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Chapter Two: Lucky Number Twenty-Two

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I missed having a place that felt like home. Nothing in England ever compared to anything like this.

I stretched my body in the warm silk sheets and smiled. I didn't think this would ever happen. I opened my eyes and was faced with a beautiful view of New York City out of the window.

I internally screamed at the fact I was back home. Even though it has been a few weeks since I had come back to the United States, it still feels like I had just gotten home since I was still learning the new things I had missed.

Like the work ethic here is a lot different than what it is in Europe. Especially when you're attending an Ivy League school.

On the bright side from the dreading amount of school work that had been going on recently, I met a friend.

Actually, two friends.

They are Garrett's friend's girlfriends. Gah, that's a mouthful.

Carson is dating a beautiful girl named Ellie. She has blonde hair with blue eyes. She was stunning. Let me just say, she was an amazing cook as well. Totally wifey material. She was hoping to become a chef in the future, she totally had the talent.

Tyler is dating a gorgeous girl named Charlotte, Charlie for short. She had brunette hair with blonde highlights making her hair turn into an ombré color. She had dark green eyes that made her even more gorgeous. I swear, she could be a model. Her skin was bronzed as if she had just gotten home from a vacation at the beach.

I felt like a mole rat when I was with them. I wasn't as pretty as them, but they are so sweet. I met them when we went out to eat with Garrett's friends. We instantly connected. Even though Charlie and Ellie had been friends longer than we have, they were so nice to let me join in on their friend group.

We were officially a trio.

"Mornin' gorgeous." Garrett's raspy morning voice echoed from beside me. I missed hearing his sexy morning voice every day. It made my lady parts tingle inside my body at the thought.

I rolled over to face him with a smile, "Hi." Though we had been back together for a few weeks now, it still feels weird. It feels feel being back with him.

I had gotten so used to being on my own for two whole years and having someone to dedicate your life to again is weird.

But, I felt safe again. While I was gone I felt like I had no purpose in life. But when I got back here with him, I knew exactly what I needed.

I needed him.

"Are you coming to the game?" He asks curiously while placing one of his hands on the side of my face.

I nodded, "Of course! Nothing better to do." I joked.

A smirk grew on his face at my sarcasm before he shot up and straddled me. "Nothing better to do, eh?"

A slight blush crept onto my cheeks, "Well, I suppose I can go," I placed one of my hands on his chest and ran my hand down it stopping just right about the hem of his shorts, "If I get something in return later."

He eyes darkened with lust before his head went to the crook of my neck and groaned, "Fuck, why do you do this to me? I have to leave!" He whined.

I didn't respond and just kissed his lips gently before pushing his horny ass off of me so I could go make something to eat.

I walked into the kitchen and I could feel him right on my heels. "You know I could get used to seeing you every day in my shirt." I was currently just wearing one of Garrett's t-shirts I had picked off of the bedroom floor after I had showered last night.

"You've seen me do this all the time!" I objected, reaching into one of the cabinets for a bowl, letting the shirt come up a little bit revealing my round butt cheeks.

I heard a rough moan come from behind me and I was slammed up against the counter. What the hell Gare!

He pins me in his arms and whispers in my ear, "Yes, but it gets sexier every time." His hands travel up the inside of my legs making the inside of my body quiver. "Fuck, I don't have time to do this."

I didn't have any underwear on, which was probably a bad idea. Total Access. But, I wasn't going to stop him. He would have to stop himself.

He placed me on the kitchen counter and stood in between his legs and stared at me, "How is it possible to look so beautiful when you just woke up?"

"How is it possible for you to be so horny when you just woke up?" I laughed and placed my hands on his jawline.

He rolled his eyes, "How can I not be when I have the world's prettiest girlfriend?" I smiled and kissed him gently in response. "My goodness, I missed you like fucking crazy." He growled, kissing me one more time before letting me go and searching for something to eat.

I felt bad every time he mentioned about him missing me. I hurt him so badly leaving. I don't think I'll ever get over it. "I'm sorry." I blurted out.

"Why?" His eyebrows furrowed as he paused pouring the Lucky Charms into the bowl.

I sighed, "I left you for two fucking years. You shouldn't have ever had to tell me you missed me. I should have always been here."

He gets up from the island table and walks towards me and looks me straight in the eye, "Okay not to sound like rude or anything because I'm not implying it anyway like what, but I think you leaving was good for us. You and I were both finally able to get space and figure out who we want to be and shit. Sure it hurt like hell but it was worth it in the end because I still got my peanut back."

I stare at him in the eyes before letting a tear slip out of my eye without warning. He wiped it away and leaned down to kiss me gently.

