That's the Way I loved You

Sorry I've been slacking lately my muse has all but disappeared recently.
Inspired by Taylor Swift's The Way I loved You and MR. Kris Letang



He is Sensible and so incredible

“Come on, let’s go out the back way.” This statement came from my boyfriend Alex. We had been dating for a month and a half. “I don’t want to have to share you with anyone.” He is incredible; every part of him makes me forget that he’s a Pittsburgh Penguin. Yes my boyfriend was none other than Penguin’s defensemen Alex Goligoski.

And all my single friends are jealous

“You are so lucky!” My best friends from high school were fawning over my birthday present from Alex. He had gotten me a stunning diamond necklace in the shape of the penguin’s logo. He had taken me to dinner at the most expensive restaurant in town and as I told my story I could see my friends melt.

He says everything I need to hear and it’s like
I couldn’t ask for anything better

He pulled me closer as I silently sobbed on his shoulder. My grandma who had been my best friend my entire life had passed away this morning. “Shh…” He whispered softly into my hair. He gently rocked me back and forth until I settled into a light sleep. When I awoke I was greeted by a note that read…This is what it is to be loved and to know that the promise was when everything fell we’d be held. Sitting next to his note was the doll that my grandma gave me when I was an infant. I could’ve sworn I had lost it.

He opens up my door and I get into his car

After a 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabers I headed down to the locker room to meet Alex. More than a hour later he was finally showered and ready so we left to go clubbing with some of the team. As we got to the lot he gently guided me into his side and pulled open my door before helping me into his brand new SUV.

And he says you look beautiful tonight
And I feel perfectly fine

The Christmas Ball was tonight and Alex was picking me up in about an hour. I was rushing around trying to finish my hair and makeup. I still had to put on my dress and heels and I was running out of time. I heard him place his key into the lock and open the door just as I slipped into my teal, v-neck, sparkly dress. I turned around to see him staring mouth gaping wide. “You look…so…so…beautiful.” His words just made me feel like I could fly.

But I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain
And it’s 2am and I’m cursing your name
You’re so in love that you act insane
And that’s the way I loved you
Breakin’ down and coming undone
It’s a roller coaster kinda rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that’s the way I loved you

“You’re lying to me, don’t even try to tell me you aren’t.” He sighed and looked down at me with those brown eyes. Those eyes are what cause all this trouble. No matter what he does, those eyes always draw me back to him. I was beyond whatever effect they may have had on me now. Storming out I slammed the door behind me. Running out into the pouring rain the tears began to fall. When I couldn’t run anymore I collapsed to the ground and held my knees close to my chest.
“Madison,” he yelled. I heard his splashes as he caught glance of me and ran my way. He pulled me to my feet and held me close.
“Kris I just can’t do this anymore.” Those were the words that ended the best thing I ever had.

He respects my space

“Alex…please… I just want to be alone.” I was confused. I was sad. Thinking of my time with Kris only made me miss him more. This drove me insane because I know that what we had is over.
“Ok, I’ll be back in a bit, I’m going to go grab some of your favorite ice cream .” He kissed my forehead, grabbed his coat, and left me to my thoughts.

And never makes me wait
And he calls exactly when he says he will

I was getting out of the shower when I heard the phone ring. Throwing on my robe I walked to my bedroom.
“Hello…”
“Hey Mads it’s me.” I wasn’t sure at first who “me” was but I quickly realized that it was Alex. “Hey I’m sorry to call this soon but I promised you I’d call after the game.” I had completely forgotten that the game was at 1pm. “We’ll be home in a cople hours be ready to go out to dinner?”
“Sure, I love you Alex.”
“Love you too.”

He’s close to my mother
Talks business with my father

“He’s such a nice boy,” my mother commented as he and dad did the dishes from dinner. “He’s so much better than that Kris boy.” Of course my mother had to bring up Kris. She could not stand that I dated him. She saw him as a “bad boy” and didn’t like the fact that he played hockey. Why Alex was different I had yet to find out.

He’s charming and endearing
And I’m comfortable

As we sat on a blanket on the floor beside the fire I was completely happy. Alex’s body is warm and makes a perfect pillow. The only lights in the room were candles in various places and the fire. He looked down at me and gave me that sweet smirk of his. He kissed my forehead and I felt safe.

But I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain
And it’s 2am and I’m cursing your name
You’re so in love that you act insane
And that’s the way I loved you
Breakin’ down and coming undone
It’s a roller coaster kinda rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that’s the way I loved you

Watching the highlights from tonight’s game had me completely in tears. Kris had just called me. From the noise and the fact that they had won I knew they were out celebrating. I can’t believe that Kris would call me when he was drunk. The worst part is that I could hear some dumb puck bunny talking in his ear. I immediately hung up and curled into a ball on the couch. How could he do this to me? He said he loved me. Normally our relationship is good but lately it’s only gotten worse and worse. I knew that I had to confront him about it.

He can’t see the smile I’m faking
And my heart’s not breaking
Cause I’m not feeling anything at all
And you were wild and crazy
Just so frustrating intoxicating
Complicated, got away by some mistake and now.

