53. Vance
VANCE
I stood in the middle of the ring with Tyson at my side as the referee announced that I was the winner of the fight. This felt amazing. I wanted to end on a high note, I was late to this career so I was technically a little old for it at thirty six.
Addy and Sophia were jumping up and down cheering.
Tj was up by the ring cheering. Becky was..
well I don’t give a fuck. She could get trampled for all I care.
I wanted Addy though. I wanted the two people who meant the most to me by my side.
I locked eyes with her and motioned with my hand for her to come up.
She looked around, then Sophia pushed her forward.
Tyson walked over and helped her up. “There you are.” I pulled her tight into my side and kissed the top or her head.
“Ew. You're all sweaty.” She grumbled, jokingly I’m assuming because she didn’t actually move. Not that I’d let her. I had a plan. Correction, Tyson and I had a plan. And I wanted for Addy to be here too. She was a part of this now and I wasn’t letting her go.
“What do you have to say for your career win?” The announcer shoved the mic in my face.
“I wanted this for Tyson and I wanted to prove to myself that I could do this. He was a good competitor but I was better.” I couldn’t help the jab.
Then I grabbed Addy and dipped her, then kissed her. She wrapped her arms around my neck and the crowd cheered. I pulled her back up and she looked at me, panting. “Vance…”
“Not here baby.” I fixed her next to me again, then the crowd went quiet.
It was like they knew something big was about to happen.
I pulled Tyson into my chest. “I’m tired of fucking hiding.
” Before I could make my move, he leaned down and kissed me.
This isn’t what we discussed, but I’d fucking take it.
His lips moved against mine, slowly. Carefully.
I didn’t give one single fuck. There was no going back now.
When Tyson pulled back he had the biggest, most genuine smile on his face. Fuck it was gorgeous and I couldn’t have asked for two better people in my life. “You motherfucker, that wasn’t what we talked about.” I kept my hand on his arm and he could feel his body vibrating with a low laugh.
“I couldn’t wait anymore.” He turned to Addy and she moved towards him like a magnet.
“Ty, here?” Her voice was small and I barely heard her. “This isn’t my moment.” He didn’t allow her time to finish because he picked her up and kissed her. Then lifted her up like a trophy. I know she hated the attention, but fuck if I wasn’t just as amped up as he was.
I was pulled out of my trance by the loud cheering. Not a single ‘boo’ in the crowd and that made my heart soar. People were happy. For me. For us. Cameras flashed and we posed from all directions.
Good.
Take pictures.
Gasp.
Be surprised. I don’t care anymore. This was it. No going back now.