His Teammate's Sister

"Tell my brother to go away, I don't wanna see him," Aly said.

Chris opened the door and saw his teammate standing there, "Jacob."

"Hey Chris. Uh, is my sister here?" Jacob asked.

Chris snarled, "Mhm, yeah, she is, but she doesn't want to see you. Can I take a message?"

"I just wanted to apologize to you both. Aly has been through hell in her life and after she got hurt, I always feared it happening to her again. I just want my sister safe, that's all," Jacob pleaded.

"And she will be safe with me. I just think she needs to have some distance from you right now. I will take care of her," Chris insisted.

Jacob nodded, "Fair game. I will give my sister some space."

Once Chris closed the door, he came back to his girl, "Your brother wanted to apologize because he is just simply worried. Aly, are you ever gonna tell me what happened to you?"

Aly took a deep breath, "Sit with me."

Chris rushed to his girlfriend's side and grabbed her hand, "I'm here."

"Okay. Chris, when I was fifteen, I was raped after school one day. I was tutoring a kid from my class and he didn't accept the fact I wouldn't date him, so he got violent. He smacked me around, forced me to perform oral sex and then he held me down on the bed and raped me. All my friends and the whole school blamed me for it, so I was forced to be homeschooled and I didn't really re-enter society until college. Mental illness took over me for about four and a half years until I promised my parents I'd get help. He served six years in jail and I have a permanent restraining order, so yeah, that's why Jacob is so protective of me and who I date," Aly explained.

Chris was speechless. He was in complete shock over what he had heard, but finally understood why Jacob acted the way he did in terms of his sister. He pulled his girlfriend into his chest, "Baby, I am so sorry this happened to you, but I am in such awe of your strength. You are absolutely incredible. I am so proud of your endurance and always remember I will protect you."

Aly sniffed and wiped her tears, "You really mean that?"

"Of course I do. I thought I loved Francesca, but she was too rude and bossy. Truth is, I never knew love until we met," Chris whispered against her lips.

Around 6pm, Chris and Aly joined some of the guys at the steakhouse for dinner. To their surprise, Jacob didn't show up and it was completely weird to them.

"Brady? Where's my brother?" Aly asked.

Brady looked up from his menu, "He said he wanted to have a FaceTime date with Kelly tonight and talk about things."

"I'll be right back," Aly said.

Chris got worried, "Want me to come?"

Aly nodded. The two of them went back upstairs and knocked on Jacob's door. When he answered, Aly spoke up, "Hi bro."

"Hi sis. Come on in, we should talk," Jacob added.

The three of them sat at the table inside and decided to finally have that talk, with Chris going first, "Jacob, Aly told me what happened to her and why you were so protective. Dude, I get it, I have a sister too, but you need to let her be with who she wants. I really adore her."

"And Jacob, I adore Chris. He makes me so happy and I know he's a great guy," Aly insisted.

Jacob sighed, "I was a little too aggressive. Chris, if you make my sister happy, I approve of your relationship. I'm sorry for being so mean and wrong about you. Are we all okay now?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, but it was still going to take time.

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