nhl one-shots | completed

xxviii | morgan rielly

(keep a) secret | for Michele_2005-

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"Lucy, I swear to fuck—"

"It'll be fun, (Your Name), I swear!" the blonde girl pleaded, hoping that if she begged enough, she could get her best friend to agree with her stupid plan.

"First of all," (Your Name) began, whipping around and pointing a finger at Lucy, "first dates are almost never fun, and second of all, I doubt Jake wouldn't want me to go out with one of his teammates, and he especially wouldn't want me to go out with Morgan."

It was no secret among Toronto Maple Leafs fans that you were Jake Gardiner's younger sister. You had gone to almost all of his home games since he had made the Leafs roster in 2011. Throughout that time, you had gotten to know Jake's wife, Lucy, very well, and after bothering you for years about going on a date she was attempting to set you up with his teammate, Morgan Reilly.

"Yes, but you know Morgan's a good guy, you've known him for years!" Lucy argued. "And besides, I already convinced Jake. He's okay with it."

(Your Name) sighed. "I'm not sure about that, but okay, I'll go on the date."

Lucy cheered loudly, obviously very happy that she had finally convinced her best friend and sister-in-law. (Your Name) looked down at her hands, which were laced together in her lap.

"Are you sure he's going to be okay with it? He's usually really protective when I'm around his teammates," she pointed out quietly.

"I already checked with him, like I said. It only took a little bit of convincing," Lucy answered.

"Did you tell him it was Mo?"

She paused. "No."

"Really?" (Your Name) questioned, raising an eyebrow at her. "Those two are best friends. Jake is not going to be too happy."

"He should know that Mo's a great guy. I'm sure he knows you could be going out with him. Besides, it's not like you two are dating or anything. It's just dinner."

(Your Name) bit back her comment -- the secret she so badly wanted to tell -- and shook her head. Hopefully, everything would be fine.

Days later, Lucy dragged (Your Name) to a fancy restaurant in the heart of Toronto. (Your Name) was dressed up from once, wearing a black dress and slightly stumbling in the heels Lucy had given her.

She had to brush her hair out of her face as they walked inside. Lucy still had a hold on her arm as she walked up to the hostess.

"We have reservations under Reilly," Lucy told the woman, who typed something into the computer in front of her.

"You're here, but the reservations are for two and the young man is already here," the hostess informed.

"Perfect. I'm just dropping her off," Lucy said, turning to (Your Name) with an excited expression. "Have fun."

(Your Name) shook her head and looked up at the hostess as Lucy walked away.

"Follow me."

She followed the hostess to the table, where Morgan was already seated. She smiled slightly at the sight of him, tucking her hair behind her ear. He looked up as she walked up to him, smiling at the sight of her. She sat across from him, trying to hide her smile as she looked up at the hostess.

"Can I get you two anything to drink?" the woman asked.

The two ordered their drinks and the hostess walked away. Morgan looked at (Your Name), a grin spreading across his face.

"Hi, babe."

(Your Name) burst out laughing, covering her face with her hands as she did so. Secretly, unknown to anyone but the two of them, she and Morgan had been dating for months. They had kept things secret because of her brother; they both know he certainly wouldn't be happy about their relationship.

"Hi," she responded, still chuckling as she did so.

"So does this mean we finally get to tell Jake about us?" Morgan questioned.

(Your Name)'s face fell slightly. "I don't know. Do you think it's okay?"

"I told him we were going on a date because I knew Lucy wouldn't. He said that he trusted me with you," Morgan explained.

She thought for a moment before sighing. "Yeah, let's tell him," she agreed. "But first, I am starving."

Morgan grinned. "Yeah, same here."

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01.22.18