"Shh Baez is up!" I shush Caleb, who had been talking to Bryan across me. The Cubs were down by three and it was currently the eighth inning. I was nervous as hell. Bases were loaded too with two outs.

"He's not gonna get it," Caleb snorts beside me, always a downer. "Pressures gonna get to him."

"No it's not!" He's good under pressure, he'll so be able to this.

"Doubt it" He states after Baez swings and misses for the second time. Two strikes. I could practically feel my shoulders tense up.

"Shut up! He's going to do-" but before I can even finish my sentence, the loud crack is heard throughout the stadium, and we look up to see the ball flying straight towards our section. He just did that.

"HOLY SHIT! I TOLD YOU HE'D DO IT!" I start hitting his arm excitedly as I look at him, but his eyes were trained above us, and just as I look up, he does a little hop and snatches the ball right out of the air.

"HOLY SHIT YOU JUST DID THAT" My eyes widen as I yell through the crowds cheers. Everyone was so excited, many were patting Co on the back and shaking his shoulders as he just laughed, looking down at the ball.

"Here you go," he plops it in my hand as the cheers start to die down. I just stood there staring at the ball as the cheers continued around us.

"What?" I just stare at the ball in my hand "this is yours,"

"Now it's yours" he shrugs looking back at the field

"But-"

"I don't even like the Cubs, and he's arguably your favorite person ever, take the ball." he push the ball toward me before turning his attention back to the game. I just stare at the side of his grinning face. I was on shock or something, frozen in my spot.

I didn't think it was possible, but I just might've fallen in love with this boy even more.

"Stop staring,"

"I'm not," I snap back to the game to see the layers switching sides, I guess Schwarbs got out.

"Are you two together?" Kimmie leans over and questions

"Oh no we aren't" I shake my head as her face practically lights up. I try to act like saying that didn't hurt but it did, and I know I'm really fucked.

"So he's single?"

"Uh-I-" I start to stutter as I try to not let my jealousy show through "I guess yeah"

"Jesus that boys like a dream come true," she says eyeing him, and I do everything in my power to not snap. I was typically not a jealous nor territorial person, but I guess one part of me was.

"Yeah I know" I know I shouldn't sound bitchy but I do.

"God if I were you, he would've been mine," she snorts

"Yeah, well, he was" I state plainly looking back at the field. I could feel my face instantly morph into my resting bitch face.

"Oh shit," her eyes go wide as she looks at me "Girl I-I am so sorry, I completely understand."

Well now I felt bad for being semi-bitchy.

"God no you're fine, I was just being jealous," I sigh, finally letting somewhat of a grin take over my face "sorry,"

"Don't apologize, I'd be territorial too" she grins "If I've learned anything in my twenty years of life kid, you need to tell him or get him back or do whatever, cause guys like that are near non-existent," she laughs just as Lester pitches his last pitch of the game, and the batter sends it straight into Baez's ready mit.

"HOLY SHIT THEY WON!" Ella yells as she jumps on Kimmie.

"There you go Belle," I hear beside me, Co was grinning down at me "Your boys won"

'Go cubs go' was being played throughout the stadiums and I can't help but smile up at my old-best friend. "They did" I add before the stadium lights up with everyone coming together, hugging, laughing and yelling at the top of their lungs

"Go Cubs Go"

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Caleb and I walked from the stadium in silence, it was comfortable though, us both just taking in the celebrations around us. A Cubs victory meant parties till' the sun rose on Addison street.

"I can see why you like it here so much." Caleb chimes thoughtfully "I'm starting to like it too."

"I thought you hated Chicago," I mock him, doing my absolutely ridiculous impression of his voice.

"You proved me wrong Belle," he grins glancing at me before looking back up at the buildings around us.

"Did you just-did I- am I hearing this correctly?" I question sarcastically, laughing in the process. "You gotta say it" I grin.

"I'm not sayin shit" he snorts

"I gotta hear it Caleb," I poke some more "I mean, I already know it, but I gotta hear you say it." I push.

"Fine you were right Prin-Belle" he stops himself, the grin doesn't falter though. He almost called me it again.

We continue our walk, returning to silence, until we approach a crown circled around a group of street performers. Another amazing thing about Chicago.

Co and I stand there for a second, in the crowd, just listening to the saxophone and guitar players start playing a song that sounded unbelievably familiar. It wasn't until the guitar player started singing that I realized what song it was. One Man Band, by Old Dominion, one of my favorites.

I feel my had be pulled into the circle as I watch other people join in and begin to dance.

"Caleb what're you doing?" I question as he stands right in front of me.

"Dance with me Princess"

"Cal-"

"I'm done Belle" I cuts me off "I'm done ignoring you, I'm done avoiding you, I'm done fuckin breaking shit because I'm pissed, I am done missing you" he spouts off as we sway to the music "You. I love you more than fucking anything and I hate not being around you. I hate not laughing with you. You are the most infuriating, annoying, stubborn, hardheaded person I know but-"

"What did you just say?" I question cutting him off, a smile taking over my face

"You're infuriating, annoying and hard headed?" He questions, quirking a brow in genuine confusion.

"Before that jackass"

"That I lo-Oh fuck" his eyes go wide as he looks at me as if he's just realizing right now what he said "I-I didn't mean to say that, I swear it just-just-fuck I don't know, it kinda just happened, I know that's not what you wanted to hear especially right now or like ever while we're like this and it's not how I planned on telling you and I..." he stops rambling as I just look up at him, a small smile evident on my face

"Please fucking say something because I am scared shitless right now"

But I don't say anything. Instead I stand on my tippy toes and kiss him. I kiss him like My life depends on it. I missed this. God did I miss him.

After breaking apart, only to breathe, he rests his forehead against mine, and he smiles. Really smiles. And I almost start to laugh. I loved this goof so unbelievably much.

"I love you too Co" I grin "like really love you"

"Like really really?" He questions

"Like really really" I nod,

"I love you too" he grins

"I know" I says softly. I couldn't help but smile up at him "I'm sorry too,"

"It's fine Belle" He shake his head slightly

"No it's not" I refute "You were right and it was selfish of me to not see it from your standpoint. You're their best friend and I think it'd hurt them more if the found out that you of all people had been lying to them for as long as I wanted you to, it wasn't fair of me to put you in that position"

"Thank you" he nods

"Are we good?" I questions

"Bails, this is the happiest I've been since the day before Saint Patrick's day" he smiles down at me "Yes we are beyond good"

"Okay can we go back to the hotel now cuase this dancing shit it really cute and all but I am freezing my ass off right now and my feet hurt." He laughs at me before turning around and squatting down, signaling for me to hop on. I do, not feeling like walking anymore as his hands instantly go to my thighs to boost me up.

I just test my head on his shoulder, not even trying to conceal the now seemingly permanent smile on my face. I got my boy back.

"I missed you a lot" he grins "The night Ryan left, he told me you were sorry, and then when I left with my family my mom smacked me upside the head and told me I was being stupid," he chuckles "I didn't even know she knew,"

"Ryan basically did the same thing for me, I kinda isolated myself and went on a walk in the woods by Nico's and he found me. He's the one that made me realize how wrong I was I guess" I say

"Are you actually admitting you're wrong?" I couldn't really see his face but I just knew his annoying ass smirk was on his face

"Yes and enjoy it cuase you're probably never going to hear it again" I roll my eyes "So what are we gonna tell Jordan once we get back?" I question

"I say we be stubborn and not give him any ounce of satisfaction and say we still aren't really talking," he smirks "Fuckin dick,"

"Sounds like a plan to me," and with that we're both making our way into a cab and to our hotel.