The Quarterback & Me [BXB]

Chapter 15 - The End

Nathan's P.O.V

Life goes on, it always does. There are always obstacles that come in your way in life, but the main challenge is that you can get over them. You can push past all the petty arguments, petty fights and petty jealousy that you may encounter in any relationship and get stronger because of it. The important thing is that you can put things in the past and keep them there.

It's the great thing about putting things in the past, you can forgive any hurt someone may have caused you, especially when you see the good inside of them. It's what I did with my sister and I felt better because of it. I could see the genuine hurt in her eyes, with my kind heart deciding to forgive her because we were related by blood. You have to forgive family over everything.

Turning over a new leaf as they may call it. A new adventure that has been paved out for me, with the journey only being filled with what is the unknown future. The events it has planned for me are still yet to come, with the inability to be sure as to what the universe has in store for me. and the events that it still has in store for me.

The one thing that I know for certain though is that I see a future with Callum in it, a one where he never disappears. He may dissapear from time to time, going to jobs, or even my space when we have a heated argument, yet he will always gravitate back to me. We'll be like two magnets, drawn back together.

One day though, with the sealing of a ring and a common 'I do' we will become a lock that the key has been thrown away to. We will be connected for eternity, with no bond or anything that can break us apart. 

It had seemed like yesterday that I and Callum had gotten together, but yet months had passed and the drama with my sister was far behind. I was shocked that she came out and said she was a lesbian, dating her best friend but I felt proud of her. It also meant she was happy to hang out with me and Callum, both of us often going on double dates with each other and our prospective partners. I was thankful that Callum and Bethany had been able to patch things over, forming quite a close sibling bond that I didn't envy but much appreciated.

Over the 4 months that we had been together, I found myself being indulged in many delicacies and new experiences that Callum had taken the time to plan for our dates. I got to see a new side to him, whilst he still maintained the streak of the Callum I knew when I developed my crush on him. Every hour I spent with Callum still felt like a dream that I didn't want to wake up for.

I was still in denial that it was true, that a guy like Callum could fall for a guy like me. Yet, here I was dating him and being in love with him.

I loved Callum.

I hadn't yet voiced that in person, but I found myself falling head over heels for him every time I saw him and I often focused on him more at dates now, rather than the food. I even shared food with him, which if you know me I never do. It's what made me realise I didn't treat Callum like any other ordinary person, but that's because he wasn't. I had developed feelings of love towards him, but that made me act more awkward around him, eager to voice my feelings to him.

"Nathan." Callum's voice breaks me out of my thoughts, my hum showing that I am paying attention to him, even if it isn't my full amount of attention. His arm was slung over my shoulder, my body pressing into him, curling into his warmth on my couch. This is how we now spent most evenings, my parents often using it as an advantage for them to have more date nights, to give us our privacy.

"Nathan, what's wrong. You've been acting differently around me recently." His words bring me completely out of my daze, my attention snapping to him. I was wondering as to why he had been glancing at me longer recently, he had noticed the shift in my behaviour and had been wanting to ask me about it for a while. 

"You don't want to break up with me do you?" His voice goes hoarse, laced with emotion like he could break down and cry if I confirm his suspicions.

"God no," I say quickly. He sighs in relief, a worried smile plastering on my face. I must tell him the truth and this is the moment to do so. Otherwise, he is going to keep thinking that I am losing interest in him, but that's the complete opposite of how I feel towards him.

"It's just I realised something that I've felt overwhelmed by. I guess I'm just nervous because I'm worried you won't feel the same." I begin to ramble and he shifts his arms from my shoulder and holds both of my hands. Our bodies are now facing each other so that our knees are touching. It provides me with a strange sense of comfort as I try and regain my breathe before I come out and tell him how I feel. There's no time to chicken out. I just need to rip off the band-aid and get it over and done with. 

"Okay, so I've been having some feelings that go beyond liking you, but I don't know how to put it into words." I begin to fumble with my hands, his hoarse chuckle making me even more nervous to speak.

"I love you too you idiot." I look up at him shocked, my brain thinking I had misheard or suddenly gone deaf as I mumble out a 'what?' in disbelief.

"Well, I gathered that if it wasn't the fact that you wanted to break up it could only be that you loved me but were just too scared to tell me. I thought I'd say it first so you wouldn't have to worry anymore." He smiles and I won't hesitate to pull him into a passionate kiss, holding all the love I feel towards this man.

I love him, he loves me. I never thought I'd end up with him, the bad boy of the school. Yet I guess his thinking the same thing. It's a love story with two different sides, mine is The Badboy and Me. Yet I feel like it is his story to tell, a story that will be called The Quarterback and Me. A story that ends in a happy ending, because we all need a happy ending. I've found mine with Callum, Bethany found hers and maybe sometimes everyone will too. A happy ending is worth waiting for or sometimes it's just waiting to be made...

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Hi All,

Thanks for sticking with me for this book, I've had fun writing and I all hope you've had fun reading it. Keep an eye out for any of my future romance works and overall just thanks for reading :)

- Meg