Hockey One Shots

#9. Jonathan Toews

You walked into the arena that you were so familiar with. You had been dating Jonathan Toews for over five years and you loved nothing more than to watch him play. You walked towards the suite that you sat with all of the other wives and girlfriends a million times before. You settled in next to Brandon Saad's wife and fell into a normal conversation; talking about the boys and what this season was going to hold for the team.
You watched the game intently, never taking your eyes off Jon as he was on the ice. You were absolutely, 100%, head over heels in love with him and everyone knew it. People often joked that you guys were going to get married but Jon was in his prime. Jon told you that once hockey started to slow down then maybe you guys could talk about it more. But as for right now, hockey was the focus for both of you.

As you watched Jon as he gracefully skated down the ice with the puck. He pulled back and released a powerful snapshot, burying the puck into the net. The entire arena erupted into loud cheers for your man. No matter how many times you watched him score; the same feeling of satisfaction ran through you. You were so proud of Jon for everything he had accomplished.
The Blackhawks ended up beating the Minnesota Wild 4-2. After the guys had all skated off of the ice you decided to walk down and wait for Jon outside of the locker room. You knew Jon always had a lot of media to do after games, so you walked into the family lounge and took a seat at one of the couches. You pulled out your phone and began scrolling through Instagram to pass the time. Eventually, most of the room had cleared out of player's family and friends leaving just you. You began to stand up and walk towards the locker room to check on Jon. He was always the last to leave but you were trying to be patient.
As you walked down the hallway towards the locker room you bumped into someone.
"I'm so sorry." You said looking up for your phone.

"No, totally my fault." The stranger replied.
"You're Zach, right? Zach Parise?" You asked.
"That's me." He laughed.
"And you are?" He asked realizing you didn't give him your name.
"I'm Y/N." You told him with a smile.
"Well, Y/N, would you like to join me to go get a cup of coffee with me? I have all night and I don't know anyone else in this city." He laughed.
"Actually, I'm Jonathan Toew's girlfriend." You explained.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I had no idea. I actually used to be good friends with Toews." He said obviously embarrassed.
"It's okay! You didn't know." You smiled.

All of a sudden you felt Jon come up behind you and place his arm around your waist.
"Hey, Y/N. I see you met Zach." He said.
"Yeah, we were just talking." Zach explained.
"Well, we better get going." Jon said slightly rude before he walked away with his arm still around you leaving Zach standing there.
You instantly felt bad at how rude Jon was being, Zach seemed like a really nice guy. He was walking so fast down the hallway that you could hardly keep up.
"Jon, what is your problem?" You asked walking as fast as you can.
Jon remained silent and kept walking with you towards the parking lot. Jon kept his arm around you the entire way until you reached the car. He came around to your side and opened the door helping you in. He walked over to his side and got in the car and began driving out of the parking lot.
"Did I do something wrong?" You finally spoke up once you were on the highway.
"Zach." He said quietly; his voice full of anger.

"Why are you mad about him? I told him you were my boyfriend and I shut down his advances." You said defending yourself.
"I'm not talking about this right now." He said.
You knew better than to argue with Jon when he was like this, so you just stayed silent. When you finally pulled into the driveway, you both stepped out of the car and walked into the house. Jon walked over to the fridge and took out a bottle of water, taking a long sip and then setting it down on the counter.

"Will you please talk to me? I don't understand what I even did wrong." You admitted.

Jon wouldn't even look at you. You began to feel the anger surge through your body. You set your purse down on the counter and walked up the stairs to your bedroom and closed the door behind you. You wanted so badly to lock it but knew after a game Jon's body was definitely tired and would need the bed. You hesitantly left it unlocked and crawled into the bed. You curled up in the blankets letting your tears flow freely from your eyes. You didn't understand why Jon was even angry at you, you literally did nothing wrong. You cried for hours and eventually looked at the clock on the wall showing it was 3 am, you instantly worried when you realized Jon hadn't come to bed. You hesitantly got up out of bed and walked down the stairs. You saw Jon sitting on the couch with his head in his hands.

"Jon?" You asked in almost a whisper.
His head quickly snapped up and he looked in your direction. His eyes were bloodshot from crying. He quickly stood up and walked towards you pulling you into his arms.
"Baby, I'm so sorry." He whispered.
You wrapped your arms around him tightly realizing how upset he was.
"Will you please talk to me now?" You asked hesitantly.
He nodded his head and led you over to the couch where you sat close to him.
"Tonight in the locker room after the game Saad was telling me I needed to man up and marry you and he was just like hounding me. Saying that I'm a shitty boyfriend to you...and he's right. You've stayed by my side for so long, you've dealt with me coming home pissed off after games, you've dealt with me when I got hurt, you've been there for everything. And I can't even do the right thing and marry you. I was already upset about that and then when I saw you talking to Parise it just killed me. I could tell by the look in his eyes that he wanted you and I wanted to kill him for it. I just started thinking of all the reasons why you should leave me. You could find a guy who comes home every night and who can love you more than me." He admitted in a low voice.
"Jon...babe, no." You said pulling him into a hug.
"Jonny, listen to me. Do I want to get married? Of course! Every girl wants to get married, but that's not where we are in life right now. We're a team and right now our focus is your career and on hockey. You're playing so well, I don't want to do anything to mess with that! Don't listen to Saad because clearly, he doesn't know what he's talking about. And you have absolutely nothing to worry about with Zach, I only have eyes for you Jon. You've been the only man I've wanted since we got together. You are not a shitty boyfriend, I wouldn't want anyone else. I love you more than anything. I love going to your games and I love celebrating with you! The losses can be hard, but we love each other and that's why we always come out on top. Our love can conquer anything Jonny." You said letting a few tears roll down your cheeks.

Jon smiled at you.
"Jon, don't you dare, for one second, think that I'm not happy with you. You make me the happiest girl in the entire world."
Jon wrapped his arms around you tighter.
"Thank you for supporting me, my love. I wouldn't be where I am without you. I love you so much." He said as you both hugged each other in the darkness.

"I'll always love you, Jon." You whispered.
Jon stood up, confusing you.
"Wait right here." He said.
He ran upstairs and disappeared down the hall. He returned after a few short moments.
"Y/N, I don't want you to ever feel like you would throw me off from hockey because it is the exact opposite. I play worse when you're not with me, when you're not at games I just feel off. You are the most beautiful girl I've ever met and I'm not going to ever let you forget it." He pulled out a black velvet box and dropped to one knee causing your mouth to hang open in shock.

"I've had this ring for months...I've been trying to find the perfect time to give you and I've realized there never will be a perfect time. I've learned that life isn't perfect, but baby I know my life will be pretty damn close to perfect with you in it. Will you do me the honor of being my wife?" He asked revealing the most beautiful diamond ring you've ever seen.
"Yes! Yes! Jon Yes!" You screamed jumping into him wrapping your arms around him.