𝐍 𝐎 𝐀 𝐇 ' 𝐒   𝐏 𝐎 𝐕

There are some moments in life you need to share with others—or your other half.

Today is no different.

Her fingers are laced through mine, resting on my knee as it bounces up and down. Her thumb rubbing against my skin comfortingly and her other hand resting on my upper arm as she is pressed against my side.

Our families surround us, as we all wait for confirmation of what we already know. Sitting in the back of Union Station, the noise of the crowd from the main area filters into the back as we sit watching on the large screen along with other NFL Draft players and their families.

Bringing her hand up to my lips, I press a kiss to the back of her hand. I feel her gaze on me and she moves her free hand to my knee, resting it there and squeezing reassuringly.

"Okay, I can't sit in this silence anymore," Dylan announces, standing up from the seat and throwing his hands into the air. "You two may have stage fright. But I am going to strut out there, maybe twerk a little."

He shows us his twerk, and it lightens the mood as we all laugh and shake our heads.

"You do that on stage and the NFL will be sure to kick you out before you're even in," Aiden tells him.

Dylan shrugs. "I'd set a world record."

"Maybe you should so we can see them haul your ass off stage," I tell him and he flips me off as I laugh.

He sits back down next to Hannah, who is muttering about why she puts up with him, and I'm sure that is running through all our minds right now.

"How are you feeling?" Ava asks, as she leans into my side.

"Much better with you next to me in my future team's jersey," I tell her, my eyes flickering down to the oversized jersey she is wearing with knee-high boots.

She turns my head back to the screen. "Focus."

I chuckle and lean back, allowing myself to relax before I get to the teams pick. Going onto the field for seventeen games in front of large crowds is nothing compared to this. My eyes flicker over to Dylan and Aiden. While Dylan is mostly calm, but deflecting with humor, Aiden is straight faced, allowing himself to get into the moment needed.

"Are you girls worried?" I ask her and she raises her eyebrow. "We'll all be in different states. You girls back in LA and us guys at different places in the country."

"We'll have each other and I guess phone sex will have to do for a while, maybe make the most of the time we have together," Ava says, smirking.

"Phone sex will be torture," I groan, and she laughs.

"Hey! It's coming up. Boys behave, we don't need you to get banned from here also," mom says, breaking the twins up and I shake my head.

Our gazes are all focused on the large screen as the next announcer comes up to the podium, ready to read out the next pick.

"With the fourteenth pick in the 2023 NFL draft, the New England Patriots select Noah Jackson."

The cameras are on me straight away as I stand up and receive congratulations from my friends and family. I pick Ava up and swing her around as she laughs into my ear before giving her a kiss and making my way down the tunnel. Picking up the hat that is ready for me on the table before the tunnel I end, I put it on.

Walking out, the crowd roars, the screens playing some clips of my games. I give a wave before heading over and thanking the announcer. He congratulates me before holding up my jersey and as we stand taking pictures with both of us holding I realize—

—this is where I was meant to be.

~~~~~~~~~~

"Well, we did it."

Aiden slaps Dylan and me on the back as we stand on the balcony of the house we are renting, throwing a small party after being officially deemed NFL players.

"Four years leading up to this moment and it's finally here. Been a pleasure, boys," I say, holding up my drink and they cheers against mine.

"You know I may not be in the NFL yet, but I'm still a part of the team. Where was my invite?" Nick says walking up to us. While Nick still has a year left, he and Liv traveled down with us to be here for the day.

"Sorry we're too good for you now," Dylan says, turning his back on Nick, and we all laugh.

"Few more months and the team will be yours," I tell Nick and he rolls his eyes. There was no official statement yet that Nick would be the quarterback next year. But I put in a good word with coach and if training goes well, he should be up there for the position.

"You assholes better not forget about me, down in little old LA," he tells us.

I look confused. "Who are you?"

"Assholes," he mutters, and we laugh.

"It's gonna be weird playing on a team you're not all on," Aiden says, taking a drink of his beer and we all agree. "Playing against each other."

"I'm not taking it easy on you assholes," Dylan points out and Aiden smirks.

"Oh, I'm gonna enjoy tackling the shit out of you on the field," Aiden says, and Dylan pales slightly.

"Noah, you wouldn't do that to me, right?" Dylan asks pleadingly and I just smirk as he groans. "AVA CAKES! COME TELL YOUR BOYFRIEND HE CAN'T TACKLE ME WHEN WE PLAY AGAINST EACH OTHER."

Dylan walks off to Ava, shouting, and I shake my head. "He's going to get eaten alive."

"I'm sure the team will give him back soon enough. I can imagine there are a lot of trades in his future," Aiden says, and I nod.

Heading back inside to the rest of the party, I make my way over to Ava and sling my arm over her shoulders.

"Are you being mean to Dylan?" She looks up at me and I just shrug. She slaps my chest and I laugh.

