2 Fans

Chapter 2

Emma and I both live in a small apartment just outside the city. The two of us have been saving up for a while to go to watch a home game in Montreal. We have both been to games, but they have always been in Toronto. For the longest time the two of us have wanted to go and watch a home game together.

After endless months of saving and collecting air miles, Emma and I finally got decent tickets and a hotel room for the weekend in Montreal. The two of us took the weekend off and decided to make it into a girl's road trip (and it was much cheaper to drive down then use the train). 7 long hours in a car with your best friend can be something. For starters, Emma always has to pee and I always have to eat. Secondly, if Emma had read the map the right way, we probably would have made it to Montreal faster. I am usually really good with directions and was the one to point out that we were going the wrong way. It isn't Emma's fault that the map we had was in English and the road signs are in French. So, 7 hours turned in to 8. It would have been 9 if I did not break some speed limits a few times.

That Friday night we went to the hotel and settled all of our things in. We were staying at the Intercontinental Hotel. After settling in and relaxing a bit from a long we decided to go out for dinner, because we were in Montréal. I knew we needed to go and have some French onion soup. As we were leaving, we asked the concierge where was the best restaurant for French onion soup and really good ribs.

We made it to the restaurant without getting lost (which was surprising). I ordered French onion soup and Emma ordered the same and ribs as an appetizer. I was my millionth time having it and Emma's first time having it. I have always told her how good it is and she finally listened to me and tried it. She loved it! It was so good. This was such a great way to start out trip. After dinner, we went to a bar that was around the corner and had a few drinks. The bar atmosphere was amazing that we were struck on how far we actually came. After a few hours of laughing and drinking, we saw Nate and Brendan sitting at the end of the bar. At first, it didn't dawn on us who they were until we really payed attention. The weird part was they were looking at us and sent us two cocktails. Emma and I were shocked when the bartender told us who they were from. We couldn't believe it! After a little bit, the two of them came over and started talking to the us. "We couldn't help but noticing the two most beautiful girls in this bar tonight", said Nate, "Such gentlemen's. We have to admit you both are very handsome. I am Lauren and this is my friend Emma.", said Lauren. I could tell that the boys were intrigued. "Where are you girls from? You don't look like you're from here." asked Brendan. Was it that obvious? "We are both from Toronto" said Emma. "Oh, how nice. We have both been and we love the city." replied Brandan. This small moment in time seem so surreal. The guys acted so normal around us and both Emma and I totally forgot who we were actually talking to. The conversation continued for several hours after. We were laughing and having fun. When it was time to leave, Nate and Brendan insisted to walk us back to the hotel "You guys don't have to do that. We can manage back. How hard can it be?" said Emma. "It would be our pleasure. Trust us it is a lot harder than you think." replied Nate. As we were walking to the hotel it slipped out that we were massive fans and were going to the game tomorrow night. Nate and Brendan blushed a little. After it was said that we were massive fans, I thought for sure the both of them would walk away and accuse us of using them. I was very surprised that they didn't. We continued walking and talking like nothing happened. They walked us all the way to our room door. Before we walked in our room we exchanged phone numbers. We said goodnight and thanked them for a wonderful evening. As they were leaving, they told us that they had a surprise for us.