Therapy is Good for the Soul
Chapter 18
“Hey Freddy, it’s Bailey. Can you buzz me in?
“Yeah sure.” He replied as he pressed the button to unlock the main entrance to the complex.
“I thought we were meeting later.” Freddy said confused, as he opened the door to let Bailey in Tyler’s condo.
“We did, the census was low so I got off work early and thought I’d swing by to wish Tyler good luck. Hope that’s ok.”
“I’m sorry Bailey, you just missed him. He’s a bit amped up tonight so he decided to leave a little earlier than normal. He’ll be bummed he missed you.”
“Figures, guess I have to wait until after the game. I can come back later, if you’re busy.”
“Don’t be ridiculous! Besides you can help me take the little monster you created out for a walk before we go to dinner.”
“Monster? How can you call this sweet boy a monster?” Bailey asked as she played with Marshall on the floor.
“Let’s see, ever since he stayed with you he wants constant attention. Tyler had to bring him into his room and let him sleep in the bed with him the past 2 nights to get him to stop whining.”
“Oops, is Tyler mad?”
“No, he laughed and said it just meant you’d have to come over more.”
“Really?”
“I promise; don’t think Tyler or anyone could ever get mad at you Bailey.”
“You clearly haven’t met my sister, but thank you anyways. Hear that Marshall, your daddy is going to let us play more.” Bailey smiled as she rubbed Marshall’s belly.
“Sorry to break this love fest up Marshall, but we need to take you out so we can get to Boston Beer Works before the place gets packed.” Freddy said as he put Marshall’s leash on and pulled him towards the door and Bailey stood to follow.
“So tell me Freddy, is there a special girl in your life?”
“Nope.”
“Anyone you’re interested in?”
“Nope.”
“You’re good looking, witty, and talented; you must have a million girls after you. Are you sure there isn’t someone you like?”
“Thanks, but I think you have me mistaken with my roommate.”
“Don’t sell yourself short, any girl would be lucky to date you! You need to have more confidence in yourself. Now, tell me what do you look for in a girl?”
“Where is all this coming from?”
“Just trying to get to know you better. Won’t you please tell me what your dream girl is like? Pretty please with sugar on top! Bailey pleaded as she bat her eyelashes at Freddy and hooked her arm into one of his.
“Fine, I guess I like girls that have a good sense of humor and don’t take themselves too seriously. You’ve been around me long enough to know I can get kind of goofy and I want to date someone who can laugh, join in the fun and get silly with me. I also hope she will be kind and trustworthy. I’ve always thought my soul mate would be my best friend so I always look at how a girl treats her friends and who she’s friends with in general.”
“That’s sweet Freddy. What else?”
“Let me think about it for a bit.” Freddy said as they got off the elevator and headed back towards Tyler’s condo.
“Ok, but don’t think I’m going to let you off the hook.”
“I’m sure you won’t! Ok, I’m going to go change; can you get a treat for Marshall and put him in the guest bathroom? They are on top of the fridge.”
“Sure.” Bailey grabbed a chair from the dining room table and pulled it to the fridge to stand on to get Marshall’s treats. She grabbed 3 of the Milk-Bones and 2 of the bacon strips treats. She figured she’s already been called out for spoiling him, why stop now. Marshall gladly followed Bailey to the bathroom where she pet him goodbye and gave him all the treats before closing the door.
“Ready?” Freddy asked as he stepped out of his room in a pair of dark jeans and a nice button down black shirt.
“Ready when you are.” Bailey said as she grabbed her coat off the couch.
“What’s with the Parka?”
“What? Oh, my jacket. I always take a jacket and gloves to games.”
“You do realize we’ll be inside right?”
“Ha, Ha! You realize it’s called ice hockey?” Bailey said putting a clear emphasis on the word “ice”.
“We aren’t going to be on the ice.”
“Tyler said we will be sitting pretty close to the bench. I get cold in the suite Bergeron hosts for the Bravehearts program, so I know it will be cold that close to the ice.”
