'll just be teammates and slightly friends but that's it for right now" I tell her as every words stings. I look straight into her eyes. Carli comes back into the room. And looks at Alex. She walks Alex to the door.

"I've held back, just for you!" She tells me jumping into the bed and hugging me. Carli was there for me when I broke up with Vanessa too.

"Thanks for being here" I tell her, and she nods and kisses my forehead.

"Will you marry me?" I tell her smiling, trying to lighten the mood. She chuckles and pushes me away.

"I would but Brian beat you too it!" She tells me, making me laugh. I would marry Carli, she's my best friend. Having her for life world be awesome.

"I'm sure Brian wouldn't mind sharing you" I tell her back, she brings me into a hug.

"I want you to know, that you deserve so much Sage. I'm also very happy you've got a family of your own and seem to be handling it well" she tells me, I lay back in the bed. I text Lindsey and ask how the kids are doing. They send me pictures of them eating icecream.

"Thank you by the way, I don't think I'd be half the best version myself if it wasn't for you. I would still be the lousy player I use to be" I tell her, she stays hugging me. After a while the kids come back, and I try paying Lindsey back but she wouldn't accept it.

"I'm glad you guys hung out with those goofballs" I tell them as we start to get into bed. I turn the light off and tell everyone goodnight. Tomorrow's recovery and I'm so ready for it, no I'm not. I'm lying. I don't want to get out of this bed.