Hawks Sharks game pics

So I was able to go to the Hawks Sharks game at the United Center yesterday. It was my first time seeing either team in person and the game was amazing. Not only did my boys win but my favorite Hawks dman Brent Seabrook had the game winner in overtime. I took a ton of pictures and while they didn't turn out as well as I would have liked I did get some good ones. I figured since this story was about Patrick Kane and the hawks I would share some of them.



I love Joe Thornton. He was seriously one of my first hockey crushes and I still love him to this day



Sharpie



Tazer talking to a ref during a video review to see if SJ had scored a goal, which ended up being upheld as not a goal.



I labeled this picture as " My two favorite Patricks"



Seabs during a stoppage in play



Tazer waiting to take a face off



Kaner and Heater waiting for a face off



Sharpie waiting for a face off



Another of Kaner



Kaner and Tazer waiting for a face off



Seabs being interviewed as the first star of the game

I have some other pics but if I put them all on here this post would be huge. I plan on making an actual post tonight or tomorrow. I have some of the next one written but I am stuck about half way. I am not really sure where I want this story to go but I am trying to figure it out.

Things aren't always beautiful Chapter 13

My right calf seized up in what was hands down the worst charlie horse I had ever experienced.




" Oww. Fuck. I practically screamed as I fell off of Patrick and grabbed at my leg.




" What the hell is wrong?" he said loudly, freaking out at my yelling




" Cramp. My leg." I shouted as I writhed around in pain.



He grabbed me and rolled me on my stomach. He grabbed my leg and started to massage my calf. The pain was still bad enough that I buried my face in the pillow to keep from yelling. It took a few minutes but finally my muscle started to relax.




"Better?" he asked as he kept massaging





" Yeah, better. Thank You." I rolled back into my back and stretched my leg. It was still tight but at least it wasn't making me scream. He scooted up and I finally looked at him. He had a small grin on his face and I could tell he was trying to hold back a laugh.




" It's not funny you ass."




" I'm not laughing" he said trying to supress it but not succeding





I glared at him as he started to laugh out loud





" come on, admit it. It's a little funny."





I tried to stay mad but when I thought about what had just happened I had to admit that I would think it's funny only if it had happened to someone else.




" Yeah your right. It is kinda funny."




" Oh by the way I won" he said with a satisfied smile on his face




" Um, won what?"




" How quickly you forget. You told me that you could resist me and I'm pretty sure that I proved you wrong"




" Technically we didn't finish so you didn't prove anything." I said not wanting to admit that he made me weak

He moved closer to me and kissed me.

" I really should get to bed, I do have an early practice tomorrow. I have all week to make you admit that your wrong."

We both settled into our spots and quickly fell asleep. The next morning seemed to come quickly and since I was use to getting up really early I woke up before him. I showered and changed and went to make sure that he was up in plenty of time for practice at ten. I sat on the bed next to him and ran my fingers through his hair.

" Pat wake up." I whispered in his ear

I didn't think that it worked but he opened one eye and pulled me against him on the bed. He buried his face in my hair and mumbled something that I didn't hear.

" What did you say?" I asked him as I tried to wiggle out of his arms

" To early" he grumbled

" It is not. Now come on get up you big baby. "

I got free and stood up I figured if I offered to cook for him it would motivate him to get his ass up and moving.

" I'll make you breakfast if you get up right now."

He looked at me like he was deciding if it was worth it.

" Really?" he asked suspiciously

" Sure. Now get up and get ready and I'll go see what I can find."

" Fine. I'll be down in a little while."

I went downstairs and found what I needed to make a quick breakfast. He came down a little while later as I was putting some eggs and toast on two plates. He came up behind me and put his arms around my waist and kissed my neck.

" It smells good. I wasn't even sure if you could cook." He teased.

" I can. It's just not my favorite thing in the world"

I turned around and handed him the plate and a fork. We went to the table and sat to eat. He started to shovel the food in into his mouth. I just watched as he devoured the entire plate in under ten minutes.

"What?" He asked when he noticed I was looking at him

" Do you think that you could have inhaled the food any faster?"

He shrugged his shoulders and looked a little embarresed

" Sorry. Usually I am stuck eating lucky charms or something. I can't even boil water."

" I knew there was a reason you wanted me to move down here."

" Did you think there was some other reason?" he asked playing along with my teasing

His phone rang as I threw a napkin at him

" Yeah I'm up and ready. Okay see ya in a few." he said into the phone

He clicked it close and set in back on the table.

" Adam and Sharpie are going to be here in a little while."

" Okay. I am going to get some of those box's unpacked so I don't have to worry about it when I go back to work."

" Are you nervous about that?"

" Yeah of course I am. It's always nerve wracking to start a new job, but it seemed like a really great hospital and the few people that I got to meet seemed nice when I went in for my interview. "

" You'll do great"

" Thanks for the vote of confidence."

Just then we heard a car horn honking.

" I gotta go. I'll see you in a little while."

He got up and kissed me and grabbed his stuff and left. I got up and cleaned everything up and decided that now would be a good time to start unpacking some of the boxes that were sitting in the corner of the living room. I went and sat on the floor next to them and slid the first one closer to me. A few hours later I had just about everything unpacked and put away in the right spots. My back was killing me from lugging everything around so I decided to lay on the couch and relax for a few minutes. I heard the door open and several voices come through the door.

" Hey baby. Some of the guys wanted to come over and say hi." he said as the guys all filed in behind him. Adam came over and sat on my legs and put his arm on the back of the couch.

" Get off of me fatass" I groaned as my legs went immediatly numb

" I'll have you know that I have a fantastic ass" he protested

" Yeah fantastically huge." I said managing to push him off of me.