“You’re hilarious! Put on the ensemble and let me take a picture to send to Tyler.”
“Fine, post it on twitter for all I care” Bailey put on her coat and gloves. She posed holding the coat open to ensure her #63, Marchand, little ball of hate shirt was visible.
“@tseguin92 check out @OTBailey’s game outfit.” Freddy tweeted with the picture of Bailey and they headed out to dinner.
Bailey and Freddy continued their earlier conversation about Freddy’s dream girl over dinner and drinks.
“Oooh, looks like Tyler saw my tweet. Let’s see what he has to say.” Freddy said in response to the ding that went off on his iPhone.
“@freddybender looks like @OTBailey is going on a ski trip.”
“@tseguin92 @freddybender it gets cold in the arena, I don’t want to freeze my tail off. Besides all the players get to bundle up, why can’t I?”
“@OTBailey the players are not “bundled up” we have gear to protect us from getting hurt. It really doesn’t get that cold.”
"@OTBailey What’s with the shirt? That’s the real fashion faux pas in that picture. @freddybender you should have grabbed some real Bruins’ gear from my room for her.”
“@tseguin92 Sorry man, wasn’t thinking. I’ll try to get @OTBailey to zip up her parka.”
“@tseguin92 @freddybender It’s a jacket not a coat! What can I say, I’m from the south; I wasn’t made for the cold like you Canadian boys.”
“@tseguin92 @freddybender Oh and for the record I love my shirt! Shorties have to stick together!”
“@OTBailey @freddybender LMAO! I’ll be sure to let Marchy know. Have to run, have fun at the game!”
“@tseguin92 @freddybender and I will. Good Luck, hope y’all beat the Leafs!”
Freddy and Bailey finished their dinner and had a few more drinks before they headed to the TD Garden. Freddy picked up their tickets from will call and they headed to their seats.
“Holy crap! Are these really our seats?” Bailey blurted out as they sat in their 5th row seats in Loge section 22.
“I think someone is trying to impress you.”
“You can tell him it worked.” Bailey giggled.
Freddy and Bailey were having a blast watching the game. The Bruins and the Leafs were playing with high intensity and it was a tie game going into the third period. Freddy was pleasantly surprised that Bailey actually understood the game and was cracking up at her comments. He’d never thought he’d hear someone at a hockey game yell “Clear the cotton pickin’ puck!”, “He’s slower than molasses, there’s no way he’ll beat Tyler to the puck.” “He wouldn’t bust a grape in a fruit fight.” and “His ass is grass and Thorton is the lawnmower.”
The Leafs called a time out with 5 minutes left in the period. Freddy and Bailey were busy chatting away, when Bailey felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around and the girl behind told her to look up as she pointed to the jumbotron. Sure enough Freddy and Bailey were on the jumbotron with kiss cam written across the screen with some hearts. Bailey’s cheeks suddenly took on a bright, pink hue. She smiled a shy grin, shaking her head no before the camera moved onto someone else.
“That was awkward, hope they don’t come back to us.” Just as Freddy got the words out, they were back on the screen. Bailey immediately looked away and turned into Freddy’s shoulder.
“Yo Segs, isn’t that your girl?” Dougie asked pointing up at the jumbotron. Tyler looked up to see Bailey and Freddy on the screen. He chuckled as he saw Bailey look away nervously, unable to hide the red glow that came over her face before the camera moved on to two guys in Leaf jerseys. The crowd was laughing as the camera panned back to Bailey and Freddy. Tyler’s jaw dropped as he watched Bailey hop up to sit on Freddy’s lap. He couldn’t believe his eyes as Freddy tipped Bailey back, their lips met, and she covered their faces with Freddy’s Bruins cap. His worst nightmare was coming true, Bailey was kissing his best friend.
“Yeah sure.” He replied as he pressed the button to unlock the main entrance to the complex.
