LET'S GO PENS!!! Beat the Sens tonight :)
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I didn’t sleep well that night and I felt sick all day Thursday but I needed to perform my best for the last home game at the Mellon Arena. All the old players would be there to celebrate. It was a very important day. I pulled into the arena around four. I was one of the first players in there and in the locker room.
“Bye good luck!” I heard Natale’s sweet voice tell Sid. They kissed and he turned to come into the room.
“Hey man, how are you?” he asked me.
“Horrible.”
“I found out where Lys went to this weekend.” My eyes lit up and I looked at him. “She went to visit her cousins in Virginia.”
“Cody and Cyd.” Sid nodded. “She loves those kids. It’ll be good to clear her head there.” I felt a little better knowing that she was with her relatives. I suited up and got ready for the pregame show. Everything went smoothly! And it was onto the game! We ended beating the Islanders 7-3. It was a sweet victory. We did interviews, got showered and headed down Mario’s. Alex even joined us for a bit! It was a good night but I was not feeling like being there. I wanted to be celebrating with my special someone. “Hey I’m going to head back home.”
“You sure?” Max asked me. “We can take the party back there for a bit.”
“I mean if you want to come over you guys can.”
“To Jordan’s!” We each bought a few six-packs and headed to my house. There was Natale, Sidney, Max, Tyler, and Kris. We were flipping through the channels when I saw the rerun of the game on FSN.
“Hey you know what Lys likes to do on away games.” Natale asked. Why must she keep bringing her up? “She likes to play a drinking game!” Natale explained us the rules. Ever person playing gets two players and whenever the announcers say their players name they take a sip beverage of choice. If your player is in a fight then you have to drink til it’s over. And if your player scores a goal you have to drink for 10 secs. We all picked ourselves and someone else, I had Malkin. Sid had Gonchar. Max had Goligoski. Tyler had Fleury. And lastly, Kris had Fedatanko. Natale, on the other hand had Eaton and Ponikarosky. It was a shit show! Everyone got so drunk playing this game so they stayed the night. It was great night and I only wished Lys could have been here.
We were headed to Atlanta for our first of two road games, the last two road games of the regular season. We flew in the night before the game on Saturday. Geno was my roommate this trip and he was in the shower while I was flipping through the channels when I came across the news. I saw Lys and Ovechkin leaving the Caps game. He had an arm draped over her shoulder as they walked out. Damn her!!! I went over to Sid and Max’s room till Malkin was done.
“She went to DC to see him.”
“Ovechkin?” Max asked and Sid just nodded.
“It was on the news!” I slumped in the chair. “How could she do this to me?”
“There must be a logical explanation.” Sidney started to say. “I mean she went to see her cousins so why would she see him?” I reached for my phone.
“Don’t text her.” Max told me.
“He’s right; she’ll respect you for keeping her request for not contacting her.”
“But when will she contact me?”
“She said when she’s ready.”
“But I can’t concentrate without her!”
“You are going to have to Jordan. Why don’t you go get some rest? Try not to think about her too much.”
“I’m sure Geno would cuddle with you.” Max joked.
“But I’m not sure Alex would approve.” I said and smiled at the guys. “See you later.” I went back to the room and realized that Geno was talking to Alex on the phone so when he was off I told him what I saw.
“I’m sure it was nothing. Lys loves you Jordan. And you are more cute than Alex. Ovechkin I mean, not my Alex. No one is more cute than my Alex.” He told me. My friends are the best.
The next day the game was horrible. We couldn’t even get on the board. I knew I was not playing my best but the whole team was just off today. The Thrashers dominated us. But we didn’t have time to dwell we were on a plane to Long Island. Lys would love to be here. She loves New York City. She would love to move here. I would love to be with her. We got to the hotel late that night.
“You play good today but not best.” Geno said to me. I hung my head.
“I know. But I just can’t stop thinking about her and Ovechkin.” I replied sitting on the end of the hotel bed.