" Everyone wants to go out to welcome you to Chicago."

" Yeah cause that always works out so well." I said thinking about all of the drama that happened everytime we had went out in the past."

" Oh come on Karri is going to come with. She has been dying to hang out with you."

I looked at him and weighed my options. I didn't start work until next week and the guys were home for this week and afterwards had a east coast six day swing before they came home again.

" Okay."

I talked with the guys for a little while longer before I excused myself. I decided to take a nap since I was exhausted. A little while later I felt the bed dip down next to me. I opened my eyes and saw Pat looking at me with a little bit of worry in his eyes.

" are you alright. You've been sleeping for awhile."

" Yeah I'm fine. I think it's just the stress of moving catching up with me"

" Okay. I made sandwiches if your hungry."

He grabbed my hand and pulled me up.

" You would tell me if something was wrong right?"

" Of course. Now lets go eat. I'm starving."

We went downstairs and ate our late lunch. I liked that we didn't feel rushed by the fact that I had to leave. We curled up on the couch and watched a movie. He excused himself for a little while because he had a phone interview to do with the nhl network but that didn't take very long. My phone rang and I saw that it was Karri

" Hey, what's up?"

" Not much. I heard you were coming out with tonight."

" Yeah I am."

" That's great. I am so sick of having to hang out with the two evil witches"

I laughed at her discription of Duncs and Buf girlfriends.

" Are they going to be there tonight?" I asked dreading the anwser

" Unfortunatly. They wouldn't pass up the opportunity to be seen in public with their famous boyfriends."

" Ugg I hope they don't try to start shit. I really don't feel like dealing with that right now. Hopefully I'll be able to avoid the both of them."

" Well I'll be there and Sharpie's girlfriend Anna is coming to so maybe we can just hang out and pretend they don't exist"

" Sounds like a plan to me."

" Alright. I'll see you later."

I decided that even though it was a little early that I wanted to look good so I went and started to get ready. I showered and decided to wear a low cut black sweater that showed of my breast to full advantage. I paired that with a pair of fitted jeans and my favorite pair of heeled boots. I curled the ends of my hair and put on more make up than I would normally wear. I looked at myself in the mirror and decided that I looked presentable. I went downstairs to find my boyfriend to see if I got his approval. I walked into the kitchen and he was standing by the counter with his back to me. I waited a minute and finally cleared my throat to get his attention. He finally turned around and his jaw just about hit the floor

" Wow" he said with amazement in his voice

"I take it you approve?"

" Not really actually. I am going to have to beat the guys off of you"

" Don't worry. A little competition never hurt anybody including you. Plus I don't think you'll have much competion anyways."

" I know I won't" he replied letting his ego show

I rolled my eyes but couldn't help but smile. If he lacked anything it certaintly wasn't confidence.

" Go get ready. We have to leave in a little while"

He went upstairs to get ready and in typical man fashion it didn't take very long. Even so I had to admit that he looked pretty hot and I was tempted to call the evening off and just stay in but I had promised the guys that we would be there so we left after calling and making sure where to meet everyone. We pulled in front of the same club where Patrick and I had spent our birthdays.

"Come on let's go" he said as he parked the car. He came around the car and helped me with the door and grabbed my hand as we went around the back to get in. The bouncer let us in without question and Patrick seemed oblivious to all the people, mostly girls, staring at us as we walked in. I saw Adam and Karri standing by the bar with duncs, Buf, Sharpie and all of their girlfriends. I noticed immediatly that Karri was talking to Anna but completely ignoring the other girls who were off to the sides by themselves. We made our way over to them and greeted everyone.

" Hey this is Anna, Sharpie's girlfriend" Karri said introducing the both of us. She was a beautiful girl, thin and blond and she smiled as she shook my hand.

" It's nice to finally meet you. Karri has told me so much about you."

" All good I hope"

" Yeah it's all been good."

I felt a arm wrap itself around my waist. Patrick reached around me and handed me a drink.

"Thanks babe."

" I know it's asking alot but I was wondering if you guys could at least try to include Lauri and Alexa in your little group."

" Do we have to?" I asked hating the thought of even having to interact with the bimbos for a minute

" You don't have to but it would make Duncs and Buf really happy."

" Okay, fine. Are you guys in? I am sure as hell not going to be stuck doing this by myself."

They both made faces but agreed. I turned around and kissed him

"You owe me."

" I know. I'm going to go hang out with the guys. I'll be over by the bar if you need anything."

He went over by the bar and we walked over to where the two girls were standing. I tried to smile as we went over to them. They both looked like clones and I realized that I had no idea who was who since I had never bothered to pay any attention.

"Hi ladies."

Both of them just stood there and stared at us like we were insane for talking to them.

" Is there something that you want?"

I gritted my teeth and kept the smile plastered on my face.

" We just thought we would come over and say hi"

" Oh"

They turned their backs and one of them started to text on their phone. All of a sudden they turned around and did a complete one eighty.

" Sorry. I'm Lauri and this is Alexa. I don't think we were ever introduced."

" Not formally no. I'm Melissa'

" You're the one who stole Pat from Tina right?" Alexa asked with a smile on here face.

I swallowd and thought for a second about how I should respond

" I can't help it she wasn't enough of a women to keep her man. And just for the record your guys will find real women someday and you'll both be out of the picture faster than you'll know what happened to you."

With that I turned around and walked off with Kari and Anna following closely behind me. As soon as we were out of earshot they both burst into laughter.

" Wow that was amazing." Karri said still chortling

" Yeah that was pretty great." Anna said in agreement

" I don't know why I even bothered. Those girls are just waste of sperm and eggs."

" No doubt. Lets get something to drink."

