The Football Player's Roommate

Epilogue.

Amaya's POV:

I shivered as another bout of cold wind and snow blew past me. It was almost below freezing and nearly set my teeth chattering as I made my way back to my seat. I was still a Louisiana girl at heart and still needed to build up my resistance to the cold. 

"It's colder than gold-digger's heart out here." Tucker complained as he continued to wrap his thick scarf farther up his face.

I chuckled at his wry sense of humor as my jaw continued to clatter together.

"I second that." Annalee mumbled barely audible underneath her enormous puffer coat.

"Alright guys. Let's not complain too much; halftime's almost over."

"Yeah and you get to see lover boy again." Annalee waggled her brows to me.

"Like you're one to talk, Annalee. We all know you're just here to see Danny." I retorted.

"Nuh-uh!" She rejected as quickly as possible. Despite the cold already coloring her cheeks a bright pink, the mention of Danny caused them to flush a deep scarlet.

Her newfound crush on Theo's best friend had apparently developed while we were away at Christmas when ole Danny stopped by looking for a hoodie Theo had borrowed. They had been hanging out ever since.  Who knows where they'd end up, but with Anna's rocky past in the relationship world, I just hoped it worked out for the best.

Tucker, on the other hand had a rather gloomy Christmas season. Annalee informed me Sam had broke it off with him after only a few weeks and left Tuck completely heartbroken.

He had been down in the dumps ever since, but I had made it a priority of mine to cheer him up. Hence the reason he's at a football game, something he still didn't understand no matter how many times Theo and I time attempted to explain. It was better to have him out and cheering for the wrong team than to be sitting all alone in his apartment.

Just as I brought the hot chocolate back up to my lips, the opposing team came bustling out of their tunnel with loud shouts of praise from the other side of the stadium. I knew our team would be making it's entrance close behind them.

As soon as our team's jersey reappeared, my eyes sorted through all the numbers looking for Theo's bright and big 7. When I finally found him jogging out of the tunnel, my mouth lost all interest in the warming drink and focused on my favorite football player.

A smile made its way to my face as I watched him playfully dance around the field. I let out a laugh as I watched him and a couple of the other players carelessly rile up the crowd.

Theo was in his element. This was his biggest game of the year and he was confident. Not only was he confident and overly prepared for the National Championships, but he was also excited. The most excited I'd seen him since I told him I wanted him back.

Football really was his passion and I loved seeing him in an environment where he could just enjoy himself and have no outside worries. It was just him, his team, and the game.

The fourth quarter kicked off and our team was still leading by only a few points. It was obvious that it was going to be a close game.

As time ran down I watched people bite their nails to the nub, scared their team wouldn't come out on top. Win or loss, I'd still be cheering Theo on in the end.

Plus it wasn't like this was his last season. There was always next year.

"I'm nervous. I hope they win." Annalee said as she bit her lip nervously.

"Yeah me too." I admitted as our team lined up for another play. The game was now tied and this was their last chance in avoiding over time.

"I think I'm finally getting a hang of this football jargon." Tucker smirked, proud of himself. "If they score a goal they get some points and when they get tackled that's a bad thing.?"