Nika POV
"Alright girls, huddle up!" Geno yelled as practice was coming to an end, giving a long speech on everything we have yet to come, "I like what I'm seeing, keep it up. Alright, that's it for practice today, go get rest and stuff."
"Thanks coach!" Everyone yelled, I looked in the stands to see Tate on the phone, getting ready to head her way, I heard a faint whisper between Paige and KK.
"KK, you need to stop it. They're happy togeth-" I decided to bud in.
"Whatcha guys talking about?"
KK rolled her eyes, "Girl, go somewhere else."
Paige's eyes widened, "KK, just tell her."
"Yeah, tell me KK," She scoffs, I get closer just a little.
"Like I said before, go away girly pop," That's what ticked me off, but I began to walk away.
"She won't even realizes that imma steal her girl without trying, you know, with miss temper over there," I spun around, making my way back to the duo. Paige ran off, KK standing there arms crossed.
"Tell me what you said, right now," I demanded.
"No."
I can feel my body tense, "Just tell me."
She says something under her breath, quiet enough for me not to hear.
"Speak up," I state.
"Mmm," She pretends to think, "I think not."
"SPEAK UP!" I yell, pushing KK.
"GIRL, LEAVE ME ALONE!" She screamed, pushing me back.
"NO, SO IT IS YOU. WHY YOU KEEP DOIN' IT."
"CAUSE YOU DON'T DESERVE HER!" I paused, moving closer to her.
"Say that again," I almost said in a whisper, KK moving closer.
"You...don't.... deserve her," I next thing I know, my fist is connecting with her face, Tate yelling as she ran towards the scene.
"Nika! Nika, what happened?" She asked, trying to steer me away from KK and her bloody nose," Hey, baby, please talk to me."
"She did it," That's all that I could manage out.
"She did what, Nika? What did she do?"
"She's behind the text messages," I turn back to the crowd of teammates, "You knew about it, P?"
Paige looked down, "I'm sorry, I was tryna find a way to tell you, and...."
"Just save it," I sprint out of the gym, hoping no one was following me.
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Tate POV
"Are you serious, Paige?" I asked, disbelief coating my voice.
"I'm sorry, I wanted to tell you, but Ava tol-"
"Ava told you what?" what did Ava have to do with this?
Paige's face changed, she had slipped up, "Forget I said that."
"Paige, what did Ava tell you?"
She seemed to become more uncomfortable as the seconds past, "She's gonna be so mad."
"Spill."
"She was helping KK get with you," She almost winced as the words left her mouth, "She felt that Nika wasn't right for you, even if she felt you guys were in love."
"Are, we are in love. So, please, can you tell her to screw off," I ran out of there, wanting to find Nika as soon as possible. I grabbed my phone, instantly calling the girl I called my girlfriend.
"Please, please, pick up," I just wanted to comfort her, tell her how much I loved her, make sure she was okay. The other end rang with a familiar voice.
"Tate?" I was almost jumping with joy that she answered.
"Yes, baby, it's me. Where are you?" She told me immediately; I hung up and made my way to her car.
When I finally got there, the door was already unlocked. I quickly got in, finding Nika crying. I pulled her into a hug, kissing her cheeks, running my hands through her hair, doing anything that might be comforting. Eventually, she moved out of my arms, just sitting back in her seat.
"I'm sorry."
To say I was confused was an understatement, "What?"
"I'm sorry that all this is going down. I should've known this was gonna happen, everything can never be perfect, and that's all I wanna give to you. You deserve it, and I don't deserve you," My heart shattered.
"Niks, listen to me, you are everything I need. You deserve me just as much as I deserve you," I feel myself smile, "You're my soulmate, I just know it."
Nika looked up with teary eyes, a soft chuckle leaving her lips, "Now who's the hopeless romantic?"
"I'd be a hopeless romantic any and every day if it's with you," I smile, she smiles back before looking ahead through the window.
"We should totally runaway, never come back," I laugh, she looks at me, she's dead serious.
"Babe, we can't do that. You have basketball, I have school to finish-" She cuts me off.
"Let's go to Croatia. I'll find a league there; we can find you a good school over there to finish at. We'll get married, have pets, kids even. I just wanna go somewhere that's nice and peaceful that we can just live. You know, have a good life," She was inching closer to me, her lips ghosting mine, but all I could think about was what she said. Married. Kids.
"Nika?"
"Hmm?"
"You would want to marry me in the future?" I look down at my hands.
