On Thin Ice Book Two of: On The Ice

Ch. 18 Catch You Later

"I guess I'll see you later." I said standing in front of my car.

"See you, hopefully you ref another one of our games soon." Jase hoped, I gave him a kind smile as a 'me too' kind of smile. I made it home after meeting up with Jase, I wanted to scream, cry, and throw up all at once. Why was I so awkward? I asked myself, why did I say the things I said?" I questioned even further.

"God I'm so stupid!" I yelled, resting my head on the steering wheel of my car, then came the tears, they were like a river. Flowing hustling through the rocks, I wiped my tears dragging myself inside my house.

"I just want this off me." I reached to turn on the water and get some make up wipes. I threw my heels and most of my outfit into the back of my closet hoping I would never see it again only one would wish.

"This night couldn't have gone more wrong." The tears came back and wouldn't stop. Eventually I calmed myself down enough for the tears to stop, I knew this would be a long night.

***

It took all my strength to walk back into the bar, as much as I didn't want to I just wanted to at least make my teammates think I was having a good time.

"Hey man where's that girl you were with?" Asked one of my teammates Colin, putting his arm around me with a beer in the other hand.

"Oh, she left," I started, "her dog got sick." I lied I don't even think Alessandra has a dog, Colin made a sad face.

"I was rooting for you guys." He spoke, which he quickly left after some pop music came on and rushed to the dance floor.

"See you later man!" I shouted to Colin, I walked out the door into the cold air, I quickly got into my car. Did I do something wrong? I asked myself, why would she just left like that? I questioned myself again. I should have been happy tonight I made it into the playoffs and saw the girl my heart has belonged too since I was 16. 

"Why, why, why?!" I questioned over and over again, I rested my head against my steering wheel. I tried to take my mind off things by driving around town till around midnight, when I drove home.

"Forgive me Alessandra." I quietly spoke to myself, I hated ever moment of us apart, but I knew she needed her space.

***

A few weeks later.

"Alright folks, welcome to the playoffs of 2011!" The crowd was crazy, I wished I was playing in the games but sadly I was a ref.

"Alright I want a fair game!" I blew the whistle, I could feel Jase's eyes staring at me. I knew after the game things wouldn't end well, I dropped the puck. Jase and some other guy went crazy over the puck which eventually Jase won puck drop.

"C'mon Jase." I whispered to myself, Jase was quick but not quick enough, it seemed like he had something on his mind. It was really distracting him from the game. He quickly made his way up to the net and shot, it went in like nothing was ever wrong.

"Yes!" I whispered shouted to myself, I knew he could do it, there it was, that infamous Jace smirk.

"That one was for you." He spoke, I couldn't help but laugh, a very middle school boy thing.

"I'm sure it was." I laughed.

***

After the game I waited outside the locker room.

"Well, well, well fancy meeting you." Smiled the blonde boy, I returned the smile.

"You too... so now what?" I asked, my contract had been given up in the NHL.

"What do you mean now what?" He asked, I didn't know how to tell him, I didn't want to hurt him.

"My contract has been given up, I'm leaving." I told him, I could tel he was upset.

"Well I guess I'll catch you later." He shrugged his shoulders, a rush of confidence came through me, I then kissed his soft lips.

"see you later Jace Anderson." I winked to the blonde bad boy I knew since 16, I was going to miss him truly.

"You too Alessandra Russo." He laughed, I loved the way he spoke my name, the way it flowed so freely in the air, I couldn't help but smile and laugh.

Deadass this sucks😭 I literally have no ideas for this series, and don't worry I'm going to start a new story that will hopefully be better, my writing skills were very sucky with this book, AND I will definitely re write this story at some point in time.