My Girl

My Girl

High school au: Jock! Karli x fem nerd/geek! reader

Y/n- Your name, L/N- Last name

A/N: So this is the long-awaited Karli fic and I hope it was worth the wait :)

"Hey L/N," a voice said making you look up from your book "Sorry, can I help you?" you asked looking up at Karli Morgenthau, the quarterback of the school's football team the Flag Smashers.

"We're partners?" she said pointing at the blackboard with a small chuckle "Oh, of course," you said giving her an awkward smile while moving your bag off the desk beside you wondering why in the world you had to be paired with her of all people.

"So which dead guy should we pick?" she joked while you flipped through the packet of 18th-century poets your teacher had given you the option to research.

"Well it's first come first serve but I'd say the best three to do are Samuel Jonhson, Phillis Wheatley and Thomas Gray," you said looking to her for an opinion.

"Sounds good to me," she said with a smile getting up as the bell rang leaving as quickly as she'd come making you roll your eyes.

"So she just walked off?" your friend questioned while the two of you sat down for lunch.

"Yeah! but the worst part is that is due next week and I am not doing this all by myself" you stressed while your friend laughed making you quirk an eyebrow.

"What? What's so funny?" "It's just that-" she started t say smiling "You don't even know anything about her, who's to say that she won't be a good partner?" they said making you scoff "Firstly, she's on the football team and you know how they are, and she kinda seems more brawn than brain," you said while you friend snorted "But you remember what happened last time Kile partnered with her?" you said making them slowly nod.

"Just give her a try, what's the worst that could happen?"

"Hey partner," Karli said throwing herself into the seat beside you rather than move halfway through class like she had done both classes prior.

Looking up from your computer said a quick greeting before getting down to business.

"So I'm assuming you didn't get my text?" you said while she opened up her laptop "Um, yes?" she said looking through her phone quickly while you could only roll your eyes while ending the paragraph you were writing.

"So you want me to cover the slideshow?" she said sharing the document with you "Yeah, I've already started the Summery because this is due next Friday and it's already Wednesday," you said while she started fiddling with the fonts "I can do that," she said with a warm smile.

"We don't have to present this right?" she said trying to make conversation "Luckily we don't because this would be a lot to read" you laughed while she scanned what you had so far over your shoulder.

"We're gonna nail this," she said gently shaking your shoulder before turning back to her laptop leaving you to stare at the mess of red curls that surrounded her head like a halo.

"Well partner, there's the bell," she said startling you out of your daydream making you turn to face her.

"What class you go next?" she said with a charming grin "Um, Geography" "Shit, I have metal shop," she said with a frown before lighting up "It's on the way! let me walk you," she said handing you your bag while putting your laptop on top of hers making you let a surprised laugh.

"Sure?" you said while she held the door open for you. You could get used to this.

Later that night after knocking off a chunk of the summery that was slowly turning into an essay, you stretched your legs before going down to the kitchen to find something to eat.

After searching the cupboards and fridge and deciding on something your phone dinged as you were putting it on a plate.

Taking your plate with you back to your room you smiled while kicking off your slippers.

You were going to a high school party and you kinda had a date.

Walking up the sidewalk beside the house that party was at, you gave yourself a once over and a pat on the back for picking out a cute outfit while scanning the cars along the side of the road for Karli's truck.

Walking through the front door was almost like entering a different realm, the lights were dim and the house was beyond crowded while the loud music pounded making you feel slightly out of place even though you recognized most of the faces in the crowd.

After deciding it was best to keep your shoes on you started to squeeze through the crowd when you felt your phone vibrate-

Locking your phone while trying to get around the drunk teens and sweaty bodies you slowly moved toward the kitchen.

Slowly swerving through the few people in your way you saw Karli over the shoulder of some guy from your English class and god did she ever look good. Sporting a pair of baggy ripped jeans, a white wifebeater and her letterman jacket, she looked absolutely gorgeous while she slowly sipped on whatever was in the cup she held loosely while talking to some other jock you didn't know.

Looking towards you with a huge smile she grabbed another cup and jogged over while shouldering a few people out of the way.

"Hey! there you are, I was starting to think you'd ditched me" she said handing you a cup filled with red liquid.

"It tastes good just don't question what's in it," she said holding it out to you while looking you up and down while you said a small thank you.

