Casanova || Auston Matthews

Twelve

Madeline's POV- December 2016

"Come in" I called out.

I set my phone on the bed and looked towards the door as my stepmom, Malin opened the door. 

"Char taking a nap?" I asked.

She nodded.

"You got a package, from Auston"

I tried to mask my confusion as she set the box on my bed. She smiled as Poppy immediately hopped up on the bed and waited for me to open the box.

"What time are you heading out?"

"In about an hour, Alex is coming to pick us up" I replied.

"Why so early?"

"We're having lunch with a few of Auston's teammates" I answered.

I had briefly talked to Auston since the night before I flew back to Florida. It took him two days to send me a text apologizing. I couldn't hold a grudge, so I accepted his apology and told him all was forgotten. 

"Is Polly ready to go?" I asked.

"She should be, it's all she's been talking about"

Paulina, my eight year old sister found hockey fascinating. Polly had been skating since she was four when the Sochi Olympics were on TV. She wanted to be just like Meryl Davis, so my dad looked into it and got her an ice dancing partner like "Charlie White". 

"You'll be back before midnight?"

"Of course, we all have to be in bed in order for Santa to drop by" I responded.

She winked at me.

"I'll leave you to get ready"

I nodded and moved Poppy off the box when I heard the door to my room close. I reached for my keys and ripped the tape on the box. I picked up the envelope and pulled out the note written in Auston's hand writing.

I'm so sorry.

I looked into the box and reached for the pandora charm bracelet. Picking it up I bit the inside of my cheek as my hand clutched it. I set the note back in the envelope and moved the wrapping paper to see what was inside. In the box was a jersey, I picked it up and turned it around to see 34 and MATTHEWS stitched on. Poppy caught the note that flew out when I pulled the jersey out.

"Thank you" I told my kitten as I took the note from him.

Hopefully it fits you, if it doesn't then blame Alex. 

I set the note down and set the jersey on my lap in order to look inside the box. There was a beanie, scarf, a blouse, a pair of legging, a keychain and a sweatshirt. All this was Maple Leafs apparel. I pulled up two youth jerseys and looked at the sizes. I reached for the note that said,

For your sisters

I looked at Poppy who purred as he climbed into the box. 

"You're so weird" I noted.

I laughed as he and the box fell off the bed. Standing up, I set the box back on the bed and watched him hop right back in. I grabbed my makeup bag and began retouching my face. Once that was done, I opened my closet and began looking for a pair of black pants. I could wear the jeans I was wearing, but I didn't exactly know where we would be eating our early dinner. I took off my shirt and slipped on an olive green button down blouse. Just as I was sitting on my bed to put on my pair of brown heeled booties, my phone chimed. I reached for my phone and hummed as I sat I got a text from,