Page 51 of Totally Opposed

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“I guess I’ll see you on the bus?” I say when we get back to the hotel.

“I can’t wait to get back to Savannah. I miss my bed.”

“Me, too. It’s cool they have us returning to play for our home crowd through the tour. They really are the best.”

“And we will finally get some proper alone time.”

“Sort of,” I say, and he frowns.

“Why sort of?”

“Well, I live with my sister, and you live with Duckie and Ian, oh and across from my Gramps, and there are no curtains.”

That gets a laugh out of him.

“Right. Blimey, I guess going home won’t make things that much easier.”

Is this too hard for him? I know we agreed to keep this a secret, well, secret from the public and most of the teams, at least until the tour is over, but it is hard remembering to keep my distance. He walks by me, and I want to take his hand in mine, and it pains me that I can’t. Being at home should make things easy, but it doesn’t. What if he decides that I’m not worth this much trouble?

“Hey,” he says, stepping closer. It’s dark and late, and we’re outside the hotel, but I still look around to make sure no one is watching us. “What’s going on in that pretty head of yours?” he asks, and I swear, I want to melt into his arms.

“I guess I was worrying this might all be too hard.”

“You… is it too hard for you?”

“No. Fuck no,” I say, my pulse doubling instantly. I close the distance between us and take his hands in mine. “I was worried it was too hard foryou.”

“It’s not,” he says, and my racing heart starts to slow. “Nothing will ever be too hard, not for us.”

“Are you sure?”

He glances to the left, then right, then pushes up on his toes to kiss me. It’s over way too quick and my heart is beating a million times a minute when it’s over, but it brings the same warmth to my chest that it always has, and I smile.

“So we’re okay?” I ask, and he releases my hands slowly, stuffing them into his pockets.

“We’re good. We’ll figure it out. That’s what couples do, right? They work stuff out together?”

He bites his lip in a way that makes me want to kiss him so badly.

I glance around. No one is outside, but the street is lit well enough that someone could see us.

“What is it?” he asks.

“I want to kiss you again, but I don’t think out here is the best idea.”

“How about we check out the gym?”

“It’s a bit late for a workout, don’t you think?”

“Exactly. It should be empty. I’d like to kiss my boyfriend goodnight before I go to bed.”

I follow him inside, praying the entire way to the gym that there is no one there.

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Landing in Savannah, we’re greeted by the home crowd we love so much. Fans and family have all turned out to welcome us. We’ll be here for a little over a week, play three games, and then fly out again to continue the tour.

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