I just wanted to let you guys know that I used my iPod touch to post this so please excuse and crappy grammar.
Jordan's pov
I let myself into the house and heard the sound of hysterical laughter that sounded like it was coming from the living room. I expected to find Mel with one of the girls but instead I found her sitting on the couch by herself looking at something on her laptop. She turned and greeted me and of course I had to ask her what was so funny. She patted the spot next to her and when I sat down she turned the computer so it was facing me. It only took a minute of reading to figure out what I was looking at. It was one of those websites where girls posted things about the girlfriends and wives and about things that these girls had supposedly done with whatever guy the particular board was about.
" You do know that 99 percent of the stuff that these girls post is total fantasy right?" I asked her. She rolled her eyes and gave me that look that she liked to give me when I had said something obvious.
" I know Sherlock. That's what is so funny. You got to give these girls credit they are pretty creative. This is my favorite one." she said pointing to a post toward the bottom. I started to read it and it was my turn to roll my eyes. This girl was claiming that I had slept with a friend of hers and got her pregnant and that was why I was going to get married so quickly.
" Why are you even looking at this crap." I grumbled a little more grumpy than I intended. She looked a little bit surprised by my reaction.
" Well I knew that it had gotten out to the media and when you were so vague with that reporter yesterday I knew people were going to be talking about it and I was curious." she explained while watching me.
" Just do us both a favor and stay off this. It's nothing but a bunch of stupid teenagers who have nothing better to do with their time then to try and ruin other peoples reputations." I saw a flash in her eyes and I knew instantly that she didn't like me telling her to not do something. I opened my mouth to apologize but she didn't give me a chance.
" Just for the record I'm a grown ass women and I can do whatever the hell I want and frankly I find it offensive that you think I would be stupid enough to believe everything that I read.
Shit now she was pissed. I knew I needed to make this right as quickly as possible. She shoved the laptop off onto the couch and went to get up. I grabbed her by the wrist and tried to pull her back down. She was being stubborn and tried to resist at first but I had the advantage of being stronger and finally she relented and let me pull her onto my lap. She still had that look on her face that let me know that she wasn't going to let me off easy. I brushed her hair back and kissed her neck softly.
"I'm sorry for being such an ass. I've had a lot on my mind lately. Do you forgive me?" I asked in my best I'm sorry voice. She didn't say anything and I kissed her neck again and I felt her relaxing against me. She tilted her head and let me kiss her again and I took that as a silent apology accepted. We sat in comfortable silence and I was tempted to tell her the secret that I had been keeping for the last few days but before I had the chance she turned her head and kissed me and I forgot about anything else.
Mel's pov
Jordan had been acting moody and weird the last couple of days and I couldn't figure out what was going on. It started with a phonecall that he excused himself to take which he had never done before. I wanted to ask him what was wrong but I figured that he would tell me sooner or later. The wedding was only a few days away and I was getting excited but I was nervous at the same time. I left to hang out with the girls and to make sure all of the details were taken care of before the big day. I was worn out and I went home earlier then I originally planned. The door was open so I let myself in. I heard Jordans voice coming from the kitchen. I went to say hi to him but I stopped short.
" I plan on telling her but I just don't know how shes going to take it." I heard him tell whoever it was he was talking too. I knew it wasn't right but I couldn't help but stand there and listen. This was my chance to find out what was going on.
" What am I suppose to say? Hey I hired someone to find your mom but shes dead and you have a younger sister? I don't want to upset her so close to the big day."
All of the air left my lungs as my brain processed what I had just heard. I dropped my purse as tears started to fall down my face.
"Hold on a minute." I heard him say. Part of me wanted to run but I felt like I was rooted to where I was standing. He came around the corner and his eyes got huge.
"Eric I have to go." he said quickly into the phone before hanging up. I still couldn't say anything but I had a million questions running through my mind.
" Tell me what you found out." I said in a voice barely above a whisper
" The PI I hired to look onto it called a few days ago with information. He told me that after she left Canada that she moved to Oregon and eventually married a man named Jarrett Stoner. Two years later they had a daughter. She died a few years ago. It was breast cancer."
I swallowed but it was painful as I tried to keep the tears from really coming but that didn't last long when he came over and wrapped his arms around me. That was all it took and I started to sob. After everything that happened I guess I had always thought it in the back of my mind that I would have the chance to see her again but now I knew that wasn't going to happen and it made me sad. I finally got myself under control.
"What's her name?" I asked as I pulled away.
He hesitated for a few seconds but he finally answered.
"Jane. Jane Mcintire. I have her number if you want to get a hold of her." he said like he was waiting for me to yell at him or something.
" I don't know Jordan. I just need some time to think about everything okay." He nodded his head and told me that he would support me whatever I decided to do.
"I was going to tell you but I didn't want to upset you before the wedding. I really hated keeping secrets from you though." I knew he had meant well and as upset as I was I couldn't blame him. I kissed him and let him know and he looked relieved. I told him that he better get upstairs to nap before his pregame routine was ruined. He asked me to lay down with him and even though I wasn't tired I didn't want to be alone so I agreed. I curled up beside him but I couldn't sleep. I started to wonder about this girl that until today I had known nothing about. I wondered what she looked like and what kind of person she was. Even though I told Jordan that I wasn't sure what I wanted to do I knew that I was going to have to meet this women.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Grand Plans Chapter 31
This is a short update and I am really sorry that it took this long. My laptop decided to break on me and I haven't had the money to fix or replace it. I'm hoping by the end of the month I can do one or the other and then I will be able to update all of my stories.
