~ NHL Imagines ~

~ William Nylander ~

"Do we have to be here?" William muttered, shutting his car door.

"Yes, we do. Unlike you, some of us actually have to work a not-so-glamorous job where sometimes you get invited to things that you don't wanna go to." I reply, shutting mine and meeting him on his side.

"I've told you a million times, love, I make more than enough money to support the both of us. You don't have to work this shitty job if you don't want to." He whispered into my ear.

"I know, but I don't want it to look like I'm using my boyfriend because of his money. I'm more than capable of keeping this job, you know." I reply, looking up into his beautiful blue eyes.

"Well, I know you are, so isn't that all that matters?" He asks, biting back a smile.

I grin and look down, watch him grab my hand.

"Now let's get in there so we can leave faster, yeah?"

We both laugh as we turn to walk towards the venue rented out for my work party. It was a small place, but gorgeous nonetheless.

As we walk, I could feel him tensing up, obviously not wanting to be here. I squeezed his hand and kissed his cheek, letting him know it's okay.

We step on to the front porch at the same time, shooting each other a smile. Just as William was about to whisper something, my friend Rachel runs up to us.

"Hi Y/N!" She exclaims cheerily, pulling me into a hug.

I let go of his hand to hug her back, not wanting to give her the wrong idea.

"Hi Rach. How are ya?" I ask, pulling back from the hug and quickly grab his hand again, seeing his smile from the corner of my eyes.

"I'm good. And who's this? Is he your boyfriend?" She questions eagerly, looking him up and down.

"Yes, it is! So, Rachel, this is William, William, this is Rachel." I say, watching them shake hands and exchange smiles.

"Well, I'm so glad you two could make it, I hope you two enjoy your night!" She concludes practically running back inside.

"She seems,, nice." He notes as we walk in.

I giggle and nod, "Yeah, she's a handful."

When we get inside, I take in my surroundings. It was beautifully lit with blue and purple lights, some balloons, and plenty of excited people.

"I found the food." He jokes, making me laugh.

"That's not surprising." I say back, receiving a playful glare.

After a little while, Willy and I decided to be a bit more social, and go around and talk to certain people.

The night went by quick and after two hours of being there, we decided to head home.

I said goodbye to my fellow co-workers and we walked out the door, on to the front porch.

Walking down the stairs, I muttered, "You made it, bud."

We both start laughing, and walk to the car, just to be stopped by a voice. "Hey! Y/N! Wait!"

I spin around and see my old boss, James.

"Oh, not this guy." I mutter, watching him walk down the stairs and over.

"Why? What's his deal?" William inquired, tightening his grip on my hand.

"He's a total cre- Hey James!" I interrupt myself as he approaches.

"Hey beautiful." He replies taking my other hand in his and kissing it.

I let out a nervous laugh, seeing William's jaw clench out of the corner of my eye.

"So,, uhh, how've you been?" I try to make casual small talk.

"Oh, you know, work is work. How about you? And who's this guy?"

"Good, and he's my-"

"Boyfriend. I'm her boyfriend." William quickly cut in, not breaking eye contact.

"And I suggest, if you wanna leave in one piece, walk away." He added.

"But I-"

"I said,, go."

We both watch as James looks between the two of us, shoots a glare at William, and then leaves.

"I didn't know you had that in ya, Willy." I tease, turning and resting my hands on his chest as I peck his cheek.

His smile returns and he shrugs.

"No one gets in between me and my girl."

"That's cute, maybe I should get more middle aged men to hit on me,,, just so I can see that again." I tease.

"Haha, very funny." He responds in a mocking tone.

"I know I am, but thank you." I joked, "But, you should know,, that you're the only one that's right for me."

I wrap my arms around him and we kiss again.

"Now,, wanna order some pizza and watch Netflix?" He asks, beaming.

"You know exactly what I want."

A/N: hope you all enjoyed!! this was for KristenJolly with the prompt

"He gets jealous and possessive and you reassure him he's the only one for you"

hope this was cute!!