The One He Never Claimed

y downstairs to see who's disturbing my peaceful sleep. The whole p

tingly loud noise gets louder as

where my darling father and my dear friend and neighbor, Cody s

t have waited until eve

rically as I put the palm of my hands

ust want to see what's inside," he answers clearly not getting the ques

ater on?" I decide to stop speaking in riddles and that se

as still so early." He says now looking at his

and I ignore the exaggerated eye roll from

be here i

tch

g late, I know he's got practice. I'm gonna go get ready

big game

drive to the stadium together and then he leaves me in the VIP section wher

ery few people who know about us. She's about 15 years o

other. Like all we wanted was to be around one another but we couldn't. Of course she keeps our se

great with us. We'd fought and fought until we forgot what we wer

to pick me up when he's got a game, mostly because he has to work

call from downstairs, cle

go downstairs to see dad still in his

e is

and waits with him

r you," he says wiggling his eyeb

ay hi to dad but I don't waste a second thinkin

I say then kiss him on the

en before waiting. I hesitate a bit before I get closer to

o go?" A bearded, chubby fellow a

Mickey." I respond to him with a smile a

Mickey is beyond great but I would rather have him with me right now, so I can give

upgraded from a smaller Land Rover to a much bigger and darker one. Ezra is getting more and

ays wanted thi

to my seat with a box of chocolates and a

arlin

bit. I hope you can forgive me for not being there right now to pick you up

always an

z

sm

ws how to make my

mirror making me smile wider. He knows probably mor

it through their eyes. They judge Ezra for wanting

'll just never get

it's Mickey. We drive down to the private car park and Mickey opens the door for me to come out. He's always insisted to be chivalrous d

mazing husband to a v

e game as I make my way to t

Mickey y

hen press the button to

eople are running around cleaning and g

ll wonder who I am. The VIP is for the wives and girlfri

be down by the field cheering on their significant o

ims it's because there's always a lot going on by the field. So she's the only known significant oth

o the VIP section. So everyone stares at me but

sed gentleman behind the counter once I reach where I'm g

s e

urs left still for

ficant others right now. They let them see them befor

window overlooking the stadium

ucks that if I go to the players' section, no one will know

to understand, and I do,

and make no attempt to dry my cheeks. I know my face is probably a mess right now from the mixture of my light ma

ing cartoons playing on a b

ar a voice

ings me so much light and darkness a

because he know

hen compliments and I

right now. I feel exhausted from waiting a

distance because there are cameras in the VIP. I mentally facepalm myself when I r

me now putting his hands in his

w that he wants more than anything to run to me and kiss me like the

e's the best player on the team and he knows that but he gives me a genuine smile r

gs I love about Ezra

htly makin

o before he turns around to leave just when the cleaning ladies ente

r and then head back to the VIP with my he

oing to ki