Lie and Tie
Nine
Ashley’s POV
I kept watching as Tyler went back to the bench and sat down earning a pat on the back from his coach. I turned to one of the guys sitting at the bar and asked him what he knew about Tyler.
“Oh well he is in his second season in the NHL. Got drafted second overall in 2010 ya know. He’s got skill that boy. Last year the Bruins won the cup so he’s already a Stanley Cup Champion. He’s a natural center but they play him as a right winger.” I nodded my head a bit numbly and mumbled a “thanks” before turning back to Trisha and taking my seat again.
“What was that about?” she motioned to the guy I had been talking to.
I shook my head, “Take me home. Now.”
***
When we got home I flipped open my laptop and googled Tyler Seguin. Trisha peered over my shoulder and her eyes widened, “Holy Shit. Ash that’s your Tyler.” I nodded in response.
Slowly I closed the laptop and walked over to my living room calmly. Trisha was watching me warily, waiting for me to burst. I went to sit down, still trying to keep my composure, and instead I kicked the table over and threw the sofa cushions across the room.
“THAT FUCKING ASSHOLE LIED TO ME!!! FOR TWO STRAIGHT MONTHS HE LIED TO ME!!!” Trisha ran over and wrapped her arms around me and tried to get me to calm down and sit.
“He lied to me Trish! Just lied, from the very first date! I told him everything! I let him into my world and he just lied all day everyday! He even had his friends lie! I’m such an idiot!” I was crying uncontrollably into Trisha’s shoulder and she just ran her hand through my hair and shushed me trying to get me to breathe and calm my hysteria down.
Trish pulled away to look at my red tear streaked face. “Ash, I want you to go change into something comfortable and promise me you won’t try to break anything else. I am going to run out to the store and get some essentials.” I nodded and got up and shuffled my way into my bedroom.
I opened my closet and grabbed the first pair of sweats and threw them on. Pulling my shirt off I went to grab a sweatshirt and pulled out Tyler’s “Harvard University” Sweatshirt. I stared at it for a minute before dropping it to the floor and pulling out my phone. I dialed Tyler’s number and he answered on the second ring. He didn’t even get a “hello” out before I started yelling into the phone, “YOU ASSHOLE! YOU COMPLETE FUCKING JERK!HOW LONG, HOW LONG DID YOU THINK YOU COULD KEEP IT FROM ME? HOW LONG WERE YOU GOING TO KEEP UP THIS WHOLE SHITTY FAÇADE?”
“Ashl-“
“NO. Tyler just no. How could you lie to me like this? And right from the very beginning! Right from our very first date!” I was going into hysterics again. I could hear the guys talking in the background but I didn’t care who heard me yelling at this point.
“Ashley please. Just let me-“
“No Tyler, save it. Save it for your next girlfriend.”
“My nex-“
“We are done Tyler Seguin. You hear me!? DONE.” I hung up and curled up in my closet sobbing. Seconds later Trisha came in and the rest of the night blurred together. Trisha helped me get a sweatshirt on and she guided me into the living room and onto the couch that she had put back together. We sat there until late at night with our phones off and the television on sappy movies, stuffing our faces with junk before we passed out on the couch.
Tyler’s POV
The boys and I walked back into the Rangers’ guest locker room and showered and headed out onto the bus. We were all pretty buzzed from our win tonight. As we were all getting into the lobby , I got a call from Ashley. I picked it up and before I even had a chance to say hello she was screaming into the receiver at me.
“YOU ASSHOLE! YOU COMPLETE FUCKING JERK!HOW LONG, HOW LONG DID YOU THINK YOU COULD KEEP IT FROM ME? HOW LONG WERE YOU GOING TO KEEP UP THIS WHOLE SHITTY FAÇADE?”
“Ashl-“
“NO. Tyler just no. How could you lie to me like this? And right from the very beginning! Right from our very first date!” I couldn’t believe what she was saying. Most of the guys had heard her yelling and almost the whole team had fallen silent watching me. I couldn’t even believe that this was happening right now. I could hear her starting to go into hysterics.
