HOCKEY IMAGINES: BOOK 2 // REQUESTS CLOSED

#15: JIMMY VESEY - #13 BUFFALO SABRES

The first time I met Jimmy Vesey was when he sat beside me on the first day of classes back when we were at Harvard. I had no idea who he was or what he was doing, I was surprised that someone sat beside me willingly- a very cute one at that. We became really good friends after our first class together, we exchanged numbers and met up during our breaks. Then we became really close friends, we began hanging out together during weekends and then three weeks later Jimmy asked me on a date. It was the best date I ever went on because fast forward five years we have been together as a couple ever since.

We both graduated from Harvard on schedule together, I got an internship at our local municipal government and well, Jimmy went off to play professional ice hockey for the New York Rangers. I was with him the day he got the call letting him know he was drafted by the Nashville Predators, and the day he was traded to the Rangers. It was a bittersweet moment for us both, but Jimmy wanted to play professional ice hockey and that's what he has done for the past two years.

Now with him in his third season with the Rangers, I took a drastic step in my life and moved to New York to be nearer him. Before I lived back in Boston, then things got serious between Jimmy and I, and I moved out to New York so I'd be closer to the man I love. The only problem, I'm living in my own one bedroom apartment many blocks away from where Jimmy lives on his own. You would think with us being together for over five years we would have already moved in together, but nope we are both living separately in the same city.

I know that it is silly to get frustrated over such a thing, but it's difficult for us both because we live in two different apartments. We are always commuting back and forth from each other's own places, it would make life so much simpler if one us moved in with the other or if we bought an apartment together because after all we are in a long term relationship. I haven't brought this up to Jimmy yet, but when we have passed our five year mark- which is when most people get engaged, that is a whole other conversation to have with him- we should be living with each other in the same apartment.

Five years is a long time to be with someone, Jimmy is such a big part of my life now, and yet I can't help but feel a little worried that the reason he doesn't want to move in together is because he's hiding me from something or just doesn't want us to live together. The problem is, I love Jimmy with my whole heart that I don't know what would happen if we were to break up because of a stupid thing such as an argument about us moving in together, but we need to have that conversation sooner rather than later.

Like usual, I sit on the train on my way to Jimmy's apartment which is on the other side of the city. I guess it is time to bring up that conversation, we need to move in together because I'm getting sick of constantly going to and from my boyfriend of five years apartment. Life would simpler for us both, I won't be alone all the time and I'll be there every time he comes home from an away trip. I'm surprised Jimmy hasn't brought it up before, I mean I spend nights at his place and vice versa, but it's the commuting back and forth from each other's after nights spent or going home after date nights that is frustrating me.

I hate to give him an ultimatum, but I can't stay in our relationship if we aren't making progress or moving forward from where we are now. And I hate to do that because I love Jimmy so much, but why should I be wasting time with someone who doesn't want to move in with me?

I get off the tube and make my way up to Jimmy's apartment. I trudge in the cold and wet winter weather that's clouding New York city, that's another reason too! I don't want to be trudging across the city anymore in the snow and rain to Jimmy's apartment, I'd rather be cuddled up with Jimmy in an apartment owned by us both when the weather is like that.

I ride the elevator up to Jimmy's apartment, my foot tapping impatiently as it climbs it was up to his floor. Once it reaches his floor I step out and make my way towards his door, I knock the door twice and step back. It is a few seconds later when Jimmy's face appears in the door, my lips turn into a giant smile when I see him.