Boston or Bust

Chapter 11

      I waited for Looch, Brad, and the other guys to see if I could get a ride home, because I thought it might look suspicious if I asked Tuukka for another ride. I placed my skates between my feet then leaned against the wall near the door.

"Kay!" I heard someone shout. I turned my head and saw Claude in the doorway. He tossed his head behind him and walked away in that direction. I grabbed my stuff and followed him.

"Put on something decent!" I heard him yell and carefully walked through the door behind him.

I was instantly surrounded by half dressed men in the Bruins practice locker room. I felt my face get red.

"Look who it is!" I heard Brad say. I rolled my eyes and kept following Coach.

"She's blushing!" Looch screamed. I looked at the ground and walked faster behind coach.

"Aww. She's so cute!" I heard a random voice shout followed by guy's shouting that whoever said it has a crush on me. 

Coach and I quickly entered his office and closed the doors.

We just chatted for a bit about what we saw that we liked, what was ok, and what definitely needed improving. 

"Well, everything sounds good to me Kay. All the guys love you, so do the staff, and we're excited to see what you'll bring to help the team." Claude said to me, I laughed.

"It sounds as though I'm a new recruit." I stated and he laughed at that.

"Well, kind of I suppose." 

We both exchanged papers, some things for me to look over, and then headed back out. 

"You ready to go, Kay?" I heard a voice from down the hall. I looked to see Looch and Brad waiting for me. 

"Yep! All good." I stated, walking towards them. I said bye to coach and left with them out of the building. 

"So, Kay..." Brad began as we got into the car. I know where this is gonna go.

"So, Brad..." I copied him. 

"So, Tuukka..." He replied. I couldn't fight a smile that appeared on my face at the mention of that name.

"Yes?" I asked, he never really asked a question with the name.

"So you do like him! I knew it!" Brad screeched, viciously turning around in the passenger seat to face me in the back.

"I never said that!" I screamed back at him in shock.

"You're smiling! You like him!" He screamed at me, pointing a finger at me. 

"No I don't" I said, slapping his finger away. 

"Yes, you do." Looch spoke up from the drivers seat. Brad looked at me knowingly as if to say, "See? Looch knows it too".

"I hate you guys." I crossed my arms and looked out the window.

"You love us. And we're gonna get you and Tuukks together by the end of this season. I swear it." Brad promised me, turning around in his seat to face front again.

"...You're lucky I love you guys." I mumbled. Secretly pleased that they would help me out with Tuukka.

But then again, that could go really badly.

And that "going badly" started in about two minutes.

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Sorry it's so short! I don't really know where to go with this story, so please give me suggestions!