Nice, and now I’m fascinated by kissing him once more.

It’s going to be a protracted couple of days.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Sebastian

WE WON, BUT it was by the pores and skin of our tooth. My favourite fullback was hit exhausting and is now out for concussion protocol. I used to be blitzed nearly too many instances for consolation and ran the ball a couple of instances myself.

It’s a win within the books, even when it doesn’t really feel like one.

The sport uncovered lots of our weaknesses, a few of which I wasn’t even conscious of. Miami was stable, and if it weren’t for Owen, we most likely wouldn’t have received that recreation. He was someway capable of shake the gamers overlaying him, making it attainable for me to get the ball in his palms.

I don’t blame the staff for desirous to exit and rejoice on the bars, but it surely wasn’t adequate for me. We may have completed higher. I’ve spent practically your complete airplane journey house watching the sport evaluation and going over every part. I do know our coaches are doing the identical.

We have been so near a nationwide championship final 12 months, and it slipped via our fingers. Not this 12 months; I need to win. The errors we made in as we speak’s recreation can’t occur once more.

Owen nudges me, pulling my consideration away from the replay I used to be watching on my iPad. “You good?” he asks, watching me intently.

“Simply fascinated by the sport.”

“Dude, that’s all you have got completed your complete journey. It was a detailed recreation, but it surely’s a collective effort,” he says.

“You’re proper. It’s a collective effort, and I’m a captain. If even one individual fails to arrange, that’s on me.”

“Reduce your self a break, Captain. We nonetheless received. Our asses shall be handed to us at follow all week for the way the staff collectively performed. This isn’t on you, and also you shouldn’t sit right here stressing about it as an alternative of taking it for what it ended up being: a win.”

“No matter you say.” I roll my eyes. Owen prefers to go over the movie as soon as we get again house, whereas I begin on the journey again.

He pauses for a second. “I, uhm—I talked to Thalia.”

“Actually?” I’m unable to masks the shock in my voice. I actually wasn’t anticipating him to say that.

“I apologized to her. Nicely, truly, she apologized to me first. I informed her I shouldn’t have stated what I stated, however I don’t suppose I’m unsuitable to fret. Proper?” Owen asks, wanting grim. I don’t suppose he’s unsuitable to fret. I do too.

I’m glad that he apologized and took again what he stated.

I’ve additionally stated horrible issues to her I want I may take again. There’s quite a bit I want I may take again.

“Proper.”

“I’d prefer to imagine nothing dangerous will ever occur. I don’t belief males. I do know that I’d by no means damage a girl, I do know that you’d by no means damage a girl, however random folks I don’t know? Who is aware of what they might do? Lia’s my sister, and I like her to items, however to others, she’s a bit of meat they will use nonetheless they please. It makes me sick to my abdomen. Typically, I want I had a brother as an alternative; I wouldn’t have to fret concerning the unsuitable individual attempting to benefit from her.”

A spike of guilt shoots via me, as a result of I do know what’s going to occur with Thalia once we return to Duke. Fuck, I by no means ought to have agreed to her silly proposition, even when Thalia has a legitimate level. One night time, and we’ll get it out of our techniques.

I haven’t allowed myself to consider her as a result of if I do…I don’t know if I’ll be capable of cease.

I’m breaking so many codes by agreeing, however I don’t know what else to do. It’s been years, and I’ve tried so rattling exhausting to neglect how I really feel about Thalia out of respect for my friendship with Owen.

I can admit I used to be a manslut freshman 12 months, however I didn’t like the way it made me really feel, so I finished sleeping round. I even went far sufficient to attempt to truly date somebody. It didn’t final as a result of I paid extra consideration to soccer than her, however I attempted.

Sophomore 12 months, Thalia was in all places I went. I assumed if I ignored and handled her like she was an annoyance, she’d depart me alone in my struggling. Then Lia kissed me, and I lastly knew what it felt prefer to kiss Thalia after wanting her for therefore lengthy.

Till a couple of days in the past, I’d been counting on the reminiscence of the way it felt. I used to be a idiot to sleep with Lucy to attempt to neglect. It didn’t work. I’ve by no means been capable of neglect her.

“Thalia can deal with herself, Owen. I don’t suppose you have got a lot to fret about, however I get why you do. It’s terrible to consider somebody hurting her,” I lastly say, and he doesn’t look fairly so satisfied. Lia is perhaps tiny, however I do know she may kick my ass if she needed to. “When did you guys discuss?”

“It was proper earlier than you got here out of your room Friday morning. I wasn’t anticipating anybody on the sofa, and Lia scared the shit out of me when she stated one thing,” he chuckles, shaking his head. “I didn’t notice she nonetheless has insomnia.”

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