"Damn L/N, you clean up good," she said over the music, walking a slow circle around you with a smirk while you yelled back "You don't look half bad yourself" while taking a rather large sip of the drink, making her chuckle.

"You wanna dance?" she yelled after downing the rest of her drink and setting the empty cup on the counter beside you.

"Um, sure but my drink?" you leaned in to say while she took the cup gently from your hand before saying "We'll just get you a new one later" while taking your chin lightly and tilting the cup to your lips, making your eyes widen while she wiped a remaining drop from your lip; before setting it aside and grabbing your waist to lead you to the dance floor while you tried to process what had just happened.

Being out on the dance floor with Karli was like nothing you had ever experienced before.

It had started out with the two of you slightly dancing and the occasional twirl from her to now when a heavier song had come on and her chest was now pressed flat against your back, her hands placed dangerously low on your waist while yours slide from on top of her hands to reaching back to her neck while she pulled you to grind on her.

It was like a blur. Her breath on your collarbone and whispers of the sensual song into your ear while her right hand toyed with the hem of your shirt while you leaned your head back onto her left shoulder. feeling her boldly place light kisses up your neck and behind your right ear.

You weren't even sure where the line of partners to friends to whatever this was had been crossed but you sure as hell weren't looking back now as you felt her grind into your ass and whisper "I need a drink" while dragging you off the dancefloor with intertwined hands and what felt like another kiss to the shell of your ear.

Leaning into her side, sweaty and breathless, she handed you another cup while putting an arm around your shoulder she leaned down to say "You having a good time pumpkin?" which was an oddly sweet contrast to the pounding in your ears and heart.

Rolling your head to look at her while the two of you caught your breath against the same counter as before, you leaned up to say "Yeah but I could use another drink" making her smirk and leave your side only to return carrying shots of either vodka or tequila.

"I figured you could use something stronger, although I could still get you some punch!" she yelled over the sudden screams from where the keg was set up in the backyard making you smile a the kind gesture "I'll be good with these" you smiled back while taking two of the four shots out of her hand.

Yep, defiantly tequila.

Downing the two quickly with a small wince, she raised the first to her lips before realizing she still had to drive, putting them on the counter behind her without you noticing.

Someone had to be the designated driver and it sure as hell wasn't gonna be you from the looks of it.

"I'm getting hungry, let's find some food!" you smiled, grabbing her hand to lead her towards where you saw a small crowd at the other side of the kitchen, not even thinking twice as the alcohol started to kick in.

"Okay," she laughed letting you drag her along only to be met with empty chip bowls and two guys arm wrestling.

Frowning she led you back through the crowd, shouldering her way through the intoxicated youth towards the front door.

"Where we going?" you asked lightly tugging on her hand to try and slow her fast steps that were far above your slightly drunken limit.

Turning around with a roll of her eyes and a smile, she lightly grabbed your waist with just enough pressure that you could push it off if you wished, disregarding the fact that you had ground your ass into her only several minutes prior.

Squeezing against her hip, you opened the front door once again repeating the question wondering why she hadn't answered and only stared at your face.

Humming as the two of you walked down the driveway together in a way that no one could have mistaken you for friends, she nudged you right of the house, down the side walked while telling you about a 24hour diner she knew of on the other side of town.

"I can't walk that far!" you gasped "That's like a 45-minute walk" you sassed separating yourself from her to look her in the eye.

"Yeah but it's a 20-minute drive," she said curling a lock of your hair around her finger.

Slowly approaching an old pick up she turned to you with a smile.

"Well? you getting in or am I leaving your ass here?" she said encouraging you to get in the passenger seat of the truck.

"You know I wouldn't leave you here right?" she said putting the keys in the ignition while you played with the window settings "I didn't think you would but then again I didn't think you'd talk to me tonight" you mumbled, instantly regretting what you had said while she flicked through the dials on the dashboard trying to find a suitable song.

"What are you talking about?" she asked looking at you like you had grown two heads.

"I'm the one who invited you remember? like we hung out all night and danced?" she said thinking you were being ridiculous while you wondered if you could even call what the two of you had done dancing.

"Well yeah, but-" "But what?" she laughed "You're- we just- I wasn't sure if it was some kind of joke okay? like we don't exactly run in the same circle," you said trying to casual and not ruin whatever the two of you had going.

