endless possibilities » colin kaepernick [complete]

ch. 10 || relief

•Jalissa's POV•

I'm so happy Colin knows about Logan now. It feels like a giant weight has been lifted from my shoulders.

I sat back and watched the way Colin & Logan interacted. The way she looked at him was like she knew he was her dad. At one point, he got her to laugh so I took a picture because it was cute.

"If you post that, tag me in it," Colin said after he kissed her cheek.

"Are you sure?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah. I don't want people to think I'm ashamed of my daughter."

I smiled and put the picture on Instagram:

@jxlissarxnee: look who Logan met today @kaepernick7

Literally a minute later, the picture got fifteen likes and some comments:

@stephhh_: is he in your house?!??

@camilladejesus: this is so cute! ❤️

@djth0mpson: are you sure he's not Logan's daddy?

@thopkins17: I think you have some explaining to do

@lovelykeia: omg lis! this is the cutest!!

I laughed a little at the comments, then put my phone away.

"So, where are you staying?" I asked.

"A hotel."

I looked at him like he had lost his mind and shook my head. "No you're not. You can stay here."

"Will your parents mind?"

"No. You're family now. They would be offended if you didn't stay."

"Well then, I guess I'm staying."

"Good."

I heard someone walk in the house, and I knew it was my brother because I heard him before I saw him.

"Where's my little munchkin?!" he yelled through the house.

He walked into the living room and when he saw Colin, he stopped in his tracks.

"Oh shit. What is Colin Kaepernick doing here?" he asked.

"Colin, this is my brother Jamal," I laughed.

"What's up, man?"

Jamal was a little too shocked to say anything back. I, personally, am glad he was able to contain his enthusiasm.

"Jamal, I'm gonna tell you something, but please don't freak out," I said.

"I can't make any promises."

"Okay well, Colin is Logan's dad."

"Shut up! No he's not!"

"I'm serious," I said, laughing at my overly-excited older brother.

"Well in that case, welcome to the family Kaep," he said with a goofy grin. "Can I call you Kaep?"

"Yeah, it's cool," Colin laughed.

Logan turned around and when she saw Jamal, she got really excited. She loves her uncle.

We hung out with Jamal for a while, but he had to go pick up his son. When he did leave, Logan went straight back to Colin, where she fell asleep. I love that she's so comfortable with him already.

"Do you wanna get your stuff now?" I asked.

"Yeah. You wanna take her?"

"She's so comfortable with you. I'll get your stuff."

He gave me the keys, and I went to go get his suitcase. I went back in and led him to my room. He put Logan in her crib and luckily, she stayed asleep.

"You have a really big room," he said looking around.

"My parents decided I needed a bigger room, so they knocked a wall down and my sister's room became apart of mine."

"So where does your sister go when she comes home?" he asked curiously.

"She doesn't."

He simply nodded, knowing that talking about my sister is a touchy subject.

"I'm gonna go change," I said, "I'll be right back."

I went to the bathroom to change and when I went back in my room, Colin was sitting on my bed in only his boxers, but I wasn't complaining.

I placed my clothes in the hamper and got in bed, while Colin just stood there awkwardly, looking at me.

"Why are you just standing there?"

"I don't wanna disrespect your parents in their house," he said.

"What do you mean?"

"They won't get mad about me sleeping in your bed?" he asked.

Aw. He's cute.

"Nah, they're not like that. And I mean, we already have a kid together, so we won't be doing anything we haven't done before."

"Alright."

He turned out the light and got in bed behind me.

"Jay?"

"Hm?"

"Were you ever gonna tell me?"

I turned over to face him, and his beautiful brown eyes seem to pierce into mine.

"If I wouldn't have found out, would you have told me?" he asked.

"Maybe as she got a little older."

He nodded in response.

"How did you find out?" I asked.

"Instagram."

"You took the time to stop liking pictures of boobs & butts to see what I was up to?"

He lowered his head a little like he was ashamed, but he shouldn't be.

"Hey," I said, lifting his chin. "Don't feel bad. It's not a bad thing. I honestly would be worried if you didn't like that kinda stuff."

He chuckled, making me smile.

"So, uh, do your parents know?" I asked, ignoring the lump in my throat.

"My mom does."

"...Is she disappointed?"

"Not really. I think she's more excited about having another grandchild."

I smiled again because grandparents are so cute.

Logan started crying and I started to get up, but Colin stopped me.

"I'll get her."

He got up and brought Logan over to the bed so I could feed her. She fell back asleep, and he put her back in her crib. He came back to the bed and lied down, looking up at me.

"You're a good mother."

"How can you tell?"

"I just know."

"Well, thank you."

I lied down, facing him, and he looked into my eyes while biting his lip. He leaned into me until our lips touched. I pulled away, and he pecked my lips before I turned over. He put his arm around my waist and lightly pulled me a little closer to him. He kissed the back of my neck, and I slowly drifted off to sleep.