California dreaming: chapter four.
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a/n: I hope you enjoy:) I tried.
NOT MY GIFS: credit to @jamiesdrysdales 💗.
alex turcotte. you were kissing alex turcotte. how did that happen? you didn’t know. you focused on the kiss, enjoying the way his soft lips moved heatedly against yours. Kissing him was intoxicating, you didn’t want to stop, he tasted like the strawberry mint gum he was chewing moments before which you loved. he pulled away for just a second, breathing heavily. you take a breath and before you know it, he’s pressing his lips onto yours, capturing them in another heated kiss. you kiss back, and wrap your arms around his neck, pulling him closer. he places his hands on your waist, keeping you secured. you reach up to play with the ends of his curled hair, pulling slightly. you stay moment for a few moments longer, and then you both pull away.
you looked at alex, and he looked back at you. you were about to say something when he clears his throat, and starts walking back to the boys. ‘sorry’ he mumbles as he passes you. you let a breath, what just happened?.
you didn’t return right away, opting to go to the bathroom to wash your face. you stare into the mirror, and think about the makeout you had with alex five minutes ago. did he like you? did you like him? you didn’t know. your feelings were jumbled. you thought about it again, kissing him was amazing. the way he was gentle yet ferocious while kissing you. you could do it for hours. a certain feeling washed over you, but you couldn’t pin point what it was. you sighed, and tan your hand through your hair. you could do this, you could deal with alex and jamie for the rest of the night.
you left the bathroom, and headed straight to the counter to get your drink. you walked back to the table alex, quinton and jamie were at. alex and quinton were starting another round of pool while Jamie was sitting and watching. jamie saw you first, his eyes following you , trying to get your attention. but you were to busy sipping on your drink, trying to hide your awkwardness. you smile at Jamie when you finally notice him looking at you. he gives you a tentative smile and nods. you decide to make your way towards the chair he’s sitting at, but before you do you alex looks up at you. you lock eyes and you flush. you break the eye contact and walk faster towards Jamie, trying to get out of the view of alex. you flop onto the chair next to jamie. ‘you good y/n/n?’ you look at his concerned face, and nod. ‘ya I’m doing great’ you squeeze his hand in reassurance. his face relaxes and he squeezes back. ‘I’m glad you’re ok.’ you softly smile at him. ‘I’m so glad I’m here jamie. spending time with you again. I missed it.’ he nods ‘I missed it and you so much.’ you both look at each other, and your stomach erupted in butterflies. before you could say anything else, quinton makes his way over saying ‘as much as I would like to spend more time with you guys, we gotta go and sleep because we got practice tomorrow.’ you nod ‘want jamie to tuck you in Q?’ he laughs and nudges you. ‘nah I got alex to do that.’ you laugh and give him a hug ‘I’ll see you around’ he hugs you back ‘you most definitely will’. he goes to get his car started, and you look at jamie ‘do you want me to get the car or you?’ ‘I can get it, you stay here I gotta ask Q something anyways’ you nod and pat his shoulder. he leaves and you start to walk side to side. you get lost in your thoughts, not noticing a soft hand grasping yours. ‘h-hey’ you look and see alex. he was holding onto your hand and was looking intensely at you. you give him a confused look, ‘did you need something turcs?’ ‘I uh I wanted to ask you if you maybe wanted to go to a lakers game?’ you were taken aback by his question. he wanted to spend more time with you?. you thought you wouldn’t speak again after that makeout. heat rushed to your cheeks, but you were thankful that it was dark out so that alex couldn’t see. you nod ‘I’d love to go .’ he smiled, and his dimples popped out making your heart flutter. he leans in to give you a hug, and you press a kiss on his cheek. you break apart when you see Jamie’s car approaching. ‘I’ll see you soon’ he nods and you leave. not noticing the way jamie was looking longingly at you and alex.
you and jamie drive in mostly silence. letting the soft music playing in the background drowning out your thoughts. jamie looks at you and softly speaks ‘so you and alex seems to be close.’ you glance at him and nod ‘ya we got along well.’ you look away and it’s his turn to glance at you, a pool of unease in his stomach. you smile at him, ‘you excited for the game tomorrow?’ jamie nods, ‘ya I am, seems fun. got to take the most out of California before we head home.’ you laugh ‘especially the warm weather.’
