Here & Now // T. Hall Sequel

Chapter 3

Comments and feedback guys. I really like them. Just fyi.

That picture proves Taylor is bae material.

I am alive and willing to talk still. Just super tired and not willing to sacrifice sleeping for writing. Sorry.

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"Wake up! We're going shopping Anna!" Sadie walked into the apartment. I've never turned down shopping, but I've also never turned down sleeping until ridiculous afternoon hours.

"Go away." I mumbled, flipping over so that my forehead was resting on the back of the couch.

"Come on. Taylor said I had to look after you." Which is probably his way of making sure I don't decide to run off with anyone besides him. Talk about double standards.

"Let me just change and brush my teeth." I slowly padded into Taylor's bathroom, getting ready for the day. My hair was a mess on top of my head and even messier when I pulled on one of Taylor's hoodies. I tugged on a pair of leggings and shoved my feet in an old beat up pair of converse. "Okay. I'm ready."

She smiled at me shaking her head. "Taylor Hall falling for a girl that goes out looking like that. Never would have imagined." Sadie saw the look on my face and started to worry. "Oh no not like that. You're beautiful, it's just that you're-"

"Not Taylor's type. I got it." I laughed and locked the door.

She brought me to the east Edmonton mall. It was a place I had been avoiding since I wasn't exactly ready to deal with the people yet.

I pulled her into Sephora, heading straight for the lipstick I loved. We looked around for a while and I saw a shade of eyeshadow I couldn't get out of my mind.

"Are there any salons here?"

"Yeah, there's plenty. Why?" I didn't answer her question, just went to the register to pay for the makeup.

"Taylor is going to kill me when he sees your hair." Sadie laughed as she took a picture of my new locks. "I wish I could pull off bright purple hair."

"Last time I checked Taylor can't tell me what to do with my hair. Besides, I like it." I tied my hair back up on my head and grabbed my bags from Sadie.

Before I knew it, we were in an Oilers store and she was tossing me gear.

"No. I'm not wearing his jersey."

"You're getting Oilers stuff." She tossed a pair of sweats at me, which landed on my head. I sighed. There was probably no way of getting out of this.

"Fine hold all of this." I pulled the Hall jersey over the sweatshirt, seeing how it fit.

"Okay go pay for all of this and then we're going to dinner." She shoved the clothes back in my hands and pushed me in the direction of the register.

"Can I get drunk before the game?"

"No. You're sitting with me in the wags booth." Awesome. Just what I wanted.

"Won't Jess be mad I'm in there? Don't want to start drama."

"I think ex wives trump current lays."

"But I can get drunk at the game?"

"Sure."

I liked hockey more than football, but it still wasn't super high on my list. And knowing that I was going to spend the next two and a half hours of my life watching my ex husband play wasn't exactly something I was excited for. I was honestly just doing this for Sadie. She was the only female friend I had so I just did whatever she wanted. I was just happy to keep my mind preoccupied with anything that didn't have to deal with me completely changing my life.