“Lys would not do anything to hurt your relationship. Beside you know they are friends! How many times do they have to hang out? Not as much as before.” He was right. They were just good friends. I fell asleep knowing that she wouldn’t do anything to compromise the relationship. But I just hope she knows I’m sorry and will take me back.
I woke up early the next morning in a sweat. I had a dream that Lys was killed on her way home and Ovechkin was the last person to see her alive. He told Lys that he loved her. And she told him that she loved him and she wished that they could have spent the rest of their lives together. It was a crazy dream and I needed to clear my head before the game so I took a taxi into the city. I wish she was here. I think I want to buy Lys something. I know she’s always wanted a Coach purse so maybe I’ll head there. I was dropped off near the store on Madison Avenue. The store wasn’t busy at all when I walked in and was greeted by an associate.
“Hello welcome! How can I help you?”
“I’m shopping for my girlfriend.” I told her before she had a chance to ask. I really didn’t want to spend all day in here nor did I have the time.
“Aw how sweet. Do you know what style or colors she likes?” Crap! What kind did she say it was?
“I can’t remember the kind but she tends to like larger bags, and her favorite color is purple.” I told the young lady.
“I have something in mind. Please follow me.” So I followed the blonde hair green eyed girl toward the middle of the store. She pointed out a purple tote bag. Lys would like that. I’m sure of it.
“I’ll take it.”
“Great! Would you like to add a wallet or wristlet?” I shrugged.
“Sure. Can you add that pink one?” I pointed. It seemed to match.
“Yep! Let me ring this up for you.” I followed her to register. “Your total is 344.87.” I handed her my credit card. “There you are if you can please just sign. Hey aren’t you that hockey player?” she asked.
“Yep,” I replied.
“Your brother plays for the Rangers.”
“He does.”
“Cool, can I have your autograph?” Where was Lys and her secret stash of pictures of me when you needed her? Oh right with Ovechkin. She handed me a piece of printer paper and a pen. I looked up and read her name tag to personalize it. “Wow! Thank you!” She then handed me my purchase. “You’re girlfriend is a lucky girl.” She said. Ha – I’m the lucky one to be with her.
“Thank you for your help. Have a nice day.” I walked out of the store and waited for a cab. I rode the half hour back to the hotel.
“What did you do?” Geno asked me when I walked in the room.
“What do you mean?”
“What did you buy?”
“Oh nothing just a purse for Lys.” I then heard a knock on the door and opened it to find Sid and Max.
“Did you go into the city?” Sidney asked me. I shook my head yes.
“And your shopping in girls stores now?” joked Max. I just laughed
“He bought purse for Lys.” Geno spilled. Sidney gave me that eye while Max took the bag from my hand.
“I don’t know. This purple goes well with your eyes.” I took the purse from his hand and put it back in the bag.
“Well we came to see if you wanted to get some breakfast in the lobby before heading to arena.” Sidney said.
“Yea sounds fine.” We went down ate and then came back to the rooms to change in our suits before getting a cab to take it to the arena. Well Max, Geno and I did. Sidney got to ride in a special car.
We started out the game great and had a 3 goal lead but the Islanders caught up in the third to tie it. But we ended up winning in overtime 6-5. It was then on a plane back home. I couldn’t wait to sleep in my bed. Once home I put the purse in the closet and unpacked my suit before changing into something more comfortable. I sat on the edge of the bed and took the picture off my night stand to take a closer look. It was of Alyssa. It was one of my favorite pictures of her. We had gone to her church members going away party at his friend’s house in Mt. Washington. The picture was her with the Pittsburgh skyline behind her at night. It was gorgeous! Just then I heard my phone go off. It was a text from Geno. He wanted to tell me that Lys made it safely back and she was at school. I was glad she didn’t get killed. My phone went off again. I looked down and read the name ‘Lys.’ My heart skipped a beat. She asked if we could meet tomorrow to talk. I replied and told yes that I’d come out to get her. She reminded me that she had class until 4:15 so I would pick her up around 4:30. I couldn’t wait to see her! I texted Sid and told him what happened. I was so excited that I feel into a deep sleep dreaming of my baby!