“Ashley please. Just let me-“
“No Tyler, save it. Save it for your next girlfriend.”
“My nex-“
“We are done Tyler Seguin. You hear me!? DONE.” The phone went dead and I stared down at it with my mouth wide and my chest hurting. I was completely stunned. It felt as if the whole floor had been ripped out from under me and I was falling, falling into nothingness and the further down I went, the harder it was for me to breathe. I felt my whole body go numb. And then the world was swallowed by darkness.
***
I opened my eyes and looked up at the concerned expressions of the team’s training and coaching staff and behind them I could see the entire team looking down at me with concern. I moved to sit up and my head was spinning. Slowly, with the help of one of the trainers I managed to sit up.
Claude Julien looked at me and shook his head, “You all right my boy? You had a fantastic game, Segs, what happened?”
I opened my mouth to speak and my entire mouth and throat were dry. I couldn’t speak and I merely shook my head before I managed to say, “Can I just go to bed?”
Coach looked at me sympathetically and said, “I need an explanation, Tyler.”
I sighed, “Ashley found out. She found out who I am and she was furious. She broke up with me.”
“Was she mad at who you are or that you lied about who you are?” Coach asked.
“Probably both.” I put my head in my heads and rubbed my fists into my head.
Some of the guys stepped forward and pulled me to my feet. As I got into the elevator Zee said, “I can’t believe you never told her. We warned you.”
I looked up at him, “I know but I’m an idiot.”
I got into the room that Marchy and I were sharing and a large group of the guys came in after me.
I picked up my phone and called her and texted her but it went straight to voicemail each time and she didn’t reply. Eventually I gave up and turned my phone off. I settled into my bed with the intent of sleeping even though there were still a lot of the boys in our room. The last thing I heard before I fell into the miserable solace that is sleep was Zee,
“He fainted because of a breakup, if anything that proves one thing; he is without a doubt in love with her.”
I kept watching as Tyler went back to the bench and sat down earning a pat on the back from his coach. I turned to one of the guys sitting at the bar and asked him what he knew about Tyler.
“Oh well he is in his second season in the NHL. Got drafted second overall in 2010 ya know. He’s got skill that boy. Last year the Bruins won the cup so he’s already a Stanley Cup Champion. He’s a natural center but they play him as a right winger.” I nodded my head a bit numbly and mumbled a “thanks” before turning back to Trisha and taking my seat again.
“What was that about?” she motioned to the guy I had been talking to.
I shook my head, “Take me home. Now.”
***
When we got home I flipped open my laptop and googled Tyler Seguin. Trisha peered over my shoulder and her eyes widened, “Holy Shit. Ash that’s your Tyler.” I nodded in response.
Slowly I closed the laptop and walked over to my living room calmly. Trisha was watching me warily, waiting for me to burst. I went to sit down, still trying to keep my composure, and instead I kicked the table over and threw the sofa cushions across the room.
“THAT FUCKING ASSHOLE LIED TO ME!!! FOR TWO STRAIGHT MONTHS HE LIED TO ME!!!” Trisha ran over and wrapped her arms around me and tried to get me to calm down and sit.
“He lied to me Trish! Just lied, from the very first date! I told him everything! I let him into my world and he just lied all day everyday! He even had his friends lie! I’m such an idiot!” I was crying uncontrollably into Trisha’s shoulder and she just ran her hand through my hair and shushed me trying to get me to breathe and calm my hysteria down.
Trish pulled away to look at my red tear streaked face. “Ash, I want you to go change into something comfortable and promise me you won’t try to break anything else. I am going to run out to the store and get some essentials.” I nodded and got up and shuffled my way into my bedroom.
I opened my closet and grabbed the first pair of sweats and threw them on. Pulling my shirt off I went to grab a sweatshirt and pulled out Tyler’s “Harvard University” Sweatshirt. I stared at it for a minute before dropping it to the floor and pulling out my phone. I dialed Tyler’s number and he answered on the second ring. He didn’t even get a “hello” out before I started yelling into the phone, “YOU ASSHOLE! YOU COMPLETE FUCKING JERK!HOW LONG, HOW LONG DID YOU THINK YOU COULD KEEP IT FROM ME? HOW LONG WERE YOU GOING TO KEEP UP THIS WHOLE SHITTY FAÇADE?”