I woke up later than I wanted to since all of the excitment from the night before had made it hard to go back to sleep. I knew that this wasn't going to be easy but I was determined to make it work. Jordan had already left for practice so I got up and grabbed my laptop and went to work looking up the info that I would need. I started with the most important thing, the marriage license. I was happy to find that all it would take is a trip down to the county building, our drivers license and a application along with a forty five dollar fee and filling out an application. Three days from that time we would have a marriage license. I wrote all of the information down on a piece of paper that I had sitting beside me. The next thing that I looked up was a dress. Even though I wanted this to happen as soon as possible the one thing that I had my heart set on was wearing a white dress, even if it wasn't something fancy. I felt a little pang of hurt go through me as I looked at diffrent styles and wrote down a few numbers to some local shops. It wasn't too often that I thought about the women that had abandoned me so long ago but it was times like this that I part of me wished that she was still around. I tried to put the thought out of my mind as I grabbed my phone and made some more phone calls. When I was done I had an appointment for the next day at two shops that said that they thought that they had some dresses that they thought fit what was I was looking for. I really wanted some female opinions and since there wasn't any way that I was going to get it the way that most women do I called up the two ladies that I trusted the most to see if they could help me. I wasn't surprised at all by Kelseys or Veros reactions. They were both excited until they realized what I wanted to do and that quickly turned to disbelief. Vero actually went as far as to ask me if I had gone completely insane. Neither of them could believe it but much to my relief they both agreed to meet me at the first dress shop the next afternoon. As I sat down my phone I realized that I hadn't bothered to eat breakfast and my stomach was letting me know that it wasn't happy with me. I wanted to eat but I wanted to wait and see if Jordan was going to be home anytime soon. I sent him a text and I quickly got one back. He was running an errand and wasn't sure how long it was going to take. I sent him one back and to let him know that it was fine and that I would see him whenever he got in. I decided to take a break and I went to watch some tv while I waited for him to come home. I started to doze off and later I was awakened by something touching my face. When I opened my eyes I saw Jordan leaning over me moving some hair that had fallen in my face.
" Hey" I said as I sat up and yawned. He sat beside me and gave me a kiss before I noticed that he had something in his hand.
" What is that" I asked and he handed me a small bag without saying anything
" Just look and tell me what you think."
I tipped the bag and out fell two small boxes. I opened the first one and inside was a silver band that had diamonds set into all the way around. The second box contained a similar band that was larger in size.
" I knew that you were going to have to do most of the planning so I thought that this was the least I could do."
I took my ring out of my box and fit it with my engagment ring. The styles seemed to fit well togeather and I slipped it back off and set it back in the box.
" Is there something wrong? If you don't like it I can always take it back." he said
"No I like the ring." I said and even though I really didn't want to admit what the problem was I found myself telling him everything that I had been feeling about my mother.
" You've never really talked about her before." he said as he pulled me into his body and wrapped his arm around me
" There wasn't ever much to talk about. I was so young when she left that I don't really remember a whole lot about her and when I was old enough to figure out that something wasn't right I learned really quick that it was a topic that shouldn't be brought up. The ironic thing is that as much hurt and anger that I have had over the years at how selfish she was, a part of me was kind of glad that she did what she did or otherwise may have never met you and ended up with the great life that I have now."
I could feel the tears start to well up in my eyes and he was quiet as I put my head into his shoulder and cried. After a few minutes of him rubbing my back I finally felt a little better.
" I'm sorrry. This is suppose to be a happy time and here I am bringing up old emotional baggage."
" Don't be sorry. It sucks that your mom choose to not be a part of your life but just remember that you have people that love you. My mom considers you and Tanya to be the daughters that she never had.
" I know that and I know how lucky I am."
" I have some other good news. I told the guys and at the end of practice I guess that Sid went and talked to Mario. He told him about our plans and he said that there wasn't anything going on at the arena and that if we wanted to we could use one of the suites to have the ceremony in if we wanted. He said that we could consider it part of our wedding gift if we wanted.
" That would be great. It was one of the things that I was worried about." I said as this piece of information lifted my mood considerbly.
I ran to the kitchen and grabbed the info that I had looked up earlier. I sat down and showed him what I had found and we made plans to get the stuff for the marriage licence done. everything felt like it was falling into place and I was trying hard to not let my past affect my future
I woke up later than I wanted to since all of the excitment from the night before had made it hard to go back to sleep. I knew that this wasn't going to be easy but I was determined to make it work. Jordan had already left for practice so I got up and grabbed my laptop and went to work looking up the info that I would need. I started with the most important thing, the marriage license. I was happy to find that all it would take is a trip down to the county building, our drivers license and a application along with a forty five dollar fee and filling out an application. Three days from that time we would have a marriage license. I wrote all of the information down on a piece of paper that I had sitting beside me. The next thing that I looked up was a dress. Even though I wanted this to happen as soon as possible the one thing that I had my heart set on was wearing a white dress, even if it wasn't something fancy. I felt a little pang of hurt go through me as I looked at diffrent styles and wrote down a few numbers to some local shops. It wasn't too often that I thought about the women that had abandoned me so long ago but it was times like this that I part of me wished that she was still around. I tried to put the thought out of my mind as I grabbed my phone and made some more phone calls. When I was done I had an appointment for the next day at two shops that said that they thought that they had some dresses that they thought fit what was I was looking for. I really wanted some female opinions and since there wasn't any way that I was going to get it the way that most women do I called up the two ladies that I trusted the most to see if they could help me. I wasn't surprised at all by Kelseys or Veros reactions. They were both excited until they realized what I wanted to do and that quickly turned to disbelief. Vero actually went as far as to ask me if I had gone completely insane. Neither of them could believe it but much to my relief they both agreed to meet me at the first dress shop the next afternoon. As I sat down my phone I realized that I hadn't bothered to eat breakfast and my stomach was letting me know that it wasn't happy with me. I wanted to eat but I wanted to wait and see if Jordan was going to be home anytime soon. I sent him a text and I quickly got one back. He was running an errand and wasn't sure how long it was going to take. I sent him one back and to let him know that it was fine and that I would see him whenever he got in. I decided to take a break and I went to watch some tv while I waited for him to come home. I started to doze off and later I was awakened by something touching my face. When I opened my eyes I saw Jordan leaning over me moving some hair that had fallen in my face.
