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New Beginnings: Part 3
Pairings: blind!gator x fem!reader
Summary: After things didnât go quite as planned, you adjust to your new life. While itâs not what you expected, itâs a chance at a new beginning⌠for both of you.
Warnings: sexual references, drinking, smoking, age gap??? (reader is 23 and gator is 27)
Itâs been about two hours since you arrived at Beccaâs and sheâs given you the full detailed breakdown of how her relationship ended. How she suspected he was cheating for weeks but couldnât bring herself to say anything. How she found the receipt from Victoriaâs Secret even though she hadnât received anything. How she came home and found him in bed with another woman.
After she had cried it out on your shoulder she sat up and said, âOkay, enough about me. I wanna hear whatâs been going on with you.â
You groaned, âUgh come on, you know thereâs never anything going on with me.â
She looked you dead in the eye and said, âBullshit.â
âWhat?â You answered, wide eyed.
âI said bullshit, because when I called you your voice was all chirpy. You only sound like that when youâre blushing. So spill, who made you blush?â
You sat there wide eyed with your mouth open before scoffing, âNo one, I was just happy cause I had my favorite muffin at Louâs.â
âI donât believe that for one second. So why are you lying to me, you think I wonât approve?â
You opened your mouth, closed it again, and opened it to say softly, âI donât know. I donât even know what Iâm doing.â
Becca tilted her head in confusion, âWhat do you mean, honey?â
âItâs just, I didnât really know him before and Iâve only talked to him a few times, but he seems different now. Softer. I ran into him at Louâs and he bought my chai and my muffin. We sat and talked for a while and thatâs when you called. I felt bad leaving so I kinda asked for his number before I went.â
âOkay, so âheâ isâŚ?â
You took a deep breath before answering, âGator.â
She blinked, âGator as in Gator Tillman?â
âYes.â
âGator as in the blind ex-deputy, Gator Tillman?â
You glared at her, âYes, Becca, thatâd be the one.â
She stared at you with her mouth gaping as she struggled for words.
âThis is why I wasnât gonna say anything.â
She immediately grabbed your hand, âHoney, Iâm just surprised thatâs all. I mean this isnât really something anyone wouldâve seen coming.â
Again, you glared at her. âWell of course not! Thatâs why I said I donât know what Iâm doing. I mean, I donât know what I could be getting myself into, is he still involved with sketchy stuff? I know heâs blind but that doesnât mean he canât hurt people. But he also seems so different than before.â
You both sat in silence for a minute before Becca finally spoke up, âSince you came back, has he done anything to make you think he isnât a good guy?â
You looked at her with your brows furrowed, âNo. Heâs been kinda awkward, but sweet.â
âOkay, well maybe thatâs who he is now.â
You raised your eyebrows in surprise, âThis is coming from you? I thought you hated him and all his football deputy friends?â
She sighed, âI mean I did, but heâs also been through a hell of a lot of shit that can change a person. You know he testified against his daddy?â
Your lips parted, âWhat?â
âThatâs why he ainât in prison. Thatâs why Roy is locked up. It seems like he finally had a wake up call.â
âWow.â
âYeah⌠Honey, if you see something there and he hasnât done anything wrong, then maybe you should give it a shot.â
You leaned back and chuckled under your breath, âThis is absolutely not the reaction I anticipated.â
Becca laughed next to you, âWhat? You arenât happy to have your best friendâs blessing to try and fuck Gator Tillman?â
You gasped, âBecca! That is not what is going on and you know it.â
âIâm just messing with you, honey. Come here.â
You leaned in a gave her a long hug, when you pulled back she said, âAlright, I think we both need a distraction tonight. What do you think about line dancing?â
You smiled at her, âI think I have a gorgeous pair of boots in my closet that havenât been worn in far too long.â
Later that night, the two of you took an uber to the closest line dancing bar, about 30 minutes away. It was a special occasion and youâd decided to let yourself loose. Which, after three drinks and two shots, you definitely were.
âBecca I swear, if I get on that thing Iâm gonna puke.â
âNo you wonât! Youâll be fine, besides, this way youâll find out if youâre any good at being on top!â
You gasped as she pushed you forward and gave your ass a playful smack. You stumbled up to the mechanical bull operator and he explained the directions to you, but you werenât really listening. After the song that had been playing finished, you made your way to the bull.
You surprised yourself by how easily you mounted it. Mustâve been muscle memory from horseback riding lessons. Once you got on you heard the familiar beat of âSave a Horseâ come on the speakers.
You laughed out loud to yourself, âOh my god, Beccaâs gonna loose her shit.â
Thatâs when the bull turned on.
You expected to be able to hold on for at least a few seconds, but what you didnât expect was to make it through the whole song before jumping off on your own accord.
When you got down you were laughing as hard as you could as you stumbled over to Becca, who was also bent over in laughter.
âOH MY GOD! That was the best thing Iâve ever seen. Gator wouldâve lost his shit, you looked so hot!â
You laughed, âI cannot believe I just did that!â
As you two walked outside for a cigarette Becca grabbed her phone and said, âHold on, I gotta do somethingâ
You took a drag and heard the phone ringing before a rough voice picked up and said, âHello?â
Thatâs when you realized, Becca hadnât taken out her phone, she had taken out yours. And now Gator was on speaker.
You whisper yelled, âNo! Becca what are you doing!â
Becca just laughed and began talking to Gator, âHey Tillman, itâs Becca Struthers. I donât know if you remember me, but I remember you.â
Gator sounded confused and surprised, âOh, um, hi? Is everything okay?â
You couldnât believe what was happening, you tried to grab the phone from Becca but she held it out of your reach.
âOf course! We just went out line dancing to celebrate my new single status, and this little missy next to me discovered a new talent tonight that I just had to fill you in on!â
You gasped again, âBecca, no! Donât you dare!â
Gators voice cut in again, âAre ya sure ya girls are alright? Ya sound pretty drunk, I can send a car for ya?â
Becca jumped in quickly, âOh no donât worry about us, weâre having a great time! I just wanted you to know, that Ellie can ride like no other bitch!â
You gasped loudly, âOh my god Becca, that sounds horrible!â
After hearing a small choked sound from Gator he said, âUm, excuse me?â
âI got her up on the mechanical bull and she held her ass up on there for the whole song!â
At this point you had accepted defeat and burried your head in your hands.
âIt was the best thing Iâd ever seen, and as a potential prospect in her life, I thought you should know.â
This really couldnât get any worse.
âOh, um wow.â
Becca laughed, âSee honey, heâs speechless!â
âListen, ya girls stay where ya are and thereâll be a car for ya in 10 minutes. It seems like ya both mightâve had enough to drink tonight.â
âAwe, youâre really earning some points right now, Gator! You keep treating her this good and you have my stamp of approval!â
A short chuckle came over the line, âGood to know. Alright, Iâm gonna let ya go now, but if that car isnât there for ya in the next 10 minutes ya call me back, okay?â
âOkay, thank you so much Gator! Bye bye!â
With that, Becca hung up the phone and you looked at her in shock, âPlease tell me I just dreamed that.â
She giggled and replied, âNow you have a reason to reach out to him again! You gotta apologize for your best friendâs bad behavior.â
You started at her for a moment and laughed beside yourself, âWow, you are something else.â
She smiled wide and gave you a wink, âWhy, thank you!â
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