Chapter 16

Gabriel:

"Ha! Sucker!" Gray yells as she shoots yet another goal. I roll my eyes.

"Your turn to be goalie. We'll see who's the sucker now," I say, switching spots with her.

I place the ball strategically, then take a few steps back. Gray stands in front of the next, and places her hands on her knees, watching the ball intently. Just as I kick the ball, someone yells:

"Hey!"

Gray turns her head to see who it is.

"Gray watch out!" I yell, but it's too late. The ball hits her right in the head, making her stumble back a bit. I run up to her and firmly hold her shoulders.

"Fuck, I'm so so sorry babe, are you okay?" I ask, panicking. She leans forward to rest her head on my shoulder.

"I'm fine, just gimme a second," She replies, wrapping her arms around my neck. I move my arms down to her waist and pull her closer.

"Woah, what's going on over here?" Some random-ass person asks. I turn around to see Juan, leaning onto the soccer net pole.

"What do you mean," I ask, as Gray lets go of me to