Falling For The Player (BWWM)

Mid January

Today's meet is the last one of the official competition season. Next will be regionals and then states. Not everyone goes to states since they make cuts based on times in events at regionals. Prom season has started as of last week and girls are already looking for their dresses. Some of the girls, Beverley for example, is taking the dress shopping a bit too seriously. 

"Did you guys make up your mind on a dress yet?" One of the freshmen asks the seniors while she slips on the team suit. Our suits for the girls are either skinny or thick straps, it depends on our individual preferences. They are solid royal purple with a lion on our chest, the guy's team has the same color but the lion is on the bottom of the right leg. Luckily after this meet, the team can wear whatever suit we want to since it's going to be a free for all. 

"I did, I picked a dress but a size smaller." Beverley says confidently. 

"Why would you do that?" I ask her with an eyebrow raised. She rolls her eyes at me as if I already knew the answer. "It's motivation for me to lose weight.

"You do know that means you need to lose 10-15 pounds right? In a month..." Hailey chimes in.

"Oh I know, that's why I am planning on fasting." Beverley replies. 

"Dude, that's seriously unhealthy, we're going to regionals soon. We need all the carbs we can get." I say with disapproval and the rest of the girls nod in agreement. 

"Well nobody asked for your opinion." She replies getting closer to me pointing her finger in my face. 

"Shouldn't have brought it up then. Now I suggest you get your finger out of my face." I push her grimey hand from my face. Knowing her, I don't know where they've been. 

"Okay, guys let's just get out there and warm up." Ashley, another one of the seniors says pulling me back from her. "Watch your mouth next time." Beverley says before storming out of the locker room. The girls give me a sympathetic smile and leave me by myself in the locker room. I shake my head still upset and quickly change into my stupid tight suit for the last time this season. 

I put on my warm up jacket and join the team who are waiting for me to start doing stretches. I guess one of the girls tell Camden what happened since he gives me a smile and thumbs up for support. I lead the stretches with Beverley practically glaring at me the entire time. 

Today my line up is easier than normal, I am swimming the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 100 backstroke. I create a warm up based on what I'm swimming like I normally do. I stand in front of one of the lanes were are assigned and put on my cap myself since I don't like people capping me. As I'm placing my goggles on, I feel a strong nudge and before I know it, I am falling into the water. I swim to the surface and look to see Beverley smirking down at me. I push off the pool starting my first part of my warm up. 

After that whole situation with being pushed in the water I try to push that in the back of my mind. I can focus on that later, right now I have to focus on dropping time in my 100 backstroke. My goal today is to drop 10 seconds, which in terms of swimming is a lot. I have my head on Camden's lap with my beats blasting music while I wait for my next event. I already swam my 50 and 100 freestyle, there's just one more left.

After a few minutes, Camden taps my shoulder signaling my event is next. I smile at him putting away my things and grab my cap and goggles. I stand behind lane eight and see some of the girls giving me thumbs up on the side lines. Jamie, Winter, Annika, Matt, and Camden are at the end of the lane. The ref blows the whistle letting everyone know the next event is up.

"This is event number 18, the women's 100 backstroke." The next whistle goes off and we dive in the water and hang on to the handle bars under the diving block. "Ladies, take your mark." All of us tense up and lift up out of the water. The beeper loudly starts us and I take off into the water. 

I do a few dolphin kicks, remember to tilt my head back, and look up at the ceiling to steer myself. I refuse to look over and continue to throw back my arms in rotation aggressively into the water. I hit the flags, counting in my head to do six rotations and then I do my flip turn. As I turn back onto my back I see Camden holding up a blue sign, but I don't catch what it says. 

I continue to swim and finish my first 50 after completing my second flip. I make my way back to do my final flip turn and try to read the sign better, and I think it says "prom." I regain my focus and try to finish strong with all the energy I have left. As soon as I touch the touchpad I look up at the score board and see my time, 1:09.8.

I smile ecstatically and turn to the girl in the lane next to me and shake her hand. I notice that at the end of the lane, I can see the sign more clearly. "Will you go to prom with me?" Is drawn in bubble letters on the sign and in Camden's hands are yellow tulips. I nod my head at him and mouth yes to him. I spot Beverley in the corner watching our interaction and her face is so red, just like a bright tomato. She stomps away fuming to the locker room upset. 

Once, I am ready to make my way to the parking lot, I leave the pool hand in hand with Camden in our matching team warm ups. In my hand I have the flowers and the sign he made for me. Camden insisted on me letting him carry my swim bag to my car since his bag is in his car. The girls and Matt and Jax are following us in tow, I couldn't help but notice that Jamie and Jax are holding hands. 

"I'll see y'all at my house for pizza!" I say before they make their way to my house. Camden walks me to my car and places my bag in the backseat for me. He gently presses me against my car door, his forehead is on my mind.

"Have I told you yet how proud I was watching you swim?" He asks softly in almost a whisper. I shake my head "no" as I look into his grey eyes. "Well I was." I smile in response and he gives me a soft kiss on my forehead. 

"I'll see you at home." I say and give his hand a squeeze when he lets me out of his embrace.

"I'll see you in a sec, I need to shower." I nod at him and start the drive to go home. 

At home...

I toss my swim bag on my bed tiredly and rub my eyes trying to wake up a litter more. I turn on the hot water for my shower. 

*ping ping*

Cam: The guys and I are on the way.

Me: Okay, see you soon.

I put my on the counter with my music on shuffle before getting into the shower. I wash my chlorine soaked hair and wash my body getting rid of the chlorine. Once I finish my shower, I put on a pair of black sweatpants and one of Camden's "hoodies" I borrowed. Saying that I have been slowly taking his clothes from him is a understatement of the year.

I make my way downstairs and grab a slice of pizza. The group ultimately decided to make tonight a group hangout. The Netflix app is open on the screen as the girls and I wait for the boys to come over. 

All the pizza boxes are spread out on the coffee table in the living room. We have various snacks being left on the kitchen counter for later and the different ice cream is in the fridge. I saved a spot on the couch for Camden and I while Winter is on the right side of me. Instead of them ringing the doorbell, the boys just walk in and lock the door behind them. Matt sits on the ground in front of Winter and Camden plops down next to me. 

"Hope y'all are ready for a scary movie." Jax says sitting next to Jamie on the floor.

"Uh no, I don't do scary movies." Annika says sitting in the recliner. 

"We're gonna watch A Haunted House, it's less scary." I say before pressing play. Before I know it around half way in, I fall asleep with my head on his shoulder with his arm around me. 

A/N:

Hope you liked it! As always, I'm sorry about any missed typos.

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-Taylor