“Go…” Alex hugged me and gently led me to the door. He handed me my bag. “I know you’re not happy and that’s all I really want for you.” Crying I leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. “If Kris is the one that makes you happy then that’s all that really matters.” I didn’t know how to express what I was really feeling.
“I’m sorry …” seemed like the best option.
“I know princess, I know. Go…get out of here.” He cracked a smile and I felt myself laugh for the first time in weeks. I was going to be with Kris but only if he takes me back.

I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain
It’s 2am and I’m cursing your name
I’m so in love that I acted insane
And that’s the way I loved you
Breaking down and coming undone
It’s a roller coaster kinda rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that’s the way I loved you oh, oh

Now completely drenched from the rain I stood at Kris’s door waiting for the courage to knock. After a few minutes as I reached up to rap on the door it opened revealing a half-dressed Kris Letang. He looked down at me sleepily and confused. I wrapped my arms around him and pulled his lips to meet mine. As he stood there shocked I pressed a post-it note to his chest and walked into the apartment. It felt so good to be home.

And that’s the way I loved you oh, oh
Never knew I could feel that much
And that’s the way I loved you.

What would I do without You

She was THAT girl. The girl that was what most people considered a brainic. The Girl that everyone knew but no-one was best friends with. Yeah they talked to her but they didn’t know her. She’s not athletic or out-going and no one invites her to just ‘hang-out’. Everyone assumes that she’s happy; that they know her just by having class with her. Everyone except me that is. I know there’s more to her than that. That just because she’s not athletic doesn’t mean she’s not into sports. Trust me, she is; especially when it comes to hockey. Though she may be a brainic she doesn’t act like she knows everything, actually she acts the exact opposite. Just by watching her I’ve learned so much. She writes…poetry, stories, and all sorts of other things. She’s kind, she’ll go out of her way to help you. She’s great with kids. She actually cares about those around her even if they don’t deserve it.
She was my friend. She was always there for me. She was there to cheer me on when I was on the ice. She was there to let me cry when we lost the championship game. She was there when I needed to yell because my girlfriend cheated on me. She was even there when I got my driver’s license and was ready to hit the road. She was there for anything that meant anything to me. I only wish I could say the same.
I wasn’t there for her when she needed me the most. I got her call when she was in the hospital, but I was with my latest fling and decided it wasn’t important. I was wrong, so wrong. The next day I stopped by the house to apologize; only no-one was there. So I tried calling. No one answered. She was gone. They moved I was told.
After awhile I realized, I missed her. I missed her smile. I missed her laugh. I missed her brains. I missed her support. Then I realized what I missed the most was her smell and her touch. Oh, God I’ve fallen for her. Fallen for everything she is. So I searched, and searched, and searched to no avail. I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t sleep, and my grades started slipping. I just didn’t care. The only thing in my life that didn’t change was hockey. It almost felt like she was pushing me to my best but I know that sounds crazy. My life became a routine that just crept by day by day.
Eventually my life became semi-normal again. I still sought out anything to remind me of her. This drive to find some connection led me online. There I stumbled across a creative writing site where I found a poem that hit home.
Friendship is a thing,
that causes a smile but yet can also hurt you.
Feeling some connection with this author, I went to their profile to read more. There was one entitled ‘My Pain’ so I clicked on it.
Rape-violation knowing that you’ll always feel inferior.
Abuse-knowing someone has complete control over you .
Yet neither of these is as bad as knowing your best isn’t there for you.
I was in shock. I hit the back button in order to read the author’s bio.
Hi, my name is Rachel, but my best friend used to call me Ray…please don’t ask about it. I am 17 and I’m addicted to hockey. Especially the Sudbury Wolves. I currently live in a suburb just east of Sudbury itself. No it can’t be…that has to be her. Oh God, she was raped! I knew I didn’t like him for a reason. I have to find her. At that moment I grabbed my coat and car keys and left my apartment driving east. There is only one suburb east of the city. My best guess is to check there first. As soon as I got close I stopped at a phone booth and grabbed the phone book…ah ha 1542 South St. I hopped back in my car and sped off. 1536…1538…1540…1542. I parked and got out eying the house as I walked up the drive. What the heck…I’ll never know if I don’t knock. I slipped onto the front step and knocked twice quietly. Then again a little louder. After 30 seconds I heard footsteps as the door gently opened. As it did it revealed Ray. The girl I’ve fallen in love with. “I’m so so sorry,” I whispered. “Can you forgive me for being an idiot?” She looked like she was about to cry. She grabbed my hand and led me into the entry and out of the cold. I gently eyed her appearance that I hadn’t seen in nearly 6 ½ months. Wow. She looked different. Her hair was longer and she looked tired. Her chest had grown and her stomach had slightly swollen. She glanced at me carefully as if worried about what I thought. I opened my arms and pulled her to me. I whispered comforting words in her ear. “Ray, I couldn’t care less if you’re pregnant, I love you.” She simply replied ‘oh Marc what would I do without you.’

