„Seems as though number 46 made his girlfriend really mad because, ladies and gentlemen, he`s going big to get her to forgive him” the announcer`s voice booms again, and I find myself utterly paralyzed. I feel Gwen, Ema, Sam, and Simon all look at me, and I hear the crowd going wild around me, but it`s like I`m in a trance or something because I can`t look away from Max.
Suddenly I see a young boy in a Wolves jersey walk onto the field with a giant plastic sack, and then I see the whole team go rummage through it.
My eyes got big when I see all these over-two-hundred-pound men each take a pink stuffed animal from the bag and then line up with them in their arms.
You have got to be fucking kidding me.
But wait, it gets worse because I hear the announcer speak again over the cheers of the whole stadium.
„I`m sure you understand all these guys can`t very well wonder to your seat, darlin`. So if miss Sophie Grant could come on onto the field, we`d sure appreciate it.”
No fucking way, this can`t be happening. He`s doing the thing from the movie, the thing I lied to him about liking.
Oh, karma is a bad bitch.
Simon gets up and offers me his hand.
„Come on; I`ll help you get there.”
I hesitate for a moment before giving in. I wanted proof that he cared for me, and he`s going well beyond, so the least I can do is share his humiliation.
I`m in a haze all the way to the field. I can hear people cheering like mad, and I`m sure this will be on youtube an hour from now, but I`m strangely detached from all of it. I keep my eyes on Max, and underneath the embarrassment and discomfort I`m feeling right now, I also feel happy that he would do this for me, no matter how misguided it might be. He really does love me.
I get onto the field, and the same boy who brought the sack of pink stuffed animals takes my arm and positions me facing the line of players holding them.
I recognize the first one as being Cruz, the quarterback of the wolves, and I wonder what Max had to do to get all of them and the team owners to agree to this. Cruz smiles at me and waves. I wave back because what else can I do.
Then the music changes, and I can hear Rod Steward`s Have I told you lately that I love you playing before Cruz comes towards me and hands me a pink stuffed bear. He`s followed by Heynes with a pink stuffed elephant, Gary with a pink giraffe, Forester with a pink flamingo, Wesley with a pink cat, Jones with a pink dog, Garcia with a pink penguin, Keller with a pink mouse, Morgan with a pink goat, Barry with a pink lion, Zander with a pink fish, Roston with a pink hen, Smith with a pink bird and Louis with a pink crocodile. Last, I see Max coming my way with a pink heart and a huge bouquet of pink roses, and the screams and cheers from the crowd reach a fever pitch.
He stops when he reaches me, and he hands me the heart and the roses. I drop all the other stuffed animals and take them from him.
„Sweetheart, I really am sorry for what happened. I want you to know that you mean more to me than anything in the world, and I`m not sure if this was the best way to prove it, but I got desperate. I love you, and I need you with me. Please, will you take me back?”
I feel my eyes well up with tears. This beautiful man really does love me a whole lot, and even though I would have preferred a more private gesture, the fact that he did this for me is humbling, and all the pain and humiliation I felt evaporate.
„I love you too, sunshine. I`m coming back home.”
The words are barely out of my mouth before he sweeps me into his arms and kisses the living daylights out of me.
The crowd goes crazy, but I don`t care. I have everything I need right here.
When he finally lets me come up for air, I hear Ema`s excited voice from behind us.
„Now that`s a motherfucking grand gesture!”
Yeah, that really motherfucking is.
Max
I just played the best game of my life.
I`ve been with the Wolves for five years now, and I`ve always been a good player, always done my best, but today was magic, and it showed. When I asked Sophie to come to the game as my good luck charm, it was just an excuse to get her here so I could make my grand gesture, but it turns out she did bring me good luck.
It took some serious work to get the team owners to let me do what I did today. I plead, threatened, and straight out demanded that they let me organize my little moment, but what finally made them agree is when I told them that it would be excellent publicity for the team.
I have no doubt that at this very moment, my public apology has been uploaded by fans, and it`s probably trending, but I don`t care. It`s a testament to how much I love Sophie that I don`t care if all the world watches me make a fool of myself. What matters is that I got my girl back.
Getting the guys from my team to help me was shockingly simple. All I had to do was ask, and they were on board. They said that they were glad I was comfortable enough to ask for their help and that they would be happy to help me make a fool of myself. It didn`t hurt that they all like Sophie either.
I`m heading out of the locker room when I