“I thought we were meeting later.” Freddy said confused, as he opened the door to let Bailey in Tyler’s condo.
“We did, the census was low so I got off work early and thought I’d swing by to wish Tyler good luck. Hope that’s ok.”
“I’m sorry Bailey, you just missed him. He’s a bit amped up tonight so he decided to leave a little earlier than normal. He’ll be bummed he missed you.”
“Figures, guess I have to wait until after the game. I can come back later, if you’re busy.”
“Don’t be ridiculous! Besides you can help me take the little monster you created out for a walk before we go to dinner.”
“Monster? How can you call this sweet boy a monster?” Bailey asked as she played with Marshall on the floor.
“Let’s see, ever since he stayed with you he wants constant attention. Tyler had to bring him into his room and let him sleep in the bed with him the past 2 nights to get him to stop whining.”
“Oops, is Tyler mad?”
“No, he laughed and said it just meant you’d have to come over more.”
“Really?”
“I promise; don’t think Tyler or anyone could ever get mad at you Bailey.”
“You clearly haven’t met my sister, but thank you anyways. Hear that Marshall, your daddy is going to let us play more.” Bailey smiled as she rubbed Marshall’s belly.
“Sorry to break this love fest up Marshall, but we need to take you out so we can get to Boston Beer Works before the place gets packed.” Freddy said as he put Marshall’s leash on and pulled him towards the door and Bailey stood to follow.
“So tell me Freddy, is there a special girl in your life?”
“Nope.”
“Anyone you’re interested in?”
“Nope.”
“You’re good looking, witty, and talented; you must have a million girls after you. Are you sure there isn’t someone you like?”
“Thanks, but I think you have me mistaken with my roommate.”
“Don’t sell yourself short, any girl would be lucky to date you! You need to have more confidence in yourself. Now, tell me what do you look for in a girl?”
“Where is all this coming from?”
“Just trying to get to know you better. Won’t you please tell me what your dream girl is like? Pretty please with sugar on top! Bailey pleaded as she bat her eyelashes at Freddy and hooked her arm into one of his.
“Fine, I guess I like girls that have a good sense of humor and don’t take themselves too seriously. You’ve been around me long enough to know I can get kind of goofy and I want to date someone who can laugh, join in the fun and get silly with me. I also hope she will be kind and trustworthy. I’ve always thought my soul mate would be my best friend so I always look at how a girl treats her friends and who she’s friends with in general.”
“That’s sweet Freddy. What else?”
“Let me think about it for a bit.” Freddy said as they got off the elevator and headed back towards Tyler’s condo.
“Ok, but don’t think I’m going to let you off the hook.”
“I’m sure you won’t! Ok, I’m going to go change; can you get a treat for Marshall and put him in the guest bathroom? They are on top of the fridge.”
“Sure.” Bailey grabbed a chair from the dining room table and pulled it to the fridge to stand on to get Marshall’s treats. She grabbed 3 of the Milk-Bones and 2 of the bacon strips treats. She figured she’s already been called out for spoiling him, why stop now. Marshall gladly followed Bailey to the bathroom where she pet him goodbye and gave him all the treats before closing the door.
“Ready?” Freddy asked as he stepped out of his room in a pair of dark jeans and a nice button down black shirt.
“Ready when you are.” Bailey said as she grabbed her coat off the couch.
“What’s with the Parka?”
“What? Oh, my jacket. I always take a jacket and gloves to games.”
“You do realize we’ll be inside right?”
“Ha, Ha! You realize it’s called ice hockey?” Bailey said putting a clear emphasis on the word “ice”.
“We aren’t going to be on the ice.”
“Tyler said we will be sitting pretty close to the bench. I get cold in the suite Bergeron hosts for the Bravehearts program, so I know it will be cold that close to the ice.”
“You’re hilarious! Put on the ensemble and let me take a picture to send to Tyler.”
