Kalen double checks that the number is valid and then steps back as the car pulls away down the winding road.
A moment later he’s already dialing Caiden to confirm the delivery.
While he does that, I pull my phone back out and send Livy another message.
Come to my game tomorrow and wear my number since you have it memorized.
Across the camera feed, Livy glances down at her phone again.
Her fingers move quickly.
I’m not really a super fan kind of girl.
I frown at the thought of having girls wearing my jersey like they do Jeremy’s. Noone else better be wearing my number.
Then I type back.
You’re my girl. I want everyone to know it.
I realize that this isn’t the most romantic way to ask someone to be my girlfriend, but I can’t wait. I don’twantto wait, and to be fair, I’m not really asking. I’m telling her because even if it takes her a while to warm up, it doesn’t matter. Finder’s keepers. Livingston is mine.
On the camera, she bites her lip while she reads the message, clearly unsure what to make of me coming on this strong.
If she knew that I’m already mentally planning the day I give her my last name and find the perfect ring she’ll never take off, she’d probably be grateful all I asked was that she wear my jersey.
I don’t even fucking care about rugby, I just want to see my name plastered across her back.
Her reply comes a moment later.
Sebastian…
I grin beneath my mask and I realize that Kalen is threatening Jeremy to get back on his bike and stop fucking around because we’re leaving. I’ve been tuned out this entire time.
That’s my name, baby. I’ll have a jersey waiting for you. The guys and I are heading back to campus now.
She doesn’t answer the first part.
Instead, another message pops up with a little pink heart emoji
Ride safe
The emoji means she loves me too, clearly. I can’t resist sending her one more.
Drink the rest of your water.
On my screen, Livy rolls her eyes before flipping her phone face down on her desk. Only a few seconds pass before she looks back down at her phone and then over at her pink water bottle. She snatches it up in a cute little huff and takes a swig before she sets it back down on her desk and turns her attention back to her computer.
If I could grab her and kiss her right now, I would. I’m going to annoy the hell out of her by taking care of her for the rest of our lives.
Jeremy revs his engine beside me, and Kalen waves him on to lead us back to St. Killian. He knows the roads to so many random places like the back of his hand. Apparently, when he was in high school, he would skip entire days of school, fill his tank and just cruise all over the place. I’m uncomfortable every time we have to rely on Jeremy to get us somewhere safely, but it’s my only option right now.
All three engines hum as we take off down the dark road. The ride is a total blur, and thank fuck Jeremy is up for some speeding tonight. I want to get home to my girl, even if I’ll only be watching her on a screen.
By the time I get back to the Ruck House, everything is mostly quiet.
I notice that most of the lights in the neighboring accommodations have already gone dark as I park my bike in the garage. The engine rumbles beneath me for a second longer before I shut it off.
For a moment I just sit there, mask still on, staring at nothing. I don’t want to go up to my room. I want to go see my girl.
