Part XXI
"Are you pregnant?" Summer blurted out still wide eyed.
She was completely surprised with Jodie's outburst. You won't expect such request from Jodie. Or so that's what she thought.
"No! I mean… No…" Jodie tried to calm her nerves.
Her breathing was still heavily labored, still utterly nervous with the conversation.
"I've just been thinking about it a lot…" Jodie breathed out closing her eyes.
She didn't notice the change in Summer's expression. It became loving and warm, compared to the shocked expression she had recently responded with.
"Aww… Babe you're too cute!" Summer giggled pulling Jodie into a hug.
She felt her wife easing, a lot less tensed now. Jodie's arms found their way to Summer's back, pulling her closer.
"So what do you think?" Jodie asked tentatively.
She was still unsure if Summer wanted it.
"Yes." Was Summer's simple reply, before pulling Jodie into a kiss.
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The next day, Marissa woke up earlier than usual. She was excited to go to work for reasons, she herself doesn't really know. She hurriedly made breakfast and immediately took a shower. She then took a seat on her side of the bed and gently woke her sleeping fiancé.
"Alex…" Marissa said softly as she leaned to plant gentle kisses on Alex cheek.
The blonde stirred and opened her eyes. She saw two green orbs looking at her lovingly.
"I love you…" Alex whispered and let out a smile.
She took Marissa's hand and pulled it towards herself, making Marissa lean to her.
"Pick your mom at eleven ok?"
"Yes honey. Why are you up and ready so early in the morning." Alex asked finally sitting up.
"I have work."
"Usually I wake up before you do." Alex replied arching one of her brows.
"What gives?" She added rubbing her forehead.
"I just want to finish the things I need to do early so we could have dinner out with your parents." Marissa shrugged moving closer to have Alex hold her by the waist.
"You parents would be jealous if they find out you're this sweet to mine." Alex smirked earning a slap on the arm.
"I love your parents. And I'm sweet to all of them. Now get your ass up because I need you to drive me to work." Marissa stood up and started to fix her side of the bed.
"Yes Ma'am!" Alex replied with a grin on her face.
It got wiped off and was replaced with a pout when Marissa threw a pillow on her face.
Marissa could only grin back.
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"I'm picking up groceries later. Do you want me to buy anything?" Beth yelled out from the living room.
She was off to LA to fix some papers with the team manager. She started to arrange the Alex's papers in a suitcase.
"Nothing really. What time will you be back?"
"Six I guess. I'll drop by the Bait Shop?" Beth asked still looking over the things she needed to bring.
"Say hi to Alex and Marissa for me." Bianca replied from the bathroom.
Taken aback, Beth just shrugged off the sudden change of topic.
"Bye." She said sweetly knocking at the bathroom door.
"Bye." Bianca replied not going out of the bathroom.
Beth waited a few good minutes before taking off. She wanted a particular phrase for the other girl to say but it never came. Disappointed, she set out to LA for work.
On the other side of the door, Bianca was by the sink, looking at herself at the mirror, tears freely flowing from her eyes.
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Kaitlin sat on her corner in the office feeling a little uneasy. There was something about her officemate that kept lingering in her mind.
Cooper.
It was a surname Kaitlin barely said because it was something that hurt her to the extreme. And here she was staring at the possibility of a scenario she'll ever be in. Just in case she dared to ask the lineage of Marissa Cooper.
"Morning!" A happy voice greeted.
The owner of the voice was none other than Marissa.
"Morning to you too." Kaitlin replied with a smile.
"Seems it's going to be slow today." Marissa mumbled scanning at a small amount of paper work in her in-tray.
"Yeah, we could get home pretty early."
"You want to have lunch later? My fiancé is picking me up. You could come with us. I'll introduce you." Marissa invited with a smile still plastered on her face.
"No thank. Don't want to be a third wheel on your lunch date." Kaitlin replied rolling her eyes.
The two seem to be comfortable with each other. At a very fast pace one might add. And it actually scared Kaitlin. What if her speculations are true?
"Well… Go to my engagement party then? You can bring a date if you want. I know it's a sudden type of invitation, but… You're my only friend here so… Please come? I'd really want you to be there." Marissa pleaded.
"I'll think about it."
"Say yes…" Marissa pleaded once more, adding a pout.
"Who could resist that face?" Kaitlin rolled her eyes and gave Marissa a slight slap on the shoulder.
"Apparently, no one." Marissa replied with a grin.
She crumbled a piece of scratch paper and threw it at the blonde.
Kaitlin laughed and the two shared a lot more stories. On Marissa part, she was feeling so much at ease with her new friend. She felt as though she had known her for quite some time now. But of course one might say it would be a cause for worry for Marissa. But in truth, she liked Kaitlin, but not anymore than how much she loved Alex.
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Alex was stretching out after her weight training. She sat up silently and drank a bottle of water as she watched the rest of the team chat out.
"Typical…" She said to herself.
People who tend to forget the value of sports, what's it for, and who's it for. Athletes nowadays actually tend to focus on the celebrity side of being a player for any type of sport. They have forgotten. They're doing it for the people who didn't have the opportunity to play. For the people who are still trying to make it to where they were. It a shame really, when people actually forget the fans. It's also a shame, when you forget there are people who brought you there. And you're supposed to consider this as a professional job. You earn every penny you are given.
Alex flexed her fingers and was about to call her trainer when Juvy gave her a tap on the shoulder.
"Hey…" Juvy greeted with a sweet smile.
"Hey. Feeling better?" Alex asked turning to the smaller girl.
Alex was sweating. But to Juvy, she smelled sweet. She took her own towel and tried to wipe out the sweat on Alex's face ever so gently. Alex was taken aback by her friend's gesture.
"Sorry. You were sweating too much."
Alex let out a goofy grin, feeling utterly flushed.
"I better go hit the showers. I'm meeting my fiancé for lunch." Alex let out turning to walk away.
Juvy still wore a smile, although she felt her heart being attacked with a thousand daggers. Her heart melted when Alex turned her head and shot her a smile.
"Why did I only meet you now?" Juvy asked herself, disappointed.