𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 | 𝐣. 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬

𝟏𝟑 |𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞 & 𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐯

Zipping up my suitcase, I let out a sigh of relief feeling a weight being lifted off my shoulders after procrastinating for the last few days. Normally, it takes me forever to find motivation to pack for a trip, but with thirty minutes left to head to the airport, I had no other choice but to suck it up and get it done. Any other time I'd be traveling, I'd usually know what to expect about where I was going and who I was meeting, but this trip was a little different. After Jack and I's kiss, we went home with stupid smiles on our faces and deep pink blushes coating our cheeks. Our hands never left their entwined state until we parted ways when I dropped him off at his house. Before getting out of my car, Jack gave me a quick peck on the lips and ran to his door all giddy. I couldn't help giggling at his cute action, before making my way home that night.

Since that night, Jack and I haven't had much time to talk about the kiss and what exactly it means for us since the team has been preparing for the next four away games. Luke and Quinn reached out to me about a day or so after the kiss and decided to invite me to Vancouver for the highly anticipated Hughes Bowl. At first, I was hesitant since I had no idea how I was even going to pay for a flight and a hotel room in Vancouver, especially with the game day creeping up. When I brought up this concern to them, they were quick to insist that they pay for everything since it had been their idea and they wanted to meet me. Jack refused to give them a straight answer on when they'd be able to meet me, so this was their way of forcing their hand on making it happen.

Despite my constant refusal to let them pay for me, an email with my flight itinerary appeared before I could refuse for what felt like the twentieth time. They must've been planning this for a while since they'd already talked and paid for Emilie to accompany me and even arranged for Gabi to pick us up from the airport. From what I knew, Jack had no idea I would watch him play in Vancouver, and intended to keep it that way.

Rolling my suitcase to the door, I see Em's suitcase is already at the door, but no Emilie. "Hey Em are you ready?" Walking out of her room, Em heads towards me, "Yeah I was just grabbing my camera." She lifted up her camera to eye level so I'd see that she'd successfully gotten it. We both decided to vlog the trip to Vancouver, but we decided to not post anything about the trip on our social since I'm going to surprise Jack. 

Turning on my camera, I turn on my camera to film the intro to the vlog, "Hey guys, welcome back, and if you're new here, welcome. Today Em and I are taking a little trip to Vancouver to visit some friends and I wanted to bring you guys along for the journey. The flight is about six hours long so I'm bringing my Kindle, AirPods, and laptop to get some editing done on the flight. I'll see you guys at the airport." Taking one of my hands, I cover the camera lens and stop recording. Putting my camera in my bag, I can't help thinking if I should put this vlog up. Jack's fans have had mixed reactions to the idea of us ever being together and a lot of them have said some terrible things. For every bad comment, there've been at least five defending me or saying lovely things.  

Gabi has been beyond helpful and supportive in helping me navigate criticism from Jack's fans who have nothing nice to say. Having been with Nico for the last few years, she knows how to ignore the hate comments and only focus on the positive ones. Dating a professional hockey player with a large female fanbase is going to be tough since there will always be girls who want to be in your position or feel obligated to make a bold claim that you're not good enough for said hockey player. Gabi says what's important is how Jack and I feel about each other. There's no reason to let the opinions of a select group of fans affect us.

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"Alright we've just gotten through all the security checkpoints and now we're heading over to get some Starbucks before we head to our gate to wait for our flight to board. How are you feelin' about the trip Em?" Walking with Emilie, I turn the camera over to my right to face her. "I'm so excited! We've never been to Canada before and we also get to meet up with Gabi once we get there we're gonna have a great time!" Turning the camera back to me, I let everyone know that I'll be showing a few shots of the sky from the plane, but I'll catch up with them once we land in Vancouver.