leans over to kiss my cheek again before walking off with Lance. Hilary watches Lance adoringly as he walks off. “You two are very cute together,” I tell her. “When are you due?”
“Not soon enough. We have another baby. She’s with my parents right now. It’s going to be double the work but we’re good together. What about you and Austin? Any kids?”
“Oh no.” I shake my head. “We aren’t dating. We’ve only been out twice, this is the second time. He’s my best friend’s cousin. He just moved to town.”
“He’s very affectionate toward you. Y’all are cute.” She begins walking toward some chairs in the front. “I usually sit around this area. It’s best to get our seats now.”
I sit in the hard metal chair and try my best to get comfortable. I turn on the camera and practice a few shots of just the ring itself. “So, how did you and Lance meet?”
“Well, we grew up together, but last year we reunited, I guess you could say. He helped me get out of a bad relationship and we’ve been together ever since.”
“Talk about a knight in shining armor, huh? That’s awesome.”
“Yeah, he is pretty awesome. I love him. If Raegan hadn’t had her baby, you could have met her tonight. She’s Garrett’s girlfriend and she’s really nice.”
I love how accepting everyone seems to be and they don’t even know me. I could be a legit crazy person and they would still be so open and friendly. “I heard someone was having a baby. I have a feeling I’ll be around quite frequently now. Between Austin joining, and then he got Ruston to join, one of them will drag me here.”
“Who’s Ruston?” she asks with a crinkled nose. I’m almost ready to ask her why she’s making that face but she suddenly sneezes and that explains it.
My face lights up as I begin excitedly telling her how he’s my best friend and how we grew up together and all those details. She just listens and watches with kind eyes as I babble on. When I finally stop, she just sort of laughs.
“So, you’re sure he’s just your best friend? Because it sounds like so much more. Almost like a love story.” She zones out in the middle of her sentence and snaps back into reality rather quickly. “Sorry, I’m a sap and I believe in fate. How could I not after Lance and I were brought back together?”
I wondered how she could be on to me, when I just met this woman a few moments ago. “You are creepily accurate. I don’t know what to say.”
“I’m a great listener if you ever want to talk,” she assures me. Truth is, I could probably spill for her right now, and ask her opinion, but considering I just met her, I’m not looking forward to running her off.
Before I can reply, the lights dim and a spotlight shines brightly in the middle of the ring. A voice booms over the speaker and I notice someone entering the ring. “That’s Blaize,” Hilary tells me. “He announces all the fighters.”
This Blaize guy makes me laugh as he jokes with the crowd. The adrenaline running through the arena is contagious. The hairs on my arm are standing on end as I wait to hear who is fighting first. He talks a little bit longer before announcing the line-up for the evening. Lance will go first against some person whose name I didn’t catch. Once the line-up is finished, Blaize steps out of the ring and music begins playing as each opponent makes the walk down.
I get my camera ready and manage to capture a few good shots of Lance walking down to the ring. Once or twice his eye caught the camera and he gave a thumbs-up or tried to give the most badass look possible. Thank God I’m not videotaping because my laughter would be too clear.
I look for Austin but I don’t see him at first. I finally catch him standing on the side of the ring with a few other people. They’re shouting things I can’t quite hear at Lance as the fight begins. I don’t know a single thing about what is going on but it’s exhilarating to say the
“Not soon enough. We have another baby. She’s with my parents right now. It’s going to be double the work but we’re good together. What about you and Austin? Any kids?”
“Oh no.” I shake my head. “We aren’t dating. We’ve only been out twice, this is the second time. He’s my best friend’s cousin. He just moved to town.”
“He’s very affectionate toward you. Y’all are cute.” She begins walking toward some chairs in the front. “I usually sit around this area. It’s best to get our seats now.”
I sit in the hard metal chair and try my best to get comfortable. I turn on the camera and practice a few shots of just the ring itself. “So, how did you and Lance meet?”
“Well, we grew up together, but last year we reunited, I guess you could say. He helped me get out of a bad relationship and we’ve been together ever since.”
“Talk about a knight in shining armor, huh? That’s awesome.”
“Yeah, he is pretty awesome. I love him. If Raegan hadn’t had her baby, you could have met her tonight. She’s Garrett’s girlfriend and she’s really nice.”
I love how accepting everyone seems to be and they don’t even know me. I could be a legit crazy person and they would still be so open and friendly. “I heard someone was having a baby. I have a feeling I’ll be around quite frequently now. Between Austin joining, and then he got Ruston to join, one of them will drag me here.”
“Who’s Ruston?” she asks with a crinkled nose. I’m almost ready to ask her why she’s making that face but she suddenly sneezes and that explains it.
My face lights up as I begin excitedly telling her how he’s my best friend and how we grew up together and all those details. She just listens and watches with kind eyes as I babble on. When I finally stop, she just sort of laughs.
“So, you’re sure he’s just your best friend? Because it sounds like so much more. Almost like a love story.” She zones out in the middle of her sentence and snaps back into reality rather quickly. “Sorry, I’m a sap and I believe in fate. How could I not after Lance and I were brought back together?”
I wondered how she could be on to me, when I just met this woman a few moments ago. “You are creepily accurate. I don’t know what to say.”
“I’m a great listener if you ever want to talk,” she assures me. Truth is, I could probably spill for her right now, and ask her opinion, but considering I just met her, I’m not looking forward to running her off.
Before I can reply, the lights dim and a spotlight shines brightly in the middle of the ring. A voice booms over the speaker and I notice someone entering the ring. “That’s Blaize,” Hilary tells me. “He announces all the fighters.”
This Blaize guy makes me laugh as he jokes with the crowd. The adrenaline running through the arena is contagious. The hairs on my arm are standing on end as I wait to hear who is fighting first. He talks a little bit longer before announcing the line-up for the evening. Lance will go first against some person whose name I didn’t catch. Once the line-up is finished, Blaize steps out of the ring and music begins playing as each opponent makes the walk down.
I get my camera ready and manage to capture a few good shots of Lance walking down to the ring. Once or twice his eye caught the camera and he gave a thumbs-up or tried to give the most badass look possible. Thank God I’m not videotaping because my laughter would be too clear.
I look for Austin but I don’t see him at first. I finally catch him standing on the side of the ring with a few other people. They’re shouting things I can’t quite hear at Lance as the fight begins. I don’t know a single thing about what is going on but it’s exhilarating to say the
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