She snags my Cracker Jack from me and then pops some in her mouth.
“You know, if you didn’t look so hot eating those, I’d steal them back. But I don’t know. Kind of enjoying the view, especially in that skirt.”
She glances down at her flirty white skirt and then back at me. “First time I’m wearing it.”
“Trust me, won’t be the last. Your legs look amazing in it.”
“Thank you,” she says as her cheeks stain. And I wonder if it will always be like that, if my compliments will always garner a cute, innocent reaction from her.
I sure as hell hope so.
My phone buzzes in my pocket, so I quickly take a look at it.
One minute and counting.
I slip my phone back in my pocket and then turn toward her. I take the Cracker Jack and offer her a drink.
Confused, she says, “Uh, thank you.”
“You’re welcome. Drink up, Pips.”
She eyes me suspiciously. “What is going on with you?”
“Nothing.”
“You’re lying.”
“Maybe.”
She chuckles. “Okay, so tell me what’s going on.”
“Take five sips of your drink, and then I’ll show you.”
She eyes me for a few more seconds, probably trying to figure me out, but then she takes her sips and sets the drink down.
“Okay, tell me exactly what’s going on.”
Thankfully, it’s perfect timing, as the jumbotron flashes over a couple. They’re framed in a camera shot withKiss Camwritten at the bottom.
Smirking, I point to the jumbotron just as we both come on-screen.
When she takes in what’s going on, I grip her cheek, pull her in, and kiss her…wildly. I kiss her like no other kiss cam has ever seen.
The crowd erupts in cheers. I pump my fist to the sky while I continue to kiss her—even with a little tongue—and the stadium laughs. When I pull away, I smirk at her and then lean back in my chair.
She blinks a few times and then says, “Did we just kiss on a jumbotron?”
“Yeah, Pips, we did. You can check that off your bucket list.” I wink just as my phone buzzes in my pocket. I take it out, and sure enough, there’s the picture I was hoping to get.
I flash it to her, a picture of us kissing on the big screen, my clenched fist up in the air.
“Did you…did you plan this entire thing?”
“Of course.”As I’m slowly learning, I will do anything that brings you true joy.“We have to make sure we’re checkingthings off that list, Pips. Because once we do, it means we can add more. Together.”
“How did it go?”
I catch the football and toss it back to Sanders.