I wrapped my arms around his stomach and hugged him. "Gosh, I love you so much it's crazy," I mumbled without realizing. That was the first time we said the 'L' word since we broke up.

My heartbeat started to rise after a second. He returned the hug and kissed the top of my head before saying, "I love you too Jess." I could hear the happiness in his voice as he spoke. I could tell he was smiling without having to even look at him.

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I stood in the mirror at the Lawrence A Wein Stadium bathroom where Garrett would be playing his first game of the season.

I looked at my appearance. I was wearing one of his jerseys with his name and jersey number on the back of it, paired with a pair of ripped jeans and converse.

I smiled as I traced the outline of his number with my finger. Our lucky number, 21.

The number twenty-one was lucky to us because the first time he asked me to be his girlfriend, was on September 21st. The day I came back from Europe was on June 21st.

Ironic?

So since then, we have called that our lucky number.

I exited the bathroom and made my way down to my seat where my two new friends and Tyler were standing. We had gotten the first row, which meant we had a perfect view of the game. I smiled as the team came running out of the tunnel. I screamed as loud as I could when I saw Garrett run by searching around the stands.

His eyes finally landed on mine and he smiled. He ran over towards me, his smile reaching his eyes and jumped up on the ledge and I leaned down to meet him. "Hi," I breathed, "You look handsome in your uniform!

"Thanks, baby, wish me luck!" You could tell his adrenaline was building up. I grabbed his jaw and kissed him gently letting everyone in the crowd know he was mine.

He let go and I pecked his cheek, "Good luck handsome."

He flashed me a smile before jumping down and walking back towards the field, sending me a wink as he walked away.

"Oh, my gosh, Y'all are too cute!" Ellie squealed beside me.

I laughed, "He's the cute one."

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There were 45 seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Lions were tied 28-28 against the Yale Bulldogs.

We had the ball and I was on the edge of my seat as the play unfolded in front of my eyes. The center hikes the ball, landing it in the hands of the quarterback, which was Aiden. He runs down the field a few yards looking for an opening to throw it to someone.

I bit my fingernails as I saw that there was an opening to Garrett and Aiden was already positioning himself to throw the ball to him. As the ball flew through the air in a perfect spiral, Garrett charged down the field trying to catch it.

I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding when the football slipped into his hands. His legs pumped up and down in a fast motion as he ran as quickly as he could to the end zone.

There was another player from Yale right on his heels as he made his way past the twenty-yard line. He turns his head slightly to see how close the guy was. Garrett, please make it! Please! Please!

I crossed my fingers as he became closer and closer. I turn my head to the scoreboard that showed 5 seconds. He jumped into the end zone, making the touchdown.

I screamed as loudly as I could cheer for my boyfriend. Even though he had made two other touchdowns during the game, but this one mattered the most.

I jumped up and down as he came running down the sideline pointing his finger at me. I couldn't wait to give him a big sloppy kiss after this game.

The field goal kicker made a perfect kick into the goal, giving us the seventh point, making the score 35-28. The buzzer sounded alerting everyone that the game had ended. I jumped out of my seat and ran down to the field to meet Garrett.

I ran up to him, letting him pick me up and spin me around in his arms, "Congratulations!"

"Thank you!" His smile was extraordinary, letting everyone see his perfectly straightened teeth. Lucky ass.

"You're sweaty," I said as I wiped a trail of sweat off of his forehead.

He chuckled and set me back down on the ground, "I would say you can come help clean me up but I don't know how I would feel about all of the players looking at you while you lather me in the body wash."

I laughed, turning a light shade of red, "Well go clean up and then we can go celebrate!"

"Okay, let me go shower, I'll be out soon." He kissed me on the lips before running off back and disappearing into the tunnel.

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I don't think I have ever laughed as hard in my life as I am right now. All of us were seated at a large booth at a bar in the city. By all of us, I mean, Garrett, Aiden, Ellie, Carson, Charlie, Tyler, and I.

Carson was telling us a story about the time he had planned on banging a girl. He had gone to the pharmacy to buy a box of condoms because tonight was the night according to him.

He was talking to the man pharmacist and said, "Yeah I've been seeing this super hot girl and we are going to meet her parents then we are going out. I think after that I'm going to get lucky!"

Later that night they were at dinner and Carson asks to say the blessing, which had lasted several minutes according to him.

The girl leans over and says to him, "I never knew you were such a religious person."

Carson leans back over and says, "I never knew your father was a pharmacist."

And that is why we are all dying of laughter and the bar table.

"How old were you?" Ellie asks curiously. I wonder if she's jealous about this since she is dating him.

"About seventeen." He laughs, draping his arm over the back of her chair.

We spent the rest of the night sharing embarrassing childhood stories and laughing our asses off while having a few drinks. That is what I call a good night with some good friends.