We went to the bar and got some drinks. We went over to the guys and started to talk. I noticed that Lauri and Alexa kept looking over at us and it seemed like they were talking but I wasn't going to give them the satisfaction of giving them a reaction. I noticed them waving at someone and I couldn't help but turn and look. It was the one person that I had hoped to never see again.

" Oh Shit. This can't be good." Karri said as she followed my eyes

" This dumb bitches probably told her that we were here"

I moved over to Patrick and put my arms around his neck and got up on my toes so I could get his attention

" Tina's here. I think Lauri and Alexa told her that you were here."

" I know. I saw her. Don't worry, if she tries to start anything I'll just have security kick her out okay?"

I nodded my head and tried not to worry. She walked over to Lauri and Alexa and started to talk to them. I watched her like a hawk and after awhile I relaxed as she didn't come anywhere near us. I didn't want my whole night to be ruined because of here so I decided to dance. I danced with all of the guys. After a little while Pat excused himself to go to the bathroom. Almost fifteen minutes went by and he didn't come back so I went to go look for him. I made my way to the bathrooms and I thought I saw two people leaning against the wall next to the men's door making out. It took a few seconds for me to realize that it was Tina and Pat. My hand flew to my mouth and my eyes immediatly teared up. I turned around and almost ran back to where we had been to get my jacket. Adam saw me and tried to stop me.

"Mel, what's wrong. Why are you crying

" Let me go Adam. I need to get out of here. Please.

" Where are you going?" he asked with worry in his eyes

" I don't know. Anywhere but here."

" You can't be running around Chicago in the middle of the night. Let me grab my stuff and we can get out of here."

I nodded my head and told him to hurry. He went and told Karri that he was taking me for a drive and to meet him back at the house in a little while. He gave her a quick kiss and we went to leave. I saw Patrick coming through the crowd looking at me and I tugged on the sleeve of Adam's jacket to get him to hurry up. He looked up and saw what I was looking at and got the hint and pushed his way through the crowd before Patrick could get to us. By the time we got outside I was full on sobbing and Adam put his arm around my waist to support me. He helped me into his rover and started to drive. He was silent until I more or less got myself under control

" What did he do?" he asked in a quiet voice

I told him about what I had seen and how it looked to me.

" He was kissing her Bur. He was fucking kissing her."

He pulled into a empty parking lot and put the car into park. He reached over the seat and pulled me against him which made me start crying all over again. He tried to sooth me by rubbing my back and my crying finally came to a halt. He pulled some napkins out of his glove compartment and handed them to me.

" I know that I am not the best person to be handing out relationship advice but maybe you should give him a chance to explain his side of the story."

I shook my head as I wiped my nose

" You were always the stubborn one"

" I know what I saw Adam. I might be stubborn but I'm not stupid."

" I never said you were. All I know is that boy is head over heels in love with you. He hasn't so much as looked at another girl since he's been with you."

" He has a funny way of showing it." I muttered starting to get angry

He shook his head at me and asked where I wanted to go. I asked him if I could stay with him while I decided what to do. He agreed and drove to his house. His phone rang and I hoped that it wasn't Patrick.

" Hey baby. Yeah we're heading to the house right now. Tazer said he would bring you home. Yeah she's alright. Yeah just a second.

He held out the phone to me and I reluctantly took it

" Hey Karri"

" Hi. Are you alright?"

" Yeah I guess."

" Patrick is really upset. He saw you run off crying and really would like to explain what happened."

" He was kissing his ex. What more do I need to know?"

" I think there was more to it than that."

I heard some noise and her protesting and a voice came over the phone

" I really need to talk to you."

" There is nothing to talk about. Just be with that stupid bimbo if that's what you want."

" It..." There was more scuffling and Karri came back over the phone

" Look you guys need to talk this out. If you want I can have him come over to our house to make it easier."

" Fine. Whatever." I snapped getting pissed off that no one was listening to me.

" We will meet you at the house."

I handed the phone back to Adam and put my head against the window. Thoughts filled my head of the past several months. Eveything had been going so great that I should have know that it wouldn't stay that way. It made my chest ache to think that I wasn't going to be with him any more, but I couldn't let him do this to me. We pulled in front of the house and I was releaved to see the driveway empty as we pulled up. I knew that it would be a good thing to get myself in order before he showed up. I'd be damned if I was going to let him see me cry.

Cramping my style Chapter 12

It was the end of February and it was absolutely freezing cold outside. I put my gloves on so I could carry another box downstairs.


" Hey let me get that. It's too heavy." Adam said coming up behind me and grabbing the box out of my hand.


" You know just because I am a girl doesn't mean I can't do any heavy lifting" I grumbled at him


" I know but when you have all of us studs here to help you why would you want to?" he replied, giving me that smart ass grin that I loved


I rolled my eyes at his back as he headed out the door. The guys had a couple of days off and Tazer, Sharpie, Seabs and Bur had offered to come and help me move. I looked around at my almost empty apartment and felt a little twinge of sadness that I was leaving. It had been my home for a long time and it was hard to let go off.


" Everything alright baby?" Patrick asked as he came back inside


" Yeah it's fine. Really." I said as I gave him a kiss


" Remember we are meeting my mom for lunch in a few hours so try not to get to dirty okay."


" I remember. Do you think she'll like me?" he asked


" I have no doubt. Now let's get these last few box's packed and in the truck.


He followed me to what had been my bedroom. Everything was pretty much gone but I had left some clothes out in case I needed them and I wanted to throw them in a box before we left. Patrick reached down and grabbed something off the top of the pile and looked at me with a gleam in his eyes.


" Why haven't I seen these before?" He asked as he held up a pink lacy thong.


I grabbed them out of his hand and threw them in the box along with everything else.


