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When Will heard what she wanted to say, he noticed her action afterwards seeing her shaking a bit trying to take a sip of her warm coffee. He gets up from his seat and walks over towards her and squats down to her level and uses his finger to pick up her face gently to have them both look eye to eye to each other. He let out a small grin as he used his other hand to hold one of her hands."Ari....."he started to speak,"I'm sorry about last night....I know you wanted to go on top of the rootop and I was going to take you up there after that small conversation with Drake..."he said to her as he used his hand that helped pick up her face to set down the coffee she had in her hands as he now holds both of them with his."It's just that....I was a bit worried....you know...he is my childhood friend...."he told her as he looked away for a bit remembering how they first met before, looking back at her."I'm sorry Ari....I'll make it up to you....how about dinner tonight?"He asked her thinking of a place to go."Let's dress up since I know you love to wear dresses and we can go to that fancy eating place downtown!"He offered to her about tonight.

Running from one side of the wall to the other side of the wall. Hearing the music blast from the speakers that was echoing around the place. Sweat coming from his face and his body dripping down as he was still working hard and making sure that he is pacing himself doing sets after sets. He has trained since the morning as he had his eyes set on the decision he is soon having to make. Go to college and be open for the draft. The thought was running to his head as he stop to take a break for a bit as he sat down on a foldable lawn chair that he got from his room and turned on the tv that only had one channel, the sports channel. When he was watching tv he saw his name on the news as questions came up on what his decision might be. They asked around the town, his classmates, his teammates, and his coach if they knew anything about his decision. He chuckles hearing their responses as he takes several sips of his water as they didn't know what is on his mind since he doesn't speak much about it.

((Hope you are having a good week! Finally got my post posted xD))

Will listened to her talk about what had happened last night and what he did. He let his ears listen to her speak and making sure he gets every word she said to him. He nodded his head every now and then to show understanding to her as he had his arms wrapped around her waist and slowly felt on her back, while she was speaking. He felt her lips pressed towards his slowly and gently as he applied the same pressure back towards hers as he felt her forehead pressed against his."I'm sorry....it will be okay...."he told her back as he made sure that his words meant to her as he felt her tight hug on him as he tightly hugged her back gently."Don't worry..."he started to say to her as he cracked a gentle smile to her as they were looking at each other in the eyes,"Tonight will be our night....you and me at your favorite place...."he said as he slowly let her go still holding her hand."I'll pick you up here tonight...."he said as he let go and slowly walked away."I have to go....Parents need me to go with them somewhere!"He told her as he was walking backwards still facing her."But believe me it won't be long but, parents want to spend some time with me....they told me to go eat with them for lunch and I told them I'd eat dinner with you..."he said as he stopped walking for a bit."I'll see you tonight? Go to your favorite lunch place and hopefully that helps you a bit out..."he told her as he started to leave."Bye Ari!"He waved to her as he opened the front door and gently shut it behind him.

Drake turned off the t.v. when he heard reporters of the sports channel talking about him. Both hearing positive and negative reviews about him. Criticizing him about his playing style how he runs the ball 50/50 and his throwing motion. Positives were how he extends the play longer when he can't find anyone open or wait's to see, he may even tuck it for a run. They talked about his strength how he can take tackles as well as he isn't afraid to become a leader for his team. Drake goes to the small shower that he was able to get some hot water running in the facility as he turned on the nozzle as the water sprayed from the shower head. He brought him some spare clothes to bring as he would go around the city in his street wear since that was his usual routine when he was done working out. He enters the shower letting the water hit him all over his body and head as he let the thoughts in his head slowly cleared away as he took the hot relaxing shower using shampoo to wash his hair and body wash to use on his body. When he rinsed off and turned off the nozzle and wiped himself off with a towel from a cabinet he built, he then changed into his streetwear clothing. Drake walked out of the abandon warehouse and closing it to make sure no one knows that it still runs as he turned off everything and made sure there was no way to see inside. He walked out wearing a gray undershirt showing his muscles and tattoos on his arms and wearing black jeans you see from JC Pennys along with his gray sneak shoes with black socks on.

He walks to the small downtown part of the town as he waves at people who call out his name which were children, parents, and store owners smiling at him as he would smile back at him. He was heading to his favorite place to eat at lunch a place were he and Ari use to go to for awhile they were dating. He usually heads there after his workout and would call Ari to see if she wanted to meet up and go there.

