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When I came too my mood declined quickly as I realized that I was on a fucking island with fucking Ivan Taylor. I needed Miriam like fish needed water and when my fingers dipped into my pocket I felt something smooth hit my fingertips. I pulled the item out of my pocket and a grin appeared on my face when I realized it was a bracelet that Miriam had bought me for my birthday. I slipped it on and kissed it wishing that the material had been her lips. I couldn’t believe myself, I had touched her body not even twenty-four hours ago and I couldn’t even stay around for the morning after?! Was she aching, sore? Was she crying for me? Was she wanting, hell yearning, for me to touch her?
“Fuck!”
The sudden outburst made me jump out of my head and into the reality that I certainly did not want to face.
“I want to go home.”
A boy muttered under his breath, hugging his knees, I’d soon come to know him as Josh, Josh… a boy who didn’t know what was coming for him and how I’d soon protect him against every bad force that came our way.
“So do I but we gotta get off our asses and do something productive. Let’s stop fucking crying and do something.”
My voice sounded just the way it used to on the lacrosse field, stern and business ready. I was missing my home, my girl, hell even the schedule of getting ready for the day. I stood up trying to rally the troops and the others just simply looked at me like I had five fucking heads.
“Am I speaking another language? Get up and get moving.”
“Why did I just do what he told me to?”
One of the boys dared to look me in the eye right before Ivan fucking Taylor opened his mouth:
“It’s that captain daddy voice you just can’t fight it.”
I turned away from the group as Ivan’s sentence tumbled out and I began to waltz away. As I walked down the sand I couldn’t stop thinking about Miriam and the thoughts of how she probably thought I had fucking died and she didn’t get to say goodbye. I needed to survive if not for me but for her.
“You’re down bad for that quiet girl aren’t you?”
Ivan’s voice broke through my thoughts yet again and I turned so quickly I’m surprised I didn’t get whiplash.
“What’d you say about my girl, Taylor?”
“I just said I don’t understand why that quiet, calm girl chose you, a fucking giant with an even bigger ego and probably an even smaller dick.”
My hands turned to fists and I wanted to drop kick this kid into the sand until he thought no more of my girlfriend.
“Don’t fucking speak of her like that. And you know the rumors are true I have one of the biggest dicks in school; wanna try it?”
“Can we stop talking about this puhlease?”
Scotty came up behind Ivan and me as I was getting ready to punch the young man in the face. As the sun began to set, memories of the last eleven months flooded my brain.
“You paying attention to this shit, my smartass?”
Miriam’s eyes fluttered over to mine as her head rested on her arms on the desk.
“I, honestly, don’t give a fuck about what’s going on today.”
“What’s a’ matter, sweetheart?”
“I got my period this morning, I failed my stupid A.P. history test, and I need to go grocery shopping but I haven’t been paid yet.”
She looked over to me exhaustion clear in her eyes and I put my right hand on her head, letting my fingers run through her hair.
“I love you.”
She whimpered and I ducked my head down to kiss the back of her head softly.
“I love you, too, baby. I’ll stay the night if you want.”...
It had been a rough loss for McKinley and yet I saw my girl decked out in green and gold all for me. Walking closer I realized that she had been wearing not only my letterman jacket but also my t-shirt, my jeans, and my McKinley ball cap.
“Look at you, my love. Is this for me?”
She gave me a full three hundred and sixty degree turn with a dopey smile on her face the entire time.
“Now I’m wishing we had won.”
“You did though, blondie.”
“You’re so right, baby. I won in life because I have you.”
“You’re so fucking cheesy, Kir.” …
Vacation was fucking great. Just me and my girl alone with no adults around to push us around. Holiday break had always been my favorite just because of the two weeks I had to myself. This vacation was different, me and my girl on the island of Oahu where the sun shone and the water was warmer than anything I had ever felt. She had fallen asleep on my chest thirty minutes ago and I hadn’t dared to move in case she were to wake. One of my hands stayed on her body while the other took my phone and snapped a picture of the two of us…
“You feel so good, my love. And you taste even better. You feel okay? I don’t want to hurt my girl.”
As I moved to be on top of Miriam she nodded and eagerly kissed me.
“I love you until that goddamn sun explodes and then some.”
The memories made going to sleep better and I turned away to kiss the bracelet on my wrist.
“I love you until the sun explodes and then some.”
I whispered to the dark night sky hoping my message got through to Miriam Alexander, the love of my entire life.