Chapter 8 (Keegan)


    (Keegan''s POV)


    I watched the game closely. It wasn''t that I was a big volleyball fan or anything, I was just watching


    Caroline. I noticed the way her brow furrowed slightly and she chewed on her lip when she was


    concentrating. I noticed how she bit her lip after getting a point to keep from trash-talking. I noticed how


    it was harder for her to stretch her arm up on her right side than her left. I wondered what that was


    about. She spiked the ball, earning the Bulls the winning point. She celebrated with her teammates. I


    saw her nce at me. I smiled lightly as the guys dispersed to go talk to girls. I walked down to where


    she was standing. I had to resist the urge to touch her.


    "Good game," I said, leaning over slightly so she could hear me over the noise. I smirked as I took in


    her volleyball spandex shorts and spandex top. All in all, they fit tightly, hugging every wonderful curve


    of her body.


    "So, what, you''re stalking me now?" she asked, amusement clearly written all over her face. Okay, so


    maybe I was stalking her a little bit, but she didn''t need to know that. Thankfully, Nick already gave me


    a great excuse. I chuckled, trying tough it off, and motioned to the guys.


    "They wanted to watch the volleyball team because of the shorts and dragged me along with them," I


    lied easily. Her cheeks turned rosy in embarrassment. All I wanted to do was touch her cheeks and pull


    her into me. Natasha called to me but I wasn''t really paying attention. I kept up an easy conversation


    with Caroline. It was like breathing, it came naturally.


    "Ninny!" a little kid screamed, interrupting our conversation. A wide grin spread across Caroline''s face


    as she knelt to meet the little boy. She picked him up and kissed his cheek.


    "There''s my big boy. I think you''re getting too old for this," she smiled towards him. The look of love in


    her eyes for this child made my heart break. The kid rested his head on her shoulder and it looked like


    a natural urrence. The boy looked just like her, granted his hair was a tiny bit blonder and he was a


    boy, he looked just like her. I could only stare at them, shocked and... hurt. I was hurt because my mate


    already had a son. And if the son was here, the father was probably not too far behind. My mate


    already had a family. I wouldn''t want to pull her away from her family... her son.


    "Keegan, this is Preston. Preston, do you want to say hi to Keegan?" she asked motherly towards the


    child. I felt like my heart had just been ripped out and stomped on. It was getting a little harder to


    breathe. The kid clung tighter to Caroline, making her chuckle. She looked so happy. Blue... her eyes


    were blue as the skin around her eyes crinkled withughter.


    "He''s really beautiful," I said politely. I couldn''t help but think of what our children might have looked


    like.


    "Hey, I have to go, but I''ll see you at school tomorrow," she said, smiling at me quickly before leaving


    with the child in her arms. A tall blonde male was waiting for her. He slung his arm over her shoulders


    and kissed her head. I felt tears prick my eyes.


    Wait, tears?


    I didn''t cry. I don''t cry. My fists balled angrily. How could a girl I just met, have me feeling like this? And


    she wasn''t even trying to do it. She was just living her life. The life she established way before me.


    Anything I did to pull her away from her family at this point would only make her hate me. And I didn''t


    want her to hate me. I wanted her to be happy. So I guess I finally did find my mate... but it was too


    Natasha came bounding up to me; her shorts were hiked up higher on her skinny legs than the other


    girls. She smiled a toothy grin as she tucked a loose piece of dyed-blonde hair behind her ear. She was


    tall for a girl, only half a head shorter than me and that was saying something because I was 6''5''''.


    Caroline was a good head shorter than me. Natasha wrapped her thin arms around me as she pressed


    her body closer. Growing up, she was teased for being a little on the heavier side. When she hit high


    school, she dropped a ridiculous amount of weight, threw herself into everything, caked her face, and


    became the person standing here now. She used to be so nice and gentle. I guess time changed that.


    Her standing here was an awful reminder that I was stuck with her. My n for tonight was to break up


    with her so I could pursue my Caroline. Great, I was already calling her mine and she clearly wasn''t. I


    was stuck with Natasha. Caroline was happy with her life. She had a kid for God''s sake.


    "Aw, you came to watch me y? You''re such a good boyfriend," she smiled as she pulled away. I


    gave her a half-assed tight smile back but she seemed pleased with it. She reached forward and


    pressed her lips against mine. Her kiss had nothing on Caroline''s touch alone.


    I had to stop thinking about that girl, but it was hard.


    "The boys dragged me along," I said, feeding her the same excuse I gave Caroline. Natasha wrapped


    her hand in mine. I didn''t pull away. I let her do what she wanted, despite the curious nces I was


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    receiving from the guys. Because the God awful truth was that Natasha was going to be my Luna and


    wife.


    Because I couldn''t have Caroline.