The next day I put the present in the car and drove to her college to pick her up at 430. As I was waiting for Lys to come down I saw Alex pull in.
“Hey Alex, what’s up?” I called to her from the Cadillac.
“Hey Jordan, just got back from school you?”
“Waiting for Lys.”
“Oh well she should be-“ Alex didn’t even finish her sentence because Lys came up behind her and gave her a hug.
“How was school?”
“Good! I’ll talk to you later though. Have fun!” Alex gave me a hug through the window and then Lys but she climbed in the car. She looked gorgeous. She was wearing her green chucks, jeans, and a pink t-shirt. Her brown hair hung loosely around her face and she wore just a bit of make-up.
“Where would you like to eat?”
“Eat n Park is fine.” She told me. “So how are you?”
“Better.” I smiled at her. We drove the short distance to the restaurant and we quickly seated. “How was your weekend?” I asked hoping to hear about her time with Ovechkin.
“It was good. I missed my cousins.” I nodded and before I apologized I dug myself into a bigger hole.
“Have fun with Ovechkin?” I asked.
“How did you know about that?”
“You were on the news.” She didn’t know what to say. “Why did you go out with him?”
“Well Jordan, Alex is my friend might I remind you so I can hang out with him whenever. And did you not see Cody and Cydney were there with me!? I had texted Alex to tell him I was going to be in town and he asked if I wanted to attend the game. And I asked if I could bring my cousins and he said yes he would love to see them again. So he gave us tickets. And he took us home that night. That’s pretty much all that happened.”
“What do you mean pretty much?”
“Well he, Nikolas and I went to a bar Saturday night.”
“And?”
“I got drunk and I kissed Alex. But I swear Jordan that is all I did! You know how I get when I drink, all cuddly and touchy feely.” Now I didn’t know what to say to her. “I’m sorry.”
“Well I am sorry too. I should have never struck you. And I am sorry for getting mad about Ovechkin.” I reached over and grabbed her hand. “I forgive you for kissing him.”
“I forgive you for hitting me,” I smiled. “I know that you didn’t mean and won’t do it again.” I rubbed her hand. I know I won’t ever put our relationship in that position again.
“I missed you and couldn’t concentrate without. Let’s not fight again, like this.”
“I watched your games sweetie, you sucked.” She laughed. Just then our waiter came over, it was Bliss one of Lys’ friends from school. She was sweet. Lys and I made it easy for her and we got the salad bar.
“Alright help yourselves whenever you’re ready.” She told us and we got up to fill our plates. Lys told me more about her weekend with her cousins and I with how the guys made fun of me. We shortly finished up and I paid the bill.
“Can I get my St. Vincent discount?” she asked the cashier. It was only a few dollars less but I learned not to argue. “Thank you baby,” She told me and kissed me on the cheek. We walked out to my car. I opened her door, the trunk then handed her the present. “What’s this?” she looked at me.
“Open it. I bought when I was in NYC.” I told her and her eyes lit up as she threw the tissue paper from the bag. I heard a shriek.
“OMG JORDAN! THIS IS AMAZING! YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE!!!” she lunged herself forward and kissed me on the lips.
“I take it you like it” I stated.
“Like it? I LOVE it!” she kissed me again. “Thank you so much baby.” She backed away and pulled something out of her purse. “Okay so here’s my present, it’s not wrapped or expensive but I hope you like it.” I took the CD case from her hands. It was a mix of all the songs we had inside jokes about and songs that just reminded her of me.
“I love this! This is the best present anyone can ask for!” I kissed her. “Thank you.” I knew what I was listening to on the ride home. I rode her back to her dorm and stayed there for a bit just making up the lost weekend.
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Well there you have it! Enjoy the game tonight and i'll update soon! :)
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