Stilettos and Skates

Fifteen

Sid had almost kissed her. He'd actually gone in with a lean with the intension of kissing Aly before that fucking mechanic turned up and ruined it all, which was probably a good thing because he wasn't sure she was totally on board with it. She'd looked like a deer in headlights at one point, he wasn't even sure what had possessed him to run his thumb over her lip instead of just telling her she had something there for her to wipe it off on her own. The more she'd sat in his car with him and just chatted random shit, the more he wanted to kiss her and it had just happened, heck, he hadn't even realised he was doing it until he started leaning in. 

She wasn't around for games 1 & 2, which was normal and she had told him she was too busy to attend them but would probably see him around during media after. He did see her but she was busy running things and had an earpiece on and radio permanently attached to her hand, he didn't get to catch up with her. There was definitely a glance over from her and a smile but that was it, which he could work with, a smile meant she didn't seem mad at him but then he thought maybe he was making more of a deal out of it than it had been. 

Games 3 & 4 were tough in Los Angeles, they lost game 3 and survived game four by a fluke deflection that saw them score in overtime to win and head back to Pittsburgh for Game 5 being 3-1. It was now down to the wire and if they could pull out a win, he was ending his night with hugging the Stanley Cup. He had to go and see Aly, it wasn't about their almost kiss either. His mom, dad and sister were in town and they were coming to the game but he didn't want to see them until after, they'd already talked about it and he hoped she would understand why he was hitting up her office. His asshole was puckering like a fucking accordion as he headed along to see her and he was hoping she wasn't going to tell him off for trying to kiss her, if she thought he did. He still wasn't fully sure if it came across that way or if it was in his head.

The office was so chaotic when he got there, everyone was at their desks and on the phones, the receptionist was trying to screen calls and Aly's office door was open so he knew she was in there. The receptionist looked sick of her life, the phone hadn't stopped ringing, Sid made some hand gestures to ask if he was ok heading up to see Aly which got him a nod and he walked up the office floor, nodding a hello to everyone before he got to Aly's office and he knocked on doorframe, sticking his head around. She was pacing the floor with a handsfree Bluetooth headset on, rolling her eyes at whoever was on the line. She turned to look at him so he gave her a really fucking awkward wave, one she didn't return. She only held up a finger to signal she'd be with him shortly before spinning on the balls of her feet to walk in the opposite direction.

She wasn't wearing any shoes which he found quite funny and he happily stayed in the doorway, leaning against the frame as she continued her call. Whoever she was talking to was clearly not taking no for an answer and it was definitely about game day tickets for tonight which were impossible to get, every seat in the house was taken. Even he knew that, he'd had to pull some major strings to get his family some tickets because his box was already full because he'd gave that to a charity he worked closely with. Another five minutes went by before she finally ended the call, pulling off her head set and launching it onto her desk. A harsh sigh left her before she spun around to face him, shoving her hands onto her hips and shaking her head.

"Tough morning?"

"I swear to god, if one more person calls my direct line and asks for tickets, I will fucking scream."

"That bad, huh?"

"That was the fifteenth call this morning." She almost laughed because it was unbelievable. "What's up?"

"Two things, really." He pulled himself off the doorframe and walked fully into her office, though she stayed where she was which was by the chairs he would normally sit in. "Firstly, I'm collecting a good luck hug and also my family are--"