" You haven't seen them before because Olivia gave them to me as a going away present. They also have a matching bra."


" I guess you'll have to try them on later."


" We'll see stud." I kissed him and wasn't surprised when he deepened the kiss. I opened my mouth when I felt his tongue against my lips and I started to wind my fingers through his curls. He seemed to love it when I did that and he moaned softly against my mouth.


" We need to stop before we get out of hand." I said a little out of breath from the kiss


" Why. The idea of throwing you on the floor and having my way with you is really hot"


I didn't say it outloud but I agreed with him. I went to kiss him again but we were interuppted by Seabs coming into the room with Tazer right behind him



" Are you guys done making out like horny teenagers yet? Adam wants to get going. Says he's got some important things that he could be doing. Like Karri"


" Yeah yeah. Here take this box. It's the last one." I handed him the last box and he turned to leave with it. He took a few steps and all of a sudden stopped and looked at me.



" Everyone's glad that you are coming to Chicago. Just thought you should know that."


" Aww. Thanks that's so sweet." I went to him and leaned up so I could give him a peck on the cheek.


" Hey now,Seabs find your own hot girl." Adam said trying to sound mad


I can't help it that I am so irresistable Kaner." With that he walked out of the room


Adam poked his head into the room and told us he was ready to go. Patrick had already given him a house key and instructions to just out everything on the living room floor. Everything else I had either given away or put in storage. We were going to have sort through everything and figure out what we did and didn't need but it was going to have to wait until we got home.


The thought of thinking of his house as my home caused me to smile.


" What are you thinking about?"


" I'm thinking that I am really glad that I decided to give this a chance." I replied honestly


His face lit up in a smile that matched mine and it made me warm to know that I put that on his face.


" Love you."

" Love you too."

We took one last look around to make sure that we hadn't missed anything. We decided to head to the restaurant a little early since we really didn't have anything else to do. It was a little Italian restaraunt that my family and I had ate at a hundred times. I choose it because I figured the chance of him getting recognized would be pretty small. At least that was what I was hoping. We were seated at a cute little table in the back and since it was a weekday there were only a couple of people. The waitress came and we ordered a couple of glasses of wine while we waited. I started to laugh at the look on Patrick's face when the lady asked him for his ID. He got out his wallet and handed it over and the lady looked at it and him several times before finally handing it back over and leaving to fill our order. I couldn't help but tease him.

" See mr. bigshot. I told you that they wouldn't recognize you around here."

" It's no big deal. Really. The lady was just doing her job."


The waitress came back with our glasses of wine. She hesitated for a minute like she wanted to say something but didn't know if she should


" I'm really sorry but one of my co-workers is convinced that you are some famous hockey player. Are you?"


" I play for the Chicago Blackhawks, yeah" he said looking at me triumphantly


" Oh. Well I'm sorry to bother you Mr. Kane. I was just wondering"


" No problem. And please call me Patrick."


She beamed him a huge smile at him and started to fawn over him. A small part of me wanted to be jealous but I knew that he was coming home with me and that was all I needed to know. I heard a familiar voice behind me and I got up to give my mother a big hug.

" Hey sweetie. It's so good to see you."

" Hi mom."

I introduced the two of them and wasn't surprised to see Pat turn on the charm and and it worked. She immediately warmed up to him which I was glad for.

" So you are one of Adam's teammates right?"


" Yep, he actually introduced us."


My mom adored Adam and at one point had tried to talk us into going out but finally gave up after figuring out we were serious that we were just friends. I was really hoping that she wouldn't bring it up. She had a way of opening her mouth and saying inappropriate things at the worse times. Luckily for me she didn't this time. We ordered our lunch and had an enjoyable time chatting. After a little while it was time to go since we had to drive back to Chicago. She gave him a hug and whispered something in his ear that made him nod his head.


"I'm going to go get the car babe. I'll be right back."


I nodded my head and watched him walk out the door


" I think you got a good one there." My mom said as she looked at me

" Yeah I think so too." I smiled as I said it

" If you need anything call me. I'm not that far away."

" I know mom. Love You."

" Love you too sweets. Call me and let me know how everything is going."

" I will."


She gave me one last hug and told me that we better be careful driving since the weather was suppose to get a little rough. I looked out and saw Patrick in his suv waiting for me.


" I gotta go Mom. I'll call you later."


With that we parted and I left.

I opened the door and slid into the passanger seat. This was it. I was officially starting a new chapter in my life and it didn't scare me anymore.


" What did my mom say to you?" I asked because I was nosy and couldn't help myself


" Why are you jealous?" he asked in a teasing voice


" No but if you don't tell me it will drive me crazy."


" I guess you'll just have to go crazy then won't you."


" Come on tell me." I said trying not to whine


" Fine. We'll see how long it is before you get laid again."


" Whatever. There's no way you can resist my sexy body."


" We'll see." I mused


The drive didn't take long and we were finally home. We parked and went inside and both of us immediatly sat on the couch as it had been a long day. He reached over and tried to grab me but I scooted away and grabbed the remote. I turned on the tv and found a ducks game that was on center ice. I focused on the game and totally ignored him. He tried to get me over to him a few more times but seemed to give up. I felt like I had won but I should have known better. After we had sat in silence for a little while I announced that I was tired and going to bed. He just nodded his head and didn't seem to really pay attention. I washed my face and changed into a pair of short shorts and a t-shirt to get ready for bed. I laid down and tried to sleep but I couldn't. I heard some noise on the stairs and Patrick came in. He quickly stripped down and took his place next to me. I moved so I was against him and he turned on his side so his chest was against my back. He didn't say anything as he moved my hair and started to kiss my neck. I gritted my teeth as I tried not to react. I was doing a pretty good job of controlling myself when his hand started to wander over my side and down my stomach. I couldn't help myself. I turned slightly towards him so he could reach better. His hand slid down my stomach and into my shorts. His fingers slid into me and I groaned. I moved my hips against his hand and turned my head so I could kiss him. He kissed me and I could feel my orgasm building. Then without warning he stopped. I looked at him in surprise. He made a big show of stretching and yawning.


