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ch. 14 || jalissa's birthday pt. 2

•Jalissa's POV•

After lunch, we went back to the house where my mom made me a cake, and my family insisted on singing "happy birthday."

Once we were done, Stephanie came over, and she had a big box with her that I was very skeptical about.

"Happy birthday, Lis!"

I opened the box and in it, was a red dress and a pair of heels to match.

"Steph, what is this?"

"We're going out tonight, and don't tell me no because you're going."

I took the dress out of the box and it was so short, it could've easily been mistaken for a shirt.

"Now, where's the quarterback?" she asked.

"In my room with Logan."

"What's the story with you two? How do you know him?" she asked.

"We met when I went to San Francisco to visit Giovanna."

"Is he the guy you were telling me about?"

"Yeah."

"So, wait. He's the one that took your virginity?!" she asked in a loud whisper.

"Yes."

"So this means..."

I slowly nodded because I knew exactly where she was going with this.

She took a step toward me, so her face was just inches from mine, and looked directly into my eyes.

"Jalissa Renee Tucker, are you telling me Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, is my goddaughter's father?"

"Yes."

She took a step back and finally broke eye contact. "I need time to process this. I'm gonna go, and I'll be back to pick you up later."

She clumsily walked out of the house, and I went in my room, carrying my gift.

"That's a pretty big box," Colin said, playing with Logan.

"Yeah, Steph bought me a new dress and shoes for tonight."

"What's happening tonight?"

"She wants me to go out with her, but I don't wanna leave you guys," I said, sitting beside him on the bed.

"You should go and have fun. You only turn twenty-one once. I can take care of Logan," he said.

I raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

I kissed his cheek and took a nap so I wouldn't be tired for tonight.

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8:30 p.m.

Stephanie was gonna be here in fifteen minutes, and I wasn't even dressed yet. I kept contemplating if I really wanted to go. This was gonna be my first time away from Logan since she was been born.

I finally put on the dress and it stopped about three inches under my butt. Dear God, this is short!

While I was looking in the full length mirror, Colin walked in.

"How do I look?" I asked him. "Is this too much?"

When he didn't say anything, I got nervous & insecure, and I figured I looked bad.

"Colin, please say something. Do I look bad?" I asked.

He just looked at me with his mouth open and stumbled over his words.

"That's it! I'm not going," I stated, throwing my hands up in defeat.

"No, wait!" he said, grabbing my hand. "You look amazing."

I pursed my lips together, and furrowed my eyebrows skeptically. "Are you lying?"

"I wouldn't lie to you," he said, kissing my cheek.

"You don't think it's too short?"

"No. You look good."

I relaxed a little and let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you."

I put my heels on, told Colin where everything was & what to do, then left when I heard Stephanie honk her car horn.

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11:45 p.m.

Even though I'm not really a club-goer, I was kinda having fun. However, this guy kept harassing me, and he was making me really uncomfortable. I, now, wanted nothing more than to go home.

"Lis, are you having fun?" Stephanie asked, dancing toward me.

"I was, but I'm pretty uncomfortable now. Can we go?"

"Yeah, come on."

I felt bad for making Stephanie leave early because I knew she was having fun. She always put my comfort before her fun though.

When I got home, I took off my shoes and went straight to my room. Logan was sound asleep, but Colin was wide awake.

"Hey. You're back early," he said.

"Since it's your last night, I'd rather spend it with you." I put my shoes in the closet and kissed Logan's forehead. "Can you unzip my dress for me?"

He slowly unzipped my dress, and I could feel him burning a hole into my back. I turned around to face him, and his eyes were filled with lust.

"Colin?"

His lips crashed onto mine, and he placed his hands on my waist. My dress fell to the floor and somehow, we ended up on my bed.

I finally allowed myself to pull away from his lips and looked at him while trying to catch my breath.

"Where did that come from?" I asked.

"I don't know. You just looked so good in that dress, and I'm gonna miss you," he said before biting his lip.

"I'll miss you too but like you said, we'll see each other next week."

He smiled and pulled me on top of him. I laid my head on his chest and thought about how great the last couple of days have been.

"I got something for you," he said.

I lifted my head to look at him and he picked up a little box off the dresser. I looked at him skeptically and sat up so I was straddling him. I opened it, and there was a charm bracelet inside. There was an "L" charm, a mother, daughter & sister charm, a little football, a graduation cap and a heart. It was very pretty.

"Colin, it's beautiful. When did you have time to buy this and on such short notice?"

"When you were sleeping earlier, your dad, Jamal & I went out to look for a birthday gift for you. I was able to pick out the charms in the store. I know it's not much, but I had to get you something."

"Are you crazy? I love it, but I don't like the idea of you spending money on me."

He sat up and caressed my face. "You deserve it."

I wrapped my arms around his neck, and he planted a soft kiss on my lips before putting his forehead against mine.

I hate that he's making me fall so hard for him.