The Hockey Life - A Patrick Kane Fanfic

Part Five - Lovestruck

PART FIVE: LOVESTRUCK

Once again, my alarm woke me up earlier than I wanted to be up. It took a lot of strength for me to stop myself from pressing the snooze button. I reluctantly stood up and went to my closet, rubbing my eyes as I went.

I remembered what Brad had told us at the end of the day yesterday: for the rest of the internship, unless told otherwise, we could dress casually. Jeans, hoodies, t-shirts, whatever. He hinted that Hawks colors would be appreciated, so I knew I would be wearing every Hawks item I owned throughout the next few days. I went to my closet and found a cute black Hawks zip up sweatshirt. I grabbed a white tank for underneath and some comfy jeans. It seemed good enough to me.

After a shower I got dressed and did my hair and makeup. I put on some socks and my favorite black and red sneakers and I was ready to go. Nobody was awake yet when I left this time, but I did leave a little earlier. I picked up breakfast from McDonalds on the way and I ate it quickly before I went inside the United Center for the second day in a row. I was glad to be back, especially now that I was in comfier clothes. I almost felt like I was there for a game, wearing my team’s gear, but when I got to where all of us interns were supposed to meet up, I remembered I was there for practice.

“Good morning everyone. It’s nice to see you all in more normal clothes,” Brad greeted us. “Well, the team has just arrived for practice, so I’ll let you get acquainted with them before they get changed and then we’ll get ready.” I didn’t really know what he meant by “get acquainted with them” at first, but I didn’t really expect much. However, I realized that we were being led to the locker room.

“Nice sweatshirt,” Dylan told me on the way there. I had almost forgotten that we had talked a little the day before.

“Thanks. Nice shirt,” I told him, noticing his red, long sleeved Hawks shirt. I couldn’t help but check to see what Puck Bunny was wearing. Her outfit of the day consisted of jeans and a revealing v-neck that she had pulled down lower than it had probably been intended to be worn. Sure, she was wearing her Blackhawks pride, but it was clear that she wanted to be noticed for the wrong reasons. There I was, judging her again. I couldn’t help it though. I really didn’t like her.

When we got into the locker room, I was star struck. The whole team was in there already, getting their padding out of their bags and grabbing their uniforms. I felt rude, but I couldn’t help but stare at them. Every member of the hockey team I absolutely loved was right in front of me. I was in lalaland.

I scanned the locker room, taking in every single player. And then I saw him. My favorite player. Patrick Kane. Once I saw him, I couldn’t stop looking at him. He looked even better in person, with his golden curls, his beautiful blue eyes, and his million dollar smile. I felt ridiculous. I had told everyone millions of times that the reason he was my favorite player was because he was great at hockey, not because he was attractive. And yet there I was, focusing on how good I thought he looked. Luckily, after I looked at him for a while, his gaze shifted over to me and I made myself snap out of it so he wouldn’t notice that I had been staring.

“Hello boys,” Brad said. I was startled by his voice. I had forgotten he was even there until he started to talk to the team. “I just wanted to introduce you all to our newest interns.” We were lined up so he went down the line naming us off. When my name was called out, I did an extremely awkward little wave to the guys. Once we had all been introduced, the guys welcomed us.

“Hey guys!” the Hawks chanted. Then Brad continued.

“These young men and women are all here today to help you guys out with your practice. They’ll be in charge of water and equipment, so if any of you need anything at any time during practice today, feel free to come to any one of these guys or girls,” he said. Not wanting to bother the guys anymore, he motioned for me and the other interns to move out so they could get changed.