" I got an early practice tomorrow. I should really go to bed." He turned away from me on his side. All I could do is stare at his back in disbelief. Is this seriously happening?


" What the hell. You can't do that to me."


" Do what babe?" he asked turning to look at me.


" You can't turn me on like that and then not finish. It's not right."


" I thought you could go without sex."

I could tell by the look he was giving me that I was going to have to tell him something that I didn't want to say.


" If I tell you that I can't resist you will you finish what you started?" I asked with annoyance

" What was that? I couldn't hear you."

" I said I can't resist you, now get your ass over here and finish what you started." I practically growled at him

He did as I asked and moved over me. He looked at me before he moved his lips to mine. His kiss was slow and passionate and perfect. It didn't take long before things quickly got more heated. I saw a look of surprise on his face as I pushed him off of me and onto the bed. I straddled his legs and and leaned down so I could kiss his perfect lips. He pulled off my shirt and quickly unhooked my bra, pulling it off of me. His hands found my breast and gently started to knead them. I moaned into his mouth at the sensations that were coursing through me. I slid down his body and pulled his boxers off as I went. I moved back up his legs and positioned my self over his hips. He helped to guide himself inside of me and I shuddered as he filled me. I moved slowly at first.He grabbed at my hips to move me faster but I moved them away. I wanted to be in charge. He took the hint as he moved them back to my chest. Our moans intertwined as we moved together. That's when it happened. One of the most painful things that I had ever endured in my life. Talk about some shitty timing.

Redecorating is fun Chapter Chapter 11

I woke up to a empty bed the next morning. I stretched out and swore I smelled food cooking. My stomach growled and I decided to go see what was going on. I knew that I couldn't look or smell that great so I decided to take a quick shower before I headed down. I was putting my wet hair up when there was a knock at the door.


" Come in" I yelled as I pulled my hair into a tight bun.


His sister Jess poked her head in the room.



" Is it okay if I come in?" she asked



" Yeah come on in. I was just about to come down."


She opened the door wider and came in and sat on the bed. I wasn't exactly sure where this situation was going so I decided to wait for her to start the conversation.




" I'm sorry if we seem to be such bitches to you, it just after the last one that he dated we were kind of wary, you know what I mean?"




" Yeah I understand. They were dating when we met. She was one of the most horrible people that I have ever had to be around." I said making a face





" We didn't even refer to her by name. We would call her the skinny psych bitch when we weren't around Pat."




" Yeah that about sums it up." I agreed laughing


" Well I just wanted you to know that we don't think that of you. You seem good for Pat."



" Thanks Jess. That means a lot to me. I know how important his little sisters are to him." I said with a smile




" You should see him when we try to introduce guys to him. He actually told my last boyfriend that he had nineteen guys that would beat the shit out of him if he was anything other than a gentleman. It's annoying that he thinks he can have sex but we aren't suppose to know it exist."



" That's what big brothers do I guess."




" Yeah I know but it's still annoying. Anyway's mom sent me up here to let you know that breakfast is done if you want to eat."



" Yeah I could smell it. I'll be down in a minute."




" Oh just so you know, you might want to move the bed away from the wall. The headboard banging against it makes a lot of noise." She said with a grin before she walked out of the room closing the door behind her.



Dammit. I was beyond embarrased. I knew that while we weren't exactly loud but I was really hoping that no one heard or paid any attention. I wouldn't be surprised if his mother hated me now. I was taking advantage of her little boy and no mother would appreciate that. I was tempted to just get back in bed and pull the covers over my head but I knew that wasn't an option. I took a breath and went downstairs to to the kitchen. I was pleasantly greeted by everyone and was handed a plate full of food. The morning went well and the time seemed to fly by as I spent time with his family. Right before noon we heard the door open and Patrick's voice yell



" Hey I'm home."


" we're in the living room." I yelled back to let him know where we were



" Hey what's everyone doing?" he asked as he threw his hockey bag on the floor next to the couch



" Nothing. Your sisters were just telling what it was like to grow up with a competitive brother. Did you really throw soccer balls at them if they didn't want to play with you?"



He shrugged his shoulders



" It's not like I didn't warn them."



" That is so mean!" I exclaimed



" Great now your going to be ganging up on me." he groaned



" Probably." I agreed with him.


Everyone laughed. He pulled me off of the couch by my hands and pulled me to him.


" I'm going to steal my girlfriend for a minute. We'll be right back."



They all nodded in agreement and he pulled me by the hand towards the stairs.


" Remember what I told you about the bed!" I heard Jess's voice yell at us



We went into his room and he closed the door behind us




" What did Jess tell you about the bed?" he asked as he turned around



I repeated what she had told me about the headboard and I was blushing fire engine red



" I guess we weren't that quiet then huh."




" I guess not."

He closed the distance between us quickly and I tried to back up



" Don't worry babe. That isn't why I brought you up here. " He said with a chuckle


" I've just been thinking about some stuff and I wanted to talk to you about it.



He did his usual routine of coming up to me and wrapping his arms around my waist. I returned the gesture and put my body against his so I could inhale his scent and listen to his heart beat. He kissed the top of my head and whispered something that made my heart almost beat out of my chest.

