Chapter 50: I'm His and He is Mine

Tatum's POV

Sitting around waiting for the clock to strike 11 p.m. is killing me. For the first time, I'm the first one to the picnic table in the small park, listening to the rustle of leaves as the wind swoops by, chilling my skin slightly.

I figured that with the Cats celebrating the win of the championship, it might take Nico a little while to get away from the team and the interviewers. Instead, I decided to be the first one here, but now I'm realizing that it's only making me more nervous for when he eventually arrives.

Slipping my phone out of my pocket, it's 10:55 p.m. It's almost time.

Being the best friend that she is, Sammie covered for me with my dad. I didn't want him to know that I had left the stadium to go meet up with Nico, so we decided to tell him that we were planning to have a sleepover at Sammie's house. He seemed distracted and excited about the events of the evening, so all he did was kiss me goodbye and tell us to drive safely.

On her way home, Sa