She's my everything episode 9

She's My Everything?
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Chapter Nine
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Final?
It was perfect.

What wasn’t going well was the message from Becky warning him it wasn’t working.

The last thing he wanted was to be away from his girl, but this would be the most amazing wedding proposal ever.

“You know, I think I liked you better when you didn’t care all that much.”

“Oh, shut up and get to work.” He pulled out his cell phone to see his texts hadn’t been responded to by Becky.

Not a single one.

Dialing her number, he put his cell phone to his ear, waiting.

Nothing.

Damn it.

After all the guys helped him, he’d promised them all pizza, and if he didn’t follow through, they would all be pissed.

He wasn’t above bribery to get what he wanted. Pocketing his cell phone, he noticed John watching him.

“What’s up, man?”

“Nah, just thinking.”

“Does it stop you from working?” he asked.

John burst out laughing. “You must really love her.”

“I do. I want to spend the rest of my life with her.”

“You don’t think that’s a little, you know, intense and heavy for being only eighteen?”

“Is that how you feel about your girl?” he asked, turning toward him.

“Point taken, but I don’t have your reputation when it comes to girls, do I? I’m just me. What made you change?”

Blue looked past John’s shoulder and smiled.

“I looked at her one day, and it was like I’d never seen her before. At first, I thought it was a weird-as-fvck crush. Then, I just found myself watching her. I’d look for her smile, and then I’d stare at her during class. I wanted to know everything about her. Yes, I paid for people to find out as much as they could. I wanted to know it all. When I had all the information, I just, yeah, I completely fvcking fell and it has been that way for weeks now. I love her. I want to spend the rest of my life with her. There’s a shitload of firsts she never got of mine. I’ve had loads of hers, but she is the first and only woman I ever fell in love with, and there’s no way that is going to change. I love her and I want to spend the rest of my life with her. I know it’s corny as shit, but I want to get old with her. Raise our kids and have grandkids together. When I think of the future, she’s all I see.”

“Then marry me,” Laylah said, surprising him.

He looked down the long corridor and sure enough, there she was, watching him with a beautiful smile on her face.

“What are you doing here?”

“If you want to surprise me, you should find someone else to take care of me. Becky isn’t the best person for the job.”

She took a step closer. “I thought you wanted to dump me, not ask me to marry you.” She offered him a smile. “I want to marry you. I love you so much. I … this scares me, a lot, but you’re the only one I want. The only one I can see myself marrying. I don’t know how you did it, Blue, but I am completely and totally in love with you.”

“You spoiled my surprise.”

“This is the best surprise a girl could ask for, but you haven’t given me your answer,” she said, giggling.

“Fvck, yes. Hell, yes.” He closed the distance between them, taking her into his arms.

He sank his fingers into her hair, pulling her close and slamming his lips down on hers.

She moaned his name, wrapping her arms around him, and this, right here, this was what he wanted.

“I wanted to ask you to marry me.”

“Well, at least I got in there first. Please tell me I’m the first girl to ask you to marry me.”

“Well …”

She rolled her eyes.

“You’re the first girl to say yes to me, how does that work?”

She giggled. “I can handle that. How long have you been planning this?”

He looked at Becky then John. “A week.”

“Oh, please, he had this idea for like ten seconds and then he was totally winging it. Well done, Blue, I didn’t think you had it in you to actually take me by surprise but I like it.”

Blue patted his arm and then he pulled her friend in for a hug.

John came toward them and she hugged her best friend. “Thank you.”

“You’ve got yourself a keeper there. Hold on to him.”

“I intend to.” She looked at Blue. “We’ve got to tell our parents.”

“First,” Blue said, getting down on one knee. “At least I came prepared.”

He pulled out a black velvet box. He opened the box to the most beautiful engagement ring she’d ever seen.

“Can I put it on, fiancée?”

She held her hand out, and he slid the ring on her finger. It was a perfect fit.

“Oh, Blue.”

“I love you, Laylah. So damn much.” He got to his feet and pulled her in close.

This wasn’t how he imagined perfection, but he just knew without a doubt it would be perfect for them.

****
Two months later

Their parents had been thrilled about their upcoming engagement. At first, they did want them to wait, but she was in agreement with Blue—why wait?

It did mean their parents felt they were rushing things, which did suck. The rumor of a pregnancy was thrown around at school, but they got through it.

She thought it was hilarious when people stared at her stomach, trying to figure out if she was actually pregnant.

She wasn’t, but watching them was the fun part.

Now, as she stood in the church, waiting for her father to come take her, nerves hit her. Was she making the right decision?

