Chapter 19: Bad Blood

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"James what are you doing here?" I ask pushing past Chris.
"I.." he drags. "I don't know anymore." He sighs and seeing him like this breaks my heart. "I went out and drank and, I think you should just talk to Nick."
"Is Nick okay?" I ask.
"Yeah, he just knows everything. I'm gonna go."
"Yeah I think you should." Chris says, making me furrow my eyebrows. Why is he talking to him like that? I get a text from Nick and I almost can't believe what I am reading. "You should leave now." Chris presses.
"James." I say before pausing. "Stay. Chris you should go." I say surprising both men.
"Really Kate?" Chris asks. "After everything he's done to you? This is who you choose?" I want to tell him off, but I really just want him to leave.
"Yes." I simply say.
"You're making a mistake." He warns, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't think so." I shrug and open my apartment door. I let James in first and follow behind him closing the door behind me.
"Do you want some water? Or food?" I ask as we stand like a foot away from each other.
"Why did you ask me to stay?" He asks ignoring my questions.
"A man willing to wait outside my apartment door even after knowing I'm on a date with someone else to make sure I get home okay is the type of man I want in my life." I say wrapping my arms around him.
"I had to be sure." He sighs in relief as he hugs me back tightly.
"I'm sorry." I say. "For everything, from divorcing you to not being open to breaking up with you, just for everything. I've been a really shitty person." I say allowing a few tears to slip down my face.
"We both made mistakes, we're not perfect baby, and we probably won't be perfect, but I promise to always fight like hell for you." He assures as he gently presses his forehead against mine.
"Me too." I promise and sigh at the relief of having him this close to me again.
We move to sit on the couch and watch a documentary on TV.
"Pre season starts in a couple of days." I remind him.
"Yeah, time for Mullens to shine." He says making me laugh. "I should tell you something." He says and I get an uneasy feeling in my belly.
"What is it?" I nervously ask.
"I almost slept with Keiana." He says.
"Martin?" I ask.
"Yeah." He says. I bite the inside of my cheek but I remember what I was doing with Chris.
"How far did you guys get?" I ask as I stroke his chest.
"We danced, kissed, went to her house kissed some more and I saw your location and left before anything actually happened."
"I kissed Chris." I admit.
"Did you kiss him like you kissed me?" He asks.
"Of course not." I say shaking my head. "I save those kisses just for you."
"I was hoping you'd say that." He says smiling contently.
We eat and watch movies for the rest of the day. The next morning I wake up with Jimmy's arm wrapped around my waist. I sit up and get dressed. I have a text from Nick saying he will be coming over. I tidy up the apartment and wait until he knocks on my door.
"Hey." He says giving me a hug.
"Hi." I yawn.
We go to the kitchen where we have some coffee.
"Is Jim here?" He asks.
"Yeah." I blush.
"That's gross." He teases making me laugh before I fill him in on what happened.
"I think you made the right choice." He smiles.
"You do?" I ask in shock that he approves this.
"Yeah I mean if I want anyone with my sister it's Jimmy. I thought I knew who he was and what he was about but after these couple months, I realized I couldn't be further from the truth." He admits.
"That's so sweet Bosa." James says walking out of my room.
"Go put a shirt on." Nick says.
"No." James replies drinking out of my coffee mug.
"Ok then I disapprove of this." He replies, making all of us laugh.
"What do you two have planned for today?" Nick asks as I make breakfast.
"Nothing, we haven't made plans yet." James says.
"Mom and dad are in town."
"No." I say not wanting him to finish talking.
"Cub, I think it's time they meet." He says.
"No Nick." I say holding my ground.
"Why not?" James asks.
"Because my mom is the fucking worst." I remind him.
"Kate, c'mon." Nick begs. I look at James who smiles encouragingly.
"Fine, but you guys are going to regret it." I sigh.
"Be at my apartment at 5:30." Nick says as he stands. "Don't be late!" He yells as he shuts the door.
I read the time seeing it was 2:34pm.
"I'm excited." James smiles. "I finally get to meet the creators of you." He says making me scrunch my face up in disgust.
"That's disgusting." I say watching him smile like a little kid.
"I'm gonna go shower and get all cute for your parents." He says leaning down to give me a kiss.

