Joshua Morelli is currently on the track, in his tank and joggers and he is keeping up an impressive pace often lapping others who are struggling to make it round.
I’m not sure I’ve ever visited the sports track before I would have seen it on an open day, but that seems like a lifetime ago. The sun is beginning to set yet the air is still warm. I’m wearing my sunglasses, because the light is at that annoying level where it shoots into your retina every time you look into the distance.
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Jay commented that I looked like a model from an indie music video today which made me laugh, my hair is out loose and sways all the way down my back and I’ve applied some lipstick and blush. I’m wearing my short denim skirt and the maroon brandy Melville crop top that I never returned to Rhea with a cream loose cardigan and converse. Jay pulled me into his arms and kissed my neck and shoulders breathing me in before getting in the car this morning.
“You’ve caught the sun” he said smiling and eyeing me up.
Little does he know I’ve have had a little help from my fake tan, to push it along the way. I think about him continuously, there is no break in how I feel about him even around others.
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I go and sit on the seats around the track soaking up the rest of the afternoon sun. I get out my phone to check it. I’ve a few messages which I browse through, the ones from Jay make me chuckle. I reply to him before I get distracted. We’ve been playing a game whereby I try and guess where he’s taking me on our surprise trip. The truth is I just want to be with him, just Jay and nobody else. I don’t mind where we are as long as we are together.
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Just as I look up at the track I lose all sight of Josh and sigh, maybe he’s headed straight to the lockers. After all I did not alert him to our impromptu chat, I don’t have his number I just figured I’d turn up and see if he was here. In other words I didn’t think it through.
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“Taylor” he says and I forgot his slight accent. I look directly in front of me through my glasses and see him strolling up the steps to sit with me. Josh makes light work of the steps taking two or three at one time to speed up the process.
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“Joshua I actually came by to see you” I begin, he wears an easy smile draped across his face as he sits with me.
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“Not joining the team are you !?” He laughs and I smile at his low chuckle.
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“You’re lean but you haven’t got the muscle” he laughs
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“Okay okay. Enough. I actually came by to say thank you” I admit staring up at him.
He takes my wrist in my hand instantly remembering.
He has a look inspecting it and I feel his warm fingers go around my joints.
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“I didn’t have chance to thank you on that night but I am grateful for what you did for both me and also stopping Jay and pulling him off of Tom. If you hadn’t my arm would have been worse and I might not have been able to dance and well Jay would have beaten the absolute crap out of Tom” I sigh
“So thank you” I say turning to look at him.
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I watch his face and then look down at his chest and arms shying away from his eye contact. Unlike myself Joshua’s tan is all very much his, I can see that from his tan lines on his upper arms around his pecs. I avert my eyes again.
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“Taylor” he says smiling at me. The way he says my name commands me to look back at his face.
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“You are all good I did that because…” he begins his expression changing to wild shock as he stops himself.
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He smoothes an elegant smile back on his face and I look down again at his wrists where he has a small bracelet with a cross on it.
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“I did that because it was the right thing to do. Nobody ever deserves to be spoken to and touched liked that, I didn’t like it and I sorted it.” He says looking out to the field.
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“Plus Taylor “ he says quietly glancing at me.
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“You’re kind of a big deal. I mean you did realise that right?” He sighs.
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“No” I say taken aback.
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He laughs fully, head swinging back. He takes his jersey top off and I sigh.
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“Hate to be the one to break it to you but a lot of guys are interested in you Taylor. You’re stunningly beautiful…” he begins and I see the traps forming.
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“And very much taken and in love with Jay” I finish for him and he smiles clearly snubbed.
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“Completely in love?” He asks and I stare at him
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“Completely and utterly devoted” I say without missing a beat.
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He looks down and pulls his grin back over his face.
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“You know, he talks about you a lot. I’ve never ever seen him like that with any girl. Like he really fucking loves you Tay. And forgive me if I’m wrong or out of place here but I see the way other guys look at you and I’m not always going to be about to either pull them off of you or pull Jay off of them” he smiles.
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If Joshua had been my older brother I would have been happy and I would have been so protected. Impulsively I hug him, throwing my arms around him and he laughs.
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“No problem” he chuckles. He takes my hand in his and smiles.
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“Any physiotherapy needed ask me” he laughs.
“Good with my hands” he says just to ruin the moment.
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He stands and I follow him down the ramps. Everybody stares at him and the girls snicker at his bare chest.
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“Well this is me” he says pulling me into a bear hug just outside of the changing rooms.
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I laugh and tell him I’ll see him at the party on Thursday.
“Okay but no more fighting or boys pushing themselves onto you” he laughs walking away.
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I smile heading to the car to find Jay, the guy who loves me unconditionally.
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