Life with the WAGS

Sidney, We Need to Talk

After I enter the lobby with Matt, I see Sidney sitting at the bar. Matt leaves to his room and I sit on the stool next to Sidney. I order a drink and wait. I group text Travis and Rob.
Group Chat:
Travis and Rob, I need to talk to Sidney.
Just don't get a 💔
I'm with Travis on that one.
You guys are amazing! Travis, this is for you. 😘 Rob, you get a 🤗.
Aw! I care about you.
I love you.
My group chat ends as a drink gets placed where I am sitting. I nudge Sidney's arm. He looks at me and we talk. A few hours later, Sidney starts to stand up but he's wobbly. I text Matt.
Text Conversation:
Matt, 🆘 we have a 🥴 person.
Oh no. Is it you?
Nope it's Sidney! Should I get him to the room you're in?
Nope. He's your ex boyfriend.
God, I hate it when you're right Murray!
Sidney would do the same thing for you if rolls were reversed.
I always wanted a roommate.
Really?
I was being sarcastic, Matt! 😡
Sorry. How are you going to deal with Sidney?
I don't know. What would you do?
I would just relax. Enjoy some quiet time.
Matt, I am so proud of you! Your ideas are amazing!
I just gave you an idea?
Yup! I have to go talk to you later.
As I end my conversation with Matt, I nudge Sidney's arm again. Seeing him in a drunk state breaks my heart. I tell the captain to put his arm on my shoulder and stand up. We go to the elevator. I push the up arrow but Sidney slides down on the wall. I worry and grab Sidney's hand. Oh boy this is going to be tough I think to myself. I'm not going to give up on my ex boyfriend. Sidney notices his hand in mine and he gets up. He pushes the down arrow on the elevator and I look at him confused. The doors open and close. I push the up arrow and we wait. A moment later, Sidney and I are going to the seventh floor to my room. As I walk the hallway with Sidney, I noticed that his arm is around my shoulder. I smile and insert my keycard in the lock. As the door unlocks, Sidney takes in the room. He tries his best to take off his shoes but fails. I get a text from Matt.
Text Conversation:
Is everything okay?
Yeah. Sidney is going to be in for the worse hangover
ever!
He's lucky.
Ik. He's in my suite.
I know the situation isn't what you wanted but I cannot room with Sidney when he's wasted.
Does that have a story?
Yeah. We were in Vegas playing the Golden Knights and we caught up with Marc Andre Fleury and we partied so hard that Sidney was 🥴!
I would totally want to see that. Sidney is on my bed so I need to find another place to sleep. Good night, Matt.
Sweet dreams, Vanessa.
I end my conversation and pace around my suite. Sidney wakes up and looks at me worried. I tell him he's okay and with me. We smile and we share a hug. We break apart from the hug, and I give Sidney some water. Travis and Rob group message me.
Group Chat:
Kid, stay off the internet for a while.
Rob, what's up?
You and Sidney are on TMZ! 😡
Crap!
Crap is right! What were you thinking?
Sidney got wasted! Matt can't room with him because of an away game party that went crazy in Vegas.
So you had to help him by being the heroine?
What was I spoused to do not let him room with me?!
Yeah!
Just because we broke up doesn't mean we can't be friends, Travis! 😡
Guys, I have an idea.
What is it, Rob?
You guys make up at Arrowhead before the Eagles game.
Rob, this situation is way beyond repair and I have no idea how much this conflicts with my emotions!
Travis is feeling the same way! He doesn't want to get his 💔. I think you and Travis need a break.
That sounds great!
You're serious?
Yeah. I'm flying back to LA with the Penguins then they fly back to Pittsburgh.
You're not going with them?
Nope. They have a home game and then they're off to Philadelphia.
Hopefully the Penguins aren't playing the 🦈.
No. They're playing the New York Rangers. Did Travis leave the chat?
Nope. I'm still on. Just in shock.
Babe, I'm sorry you mean so much to me and I care about you. Maybe this break will make us stronger.
I have to go meet Jason at the airport.
Rob, don't you have a party to go to?
Hosting one.
As I end the conversation, Sidney scoots over. I think about my next move and get the couch in the suite.