This Changes Everything - a Patrick Kane fanfic

chapter twelve

Ashley's POV:

I asked Patrick where he was going.

"To Buffalo for the summer." He replied like I knew that

"Oh.." I said upset 

"Are you coming with me?" He asked

"I don't know..." I said  

"I don't want to leave Allison and Audrey, but I want to see my parents, Dylan, and Court, but I also want to see your family and be with my fiance." I said having no clue what to do

Patrick just looked into my eyes and he said, "Well, I was planning on taking you to Minnesota for two weeks and then we'll head to Chicago for a week or so before I take you on a vacation to Italy for two weeks and then we'll hang out in Chicago for a while and then we'll spend two weeks in Buffalo."

"You're taking me to Italy?" I asked

"Hell yeah!" He said 

I kissed him and I packed for Minnesota. We took Patrick's Tahoe to Minnesota and he wasn't going to my parents house. We were in a different neighborhood.

"Where are we going?" I asked

"Our new house in Minnesota.." He said

"What?!" I asked super excited

He pulled up to a gate and typed in a code and drove up the driveway. The house was beautiful. We went inside and he had already had furniture delivered and set up.

"Patrick, when did you do all this?" I asked

"I looked when we played Minnesota in February and I bought the house before the playoffs. When we beat Minnesota, I told asked for your dads permission. I told him I was planning on doing it if we won it all. I also told him about the house and he came here and set up all the furniture I bought online."

"Thank you.." I whispered as I hugged him

This house easily cost a million dollars. The backyard was on a pond and the house had five bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, three levels, it was beautiful.

"Patrick, this must have cost you a lot of money... I have money, I can pay you back.."

"Ash, I'm going to be your husband. Plus, you have a rookie salary. I have so much money that my kids, kids, kids, kids, wouldn't need to work."

I kissed him and said, "I can't wait to be your wife."

We went shopping for grocery's and odds and ends you need in your house like scissors, plates, bowls, towels, pots and pans, etc.

We spent about two grand. We made spaghetti and my parents came over for dinner.

It was around midnight when my parents went home and Patrick and I went to bed.

While in Minnesota, we spent a lot of time with my family and did tourist things for Patrick. 

We headed back to Chicago and we watched Audrey at our place for a night so my sister and her husband could have a night alone.

Patrick and I decided to take Audrey to the bean. We were walking around Millennium Park and I had Audrey in her stroller and we were just walking around.

We got to the bean and I took Audrey out of her stroller and she saw her reflection.

"That's you, Audrey Miller!" I said pointing to her

She laughed and I pointed to me and said, "That's me, your auntie Ashley and that is your silly uncle Patrick." 

She was laughing and Patrick put his arm around me and said, "I can't wait until we have our own little baby."

I smiled at him and said, "Baby Kane."

Patrick took Audrey and walked around the bean and entertained her by moving her closer and farther away. We went out for lunch and we fed her baby food at the table.

"Your daughter is so cute." A woman said as she walked by

"Thank you, but she is my niece." I said 

Patrick smiled at me after and we continued to eat. We went back to our place and put Audrey down for a nap.

"I've been thinking that we should build our own house, a dream house, here in Chicago."

"I would love that!" I said

We started talking about everything we wanted. We knew we both wanted a pool, huge kitchen, a trophy room, a nice bar in the basement, and so much more. The next two days we spent looking at lots and we found one we really liked. Patrick bought it and hired people to build the dream house we had on blueprints. 

The house was being built and we were leaving to go to Italy. Allison dropped us off at the airport and off we went. I was sitting by Patrick on the plane and we both fell asleep. 

I woke up as we were landing and it was beautiful looking out with window. 

We landed and went to our hotel and got dressed. We spent time in Venice, Florence, and we ended in Rome.

It was our last night in Rome and Patrick took me out for a fancy Italian dinner and we were waking by the Colosseum and he stopped. He kissed me and said, "I love you so much"

"I love you too.." I said

He kissed me again and said, "When in Rome.."

I laughed and said, "When in LA."

We went back to our hotel room and Patrick poured two glasses of red wine and it was a fun night.

We were back to reality the next day when we got home. We slept all day because our sleep schedule was off. We saw that they were starting to build the foundation of our house which was super exciting.

We spent the next week and a half in Chicago, training. We then drove to Buffalo to see Patrick's family. I met his extended family and they were all super close.

We stayed at his Buffalo house and he asked, "If you don't mind me asking, how many guys have you been with?"

"You can ask me anything you want to know... Honestly, not many.. two serious and one was just for fun.."

"You're so much better than me... I was a fuckboy before I met you and I so regret it... You make me want to be a better person."

"Awww, Patrick, you're so sweet" I said

We asked each other a lot of personal questions and he asked, "Do you think I rushed us too quick by proposing?"

"No, I wasn't expecting it at all. To be honest, that night still seems like a dream to me."

"I wanted to propose to you in a special way and I didn't know if we would ever win another cup.. I hope I didn't force you to say yes." He said 

"Patrick, that proposal was more than I ever expected. You put so much thought into it. You got a video of it, pictures of it, our families were there, our team was there, and the freaking Stanley Cup was there. In that moment, I felt like it was just you and me, if I wanted to say no, I would have said no.. But I want to marry you. I want to spend everyday for the rest of my life with you. I love you." I said 

He looked relieved and I kissed him. 

"When do you want to get married?" I asked

"Again, not trying to rush anything, but how awesome would it be if the Stanley Cup was at our wedding?" He asked

"It's happening, so we should pick a date soon." I said 

We started to plan our wedding and it was beautiful. 

A.N. Lots more to come! Thanks for the love. Please let me know what else you want to see happen