Time Can Only Tell

Chapter 10

Tristan

As Jay Z & Rick Ross blasted through my beats by dre, I was getting hyped and ready for my game. We were playing Oklahoma, the team that knocked us out of the playoffs last year. They straight dogged us. Zaire couldn't get off a pocket pass let alone a touchdown. Our running game is non-existent, the defense couldn't stop s**t. I couldn't help but feel guilty and hurt sitting on the sideline watching that game.

I was listed as inactive because a hamstring injury. In reality, wasn't s**t wrong with me physically. Mentally and emotionally I was f****d up. Drinking and partying all night, failing grades, missing practices, s**t I even showed up for a game at half-time. That was the straw for coach, he had looked past everything else because he knew what I was dealing with internally. Coach didn't want to report me and have my scholarship revoked, so he placed me on the injury list.

In that moment, I was pissed; furious even. However, I now am thankful for what Coach did. Having the one thing that helped me let go of my anger and frustrations taken away from me snapped me out of a funk that no one could me out of, not even my family or Zaire could get through to me. Not playing made me change my destructive habits and here I am today. I still have my days where I think about what happened that late night in September. I still remember every detail and I hate to have that memory drilled into my mind, but I think about less since Arianna came into my life.

"Huddle 'round everyone"Coach yelled

"As we all know that very team in the visiting locker room down the hallway is the same damn team that stole away our dream and goal of bringing that national championship title back where it belongs in Jayhawk country! Those same bastards that beat the crap out of us, wore our quarterback down, and shredded our defensive line. Are we.going to let them beat us on our home turf or are we going to crush those bastards? Jayhawks on three!

"One.. two.. three. JAYHAWKS!"

"I can't hear you!"

"JAYHAWKS!!!!!"

"Let's go kick some ass" Everyone roared out of the locker room and towards the stadium entrance.

"You ready?" Zaire asked me.

"Hell yeah"

"Aight, let's go give them hell" we did our hand shake we do before every game since little league and ran out of the tunnel into the field. I swear I never get tired of hearing the sound of people cheering and screaming for me. Gets more intoxicating and addictive every time I set foot on the field.

After the coin toss, the game was on. I had a feeling that this game was going to be one of those memorable moments you never forget. From the first down to the last second, the game was close. Everything we threw at them, they threw right back at us. Their defense couldn't stop the ultimate duo though and in the end the better team won.

The game was a nail biter, but like I always say a win is a win. Plus Oklahoma really is one of the elite teams in the country, beating them bumped up our ranking. It's hard to come back from a lose like that, which kind of makes this win sweet as hell for me. I had 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. I feel damn near unstoppable tonight.

The old me would have went out partied, gotten wasted, and brought home one of my hoes. Now, all I want to do is find my baby and spend the night with her. She makes me happier than any party or other chick could ever. I think I love her little feisty ass. I was leaving the locker room, after I finished a couple interviews. Normally, her and Monica wait for me and Zaire right by the exiting tunnel that leads to the parking lot.

I looked her for in her usual spot, yet she wasn't there. I wonder where the f**k could those two be? Everyone except some of the players,coaching staff, a few reporters, and a couple girlfriends and family members were gone. So the stadium was pretty empty. I went to check my phone to see if she let me know where she was, but someone tapped my shoulder before I could.

I turned around and to see Arianna fully decked out in school pride gear or should I say boyfriend pride gear. She had on one of my jerseys, my number #3 painted on her cheeks, my old high school varsity jacket thrown over her shoulders. She was cute.

" Excuse me , Mr.Hill sorry for bothering you, but could I get your autograph ? I'm your biggest fan" she smiled and teased, handing me a piece of paper and marker.

"Sure, anything for my biggest fan, who happens to me sexy as f**k? You got a man?" I said playing her game while looking her body up and down hungrily.

" uhh... Yeah I got a man, but I don't think he would approve your comment or your stares." She smirked

"Ya man here, ma?"

"He was but I can't seem to find him. Come to think about it , he kinda looks like you a little?" She scrunched her nose up a little making your eyes smaller.

"Naw, lil mama. I'm an original, no nigga walking around here looking like me. But, if I was ya man I wouldn't leave my girl especially a fine lil piece like you around alone, s**t gets dangerous around here."

"My man knows I can take care of myself, plus between me and you" she moved closer to face. But she's so short she had to stand on her toes in get close up close enough. " he's a little softee" she grinned. She think she slick.

"Damn, that's f****d up. But since I don't see yo nigga around, how about you let a real nigga take you out tonight?"

"I don't know"

"Come on, don't worry I don't bite unless to want me to."

"Fine, anything to get away from my lame ass boyfriend." She smirked and flipped her hair back, which happens to be hanging down pass her shoulders in her natural curls that I loved so much.

She leaned in close, kissed lips softly looking me directly in my eyes. Her dark brown orbs glistening into my medium brown ones under the night sky and lights all around us. She was about to pull back from the kiss, but I deepened the kiss. Placing my hands on the small of her back and pulling her as close as possible to me. I grazed her bottom lip with my teeth pulling on it gently, she opened her mouth realizing what I wanted. Our tongues danced together.

I pushed her up against the wall without breaking our kiss. Moved my hands down slowly until I found her ass grabbing a handful of it. I had her right where I wanted her, squirming from my touch. I then abruptly pulled away from the kiss and started walking toward where my car was parked. Leaving her standing there. She opened her eyes and noticed me walking away from her. She ran behind me.

"What the f**k was that, Tristan Xavier Hill?"

"Just a lil something to remember me by, ma since you got a lame asd boyfriend." I stopped walking, turned around causing her to run into my chest since she was running.

"Ya ass ain't funny, you had me pinned on that wall getting hot and bothered." She looked all flustered, her cheeks were now red from blushing. Lips pink and swollen a little from all that kissing we just has did. I couldn't hold my laughter in any longer. I started rolling laughing when I saw her.

" That's what that ass get for calling me lame." Arianna took off walking to towards the car.

I got done laughing a few moments later,I then went after her. She wasn't walking that fast plus her legs short, so she didn't make it far. I walked up behind her, wrapped her arms around her waist and picking her up off the ground slightly.

"Aww, my baby mad at me?" I kissed her forehead as she tried to get out of my grasp unsuccessfully.

"Your so childish and silly" she laughed and stopped squirming.

"You wouldn't have me any other way. Now, let's go celebrate cause your handsome as hell superstar boyfriend had an amazing game." I wrapped up in my arms bridal style, smiling. She grinned uncontrollably in my arms as we walked the rest of the way to car just like that. Every minute I spend with her I fall deeper and deeper for her. No matter where we are I just enjoy having my baby with me. She's mine and I don't want to ever let her go.