" I love you, you know that right." he said looking at me with a very serious look on his face

My face lit up in a huge smile and I let him tip my face up for a sweet gentle kiss. He looked at me with an expectant look on his face. I knew what he was expecting but I wanted to make him work for it.

" Thank You" I said trying not to grin

" That's it?"

" Umm yeah. That's it."

He turned me around and threw me on the bed. He fell on me and started to tickle me. I was extremly ticklish and it only took a few minutes for me to start yelling.

" Stop you jackass"

" Not until you say it." he said continuing to tickle me.

" Fine, fine. I love you. Now stop." I screeched

He let up and I tried to catch my breath.

"I mean it. I do love you.

" I never had any doubt."




He laid his body against mine and pulled on the neck of my tshirt. He laid gentle kisses on my collar bone and I lost all train of thought.



" Move in with me." he said looking at me




" What?" I said wanting to make sure that I heard him right


" Move in with me." he repeated looking at me intently


I pushed him off of me and jumped up and went for the door. Unfortuantly for me he was just as fast. He grabbed me by the arm.


" Don't run away. Talk to me."


I didn't know if I could verbalize everything that was running through my head at warp speed. But I knew that he deserved an explanation.




" I can't move down here with you." I told him as I looked at the floor


" Why not?" he said sounding hurt and just a little angry


" I don't know. I just can't okay."




I wiggled out of his grip and took a few steps back




" Babe. I'm sorry. I just don't understand.




How could I tell him that I wasn't sure that I was ready to give up my whole life to be with him.


I swallowed and tried to explain





" What happens if things don't work out? You aren't the one taking any risk. I'll be the one that's left with nothing"



" I realize that but sometimes the risk is worth the reward."



I blinked a few times and thought about what he said. And I knew that he was right.



" Okay. But I have somethings that you have to agree to first."



" Alright. Anything."



" First. I have to find a job before I come down here. Second I am keeping my apartment for a couple of months in case things don't work out. I don't want to end up homeless. Third, you will let me help pay for stuff, even if it is just some grocerries every week." I looked at him and waited for a response.



" I don't like the idea of you keeping your apartment but if that's what it takes to get you down here I'll deal."



I came to him and wrapped him in a hug



" Thanks for being understanding. I'm really not trying to be difficult."



" I know babe. That is one of many things that I love about you. We should go back downstairs so everyone doesn't wonder what is going on."



He put his hand in mine and we went downstairs. When we walked into the living room we found everyone's eyes move to us.



" Is everything okay?" his mother asked



" Yeah Mom, everything is fine."



He led me to the couch and pulled me down on his lap. I snuggled against him and thought about how much things were going to change for me. It scared the living shit out of me that I was the one who had to change everything but it wasn't like he had a normal job where he could relocate closer to me. I just had to have faith that everything would work its self out.

Distance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder Chapter 10

We got into the routine of talking almost everyday. It wasn't the same as actually being together but it made it bearable. It had been almost three weeks since we had seen each other and I was excited that I was finally going to have the time to see him and the rest of the guys. They had finished a two week road trip and the tean had done pretty well but Patrick hadn't scored that much and I could tell he was getting frusterated. They had Friday and Saturday off and were playing a early game on sunday. I took a vacation day on Friday from work so I could head down to Chicago early. I finally pulled up in front of his house and I pratically ran to the door. I knocked and only had to wait a few seconds before he opened the door. I didn't even give him time to greet me as I jumped on him and attacked him with my lips. We kissed until we needed to breath.

" Hey babe. It's nice to see you." He said with a grin as he sat me down


" I have a surprise. Don't be mad at me." he said as he grabbed my hand and led me to the kitchen.


" Why would I be mad at you?" I questioned as I followed him



I quicky figured out why he thought I would be mad. As we went into the kitchen I found four sets of eyes looking at me.



" Mom, Dad, girls, this is my girlfriend Melissa. Mel this is my family. They all said hi and I managed to squeek out a greeting. Patrick turned around and gave me a reassuring kiss on the cheek.



" I'm going to go get your suitcase out of the car. I'll be right back okay?" I knew I had to look terrified but he just patted my arm and left. I was left standing there by myself, feeling incredibly akward. Finally his mother spoke up.



" So Patrick tell's us that you are a nurse in Wisconsin."



" Um yeah a ortho scrub nurse at the University of Wisconsin Hospital."


" That sounds like a good job." She commented


" It is and I love it." I said figuring where she was going with this but waiting to see.


" You must make good money then."


" Donna!" Patricks father chided her


" No it's okay. I know the types of girls who try to get with these guys and as his mother she has every right to be suspicious. I do make good money and more importantly I have a pretty substantial savings. I don't love your son because he is a hockey player and has money. I love him because he is sweet and kind and is one of the most sincere people that I have ever met."


I knew that I was getting an attitude but I couldn't help it. It pissed me off that someone would even begin to compare me to someone like Tina. I was surprised by the reaction that I got. His mother jumped up and came over and gave me a big hug. At first I was so surprised that it took me a second to return it.


" I'm so glad he found someone like you. I thought he was going to never get rid of that horrible girl. My name is Donna by the way. That is Patrick Sr and that is Jessica and Erica."



She had let go of me and I greeted everyone but his sister's didn't do much more than stare at me. Patrick came back into the kitchen and put his arms around my waist. He put his chin on my shoulder and whispered in my ear.


" Everything alright?"


I nodded my head and turned enough so I could give him a kiss.


" Hey mom can you make your famous meatloaf and mashed potatoes for us."


" Sure sweetie. Whatever you want. I assume I'll have to go shopping?


" Yeah I don't think that I have any food in the house. Why don't you take Mel with you and I can spend a little time with Jess and Erica. I need to find out who I need to beat up."


