Tate POV
"So, what you're telling me is that you have no idea?" Nika asked, Paige shrugged.
"That could literally, and I mean, literally could be anybody," I sighed, Nika eyes looked over my face before wrapping her arm around my shoulder, pulling me closer.
I get comfortable in Nika's embrace, which wasn't hard to do, "Thanks, P," Nika says, Paige nodding before getting up and leaving.
"You alright?" Nika placed a kiss on my forehead, I nodded, "Words please, pretty girl."
I blush, looking her in the eyes, "I'm okay. Are you alright?"
She takes in a deep breath, releasing before speaking, "Kinda?"
"What do you mean, Niks?"
"This whole...situation, it's so frustrating. But, having you, it's makes everything better, lijepa," She smiled, which, this seemed to be the most genuine one I've seen in a while.
I sigh, "Stop being all cute and everything," I moved to get up.
She fake pouts, "What? I can't call my perfect girlfriend beautiful?" she followed behind me as I made my way to a living area space. KK and Paige sitting on the couch.
"No, you can't," I say stopping, Nika's hands landing on my waist.
"Why not?"
"You're gonna make me fall even more in love," She took this as her opportunity to kiss me. It was perfect, but every kiss with her was. Breaking us apart was a cough.
"Okay lovebirds, wrap it up," Paige said, jokingly. KK laughed, not really looking in our direction.
"Shut up, P," Nika laughs out, I leave a small peck on her cheek before making my way to the kitchen. Not long after, I heard arguing.
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Nika POV
Before she left, she pecks my cheek. I blush, obviously. She's the only person to have this effect on me, and I loved it. I loved her.
"KK shut up," Paige whisper yells, gaining my attention.
"What she say?"
"None ya business, Niks," KK grumbles, I didn't like where this was going.
"Now it is, so spill."
"I don't want too, just like I don't wanna see you and Tate eating each other's faces all the time," Paige, which was the smartest thing she's ever done, slowly made her way out of the room.
"Why, KK? You jealous?" I make my way to the couch she was once sitting on, standing pretty much face to face.
"Ew, God no. I'm not disgusting, why would I want that?" My blood was boiling.
"You're pathetic," I grumble, KK grabs my arm, spinning me back around.
"Say it to my face, huh, why don't ya?!"
I laugh, "You....are....pathetic," I put emphasis on the end of each word.
"This is exactly why no one likes you!"
"Why? Cause I don't go after other people's girlfriends?"
KK paused, Tate barged into the room, "What's going on?"
She looks between the two of us, "Nika, what's going on?"
I sigh, "KK is jealous of our relationship. Who knows, she might be the one texting you about me."
I looked straight at KK, who seemed to lose color in the face, "What are you trying to accuse me of Nika?"
"You know exactly what I'm talking about."
"Please enlighten me."
Tate grabs onto my arm, pulling my attention from the problem in front of me, "Baby, let's just go back to your room, okay?"
I see the look in her eyes, God I wish I wasn't so down bad, "Okay. You go ahead, find one of your amazing movies, and get the bed ready. I'll be right there, bebo."
Tate nodded, squeezing my arm just a little, whispering in my ear, "If you take longer than a minute, I'm dragging you in there and cuddling you so you can't get up."
I chuckle, "Okay, I won't be long," with that, she left.
I turned to look at KK, "This is the only thing I'm gonna say about this, if you end up being the person behind the text," I pause, "I'm gonna make your life a livin-"
"Okay Nika, that's enough," Azzi stormed in, Paige right behind her, "Nika, I get you're frustrated with the situation you and Tate are in, but trying to put blame on someone is going to do nothing," She moved to face KK, "And KK, stop instigating things. Now, please, break this up."
I stood there, dumbfounded, "Fine, but if I do find out and it's her.... consider her dead."
I walked out, KK rolling her eyes and walking in the opposite direction.
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Tate POV
I was getting ready to get up and get Nika when she bust through the door. Not a word was said, she threw off her clothes, changing into something more comfortable, then made her way into the covers. She laid her head on my chest, messing with the waist band of my sweatpants.