“Ashl-“
“NO. Tyler just no. How could you lie to me like this? And right from the very beginning! Right from our very first date!” I was going into hysterics again. I could hear the guys talking in the background but I didn’t care who heard me yelling at this point.
“Ashley please. Just let me-“
“No Tyler, save it. Save it for your next girlfriend.”
“My nex-“
“We are done Tyler Seguin. You hear me!? DONE.” I hung up and curled up in my closet sobbing. Seconds later Trisha came in and the rest of the night blurred together. Trisha helped me get a sweatshirt on and she guided me into the living room and onto the couch that she had put back together. We sat there until late at night with our phones off and the television on sappy movies, stuffing our faces with junk before we passed out on the couch.
Tyler’s POV
The boys and I walked back into the Rangers’ guest locker room and showered and headed out onto the bus. We were all pretty buzzed from our win tonight. As we were all getting into the lobby , I got a call from Ashley. I picked it up and before I even had a chance to say hello she was screaming into the receiver at me.
“YOU ASSHOLE! YOU COMPLETE FUCKING JERK!HOW LONG, HOW LONG DID YOU THINK YOU COULD KEEP IT FROM ME? HOW LONG WERE YOU GOING TO KEEP UP THIS WHOLE SHITTY FAÇADE?”
“Ashl-“
“NO. Tyler just no. How could you lie to me like this? And right from the very beginning! Right from our very first date!” I couldn’t believe what she was saying. Most of the guys had heard her yelling and almost the whole team had fallen silent watching me. I couldn’t even believe that this was happening right now. I could hear her starting to go into hysterics.
“Ashley please. Just let me-“
“No Tyler, save it. Save it for your next girlfriend.”
“My nex-“
“We are done Tyler Seguin. You hear me!? DONE.” The phone went dead and I stared down at it with my mouth wide and my chest hurting. I was completely stunned. It felt as if the whole floor had been ripped out from under me and I was falling, falling into nothingness and the further down I went, the harder it was for me to breathe. I felt my whole body go numb. And then the world was swallowed by darkness.
***
I opened my eyes and looked up at the concerned expressions of the team’s training and coaching staff and behind them I could see the entire team looking down at me with concern. I moved to sit up and my head was spinning. Slowly, with the help of one of the trainers I managed to sit up.
Claude Julien looked at me and shook his head, “You all right my boy? You had a fantastic game, Segs, what happened?”
I opened my mouth to speak and my entire mouth and throat were dry. I couldn’t speak and I merely shook my head before I managed to say, “Can I just go to bed?”
Coach looked at me sympathetically and said, “I need an explanation, Tyler.”
I sighed, “Ashley found out. She found out who I am and she was furious. She broke up with me.”
“Was she mad at who you are or that you lied about who you are?” Coach asked.
“Probably both.” I put my head in my heads and rubbed my fists into my head.
Some of the guys stepped forward and pulled me to my feet. As I got into the elevator Zee said, “I can’t believe you never told her. We warned you.”
I looked up at him, “I know but I’m an idiot.”
I got into the room that Marchy and I were sharing and a large group of the guys came in after me.
I picked up my phone and called her and texted her but it went straight to voicemail each time and she didn’t reply. Eventually I gave up and turned my phone off. I settled into my bed with the intent of sleeping even though there were still a lot of the boys in our room. The last thing I heard before I fell into the miserable solace that is sleep was Zee,
“He fainted because of a breakup, if anything that proves one thing; he is without a doubt in love with her.”
Notes
Hey guys thank you for reading!I really hope you all enjoy the update :)
Thank you to everyone who has commented, it's always fun to hear what you all have to say <3
Like I said in the last chapter, I am thinking about writing a new story with the help of someone else. Just check the info I wrote in the author's note for last chapter if you are interested :)
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11/8/13