endless possibilities » colin kaepernick [complete]

ch. 18 || moving?

•Jalissa's POV•

It's been two months since Colin asked me to move to San Francisco, but I hadn't had time to think about it or give him an answer; I'd been so busy with Logan, work & school. And on top of that, Jasmine came back for a week, and I went AWOL. But since I had today completely off, I figured I'd call him.

While I was lying around in bed, trying to stop my child from drooling on my face, I decided to call Colin. Hopefully he wasn't too tired or busy. After the third ring, he picked up, and he sounded tired.

"I'm sorry. Did I wake you up?"

"Oh, no," he assured me, "I'm just getting home. What's up?"

"I thought about what you said...about moving out there."

"Really?"

"Yeah, and I wanna move."

"You what?!"

I could tell just by the sound of his voice how excited he was.

I smiled. "I wanna move."

"You do?!"

If he was tired, he's definitely not now. I even chuckled a little at his excitement.

"Yeah. I would love for Logan to see you more often. She loves you. I just don't know how to tell my parents."

"I'll tell you what, when I come down there, I'll be with you when you tell them — if you want."

"Thank you!"

"No problem."

As much as I would've loved to stay on the phone and talk to him, I knew he wanted to just relax.

"Well you sounded pretty tired earlier, so I'm gonna let you rest."

"Okay. I'll call you later."

"Alright. Bye."

"Bye."

We hung up and even though no one could see me, I was trying really hard to hide my smile.

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two weeks later...

Today, Colin was coming, and I was really excited to see him — so excited, I sat in the living room, anticipating his arrival.

The doorbell rang and since I assumed it was him, I rushed to the door. I looked through the peephole and smiled when I saw him.

I opened the door and jumped in his arms.

Oh God, what is he doing to me?

"I'm happy to see you too, baby girl," he chuckled.

He placed a quick kiss on my lips before setting me down. I grabbed his hand and led him in the house. While he sat in the living room, I went in my room to get Logan, who was happily chewing on her hand.

"Daddy's here, Logan."

I picked her up and went back to the living rom. As soon as she saw Colin, I think she tried to jump out of my arms.

"There's Daddy's girl," he said, taking her.

I sat next to them and smiled because watching them always put a smile on my face.

"Where are your parents?" he asked after he kissed Logan's cheek.

"They're on the way."

He nodded. "So, guess what?"

"What?"

"I talked to my friend at the physical therapy office, and you basically already have the job. All you have to do is move."

"Are you serious?!"

"Yeah."

"Oh, Colin, thank you!"

I don't know what came over me, but all I felt was my lips against his. We didn't pull away until I heard my dad clear his throat.

"Oh, hey y'all," I said with a nervous laugh.

"Hey," my dad said, staring Colin down.

"So what did you need to talk about?" my mom asked.

I looked at Colin, and he grabbed my hand to reassure me that everything would be okay.

"You're not pregnant again, are you?" my dad asked, kinda worried.

"God, no! I just wanted to say that I'm moving to San Francisco so Logan can be closer to Colin."

I was waiting for them to freak, but surprisingly, they were really calm.

"What are you gonna do about work & school?" my mom asked.

"Well, Colin found me a job, and I found a school while I was out there."

They looked at each other, and they seemed pretty upset until I saw smiles spread across their faces.

"You promise to call & visit whenever you can?" my dad asked.

"Yes," I smiled.

They both gave me a hug and left the house. I don't know where they're going, but I wasn't really worried about it because I already had Colin by the hand, leading him to my room.

He put Logan in her bouncer and lied on top of me after I lied down.

"I'm so glad you're moving in with me," he said softly.

"Are you really?" I asked, wrapping my arms around his neck.

"Yes. I finally get to see this beautiful face everyday." He kissed my nose, causing me to let out the most childish giggle. "And of course the little one," he added.

We both looked at Logan, who was in her own little world, staring at the ceiling.

I looked at Colin, and he had the cutest smile on his face. Something about the three of us being together just felt right.

I can't wait to move.