" Hey" I said as I sat up and yawned. He sat beside me and gave me a kiss before I noticed that he had something in his hand.
" What is that" I asked and he handed me a small bag without saying anything
" Just look and tell me what you think."
I tipped the bag and out fell two small boxes. I opened the first one and inside was a silver band that had diamonds set into all the way around. The second box contained a similar band that was larger in size.
" I knew that you were going to have to do most of the planning so I thought that this was the least I could do."
I took my ring out of my box and fit it with my engagment ring. The styles seemed to fit well togeather and I slipped it back off and set it back in the box.
" Is there something wrong? If you don't like it I can always take it back." he said
"No I like the ring." I said and even though I really didn't want to admit what the problem was I found myself telling him everything that I had been feeling about my mother.
" You've never really talked about her before." he said as he pulled me into his body and wrapped his arm around me
" There wasn't ever much to talk about. I was so young when she left that I don't really remember a whole lot about her and when I was old enough to figure out that something wasn't right I learned really quick that it was a topic that shouldn't be brought up. The ironic thing is that as much hurt and anger that I have had over the years at how selfish she was, a part of me was kind of glad that she did what she did or otherwise may have never met you and ended up with the great life that I have now."
I could feel the tears start to well up in my eyes and he was quiet as I put my head into his shoulder and cried. After a few minutes of him rubbing my back I finally felt a little better.
" I'm sorrry. This is suppose to be a happy time and here I am bringing up old emotional baggage."
" Don't be sorry. It sucks that your mom choose to not be a part of your life but just remember that you have people that love you. My mom considers you and Tanya to be the daughters that she never had.
" I know that and I know how lucky I am."
" I have some other good news. I told the guys and at the end of practice I guess that Sid went and talked to Mario. He told him about our plans and he said that there wasn't anything going on at the arena and that if we wanted to we could use one of the suites to have the ceremony in if we wanted. He said that we could consider it part of our wedding gift if we wanted.
" That would be great. It was one of the things that I was worried about." I said as this piece of information lifted my mood considerbly.
I ran to the kitchen and grabbed the info that I had looked up earlier. I sat down and showed him what I had found and we made plans to get the stuff for the marriage licence done. everything felt like it was falling into place and I was trying hard to not let my past affect my future
Thursday, November 18, 2010
not a story post but a question
So I have a question for all of you ladies that I would very much like your opinion on. Every year for the past three years my son and I have gone on a trip to Pittsburgh for a weekend to do touristy stuff and of course to see the guys play. It has become something that we both look forward to and it has been a great bonding experience for the both of us. I've never been to Canada and thought that it would be cool to see them play one of the canadian teams and the one that I really have my heart set on going to is in Ottawa. The problem with this is that it's on a tuesday which means that my son would have to miss probably three days of school. I called his school today to talk to the principal and the lady was to put it mildly, extremly rude when I asked her if it would be possible to maybe get any homework that they would have and she started giving me a lecture about how important education is and that she just couldn't believe that I would even want to pull him out of school for something as stupid as a trip. And yes those were her exact words. She then went on to tell me that if he missed any days unexcused that I would get a ticket for truancy. A ticket that would be one hundred and fifty dollars that would be issued to me since he is only eight years old. This women basically insinuated that I was a bad parent for even thinking about it which just pissed me off needless to say. Should I say screw it and do it anyway? I think that this would be an awsome experience for the both of us but I can'r decide if it would be worth all of the possible hassle that may come with it? I would love some honest opinions.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Early Morning Conversations Chapter 30
This one is much shorter than usual. Thanks to Elizabeth for the idea, and hopefully I will be able to start updating this more regularly here in the near future.
Mel's Pov
I woke up early the next morning to movement beside me. I looked at the clock and saw that it was only five o'clock in the morning, much to early for either of us to be awake. I looked over at Jordan and saw that he was sitting up looking at something small that he was holding in his hand.
" Hey what are you doing up this early? Don't you have an early practice today."
He looked at me and smiled sheepishly.
" I do but I couldn't sleep. I didn't mean to wake you up."
" That's alright." I said as I sat up and stretched.
" What is that in your hand?" I asked as I turned towards him
" I bought this when I came to Pittsburgh. I had planned on giving it to you when you moved down here but that didn't happen I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it after we broke up. I guess a part of me always hoped that there would be a chance for me to make things right and now I have it and I don't want to let it get away from me again."