I take a shower and look through my closet when I get out. What can I wear that my mom will approve of?
I grab a pair of ripped black jeans and a white shirt. I tucked it into my pants, put on a belt and Jordan 1s. I wave my hair out and do my makeup. I look decent. Hopefully she won't point anything out. James texts me when he's downstairs.
"You look great." He says as I lean over the divider to give him a kiss.
"You too." I'm glad we both went for casual looks, he's wearing a black Jordan's hoodie, dark blue jeans, and sneakers.
The drive to Nick's apartment seems like the shortest I've ever had.
"It's gonna be great." James assures after he knocks. I nod knowing he's probably right.
My dad opens the door and his face lights up when he sees me.
"Hi sweetheart!" He says giving me a tight hug.
"Hi dad." I smile as I too hug him tightly. "It's so good to see you." I can't believe I missed him this much!
"Dad this is James, my boyfriend."
"The ex-husband." My dad says as he shakes his hand. James gulps but tries to smile.
"Mom this is James, James this is my mother." I say introducing him to her.
"So handsome." My mom says as they shake hands.
"Thank you." James smiles. "I can see where Katherine gets her good looks from." He smirks making my mom blush.
"Are you flirting with my wife?" My dad asks.
"What? No I would never!" James stammers making everyone laugh. He sees he's joking and laughs nervously.

I help with dinner and my mom is kind of decent to me, I'm surprised. James and my dad are getting along so well!! Nick steps out to talk to his girlfriend and I see my chance to go pee.
"I'm gonna go to the restroom." I smile, excusing myself.
James' POV
I nod as Katherine excuses herself from the table and goes to the bathroom then I feel a shift in the vibe.
"What are your intentions with my daughter?" John asks me.
"Excuse me?" I ask not understanding.
"I know you heard me." He says. "Why are you still around her?"
"Where is this coming from?" I ask feeling attacked.
"I grew up around men like you all my life. I know you're not looking to settle down, you're looking for fun and let me tell you something, bud, it's not going to be with my daughter." He says.
"With all due respect sir, I love your daughter. I know she's good for me and I'm going to fight for her." I say.
"You're damn right she's too good for you! Just leave now before she gets too attached to you, do her that kindness."
"But I-"
"You're not the one for her."
"Dad what the hell are you saying?" I hear Katherine say from the door. "You want him to leave me? Why are you talking to him like that?" She asks.
"Sweetheart, I'm just trying to skip a whole lot of ugly that comes with men like him." He says pointing at me.
"My life has been a whole lot of ugly, ugly that you let happen. James makes me happy and you're trying to take that away from me?"
"Katherine baby, you don't understand." He says.
"Don't talk to me like I'm a child." She says loudly. "I hate when you do that."
"I'm looking out for you Cub." He says to her.
"What the hell is going on?" Nick asks walking inside.
"This is exactly why I didn't want to come, I hate how shitty you guys make me feel." Katherine yells coming over to grab her bag.
"He's going to break your heart Kate, they always do." Her mom says. What the hell??
"Like dad broke yours and you forgave him every time?" She asks making everyone gasp. "Don't preach to me." She says through her teeth. She grabs my hand and leads me out of the apartment.

We get into the car and it's a thick vibe.
"I'm sorry." She says putting her head down. "They're the worst, I can't believe I thought this would end well." She sighs.
"Hey, it's not your fault." I say to her. "We tried and that is the important part." I remind her as I lift her chin up. "I love you." I say to her for the first time.
—Katherines POV—
"I love you." He says making my heart beat at like a million beats per minute. I smile and look at him through glossy eyes.
"You do?" I ask.
"Very much." He nods.
"I love you too!" I say leaning over to kiss him. "So very much." I add between pecks making him laugh.
"I'm gonna be the one for you Katherine, I promise." He says as he holds my hand making my heart melt.
I hope he's right because I don't know what I'll do if he isn't.

Authors Note: Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know I've published my new Jimmy G book called "Love on the Field" if you're looking for a new book to read I'd recommend it! It would mean so much to me❤️. And if you any feedback I'd love to hear it!!

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