My star (Tyler Seguin)

Bonding

Honestly all I wondered at this point was why Tyler was treating me like a child. I may be 18, but that doesn't mean anything. He isn't my brother, Jamie is. So why is he pushing me away. I walked up the stairs and felt my phone vibrating in my pocket, I pulled it out and saw it was my manager Lindsay calling. I answered and said hey, she said that she needs me to fly to LA for the weekend for a shoot. She also mentioned that she booked me two tickets for a 1:00 flight on Friday. I nodded my head as she kept talking and she said that this shoot will be used in a portfolio she will be sending to Victoria Secret. I smiled, and said thank you so much. She laughed and said anytime. I asked if that was all and she said she will email me the tickets to print and to get as much sleep as possible before the shoot. I said thanks again, we said our goodbyes and we hung up. I smiled to myself, this made my day 20x's better.
Since I haven't worked out in a while, I decided to see if anyone was in the gym in the basement. I changed into a t shirt and put my hair in two French braids and got out my shoes. I walked to my bed and grabbed my head phones and sat down to put on my shoes. After I tied my shoes I walked down to the basement, I heard a clanking sound like weights hitting each other and wondered who was inside. To my luck it was Tyler. But I walked in and over to an elliptical while trying to ignore him. I got on and put one headphone in just in case Tyler tries to talk to me. I was facing him so I could see if he was looking at me. After about 5 minutes, I hear him ask if I can spot for him while he bench presses. I said sure and walked over towards him, while putting my phone on the ground on my way. He asked if I knew what to do and I said yeah, he laid down on the bench and grabbed the bar in his hands. His long fingers wrapped around the bar and the blood slowly drained out of his knuckles as he gripped the bar tightly. He took sharp breaths in and out as he did 10 reps. I helped him lift it up back onto the rack and he sat up. "You need me to spot you on anything" he asked and I said "no I'm good, thanks though" and walked back to my elliptical. Before I could get on he asked if I wanted to go running. Since it was kind of hot in the gym I said yes and we walked up stairs together. "Thanks" he said as we reached the top of the stairs "for what?" I asked as we turned the corner to the front door. "Caring" he said and looked me in the eyes. "Oh, I thought you didn't want me to care." I said kind of flatly. "Well I appreciated it. Nobody seems to wonder if I'm okay. I try to make myself seem tough" I nodded. "But with some people I can't act tough" he said and I looked at me feet shyly and then promptly back up at him. "Why do I make you so nervous?" he asked. "You can't hold eye contact with me and you never answer with many words" he said. "I don't know can we just go running now?" I asked and walked towards the door. I grabbed the door knob and opened the door but stopped when I saw it was raining. "It's raining" I said and looked back towards Tyler. "Running in the rain is the best though" he said. "I'll go get my jacket" I said and walked up stairs to my room. I opened my closet and pulled out a turquoise and black water proof jacket from PINK and slipped it on as I walked back down stairs. I walked down the stairs and saw Tyler was wearing the same black shorts and black nikes as before, but had put on a black Dallas Stars jacket which I assumed was the one that every team member gets. He asked if I was ready to go as he opened the door and I mumbled a yeah and stepped outside. I flipped my hood over my head and Tyler did the same. As he lifted his hood, his last name became visible on the back of his jacket in bold green letters. "You don't talk much" I said as we reached the end of the driveway. "Or is it you that doesn't talk much" he said slyly back at me. "Touché" I said and smirked. We started at a slow jogging pace and held that same pace for about 10 minutes until Tyler said "I want to take you somewhere, it's a little ways up here" I just nodded and in 3 minutes he started to slow down. I looked around and saw that we were in a clearing in the woods, and you could see a lake between the trees. "Is this it?" I asked and he smiled "yeah I usually go running just to come here. I sit on the rock over there." He pointed towards a big rock on the edge of the lake. I nodded and said "it's pretty" he reached up to fix his hood and said "do you need a break, we can rest here and go back in a little". I shook my head and said no. I started walking towards the road and he followed. Before I started running again I asked "do you have a game this Friday?" And he nodded his head no. "Why?" He asked and started jogging along side me. "I was wondering if Jamie would be able to go to LA with me for my shoot this weekend." I said and sped up our pace. "He's going on a date with Katie. He had me help him plan it during practice today. They don't get time to go out a lot." He said and looked down at me. "Oh okay." "How long will you be gone?" He asked and I laughed. "Don't try to get rid of me that easily." I said, he shook his head and laughed "I wouldn't dream of it" he said. We got back home and walked up the driveway towards the door. "Thanks for this." He said and smiled at me. "Yeah" I said and walked inside. We hung our jackets in the hooks by the door and I walked into my room. I showered and laid down on my bed.
---2 hours later---
"Anna" I heard someone shouting my name up the stairs. "Dinner is ready" they said and I got up. As the teen I am, I'm always willing to eat food. I put on some grey TCU sweatpants and the same maroon sweatshirt as this morning. And slipped out my door down to the main floor. I reached the bottom of the stairs and smelt spaghetti. YES I thought in my head. I love spaghetti. I walked into the kitchen and sat at the island next to Tyler. Jamie turned around and handed me my plate I smiled and mumbled a thanks and he returned the smile. "So Anna, Tyler told me you have a shoot in LA this weekend" Jamie said as I sprinkled cheese onto my spaghetti and answered "yeah I leave Friday at 1" "I'm sorry I can't go, but do you want someone to go with you?" He asked and I said "no it's fine. I've flown alone plenty of times, and I have my other car there any ways so I'll be fine." I said. "I feel like you go out of town alone a lot though, are you sure?" He said. "I could come with" Tyler said kind of fast. "Yeah lil segs can go with you." Jamie said. "Oh, okay" I said and continued to eat my spaghetti. "Thanks ty" Jamie said and whispered something in his ear that I couldn't hear. We continued eating and then I got up thanked them for dinner and cleared off my plate.
