Hockey One Shots

#13. Sidney Crosby

Y/B/F/N ---- Your best friend's name

Sidney's POV

I walked into my house setting my keys on the table in the entry way.  I walked into the kitchen wanting nothing more than to have a pity party for myself.  We lost...we fucking lost again.  It was getting so frustrating because as hard as I tried, we just couldn't pull off a win.  I sat down at the island in the kitchen burying my head in my hands in frustration.  
I suddenly felt my phone buzz in my pocket.  I pulled it out to reveal a text.

Y/B/F/N: Are you in town?

Why was she texting me?  She was my ex-girlfriend's best friend.  I had not heard from either of them in months.

Y/B/F/N: Please, Y/N needs you.

Her words shot through me like a bullet.  My mind wandered to my ex-girlfriend; the girl I still wasn't over.  The reason I had been playing like complete shit for the last month.  The girl I was so in love with and couldn't get off my mind.

Y/B/F/N: I'm in town, what's wrong?

A few moments after I sent the text, my phone rang, signaling a call from Y/B/F/N.
"Hello?" I said.
"Sidney, Y/N is hurt." She said.
My heart sank.
"What?" I asked unsure of where this was going.
"She's in the hospital, I'm on my way but I'm 3 hours away because I went to visit some friends from home.  Her parents are on a flight back from California so they're not there either.  Can you please go and be with her?  I haven't been able to talk to her, the doctor called her parents who called me.  I don't know what even happened.  She's all alone, please Sidney." She explained quickly.
My heart was beating so quickly it was practically pounding out of my chest.
"Text me which hospital, I'm leaving now." I said quickly before hanging up the phone.  
I raced through my house grabbing my keys and sprinting out the front door.  I started my car just as the text from Y/B/F/N came through telling me which hospital she was in.  I raced through my neighborhood trying to calm myself because I knew that I needed to be strong for Y/N.  I parked in the first spot I could find and walked through the lot finding the door to the hospital.  I pulled my ball cap down over my head trying to be as discreet as possible- the last thing I needed was to be recognized by a fan right now.
I walked straight towards the receptionist desk.
"Hi...uhh I'm here for Y/N  Y/L/N." I said trying not to sound like I was seconds from having a complete breakdown.
"Are you family?  Only family is allowed in right now due to her condition." She said.
Great, she has no clue who I am.  The one time that having someone know who I am would actually come in handy, and I'm a total stranger.
"I'm her boyfriend." I lied, I was willing to do anything to get to Y/N.
I pulled out my phone and quickly scrolled through the pictures and showing her a photo of Y/N and I at a party from a few months back.  I was sitting on a chair and she was on my lap with her arms wrapped around my upper body.  It was one of my favorite pictures of her, she looked so radiant and so happy.
The receptionist looked at the picture and then began typing into the computer.
"Room 402." She said.
"Thank you." I said quickly before walking to the elevator.
I rode it to her floor, bursting out of it as soon as the doors opened and walking towards room 402.  I walked in seeing the doctor standing over her, blocking my view of her.  He turned around when he heard me enter.
"Sidney Crosby?" He asked.
Great, now I'm recognized.
I walked over to the bed and looked at Y/N beautiful face.  She had a few cuts on her cheeks and a bruise under her right eye.
"How is she?" I asked wanting nothing more than to shift the focus onto her.
"Sidney, the extent of her injuries is pretty bad.  We are doing everything we can, but only time will tell.  We ran a few tests just now so that should give us a better idea of what is going on. We have her heavily sedated with pain medication to help with the pain but she's been out for a while so she should be waking up soon." He explained.
"What happened?" I asked trying to take in everything he just said to me.
"The police just spoke with us about that.  She was in a car accident, someone hit her head on.  It appears the other driver was unharmed because he took off on foot, the police are still searching for him." He explained.
I tried to wrap my mind around what he said, the whole concept was so confusing.  I wanted to take her pain away so badly.  I looked down at her beautiful face and wanted to kill whoever was responsible for the bruises and cuts that were now imprinted on her beautiful skin.
