The weekend finally arrives. The teens made it through their first week of school. It wasn't hitch free but they made it. This weekend they will all be doing their own thing. That's nothing new to them. They all seem to be doing their own things but coming back together at times. It's a perfect blend.
Aaron decides to go ahead and get back to the court. Despite his parents wishes he goes and continues his workout and dreams. He runs everything out as he pops his wireless earplugs in. He starts on his workout. Focusing in on his energy and stamina as he works out. He runs on the treadmill and does his exercises until he's finally ready to go on the court. The ball's leathery texture feels goo in his hand. The dribble sounds like music to his ears. He hasn't been on the court seriously in months. He takes his first shots. He makes every single one. His game hasn't changed at all. He runs through drills by himself. His fingertip lightly grazing the ball. He's so in the moment that he doesn't even realize that Roni coming in. She leans on the door and watches him. It makes her smile to see him in his element. She is a little worried about him and his breathing. She doesn't want to ruin his moment. He doesn't realize that she's there until he stops to get water. She stops him.
"Roni what are you doing here?" He asks
"I just thought I would find you here." She says.
"You were right. How long have you been standing here?"
"Not long. I was just enjoying watching you play." She moves a piece of his hair out of his face.
"Yeah I have been out here in awhile." They both sit on the bleachers. " I had to get out here."
"Are you alright? I know it's rough."
"Nah. I just wanted to get back to my life before."
"Does this have anything to do with college?" Roni digs deeper. She props her head up on her hand.
"A little. I've been thinking about it more and more. I never knew what college I wanted to go to. I never thought I would make it. It just took me by shock now that I have the opportunity to go. Now I don't know what going on with my future." Aaron goes where Roni wants him to. She has always been the one that got him to fish for his feeling. If she didn't he doesn't think that he would have feelings or no how to deal with them. He feels like he would have a lot more issues then he already does.
"So if you had to think about what you would want to do what would it be? Go big." Roni asks
"Go to college."
"Bigger." She prides at him a little more.
"Be an NBA player." He says. Saying it out loud is bigger than thinking it.
"Then that's what you're going to do. After all the shit that you've been through you deserve your dream. You have a long way to go to get it but I promise you will." She's in his lap now facing him. She puts her hand where his jaw and ear meet. Through her foundation he can still see the slight imprints of her freckles. Her light brown hazel eyes meet his dark ones. He moves her hair out of her face and tucks it behind her ear. His other hand rest lightly on her waist. He leans in and gives her a kiss.
"I don't want you to work to hard on. I'm worried about your health." She says after they break away from the kiss.
"Don't worry about me. Worry about your dream. I heard that at the end of each year the fashion institute does that big competition. The winner gets to go to fashion week and a scholarship to the school. You ready to start working on that?" He asks. He did a little research. He always tries to take some interest in what Roni does.
"Mhmm. I'n about to get started. By the time the school year is about to end and the competition starts I will almost finished and able to make the deadline."
"Sound great" Aaron says. He doesn't realize that he made her day by asking. He pays attention to her and that's all she could ask for. As she's thinking, he swoops her up and throws her across his shoulder.
"Aaron put me down!" She yells. She hits his shoulder. He throws her in her car.
"You play entirely to much" she says. He smiles at her. He gets in his car and drives away. He takes a shower and pops up at her place with food. Nessa's over at Kians and they have the house to themselves. They eat their dinner and plop on the couch.
"We never finished the movie that we started last week." She says. She snuggles up to him and he warps his arm around her.
"Yeah because it was boring. You've seen the notebook ten times and you still cry."
"Yeah, and we've both seen every Star Wars movie over and over and we still gasp when Darth Vader says that he is Luke's father." Roni says with a quick comeback.
"Fine. Let's finish the Notebook but can we go upstairs. It's cold down here."
"Yep"
"We're not going to finish it anyway" he says under his breath.
"Huh?" She asks. She knows what he said.
They go upstairs and lay on Roni's bed. They start the movie over from the beginning. They start touching and kissing. Aaron's hands start roaming and they start kissing. Roni's hand slips up his shirt.
The movie credits soon play. Aaron slips his boxers and shorts on and Roni slides her under garments on just in case they get any surprise visitors. You never know these days. They cuddle up under the blankets. They see the credits rolling.
"I told you we weren't going to finish it." He jokes. Roni rolls her eyes and laughs.