Bella had gone back to her dorm (after finally detangling herself from Kate who insisted on walking her back), took a shower, and was getting into her bed to get some much needed sleep when her phone beeped.
Unknown: Idk what you did. But she's walking on air. So good job.
Bella furrowed her eyebrows.
Bella: Who is this?
Unknown: Tanya
That made sense. She reread the previous message again now and had to fight the smile off of her face.
Bella: Oh. Thanks for telling me (:
Tanya texted her back telling her that it was her pleasure and Bella laid her phone to the side before seeing it light up again.
Kate: Good night, darling.
Bella smiled widely now with no chance of hiding it or fighting it off of her face.
Bella: Good night!
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A few weeks passed and Bella had her cast removed and was okayed to play as long as she wore a brace but was not cleared to do any kind of heavy lifting or "wonder woman shit" as the girls liked to call it. They were currently in the middle of their game and it was Bella's first game back. They'd all played hard so far and were sweaty and tired. The game was currently tied 1-1 and the girls were itching to score in the last few minutes of the game.
Reeces passed Bella the ball just as two girls from the other team cornered her. She huffed a sigh and glanced up to see their goalie not currently in the goal. She bit her lip, knew Kate would kill her, and trapped the ball with her feet as she spun into a back flip. She let go of the ball with just enough force for it to it the net and landed on her back. She winced at the shock that went up her arm, but other than that, it didn't really hurt any more than usual.
"Isabella Swan!" Came the almost immediate response from what she could only imagine was her irate coach. She cringed and scrunched up her face earning giggles from the girls who had gathered around her.
Bella spun around to face Kate and put on her best smile, "What, CK?" She asked in an innocent tone. She earned a few more giggles from her teammates who were still around her and Kate huffed and propped her hands on her hips in a perfect 'coach who is not happy right now' move. "Hmm. That doesn't look good," She mumbled and earned an eyeroll from her coach, "Reeces passed it to me!" She said suddenly in the perfect childish tone while pointing to the girl.
"Woah! You are not blaming this on me!" Reeces said back in the same playful tone. The two girls stuck their tongues out at each other much to the amusement of their teammates.
"We did win, CK," JP pointed out finally and Kate sighed as Bella nodded and pointed towards JP in acknowledgement.
"It's like having 13 children," Kate mumbled as she walked off and yelled for the girls to get their stuff and have a great weekend.
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Bella found herself strolling around campus with Kate later that night. She was always antsy at night and always wanted Kate around. It wasn't like Kate was going to deny Bella anything she wanted, so she took night strolls with her on most nights.
JP was out of town this weekend and Bella wanted to ask if Kate wanted to stay, but just didn't know how to word it so the vampire wouldn't take it a certain way. She just wanted to snuggle up to her mate and sleep. She knew without a doubt that she would sleep better than she ever had snuggled up against Kate. She just had a feeling. After all, she hardly ever wanted to be away from the blonde anymore.
She felt a squeeze on her hand and heard Kate teasingly say, "You look like you're a thousand miles away there, B, what's up?" The blonde asked playfully though Bella could hear the underlying concern.
"Will you sleep with me tonight?" She blurted out and then her eyes went wide and she started to sputter, "I mean!" She continued, "Not like that! Not that I don't want you. I just… I… Oh god," She mumbled and ran a hand roughly over face. She looked back up when she heard her favorite laugh and pouted at the vampire, "It's not funny."
"It's hilarious," Kate said as she continued to laugh, "Baby, I would love to hold you while you sleep. Is that what you're asking for?" She asked as she finally tapered off her laughter and was able to focus. Bella nodded sheepishly and Kate smiled down at her as she reached up and ran a hand through Bella's hair, "Absolutely." She said then, "I will absolutely sleep with you," She added in a playful tone and Bella just groaned in response as she rolled her eyes.