"Sindey, I'll be back to check on her in a while.  Maybe try and talk to her, sometimes hearing a familiar voice can help with bringing someone out of the sedation.  I honestly thought she would have woken up by now..." He said.
"Let me know if you need anything." He said before leaving the room and closing the door behind him.
I looked down at the beautiful woman in front of me.  She was my best friend for so long, now I felt like we were complete strangers.  I pulled a chair from the corner of the room so that it was next to her bed and sat down.  I gently took her hand into mine and gave it a gentle squeeze.  I took a deep breath trying to fight back the tears that were building within my eyes.
"Baby...please wake up...I can't lose you." I began trying to hold back a sob.
I suddenly wanted to tell her everything I have been feeling for the past few months.  I wasn't sure if she could hear me or not or even understand what I was saying...but I wanted to tell her so badly it hurt.
"I don't know if you can hear me, but..." My voice shook as the words left my mouth, I was so emotional.
"Baby, I miss you.  I've been in so much pain since we broke up; I can hardly function without you.  You were my reason for living, you were the only one who kept me sane most days, you were my everything.  I remember meeting you at Mario's that day.  I knew your parents were friends with Mario and I had met them before, but I had never met you.  When you walked through the front door, it was like everything was in slow motion... You walked around the room with such a gorgeous smile on your face, talking to everyone and just lighting up the entire room.  I was so nervous to talk to you, I practically begged Nathalie to introduce us.  I remember sitting with you outside while the party went on around us.  I knew in the back of my mind that I should have been walking around chatting with everyone as Mario wanted, but I couldn't leave your side.  All I wanted to do that night was sit and get to know you." As I finished, a tear rolled down my cheek.
"I remember when you told me you had a boyfriend.  I was crushed but you told me you wanted to be friends.  I remember when you two broke up and you came to my house because you were so upset.  I'll never forget how I could practically feel my own heart breaking as you cried into my chest for hours.  I wanted to hate him for hurting you, but I was so thankful that I was able to finally have a chance with you." I continued.
"I remember our first kiss..." I smiled as I could picture it like it was yesterday.
"We lost to the Bruins and I was pissed.  You came over after the game and I was being a total dick to you because I was so angry about the game.  I'll never forget the look on your face when you told me that there are more important things in life than hockey, and that you weren't going to put up with the attitude I was giving you.  You started to leave and I just jumped up and pulled you into me, kissing you with everything I had, begging you to stay.  You were the first girl to ever put me in my place about hockey, everyone else just worships it, but you don't care about Sidney the hockey player...you care about just Sidney." I said.
I was practically sobbing now as I continued to hold her hand.
"One of the guys asked me today if I regret being with you because of how badly I've been hurting ever since I lost you. The crazy thing is, I don't. If I could do our entire relationship over again, knowing we would break up in the end, I would.  I would rather spend the rest of my life missing you, than not ever knowing you at all.  I wouldn't take a second of our time together back, I treasured every single moment I was lucky enough to spend with you." I said.
"What happened to us, Y/N?  We just fell apart and I don't even know why. We started drifting apart but I thought things would go back to normal and then you told me you wanted space and that was just it...I would do anything to get you back, anything." I said as I laid my head against the bed next to her crying.
Suddenly, the door to her room burst open and in walked her parents.
"Oh Y/N!" Her mom cried rushing to the other side of her bed.
"Sidney, thank you for coming.  Y/B/F/N said she called you but we weren't sure if you would come or not; you're a good man." Her father said shaking my hand firmly.
"She needed me." I replied.
Her mother walked over to me and pulled me into a tight embrace.
"She's going to pull through this, I just know it." Her mother whispered in my ear.
