Bad idea! {Paige Bueckers}

Part 13

                               Paige bueckers
After Chloe ran out on me last night I told Azzi all about it the next morning. "PAIGE ARE YOU DUMB?" "What are you talking about Azzi?"
"You and Chloe have been hooking up and going on dates but when she asks what you are you say just friends like did you forget about all the other stuff?"

Azzi was right what I said to her last night was not really how I felt. I don't want to be just friends with Chloe I want her to be more than that. But I didn't know how to tell her that oh my god I am stupid.

                                    Chloe smith

I woke up this morning and my eyes were so puffy from all the crying I did last night. After a while of laying in my bed I decided I should probably take a shower. So I got out of bed and turned on the shower letting the hot water beat down on my face.

After I took a shower I was getting dressed when I realized that Paige's jersey was sitting at the end of my bed from last night. I remember ripping it off before falling asleep. And right next to it was the hoodie she had given me after the first time we had sex.

I picked up the hoodie feeling tears roll down my cheek. I didn't know whether to be so angry or completely heartbroken. I slipped it on. It still smelt like Paige. Her signature vanilla with a slightly musky undertone.

I laid back down on my bed and began to sob again. After about 2 hours more of crying I decided I should probably eat something. But when I went to grab my new car keys and they weren't there I remembered my car was still at Paige's apartment.

I slightly panicked at the thought of having to see her. So I just decided to walk to the nearest dinning hall and get food. After I made my way back to my room to eat I just rotted in bed all day.

Until I realized I had to be at practice for the girls in 30 minutes. Oh god I don't know how I'm gonna do this without sobbing. I quickly grabbed my bag and decided I would just focus on editing pictures during today's practice.

I made the short walk over to the athletic building entering and taking a seat in my usual spot on the bleachers. I pulled out my IPad and my Apple Pencil and began working on editing some photos from the last game.

I guess I was so caught up I didn't even realize that most of the team had arrived and so had Geno. As they began practicing I continued on my fine tuning of the pictures. But I looked up when I heard Geno shouting. "BUECKERS WHAT THE HELLS UP WITH YOU TODAY THAT WAS A WIDE OPEN SHOT!" He exclaimed as I looked towards Paige seeing as she looked distraught and worn down.

But before I could look away she looked up and made eye contact with me. This caught me off guard as now everyone had noticed the awkward silence and the longing looks between me and Paige.

"What ever get back to work." Geno said before walking back over to the side lines. I felt my heart thumping in my chest as my breaths became short. All I could think about was what Paige had said to me last night. And how it made me feel stupid and worthless and sad. I felt like just another girl. I felt used and discarded.

I stood up and quickly made my way over to Geno attempting to keep my cool as best as I could. "I think Im gonna head out early I'm not feeling too well." He nodded his head at me and shot me a quick smile before I walked off. Quickly gathering my things before making my way to the exit.

Once I was outside I felt the tears that had been welling up in my eyes fall down my cheeks. My breath became short and fast. I felt like everything around me was moving in slow motion. I knew that I was having a panic attack but all I could think of was how I needed to get home.

"Chloe wait". I heard someone say but it seemed so far away. But I was quickly snapped out of my state when I felt someone's arms wrapped around me. I rested my head on her chest. As she gently stroked my back.

"Hey you're okay I'm here you're gonna be ok." I heard Paige say into my ear as I laid my head on her chest continuing to sob. After at least 5 minutes of me just crying in her arms I finally collected myself remembering how angry I was at her. But as I tried to push away she just held me tighter. "I'm sorry I'm so so sorry you are so special and definitely not just my friend. I was stupid and didn't know how to say that to you."

I stayed there in her arms soaking in what she had just said to me it made the strain on my chest and my heart feel 20 times lighter. "I'll make it up to you I promise." She said quickly as I pulled away just enough to be able to look at her.

"Let me take you on a real official date?" She asked her tone obviously nervous. "That sounds amazing." I said wiping the tears from my eyes and smiling a real smile. She smiled back at me her blue eyes looking beautiful as always. I leaned in and kissed her a soft gentle kiss but one that was filled with emotion.

Once she pulled away I looked at her taking in her  beauty. "You better get back in there before Geno comes out here to get you?" I said jokingly and she hugged me tight and left a small kiss on my cheek before running back inside.

She was right we're gonna be ok.