Tricks Of The Game

Chapter 4

*Brianna's POV*    (Next Morning)

        "Mornin' Joe!" I smiled at the guard.

        "Mornin' Mrs. Toews, oh, Stan needs to see you ASAP." I started getting really nervous, Stan never wants to see me. What did I do?

        "Great, just great. You're supposed to be watching practice today, not working. Today's your off day." I didn't understand why Jon was so pissed.

         "Babe, you never have an off day in this line of work. It's fine, its not a big deal. I'll still make it to see most of practice. Just calm down." I suddenly was pushed against the wall, Jon's strong arm holding me by my neck against the wall, I started to cry.

        "Don't ever fuckin' tell me to calm down." He let me go, and made his way into the locker room.

         I slid down the wall, thinking about what just occurred. What happened to the Jon I fell in love with? This was not my Jonathan. I collected myself and made my way to Stan.

        "Ah, Brianna. I asked to see you because I wanted to let you know that we've made a very important trade with Florida. Kris Versteeg is being returned to us. There's one thing I need from you though. Please don't tell Kelsey. I want to see how she handles this, given her past history with Kris. I know some things went down before Kris was traded to Florida, I know you know, but, I just need to see if she can keep herself together. That is all."

         I nodded, a went to find a seat. I didn't know what to think. Right now, I'm scared of Jonathan, shocked about the trade, and pissed that I have to deal with Kris, AGAIN!. I sat down, not paying any attention to what was unfolding. I just couldn't concentrate, thank GOD Evelyn wasn't here to see Jon do that. I snapped out of my thoughts, the boys were headed into the locker room. I made my way down stairs, to meet up with Jon. I wasn't paying any attention to where I was walking, I slammed into a body. I fell backwards, only to realize it was Sharpie.

        "I need to talk to you." He pulled me into an empty office. Oh god, did Jon tell him about this morning....

*Patrick's POV*

        I pulled Brianna into an empty office, I needed to ask her about Kelsey.

        "I need to know about Kelsey. Why is she so hard to figure out? Did she have any relationships after Kris? Please, I need you to tell me anything and everything!"

        She took a deep breath, "Patrick, she had 1 relationship after Kris. I'm not going to tell you who, because no one knows. I can tell you that they are very close, not relationship close, but really good friends. He's extremely protective of her. They were really in love, all I know, is that something happened, and they just decided to be friends."

        I stood up and followed her back to the locker room. She opened the door, and there she was, with Ben. His arm was around her, and they were laughing. I was hit with a pang of jealousy. I looked at Brianna.

        "She's all yours if you want her." Jon took her hand and walked out.

        I needed to do something, Kelsey needs to know how I feel.

*Brianna's POV*

        Jon and I got into our car and started driving, I could tell he was still mad.

        "What did Stan want?" He asked angrily.

         "He was telling me about Kris being back, and not to rush and tell Kelsey." I reached for his hand, he smacked mine away. "You know what, stop the fuckin' car. I can't fuckin' believe you right now. I have a job, just like you do. Even if I'm off, I still have things I have to do. You need to loosen up." I got out of the car, and he sped off.

        I turned around, Bollig lived in this complex. I walked through the doors to the elevator. I pressed 29 and started going up. I reached his door and lightly knocked. He opened the door, shirtless. Oh my god, he's perfect. Wait, why am I thinking like this? I'm a married woman with a child.

         "Hey Brianna, where's Jon?"

        I started to cry. He pulled me into his condo, and brought me to the couch. I just stayed in his arms, not wanting this hug to end.

        "Brianna, tell me what happened."

        I looked up at him, and told him about what happened before practice, and then what had just happened in the car. He was silent, I went to get up, "I made a mistake coming here, forget what I just told you."

        He grabbed my wrist, stood up, and pulled me into another hug. "Brianna, I don't know what his problem is, but a man should never treat a lady like that. He's the luckiest guy in the world to have you. He honestly doesn't know what he's missing out on."

        I pulled out of the hug, and just stared into his eyes. He started to lean in, and our lips crashed together. I didn't push away, like I should have. I started to kiss back. We somehow ended up in his bedroom. I didn't want him to stop, so I just let this happen. I never even thought about Jon. I felt alive, which I didn't feel with Jonathan. How am I going to keep this a secret? We finally ended up snuggling under the sheets.

        "Brandon, this goes nowhere. No one can know about this." I looked into his eyes once again.

        "I would never tell anyone." He started to kiss me, here we go again!