I went and grabbed my coat and Patrick's keys since he had picked them up at the airport. His mother drove since it wasn't the first time that she had cooked for her son even though he hadn't lived at home in years. I didn't know what to talk about so I talked about the only thing that I knew we had in common.


" How did you handle sending Pat off at such a young age to play hockey?"

She looked at me in surprise.


" It wasn't easy, especially when he wanted to come back home. I can't begin to tell you how badly I wanted to go and get him but we saw how talented he was and we couldn't let him throw that away."


I nodded my head and knew that their decision had obvioulsy been for the best

" Do you want a family?" she asked catching me off guard.

" Yeah someday. I always figured that I would have had a couple by now but I had some bad dating experiences and never really found a guy that I loved enough to take that step with."


" Good" Was her only reply.


We got to the grocery store and had a pleasant time talking. She asked me all of the usual questions about my family and how we meant. We finally found everything that she would need and we headed back to the house. I helped her carry the everything inside and we found everybody in the living room watching Detroit play Anaheim.


" Donna do you need help with anything?" I asked as I set the bags of groceries on the counter.


" No sweetie. I can manage. I know that you guys don't get to see much of each other so go enjoy yourself. I'll let you know when everything is done."


" Okay. Thank you for everything."


" Thank you for making my son so happy."


She gave me a quick hug and pushed me towards the living room. I gladly went and sat next to patrick on the couch. He pulled me against his side and I cuddled against him. I couldn't stand Detroit and cheered when I saw that the Ducks were kicking their asses. Johan took a stupid penalty and I could help but comment.


" Serves him right. The mule, more like the ass if you ask me.


" Take it you aren't a big fan?" His dad asked looking at me

" He's a bully that deserves to get his ass kicked." I said trying not to sound pissed off.

" your right Pat. I do like this girl." His father said and I knew where Patrick got his cocky smirk from.

We sat and made the occasional comment about diffrent plays and penalties as they happened. I tried to concentrate on the game but I kept getting distracted. Patrick had wrapped his arm around my waist and and had his hand resting underneath my shirt. If that wasn't bad enough his thumb was making small circles on the skin right above the top of my jeans. I knew he didn't mean anything by it, especially not with his family in the room but I couldn't help but squirm a little. I noticed his sister Erica staring at me. I gave her a small smile and tried to discreetly move his hand. I was saved by his mother coming in and telling us that dinner was done. It was a nice meal and I enjoyed his family. Even his sisters seemed to be warming up to me. Thank God. After dinner I helped with dishes and Patrick came up behind me and kissed my neck.

" I have practice tomorrow. Is it okay if you hang out with my family for a little while?

" Yeah that would be fine. When do you plan on getting home?

" Probably around lunch time. Why?"

" No reason. I was just wondering."

" Are you gonna miss me?" he asked in a teasing voice

" I'll be glad to get rid of you for a few hours." I told him

We were interupted by his father.

" Everyone is heading to bed. Just wanted to tell you guys goodnight.

" Night" we both said at the same time

" See that wasn't so bad now was it." he said looking at me

" No it wasn't but I wish I would have had more warning."

" Sorry about that. It was kind of last minute and I knew that if I told you they were coming that you would just obsess about it.

Damn how did he know me so well already? It was kind of scary but he was exactly right.

" Yeah your right. That is exactly what I would have done. Let's go to bed. I'm pretty exhausted."

He threaded his fingers through mine and led me upstairs. I went to the master bathroom to change and he followed behind me.

" What are you doing?" I asked raising my eyebrow at him

" I thought that I would take advantage of the fact that my beautiful sexy girlfriend is going to be mostly naked. Less work for me." He moved towards me and as much as it pained me I stopped him.

" Hey stud, I am not having sex with you while your family is in the house. That would be extremly rude and kind of gross.

" Come on I haven't seen you in forever. It's not that big of a deal."

He came at me again and this time I let him close the distance. He wrapped his arms around me and gave me his best lost puppy look. I tried to resist but it wasn't working very well and I knew he could tell.

" You can be quiet can't you?" he whispered in my ear.

Boys will be boys Chapter 9

I woke the next morning to the sound of knocking at my door. I groaned as I looked at the clock and saw that it was only seven thirty in the morning. Patrick barely stirred as I wiggled out of his arms. There was another more insistant knock and I tried to find some clothes to quickly put on.


" Just a minute." I yelled at the door as I pulled my jeans over my hips. I went to the door and couldn't believe what I was seeing as I looked through the peep hole. I opened the door to find Bur, Seabs, Keith, Sharpie and Versteeg standing in front of my door.



" Hey guys what's up? It's seven thirty in the morning." I said trying not to get irritated


" What's in the containers?" I couldn't help but ask



" We figured that you guys would need a good breakfast after last night." Adam said with way to big a grin for my liking.


" That's really nice guys but I think we can handle feeding ourselves.


" Nonsense. This is what friends do."


Adam and the rest of the guys pushed their way past me into my room. I sighed knowing there was no way I was getting them to leave. Adam and sharpie sat on the bed, bounching around so Patrick would wake up. Everyone else sat in the avaliable chairs and on the desk. Patrick made some intelligable noise as Bur poked at him. Finally he opened his eyes and gave everyone an evil look.


" Morning Kaner. Aren't you looking cute this morning." Adam quipped

" What the hell are you guys doing in here." He asked sleepily rubbing at his eyes.

" The guys decided to bring us breakfast. Wasn't that nice of them?'" I said after accepting a container from Seabs.

" Yeah real nice." he grumbled sitting up. The blanket slid pretty low on his hips and I couldn't help but think of all the dirty things that I could be doing to him.

" Hello earth to Mel."



