𝑵𝑯𝑳 𝑰𝑴𝑨𝑮𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑺

𝒃𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚𝒓𝒂𝒎 - 𝒄𝒐𝒍 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒆

based off of 'motivation' by normani (so good!)
highly recommended ^^^

i'ma break you off, let me be your motivation.
to stay and give it tonight.
and, baby, turn around.
let me give you motivation, hey.
cause i give it so right.

"when does your game start?" i asked bowen as i walked into our shared apartment.

"8:00 pm." he said from the couch. good thing it's only 4:30 pm right now.

tonight was the first game of the stanley cup finals, avs vs lightning. i went and sat down next to him on the couch.

"i know you're nervous." i know bowen, and i know nervous. who wouldn't be?

"yeah, course i am. i never nervous for any game, the world juniors were probably the closest i've been too being this nervous."

"you'll do great. i know it. i'll be there. nothing to be nervous about." i tried my best to comfort him.

"but there's so much to be nervous about, i haven't been this nervous since my draft night." he said. my poor baby.

"bowie, you're an amazing hockey player. please don't work yourself up over this. you got this." i smiled comfortingly at him.

"i'll try not to." he sighed.

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it's 6:00 pm now. he's still just as nervous.

"bowen, you ready to go?" i said and walked into the bedroom where he was getting in his pre game nap.

"yeah, let me get dressed in a suit first." he disappeared into the closet and started getting ready.

i started getting ready too. i got dressed in some jeans, a purple crewneck and my wag jacket. a few pieces of jewelry to finish the outfit.

i put on some very simple makeup and just brushed threw my hair. bowen walked in the bathroom as i was brushing my hair.

"damn, you're gorgeous." he whistled.

i blushed, "shut up."

he laughed. nerves had definitely dialled down a bit.

"still nervous?" i asked, had to be sure.

"yeah. very." i guess they didn't.

i put my brush down and turned towards him. i put my arms around his neck.

"don't be nervous." i kissed him.

what was supposed to be a regular kiss, turned into a full mark out session. i wasn't mad about it. i completely doubt he was either.

his hands landed on my butt and my hands wrapped around the back of his neck.

i pulled away. "we gotta go."

i grabbed my bag and looked back at him.

"we should do that more often before games, that'll help my nerves big time."

i laughed. "let's go."

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we arrived at ball arena at around 7:00 and bowen went right into the locker room while i went to my seat and found some other wags.

one of the wags got a lot of tickets for the girls that wanted to go and we had around 11 seats. five in the row below so we can still talk.

"hey y/n!" i looked up from my phone and saw melissa landeskog.

"hi mel!" i stood up and gave her a hug. "so good to see you."

"you as well, i'm so happy i could get out to a game."

"who's taking the kids?" i asked.

"my friend, she offered and i couldn't deny."

the rest of the girls showed up and sat down in the seats.

during warm ups, some girls went down to the glass to get pictures of their guys with their kids and i went too, to take the pictures.

i spotted bowen skating by and he noticed me and smiled big. i smiled just as big at him. he mouthed 'love you' and i did too. he smiled and got back to warm ups.

the game soon started and i was watching intently, so we're all the girls.

a lot of goals in the first, landeskog, nichushkin, paul for the lightning and lehkonen. 3-1 avs.

but then, the lightning got two in the second and no goals on the third.

it went into overtime and i think we all collectively were terrified.

but 1:23 seconds into overtime, burakovsky scored. i hugged his girlfriend johanna who was sitting next to me.

"he did it jo!" i practically yelled at her.

"let's go y/n!" she yelled back. we jumped up and down and few times. pure and utter joy.

all the girls and kids went down to the locker room and waited outside for our boys.

bowen was one of the first to come out and i gave him a big hug.

"you did it!" i whispered and he wrapped his arms around me.

i pulled away from the hug and kissed him.

"you killed it."

"you better give me motivation like that more often." he smiled.

a/n:
i'm so proud of the chapter, my best work