Love for the game, Love for the guy-One-Shot

“She’s Hot,” I heard my teammates say. Granted this is what they were always saying. They were never with a girl for more than a day. Today they were talking about the woman that had joined the penguin’s staff. We had yet to officially meet her but that didn’t stop the guys heads from going straight into the gutter. I mean I love these guys but they can be too much at times. “I wonder how many of you she turns down in the first hour,” I muttered as I laced my skates up for practice.
If you don’t know who I am, we’re going to fix that problem immediately. My name is Marc-Andre Fleury. I was born on November 28, 1984 outside of Montreal. That of course makes me 23 years in age. I am 6 foot 2 inches and 180 pounds. I was drafted 1st overall in the 2003 NHL draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and I’m in my 3rd year as their starting goalie. Now that those are over with let’s get on with my story. Where were we? Oh, yeah, my teammates were being perverts and discussing our new staff member. From what I could tell she was slender but not a fake thin…if you know what I mean. She looked like the type of girl that actually ate but worked to keep her figure healthy. That’s the word I was looking for…she looks slender yet healthy. She looked to be about 5’6” or 5’7” in height too.
“Hello…hell….oooo,” She whispered snapping her figures. “Are you with me Fleury?” Crap she’s talking to me? “Huh, what?” I may have sounded dumbstruck but then again I think I was. “I said: Hi, I’m Sara, the assistant goaltending coach. Obviously you didn’t hear me.” Her voice sounded annoyed but when I looked up she was smiling. “Marc-Andre, call me Marc.” I said reaching for her outstretched hand. I think she was expecting me to shake it or at least that’s what I gathered after I kissed her hand and saw her shocked expression.
“Hey Sara, why don’t you take Marc into one of the workout rooms and get to know each other. Do some strength exercises with him.” I looked up at Meloche. Was he serious? He always helped me with my strength exercises. O top of that does he not realize that everyone in the room heard him. I’m in for it now. Thanks a bunch. Well I can’t say no. Guess I better get these skates off and hit the workout room.
Lucky for me she kept conversation simple. Questions ranged from favorite color to hockey history. At that topic she got a little edgy and I figured she didn’t want to talk about it.
The guys had finished their practice 20 minutes before we finished our workout. I thought most of the guys had left by the time I hit the showers myself. Sara was actually kind of cool. She worked me hard but not harder than I was capable of. She was 21 and had already graduated university with a sports med degree. Her hair is brunette with little bits of blonde that appeared to be totally natural. And her eyes wow…wait what am I thinking! I can’t fall for her but crap I already have. I mean she’s kind yet demanding at points. She seems to know what I can do even better than I do. I was still hitting myself upside the head as I stepped out of the showers and over to get dressed.
I could just barely hear a conversation going on outside the locker room door. The raised voices were those of my teammates. Wait! That sounds like Sara. What’s going on out there? I quickly threw on my pants(Ummm shirtless) and rushed over to see what was wrong. She sounds upset. I pulled the door open to see Jordie, Tang, Sid and Geno on one side of the hallway and Sara on the other. She was curled up in a ball on the floor sobbing like there was no tomorrow. “What’d you guys do?” Ok so I was a little angry. Jeeze. I didn’t need her quitting just because I have some idiot teammates trying to hit on her or something. “We just wanted her to join our pickup game. She said no.” This came from Jordie. “But we kept bugging her and this happened,” added Geno. I gave them a look telling them to leave and steeped across the hall towards Sara. I slid down the wall to sit beside her. “Sara,” I whispered trying to get her attention. She continued crying only quieter now. I didn’t know what to do so I followed my instinct. I gently pulled her close to me whispering quiet nothings into her hair. Nearly 20 minutes later she sat up but was still leaning against me. “You wanna talk about it?” I murmured. She nodded. She leaned into me even more while reaching into her back pocket. She flipped her phone open and handed it to me. Woah! It was our midget team picture. Dwn right in front were the goalies…me and her? “Petal?” She looked up at me and smiled. “Flower.” I can’t believe it took me this long. This was the girl that was as good if not better than me and was two years younger. I opened my arms to pull her into a tight hug. We had been best friends that one year we had played together. “Why’d you quit?” I didn’t know whether or not I was pushing it by asking her or not. “Remember my dad,” she sobbed. “He was there every game, yeah I remember him.” “He passed away not a week after we won the title. He had a brain tumor and refused any help. Without him my world collapsed. He was my everything. I haven’t laced up my skates since.” Her tears were flowing freely. I pulled her chin up so she was looking a t me. I wiped away her tears with the pad of my thumb. “I think I want to try again, but only if you’ll help me. “ “Your dad is so proud of you Sara.” With those few words I kissed her unleashing every emotion that I felt.

