A BEGINNING TO AN END- RICK RILEY

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Schools over for the day. That means the dreaded hockey practice is next. Don't get me wrong I love hockey, hell it's my life at this point.

The thing is, i've been avoiding the team's questions about Luis, Charlie's death glares, and Luis' begging. 'Might as well get it over with...' I thought to myself.

As I walk into the locker room everyone goes silent. "Did something happen while I was gone?" They all just stare at me, "Ok what the fuck happened." I wasn't gonna deal with all of this today.

"I don't know you tell us" I see Charlie walking towards me. "Tell you what Charlie?" He was starting to get on my nerves... "What happened between you and Luis y/n?" Since when did he care... since when did he know...

"Cant we have pra-" "Orion canceled practice, you know we're here for you y/n?" shit. "Long story short he went to Mindy, that's all i'm saying." Everyone's jaw dropped, it felt like the room was closing in.

"If you have other questions just ask him, he'll probably lie about it though..." I turn around to walk away but before I can get out everyone gets up and hugs me super tight. "We're sorry y/n..." Ken says.

"If you need to talk to us let us know." Guy chimes in. 'If they say something else i'm literally gonna cry, I love them.' "We're here for you y/n." Fulton says.

"That goes for all of us... really." Dean says. That's when a tear leaves my eye. Dean portman just got sappy, this is shocking. I sniffle, "I love you guys, thank you." I feel their grip tighten, "Of course y/n, we love you" once Adam says that they all start to let go.

"Thank you guys again, and Charlie..." instead of saying what I wanted to say I just hug him tightly.
He hugs me back and whispers in my ear "It's ok, I understand."

I let go and exit the locker room, "Y/n wait up!" I turn around and see none other than Rick Riley. As he skates up to me he wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me in for a hug. I questionably hug him back, "You know we never went over those rules." I said, my face squashed into his chest.

He leans in close to my ear and whispers "mmm, but do we need to?" I feel my face heat up, I don't know what i'm feeling, I need to figure it out. I pull away and look up at his face "I mean i think we should? Then again nothing bad has happened." He softly smirks. , "See y/n, nothing to worry about."

That smirk. "Why don't we hangout and talk about them, if they're oh so important to you." He knows what he's doing... he has to. I lightly smirk "just say when Riley." His smirk grows wider on his face, "I say... right now." He grabs my hand and pulls me away

Rick Riley is going to be the death of me...