First and Down

Not even game day,

Alright, man. Stop with the cheesiness.

The girls can take care of the kids for a night, I'm taking you out for drinks when we get back to LA. Better?

#chat #nate #hate

Not even game day,

….I’ll love those kids like my very own.

#chat #nate #hate #teh end #perfect bromance and friendship is perfect

I know you will, Phelpsy. I know you will.

Hunter?

"Good. I’m glad." Zooey feels herself drawn closer to him by his hand, and her own go up to his chest, smiling up at him with the adoration that she always had. "I still would’ve liked to know. I’d want to kick him in person." She felt herself being soothed by him, and her breathing evened out as she calmed to match him. "You’re right. You’re right of course. I just can’t help to think what I’ve been missing all these years… We could’ve had kids by now… You’d think I’d have grown up by now." A low groan escaped her as she ground back against him, but then he was pulling away, and she was panting. "We’re just irresistible to one another." She soothed, running her hands over his shoulders as she grounded herself in the feel of him. "I love you so much."

Hunter brushed a kiss across her forehead, her sweet smile bringing one of his own. "Well you know now... feel free to kick him if we ever run into him." Hunter hummed when she loosened up, his hands slipping down to tangle with hers. " I know, I've done the same exact thing for the past six years, even when I was trying my hardest not to... but it's a torture. We just have to build our future so we're happy with it." He made an amused sound, his breathing slowing. "Looks like... guess we weren't just horny teenagers after all, huh?" he laughed, leaving chaste kisses on her lips as she once again used her touch to good use. "Wǒ ài nǐ. c̄hạn rạk khuṇ. je t'aime. te amo. I love you. I've missed you, Zooey."

#para #zooey

Not even game day,

There’s no one else I’d trust them with

After everything, it's probably a long, long way off... but you know your being godfather still stands for any of our kids, right?

#chat #nate #hate #;alsdjkf

Not even game day,

Of course. But that doesn’t mean you get to skip out on visiting. Come see them soon. Oh, and you’ll be godfather to him too, yes?

#chat #nate #hate #absolutely perfect.

Not a chance, I'll be there... and I'll bring Zooey too. I ...yeah, man. Of course. They're practically my own, I'll do anything for them.

Not even game day,

…Ditto. I love you, man. You’ll always be my best brother and friend.

#chat #nate #hate #bffffffsss #I cannot #best brothers ever

Love you too, bro. And all your brood, Cam's beautiful. Give him and Ry a kiss for me, yeah?

Hunter?

Zooey released the breath all in one go, “You never did.” She pouted playfully. She nuzzled slightly against his touch, his hand on her neck always a turn-on. “He… He said that… I wish you would’ve told me. I worked with him for the rest of the year! The prick, oh my… I just…” She grew flustered and angry, unable to believe that she might’ve been forced to live through her greatest nightmare twice. “Why do I always attract those guys?!” Zo questioned rhetorically, looking up at him with fire in her eyes. “Alright. I trust you will, so we’ll just see how this goes, and cross any bridge when we get there.” Gently, she brushed her thumb over his goosebumps, placing a tender kiss over them. The thought that the proposal was long behind them saddened her momentarily, but she managed the smile she’d pasted on her face for six years and nodded, “Yeah, it’d be silly to dwell on. Oh pooh, you think everything I do is cute.” A quiet moan escaped her at his insistency, her mouth not offering much battle and let his tongue slip into her mouth, kissing him back fervently. Her fingers buried themselves in his hair, keeping his face against hers, his lips still feeling so right kissing hers.

"Doubt I ever will," Hunter chuckled, fingers trailing from her neck down to her collarbone, before wrapping around to her back. "There wasn’t any reason to scare you, Zooey. He wasn’t going to lay a hand on you, I made sure of that." He squeezed her softly, murmuring I don't know in the face of her ire, taking his turn at being the calm one. "Yeah, that sounds like a plan." Hunter shook his head at the smile that didn’t reach her eyes. "Don’t… no more fake smiles, no more ‘I’m fine’. We probably wouldn’t have spent all these years apart if we’d just talked a little more.. so we’ll do it right this time… And yes, a decade hasn’t changed the fact that everything you do is." He rocked his hips forward when she tugged at his hair and that broke him out of his stupor, he pulled back just so that their lips weren't touching. "You still make me want to lose control," he breathed, head resting against her, his chest rising and falling unevenly.

#para #zooey

Not even game day,

You’ve been hiding and not caring these past years for a reason, Hunt. You were waiting for her. Maybe you didn’t know it but that’s what you’ve been doing. And she’s here now. That guy? That ‘same kid’ who excels in everything he does, puts everyone else before him with the heart of gold? He’s still in there; if you’re serious, and I know you are, it’ll work. You won’t hurt her.. that’s the last thing you’ll ever do. So go get her.

Maybe... yeah. Yeah. Thanks, Nate. Really. I know I've got a sibling and all, and I love 'em, but I couldn't have picked a better brother or best friend.

#chat #nate

Not even game day,

Known you for fifteen years, buddy. It’s second nature now. What are you scared about?

It's like... I'm not the same kid that she fell in love with. I've done my absolute best not to care for anyone like that and she was always kinda... fragile, I guess. I don't want to hurt her.

#chat #nate

Not even game day,

You’ve basically been waiting years to see her again and go on a date with her, and you wanna swap me in?

#chat #nate #hate #hateeeee #I can't with them

Uh... fuck. Don't do that mind reading shit right now. It's weird... I mean, I'm kinda... scared, man.

Not even game day,

thefutureoftheflower

I always liked you better in jeans…

Yeah... there's a time and a place for them though. Can't exactly walk into the Four Seasons or out in front of the home crowd in them.

#chat #violet #s'okay bb

Not even game day,

Ditto.

#chat #nate #;alksdjf #bros foreverrrr #hate

I mean I know I was supposed to take Zooey out to the Four Seasons tonight... but how about you and me go instead? We'll go in just sweatpants.

Hunter?

Zooey playfully glared at him, exaggeratedly puffing out her cheeks and holding her breath in fake indignation. “And we established at the same time that all I saw was one naturally tan, brunette California boy, so why were you still worried about my lab partner?” She fired right back. “I know you wouldn’t leave them, but I also know it’s hard to juggle between two obligations. Plus it’s hard when the mom is madly in love with you too.” Her heart fluttered at his quiet praise, the reaffirmation of his love for her making her warm. Her light breath fanned over his neck as she took in his scent again, the feeling of his body in her arms, the safety of his embrace. Everything just felt like sheer bliss. “I wish I’d have stayed awake. I would’ve just said yes then, and if you wanted, you could redo it when I saw you again. But I would’ve never second guessed how much you loved me if I’d just stayed awake for a few more minutes… Well… if it was just a tiny one… I s’pose it’s ok.” The soft brush of his lips so close to hers made her yearn forward, her eyes shut already in anticipation. But then his lips were against hers, and everything was right in the world again. She applied a gentle kiss against his lips, not pushing any farther until he let her, just letting her mouth make soft passes as she reveled in the feel of him again.