american boy | cole caufield [completed]

epilogue

December 31, 2036

Steph parks her Minivan (aka her mom van) in the parking lot at the Bell Centre. She turns off the engine and her daughter Madelyn, 11, gets out of the passenger seat. Sammy, 7, gets out of the 2nd row and helps Madelyn and Steph get her twin sons Franky and Erick, 5 months, unbuckled from the car while in their infant seats They also help Steph get her twin daughters Kamila and Evelin, 4, from their child seats.

"Madelyn and Sammy, can you two get the babies bag for me?" Steph asks, walking over to the trunk to get the 2 double strollers.

The trunk opens and she pulls out the stroller while the babies babble while in their seats. Madelyn and Sammy help unbuckle the babies from their seats.

"Mamí, Kam and I don't need a stroller! We're big girls, right Kam?" Evelin asks.

"Right, Evy!" Kamila agrees.

"Are you two sure you're gonna be okay walking all night?" Steph asks, as she secures both infants into one of the double strollers.

"Yes Mamí, we promise!" Kamila adds.

"Okay," Steph sighs, putting the other double stroller back into the car. "Okay, Madelyn and Sammy, are you okay carrying the bags?"

"Yes Mamí," the both reply in unison.

"Alright Caufield family, let's go watch Daddy play!" Steph smiles, walking towards the arena.

They make their way inside and head to the family suite where they meet with some of the WAGs and kids.

"Oh my gosh, look at how big the babies have gotten!" Emma Primeau smiles, lifting one out of the stroller.

"It seems like just yesterday they were born and tomorrow they'll turn 6 months," Steph explains.

"Mamí, can Uncle Turcs come to our house after the game?" Sammy asks, interuppting the adults.

"Buddy, Uncle Turcs is gonna be tired after the game. He has to leave tonorrow morning to go play Boston," she explains to him.

"But Mamí, he's Madelyn's padrino and Daddy said that Uncle Turcs has my Christmas present," Sammy protests.

"Fine, after the game, Daddy can ask Uncle Turcs if he wants to come to our house," she explains, watching as Kamila & Evelin chase the Primeau girls around the suite.

"Thank you, Mamí," he smiles, before running off to join Jesperi Kotkaniemi's son in a game with toy swords.

"How do you do it with 6 kids?" Olivia asks.

"I have amazing parents and siblings who are always ready to help me out," she explains.

They leave the suite and go out to the glass for warmups. Warmups begin and they quickly catch sight of Cole warming up alongside Kotkaniemi. After a minute, Cole catches sight of his family and skates over to them.

His heart fills with pride and love as he sees all his children in Daddy #8 jerseys. Madelyn, Sammy, Kamila, and Evelin go crazy for their father's attention and he blows them all kisses from behind the glass. Then he puts his focus on his baby boys, Franky and Erick. The boys smile as they catch sight of their dad and Cole makes funny faces at them to get them to laugh. He manages a couple giggles from them and blows one last kiss and waves before skating away.

Alex Turcotte, who plays for the visiting Chicago Blackhawks, skates over to him.

"Hey bro, you know you're gonna have to get your 1,000th point tonight, right? Gotta do it while the fam is in attendance," Turcs says, grabbing Cole's attention.