The Girl Next Door--Epilogue

Sure enough, Kate went home a couple of days later, and the rest of her summer went well. She kept working at the rink, and Sidney came down to visit, and then helped Kate and her parents move into Kate’s dorm at Pitt at the end of August. Her roommate was a bit shocked to see Sidney Crosby standing in her room (Kate hadn’t told her roommate, Anna, who she was dating), but she got over her star-struck episode quickly, and she and Kate became best friends. Kate’s freshman year went well, and Sidney’s sophomore season in the NHL was unforgettable, as he led the Penguins to the playoffs, as well as winning the Art Ross, Pearson, and Hart trophies. As he negotiated a contract extension that summer, he negotiated with Kate in mind, knowing she wanted to stay in Pittsburgh.
Kate was at the game when Sidney sprained his ankle. It had scared the shit out of her to see him go down and limp towards the runway like he did. She ran to the dressing room as he was pretty much carried down the runway. As she reached the dressing room, she was stopped and told to wait outside. As she waited outside for what seemed to be forever, she got call after call, everyone asking about Sid. “I know nothing,” she told everyone; it killed her that she didn’t know what was wrong. Finally, the team doctor came out and told her he thought it was a high ankle sprain, but they would have to do more tests in the morning. Kate got Sidney to his car, and drove him home. After the press conference he held saying he would be out for about six to eight weeks, Sidney was pretty upset for a few days, and that Friday night he got into a big fight with Kate; it began out of his frustration with being injured and ended with Kate yelling “Screw you!” and slamming the door. After not talking for almost two days (which Kate had spent crying her eyes out, and Sidney had spent moping around the Lemieuxs, not speaking to anyone), Sidney went to Kate’s and apologized for being an asshole, and she apologized for overreacting. It was their biggest argument to date (they had had a few small ones, like any normal couple), but after apologizing, their relationship was even stronger than before, and during his injury, they spent more time together than ever before, because he wasn’t traveling. As much as Kate liked going to and watching games with Sid, it was weird. It was nice to spend so much time together, but Kate wanted him back out there, because she saw how it killed him to not be playing.
Kate went to every single playoff game during the epic 2008 playoffs. She missed some school, but since she still managed to get all A’s (much to her own surprise), her parents didn’t mind. She was there to comfort him when they lost Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, even though she was a mess. She knew it would be the last time the team would play together; the team that had pretty much been a second family to her for so long wouldn’t be back next year. Sidney didn’t want to talk about it, so for a couple days, all Kate did was sit with him, hold his hand, and try to take his mind off of it. Not many words were said for a few days (Kate didn’t know what to say, and neither did Sid), but soon Sidney was chatty again and Kate knew he was okay.
Kate graduated from Pitt a semester early, in December 2009, and right before Christmas, she moved into the house Sidney had bought a few months before; he and Kate had picked it out together. A month and a half after her graduation, she headed to Vancouver with Sidney to watch him play in the Olympics, and watched him lead Team Canada to a medal. In March, she got a job working for NHL.com, writing press releases, as well as editing and writing stories. It was a job that allowed her to work from home, be flexible, and write while she followed Sidney wherever he was, and her articles received a lot of feedback from readers. That June, Kate watched with her parents, Neal and Allison (who were married two years before), the Lemieuxs, and the Crosbys in Mellon Arena as Sidney led the Penguins to their first Stanley Cup in nineteen years. Kate and the Crosbys greeted Sidney as he left the ice with his team, and Sidney ran over to Kate and lifted her off her feet in celebration. She wrapped her legs around his waist, and he swung her around before he gave her a huge kiss. Kate had never been happier; she and the others partied with the team (which still included the core group from Sidney’s first few seasons in the NHL) until dawn, when she and Sidney drunkenly rolled into bed.
“I love you,” Sidney whispered in her ear as they pulled the sheets over themselves.
“I love you too,” Kate replied, giving him a kiss.
“Marry me, Katie,” he whispered.
Kate couldn’t respond; this had totally caught her off-guard. “We’re drunk,” she replied after she got over the shock. “If you’re serious, ask me when we wake up.”
*****
Kate woke up a few hours later to Sidney brushing the hair off her face, and a slight headache as well.
“Hey,” he gently said as he gave her a kiss.
“Hey,” Kate replied.
A minute later, Sidney asked, “Do you remember last night?”
“Oh yeah, the whole you winning the Stanley Cup thing?”
“After that.”
“Getting drunk?” Kate asked, toying with him, knowing exactly what he meant.
“You smartass. What I said to you when we got into bed.”
“I remember,” Kate whispered.
“I was, well I am, serious. Kate, I love you. I’ve loved you since the minute I saw you.” He sat up and opened the drawer in his nightstand, and grabbed something. Kate sat up too; she knew what was coming.
“I can’t imagine my life without you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. So, Kate, I’m serious. Will you marry me?” He flipped open the small jewelry box to reveal a gorgeous engagement ring.
“Yes!” Kate responded to the question she had known would come for a long time. She pulled Sidney’s body towards her and kissed him. After their long kiss, Sidney took the ring out of the box and placed it on Kate’s ring finger. They started kissing again, and both of them laid back down on the bed, but a minute later Sidney stopped.
“We have to get going,” Sidney said with disappointment in his voice. “We have to take the team picture soon.”
“Boo,” Kate replied, laughing, and taking another glance at her ring, which she absolutely loved.
“But we’ll pick this up later?”
“Well, obviously,” Kate laughed. “I think this,” indicating her ring, “means that we will.”
He gave her another kiss, and got out of bed, and Kate followed. Troy, Trina, and Taylor had all gone out, so they were alone in the house. They both got ready, and headed out, knowing they would be answering a ton of questions today, but that didn’t matter. They were both the happiest they had ever been, and today, even though it would probably seem endless, it would go down as the best day of their lives…so far.