In my sleep induced haze I couldn't figure out what he was talking about and the confusion must have shown on my face because he took my hand and set a small square box into it. I took it and it suddenly dawned on me that it was a box that looked like it might contain a ring. I opened it up and saw a silver band with a small diamond.
" I know that this isn't probably the most romantic way to do this but I can't imagine my life without you in it. Will you marry me?"
I was so shocked that I didn't respond right away and he took it the wrong way.
" Look I know that it's kind of sudden but we don't have to rush it. I know that....
I leaned over and gave him a kiss to shut him up
"" There is nothing that I would love more than to marry you." I replied and he grinned so hard that it had to have hurt. He took the ring box out of my hand and took it out and slipped it onto my ring finger. I looked at it for a few seconds before looking up at him
" I know that it's kind of small and if you want I can get you something bigger." he said as he held onto my hand
" No this is perfect." I said and I meant it with all my heart " There's only one problem though." I said
" What's that?"
" I don't want to wait"
" don't you want to have a big wedding? Isn't that what every girl dreams off?"
I shrugged my shoulders.
" Yeah in the past that's what I envisoned but we have wasted so much time that I don't want to wait. I mean if that's alright with you that is."
He smiled that smile that I had fallen in love with so long ago and I knew that it was okay with him.
" Well then we'll have to start figuring out what we need to do then."
He pushed me back into the pillows and started to kiss me.
" I love you." he whispered into my ear
" I love you too."
I felt like my life was finally getting back to normal and I couldn't wait to start the next chapter of it as soon as possible.
Mel's Pov
I woke up early the next morning to movement beside me. I looked at the clock and saw that it was only five o'clock in the morning, much to early for either of us to be awake. I looked over at Jordan and saw that he was sitting up looking at something small that he was holding in his hand.
" Hey what are you doing up this early? Don't you have an early practice today."
He looked at me and smiled sheepishly.
" I do but I couldn't sleep. I didn't mean to wake you up."
" That's alright." I said as I sat up and stretched.
" What is that in your hand?" I asked as I turned towards him
" I bought this when I came to Pittsburgh. I had planned on giving it to you when you moved down here but that didn't happen I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it after we broke up. I guess a part of me always hoped that there would be a chance for me to make things right and now I have it and I don't want to let it get away from me again."
In my sleep induced haze I couldn't figure out what he was talking about and the confusion must have shown on my face because he took my hand and set a small square box into it. I took it and it suddenly dawned on me that it was a box that looked like it might contain a ring. I opened it up and saw a silver band with a small diamond.
" I know that this isn't probably the most romantic way to do this but I can't imagine my life without you in it. Will you marry me?"
I was so shocked that I didn't respond right away and he took it the wrong way.
" Look I know that it's kind of sudden but we don't have to rush it. I know that....
I leaned over and gave him a kiss to shut him up
"" There is nothing that I would love more than to marry you." I replied and he grinned so hard that it had to have hurt. He took the ring box out of my hand and took it out and slipped it onto my ring finger. I looked at it for a few seconds before looking up at him
" I know that it's kind of small and if you want I can get you something bigger." he said as he held onto my hand
" No this is perfect." I said and I meant it with all my heart " There's only one problem though." I said
" What's that?"
" I don't want to wait"
" don't you want to have a big wedding? Isn't that what every girl dreams off?"
I shrugged my shoulders.
" Yeah in the past that's what I envisoned but we have wasted so much time that I don't want to wait. I mean if that's alright with you that is."
He smiled that smile that I had fallen in love with so long ago and I knew that it was okay with him.
" Well then we'll have to start figuring out what we need to do then."
He pushed me back into the pillows and started to kiss me.
" I love you." he whispered into my ear
" I love you too."
I felt like my life was finally getting back to normal and I couldn't wait to start the next chapter of it as soon as possible.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Sorry again
Hey guys I just wanted to do a quick post to let everyone know that I haven't forgotten about either story but I don't have my own internet and frankly I'm really struggling with where to take this story anyways. Any ideas that I have gotten I don't like for the simple fact that they are so predictable. If anybody has any ideas of what they would see me write about feel free to leave a comment or email me.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
No Place Like Home Chapter 29
Thanks everyone for sticking with me. I was really worried that I would lose a couple of followers and was surprised that I picked up a couple of more. I hope that this meets expectations since I had a rough time getting back into it and making sure that what was in my head came out the way that I wanted it to. I'm not quite sure where I want to go from here so the next update might take a little time. Any suggestions would be welcome, either by email or in the comments. So here it is, hope everyone enjoys.
Max's Pov
I laid in bed staring at the wall across from my bed. I knew that I needed sleep since we had a game against the Rangers the next night but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't make my brain turn off. I tossed and turned for a few more minutes before I finally sat up and grabbed my phone. I dialed the familiar number and was more than a little surprised that it was anwsered in a couple of rings.
"Hey Bridgette, it's Max." I said hesitently as I listened to the breathing on the other end of the line
" Yeah I know, I do have caller id. What do you want?" she replied in a tone of voice that was so icy that I was surprised that I didn't get frostbite through the phone
" I just wanted.... I guess I just wanted to say that 'm sorry for hurting you. I really do like you and I never ment for it to happen."
" It's my own fault. I should have never let myself fall for a guy like you in the first place." she said
" I called my mother a couple of days ago to talk to her about what was going on and she said something that I've been thinking alot about. She told me that she thinks that deep down I was tired of being alone and that I conveinced myself that I was in love with Mel because I was afraid of falling in love with someone that might actually love me back. She said it was my way of pushing you away, to make sure that I couldn't get hurt."
