OFF-SIDE

𝖋𝖎𝖋𝖙𝖊𝖊𝖓

Nash
"That was a good one, Spencer keep it up." Daniel says surprising me as I storm towards my new locker, he keeps up with my pace then crosses his arms over his chest as he leans against the locker, "so you got a girlfriend huh?" He asks raising a brow, "don't act fucking surprised, I saw your name flashing on her phone screen." I practically spit out and a smirk appears on his face, smug piece of shit.

"Yeah I'm surprised you have a good type though, she's gorgeous." He says widening his eyes marginally, my jaw ticks and I fist the shirt in my hand to keep me from blowing his fucking face, "I mean come on, look at her she's hot, when you're done with her , Spencer I'll gladly have her all by myself-might not wait until you're done-I"
ah fuck no.

I grab him by the collar and slam him against the lockers, his eyes widen in a mix of surprise and fear, good "talk about her like that once again and I'll blind your fucking eyes so every time you see black you'll think of how you shouldn't have talked or even thought of her, you shouldn't have thought of what's mine, roberts." I say my voice low and surprising to my own ears, I sound like a maniac, someone practically pushes me away from him and I turn to see Aiden, another guy on the team.

"Calm down." He says harshly and holds my shoulder, I slap his hand away and storm towards the bathroom, after I'm done with my shower I grab my phone then a second later , it rings and as soon as I see the caller, a smile pulls up at my lips, all my anger slowly fading, all my worries going away, "hey sweetheart." I say as I hear her giggle on the other side.

I grin as I get back in my car, "How long are youuu going to takee until youu come back?" She slurs, "are you drunk?" I ask my hand pausing mid-air, "just a little.." she whispers like a kid, "it's 2 in the noon what were you thinking?" I ask curiously as I start the engine, "I stay aloone for lots of time, I hateee being alone." She says, that's surprising, "well, I'm coming home then." I tell her, "waitinggg, don't take long you asshole." She says and I laugh, only Octavia would call someone asshole when she's drunk.

***

Just when I was already stepping into the room, a number flashed across my phone screen, I pulled back and picked up, "hello?" I asked, a masculine familiar voice replied "hey." He sighed, "who is this?" I ask again, "I'm Adrian." The voice says and I realize why it's familiar, my stomach clenches a little, she always talks about him, and I'd be a liar if I said that it doesn't hurt a little, not hurt-it just..pisses me off, he gets to have all this time with her, and I don't even know how close they are but I believe Octavia when she said there was nothing sexual going on between them.

I clear my throat a little, "yeah." I reply simply because I don't know what to say, I never would've expected a call from him, "I want to come to Paris." He says making me pause, "you what?" I ask surprised, he sighs again "look-I called her this morning and she seemed just-so lonely? And she hates that feeling so just for your knowledge it's for bigger reasons than you might think, I'm not going to put this on you because I understand you have training and all that, but I feel that my visit would make a difference...." He says letting the sentence drift off and my mind break into thousand thoughts.

But the loudest thought is the one about her having bigger reasons to hate loneliness, I run a hand through my hair, "I don't understand-are you calling for a permission or?" I ask curious because he doesn't seem like the person who lets anyone decides anything for him, he sighs again "nah, I'm saying this because I know you're the one staying with her, so when you're together tonight, tell me if you notice any changes on her." He says simply, "changes like what exactly?" I ask, "like scratching her neck, or constantly touching her necklace, maybe avoiding eye contact too, zoning out also-if I remember anything I'll tell you okay?" He asks cautiously, and honestly I've never been that grateful to anyone, it's obvious how much he cares for her.

"So coming to Paris is that easy for you?" I ask stupidly, it's known that his family is like rich-very rich, he laughs a little "it's not that easy, but if I have to, I'll make it easy for her." He says and for a second it seems like he's talking about someone he's in love with, not his best friend, my thoughts are broken when he says "Octavia is like my sister Nash don't let your mind play games on you, I just care about her so if you ever hurt her, physically, emotionally or even mentally, I'll make you regret it." His voice sharpens at the last line, "don't worry about that, I'd never hurt her." I say breathing harder, "you better." He says.

***

"I really do miss some ice cream, dude." She says after waking up from her nap, finally sober "me too, dude." I raise a brow and she glares at me, it shouldn't be a turn on, it really shouldn't, but it seems impossible not to be turned on by anything she does actually, "are we not going anywhere today?" She asks dropping to the mattress and huffs a breath.

"Where do you want to go?" I ask, she scratches her neck and looks at her side before clearing her throat, "just-never mind I'll just go to sleep now." I get up to sit beside her, and force her to look at me by pulling her chin, her lips part a little, "what's wrong?" I ask putting a very small strand of her hair that seems to have escaped the braids behind her ear, she shakes her head and looks away again, Adrian's words are loud and clear in the back of my head, maybe avoiding eye contact too, fuck.

"What's wrong sweetheart?" I ask again desperately waiting for an answer..for anything, I just don't like seeing her like this, "maybe I'm not-the best choice for this, Nash." She whispers breaking my heart, "what do you mean?" I ask again, she takes a deep breath and looks at me, her eyes filled with tears and her face looks pained, my heart clenches.

"I'm just-I'm not as strong as I seem you know, someone else would make a great "fake" girlfriend, maybe it's not my thing after all..." she says again touching her necklace before a tear slips on her cheek, I wipe it away and press a kiss to her temple, "can we talk about this in the morning?" I whisper against her lips, she slightly nods before her eyes start drifting again , i pick her up and lay her head on the pillow before kissing her temple again, "good night, darling." I whisper.

Picking up my phone I search for Adrian's number then immediately type in my text,
Me: I think you should come see her Adrian.
Not a second later a text comes from him,
Adrian: I'll take the next flight.
Me: I also want you to do me a favor....

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