The Girl Next Door Chapter 67

When Sidney got back, he took a shower, and then they headed to Halifax, and he and Taylor showed Kate around. They went to the harbor, and just walked around downtown, pointing things out to Kate along the way. Not too many people bothered Sidney, which was nice. Kate and Sidney walked hand-in-hand, and the three of them spent a few hours downtown, before heading home in the late afternoon.
When they walked in the door, both Trina and Troy were there.
“Hey you three,” Trina greeted them. “How was Halifax?”
“It was so nice,” Kate replied. “We went to the harbor, and just walked around. Everything was really cool.”
“That’s good,” Trina said. “Taylor, do you want to go get ready for your sleep over?”
Taylor nodded her head, and went to her room to pack up her things.
The four of them talked for awhile, and soon, Taylor came out with her things packed. Troy took her over to her friend’s house.
A little while later, while Sidney and Kate were outside, Trina poked her head outside to talk to them.
“Well, we’re off,” she said to them.
“Where to?” Sidney asked.
“We’re going to Angela and Mark’s house for that party, and we won’t be back until late.”
“Oh yeah, that’s tonight.”
“Have fun!” Kate told Trina and Troy.
Trina whispered something into Sidney’s ear, and he blushed. Kate waited until she heard the front door slam before asking Sidney what that was about.
“She told me, and I quote, ‘No funny business,’” Sidney replied, laughing.
“And what exactly does that mean?” Kate asked, laughing back.
“Oh, you damn well know what it means.” Sidney moved closer to Kate and kissed her. Kate picked up from that kiss where the night was headed. In the kitchen, Kate heard something.
“Oh shit, the water,” Kate said, hopping up from her chair. She ran into the kitchen, and saw that the water had boiled over in the pot on the stove, but that there was still more than enough for their pasta.
“Do you want to get the salad out?” Kate asked. She was starving and dying to eat.
“Sure,” Sidney said. He got the salad bowl out of the fridge and placed it on the table, along with everything else they needed.
Kate waited for the pasta to be done. As they stood at the stove, Sidney stood behind Kate and wrapped his arms around her waist. Kate leaned back into Sidney, and just didn’t want the moment to end. It was perfect. But soon the pasta was done, and they enjoyed a long dinner. They cleaned up their dishes after dinner, and then sat outside, since it was a nice night. They stayed out there long after the sun went down, Sidney with his arms wrapped around Kate’s waist.
“This sounds really corny, but I wish it could just stay like this, forever,” Kate said.
“I don’t know, it’s pretty horrible if you ask me,” Sidney replied.
Kate elbowed him, and they both laughed.
“You ass,” Kate said, still laughing.
“You know I’m kidding, Kate. There’s no place I’d rather be than here with you.”
“That’s a good line,” Kate said sarcastically.
“No, I mean it.” Sidney unwrapped his arms from around Kate and looked her right in her eyes. “I love you Kate, I do. I wish you didn’t have to go home in a couple days.”
“Same,” Kate told him.
She looked up at Sidney, and he leaned in and kissed her. As they continued to kiss, they stood up, and made their way inside, through the kitchen and family room, and down the hall. As Sidney pulled Kate’s shirt up and over her head, they reached Sidney’s bedroom, where, as they were about to reach the bed, shut the door behind them.

The Girl Next Door Chapter 66

Kate woke up to find herself still wrapped up in Sidney’s arms at four. She moved a little bit and kissed him on the cheek. He moaned, as if he did not want to be woken up, so Kate kissed him on the mouth, and that got him to wake up.
“What?” he moaned after their kiss.
“Well, its four AM,” Kate whispered, “don’t you think we should get to bed?”
“Probably not a bad idea.”
They got up and Kate turned off the TV. They walked back to their rooms and got ready for bed, and after they had brushed their teeth kissed each other goodnight.
*****
Kate woke up around eight-thirty, put her hair up into a ponytail, and went to see if Sidney was in his room. He wasn’t, so she headed out to the kitchen and found him there with Taylor.
“Good morning,” Kate said as she walked into the kitchen.
“Morning,” Sidney and Taylor replied in unison. They were both seated at the table watching TV, and Sidney pulled out a chair for Kate.
“Aw, thanks,” Kate said as she sat down and gave Sidney’s hand a squeeze.
“Blah,” Taylor said, sticking her tongue out.
“Shut up Tay,” Sidney said.
“Excited for our run?” Kate asked him a minute later.
“Oh yeah, you know how much I love running,” Sidney sarcastically said. He didn’t like running, and Kate knew it, so she was going out with him to try to motivate him (Kate ran a few times a week, and actually liked it).
“Well, let’s get a little something to eat and get moving. The sooner we go, the earlier we’ll be done with it.”
They ate a little something, and then got ready for their run. Their run was three miles long, and after it, they were sweaty and tired (it was nine-thirty and already eighty degrees, a rarity for Cole Harbour). They grabbed some water when they got inside, and sat down on the couch.
“Well, that was fun, wasn’t it?” Kate asked with a big smile on her face as she patted his hand.
“Oh yeah, a ton of fun,” he sarcastically said. “And now it’s time for me to head in for training.”
“Well, have fun.”
“I always do. I actually like it.”
“I know you do, and that’s why everyone thinks you’re a freak,” Kate laughed.
Sidney leaned in and gave Kate a quick kiss on the lips.
“I’ll see you in a couple hours,” he said.
“Okay, see ya,” she replied.
After Sidney left, Kate took a shower, and then headed outside to play some hockey with Taylor. After playing for a long time, they went inside and watched some TV as they waited for Sidney to come back, because he was going to take them out when he got back.

