Up and Coming
Chapter 12
I passed my phone to Mike, showing him my text thread with Anze Kopitar. He took a look at the photo Anze had sent me of his dog, and laughed.
"He's a cute little guy!" He smiled, handing my phone back.
I was walking to a restaurant a few blocks away from the hotel with the Butlers, and we had invited Mike along.
I nodded my agreement, and we headed into the restaurant. We sat down, with Avia on my left, and Mike on my right.
"When do you boys leave for the arena tomorrow?" Colette asked, vlogging me and Mike.
"Umm, I think we have to be in the lobby waiting for the bus at 9:30." I said.
"Cool. Is that a long day for a hockey player?" She smiled.
"Not really." Mike answered. "Maybe about average or a bit less than average."
"What's the plan for the travel tomorrow?" Colette asked.
"We're gonna be leaving on the bus after the game. It will probably be about midnight when we leave, but we have an 8 hour drive to Winnipeg, and we want to be there by noon." I told her.
"OK." She said. "We'll find a flight and be there in Winnipeg by the time the game starts."
"Cool." I replied. "We'll have hotel rooms booked, because we're gonna stay in Winnipeg after the game, and fly back to LA the next day."
Colette nodded, and the waitress came to take our orders. I ordered a pizza, with almost every vegetable available.
"What about the rooms?" I asked Colette and Shay. "If Avia and Emmi are staying with me, I'm gonna check out of my room at midnight with the rest of the team, but you have your rooms until about noon the next day. Are the girls gonna move in with you for the night?"
Shay shrugged.
"That would be hard. It's not a very big room." I said.
"What if they came on the bus with me and the team? Then, we could have them vlog the ride instead of me having to, and when we got to Winnipeg, you would be there, or they could come to the arena and hang out with me until you are." I proposed.
"It might work." Colette said. "But I'll have to talk to Shay and the kids about it.
"For sure. Just let me know by tomorrow morning so I can tell the team." I said.
"Isn't the bus for the team only?" Shay asked, looking skeptical.
"Normally, but we would make an exception for them." I said, gesturing towards Avia and Emmi. "That rule was made to keep our strategies secret, but I'm sure they won't tell anyone."
Colette looked nervous.
"Is there any explicit language or talk of things they shouldn't know?" Shay asked, winking.
"Not on the bus there isn't." I answered. "We save that for on the plane and in the dressing room."
Shay nodded, and our food arrived.
"I'm starved. Let's eat." I said, and we dug in.
"He's a cute little guy!" He smiled, handing my phone back.
I was walking to a restaurant a few blocks away from the hotel with the Butlers, and we had invited Mike along.
I nodded my agreement, and we headed into the restaurant. We sat down, with Avia on my left, and Mike on my right.
"When do you boys leave for the arena tomorrow?" Colette asked, vlogging me and Mike.
"Umm, I think we have to be in the lobby waiting for the bus at 9:30." I said.
"Cool. Is that a long day for a hockey player?" She smiled.
"Not really." Mike answered. "Maybe about average or a bit less than average."
"What's the plan for the travel tomorrow?" Colette asked.
"We're gonna be leaving on the bus after the game. It will probably be about midnight when we leave, but we have an 8 hour drive to Winnipeg, and we want to be there by noon." I told her.
"OK." She said. "We'll find a flight and be there in Winnipeg by the time the game starts."
"Cool." I replied. "We'll have hotel rooms booked, because we're gonna stay in Winnipeg after the game, and fly back to LA the next day."
Colette nodded, and the waitress came to take our orders. I ordered a pizza, with almost every vegetable available.
"What about the rooms?" I asked Colette and Shay. "If Avia and Emmi are staying with me, I'm gonna check out of my room at midnight with the rest of the team, but you have your rooms until about noon the next day. Are the girls gonna move in with you for the night?"
Shay shrugged.
"That would be hard. It's not a very big room." I said.
"What if they came on the bus with me and the team? Then, we could have them vlog the ride instead of me having to, and when we got to Winnipeg, you would be there, or they could come to the arena and hang out with me until you are." I proposed.
"It might work." Colette said. "But I'll have to talk to Shay and the kids about it.
"For sure. Just let me know by tomorrow morning so I can tell the team." I said.
"Isn't the bus for the team only?" Shay asked, looking skeptical.
"Normally, but we would make an exception for them." I said, gesturing towards Avia and Emmi. "That rule was made to keep our strategies secret, but I'm sure they won't tell anyone."
Colette looked nervous.
"Is there any explicit language or talk of things they shouldn't know?" Shay asked, winking.
"Not on the bus there isn't." I answered. "We save that for on the plane and in the dressing room."
Shay nodded, and our food arrived.
"I'm starved. Let's eat." I said, and we dug in.
