Chapter 33

I stood next to him in the elevator while we headed to the garage to go to the game. He stood still and didn't say a word. I leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek but he didn't move.

"Okay." I folded my arms. "Why are you mad at me?"

"I'm not mad at you." He said abruptly stepping quickly out of the elevator and unlocking his car door. I hoped in the passenger seat and turned to look at him.

"Yes you are." He rolled his eyes and began to drive to the exit.

"Why don't you want to move in? I don't understand, you seem happy, I'm happy. I'm sorry it just doesn't make sense to me." I turned back to face the front and put my foot up on the seat resting my chin on my knee.

"I don't know."

"Yes you do." He said loudly. "You know, you just won't tell me, you never tell me anything."

"Why do we always fight now?"

"I'm not trying to fight with you, you are just not open with me. Tell me honestly how your feeling for once."

"I'm scared, happy now?" I looked down.

"What are you scared of?" He turned and looked at me with a confused face.

"Nick, seriously, like I said before you're a big hockey player, you travel all the time to different places, you're young. Honestly you can find a better girl in a heartbeat and I find myself counting down the days until my heart gets broken."

"That's not true."

"From what I see girls throw themselves at you."

"So what, that doesn't mean I want them. Kate I'm perfectly happy and set, I wouldn't have stuck around this long if I didn't love you." He sighed. "And you give me hell for not trusting you?"

"I trust you!" I said abruptly "I just don't think your ready for a relationship like this."

"And you are?"

"What do I have to lose?" I flipped open my phone and texted Josh. "All I ever had was Brian, I don't have guys gushing over me."

"Are you serious!? Every time I go out with you guys stare at you all the time! It drives me crazy."

"I never notice that."

"Because your so oblivious, not saying that to be mean but that's what I love about you. When your with me you only look at me it's like no one else is around us, I give you that same respect. I don't care about those girls that know nothing about me and only want to be with me because of what I do. I want you, that's it." I tried to hold back my smile. I stuck out my pinkie.

"Pinkie swear." I smirked.

"Pinkie swear." He pulled me in and kissed me.

"Nick!" I pushed him off of me. "Road hun!" He swerved a little and started to laugh. "Not funny! be careful!"

"Sorry." He smiled.

"Yeah just don't let it happen again." I linked my arm in his.
We pulled up to the arena and Nick walked to the back of his car to get his hockey bag. As he shut the trunk someone came swerving into the parking lot music so loud.

"Slow down Green! your gonna run someone over." I shouted over to him.

"Whatever." He slowly walked over. "You Americans just don't know how to drive." He laughed and leaned over to give Nick a high five.

"Sweetheart at least I can control my car when I'm speeding, and I don't make up the size for certain things by getting a big car" Nick popped out from behind me.

"Dayyuumm!"

"Wanna race! I will show you what's up!"

"Get outta here!" I smiled.

"Give me a hug." He always had the biggest bear hugs. "Just don't make me hate you."

"I don't think you could ever hate me."

"Just watch you hands bud." Nick started to walk to the doors and grabbed my waist and Mike followed.

"Hey." He put his hands up. "I got my own chick, at least she knows her place."

"I will slap you!" I turned and smiled.

"I'm ready." He put his hand up.

"Maybe not Bruce would kill me."

"It wouldn't be the first time I have been slapped." Mike chuckled.

"Yeah I saw that!" Nick put up his finger.

"I can believe that."

"It wasn't my fault." Mike said in a whinny voice.

"I'm sure." I said sarcastically.
We walked up to the dressing room and Nick threw his back in the door way.

"I guess I got to go to my seat now." I smiled and hugged him.

"Oh god I got to get in there before this shit starts." He walked into the dressing room.

"Shut up your just jealous!" I yelled.

"Hey." Nick kissed me. "When you get out there I have a surprise for you."

"Yeah Riley told me." I covered my mouth forgetting Riley told me not to say anything.

"What!"

"He didn't tell me what it was but he only told me so he could get me to leave."

"Alright good, but anyway enjoy yourself, and I will meet you outside." He handed me his car keys. "You can just wait for me in there or listen to music, whatever." He gently grabbed my neck and kissed me.

"Bye." I kissed him back "Score me a goal!"

"I will try." He smiled and walked into the dressing room.
I made my way to my seat and headed down the steps.

"Kate!" I looked to see someone waving at me.

"Oh my God!! No way!!" I rushed down the steps.