you arrive back at his apartment, feeling drained from the day you had. you sleepily made your way to your room, patting jamie on the head as you passed him. ‘good night drysie’. jamie watched you, his heart hammering in his chest. why was he feeling like this around you?. he stared up at the ceiling, his eyes slowly closing. the only thing he had on his mind was your sweet smile.
you were woken up by a loud chirping from outside your window. you groaned, why were you never able to get a good night sleep here. you grabbed your phone on the bedside table and read your messages. you read the one from alex, him reminding you of the game all of you were going to tonight. you sighed, you’re going to have another evening filled with jamie and alex. how were you going to figure this out?. each passing day, you wanted to tell jamie more and more about how you felt about him. but then you had alex, who you couldn’t help but like. you were torn, and confused.
a few hours passed, and Jamie finally came back from his practice. he looked at you as you sat on the counter and typed away on your laptop. he admired the way the sun made your skin glow, the way your eyes deepened in colour and the way you bit your lip when you concentrated. you looked beautiful, and he couldn’t help but look at you. you perked up when you heard him place all his bags on the floor, ‘good practice?’ he nods ‘really good. you getting ready soon?’ you nod ‘just about. needed to send a few emails out.’ he softly nods his head, and heads towards his room to go change.
the parking lot of the staples centre was packed. many people standing around, ready to watch the game. you looked through the window and smiled, loving the atmosphere already. ‘remind me to take you to one of my games y/n?.’ you smiled cheekily at Jamie ‘as if I haven’t been to enough in my life’ he laughs ‘we had some good memories at hockey games’ you laugh ‘we sure did.’ ‘remember when cozens through a puck over the glass at you and hit you, and you got so mad that you threw it back and it hit him in the nose.’ you laugh even harder ‘man, Ostrava was fun.’ ‘I think he was scared to come up to you after’ you both laugh. ‘wait now you’re making me want to go to a hockey game jamie.’ you smack his arm and he winces. ‘yes, my method worked!’ you roll your eyes ‘you got me drysie’. he stops the car and you both leave, heading towards the entrance, where you saw alex and quinton standing.
you go to hug quinton, and then alex, who looked adorable in his white crisp fitting T-shirt and jeans. he hugs you tight, resting his chin on top of your head. you relax in his arms, savouring the hug. you pull away, and smile up at him. he smiles back and grabs your hand, leading you inside. you look at him for a moment, ‘I see you finally let the curls loose?’ he glances at you and reaches up to run a hand through his hair. ‘oh yeah. thought I might try a new look. you like it?’ you giggle ‘I do.’ you continue to walk beside him, but still making sure to wait for jamie and quinton. you make it to your seats, being squished in between alex and jamie. perfect.
the game progresses, you joking around with the boys, sometimes getting shaken by alex when he was excited. you truly were having a fun time. jamie leans his head on your shoulder, and your hand by habit goes to play with the ends of his hair. ‘tired jamie?’ you slightly tease. he nods and laughs ‘kinda’. you both relax and you stare at the basketball court waiting for the players to come out again. your attention moves to alex, who started playing with the two rings on hands. ‘these are pretty.’ you look at him and smile ‘oh yeah?’ ‘just like you.’ you blush at his comment, and whisper a small thank you. the game resumes, and you’re once again consumed with thoughts about the boy laying his head on your shoulder, and the boy playing with the multiple rings on your finger.
the game ends, and you all decide to split up early, you kiss alex on the cheek, and he presses a small kiss on your jaw. you blush again ‘this was fun alex. thank you for inviting me.’ he smiles and nods ‘my pleasure.’ he squeezes your hand ‘I’ll text you tomorrow?’ you nod and wave. heading towards Jamie’s car.
the drive home was fun, you and Jamie decided to blast songs from your childhood, so now you were belting out the words in the car. you laugh as you watch Jamie sing along to the song ‘unwritten’. your heart races when he winks at you. you reach the parking lot of his building and he grabs you to dance crazily to ‘like a g6’. you spin around in his arms, and he picks you up, to spin you around even more. he places you down, both of you breathing heavily. Jamie reaches into his car for a bottle of water and lowers the volume a bit. you lean against his car, looking up to the sky. he joins you, ‘h-hey y/n?’ you look at him and smile. ‘what’s up Jamie?’ ‘I love you. I’m in love with you.’
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