" You talked to your mother about me?" she asked and I could hear the hesitation in her voice as she waited for my reply
" Yeah I did. Do you think that maybe we could start over?" I knew that the anwser I was probably going to get wasn't the one that I wanted but I knew that I had to try.
" I don't know Max. I'm not sure that's a good idea."
" Please. Maybe you can come to the game tomorrow and then we can go out for dinner afterwards or something." I pleaded with her
" Fine I'll go but I'm not promising that anything more will come out of this then dinner."
" I'm okay with that as long as you give me a chance to make this right." I promised
" What about Mel? Is she going to be there?" She asked
" Um no, actually she took off for home and nobody has heard from her at all."
" If you are really serious about what you told me then you need to tell her that and make it right between the two of them. He is your friend and I could tell that they really made each other happy."
" I know but what do I say. Sorry I was being a stupid jackass and fucked up your life. Can we just pretend that it didn't happen?"
" That would be a start." she said
" I can talk to Jordan but she made it very clear that she doesn't want to talk to either of us until she is ready."
" It's all that I am asking you to do. I can't continue this relationship being someones second choice." she said with a sigh
" Okay. I'll try to call her sometime tomorrow."
" Okay good. Now I really have to get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow."
" See you tomorrow."
I fell back on my bed and felt happier then I had since the whole stupid thing had happened.
Jordan's Pov
I woke up the day of the game to a text from my brother Marc. He had gotten into town the night before and had started his usual routine of sending me texts about how bad he and his teammates were going to kick our asses. Normally I would play along and shit talk him right back but I really wasn't into it so I ignored them and went about my day. Right before I laid down for my nap my phone rang and it was him
" Hey man what's up? You always shit talk me back when we are going to play. Are you still bummed about her leaving?"
If it had been anyone but one of my brothers I probably wouldn't have admitted it but it was and there was no way that he was going to believe me if I told him that wasn't true.
" Yeah I am but it doesn't matter."
" Well you should cheer up because I have a surprise for you after the game that is guarenteed to take your mind off of your problems."
I groaned and could only imagine what my brother had planned to cheer me up.
" Marc I know that you mean well but I'm not really in the mood to do anything crazy and besides I really don't want to hang out with any of your teammates."
" Stop being a whiny little bitch and just trust me okay."
" Fine." I said, knowing that the chance of me winning this argument were slim to none. If I didn't give in that I would never hear the end of it. I laid down for my nap and fell into a restless sleep that included dreaming about Mel.
Mel's Pov
I got off of the plane and realized that I couldn't very well take my carry-on into the arena with me since it was too big to pass of as a purse. I hadn't wanted to contact anyone until I talked to Jordan but I really didn't have any other choice unless I was going to leave my stuff for someone else to take. I dug out my phone and contemplated who I was going to call. Finally I dialed a number of the person that I thought I could trust the most not to say anything.
" Hey Vero. It's Mel."
" Hi. It's so good to hear from you!" she said, the excitment ovbious in her voice
" Look I'm back in town and I'm going to the game so I can talk to Jordan and I need somewhere to put my stuff until I figure out what's going to happen."
" No problem. Do you want me to come pick you up?"
I insisted that I could take a cab but she told me that she had nothing to do until the game and that it would be stupid of me to waste the money. I finally agreed and went outside to wait for her to show. The first thing that she did after I got in was to give me a huge tight hug and then the questions started. I told her everything that had happened from the time I left until now.
" I'm so glad that you came back. We were all so worried about you but Jordan said to not bother you so we respected your wishes."
" I know and I'm glad that you did but honestly I missed you and Kelsey."
" And...."
" And I missed Jordan." I said with a sigh
" I knew it. I've known Max what seems like forever but I just couldn't picture you with anyone but Jordan."
" I know neither could I." I said with a sigh
" We can leave your stuff in the car and head right to the arena if you want."
" Sure but Marc got me a ticket already so I won't be sitting with you."
" That's okay as long as you are back. Just do me one favor okay."
" Sure Vero anything."
" Just promise me that when you talk to Max that you will let him down gently okay."
" Yeah that's the plan. I feel bad though."
" You can't help the way that you feel and as long as I've known Max I can say that he bounces back from disappointment pretty quickly."
We spent the rest of the drive getting caught up on what had been going on with her and the other girlfriends and wives while I was gone. We finally pulled up to the arena but she let me out before she pulled into the players lot since I had to go to will call to get the ticket and pass that was left for me. I told her that I would see her hopefully afterwards and she gave me a reassuring squeeze before I got out and went to find the line that I knew that I was more than likely going to have to stand in. After asking a few different people I finally found the will call window and sure enough there was quite of line of people. I had to stand there long enough that I started to contemplate what might happen and as usual I couldn't help but worry that everything might turn out horrible. I finally got to the window and handed over my id and was handed an envelope with my name on it. I opened it up and along with the two things I was expecting was a note
" I know how you get when you start to over analyze things so let me tell you that everything will be fine. Have a beer and relax and I will see you later.
P.S I shouldn't have to tell you this but seriously you both owe me
It was signed by Marc and I knew that he was right. All I could control was what I was going to do and I had to have faith that the rest would work it's self out like it was suppose to. Marc seemed confident that it would be fine and I had to admit that I found that reassuring. I made my way inside and sat down.