Suddenly, Y/N began to stir in the bed.  She opened her eyes, only to snap them back shut, groaning in pain.
"I'll get the doctor." Her dad said before walking into the hall quickly.
"Mom?" She whispered out.
"I'm right here, sweetie." Her mom replied taking her hand.
"Everything hurts." She said again trying to clear her throat.
"I know, honey." Her mother said brushing a strand of her hair out of her face.
Y/N's eyes wandered around the room before they landed on me.  Her eyes widened and her mom noticed quickly.
"Sidney came because we were on a plane and Y/B/F/N is out of town.  He stayed with you for a few hours." She explained so I wouldn't have to.
Y/N eyes shifted back to me.
"I can leave if you want Y/N, I know this is probably awkward." I said unsure of whether or not she wanted her ex boyfriend in the room while she was dealing with all of this.
She shook her head quickly.
"No, you can stay.  Thank you for coming." She smiled.
That smile nearly brought me to my knees.  Even in a hospital bed, with no makeup and a hospital gown on she was still the most beautiful girl I had ever seen.
"What happened?" She asked obviously confused.
I explained everything to her and watched her sit and soak in all of the information as best as she could.  Y/N was always strong, but something like this was hard for anyone to deal with.
After a few moments, her dad returned with the doctor behind him.
"Y/N, how are you feeling?" The doctor asked as he pulled up her chart.
"I'm in a lot of pain." She said.
"Well that is to be expected.  I told Sidney when he got here that we ran some tests and everything came back fine.  You are going to be sore for a while but other than that you're fine.  We would like to keep you over night just to monitor you to ensure that you're okay, but as far as we can see, you will be fine." He explained.
I felt like a weight was lifted from my chest hearing him say she would be okay. 
"Mr. and Mrs. Y/L/N, if you could come with me just to sign a few things for insurance purposes?  We need to deal with this paperwork briefly in order to admit her for monitoring tonight." He explained.
"Of course.  Y/N, are you okay with Sidney for a few minutes?" Her mom asked.
She nodded her head.  Her parents left with the doctor leaving us all alone.
"Y/N..." I said as I took her hand in mine.
"I am so glad you're okay." I said closing my eyes suddenly feeling emotional again.
I opened them to see Y/N had tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Oh my god, what's wrong?  Are you in pain? Do you need me to get the doctor?" I asked panicked.
"No..." She said resting her hand against my chest.
"Then what's wrong?" I asked trying to understand.
She looked up at me with her beautiful eyes, the same green eyes I fell in love with 2 years ago. 
I hesitantly reached out and wiped her tears away with my thumb.
"What's wrong, Y/N?" I asked again.
"I heard you.  I heard every damn word Sidney." She said looking down at her hands.
I was suddenly so nervous, I honestly didn't think she would be able to hear me and even if she could, I definitely didn't think she would remember.
"I..." I stammered.
"Can I be honest with you?" She cut me off.
I nodded my head.
"I know we broke up because I said I needed space, but I never really explained everything to you.  Sidney, I was terrified.  My entire life, all of my relationships just ended up with me in so much pain.  I didn't want it to happen again so I figured if I just shut you out and distanced myself, I wouldn't have to deal with the pain of losing you." She said trying to hold herself together as best as she could.
"Sidney, I've been walking around pretending that I don't love you anymore and I can't do.  I can't act like seeing your face doesn't kill me.  I can't pretend that some nights I don't sleep because I can't stop thinking about you..." She said letting tears roll down her face.
I leaned down and carefully pulled her into my arms.  She wrapped her arms around me, pulling me into her tightly.  I kissed the side of her head as she cried softly into my chest.
"Let's focus on getting you out of this hospital for now.  Once we're home, we can figure all of this out.  Okay, baby?" I asked her.
She nodded her head and continued to lean into me.
"Thank you for coming...I love you Sidney." She whispered.
"You don't have to thank me.  No matter what, I'll always be there if you need me.  I love you too." I said looking into her eyes.
I leaned in and kissed her soft pink lips slowly.  She kissed me back, causing every part of my body to erupt in sparks.
I finally had my girl back, I could not be happier.