"You alright, Niks?" I run my hand through her ponytail, which she gets up to take out.
She lays her head back on my chest, "I just, I don't know, I have a feeling something is off with KK and the way she was acting makes this feeling even stronger. Baby, I just wanna help you stop these messages. I wanna make everything go back to perfect, not this stressful mess."
As I sit there in silence, she raises her head to look me in the eyes, "I want everything to be perfect for you," Her hand making its way to my cheek, "I need everything to be perfect for you, Bebo."
"Nika," I felt the words were stuck in my throat, not wanting to come out, "Having you is all I need."
"You say that, and I know that. I just wanna make sure the most perfect girl in the world has everything and anything she wants," She lowers her lips to my hand that I didn't even know she was holding.
"You're a hopeless romantic, you know that?"
"Baby," She inches closer, our faces a mere couple inches apart, "I'm not hopeless."
I lean in closer, our lips ghosting each other, "So, you're just a romantic? Is that what you're saying?"
"You tell me, do you think I'm romantic?"
I pause to think, "I already told you what I thought."
"What makes me a hopeless romantic?" She moves away slightly, her eyes never leaving mine.
"I mean there's nothing wrong with it, I think I'm one too," She smiles.
"Okay, then, we'll be hopeless together, hmm?" She leans in to kiss my cheek, color already rising.
"That's exactly what a hopeless romantic would say," She rolls her eyes, getting out of the bed, "Wait, where are you going?"
"Don't worry, pretty girl, I'll be right back," She winked, making her way outside of the room.
I sat there for a second, wondering what she could be doing. After about 5 minutes of waiting, I made my way through the hallway, and into the kitchen. Azzi and Paige standing there, smiling, as if they knew something I didn't.
"What are you guys all smiley about?"
Azzi snorts, trying to hold in her laugh, "I mean, nothing, nothing at all."
Paige begins to break, laughing as well, "I mean, personally, I think you should go to the living room."
I raise a brow at the weird remark but continue through the place. Making my way to the living room, Aaliyah stays engrossed in her phone. I see nothing. Aaliyah was the only person who happened to be in there, no Nika to be found.
"Do you know where Nika is?"
Aaliyah finally looked up from her phone, "Oh, I thought she went back to her room."
I sighed, thanking her before making my way back to my girlfriend's room. Only thing is, the door was cracked and not fully opened. Oh god, what is she up too. The room, somehow, was now lighted dimly, the TV turned to my favorite movie, and my girlfriend and favorite snacks on the bed. I felt my heart flutter, this has to be the sweetest thing ever.
"You alright, baby?" Nika asked, getting up from the bed, as I realized, she was wearing a pajama set that she wasn't in before.
"Yeah, I mean," I felt myself at a loss of words, "I love you, Nika."
She smiled, engulfing me into a hug, "I love you too, Tate."
We stood there for a minute, letting me collect my thoughts. Immediately, I felt the need to ask about the pajamas.
"Oh, these," She rubbed the shirt flat against her, "I wore these to match with you."
Confusion held its place on my face, "What? I don't own anything like those."
She smirked, moving to the other side of her bed, "Oh, that's right. I haven't given them to you yet."
I laughed, "God, you're so cute."
"I try," She shrugged.
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Nika POV
This was perfect, the night was perfect, she was perfect. We just laid in each other's arms, talking, watching her favorite movie, and enjoying her favorite snacks. I could do this every day. All day.
"Niks?"
"Hmm?"
"Why'd you do this?"
I run my fingers through her hair, "I wanted too."
She sits up, facing me, "Is that really why?"
"You seem surprised?"
"I mean, a little. I would have to beg anyone else to do something like this with me, and you just somehow knew that I would love it," I smile, moving a strand of her hair out of her face.
"Tate, I would do anything for you," I pause, feeling myself become shy, "Even if it meant asking your friends back home what your ideal date was."
I've never seen a bigger smile in the world, "You really did that?"