She moved a piece of my hair out of the way, "Of course, pretty girl. I wanna do any and everything with you."
I crashed our lips together; I don't think I could ever love somebody as much as her. Our lips moved in sync, as if they were made for each other. Her hands roamed around on my body, as my hands held her face to keep it close to mine.
"Baby?"
"Yes, Niks?"
"I love you."
"I love you too."
After that, well, she took me to her place. No one around due to practice just getting done and most were out eating. We had the whole place to ourselves, the bathroom, her room, everywhere. She took a quick shower as I sat on her bed waiting. Once she was done, her hair damp from the water, made her way to me.
"Are you sure?"
I shook my head, she gave me a look, "Yes. I've never been so sure of something in my life."
She smiled, which quickly turned to a smirk. The same smirk she held when we first met about a week ago. A week. That's all it had been, and I felt as though I've known her for years.
She bent down in front of my, her hands on my thighs, rubbing gently circles. Her eyes stayed on her thumbing moving in a circular motion.
"What's wrong, niks?"
"I want this to be perfect for you," she said those words a lot, little did she know, I thought everything with her was perfect.
I move her head, so our eyes were meeting, "Everything with you is perfect. Everything. Every moment we share, every time I'm even in the same room as you, I couldn't be happier than I am when I'm with you."
Her smirk comes back, confidence coming off of her, "Okay, baby."
Our lips collided. Her hands roamed wherever they pleased. The moment was beautiful, passionate, loving. Never did I think I would have been so needy, but with her, I was. The only thing I wanted, though, was her. Her eyes, her lips, her body. I wanted every piece of her, I needed every piece of her.
As we settled down, our bodies intertwined, skin to skin, I picture a future. Our future.
"I love you."
"I love you too, Ta."
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Nika POV
I was awakened by a loud thud. I jumped up, waking Tate.
"I'm sorry, baby," She groans, heading back to sleep. I throw on some clothes, making my way through the hallway. I hear arguing, Paige and someone else.
"Listen, I'm sorry, but I think it was time to tell her," Paige defends herself.
"I don't think so, KK had a chance, I know she did. Now, you ruined it," The person scoffed, I try to take a quick look, Ava.
"Whatever," Paige goes to walk down to her room, Ava yelling after her.
"I'm so sick of you always choosing Nika's side," The blonde stopped in her tracks, turning to her bickering girlfriend.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You know exactly."
"I don't, please tell me."
Ava rolls her eyes, "You just always do it."
Paige laughs, "And you know what? We're done. I really, really, don't like you. So please, leave and never come back."
I hide behind the wall, Ava scoffs, runs down the hall, and makes her way to wherever tha-
"Hey, Nika, how's your hand?" I jumped, not noticing Paige beside me.
"Uhh, it's good, surprisingly," I inspect my hand, small bruising, nothing compared to what KK probably had.
"I'm glad," She pauses, "How's Tate holding up?"
I clear my throat, "Uh, she's doing good. Honestly, she was holding me together."
Paige nods, "She's perfect for you, Niks," Silence fell between us, "I'm sorry. I should've told you about it as soon as Ava planned to do anything."
"Why? Why did she do it?"
Paige shrugged, "She likes to be in control, and she felt what you and Tate have was too much too soon."
I raise an eyebrow, "What is that supposed to mean?"
"She thought love needed to be worked for, not appear and everything go perfectly," She used her hands to talk.
"That makes no sense," She nods to show she agrees, "Well, imma go back to bed, ya know, I don't know how Tate would feel to wake up without me there."
"What? Why would she..." Her face lights up at the realization, "Oh my god, you finally did it." I blushed.
"Yeah, yeah, but I am going back," I head down the hallway, seeing Paige just stand there, "The three of us could go see a movie or something later if you want."
Paige's face lights up, "Yeah, that'd be cool."
Once I got back in the room, Tate had fallen back asleep. I try to maneuver myself in without waking her, failing immediately.
"Hmm?" She groaned.
"Nothing, pretty girl. Go back to sleep, okay?" And without hesitation, she cuddle into my side, and fell back to sleep.
I could get use to this.
A/N: Y'all, I'm sorry for leaving it on a cliffhanger last chapter. This is my apology, a chapter to answer your questions.
Anyways, hope you enjoy reading this and if it's complete garbage, please let me know.
Also, Nika's insta post, OMG. I need this woman immediately.
Anyways...
Peace yall, til the next chapter...