Darling
Requested Albert Modern AU #2 or #5
"These walls are thin people."
"I was so focused on being mad at you that I forgot what it was I was mad about."
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“Hey darling. I’ve got some time before I have to go help Davey and your brother on our project. How are you doing?” Albert said as he walked into the room.
“I’m good. What did they say about your shoulder?” Y/N set down the folded shirt in her hand and stepped away from the laundry basket.
“The doctor said I should be able to play again in two weeks. It’s only a slight rotator cuff tear,” Albert told Y/N as he sat on her bed. He smiled up at his girlfriend who’s face held a blank stare.
“That’s your third injury this season alone Albie. Maybe you need a break,” Y/N sighed as she sat next to the boy.
Albert grabbed the girl’s hand in his and sighed. “You know it’s a part of the game.”
“Is a stupid game worth you getting hurt every other week?” Y/N asked looking up at the boy. Albert’s head snapped up from looking at his hands.
“It’s not a stupid game.”
Y/N shook her head as she sighed. She just wanted Albert to take care of himself for once. She was always seeing him get hurt whether it be from baseball or getting in a fight to defend one of his friends. Somehow Albert always had some sort of injury that caused Y/N to worry about him.
“You know I want you to have a successful career and be happy. But if you don’t take a break I don’t think you will. You could injure yourself permanently. I don’t want to see that happen to you,” Y/N’s voice got quieter as she finished speaking.
“I can’t just quit on the boys. It’s our senior year. If I quit, then I won’t get scouted. You know I need a scholarship if I even want to think about college,” Albert moved his hand around trying to help prove his point.
“You already had scouts watch you play! If you keep getting hurt there won’t be a scholarship for you!” Y/N raised her voice and stood up.
“These walls are thin people!” The two heard the voice of Davey yell from the other side of the wall.
“I just hate seeing you hurt,” Y/N softly said after a moment of silence.
“I have to go work on the project. I’ll see you later,” Albert said before walking out the door and slightly slamming it.
Y/N sat on her bed and ran a hand through her hair, sighing. After a minute of sitting in silence, the girl went back to putting her laundry away.
“She expects me to give up on baseball because I got hurt. It feels like she doesn’t support my dream,” Albert said as he walked into Race’s bedroom.
“She doesn’t like seeing you hurt. She loves watching you play baseball Al. She absolutely loves it but she hates that she watches you get hurt. All Y/N wants is for you to be happy,” Race explained as he opened a bag of chips.
“Can we just work on the project now,” Albert said as he turned to the notebooks on the desk.
The next couple days the couple didn’t spend much time together other than lunch with their friends. Even then Albert barely said more than a few words to the girl. Their friends knew something was wrong with the two but didn’t ask. At this point Albert couldn’t even remember why exactly he was so upset about Y/N being worried about his well being.
“Let me just say, if aliens wind up implanting eggs in my chest or something and I eat one of you, I’m sorry,” Y/N said as she quoted Peter Parker while her and Davey sat on the couch.
“I do not want another single pop culture reference out of you for the movie do you understand?” Davey said as he gave Y/N a deadpan look as he put emphasis on the word movie.
“I’m trying to say something is coming,” Y/N gave a sarcastic smile before turning back to the screen.
After a couple minutes, there was a knock on the front door and Davey got up to get it. The tall boy opened the door to see Albert there with a bouquet of flowers in his hands. Davey smiled and opened the door wider and stepped out of the way so Albert could walk into the living room.
“Hey darling can we talk?” Albert asked as he sat next to Y/N on the couch.
Y/N looked up at the boy and nodded before grabbing the remote to pause the movie. The boy handed his girlfriend the flowers that he was holding. She softly smiled at the boy before he started talking.
“I’m sorry. I was so focused on being mad at you that I forgot what it was I was about. I know you just want what’s best for me. I’m going to be taking it easy for the next couple weeks okay?” Albert explained as he laced his fingers with Y/N’s.
“I’m sorry too. I feel like I was being inconsiderate about what you want. I love you Albie,” Y/N smiled.
“I love you too darling,” Albert said as he kissed the girl’s forehead.
Y/N leaned in and pressed a kiss to Albert’s lips and squeaked when he tickled her sides.
“These walls are thin people!” Race yelled from the hallway when he heard his sister squeak.
“Alright you can come out of the hallway now Racer! You too Davey!” Y/N raised her voice and laughed as the two walked into the room and hopped on the couch next to the couple.
