Chapter 20
Bessie sat on top of Milford's desk and he stopped writing. Looking up from his work Milford caught Bessie's chest in his face. He turned red and Bessie sat up straight. Both of them giggled nervously and Milford got up out of his chair. Bessie slid off his desk and stood in front of him. Sweat started to bead up on Milford's forehead. He pulled at his collar and cleared his throat. Bessie made the first move as she asked Milford a question.
"How long have we known each other Milford?"
"Most of our lives. Why?" Milford asked nervously.
"I was just wondering. And how long have you had feelings for me?" Bessie said nonchalantly.
"Most of our lives." Milford repeated. Unsure if he was serious or just incredibly nervous she asked him if that was true. Now it was Mayor Meanswell's turn to be confused.
"What was the question again?" He stammered. Bessie repeated her previous question.
"How long have you had feelings for me?" More sweat began to show up on the Mayor's forehead. Instead of answering the question he grabbed Miss Busybody and…
The ball was sailing toward the uprights and Stephanie jumped into the air. She had been playing goalie on her school's soccer team back home and was able to jump up and grab the crossbar on the net. She hoped all that practice was going to help. Her fingertips touched the ball and she batted it down. Pixel scooped it up off the ground and started running toward the opposite end zone.
Trixie tagged him at the fifty yard line with only a minute left in the game. Stephanie and Pixel huddled up and decided that they should shoot for the end zone and hope to score. If not it meant overtime. Pixel said that they should run a deep route and hope that they would outdistance everyone. Stephanie smiled as she came up with a play. Stingy grabbed the ball and hiked it. Stephanie stood there as the ball came back toward her. Then, suddenly, she took off like a shot as Pixel caught the ball and threw it. Stephanie had reached the thirty yard line as the ball sailed through the air. She realized that she wouldn't be able to catch it there and started to back up. Pixel had really thrown it hard. Finally she came down with it on the twenty. Trixie realized too late what was happening as she started to run after Stephanie. Ziggy went at top speed to catch her. Stephanie was at the fifteen…
Milford drew Miss Busybody close…
The ten…
Their faces were inches apart…
The five…
He pressed his lips against hers…
SHE SCORES! SHE SCORES!
The two kissed and Miss Busybody practically melted from all the pent up emotions. She and the Mayor played tonsil-hockey for a solid five minutes . When they finally separated both were out of breath. The two just stood there staring at each other until Bessie grabbed the Mayor and kissed back.
Stephanie had scored and won the game! Pixel ran down to the end zone and the two celebrated a little. Pixel hugged her as they jumped up and down. Stephanie noticed that he held a little tight but she was just happy to have won. They two stopped and congratulated their friends on a great game. Trixie smirked and pointed to the clock. There was still thirty seconds left. Trixie's competitive nature wouldn't let those precious seconds go. Pixel and Stephanie had a decision to make go for two or kick the extra point. Stephanie decided that it was best to kick the extra point and bury Trixie and Ziggy down near their own goal line after the kickoff. Pixel agreed and they kicked the extra point. Setting up for the kickoff they decided to do something else. They kicked the ball but instead of kicking it through the air they pooched it like a soccer ball. The football bounced along the ground and Ziggy tried to pick it up. It instead hit him and that made it a live ball. Pixel jumped on it and that meant the game was now over. Having regained possession Stephanie took a knee and let the clock run out. The friends congratulated each other on a good game again and decided to go home for dinner. It was now five o'clock and Stephanie decided she needed a shower and something to eat.
To Be Continued…