Trading Places

Chapter Six

The next morning, Amanda woke up on the couch with the blanket covering her. She sat up, stretching her arms and yawning. As she woke up a little more, she remembered that Patrick had spent the night. She looked to the front door where Patrick's shoes were still on the mat, leading her to believe that he was still there. She heard footsteps coming down the stairs so she looked over to see Patrick coming downstairs in just his jeans, shirt in hand, and hair wet and messy. Amanda stared for a moment at the sight before her. Her thoughts were interrupted when Patrick smiled at her and spoke.

"Morning." He said. "I borrowed your shower, I hope that's okay." He said walking over to the couch and sitting next to her.

"S-sure. Yeah that's okay." She said trying to regain her composure. Patrick Sharp was half naked on the couch next to her.

"I've got practice today but maybe afterwards we can grab lunch." He said, sliding his shirt on over his head.

Amanda smiled and nodded. "I'd like that." She said softly. "I can pick you up if you want." She suggested.

"Sure." He smiled. He got up and grabbed his shoes, then walked over to the couch and sat by her again. "So did you sleep okay?" he asked.

"I did what about you?" she asked.

"I slept like a baby." Patrick smiled. "We'll have to try movies again when we're a little less tired." He joked.

Amanda smiled and nodded. "We can dedicate a day to it." She said.

"Sounds like a plan to me." Patrick said and looked at his phone. "Alright as much as I would love to just stay and make some breakfast for the two of us, I need to get to practice." He said.

She nodded and smiled. "Well I'll take a rain check on breakfast." She teased.

"Of course." He smiled.

She got up and folded the blanket, putting it back on the couch. Patrick got his shoes on and slid his jacket on. Amanda walked over and held her arms open for a hug. Patrick wrapped his arms around her shoulders and hugged her tightly, smiling.

"Thank you for yesterday and staying." She said, hugging him back.

"Thanks for coming and thanks for having me." He smiled down at her as they pulled away. "I'll text you when we're close to being done and then you can head over." He said.

"I'll be there." She said and smiled up at him. "Score some goals for me, okay?" she joked.

"Always." He smiled and winked at her. "See you later." He said and walked out the door and to his car.

Amanda shut the door behind him and smiled to herself. She practically floated up the stairs to her room to grab some clothes to change into after her shower. Before she got in, she sent a text to Nicole.

'Hey the skate went just fine, Patrick crashed here last night and I'm going to lunch with him later. Just letting you know that I'm alive.'

Not a minute after Amanda set her phone down; there was a text message from Nicole waiting for her.

'HE WHAT?! Call me right this instant.' Nicole sent.

Amanda smiled and shook her head, knowing that she was going to be doing a lot of explaining to Nicole. She dialed Nicole's number and put the phone up to her ear. After two and a half rings, Nicole's voice came over the other end.

"So Patrick Sharp stays the night at your house and you can't even tell your best friend?" Nicole asked.

"It wasn't a big deal, plus I fell asleep before I could even check my phone." Amanda said.