“Oh yeah?” I ask, not missing the way my heart picks up speed.
A lot has happened over the past year. Most of it was good, some of it, not so much.
Cooper losing his place on the football team hurt me more than it did him. If he wasn’t defending me, he wouldn’t have been kicked off.
No matter how many times he says he doesn’t regret it, I still can’t help but feel guilty.
But I also can’t deny that him sticking up for me like that, fighting for me, losing something he loved to protect me, just proved how amazing of a man he is. That he really does love me. He chose me. No one other than my mom and sister has ever chosen me.
I’m not sure if he knows how much that meant to me.
“And?” I wait for his answer, every second that ticks by filled with dread.
Is this the moment he says that this was only a college relationship, that now we’re out in the real world we need to branch away from this perfect little world we’ve built in our heads.
“Blake. I can see the panic on your face. You have nothing to worry about. It’s not a bad thing. I mean, unless you don’t want to live with me.”
“Live with you?” My eyes widen, head snapping up to gape at him. “You want me to live with you?”
“I mean, we pretty much live together anyways.” He chuckles. “We spend all our free time either at your place or mine. But I was thinking maybe we get our own place. I looked at a few apartments online and they seem—”
“Yes,” I blurt out. “I’ll move in with you. I’ll do anything with you. Wanna get married? Name the time and place, and I’ll be there. You want kids? I’ll find a way to get pregnant. Whatever you want, it’s yours, no questions asked.”
Cooper stops and it takes me a second to realize that he’s no longer beside me. “What?” I ask, turning to face him.
“You asking me to marry you, Blake Clark?” The corner of his lips kick up.
“What?” I splutter. “No, that’s not what I meant. Unless you'd say yes then, yeah?”
He tosses his head back and laughs. Warmth floods my face as I look around.
“What’s so funny?” I grumble.
“Nothing's funny, baby. I just think you’re so damn cute. It’s just another reason to add to the million reasons I love you.” He pulls me into his arms again. “You wanna have my babies huh? Well, I don’t think that’s possible.” He leans in, brushing his lips against mine. “But I sure as fuck want to try. As many times as it takes.”
“By any chance do we have time to sneak away for a quickie?” I groan, all the blood in my body flooding straight down to my cock.
“I wish.” He groans, giving me a quick, but dirty kiss. “I fucking wish. After. Right now, we graduate.”
“Fine,” I grumble. “I’d rather have you inside me just so you know. It’s a much better time than this.” I hate big crowds, all eyes on me. What if I trip over something when I get up there and the next thing I know, I’ve gone viral?
“Trust me, I agree.” He brushes my lower lip with his thumb. The way he’s looking at me tells me he doesn’t want to be here right now anymore than I do. “So, are we really doing this? Getting a place of our own?”A smile splits my face. “I’d love nothing more than to wake up next to you every morning and fall asleep next to you every night. I’ll move in with you, Cooper. Trust me, I’d have done it the moment we started dating.”
“I love how obsessed you are with me.” He chuckles.
“Like you’re not obsessed with me.” I roll my eyes. “You’re so much worse.”
“I am. But you love it.”
“I do.” I bite my lower lip.
‘And I love you.” His voice lowers as he leans in to kiss me again.
“And I love you more.”
We’re just about to start making out again when we’re pulled apart. “That’s enough you two,” Chase says. “As hot as it would be to see you two going at it, I don’t think the rest of the place would appreciate it.”
“You might be graduating, but until you walk across that stage, I’m still your coach. Fuck in your own time. Seats, now.” Brody pushes Cooper forward, making my boyfriend laugh.