I blush, "Yeah."
She leans in to kiss me, "I'm so lucky to have you, Nika."
"I'm even more lucky to have you, Tate."
The morning came quicker than I would've wanted. I woke up to my alarm, sunlight pouring in through the slightly opened blinds, the TV softly playing in the back from where we fell asleep with it on, and the girl of my dreams body intertwined with mine. I would do anything to stay in this bed all day, but I had practice. I go to get up, trying to get up slowly and easily to not wake Tate, but I fail miserably.
"Niks, where you going?"
"I gotta go to practice, baby. I'll be back, unless you wanna come with?" with that, she was up in a matter of seconds, I snickered at the reaction.
"I'm up, and I do wanna go," She smiles, getting up, and leaving a kiss on my cheek.
"I want a kiss on the lips," I pout, she shakes her head.
"Nope, not yet. Let me brush my teeth and then I'll think about it," She goes to go into the bathroom, but I stop her by pulling her into me.
"Just one kiss?"
"Nika."
"Yes, baby?"
She rolls her eyes, "Fine, but I did warn you."
She leaves a small peck on my lips, "Is that what you wanted?"
"It's fine, that'll suffice."
She rolls her eyes, heading into the bathroom.
After we got dressed, I stopped by a small coffee shop to grab her an iced coffee.
"Babe, you really didn't have too," I hand it to her, kissing her cheek.
"I wanted to. I wanna do everything for you," I kiss her cheek one more time before starting the car and heading to practice. I pulled into a spot, rushing out of my seat, and making my way to Tate's side to open her door.
"Why are you doing all this?" Confusion contorted on her face.
I sigh, "Bebo, how many times do I have to say it? I want to. I love you. And yeah. That's why."
She rolled her eyes, "Hopeless romantic."
"Honestly, I don't see that as a bad thing," She nods.
"I don't think it's a bad thing either, besides, you're too cute while living your hopeless romantic ways," She says, opening the door to the gymnasium.
"Whatever," I go to run away, but stop, pulling her into a kiss, "I love you, Bebo."
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Tate POV
I sat down in the bleachers as Nika and her team ran through drills. I watched as Nika began to become....hot. I mean, she always was, but something about her in practice was different. It almos-
A call from Ava intruding my thoughts, I quickly answered.
"Where have you been lover girl?"
"I think you already know, Ava."
"She has you wrapped around her finger."
"She does not. But, even if I was, I don't think I would mind it."
"Alright, that's enough. Anyways, what have you been up too?"
"Well, I told Nika about the text. She was okay with it, but she has this determination to find out who it is. She's even fighting with her teammates about it."
"Period, I guess. At least you know she cares."
"I guess, but she's also being extremely sweet. Like, last night, she set up her room to be the perfect movie night. I didn't have to tell her my favorite things, she literally went and asked my friends from home, ya know, Syd and Callie."
"Do you think it's weird she's being so sweet?"
"Why would I?"
"I don't know, forget I asked."
"I mean, I think she's mostly doing it cause she thinks it's like a way to make up for how she's treating other people. For example, KK."
"What'd KK do?"
"She thinks she's the one who's sending the text. Something tells me she's not really wrong, but I don't want her to do anything stupid."
"So you think it's KK?"
"I mean, I gu-"
And before I could finish my sentence, everything became chaos on the court. People holding back a couple players, I had an idea of who one of them was.
"Ava, Imma have to get off, talk to you later," I hung up before she could even say anything, making my way down onto the court.
A/N: Guys, I had the biggest writing urge today, so enjoy this 2,200 word chapter. (idek how I managed to get that much into this?!?" Also, I feel like this book is gonna have a lot of chapters. Like, a lot.
How would you guys feel if I started working on my Paige book too? I was rereading it and kinda wanna write on it again. Only thing is, I don't know if I should try to focus on one book at a time or write for whatever book I feel like at the time?
Anyways, I love writing cute chapters, and other chapters, but I think this one was fairly cute.
Anyways...
peace yall, til the next chapter