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Caroline pressed her face against the glass, watching excitedly as the Boston Bruins took this ice. This wasn't the first time that she had watched the Bruins play at TD Garden, but it was exciting nonetheless. She had the best seats in the house, after all.
Her eyes scanned the ice, searching for one player in particular; Brandon Carlo. Caroline had always liked the younger Bruins players--she liked to imagine she had a chance with them--but Brandon had always been her favorite. Who wouldn't like him? Though he was big and intimidating, he was a little puppy at heart.
Caroline eventually spotted him from across the ice, where he was scanning the crowd. Her breath hitched in her throat as it appeared that Brandon was looking right at her. Surely he wasn't actually staring at her, but Caroline liked to pretend he was.
She watched as Brandon skated in her direction, jumping up and slamming into the glass in front of her. She looked at him with wide eyes. That had to be aimed at her, right? Brandon looked over at her, smiling at her through the glass before skating away.
That confirmed Caroline's suspicions. Brandon Carlo, her favorite player, was practically flirting with her. When the hell had she gotten so lucky?
She continued to watch Brandon during warm-ups catching every little glance he took at her. Surely he had noticed that she acknowledged his actions, but he wasn't trying to hide them.
Near the end of warm-ups, Brandon skated up to his teammate, Jake DeBrusk. The two exchanged a few words somewhat secretively before Brandon not-so-subtly pointed towards Caroline. Her heart raced as Jake looked over at her, nodding. They exchanged a couple more words before splitting up, and Brandon sighed before heading in Caroline's direction.
He stopped in front of the glass, standing in front of Caroline. Though she couldn't hear what he said to her over the crowd and the music, she could make out the words, "Meet me after the game?"
Speechless, she just nodded, earning a grin from Brandon. He waved goodbye before following his teammates off of the ice.
For the rest of the game, Caroline was on edge. She was enjoying herself, but she couldn't help but think about Brandon. Of all the girls here, why did she get his attention? When she met him, what would he even be like?
The game ended in a 3-2 win for the Bruins, and it was then that she realized she had no clue where she was supposed to wait for Brandon. She quickly decided to just wait in the lobby, and hope that Brandon was able to find her. So, she made her way out of the rink and camped out near one of the player's only doors.
After most of the fans had cleared out, the door next to her opened and a security guard popped his head out.
"You waiting for Brandon Carlo?" he questioned and she nodded, tucking her phone into her pocket. "Come with me."
Caroline's heart raced as she followed the guard. It was so surreal that she was here; she was actually going to meet Brandon.
The guard stopped walking and as if on queue, Brandon stepped out into the hallway. When he saw her, he smiled, and Caroline prayed that he couldn't see that she was shaking.
"Hey," he greeted, looking over at the guard, who silently excused himself.
"I-I'm Caroline," she told him, mentally hitting herself for stuttering.
Brandon chuckled at her nervousness. "It's very nice to meet you, Caroline. I hope I'm not interrupting any of your plans."
"No, not at all," she assured. "This is way better than any plans I would have had."
He smiled. "Could I make it even better if I asked you on a date?"
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