Jordan's Pov
Even as crappy as things had been going in my personal life I had to admit that I was looking forward to this game. I've always liked playing against my brothers, but I enjoyed playing against Marc especially since he was on a team of mostly full of themselves douchebags that I couldn't stand so when we won it was doubly satisfying. I had a feeling that I sometimes get that tonight was going to be a good night and that usually translated into a win. It was finally time to go out on the ice for warm-ups and I noticed that Max kept looking at me like he wanted to say something. I was curious to know what it was but at the same time I didn't want to get distracted and unfocused so I figured that whatever it was could wait until later. The game started and we kicked ass just like I thought we would. I was part of the media scrum afterwards since I had scored so it took me a little longer then I wanted to and I quickly sent a text to Marc to let him know that I would meet up with him when I was done. I finally got done and went and showered and threw on my suit. I was in such a good mood that the idea of going out was sounding better than it had in a long time. I made my way out of the dressing room and went to call him to find out where he was. I thought I was hearing things when I heard an unexpected but familiar voice. I turned around and saw Mel standing with Vero in the hallway. All thoughts of my brother left me as I stared until she turned around and our eyes met. Everything else faded out as I made my way towards her. She was biting her lower lip, a habit that I knew ment she was nervous and Vero pushed her in my direction before she turned around and walked off to leave the two of us more or less alone. I wasn't quite sure what was going to happen, for all I knew she was there to tell me that she didn't want to be with me anymore but I knew that wasn't the case when she threw her arms around my neck. I pulled her against me and held on like a drowning man that had just been thrown a life perserver. I stayed like that for a few minutes, just savoring the feeling of her arms around me before I finally pulled away.
" I wasn't sure that you were going to come back or not." I said still not believing that she was standing in front of me.
" I just.... I just needed some time to figure things out. I'm sorry that I had to leave to do that." she said and I could see the tears start to collect in her eyes. I cupped her face with my hands and placed a gentle undemanding kiss on her lips to let her know that it was okay.
" So I guess you figured out what you needed to then huh" I said with a gentle smile
" Yep I figured out that you aren't always going to be this knight in shining armor but that's okay because no matter what I love you."
" So what you're saying is that I'm allowed to be human?" I asked and I couldn't help but let out a laugh
" Yeah I guess that's what I'm saying." she replied with a laugh of her own
" You know you don't have to apologize. I'm not proud of what I did and I know that it had to freak you out to see me so pissed off but I promise that it won't happen again okay?"
" And I won't run away everytime that we have a problem."
" Deal. Now let's go home." I said as I grabbed her hand to lead her to the parking lot.
" Wait we better go find Marc, he's the reason that I am here."
I let out a small groan. That's what he had been refering to the whole time. Part of me wanted to be pissed that he just didn't come right out and tell me but knowing Mel she probably asked him not too. I had no idea where he was so I sent him a text and it was quickly replyed to with a response to just enjoy myself and to let him know how things went. I thanked him and shut my phone and threw it in my pocket before I threw my arm around her shoulders.
" I have to talk to Max at some point." she said, looking at the floor
I looked around and realized that I had no idea where he was. I hadn't really paid any attention when he was in the locker room. He couldn't have gotten far so I steered her towards the door thinking that he may be still in the area since he was always pretty good about signing autographs for the fans. We made our way around a corner and saw that he was talking to someone. I realized that it was the dark haired girl that he had taken out on that date with us. They appeared to be having a serious conversation and we stopped and waited for a few minutes before either of them noticed that we were there. I was surprised to see her after everything that had happened but it made me glad. If she was here it because he invited her and maybe just maybe it meant that he was going to move on and try to be with someone that wanted him back. He took her by the hand and we met half way and we stood there for a few minutes in akward silence before he finally began to speak.
" I don't really know what to say other than I'm sorry for what happened. I let myself get freaked out by the fact that I have met someone that I can actually like and can see myself with and I don't know.... " he stopped and raked his free hand through his hair and looked frusterated, like he couldn't find the words that he wanted to to explain the situation.
"I just hope that someday that we can all go back to the way that things were. I'd hate to lose one of my good friends cause I was such an idiot."
I didn't know if that was going to ever be possible but I wanted that too. I held out my hand and he looked at it for a few seconds before he smiled and took it, giving it a hard shake.
" We should get going. We have alot to talk about and I'm sure that you guys want to get caught up." Max said
" I hope everything works out for you guys." Mel said letting go of my hand and pulling Bridgette into a hug. She said something to her that neither of us could hear and she let go and as we turned to walk away I saw Max pull her into him and give her a kiss. When they were out of hearing range I turned to her.
" Do you think that he means what he said, about Bridgette I mean?"
" I don't know but I hope for her sake that he does." she said quietly
" So do I" I responded in reply.
I didn't let go of her until we got to the car. All I wanted to do was get home so I didn't bother to stop for the few fans that were still out. Now that things were sorted out I hoped that things were going to go back to what it had been before.
Max's Pov
I laid in bed staring at the wall across from my bed. I knew that I needed sleep since we had a game against the Rangers the next night but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't make my brain turn off. I tossed and turned for a few more minutes before I finally sat up and grabbed my phone. I dialed the familiar number and was more than a little surprised that it was anwsered in a couple of rings.
"Hey Bridgette, it's Max." I said hesitently as I listened to the breathing on the other end of the line
" Yeah I know, I do have caller id. What do you want?" she replied in a tone of voice that was so icy that I was surprised that I didn't get frostbite through the phone
" I just wanted.... I guess I just wanted to say that 'm sorry for hurting you. I really do like you and I never ment for it to happen."
