DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything because if I did, Zane Holtz would be a series regular.
This is my first fic. Please don't be too harsh. I'm very open to ideas :)
*EDIT 9/14* THE LENGTH OF THIS CHAPTER HAS CAUSED A CHANGE IN THE TITLE. I WILL LEAVE IT AS CHAPTER 1, BUT ALSO, IT WILL BE A PROLOGUE CHAPTER. TO NEW READERS: THE REST OF THE CHAPTERS ARE LONGER.
This takes place after the mid-season summer finale. Obviously, I don't know what happens in the finale because it didn't air yet. But, my story takes places after Worlds.
There's Just Something about Her
Chapter 1: Prologue
Austin Tucker was up at 6 o'clock on a Sunday morning staring into space thinking. He was sitting on the couch in the living room with a cup of freshly brewed French Vanilla coffee in his hands. He usually slept till 3 in the afternoon, but now a days he had a lot on his mind. It wasn't partying or drinking or hooking up with random girls. All he could think about was the girl sound asleep in his bed. It's been a month since Kaylie's fall at the World Trials; but he still hasn't been able to do anything but worry about her. Surely, he was able to catch her in time; but it's the 'what if's' that kill him. Kaylie Cruz was a lot of things; beautiful, sarcastic, uptight and of course the National Champion. Heck, she never let anyone forget it, that's for sure. But anorexic was the last thing he ever thought she would be. The image of her falling off the bars then again on beam at the World Trials was pretty traumatic, but what's worse was seeing her in a hospital bed hooked up with a machine and an IV. The doctor said her body gave out from exhaustion and fatigue which was a result from over training and malnutrition. He spent every waking moment by her side. Her parents never questioned him though; they were actually touched that he cared about her so much. His mind continued to ramble, until a voice cut him off and brought him back down to earth.
"Babe..?"
A very sleepy Kaylie Cruz walked into the room. Even with bed hair, she looked beautiful.
"Hey. What are you doing up so early?" he said sipping from his cup.
"I woke up and you weren't in bed. Why are you up?"
"I just have a lot of my mind."
"What are you thinking about?" she said as she plopped down next to him.
"You, of course." He winked and wrapped his arm around her small frame.
"Can you be anymore corny?" she chucked.
"Hey, it's part of my irresistible charm." he said placing soft chaste kiss on her lips.
She chuckled again and rested her head on his chest.
"God, I love your laugh." he whispered.
"I know you do. So tell me, what's on your mind?"
"Stuff, you, waffles, you, you know the usual." He said, not wanting to tell her what exactly he was thinking about. He didn't want to remind her about Worlds.
"That's nice." she barely made out as she drifted back to sleep.
He looked down at her and kissed her hair.
Slowly, he picked her up and carried her back to bed.
Words can't explain why he felt how he did. Austin Tucker didn't date gymnasts. He dated tall, blonde, foreign models. It puzzled him. He was drawn to Kaylie Cruz like a magnet on a refrigerator. He didn't know why, but there was just something about her. She's gorgeous and sweet. She had a smile that could make an entire room fall in love with her and best of all he gets to see that beautiful smile everyday; not only because they both trained at The Rock, but the fact that he got to call her his.
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IF YOU GUYS LIKE THIS STORY, I'LL CONTINUE TO WRITE AND I'LL MAKE THE CHAPTERS LONGER.