ice // s. knight

eleven

moira

i watch as spencer stops shot after shot in the first period.

by the second period, he let in two shots and looked very frustrated.

our eyes met for a second and i showed him to take a deep breath. i saw his chest inhale and exhale. 

we looked at each other and i smiled. i saw his eyes crinkle, meaning he was also smiling back.

"moira, stop distracting your boy toy." adelina giggled, nudging me.

i laughed and looked back out where the game had started back up.

in the end, spencer let in six goals, the usa losing six to four. 

adelina and i look at each other as we see some of the guys slam their sticks against the door as they get off the ice.

"should we use our passes and go see them?" adelina asked and i shrugged.

"we should let them cool down." i advise and she nods.

"right." she agrees. 

we go outside and walk back to our hotel, but not before someone calls my name.

"moira? moira williams?" i hear and turn around to see lilly knight and spencer's sisters, claire and hannah.

"miss lilly? hannah? claire?" i say, grinning.

"moira! it's been so long." lilly exclaims, walking over and giving me a hug.

"it has, how have you guys been?" i ask, looking at the three girls.

"we've been good. moved to washington. sent spencer off to college." claire said, giggling at that last part.

"how've you been moira? we haven't seen you since you were a sophomore." lilly asked.

"well, i'm coaching now, and i'm an art student." i grin. i looked at hannah but she just avoided eye contact.

"that's amazing. well, we've got to go. we're going to go see spencer." lilly said, giving me a wave and i waved back at the three of them.

"was it just me or did the older girl not want to see you?" adelina asked and i nodded.

"that was hannah, we used to be really close, not as close as spencer and i, but still close." i explained to adelina as we walked into the hotel.

"that's probably why." she agreed and i nodded.

we made our way to our hotel room to order room service for dinner. 

just as i was about to call room service, there was a knock at the door.

adelina looked at me and i shrugged. she went to open the door.

"moira, it's for you." she giggled, letting spencer in.

i smiled softly at spencer, who just sat down next to me.

"hey." i said, turning to him.

"hey moi." he said, sulking.

"hey, don't feel bad about the game." i say, putting my hand on his forearm.

"how can i? i let in six goals!" he said and i rubbed his arm.

"yes you let in six goals, but you stopped so many more. spence, you were amazing out there and i was so proud to wear your jersey." i say, giving him a hug.

"thank you moi." he mumbled.

we stayed like that for a minute before the door opened again to reveal trevor.

"trevor?" spencer asked and i laughed softly.

"adelina invited me over." trevor grinned, looking at my blonde friend.

"so do you guys want to go to dinner?" spencer asked, looking at the three of us.

"moira and i were just going to order dinner, but sure." adelina said, grinning at spencer.

"great! so we'll be back in like twenty minutes." trevor said, smiling brightly.

they walk out the door and i turn to adelina.

"i got you moira, don't worry. i brought way too many nice clothes." she grinned, digging through her suitcase.

she threw me a short, silver, silk-like dress and pulled out a red dress for herself.

i ran into the bathroom and changed, putting on a pair of strappy, silver heels, then straightened my hair and did some light makeup.

adelina came in and grinned when she saw me.

"you look stunning as always." she said, smiling at me.

she looked gorgeous, her blonde hair was curled and she was wearing the pink heels i wore last night.

"you look gorgeous adelina." i giggle and we finish our makeup together.

just as i put on some pink lipstick, there was a knock at the door.

i looked at adelina and then walked over, opening it up to see spencer and trevor.

"hey moi." spencer said and gave me a hug.

"hey spence, hey trevor." i greeted, hugging him back.

"wow, you guys look amazing." trevor said, looking at adelina with a grin. i laughed as her cheeks grew pink.

"you guys ready to go?" spencer asked, giving me a cute grin.

i nodded and adelina nodded.

the four of us headed out and into ostrava.

~~

we were at a small restaurant, and adelina was sharing stories of me from the past three years.

"moira's super good with the skaters." adelina told the boys as we were discussing me being a coach.

"yeah, i remember when she first stopped competing, i thought she would fall into a depression. but nope, she got offered a coaching position right after we got back from worlds." spencer tells them and i blush.

i could feel spencers fingertips brushing mine under the table, which made me blush even more.

"you never told me what those girls questioned you about." i told him and he laughed, his cheeks heating up some.

"yeah, because i'm sworn to secrecy!" he joked, his eyes lighting up.

"it's been years, i don't think they would mind you telling me now." i tell him, trying to persuade him. 

he just sighed, "okay okay. they were asking me if i loved you, how much i loved you, and stuff like that." 

i giggled, "aww that's sweet."

"that's all you have to say?" he asked, shocked, and i nodded.

"yeah, that kinda of the stuff they asked me before." i laughed and his eyes twinkled.

"i bet they didn't ask if you would marry me though." he grinned and i gasped softly.

"did they really ask that?" adelina laughed, making trevor laugh.

"yeah, i turned so red at that." spencer confessed and we all laughed.

we laughed and drank some red wine, making some things a little fuzzy, but we had fun that night.

we eventually made our way back to the hotel and soon said goodnight.

trevor and adelina stayed out in the hallway for a little bit after spence and i said goodnight.

i fell asleep quickly that night, not even hearing adelina come back into the room.