"Really?" she said glancing over towards you while pulling at the old seat belt that only went around her hips "I just... thought you were really cool and-" she stopped herself to smile while looking left to turn "I'd kinda hoped you'd think I was," she said bashfully while pulling out onto the road.

"You think- I'm cool?" you said skeptically while displaying a look of disbelief.

"I wouldn't be driving you to go get food at my favourite restaurant at 11:34 if I didn't," she said checking the time with a smile after finally finding a song she liked, We fell in love in October by girl in red.

Singing along as if she hadn't just dropped this bomb on you, she looked directly at you as she sang the chorus.

"You will be my girl

My girl, my girl, my girl

You will be my world

My world, my world, my world

You will be my girl"

Smiling at her you sang along, wondering while you watched her cherry lips, if they held any meaning or if she was simply a viral song.

Only to become more conflicted when the chorus came on again and she turned it up and sang louder.

God, you wished you were sober.

Then maybe, just maybe you would be able to tell if this night was more than platonic, maybe if you were sober you'd have noticed her slowly inching her hand towards yours before pulling it back toward her to once again flick through the stations after your song had ended.

By the time the two of you had arrived at the diner you were almost certain she liked you or had at least been hitting on you.

Because truthfully, even with two shots of tequila and a glass of punch on an empty stomach you couldn't come up with a hetero explanation for anything that had taken place, and you were sick of pretending that the schools quarterback was straight and that you hadn't developed feelings for said quarterback in the month time the two of you had been partners.

Now seated in a booth, sipping on ice water while Karli chewed on the straw of hers you looked up for your menu with a sigh "What are you gonna order?" you asked unsure you what to get.

Looking up at you she hesitated for a moment "I think I'm gonna have to go with a burger and milkshake, they've got the best ones in town" she said with a smirk.

"You?" "Laughing you scratched your head as the waiter came to take your order just saying you'd have to same, saying that if Karli had ordered it must be good.

While the town of you talked as the jukebox played you were both suddenly startled by the loud engines and horns of a group of cars entering the parking lot only to see Karli cringe out of the corner of your eye.

"You wanna get this to go?" she said trying to hail a waitress while you paused eating your fries "Why would we go? we just got our food?" you said sober enough to understand something was wrong.

Only did you realize something was wrong when the door to the diner swung open, Karli didn't want her football friends to see her with you.

Scoffing, while you started to tell Karli off saying that you 'understood' that she wouldn't want to be seen with you because you weren't some pretty cheerleader like the rest of the football team significant others, Karli panicked grabbing your hand and trying to explain just as the team and their girls came up by the side of the table.

"Ay Karli- Who's this little lady?" one of the guys you believed was named Dovitch said leaning down towards Karli with a brunette under his arm.

"This-this is Y/n," Karli said almost... nervous? while Dovitch laughed pointing at you with a smile, "Y/n? the Y/n?" he said looking around to the others "Well I'm honoured to finally make you acquaintance" he said shaking your hand while you gave him an unsure smile while spying one of the girlfriends whispering to her guy "Like the one she talks about all the time?".

At this point, you were glancing at Karli who looked more sheepish than anything while the girl's boyfriend had nudged in the side her signalling her to shut it.

So as the team invited themselves to eat with the two of you after the awkward introductions you found yourself holding Karli's hand under the table while the two of you made conversation with what was left of the group seeing as it was getting late before Karli excused the two of you saying she had to get you home.

Back in Karli's truck, a comfortable silence had settled over you while your stomach churned trying to figure out where to go from here.

As if she knew what you were thinking she lowered to radio's volume slightly while taking her eyes off the road to look into yours.

"So I know my friend can be a... bit much" she with a sigh while making a left turn "Well yes but their all very nice," you said while she giggled slightly "Well I'm glad you think so cause I didn't want them to scare you off," you said while it all clicked into place, you couldn't believe you had ever thought she was ashamed of you.

"Karli I'm really sorry for what I said earlier, I just- we're kinda, really different and I just assumed you wouldn't want them meeting me," you said trying to be nonchalant while she smirked.

"No worries Pumpkin, I accept your apology," she said acting smug while you snorted telling her to shut up.

And that Monday when you walked into school wearing her Varsity jacket with the name Morgenthau scrawled out in bold letters across the back it was certain in everyone's mind as she came up behind you giving you a kiss on the cheek in the cafeteria that day-

You- were her girl.