The Girl Next Door Chapter 65

That night, they all had dinner together, and afterwards, Sidney took Kate to see the sunset over the bay. It was one of the prettiest things Kate had ever seen; it was just an amazing sight. After that, Sidney took her to the house he had recently bought for himself. There was no furniture yet, but that was something he was going to work on before he went back to Pittsburgh.
They went back home, and played hockey with Taylor outside until after eleven, when they decided to stop, because Sidney had to be up early for training.
Kate decided to go to bed then too, and she woke up the next morning around nine, long after Sidney had left.
“Morning, Taylor,” Kate greeted as she walked into the kitchen.
“Morning, Kate. You know Sidney left awhile ago right?”
“Yeah, I figured.”
“Morning, Kate!” Trina called as she walked into the kitchen.
“Morning, Trina.”
“Help yourself to some breakfast. I’ll take you over to the rink around ten-thirty for the little pick-up game.”
“Thanks,” Kate replied, as Trina handed her a bowl and spoon.
“So, you still like it here? Not bored yet?” Trina asked.
“I love it here,” Kate replied with a smile on her face. “I could definitely come back here again and again, it’s so pretty.”
“Glad to hear it. Maybe next summer you can stay a little longer.”
Kate, up until that very moment, had never thought about her life with Sidney that far into the future. It caught her a little off guard, but suddenly she realized that she wanted to be with Sidney the next summer, and for years after that. She realized right then and there that at eighteen, she had found the person that she was meant to be with for the rest of her life.
Kate thought about this during breakfast, as she and Taylor and Trina talked. After breakfast, Kate helped to clean up the kitchen, and then she got ready to go to the rink. At ten-thirty, Trina and Taylor took Kate over to the rink, gear in tow, and dropped her off. She found Sidney in the midst of his on-ice workouts, and he waved at her during one of his drills. Kate put her skates and gloves on, grabbed her stick (well, one of Sidney’s sticks), and waited for him to finish up. He finished up a little before eleven, and motioned for Kate to come onto the ice, and he introduced Kate to his trainer. His trainer left and the two of them were alone on the ice.
“Hey,” Kate said, giving him a kiss. It lasted for a minute, and then they broke apart as they heard a voice call out.
“Um, so are you two going to get a room, or are we going to play hockey?” Tim called out, Mike and Sam walking with him.
“Definitely play,” Kate said. She grabbed her stick from the ice and skated down ice with a puck, and shot it on the empty net, a wrist shot that went top shelf.
They played for about forty-five minutes, and Kate had more fun than she had had in a long time. Tim, Mike, and Sam had all played on the Dartmouth Subways, and Mike had played half a season of junior before getting injured and quitting, so the skill level that was out on the ice with Kate was a million times higher than what she was used to, but she held her own and did a pretty good job.
After their game, Sidney’s friends had to leave, so they said their good-byes and left Kate and Sidney on the ice by themselves.
“Have fun?” Sidney asked.
“That was a blast,” Kate replied, smiling from ear to ear. “I’ve never played with anyone that good, it was definitely the most fun I’ve had in awhile.”
“Good, I’m glad,” he replied, leaning in to kiss Kate.
“Um, ew,” Kate replied, laughing. “You’re ridiculously sweaty. I don’t think so.”
“Yeah, well, you’re sweaty too,” he replied, laughing. “Well, we have to go; the Zamboni needs to clean the ice.”
They picked up their sticks and the puck, and left the ice. They grabbed their things, and headed out to Sidney’s car to go home.
*****
That night, as it turns out, Trina and Troy had invited a bunch of their relatives over to meet Kate. It was pretty hectic, even more so than Sidney’s experience meeting Kate’s family, but it went well. Sidney stood there with Kate the whole time to make sure that she didn’t get too overwhelmed. Kate really liked his family, and everyone liked her, so that was good.
“So, you didn’t die tonight,” Troy said to Kate after everyone had left. “It’s shocking, really.”
Kate laughed, and responded: “I liked everyone, they were really nice.”
“Well, they definitely liked you too,” Trina said. “They’re tough to please.”
They cleaned up the kitchen, and then Sidney and Kate sat down and watched TV by themselves, as everyone else had gone to bed. They fell asleep there, under a blanket and Kate wrapped up in Sidney’s arms.

