YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM BOTH

Chapter 28

After the first night of training camp, Jordan decided to take fate into his own hands and go see Sidney. He went to his room and knocked on the door. Marc answered to his surprise to see Jordan standing there.

"Are you nuts Gronk?" Flower told him.

"Just let me in Flower" Jordan said with an unamused look to his face.

"It's your funeral." Marc stepped aside and let Jordan in. Sidney was lying on his bed talking to Karen when he saw Jordan appear.

"Baby, let me call you back."

"Why, what's wrong?"

"It seems I have a visitor."

"You will play nice right Crosby?"

"I'll let you know later. I love you."

"Love you too." They hung up from each other and Sidney stood up, a safe distance from Jordan.

"I think we need to talk about what happened in the locker room."

"I think you know I hit you."

"Why did you hit him Darryl?" Flower chimed in.

"Because Staalsy here decided to make a move on Karen and kiss her after we won the Cup."

"I thought you were over her man?"

"Flower could you leave us alone please?"

"Nope, someone's gotta stay and play referee." Both Sidney and Jordan looked at Marc and he took the hint by leaving the room "I'm not going far and if I here things breaking, I will be back in" he said before walking out the door.

"Did you think Karen wouldn't tell me what you did. Preyed on her like some drunk puck bunny at Diesel after a game. She is my wife Jordan and you will stay away from her."

"You just won't get it. I love her Sid and there's nothing that will change that."

Sidney walked up to Jordan, his 5'11" frame standing up tall to him "it better change Jordy or you won't make it through the rest of training camp. I'm done holding back and playing it off that you'll leave her alone. You do anything to her or I hear from her that you tried anything, you're done and that sucker punch I gave you earlier will be nothing to what I will do to you."

Jordan saw the intensity in his eyes and knew what that look meant, but wondered if he would really take it that far "one day might surprise you Siddo and all you'll be able to do is stand on the sidelines and watch how happy I make Karen." Jordan gave one last stare into his eyes before walking backwards towards the door. He opened it but turned around "by the way, how does it feel to know when you make love to her, her thoughts are going back to me? Being compared to others doesn't really suit you Crosby."

"Fuck you Staal" Sidney said with his fists clenched. Jordan just laughed as he walked out letting the door slam shut behind him. Sidney paced around the room trying to let off some steam when Marc came back in.

"What happened?"

"I only restrained myself because we have a shot of repeating this year. I could have killed him Flower."

"Look man, I'm never one to pry but what is going on with you two?"

"Karen had an affair with Jordan a while back."

"What?"

"They had a couple nights together before we had gotten together and I guess it continued on from there. They had been together after we got married until I caught them together."

"That was the reason you were pissed and left anytime Jordan was around."

"Yeah, I couldn't stand to be in the same room with him. It was like a piece of my heart died everytime I saw him and pictured them together."