I blushed bright red and stuffed some food in my mouth so I wouldn't have to respond. All of the guys laughed at me and started to eat their food. A little while later I kicked everyone out so I could spend the last few hours with Patrick before they had to leave.

" I'll see you guys later." I told them as I pushed them out the door


" Have fun and try not to wear Kaner out to much. We have some important games coming up after our couple of days off."

" I'll try not to, promise. Now go.

I was finally able to close the door and I went to the bed where Patrick was still laying.


" Hey babe. I didn't get to properly greet you this morning." I said leaning over him with a grin.


I squeeled as he pulled me on top of him. His lips found mine and I responded with a light moan.


His hands found their way to hem of my shirt and he started to lightly rub along the edge.


" You are such a tease." I grumbled

" And you love it."

I sat up and pulled his hand away from my stomach. I got off the bed and started to take my clothes off. He stared at me while I did my impromtu strip tease. Instead of heading to the bed like he expected me to I went to the bathroom. I looked over my shoulder and smiled at him.


" Are you coming" I asked as I walked into the bathroom.



It only took a second for him to come up behind me as I turned the water in the shower on. He pressed himself up behind me. I made sure the water was the right temperture and I stepped under the spray and I grabbed his hand as he stepped inside behind me. I knew what he wanted but since he got so much enjoyment out of torturing me I decided to return the favor. I pushed him away from me and grabbed a bar of soap. I got it wet and started to soap his shoulders and chest. I heard him draw his breath through his clenched teeth as my hands went lower. I grabbed his shoulders and turned him around and started to soap up his back. I couldn't help but grin as I felt the muscles in his back clench under my fingers.


" There now all you have to do is rinse off and you'll be clean."


He turned around and pinned me against the cool tile. His face was centimeters from mine and I could feel his breath on my wet face.


" Your beautiful." he said as he rubbed his hands up and down my wet body. He grabbed my leg and pulled it up so he had something to grab onto. I held onto his shoulders as he slowly pushed his way into me. This time instead of the intense pace he took his time. I let my head fall back as his mouth consumed the skin on my neck. Even though it wasn't as frentic as the night before it was no less intense. I moaned his name into his ear and we both went over the edge together. I panted against his heaving chest.



" Don't let go of me." I managed to spit out.



" Wasn't planning on it." he panted as he laid a few gentle kisses on my shoulder.



After a few minutes we were finally able to break apart. We finished washing up and quickly got out since the water was getting cold. I got out first and and threw him a towel. We got ready and dressed in relative silence. All I could think about was how much I was going to miss him and how I wished there was some way that we could spend more time together. I was sitting on the bed brushing my hair when he came and sat beside me. It was almost like he was reading my mind.



" I'm going to miss you babe. I wish you could come home with me for the next couple of days. My family is going to love you.

The idea of meeting his family was terrifying. It wasn't so much his parents that I was worried about but his three sisters. From what he had told me his family was really close and I could just imagine how protective they could be. I must have been making a face without realizing it because he was looking at me with a worried look on his face.

" I'm going to miss you to but honestly the idea of meeting your family, especially all of your sisters makes me a little sick to my stomach.

" Why I told you they will love you. " He replied sitting up

" You can't know that. What if they hate me? I know how close your family is and I would hate it if they didn't like me."
I knew that I was probably being stupid but the whole idea was making me very insecure which I hated. I thought I had gotten over that after high school but apparently it didn't take a lot to bring that side of me out.

" Babe trust me. They will like you a million times better than Tina. You are independant, have a job and are a genuine and kind person, which is a lot more than I can say for her.

I looked at him as he mentioned Tina. We had never talked about their break up and being the curious person that I was I couldn't help but ask.

" What happened with you two?"

He shrugged his shoulders as he looked at me.

" I told her that it wasn't working and that as far as I was concerned that we were finished. At first she screamed and threw a vase at me and then she started to cry. I told her that she could cry all she wanted but that she needed to get her stuff together and leave. I think that she was more pissed that she didn't have a meal ticket more than anything. I haven't heard from her since.

His phone rang at that exact moment and I watched him as he anwsered it. He talked for a few minutes before he hung up.

" That was Tazer. Checkout is in a half an hour and I still need to pack up my stuff. Do you want to come up with me?"

" I better not. I think it will be easier if we say goodbye now."

" Your probably right. My flight to Buffalo leaves at eight so I'll call you before I leave okay."

" Sounds good. Have a safe trip back to Chicago and I'll talk to you later."

He stood up and pulled me with him. He pulled me into a tight hug and we stood there for a few minutes in silence. He rested his chin on the top of my head and I buried my face in his chest, inhaling his scent so I could remember it. Finally I pushed him away a little and looked at him.

" You should get going. I don't want you to get into trouble because you were late."

" Your right."

We broke apart and he gave me one last kiss before he left. I watched as the door shut behind him and I wanted nothing more than to chase after him and make him come back, even though the rationale part of me knew that was stupid. I fell back on the bed and tried not to be sad.

Birthday game

This post has nothing to do with the story but I am so excited I had to share. I just scored a ticket to the Nov 15th game for the Blackhawks vs the San Jose Sharks. The ticket is for section 114 row 9. I can't wait to see the guys play in person and am really excited to see Joe Thornton because he was seriously one of my favorite Bruins and one of my first hockey crushes. Now I just need to get tickets for the minn wild pens game and my life will be complete! lol. And to the two people following this blog, I missed the fact that there were people who actually were reading this but now that I know I will be making regular posts. I never thought that there would be anybody who would be interested, I basically started this blog because I enjoy writing and this blog is a lot easier than all of the notebooks that I keep laying around. So thanks to the girl who left the comment. It was appreciated and I hope that you keep enjoying what I write.