--later that night--
I heard a knock on a door and figured it was on mine, so I got up to answer the door. But heard Jamie and Tyler talking. I heard my name, so curiously I cracked my door open to hear what they're talking about. "Don't mess this up" Jamie said. "Bro I won't. Trust me" Tyler said back. "I know you're not going to pull something, and I'm okay with you guys going together. But she's my little sister, keep that in mind" Jamie said back. "Yeah I know man don't worry" Tyler said. "Honestly I just feel bad for her because she travels all over the world without anyone all the time. So thanks for going with her." Jamie said and Tyler mumbled something incoherently. Jamie said "I trust you so much that I would let you date her. So just keep her safe." Wait what..I thought to myself and Tyler interrupted my thoughts by saying "alright". I heard footsteps and quickly ran back to my bed pretending to be asleep. My door opened and I'm amusing the person walking in was Jamie. He sat down on my bed and I opened my eyes. "So tomorrow I'll be gone when you two leave. So I'll say goodnight right now." He said and reached over for a hug. "I love you" I said and wrapped my arms around his torso. "Love you too" he said into my hair and let go. He stood up and walked over to my door. He asked when I was going to pack and I said right now. Laughing, he said good night and closed my door. I stood up from my bed and grabbed my Michael Kors carry on size white and gold duffel with tan leather handles, a leather cross strap, and the MK symbol printed in gold all over it (picture above). I walked further into my closet and got my clothes all sorted out into piles by day and one by one put them into my bag. I ran into my bathroom and grabbed my makeup bags and put them into my bag. Surprisingly they fit! I didn't need anything else other than my laptop so I put that and its charger into a light punk creme colored MK purse. I was all set. I wanted to remind Tyler that he should pack tonight so I went over to his room and knocked on the door. He answered, and he was wearing black joggers and a white v neck shirt. "Are you gonna pack tonight?" I asked and he nodded "I'm all packed" he said and pointed towards the black suitcase in the corner. "Okay" I said and smiled. "Are we staying in a hotel?" He asked. "No I have an apartment that my manager owns in LA, so whenever I go to LA I just stay there." I said and he grabbed a pair of sunglasses from a drawer and added them to a backpack on the floor. "Okay, sweet. I'm excited for this trip actually." He said and smiled. "Good, me too. Going to LA is always really fun." I said and he picked up the backpack from the floor, looking closer I saw that it was a black nike backpack with his last name and the stars logo embroidered on the front pocket. "How much did you pack?" He asked me and I said "not much, I have a lot at that apartment." He looked at me with wide eyes and said "I haven't seen your room yet, show me" I was really confused but laughed and said "okay come on" we walked into my room and he looked around. "Is that what you packed?" He asked and pointed towards my bags on the floor. "Yeah" I said and he nodded. He walked into my bathroom and sighed " why did you get the cooler bathroom?? Your shower has a built in steamer" I laughed "I'm just cooler" he smirked and mumbled something that I somewhat caught. "Did you just say I'm ugly?" I grabbed my heart pretending to be offended. "No no I was joking Anna" he said and stepped closer to me concerned. "Don't be mad" he said really fast. "Chill, I'm not!" I laughed. "Okay good, you're too pretty to be upset" he said. I blushed and looked at the ground "okay". He stepped closer and lifted up my chin with his pointer fingers. And I swear that in that moment my heart stopped. "I made you nervous again babe" he said somewhat seductively. "B-babe?" I asked him. "Yeah" he said confidently. Almost as if he was proud. I smiled. He kept looking me in the eyes and this time I didn't look away. He smiled and said "you didn't look away, we're making progress." "I didn't know we were keeping track of my self confidence." I said. "WE aren't...but I am." He said and stepped away. He looked in the mirror and then down at the counter, his eyes landed on my curling iron and said "curl your hair tomorrow." I smiled, "if you're making choices about hair why don't you pick out my outfit too." I said jokingly and he smiled "why not" he said and walked into my closet. Wow okay, I thought to myself. I sat down on my bed waiting for him to present my outfit to me. Finally he came out holding a red, blue and maroon print flannel, leggings, a white short sleeved shirt that has two black outlined hearts linked together on it, black aviators, and tan toms. "Wear the flannel around your waist" he said and I smiled. "Good taste ty" i said and he smiled "I know" he said pretending to flip his hair over his shoulder. I laughed and smiled at him. "Your laugh is so cute." I blushed but this time made sure to look at him. "I looked at you instead of the ground." He clapped. "I like your eyes, you should look at me more often so I can see them" he said and booped my nose. I slapped his hand, "don't boop my nose." I said and he laughed. "I better sleep" he said. "Yeah same, we need to leave by 10 so we have enough time to go through security and check in before our flight." I said and he nodded. He walked closer to me with his arms open for a hug. I opened my arms and wrapped them around his neck. He wrapped his arms around my waist and rubbed my hip with small circles. I breathed in slowly, never wanting to let go. But he slowly let go, and said "good night Anna" I walked towards the door to close it behind him and said "good night ty". He smiled as I slowly shit the door. I went into my bathroom and brushed my teeth etc all the things I need to do to get ready for bed. Then looked at myself in the mirror and smiled at my reflection. For the first time in a long time I looked happy. I looked content. I walked back into my room and got into my bed. I thought about whether or not this trip will go well. But then I realized...I like Tyler. Everything he does, every breath he takes near me, and every time he touches me I feel fuzzy. Its almost like I needed him.
And with that I fell asleep.