The Girl Next Door Chapter 64

“Yeah?” Kate said, stirring as she spoke.
The door creaked open and Sidney poked his head inside. “Hey,” he greeted, walking into the room and shutting the door.
“Hey yourself,” she replied as he lay down next to her on the bed.
“What time did you leave?” he asked as he kissed Kate’s forehead and wrapped his arms around her.
“Five,” she replied, snuggling up to him.
They laid there in silence for a few minutes, until they figured it was time to get up. They left Kate’s room and headed down to the kitchen to get some breakfast.
“Morning, Kate!” Taylor greeted as Kate and Sidney walked into the kitchen.
“Morning, Tay,” she replied as she sat down at the table.
“Nothing for me?” Sidney asked her as he sat down.
“Nope,” she replied, laughing.
“So, all you can do is grill, make peanut butter and jelly, and pour cereal,” Kate stated, looking at Sidney. “What can you pour me for breakfast?”
Taylor and Sidney laughed, as he replied, “Hey, I can make pasta too.”
“I could make pasta when I was like eight,” Kate countered.
“You can pour your own cereal,” Sidney said seriously, until he started laughing a couple of seconds later. He walked over to the cabinet, and pulled out Froot Loops and Smart Start, and placed them on the table. He went back and got two bowls and two spoons, and stopped at the fridge to grab the milk.
Kate grabbed the Froot Loops and poured some into her bowl. Sidney did the same with his Smart Start, and after they each poured the milk and started eating their breakfast, they just smiled at each other.
“Do you guys love each other?” Taylor asked.
Both Sidney and Kate were in the midst of chewing their cereal, were both just kind of taken aback with Taylor’s question.
“Yeah Taylor, we do,” Sidney replied, Kate nodding her head in agreement.
“So, are you two, like, going to get married?” Taylor said in a part-serious, yet part-sarcastic tone.
At that, both Kate and Sidney started laughing.
“We’ll see, Tay,” Kate said, in mid-laugh.
After that, Sidney turned on the television in the kitchen and they watched it for the remainder of breakfast. Kate and Sidney kept looking at each other, smiling.
After breakfast, Kate took a shower and got ready, as did both Sidney and Taylor. They hung out for a little bit until noon, Trina came home from running errands, and Sidney and Kate headed out to meet some of Sidney’s friends. They were going to lunch at one of Sidney’s favorite places, and Kate was kind of nervous to meet some of his friends.
They walked into the restaurant, and Sidney’s friends were already there. They greeted each other before he introduced Kate.
“Kate, this is Tim, Mike, and Sam,” he said as Kate shook each one of their hands.
“It’s nice to finally meet you guys, Sid’s told me so much about you,” Kate said.
“He’s told us a lot about you too,” Tim said. “He talks about you all the time.”
Kate and the others laughed as Sidney slightly blushed.
“So, how do you like it up here so far?” Mike asked.
“It’s so pretty,” Kate replied. “I love it; it’s small, but not too small.”
They chatted and got to know each other, only pausing when the waitress came to take their orders. Kate heard some great stories about Sidney when he was younger; one made Kate laugh so hard that she had to cover her mouth so her Coke wouldn’t come flying out, which made everyone laugh even harder.
At the end of lunch, Tim asked, “So, do you want to play with us sometime this week?”
“I would love to, but I don’t have any gear,” Kate replied, a ton of sadness in her voice.
“Actually, you do,” Sidney replied. “My mom secretly got some skates and gloves for you from Reebok, she told me this morning. And you can just take one of my sticks, we both shoot left. We don’t check or anything, just pick-up.”
“Then I’m in,” Kate said, since she now had gear.
“Great. How about tomorrow? You’re done around noon, right Sid?” Sam asked.
“Yeah, I’ll end a little early, then we can just use up the last of my ice time,” Sidney replied.
“Great, see you then! Well, we have to get off to our jobs, it was nice to meet you Kate,” Sam said.
“It was great to meet you guys, I’m excited for tomorrow,” Kate told all of them.

my fan fiction

I dont know why... but for some reason I skipped four chapters so I fixed that and all chapters up to (and including chapter 33) are now posted

I Always Knew I Would Fall in Love With You chapter 33

"I'll tell you whats going on... Those three ass holes kept calling me and texting me while I was at Marios saying goodbye to the Crosbys and it was embarrassing!" I say in a pissed off tone.

"And you flipped out because of that?!?" Max asks giving me a questioning look.

"Well... yes and no... Like I told them that I was going to be taking Sidney home this morning and they knew that but they "forgot" and then I also left a note and its just really annoying that they cant even pay attention to me when I talk and thats why I'm mad." I say.

"Geeze Bri... I'm sorry honey that they acted like morons, but you know that they love you to death and they were just worried about where you were..." Marc-Andre says giving me a hug.

"Ya Bri... Like dont you think that you can forgive them... I'm sure that they didnt mean to hurt your feelings and embarrass you." Max says as I pull away from Marc-Andre to give Max a hug.

"I guess so... I just dont understand why guys have to be so clueless sometimes..." I say with a laugh.

"HEYY THATS NOT COOL!!" The guys say at the same time. So after I finally decide to go and talk to the guys, we actually had a civilized conversation and they promised not to embarrass me like that ever again, and next time they will look to see if I left a note or anything like that and they will also listen to Marc-Andre if he tells them to stop bothering me. Once all of that is over with, we are all starving, so we decide to go out to lunch, but before we could do that, we had to take Darcy, Matt, and Noah to the airport so that Matt and Darcy could catch flights to WBS because they had to talk to their coach about the upcoming season and Noah was going back home to Boston for a few days so that he could get the rest of the stuff that he needs for the upcoming season. So after we dropped the guys off, it was just Max, Marc-Andre, Colby, Brooks and Ryan Whitney staying at my house. We went out to lunch and that is when I found out that we would be going to Jennerstown and I was soo excited. Jennerstown came and went and I had a blast hanging out with the guys and of course Sidney was there. Everything has been going great so far... and I can't wait for the season to start!....

