Chapter 8

"Please!!!" I was begging him, looking at him to give me at least one clue to why I should be nervous.

"I'm not telling you anything, and calm down you will be fine." How was I suppose to know, he made me so nervous.

"Are they going to drill me or something, can you stop at my place so I can at least change, good god I forgot I was wearing this Jersey, I need to take this off! Do you have an extra sweatshirt?!" He laughed and put his hand on my knee.

"Trust me you will be fine and I was just messing with you, and keep your Jersey on they will get a kick out of it." I let out a big sigh

"Man your gonna get it."

"Get what? you see how small you are, you couldn't even beat up a housefly."

"Yeah I may be tiny but I'm feisty, and I will not hesitate to bite!" He rolled his eyes

"I'm guessing this is your sorry attempt to scare me, I'm so frighten." I playfully pushed him

"Yeah that's what I thought big shot."

We pulled into the parking lot, some of the guys had already made it there, even though nick said he was just playing I was a little scared of what they would think of me.
It was mostly the younger guys that came out to eat. Nick introduced me one by one. He introduced me as his friend, and believe it or not I was a bit happy he did that, I liked him a lot but I didn't know if I was ready for a full out relationship.
We sat down, and everyone ordered a drink.

"So were you from?" Shaone Morrison looked over as he took a drink.

"I'm from Denver, this is the first time I have ever left the state of Colorado."

"How do you like it here, different?" This wasn't too bad

"It's nice I like it, I still haven't seen everything I'm just excited to leave Colorado."

"I got one! How does Nicky pick up a pretty girl like you?!" Ovechkins voice overpowered every ones. And I couldn't help but think he looked like the cavemen from the Geico commercials, but it worked for him.

"eharmony." A couple of them laughed at my horrible joke

"Whats that." Who didn't know what eharmony was?!

"Nevermind" I laughed and he smiled.
It defiantly was not as bad as Nick made it out to be. I was able to talk to a few more of the players and they all seemed pretty down to earth, a few of them poked fun at my jersey.
We said our goodbyes and all told me they hoped to see me again.

"And you told me to be nervous? That was like a walk in the park."

"Yeah well you weren't sitting near Ovechkin, lucky you."

"Okay well I will give you that one, did I make a good impression?"

"Does it matter?" wow, that was rude

"Whats that suppose to mean." He laughed

"Nothing at all don't take it like that, I just don't want you to think that everyone has to like you in order for me to like you." Well that made sense

"I'm sorry." he pulled me in to were my head was resting on his shoulder and his arm was around me.

"You get so worried all the time, just take a breath and calm down, your a great person and you don't have to prove anything to me."

"Thanks."
We had made it back to the car at about 2

"I guess I have to take you home now. But I have a gift for you." I looked at him, a little surprised

"Are you serious, please you don't have to get me anything."

"It's no big deal, its just tickets to our game tomorrow night, you can bring your cousin if you want, its behind the penalty box." This was great, if I was this excited then josh was going to pass out.

"Oh my god, this is awesome I have never sat this close, but I guess I won't see you in that box."

"Are you saying I'm a pushover?!" He laughed as he started his car.

"Not what I meant! you just don't get a lot of penalties, that's a good thing!"

"Whatever I'm going to kick someones ass tomorrow night." I knew he wouldn't

"Ok I will be waiting for that and I will make sure to take a picture."

"Really, make sure you tag me." I let out one of those laughs that you try to hold in.

"Why are you laughing at me." he seemed so concern.

"Tag me? are you a high school cheerleader?"

"No, I'm the high school whore." I gasped

"Nick!"

"What, don't hate me because you ain't me." I just cracked up.

"Yeah that's it."

we pulled up to the practice arena to pick up my car. I leaned over to hug him goodbye. He gently pulled my head back in and kissed me. Brian never kissed me like that. I didn't want to fall for him I wasn't ready for this but he sure was making it hard.

"Have fun at work, you will be there tomorrow?"

"duh! I will be waiting to see you in that penalty box."

I started to walk to my car when he rolled his window down and shouted out.

"Tag me!"

I laughed when I got into my rental car and drove off to D.C.