" It's my own fault. I should have never let myself fall for a guy like you in the first place." she said
" I called my mother a couple of days ago to talk to her about what was going on and she said something that I've been thinking alot about. She told me that she thinks that deep down I was tired of being alone and that I conveinced myself that I was in love with Mel because I was afraid of falling in love with someone that might actually love me back. She said it was my way of pushing you away, to make sure that I couldn't get hurt."
" You talked to your mother about me?" she asked and I could hear the hesitation in her voice as she waited for my reply
" Yeah I did. Do you think that maybe we could start over?" I knew that the anwser I was probably going to get wasn't the one that I wanted but I knew that I had to try.
" I don't know Max. I'm not sure that's a good idea."
" Please. Maybe you can come to the game tomorrow and then we can go out for dinner afterwards or something." I pleaded with her
" Fine I'll go but I'm not promising that anything more will come out of this then dinner."
" I'm okay with that as long as you give me a chance to make this right." I promised
" What about Mel? Is she going to be there?" She asked
" Um no, actually she took off for home and nobody has heard from her at all."
" If you are really serious about what you told me then you need to tell her that and make it right between the two of them. He is your friend and I could tell that they really made each other happy."
" I know but what do I say. Sorry I was being a stupid jackass and fucked up your life. Can we just pretend that it didn't happen?"
" That would be a start." she said
" I can talk to Jordan but she made it very clear that she doesn't want to talk to either of us until she is ready."
" It's all that I am asking you to do. I can't continue this relationship being someones second choice." she said with a sigh
" Okay. I'll try to call her sometime tomorrow."
" Okay good. Now I really have to get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow."
" See you tomorrow."
I fell back on my bed and felt happier then I had since the whole stupid thing had happened.
Jordan's Pov
I woke up the day of the game to a text from my brother Marc. He had gotten into town the night before and had started his usual routine of sending me texts about how bad he and his teammates were going to kick our asses. Normally I would play along and shit talk him right back but I really wasn't into it so I ignored them and went about my day. Right before I laid down for my nap my phone rang and it was him
" Hey man what's up? You always shit talk me back when we are going to play. Are you still bummed about her leaving?"
If it had been anyone but one of my brothers I probably wouldn't have admitted it but it was and there was no way that he was going to believe me if I told him that wasn't true.
" Yeah I am but it doesn't matter."
" Well you should cheer up because I have a surprise for you after the game that is guarenteed to take your mind off of your problems."
I groaned and could only imagine what my brother had planned to cheer me up.
" Marc I know that you mean well but I'm not really in the mood to do anything crazy and besides I really don't want to hang out with any of your teammates."
" Stop being a whiny little bitch and just trust me okay."
" Fine." I said, knowing that the chance of me winning this argument were slim to none. If I didn't give in that I would never hear the end of it. I laid down for my nap and fell into a restless sleep that included dreaming about Mel.
Mel's Pov
I got off of the plane and realized that I couldn't very well take my carry-on into the arena with me since it was too big to pass of as a purse. I hadn't wanted to contact anyone until I talked to Jordan but I really didn't have any other choice unless I was going to leave my stuff for someone else to take. I dug out my phone and contemplated who I was going to call. Finally I dialed a number of the person that I thought I could trust the most not to say anything.
" Hey Vero. It's Mel."
" Hi. It's so good to hear from you!" she said, the excitment ovbious in her voice
" Look I'm back in town and I'm going to the game so I can talk to Jordan and I need somewhere to put my stuff until I figure out what's going to happen."
" No problem. Do you want me to come pick you up?"
I insisted that I could take a cab but she told me that she had nothing to do until the game and that it would be stupid of me to waste the money. I finally agreed and went outside to wait for her to show. The first thing that she did after I got in was to give me a huge tight hug and then the questions started. I told her everything that had happened from the time I left until now.
" I'm so glad that you came back. We were all so worried about you but Jordan said to not bother you so we respected your wishes."
" I know and I'm glad that you did but honestly I missed you and Kelsey."
" And...."
" And I missed Jordan." I said with a sigh
" I knew it. I've known Max what seems like forever but I just couldn't picture you with anyone but Jordan."
" I know neither could I." I said with a sigh
" We can leave your stuff in the car and head right to the arena if you want."
" Sure but Marc got me a ticket already so I won't be sitting with you."
" That's okay as long as you are back. Just do me one favor okay."
" Sure Vero anything."
" Just promise me that when you talk to Max that you will let him down gently okay."
" Yeah that's the plan. I feel bad though."
" You can't help the way that you feel and as long as I've known Max I can say that he bounces back from disappointment pretty quickly."
We spent the rest of the drive getting caught up on what had been going on with her and the other girlfriends and wives while I was gone. We finally pulled up to the arena but she let me out before she pulled into the players lot since I had to go to will call to get the ticket and pass that was left for me. I told her that I would see her hopefully afterwards and she gave me a reassuring squeeze before I got out and went to find the line that I knew that I was more than likely going to have to stand in. After asking a few different people I finally found the will call window and sure enough there was quite of line of people. I had to stand there long enough that I started to contemplate what might happen and as usual I couldn't help but worry that everything might turn out horrible. I finally got to the window and handed over my id and was handed an envelope with my name on it. I opened it up and along with the two things I was expecting was a note
" I know how you get when you start to over analyze things so let me tell you that everything will be fine. Have a beer and relax and I will see you later.