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*FAST FORWARD TO THE START OF THE REGULAR SEASON*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Things have been going great so far between Sidney and I and tonight is the night that we have been waiting for! It's finally time for the home opener at Mellon Arena and I am soo excited and I can't wait for the game to start, but Its only 10am so I still have quite a bit of time until the game starts. After the morning skate, Sidney talks to the media for what seems like forever, but its no big deal because I am used to it by now. Once he is done with the media, he meets up with his parents over where all of the couches are in the locker room, while I talk to Max, Ryan, Eddie, and Brooks because there is still media in the room and as far as they know.. .Sidney and I are "just friends" and they still think that Eddie (as in Coach Eddie Olczyks son) and I are the ones dating. After a couple of minutes, the Crosby's leave and on their way out, they tell me that they will see me at the game later on tonight and finally after what seems like forever.. The last reporter finally leaves, which is Sidneys cue to get over to his locker so that I can finally talk to him..

"Adios boys, Thanks for keeping me company while I waited for the reporters to leave. "

"No problemo Bri." Max says as I give all of the guys hugs and I tell them that I'll see them later.

"Heyy so how excited are you for tonight?!?" I say jumping into his arms and giving him a hug.

"I've never been so excited before, but I have to admit that I'm really nervous." He says as he sits down on the bench and I'm now sitting on his lap.

"Why are you nervous?" I say gently stroking his brown semi-curly hair.

"Because, this is my first game in front of the home crowd and this is the first game that you are gonna be at in my career and I wanna play good for you baby." He says putting his head on my shoulder.

"Aww.. Sidney thats soo sweet." I say as he lifts his head up off of my shoulder so that we can kiss. After our making out for like 5 minutes or so, we decide to head back to my house so that we can get some lunch and then he was going to head back to Mario's so that he could take his pre-game nap. Once Sidney left, I decided to take a nap too because I knew that it was going to be a long night. I woke up at around 2pm and took a shower and got ready to go to the game. By 3pm, I was dressed in a pair of semi-tight cute jeans, a pair of white RBK tennis shoes with gold stripes, a tight 3/4 sleeved black t-shirt and of course my gold penguins necklace. At around 3:05 Sidney came and picked me up because I was going to show him the secret entrance into Mellon Arena and besides.. he still keeps getting lost going into town so I said that I would drive so that he could concentrate on the game.

"d**n! Someone is looking really hott tonight." Sidney says looking at my outfit as we walk down to his car.

"Gee thanks Sid, but I must say that your looking pretty
hott too in your suit and tie." I say leaning up against his car as he leans in to kiss me.

"Wait.. Before we go... I have a surprise for you." Sidney says and he opens the door to the passengers side of the car. "Here. I wanted to get you something to let you know just how much I appreciate you being so cool about things." He says handing me a clothes box with something in it.

As I open it, I see a penguins logo and I knew that it was a jersey. Once I pulled out of the box and saw that it was a Sidney Crosby jersey, I jumped into his arms and said, "Baby! I love it! Its perfect!"
"I thought you would like it... I just hope it fits because I wasnt sure if it would be small enough or not for you." He says.

"It fits perfectly! And oh my gosh! its like a real jersey! This must have cost a fortune." I say as I let go of Sidney so that I can put the jersey on.

"Nah.. Nothing is too expensive for you baby, and besides you deserve it... I mean you have put up with so much so far to be with me Brianna, but Brianna.... Can I tell you something that I've been wanting to tell you for a long time?" Sidney asks.

"Ya sure... what is it Sidney?" I reply.

"I've thought that you were an amazing girl from the moment that you walked into Marios kitchen on that friday evening in the middle of August and nothing has made me change my mind." Sidney says taking both of my hands in his and looking me straight in the eyes.

"Aww. Sidney thats so sweet..." I say with a smile.

"But thats not all I wanted to say.." He says.. "Brianna Grace Malone, what I've wanted to tell you for a while is that I love you Bri, I love you more than I've ever loved any other girl that ive ever dated." He says with a huge smile on his face.

"Sidney Patrick Crosby, you have no idea how long i've been waiting for you to say that. I love you so much baby." I say as his lips come crashing down onto mine and it was the best kiss that we have ever had.

"Phew... I've been wanting to tell you that for a long time, but I didnt want to make it seem like I was rushing into things, but after this mornings skate, I knew that I just had to tell you this before the game started tonight." He says hugging me.

"I've been wanting to tell you that too. but I didnt wanna think that we were rushing into things too fast either. but now that I've said it, it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off of my chest. I love you."

"I love you too Brianna. And I hate to ruin things... but we really need to get going..." He says as he walks me over to the drivers side of the car and he opens the door for me and helps me in before closing the door and running around to the passengers side so that we can get going.