(( Thanks for the patience smile ))

Drake feeling the sweat bits forming around the top of his head as he used his hand to wipe off what's left of it. He slowly moved up on the line as slowly one by one people in front of him were sitting down to tables as they finished ordering their food from the register. After hearing several commotions going on between the talking of the customer and the cashier, the workers making the food, he turned his attention to the tv that was behind them mounted on the wall. It had the sport section playing as he zoomed into the tv to see what they were talking about. It was a recap of the game and how Drake and Will combined together to make a good comeback and how Drake played both sides of the ball well and predicting what he will do next.

Drake chuckled a bit as he looked away from the t.v. He didn't notice someone was calling his name until he focused on the voice that was calling him."Huh?"He said to himself gently as he slowly started to recognize the girls voice calling his name."Ari?"He thought to himself as he slowly turned around as he could hear the voice closer to him as he sees a familiar figure behind him as he was surprised to see Ari here."Ari?!"He said to her as he was responding to her when she called his name."What are you doing here?"He asked her as in his head he knew why she was here. This was the place they both would go sometimes regulary as the cooks knew what they wanted as they would both enter the place and they would bring out their food and drinks quickly when they saw them. This was also the first place Drake got his first kiss from Ari when he first asked her out.

((Wow....almost been a month since I last posted, I am so sorry! Thank you for being so patience and understanding the situations I have been in!))

"Sure...no problem..."He said to her as he smiled a bit as the waiter escorted them to their table as they both sat down and looked at the menu."Oh man...."he though to himself as they sat down and both scanning the menus,"I hope I don't suffer anymore pain...."he said in his head as the waiter comes back to take their order. He was surprised that she had ordered their food they usually got when they ate here a lot."Yes....that is what I want...."he said to the waiter as he took up the menu and left to get their food and drink. "So....tell me about yourself...."he asked her as the waiter comes back with their drinks as they wanted,"How did you and Will meet?"He asked her as he took a sip of his drink.
He knows that the memory were placed with Will when Drake accepted to bring her back with a price. A price that he knows he regrets, but at the same time is just happy she is alive.

Drake took several sips of his drink as he knew the answer to his question. The two had met in middle school when she was on the cheerleading squad and he was on the football and basketball team of the school.At that time he was on the football team, both squads practice on the same area. The cheerleaders practice on the sidelines while the players practice on the field. Both coaches were married to each other and end practice on the same time. Drake and Ari were the ones left at the field waiting for their ride as Drake saw her sitting on the bench of the field as he sat down next to her after he took a shower from the locker room. Since then both came close and dated in highschool, Will didn't come along till the middle of the season of middle school football.

Drake pushed his drink to the side when she asked him if anything is going on with him or new. He started to open his mouth to reply as he wanted to tell her about the accident that happened months ago, but he felt like she wouldn't believe him as he started to speak about his decision,"I think I may have made a decision between college and the pros."He told her as he went back to his drink and took several more sips as he smiled at her when he put the drink to the side."So....how are things with the organizations you run?"He asked her as he knows that she is a member of numerous organizations in schools and let run things most of the time even though she wasn't an officer. He only asked her to change the subject.

((Oh it's alright! Late with replies myself! I have been making and editing YouTube game play videos for my channel and school has been taking over! Congrats on the puppy! smile ))

Drake listened to her opinion when he mention about either going to college or join the pros. He nodded his head when she was talking about him being passionate about it. He then took several sips of his drink as he listened to her response from his questions, going a long and asking questions about the story just to make sure that he caught on to what she was saying. and looking at her hand gestures when she was describing what was going on. Drake knows that she uses a lot of hand gestures and did that a lot when they were dating to describe some action or thing she wanted and he would have to figure it out. It was a little game they made up to past some time as he would do it to her and his teammates when he needed a play done.

When the food came by, Drake could smell his favorite meal smoke in his face as he grabbed the fork and knife near him and he started to eat a bit. He then heard Ari talking about what happened earlier. He put down his fork and spoon and grabbed his napkin to wipe his lips before proceeding to talk,"It's alright.."he said to her with a smile on his face,"It's fine...thank you though..."he said to her before continuing to eat. "What is wrong with you Drake?"He thought to himself,"I wish I can tell you everything Ari...."he looked at her and put a somewhat smile on his to show nothing was wrong in his mind. At this time while they were eating the place started to play some music as his favorite song came on "Guts Over Fear" Eminem ft Sia started to play, he knew that she could hit those notes if she wanted to as he remembers the time that she would sing it to him the day before the game, before he went to the lockeroom, and before he would go and workout if they saw each other before hand. Something about that song helps him to calm down a bit, just wasn't sure what.