Bleeding hearts

Chapter Fourteen

"I can't believe this is happening "Hannah announces for about the millionth time from the backseat of Dean's Jeep

Em managed to get his car so we can ride to the game ,and he'll be riding in the bus with the team,he knows i'll be there but he never tried to reach me and talk ,i think he's still pissed 

Next to Hannah ,Sarah who was a friend of Em's sighed and voiced her agreement _also fro the millionth time ."we're in Dean Collins's car .Part of me is tempted to go Carrie Underwood on it and carve my name into his leather seats "

"Don't you dare "Em ordered from the driver's seat  while i'm sitting in the passenger seat sweating and shivering ,it has always been difficult to be in a car after the accident ,i haven't drove a car in two years and i'm not sure i'll ever will be able to do that 

"Relax "Sarah replied "i won't ,but i feel like if i don't leave my mark on this car ,nobody will ever believe i was in it "

We blast music for the rest of the drive .Em and Sarah sing along since they're both singing Majors  ,and their harmonies are ridiculously awesome .Hannah and i can't stay on key to save our lives ,but we join in for the choruses ,and we're all in high spirits when Em pulls into the parking lot of the Hockey center ,where they'll be playing against Harvard    

I really want to look around and explore Harvard's campus but we're running late as it is ,so Em ushers us inside because she doesn't want to lose out on finding seats .i'm floored by how big and modern the arena is and how many people are here tonight .

Luckily ,we find four empty seats near our team's side of the rink .We don't bother hitting up concessions since we ate a shit ton of corn chips in the car .

"Okay ,so how does this game work again ?" Hannah  asked 

i grin "seriously ?"

"yes ,seriously .you know Alex plays football and i don't know shit about that  ,so what the fuck do i know about hockey ?"

i rolled my eyes "Fair enough "although Chris used to play football ,he watched Hockey a lot and made me watch it with him giving me explanation and lessons about the game ,a sad smile broke across my face at the memories 

As Em and Sarah chat about one of their singing classes ,i give Hannah a quick rundown of what she can expect .And yet when the players hit the ice ,i realized my explanation hasn't done it justice .this is the first Hockey game i've seen in person ,and i didn't expect the roar of the crown ,the deafening blare of the PA system ,the lightning fast speed of the players .

Dean's jersey is #44 ,but i don't need to look at the number to know which player he is .He's the center of the starting line ,and the second the ref drops the puck ,Dean wins the opening faceoff and snaps the puck to Logan ,who i thought was a wing but is apparently a defenseman .

I'm too busy watching Dean to focus on any of the other players .he's... mesmerizing .He's already tall without skates on ,so the added height makes him appear massive .And he's so freaking fast i have a tough time keeping my gaze on him .

He flies down the ice chasing the puck that Harvard has stolen from us and checking the opposing player like a pro .

The clock on the score board ticks down ,but just when i thought our teams will shut out Harvard in the first period ,one of the opposing forwards gets a fast snapshot to tie the game .

As the period ends and the players disappear into their respective tunnels ,Hannah pokes me in the ribs and says "you know what ?this isn't half bad ,maybe we should come to more games "

i laughed "yeah we should "

i'm enjoying myself too ,and i'm planning on coming to a lot of games in the future 

"So why do they call it the crease ?"Hannah asked in fascination after the second period commenced "and why does it sound so dirty ?"

on my other side Em leans in to grin at Hannah "Babe ,everything about hockey sounds dirty .Five-hole ?Poke check ? Backdoor ?"she sighs "Come home with me one time and listen to my dad yell jam it in ! over and over again when he watches hockey ,and then you can talk to me about dirty .Not to mention uncomfortable "

Hannah and i laugh so hard we almost fall out of our chairs .

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Dean's Pov 

As the guys and i shuffle out of the guest locker room after the game ,we're still riding the high of crushing the home team ,and i've decided that Addison is my good luck charm and must now attend all our games 

i'm over the moon that she came today ,it only means that she's ready to make this work as much as i am ,and i haven't seen her since yesterday morning and i missed her so fucking much 

i agreed with Em to meet outside the arena after the game ,and sure enough they're both there with Hannah and another dark haired chick i don't recognize 

The moment Addison spots me ,she wanders away from her friends and walks over to me 

"Hey "she says looking surprisingly shy and hesitant and looking beautiful in a hot black short dress ,i guess she's going to the party in our house then  "Dean ,i'm so sorry about ..."i don't let her finish and pull her into my arms ,i bury my face in her hair and inhale her sweet beautiful scent

"i've missed you "i whispered in her ear kissing my way through her neck to her jaw and finally finding her lips and devouring them with mine ,i groan as my tongue meets with her ,i'm addicted and hungry for this girl ,she owns me now .

i pulled back resting my forehead against hers and looking into her beautiful eyes "don't push me away again "

"i won't "she said breathless after our frantic kiss 

i grinned "how'd you like the game ?"

"it was intense "she smirked "i notice you didn't score a goal ,though .Slacking much ?"

My grin widened "i sincerely apologize for that Babe .I promise to do better next time "

"you'd better "

"I'll score a hat trick just for ,how about that ?"

My teammates shuffle past us and head for the bus waiting twenty feet away ,but i'm not ready to leave Addison yet ,although i'll be seeing her later "i'm glad you came "

"Me too "she said and i saw the sincerity in her eyes 

i gave her one last hot long kiss and pulled back ,she stood on her tiptoes trying to kiss me again and i chuckled holding her shoulders "if you kiss me i don't think i'll be able to stop "i warned her and she pouted making me groan ,God i want nothing right now but to kiss her senseless 

"kiss me "she said her voice low ,and eyes hooded and peering at me under thick eyelashes and i couldn't do anything but obey my girl 

there were cheers and cat whistles from my dumb teammates who were standing in front of the bus 

i gave them the bird but didn't stop the kiss ,after what seemed like ages and when i heard the coach call my name i pulled back breathless 

"Jesus Christ ,i want nothing but to stay with you like this ,but if i don't go now ,the coach will bust my balls "

she giggled "okay meet you at the house "she gave me a peck and walked away swaying her hips and making me groan 

i have it bad for this girl