Now Elizabeth was confused by Tom's comment.
"C'mon, Let's go, now there's a catch about the seat, you have to fit in, I have an idea" Tom took her hand and led her towards the locker room.
Elizabeth instinctively covered her eyes, Tom laughed, removing her hand.
"It's all right Liz, if they're not changed for the game by now, then the guys are in big trouble" Tom commented. Tom opened his locker. Elizabeth could see several jerseys with number eleven on them.
"Now, close your eyes and put your arms up" He instructed. Elizabeth froze, not sure about this.
Tom pressed a kiss on her cheek. "Trust me".
Elizabeth closed her eyes, trusting him and raised her arms in the air. She felt something slide over her head, something slippery. "Now open them". Elizabeth opened her eyes to see she was now wearing one of Tom's jerseys.
"There, that's better" Tom grinned at her, a panty-dropping grin that made Elizabeth tingle all over.
"Ken's going to think I'm a traitor" She teased.
"Nah, I knew you were always a broncos' fan Liz" Tom winked at her. "Always my girl" He pressed a kiss on her cheek.
"Yes, only for you" Elizabeth thought, staring at his handsome face. Elizabeth heard a loud cheer from the stands.
"Well, I better get out there, and you can follow Trevor, he'll show you where to sit" Tom told her. Tom took her hand and led her into the hallway.
"Okay, good luck" Elizabeth concluded. Tom pulled Elizabeth into his arms and kissed her lingeringly.
"You look so hot like that" Tom husked, letting her go. Tom jogged off towards the field.
Trevor showed Elizabeth to her seat, Elizabeth realised that she was sitting with the team's wives and girlfriends. Elizabeth looked down at what she was wearing and smiled. Tom had given her back his heart by giving her the jersey to wear. She definitely belonged to him now.
Elizabeth sat down next to a woman with brown hair and green eves, who smiled at Elizabeth when she noticed the jersey.
"Oh, you must be Wildman's girl, it's nice to finally meet you Liz, I'm Carla Summers, Joel's wife"
"Nice to meet you too, how long have you known Tom? Elizabeth asked Carla.
"Joel used to be Tom's housemate when he first started playing for Denver" Carla told her. Elizabeth nodded, that was years ago. Tom would have told them about leaving Elizabeth. "Tom told us you were the love of his life".
Elizabeth blushed. He was hers and still was. She was very proud of him. The game began before Elizabeth could say anymore. Tom caught her eye and winked at her. Elizabeth blew him a kiss. Tom pretended to catch it and place it on his heart like he did ten years ago when he played for the raiders back when they were together. Elizabeth smiled shyly. Her lips still tingled from his kiss. No one knew how to kiss her like Tom did, none of her past relationships except theirs measured up to it.
At half timeā¦.
The Denver Broncos were up by two touchdowns thanks to Tom. Elizabeth was hoarse from screaming so loud. Elizabeth took a long swig of water.
"C'mon Liz, the guys want to see us" Carla told her.
"I don't want to ruin his concentration" Elizabeth said hurriedly.
"Okay" Carla said hesitantly. She disappeared with the rest of the wives and the girlfriends.
Tom looked around and saw Carla walk in and go straight into Joel's waiting arms. Where was Elizabeth?
Tom went to investigate. He saw Elizabeth sitting by herself. Tom went up and sat down beside her.
"There you are" Tom exclaimed "I missed you"
Elizabeth turned to look at him, her aquamarine eyes were glassy.
"Liz, have you been crying?"
Elizabeth nodded, Tom pulled her into his arms without another word and held her.
"I'm so sorry, it's been so long" Elizabeth wept.
"Sweetheart, there's nothing to be sorry about, you're here now, that's all that matters" Tom reassured her. Elizabeth wiped her eyes with her fingers. Tom stared down at her, he bent his head and kissed her deeply.
"I've missed you Liz, so much" Tom said, his voice a slight caress. He traced her cheek with his finger. Elizabeth stared up at him, they kissed again hungrily. Tom finally pulled back, they were both breathing like they'd run a marathon.
"I've missed you too" Elizabeth murmured, he held her in his arms not wanting to let her go, she didn't want him to let her go.
A voice interrupted them. Tom turned to see his agent Trevor Barker standing there.
"Sorry to interrupt Wildman, but the coach was looking for you" Trevor apologised, glancing at Elizabeth. Tom nodded, brushing a kiss on Elizabeth's cheek.
"I better go see what he wants" Tom told her, sighing. "I'll see you after".
Elizabeth smiled, nodding. Tom pressed a final kiss on her mouth and disappeared back to the locker room. Elizabeth fought back the "I love you" that was on the tip of her tongue.
It had been ten years since Tom got on the plane to Denver. What would happen now? Do they pick up where they left off or get to know each other again? Elizabeth was very hesitant, she had trouble trusting these days. Each one of her ex-boyfriends except Tom found someone better after dating her.
Elizabeth thought she'd found it with Todd, then Jessica ended up married to him, then Bruce Patman, but he ended up falling in love with lawyer Annie Whitman. Elizabeth felt like she was reading the signals all wrong, jumping in not thinking. But with Tom, she always felt like it was worth risk, even now, he was different, he was the love of her life. She knew that then; she knew that now. Elizabeth watched the second half of the game, watching Tom lead the broncos to victory by three touchdowns.
When the game had finished, Elizabeth stood up and went to find Jessica and Todd.