“Fine, post it on twitter for all I care” Bailey put on her coat and gloves. She posed holding the coat open to ensure her #63, Marchand, little ball of hate shirt was visible.
“@tseguin92 check out @OTBailey’s game outfit.” Freddy tweeted with the picture of Bailey and they headed out to dinner.
Bailey and Freddy continued their earlier conversation about Freddy’s dream girl over dinner and drinks.
“Oooh, looks like Tyler saw my tweet. Let’s see what he has to say.” Freddy said in response to the ding that went off on his iPhone.
“@freddybender looks like @OTBailey is going on a ski trip.”
“@tseguin92 @freddybender it gets cold in the arena, I don’t want to freeze my tail off. Besides all the players get to bundle up, why can’t I?”
“@OTBailey the players are not “bundled up” we have gear to protect us from getting hurt. It really doesn’t get that cold.”
"@OTBailey What’s with the shirt? That’s the real fashion faux pas in that picture. @freddybender you should have grabbed some real Bruins’ gear from my room for her.”
“@tseguin92 Sorry man, wasn’t thinking. I’ll try to get @OTBailey to zip up her parka.”
“@tseguin92 @freddybender It’s a jacket not a coat! What can I say, I’m from the south; I wasn’t made for the cold like you Canadian boys.”
“@tseguin92 @freddybender Oh and for the record I love my shirt! Shorties have to stick together!”
“@OTBailey @freddybender LMAO! I’ll be sure to let Marchy know. Have to run, have fun at the game!”
“@tseguin92 @freddybender and I will. Good Luck, hope y’all beat the Leafs!”
Freddy and Bailey finished their dinner and had a few more drinks before they headed to the TD Garden. Freddy picked up their tickets from will call and they headed to their seats.
“Holy crap! Are these really our seats?” Bailey blurted out as they sat in their 5th row seats in Loge section 22.
“I think someone is trying to impress you.”
“You can tell him it worked.” Bailey giggled.
Freddy and Bailey were having a blast watching the game. The Bruins and the Leafs were playing with high intensity and it was a tie game going into the third period. Freddy was pleasantly surprised that Bailey actually understood the game and was cracking up at her comments. He’d never thought he’d hear someone at a hockey game yell “Clear the cotton pickin’ puck!”, “He’s slower than molasses, there’s no way he’ll beat Tyler to the puck.” “He wouldn’t bust a grape in a fruit fight.” and “His ass is grass and Thorton is the lawnmower.”
The Leafs called a time out with 5 minutes left in the period. Freddy and Bailey were busy chatting away, when Bailey felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around and the girl behind told her to look up as she pointed to the jumbotron. Sure enough Freddy and Bailey were on the jumbotron with kiss cam written across the screen with some hearts. Bailey’s cheeks suddenly took on a bright, pink hue. She smiled a shy grin, shaking her head no before the camera moved onto someone else.
“That was awkward, hope they don’t come back to us.” Just as Freddy got the words out, they were back on the screen. Bailey immediately looked away and turned into Freddy’s shoulder.
“Yo Segs, isn’t that your girl?” Dougie asked pointing up at the jumbotron. Tyler looked up to see Bailey and Freddy on the screen. He chuckled as he saw Bailey look away nervously, unable to hide the red glow that came over her face before the camera moved on to two guys in Leaf jerseys. The crowd was laughing as the camera panned back to Bailey and Freddy. Tyler’s jaw dropped as he watched Bailey hop up to sit on Freddy’s lap. He couldn’t believe his eyes as Freddy tipped Bailey back, their lips met, and she covered their faces with Freddy’s Bruins cap. His worst nightmare was coming true, Bailey was kissing his best friend.
Notes
Sorry I haven't updated in a long time; school has been crazy! I will do my best to add another tomorrow or Monday. I hope everyone will understand and come back to read the story. I am grateful to all my readers and for all your encouraging words and feedback!Don't hate me too much for the ending of this chapter. I promise it will all be explained soon.
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2/17/19