Chapter 7
*Maddie's POV*
Ever since our first kiss, there have been rumours going around about Diggie and I. I've been trying to stop untrue ones and trying to keep true ones going. Now, It's getting close to Valentine's Day. You'd think they'd get worse since Valentine's Day is the holiday for love, but people have actually stopped telling rumours. I guess it's because they're worried about their own love lives. I think Diggie and I are like the idol couple this Valentine's Day, but that's Liv's fault. She's been going around saying how cute "Miggie" is. She knows I don't like that name for us.
Lately, people have been asking for me and Diggie to kiss in the hallway because someone saw us do it once and thought it was "the cutest thing in the world". Anyway, Valentine's Day is tomorrow and I haven't figured out what to get for Diggie yet. Liv suggested several things, but I don't think any of them will work. I keep thinking of basketball themed things, but not everything has to do with basketball. One of the things Liv suggested was a signed basketball from his favorite player. I don't think that's a very valentine-y gesture. Of course, I appreciate Liv trying to think like me. I called Willow for advice.
"Hello?" she answered.
"What do I get Diggie for Valentine's Day?" I asked immediately, I was desperate and running out of time.
"I don't know," Willow replied. "Get him something from the heart, something that you know that he'd like. Somthing that represents your romance." I cringed at that word, 'romance'. It sounded like something you'd hear in a cheesy novel. It reminded me of a fancy, candlelit dining room with rose petals and harp music. All things I hated. They had nothing to do with the sporty relationship I had with Diggie.
"Thanks, Willow," I said. When I finished on the phone, I concentrated on what Willow had said. Something that he likes, from the heart, that represents our...relationship. That was a better word for it. I thought about things that held memories of our relationship. Well basketball obviously, but I couldn't think of anything related to basketball. South was there when we became boyfriend and girlfriend, but she didn't really have anything to do with us. Then it hit me. His letterman jacket. He'd given it to me when we'd admitted our feelings for each other. Of course I'd given it back since I'd figured out we weren't moving but that was the trigger of my ideas.
I got on my computer as fast as I could and looked up a letterman jacket designing program. I swiftly began designing. I chose a design similar to our school's with the colours of our team, purple and white. Instead of putting an 'R' on the side of the front for Rigdgewood, I put an 'M' on one side and a 'D' on the other, our initials. Then I was stumped about what to put on the back. Normally the school logo would be there but our relationship didn't have a logo. So then I got creative. I designed it kind of like a jersey. I put 'Miggie' across the top (I had started to warm up to that name) and instead of a number below it, I put a big heart. I liked it, I hoped he would. I ordered it right away, choosing the fastest delivery option. I was flat out broke, but it was worth it. Anything for the best Valentine's Day of my boyfriend's life.
When I got up the next day, I bolted down to the front door to see if my package had come. It hadn't. But that didn't mean it wouldn't. It didn't look like the mail was here at all yet, so that was a good sign. I paced back and forth a few times. I needed that package to show up now. I saw Liv come downstairs.
"Ready to go?" she asked.
"No, I'm waiting for a package to come," I replied.
"A package?" she asked. "Can't that wait until after school?"
"No, it has my Valentine's Day gift for Diggie in it," I explained.
"Ohhh," Liv said. "But If we don't leave now, we'll be late for school."
"Okay," I said. I put my jacket and shoes on as slow as I possibly could. I heard Liv scowl. We walked out the door and got in Liv's car. We were just pulling out of the driveway when I saw a white van come up the road. "Stop, Liv!"
"Why?" she asked.
"That was the mail truck!" I told her as she pulled over. I got out of the car and ran back up to the house. There was a brown paper package laying on the front step. I picked it up and ran back to the car. "I got it! BAM, WHAT!?"
"Good," Liv replied. "Now can we go?"
"Yeah," I told her, and we drove to Ridgewood High School. I opened the package and pulled out the purple jacket. It looked exactly as I had designed it and I was pleased. I knew Diggie would love it. I placed the jacket back in the box as we pulled up in front of the school.
*Diggie's POV*
I was walking to my locker when I saw Maddie sitting on a bench. She smirked when she saw me and walked up next to me. She was holding a box.
"Hey," she said, still smirking.
"Hey," I replied, a little suspicious. She handed me the box.
"Happy Valentine's Day," she said.
"Thanks," I replied, taking the box. I opened it. Inside was a purple letterman jacket that looked just like the one that I was currently wearing. Then I looked closer. Instead of an 'R' on the side, there were a 'D' and an 'M'. I turned it around to find 'Miggie' written on the back above a large heart. "This is awesome!" Maddie smiled.
"Glad you like it," she said and blushed. I grabbed a box from my pocket and handed it to her. She opened it and took out the golden bracelet. The basketball charm turned slightly when she picked it up. "Oh, you didn't have to get this!"
"Yes I did," I told her.
"Why?" she asked in reply.
"Because I love you," I admitted.
"I love you too," she finally said. My heart went up my throat. She had said it. Maddie Rooney loved ME. I kissed her. We were locked in the embrace for so long, we were almost late for class. People were staring but I didn't care. It was Valentine's Day and I was kissing my girlfriend. My girlfriend that loved me.