~~~~~~~~~~

Stumbling through the door of our bedroom, my hands on her cheeks as I kiss her deeply, she giggles as I kick the door closed with my foot. The party is still going on early in the morning and I lock the door so no one can come in. Having stolen her from the party and sneaking her away to have our own celebration.

My hands run under the jersey she is wearing, skimming her bare legs and slowly lifting it. She holds her arms up, allowing me to remove it, leaving her in her knee-high boots and a lace set.

Grabbing her ass, I pull her to me and she wraps her leg around me as her tongue teases mine. She lets out a soft moan before her hands pull my shirt up and off, before her hands mess with my belt.

Pushing her against the wall as I kiss her neck, she pulls my pants and boxers down so they fall below my knees and I quickly undo her bra, throwing it off before pushing her thong down and off. Her heels dig into my bare ass as her leg is wrapped around me.

"Leave them on," I tell her as she goes to undo them.

Continuing to kiss her neck, I press my body against hers and push inside of her. We both groan at the feeling, and I dig my hands into her hips as I move.

Her head is thrown back against the wall, her nails digging into my back and her leg tightening around me as she pushes me closer to her. The noise of our bodies hitting the wall can be heard, but thankfully, with the party ongoing, no one can hear.

Her gasps reach my ears as I continue to thrust into her, pulling back before quickly thrusting my hips against hers as we fuck. I groan at the feeling of her pussy taking my dick deep inside of her and I kiss down from her neck to her breasts.

She softly moans as I nip at her nipples, bringing my hand up to squeeze her other breast and tease her nipple between my fingers.

"Noah," she gasps as her hands move down to grip my ass, her nails digging into me that I'm sure will leave marks.

Pulling out, she protests before I turn her around, pushing her into the wall, and she screams softly as I grip her hips and push back into her from behind. Bringing one hand up to her hair, I pull slightly, bringing her head back and her back arches so her breasts and body are pressed into the wall.

The noises surround the room as I fuck her from behind, her hands reaching back to wrap around my neck slightly and I reach down with my hand to tease her.

"Mmm," she moans and my own eyes roll as I feel my dick hitting that certain spot of hers.

"So good," I tell her, kissing her shoulder. "Come on baby, take me further and come for me."

"I'm so close," she gasps and with that reassurance, I continue to pound into her harder. Reaching my hands up around the front of her body, between her and the wall, I squeeze her breasts and tease her nipples to get her to the edge.

As we both climax, her gasps and moans mingle with my own. Pushing my body against hers, I feel my release and I wrap my arm around her waist from behind as my body comes down from its high and I lazily push into her.

Her head drops against the wall, her breathing ragged, and I rest my head on her shoulder. She reaches her hand to run it through my hair as I remain pressed up against her body that it pressed into the wall.

We don't move. Our bodies pressed together and my arm around her. Slowly I pull out, leaving a hollow feeling behind, and she turns around, her body leaning against the wall for support as she smiles at me lazily. I lean forward to place a soft kiss on her lips as her body melts into mine.

She places her hands on my cheeks as she kisses me and pulls back to look into my eyes.

"Happy draft day, baby."

𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄

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