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So let’s move on to your endorsements, you have got a lot of companies after you for sponsorship deals. Your face is everywhere! What does that feel like?”
He sighs once more laughing at himself. I can tell he hates this type of question.
“Well, it’s nice they consider me as influential. But I’ve had a lot of support from my family and friends. Some of them make loads of fun of me” switching his eyes to the camera I make eye contact with Kyle who laughs at me.
He’s throwing a dig at me through the camera. How nice. “But I know they secretly love to see me half naked” I roll my eyes, because I know he’s still making reference to me.
Shifting my weight on the seat I feel my legs sticking to the covers of the seats. Feeding my food into my mouth and continuing to listen in along with everyone.
“Speaking of family, you’ve got a lot of fans? How does your family deal with your well-known status?” He laughs with Knox who seems a little more relaxed now.
“Well, I love my fans! I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them.
But it can be hard at times too, like I have a three-year-old nephew that I want to be able to do things with, without being approached because he gets scared of all the flashes and cameras.
I hate doing that to him. But also my best friend’s nieces and nephews, it happens a lot. They’re just kids, so I keep them away from it all as much as I can.
But the rest of them are happy I’m a pro football player, especially my mom. I’ve got a lot of love for her, she’s the one who pushed me to try my best but also reminded me to have fun on the field.”
He wears a serious expression on his face. Trailing his finger across his collar to loosen it up a little. He’s probably feeling hot under the lights. I can hear all the panties dropping around the world once he brought up the kids.
“And all the girls? You have a lot of them after you? How do you feel about that? And Lauren? Seeing as you’re dating each other…” Gerry trails off reading the questions in front of him.
“It’s flattering to have them as you say ‘after me’-” noticeably dodging the reference to Lauren. The reporter picks up on that too but moves on from it.
His eyes tell a different story, they’re shining brightly through the screen. He’s got a wholehearted smile that makes my heart pick up. The butterflies erupt in my stomach making me swallow a lump lodged in my throat.
“So Carter, are you into blondes or brunettes?” I grinned at the question remembering our trip to New York when I asked him that in the car.
I see his eyes glint in the camera as he focuses them on it for a few seconds. He must know I’m watching him.
“Now? Blondes, but I do like brunettes too” he tells Gerry over the desk. He reaches for his glass of water beside him and takes a sip.
“You’ve been linked with a few girls over the past few years, Carter. Do you think there will be a time for you to settle down?”
This question looks to catch him off guard a little as he swallows the water down. Seeing the large gulp in his throat, I know it’s not a question he likes.
“You’re sounding like my mom. But yeah, when you’re well known, you’re linked to pretty much anyone. I want to settle down, I think I will soon. With the right girl of course,” he nods his head like he’s referring to someone.
Gerry picks up on his with a smile plastered on his face. What is about to say next instantly grabs my attention.
“Are you in love Carter?” Gerry presses him reading his expression, and Adam pulls on my leg to lift him up onto my lap. Gerry is really asking if he’s in love with Lauren.
This is the question everyone will be listening tentatively for an answer to.
With Adam sitting on me comfortably he watches his uncle hesitate along with everyone else. His eyes flicker back to the camera and I feel my heart jump into my mouth.
I bite on my chicken waiting for him to answer the question. He’s taking too long. Why is he taking so long?
My fork rested in the air waiting for nis voice to be neard again. Ine anticipation is killing me. Say no. I mentally scream at the TV. Say no Carter!
“I am” my heart drops into my stomach and I don’t feel hungry anymore. He’s smiling from ear to ear looking at Gerry.
Gerry looks shocked that he even answered the question but recovers almost immediately.
My entire body flops into a mess on the chair while Adam sits up on me. My body feels defeated. I feel defeated. He loves her? I can feel the tears stinging my eyes, but I have to hold them back.
My shoulders dropped down to a lower level and it felt like a blow to my stomach hearing that.
“How long have you been in love?” Gerry continues to press the issue but I don’t really want to hear it. I’m done. I just want to crawl back into my bed and cry again.
“Since I was eleven” I freeze in my seat staring up at the screen while my eyebrows shoot up.
“What?” Kyle asks out loud not being able to comprehend what his best friend just said. “That doesn’t make any sense?” Kyle looks over to Delilah who had a large grin on her own face much like the one Knox is sporting.
I squint my eyes to focus them better on him. My eyes darted around to think about what he just said on live TV.
“Umm…. but you haven’t known Lauren for that long?” Gerry asks him skeptical of his answer. Everyone is so confused except for my parents and his.
“I don’t understand?” Gerry flips through the sheets of paper on his desk. You and me both Gerry, you and me both.
I sit up straighter studying him on the screen, holding Adam carefully in my hands.
“I never said I was in love with Lauren” he simply says shifting forward in his seat. He’s staring down at his hands.
“So you’re in love with someone else?” He asks slowly, trying to figure it all out. He’s known plenty of girls since he was eleven.
I look around the room and everyone is making eye contact with each other waiting for him to respond. My heart is ramming against my chest, I feel a spark of energy surge in my veins as I listen to him,
He nods his head with another smile plastered on his gorgeous face as he looks down playing with his hands. His plumped-up lips look more and more enticing.
“I love the way she’s feisty and guarded. She has walls built up that I want to knock down. I love her smile. Her laugh. The way she says my name. The way she fights with me. I love her mind.
I love the way she looks at me. She has always had my heart, from the first day I met her. She’s always been the one for me. The one I’ve wanted for so many years. I had the chance and I messed it up.
But I’m here right now trying to fix it. I want to call her mine, my girlfriend. I want to hug her until she falls asleep in my arms every night and kiss her like we’re the only ones in the room.
I love her. I’m in love with her.” He states back to him. So sure. So definite. No quiver in his voice. He sounded so confident that it takes me back a little while my heart is going a million miles per hour.
“Who’s her? Who is the lucky lady you’re in love with Carter? You’ll be breaking a few hearts once you say her name” he jokes.
Knox looks up to see the reporter waiting for the answer everyone in the entire world wants to know. Who is this girl? Who is she?
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