Her cell phone went off and she frowned, going back into the room and finding her phone. Blue was calling.

Her nerves picked up a whole other level. Sickness swirled within her gut.

“Hello?”

“I can feel your second thoughts all the way here,” Blue said.

“I’m not having second thoughts. I’m just nervous. I’ve never been married before.”

“Neither have I. I love you, Laylah. I’ve loved you for a long time and that is never going to stop.”

She took a deep breath. “Thank you.”

“No, thank you for being the girl I always want to stay married to. You’re special and please, don’t run. I will only chase you halfway around the country.”

“I’ll be right there.” She hung up the cell phone and turned as her father entered the room.

“Are you ready?”

She laughed. “Hell, yeah, I’m ready.”

Taking her father’s arm, she smiled as she walked to the end of the aisle and spotted Blue waiting for her.

Everyone faded as her father walked her slowly and calmly up to where the love of her life stood.

The moment Blue took her hand, all her nerves disappeared.

She handed her bouquet to Becky as she turned to face the love of her life.

The priest began talking, and she spoke her vows, making the right declarations when they were needed.

The moment he declared them husband and wife, Blue took her into his arms, and she knew without a shadow of a doubt they’d made the right decision.

She was now married.

The church erupted in applause. She laughed and snuggled against her man.

He still held her hand as they faced them then walked down the steps.

Their parents came toward them, embracing them, pulling them into hugs, and she sighed, knowing they were so happy with them.

Once outside, she was instructed where to stand for the pictures.

At first, the photographer made them take their pictures with family and friends. It seemed to go on for hours.

Finally, Blue tugged her into his arms.

“Hello, wife,” he said.

“Hello, husband.”

The camera clicked away.

“You’re my everything,” he said. “You know that, right?”

“I do, and you are mine.”

He took possession of her lips and she knew she hadn’t made a mistake.

There was no way any part of this could be a mistake. She loved him too much to regret this.

Epilogue?

Seven years later?

Laylah stood in the men’s changing room, waiting for that final whistle.

Whenever he had a game, regardless if they won or lost, Blue’s request was for her to run out onto the field so he could fvcking hold her.

She hated watching his games. More so now that she had seen so many injuries from the game.

Blue made her so proud. He’d been drafted straight out of college.

His talent and charm immediately threw him into the spotlight.

He was a celebrity and well, his love for his wife had helped him as well.

Their romance had been one of many newspaper features. It was rather strange to have her picture spread all over, their story for people to read.

Pressing a hand to her swollen stomach, she nibbled on her lip, waiting.

The crowd lived for this moment, just as much as Blue did. She hated the attention.

With his success, she’d also been approached with a couple of book deals.

Somehow, it had gotten out that she was an aspiring author.

Rather than take any deals, though, she’d opted to go it alone, building her own name up, not that she wasn’t thankful for the offers, but she’d felt it was because of Blue.

He supported her no matter what, but she was a bestseller in her own right.

The whistle went and one of the teammates was there to escort her onto the pitch. He was a newbie.

Blue was already running over to her as she entered the field. Every other time, he swung her up in the air.

They’d kept her pregnancy quiet, but as he bent down on one knee and kissed her stomach, she couldn’t help but smile.

He wanted to be the one to announce her pregnancy to the world.

Glancing up at the scoreboard, she smiled. They’d won. Of course, they had. They rarely lost.

Blue got to his feet, sinking his fingers into her hair and kissing her.

“I fvcking love you,” he said.

“And I love you.”

“How are you feeling?”

“A little nervous now.” The crowd was going crazy, cheering, applauding, screaming.

“I think it’s time for us to go.”

Blue took her hand and lifted it up for the crowd to see.

The rest of his team jogged over and shook her hand, patting her stomach.

Then, in front of everyone, Blue picked her up and carried her right off the pitch and into the men’s changing room.

She was laughing, covering her eyes as the guys were already getting undressed.

“Cover your ugly arses up.”

She was taken to the coach’s office while Blue left her alone. She sat, waiting, and after ten minutes, Blue was ready.

“You’re not going to shower?”

“No, you’ve been tired and yet, you still come and see me, like always. You’re my good luck charm.”

She wrapped her arms around his waist.

“Blue, all you have to do is ask and I’ll come to you.”

He leaned down to her ear. “That’s good to know because in less than an hour, I want you coming on my cock.”

Arousal flooded her. Taking his hand, she followed him out, waiting as fans lingered.

She loved Blue. Marrying him was the best thing that ever happened to her, and she didn’t regret it for even a moment.

The End