HOW DCC READER X FOOTBALLER RAFE GET BACK TOGETHER
ābreaking up is funny , i forget you arenāt mineā - cedar , gracie abrams
it had been a few months since reader and rafe broke up , you knew even before dating him that you werenāt meant to , that it was against the ārulesā but since you had met rafe after one of your sessions at training camp during your rookie year , you just couldnāt stay away and nor could he so you kept it a secret from kelly and judy , not needing anyone else to know .
by the end of your rookie year the team had found out and you had been left with an impossible decision , being a dcc or rafe? and your heart wanted nothing more than to be with rafe but it had to end so you could keep your job .
during the off season it was okay without him , the cold nights without him and the way your apartment lost that loving feel left you feeling lonely but it was easier knowing you didnāt have to see him constantly .
when you went back to training camp for your second year as a dcc you had to try and control your emotions , if you seen him you would just walk past him is what you told yourself but it was harder than you imagined .
one night after training you were making your way to your car when suddenly a black car that seemed so familiar stopped a few spots away and unlucky for you , rafe hopped out with his sports bag of his shoulder , his phone to his ear but as he walked and saw you standing at your car he froze , it was the first time he had seen you since the night of the breakup , the night of apologies and tears . he had to fight the urge to run up to you , he knew you werenāt wanting that anymore , well thatās what he thought but god you didnāt want anything more than to run up to him .
all you could do was muster a little wave , half a smile appearing on your face , he just did a half nod at you , walking towards the doors but having to walk past you on the way and for some reason he just stopped as he was walking by you , not looking at you before speaking .
āyou trying out again? your gonna be a 2nd year?ā he said , talking to you like this was normal , like you were just friends , like you had always been .
āuh yeah i- i loved it last year so i wanted to try againā you replied , your voice weirdly quiet or maybe that was just your mind playing tricks on you .
āwell i hope you make it , you were always so captivating on the pitchā he said , giving you a strange smile before walking through the doors.
you just shook your head and got in your car but the whole way home you just couldnāt get him out of your head .
after the long weeks of training camp the team was finally formed and you made it back for your second year as a dcc which meant more rehearsals but finally getting to perform at matches .
it was the first match of the season , the girls all stood in line with prefect hair and their pompoms shaking as they put on that photogenic smile that had mastered by now .
as you ran out to dance your eyes betrayed you and scanned the whole stadium for rafe but you didnāt see them , in fact you didnāt see any of the cowboys yet .
once the match was in full force you finally spotted rafe , even with his helmet on you could notice him but you looked away , continuing to smile and dance like you were hired to do .
after what felt like years the match was over and the cowboys finally won , you felt someone run up behind you , grabbing you and spinning you around before setting you down.
āyou see that? i fucking got the winning touch down bab-ā the voice stopped abruptly, but you knew it was rafe behind that helmet , you could hear it in his voice and the way he spoke to you like nothing ever ended , the half finished ābabyā killed you , you couldāve fell right there on the pitch .
rafe pulled his helmet off quickly āiām sorry y/n- i didnāt mean to , i forgot im so sorryā he spoke quickly , his face full of fear and embarrassment.
āno donāt worry- i saw it , you were greatā you replied trying to keep your cool even if you could feel your heart pounding quickly in your chest .
he nodded , looking over to try and spot his coaches and judy and kelly , once he knew he couldnāt see them he spoke again .
āitās been so weird to miss you- i just you were always around me and i donāt know what im meant to do when your not around , i donāt know where to put my hands or who to call when something happens to me- i hate it , i hate it so fucking much y/nā his eyes scanned over your face , drinking in your features like it was his first time seeing you
āi know- itās been strange to miss you too , i just donāt want to get in trouble again , rafe. i wont get another shotā you spoke quietly , like you were scared someone would come and shout at you .
āscrew them ! if you want me you have me , you have me even if you donāt want me okay? iām all yoursā
āiāll talk to them , iāll let you be with me i promise , iāll do anything to have you be my prize after i win againā
you just looked at him , it was like something out of the cheesy romcoms you found yourself always watching , all you could do was nod and before you could even finish your nod his lips found yours , smiling against your mouth as you heard cheers around you
when he pulled back you both saw the big screen above caught the kiss , the whole stadium was cheering and all rafe could do was laugh .
āguess they canāt take you away from me now.ā