Ice Breaker - Mitch Marner (2019)

seventeen

I trudge down the stairs, a half bottle of vodka in my hand.
"I- I think I'm already pretty drunk." I muttered, turning to Morgan Rielly, who just happened to be at the bottom of the stairs.
"Okay. Let's get you to Mitch."

1 hour before

It was currently New Years Eve and all I wanted to do was skate.
New Years really wasn't anything special. Just another day, the same as every other one.

"Hey Mitch." I sighed, sitting down next to him on the couch.
He sighed too and then immediately smiled.
"Hi!"
His positive energy countered my negative energy.
"I don't see the point in New Years celebrations." I half smiled, turning to the un-opened vodka bottle that was conveniently sitting next to me.
I turned away from it and back to Mitch.
"It's for all the people who have a girlfriend or boyfriend so they can make out then fuck later that night." He laughed, his Canadian accent ringing through my ears.
I swooned as his blue eyes met my brown ones.
I looked at his leg brace.
He could get back to playing in February, which was technically only in one month.
"What?" He asked, worry replacing his happy facial expression.
"Oh nothing. I was just drowning in your really sexy Canadian accent."
He laughed and turned his head away, blushing.

"Marner, Matthews!" Someone yelled from the kitchen. "Get your asses up and party!"
We both groaned and stood up, walking the opposite ways.

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I hiccuped as Morgan dragged me down to the coach, setting me right in front of the TV.
There was in fact, 20 minutes until the ball dropped.
I didn't really care but I really wanted to kiss Mitch at midnight (even though we aren't together).
Morgan left me on the couch next to the rest of the team and came back with a sober Mitch.
"She's drunk." Rielly explained, pointing the bottle in my hand.
Mitch sat next to me and took the bottle out of my hand.
"We are just going to set this here for now." He chuckled.
I rolled my eyes and stared at the TV, waiting for the ball.

"10!"
"9!"
"8!"
"7!"
"6!"
"5!"
"4!"
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!!" Everyone screamed as horns and fireworks went off around us.
I stood up quickly, my eyes searching the living room for Mitch.
I rushed to the kitchen and when he wasn't there, I sprinted upstairs.
I opened his door and saw him digging in his drawer.

I immediately grabbed his shirt and pulled his face up to mine.
His arms wrapped around my waist as our lips connected.
When we finally pulled away, we were both breathless.
"I was just grabbing something." He muttered.
I shook my head before smiling.
"Happy new year."
Mitch hastily got up and closed the door to his room.
Our lips connected again and well...
You can guess what happened next.

Downstairs...
"I bet they're fucking." Mat laughed.
Connor nodded before they both turned to look at Auston, who was in the kitchen with John and Connor Brown.
"Hope to god he doesn't go upstairs to see his best friend and sister in the same bed." Kasperi said from the chair next to them.
All three of them broke out into a laughter.
"Happy new year!"