amorist

familiar face.

grace turned back around and was met with a familiar face.

number nineteen. brendan brisson.

"hey, grace right?" brendan asked.

"yeah, you're brendan? i think, i don't know. i was totally not with myself the day we met and i'm-"

"it's cool grace, and yeah, im brendan." he confirmed.

"i didn't know you were into hockey?" brendan asked, trying to make small talk. grace noticed that he was still in his hockey uniform and grace found it to fit him perfectly.

"uh, yeah, a little." grace lied. she wasn't even into hockey, she just wanted to come because it was something other than football-which reminded her of her ex.

"that's cool. maybe i'll see you again at another game." brendan said.

"yeah, maybe." grace chuckled nervously.

"i gotta go before anyone notices im gone, but i just wanted to say that i saw you in the seats." brendan said before running off. grace turned red and looked back to see less of a crowd.

nobody had noticed brendan was over here with her, so she quickly got in line to leave the arena.

grace walked home fast, ready to start freaking out that brendan had remembered her.

"why weren't you with us? why are you coming home later than us?" ella's asked.

"and why do you look so.." harley started.

"happy? scared?" ella finished.

"i uh, i met someone when you guys left me. i talked to him for a couple minutes." grace said.

"oo, someone on the hockey team? are you dating them?" ella asked, a sparkle in her eye.

"yes." grace said. she knew if she said no, her friends would tell her that she was crazy for not getting his number.

"you're lying." harley scoffed, not believing grace.

"it's true!" grace whined.

"fine. if you're actually talking to someone on the hockey team, you're gonna have to prove it to us." ella said.

"but i-"

"prove it to us, or it's not happening." harley told her.

"i thought you guys were supposed to be my friends?" grace scoffed, leaving the house once again.

she thought of where she could go to find brendan, ultimately going back to the park bench where she first met him. hopefully she might run into him.

grace sat on the bench and pulled out her phone to try and find his instagram.

"needed some fresh air again?" brendan asked. grace looked up and saw brendan with two others walking next to him.

"uh yeah. can we talk? in private?" she asked, looking back at his friends.

"yeah." he nodded his head. "i'll meet you guys at the restaurant."

brendan's two friends left and grace waited till they wouldn't be able to hear.

"everything alright?" brendan asked.

"no." grace said simply.

"what's wrong?" brendan asked.

"my friends are what's wrong. they asked me why i came back late from the game. i told them i was talking to you-god, that's where i messed up. anyways, they don't believe that i was talking to you. they just don't believe that im talking to another famous, sports guy after what happened last time." grace rolled her eyes.

"one, i can tell them you were with me. two, im not that famous." brendan chuckled.

"cocky much?" grace asked.

"very, but you haven't met my friend thomas yet. he might be cockier than me." he chuckled which made grace smile.

"they think we're dating." grace said after a minute.

"i just, i had an idea but now it seems really  stupid. im sorry i wasted your time." grace apologized, standing up from the bench. brendan reached for her hand and stood up with her.

"give me your number. we can meet up for lunch and talk about it." brendan said.

"even if it's a bad idea?" grace asked.

"even if it's a terrible idea." brendan assured. both laughed and grace took out her phone. brendan put his number into her phone and smiled.

"text me later tonight. i'll answer back as soon as i can." brendan said before running off to meet up with his friends.

as grace walked back to the apartment, she had time to think of her "love" situation.

you met a person, you fall in love, you break up, another boy comes and saves you, you two get together, you get married and then you have kids.

stage 1 : you meet a person.
grace met jackson. her ex.

stage 2 : you fall in love.
grace and jackson.

stage 3 : you break up.
again, grace and jackson.

stage 4 : another boy comes and saves you.
in the process. could brendan save grace?