Come Closer

**Flashback**

James and Meghan’s High School Graduation


“Calm down mother, I’m graduating high school there is no need to cry.” I came out of my room wearing a purple strapless gown; it hugged my body in all the right places showing off my curves. It was going to be an emotional day so I had to make sure all my makeup was water proof and my hair will stay in place all day…and night.

“The next time I see you in a beautiful dress will be a wedding gown.” My mom’s eyes watering up again.

“James and I are 18 years old; I don’t think I’ll be walking down the aisle anytime soon.” I said handing my mom a tissue.

James and I were considered Whitby’s “power couple” the volleyball captain falls for the hockey superstar, we had known each other since we were about 12, we did everything together. I had no idea how to operate a hockey stick and he found volleyball rotations more confusing than Chemistry or Math. I started shooting pucks with him and his brothers in their driveway and he was learning the volleyball basics in the school gym.

“Wow”

I turned around and saw James standing behind me looking fantastic in his suit and wearing purple underneath his jacket to match my dress.

“We clean up nice” I walked over and kissed him.

“Ok you two love birds, the photographer is here…picture time” James’ dad yelled at us to hurry up and come to my back yard.

Both of our parents were here, James’ mom, dad and all his siblings and my parents, my brother Todd and sister Jennifer. We walked out hand in hand, and heard gasps from everyone outside. I even saw a small tear coming from my dad’s eye.

This moment only made me think of one thing…a wedding.

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I thought about Grad while running on the treadmill this morning, God James and I looked good. It was such an amazing day.

I was totally zoned out when Khloe came and waved her arms in front of my face.

“HELLO, EARTH TO MEGHAN”

“Sorry, I was thinking about our graduation.”

“Oh really, that was a fun day even better night…well for me anyway” Khloe started on the treadmill beside me.

“Ready for practice?” she asked me speeding up her pace.

“Ok I can’t keep it from you anymore!”

She immediately stopped the treadmill and listened close.

“You can’t say anything to anyone, you have to promise me Khloe”
“You can trust me with anything.”

“When I was leaving to go to James’ place the other night I ran into, Brendan.”

“Ok and…”

“We go into the elevator together, and once the door closed, he pushed me up against the wall and started trying to kiss me.” I whispered to her.

“ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS.” She yelled.

“Khloe, keep your voice down, please”

“I always knew he had a thing for you, I just CANNOT believe that he would do something like that.” She said clearly getting pissed off. "Does James know?”

“Yeah, I told him right when I got to his house.”

Then I saw Brendan walking towards just with Bianca, Sarah, Kim and Brittney by his side.
“Come on Meg and Khloe, we need to start warming up before the rest of the team gets here”

I nodded, but Khloe just glared at him.

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“James your glowing” Sidney said coming up behind him slapping him on the back.

“Who you sleep with now” Geno came up doing the same thing.

“It’s Meghan, she came over the other night and we slept together” James said blushing “I told her how I felt and I think we are getting back together”

“Does James Neal want so settle down? I thought I would never see the day” Sidney said drink from one of the water bottles.

“So many things have changed about her since high school, he looks damn good and she is exceptional in the bedroom, none of that awkward teenage sex in the back of a car thing, she knows what she’s doing and she does it good.” James could go on and on about Meghan for hours.

“Well she’s got our approval; if this girl can make James Neal blush she’s definitely a keeper.” Sidney looked at him and smiled as he walked out of the dressing room.

Sidney and Geno high-fived each other knowing that James may have found the one.

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“Come on Meghan, those balls aren’t going to retrieve themselves.”

Brendan has been on my ass all practice, making me run laps if I moved one step out of place, barking orders at me. I have not touched a ball since practice started 2 hours ago. I was getting really fed up so I pulled him outside and told him what was on my mind.

“I don’t know what your problem is with me, even though I won’t sleep with you doesn’t mean you have to make my life a living hell, Brendan we have known each other for over 5 years and I only see you as my friend and coach. You will find someone who loves you, and that person is not me.” I could feel my eyes water…no Meghan stop, do not cry.

“He can’t give you what I can, James Neal is always going to be a player, you want to settle down and have a family, and he doesn’t want that, I can give you all those things.”
“He may be a player Brendan…but he’s my player.” I flipped back my ponytail and went back into the gym.

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After practice I phoned James.

“Hey babe, how was practi..”

“It was awful” I sad interrupting him. “He made me run laps, retrieve balls, I hardly ran any drills with the girls because I was too busy running around the gym hating my life, I just hate him, and he…”

“Meghan…”

“He barked orders at me, I just want to…”

“MEGHAN” his voice getting louder.

“What”

“Just take a breath and relax”

“I’m coming over.” I said, I could hear him laughing a little on the other line.

“I’ll be here”

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For the rest of the day, James and I just stayed in, ate popcorn and watched movies.
As my head was on his lap I started to fall asleep.

“Let’s go to bed honey.”

He picked me up and carried me upstairs.

“James I didn’t bring anything to sleep in” I said to him as I was getting under the covers.
He threw me one of his V-neck shirts and a pair of boxers. As I was slipping them on he took off his shirt ant stripped down to his boxers and slid in next to me. I put my head on his chest and he put his arms around me.

“I had a thought today” I said to him as he was playing with my hair.

“What’s that”

“I was thinking about our graduation and it reminded me of something.”

“Hmmm”

“Marriage”

I could feel his heart rate speeding up.

“Eventually babe, eventually” he kissed me on the forehead and fell asleep.

Does he want to get married? Or am I making all this up in my head.

Notes

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