Thank you for reading! My laptop dies on me so it is harder to find time to sit at my desktop to write more.
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Chapter 5
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Stella pulled her phone from her pocket. She was sitting in the locker room with Brett, Cruz and Otis, they were conversing but she was in her head.
"It has been two days" Brett whispered into Stella's ear
Stella looked up at her friend and nodded. She started typing: Can I come over tonight?
Kelly was sitting at the Squad table when his phone went off. After a few days of radio silence he was happy to see it was Stella's name that popped up. He sent back: Yeah. What time?
Stella thought to herself...not too late so then she would have an out to go home, she didn't want to give in too quickly...8:00PM?
Kelly responded: I will see you at 8:00PM
"So..." Brett said after Otis and Cruz left the locker room
"I am going to his place at 8:00"
"His place?" Brett smiled
"Oh shut up." Stella laughed
"You miss his body don't you"
"I do..but it is because I don't want Herrmann involved in this"
"If that's all it is" Brett responded
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Stella stood at Kelly's door. She had her key in hand by habit but then put it away and looked at her phone for the time. It was 8:00 exactly but she froze when she went to knock and started to turn back when Kelly opened the door
"I heard something and thought it might be you" Kelly smiled
She couldn't help but smile back.
"Come on in" Kelly waved
"Thanks" She said and walked into the middle of his apartment
He closed the door and followed her "Can I say something first?"
"Sure"
"I was wrong. I won't even give you an excuse. I should have told you and I should not have given her the time of day after the trial."
"I accept you apology" She said "I know you would never intentionally hurt me. I just wish you would open up to me and not"
"Be like Benny?" Kelly said
"I am confused"
"I heard my mom the night she left Chicago. I don't want to be my father, I don't want to treat women like he does or like I did. I want this to be different. It is about time I get rid of my peter pan tendencies"
"Can we both agree to just be honest and put everything on the table?"
"Absolutely. I don't want to lose what we have"
"I don't either." Stella smiled and walked up close to Kelly
Kelly started leaning down towards her lips but stopped before they touched lips. Stella nodded for him to continue. There lips touched for the first time in a week. He held onto her face as he continued to kiss her and started walking back towards the couch. He sat down and Stella crawled on top of him. They continued to kiss and feel each other for about 5 minutes. "Do you want to?" Kelly asked when they both needed air
"Not tonight. I should go home"
"Now?"
"I don't know" she said going in to kiss him
He pulled away "I want you to stay."
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