P.S I shouldn't have to tell you this but seriously you both owe me
It was signed by Marc and I knew that he was right. All I could control was what I was going to do and I had to have faith that the rest would work it's self out like it was suppose to. Marc seemed confident that it would be fine and I had to admit that I found that reassuring. I made my way inside and sat down.
Jordan's Pov
Even as crappy as things had been going in my personal life I had to admit that I was looking forward to this game. I've always liked playing against my brothers, but I enjoyed playing against Marc especially since he was on a team of mostly full of themselves douchebags that I couldn't stand so when we won it was doubly satisfying. I had a feeling that I sometimes get that tonight was going to be a good night and that usually translated into a win. It was finally time to go out on the ice for warm-ups and I noticed that Max kept looking at me like he wanted to say something. I was curious to know what it was but at the same time I didn't want to get distracted and unfocused so I figured that whatever it was could wait until later. The game started and we kicked ass just like I thought we would. I was part of the media scrum afterwards since I had scored so it took me a little longer then I wanted to and I quickly sent a text to Marc to let him know that I would meet up with him when I was done. I finally got done and went and showered and threw on my suit. I was in such a good mood that the idea of going out was sounding better than it had in a long time. I made my way out of the dressing room and went to call him to find out where he was. I thought I was hearing things when I heard an unexpected but familiar voice. I turned around and saw Mel standing with Vero in the hallway. All thoughts of my brother left me as I stared until she turned around and our eyes met. Everything else faded out as I made my way towards her. She was biting her lower lip, a habit that I knew ment she was nervous and Vero pushed her in my direction before she turned around and walked off to leave the two of us more or less alone. I wasn't quite sure what was going to happen, for all I knew she was there to tell me that she didn't want to be with me anymore but I knew that wasn't the case when she threw her arms around my neck. I pulled her against me and held on like a drowning man that had just been thrown a life perserver. I stayed like that for a few minutes, just savoring the feeling of her arms around me before I finally pulled away.
" I wasn't sure that you were going to come back or not." I said still not believing that she was standing in front of me.
" I just.... I just needed some time to figure things out. I'm sorry that I had to leave to do that." she said and I could see the tears start to collect in her eyes. I cupped her face with my hands and placed a gentle undemanding kiss on her lips to let her know that it was okay.
" So I guess you figured out what you needed to then huh" I said with a gentle smile
" Yep I figured out that you aren't always going to be this knight in shining armor but that's okay because no matter what I love you."
" So what you're saying is that I'm allowed to be human?" I asked and I couldn't help but let out a laugh
" Yeah I guess that's what I'm saying." she replied with a laugh of her own
" You know you don't have to apologize. I'm not proud of what I did and I know that it had to freak you out to see me so pissed off but I promise that it won't happen again okay?"
" And I won't run away everytime that we have a problem."
" Deal. Now let's go home." I said as I grabbed her hand to lead her to the parking lot.
" Wait we better go find Marc, he's the reason that I am here."
I let out a small groan. That's what he had been refering to the whole time. Part of me wanted to be pissed that he just didn't come right out and tell me but knowing Mel she probably asked him not too. I had no idea where he was so I sent him a text and it was quickly replyed to with a response to just enjoy myself and to let him know how things went. I thanked him and shut my phone and threw it in my pocket before I threw my arm around her shoulders.
" I have to talk to Max at some point." she said, looking at the floor
I looked around and realized that I had no idea where he was. I hadn't really paid any attention when he was in the locker room. He couldn't have gotten far so I steered her towards the door thinking that he may be still in the area since he was always pretty good about signing autographs for the fans. We made our way around a corner and saw that he was talking to someone. I realized that it was the dark haired girl that he had taken out on that date with us. They appeared to be having a serious conversation and we stopped and waited for a few minutes before either of them noticed that we were there. I was surprised to see her after everything that had happened but it made me glad. If she was here it because he invited her and maybe just maybe it meant that he was going to move on and try to be with someone that wanted him back. He took her by the hand and we met half way and we stood there for a few minutes in akward silence before he finally began to speak.
" I don't really know what to say other than I'm sorry for what happened. I let myself get freaked out by the fact that I have met someone that I can actually like and can see myself with and I don't know.... " he stopped and raked his free hand through his hair and looked frusterated, like he couldn't find the words that he wanted to to explain the situation.
"I just hope that someday that we can all go back to the way that things were. I'd hate to lose one of my good friends cause I was such an idiot."
I didn't know if that was going to ever be possible but I wanted that too. I held out my hand and he looked at it for a few seconds before he smiled and took it, giving it a hard shake.
" We should get going. We have alot to talk about and I'm sure that you guys want to get caught up." Max said
" I hope everything works out for you guys." Mel said letting go of my hand and pulling Bridgette into a hug. She said something to her that neither of us could hear and she let go and as we turned to walk away I saw Max pull her into him and give her a kiss. When they were out of hearing range I turned to her.
" Do you think that he means what he said, about Bridgette I mean?"
" I don't know but I hope for her sake that he does." she said quietly
" So do I" I responded in reply.
I didn't let go of her until we got to the car. All I wanted to do was get home so I didn't bother to stop for the few fans that were still out. Now that things were sorted out I hoped that things were going to go back to what it had been before.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
I know that this is going to be redundant but I'm really sorry that I havent updated in so long. I no longer have my own internet and it's really hard for me to get anywhere where I can get on for a decent length of time. Hopefully I can take one of my days off and get an update of some kind done because I love this story and very much miss being able to write. Thanks for the patience everyone.
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