Walking into the bar was like walking into Cheers. Everybody knew their names. After a chorus of welcome hugs from the boys Heather settled down at a table not far from the stage. "Drink?" James asked her less of a suggestion, more of a demand.

"Canadian?" She asked hopeful. She hated American beer.

"Two Canadians coming up" he said to her giving her a little pat on the shoulder. At the table sat sat James ever present BFF Paul Martin, Kris Letang and the young Beau Bennett. Heather glanced at the table beside her giving a smile to Sidney who gave a little wave back.

Heather got up and went over to say hi. "Do you need a special invite to sit at the Captain's table or is it first come first serve?" Heather asked jokingly as she greeted the Penguins captain and the alternates Orpik, Malkin and Kunitz.

"Usually the invites get lost in the mail." Orpik joked "but I think we could make an exception this once." He said with a wink. Malkin was tossing back grey goose like it was mother's milk.

"So I guess the stereotype is true." Heather said pointing to the bottle. "

Nah," said Orpik "the guy needs a little bit of liquid courage." He said with another smile.

"That's right. Malkin is karaoke boy tonight" Sidney said with a smile. "I think it's time to make the first selection." Sidney said with a mischievous grin on his face. "Heather you have your iphone?" Sid asked her.

"As you wish captain" Heather said with a smile handing her phone to him. Sidney pressed the shuffle button and Geno would have to sing the first song chosen. No matter how embarrassing it was. "And your song is...Barbie Girl" Sidney said as the table erupted in laughter

"My god" Geno said downing another two shots. He stood up put his arms out to Heather and said "kiss for luck?" Heather couldn't resist the big russian's puppy dog look.

"Just a little one. I'm James' date tonight." She said looking over at him as he had returned with their beers. She pulled him in for a little chaste kiss on the cheek but he was too fast for her grabbing her neck and back and lowering her into a dip planting a wet sloppy kiss on her lips. He was a very good kisser she thought to herself as he let his tongue probe her mouth. If he was this good at kissing imagine how good he was at...she didn't have time to finish her thought as James tapped Geno on the shoulder hoping to end all of the hoots and hollers and to have his date back to himself. "

"I'll take it from here." He said escorting her back to her seat as Geno headed to hit the stage for his first of many songs. The two of them went back to their table.

"Sorry James" Heather said placing a hand on his arms.

"It's ok" he said with a half grin handing her the beer. "I'll get my time later" he added. Heather decided to take the time to get to know some of the other guys.

"So Kris" she said looking over at him "what's it like being a dad?" She asked him. Kris looked a little dejected. Had she hit a nerve? "

"Well Cathrine and I are on a little break." He said sounding sad. "Since I travel so much he's in Montreal with his mom."

"Oh I'm sorry." Heather's face fell. "I didn't mean to..." She said looking a bit embarrassed

"It's ok. How were you to know? It's not like they give you a dossier on all of our relationships." He said to her. This was true. Heather wondered just how to handle talking about their personal lives. Which WAGs would be ok with her? Which ones would like to hunt her down and feed her to the dogs? It was definitely a sore spot. She decided it'd be best to let the boys lead conversation about loved ones from now on."Besides." He added "it'll give me more of a reason to have sleepovers with you." He said with a wink.

Geno had finished his first song to thunderous applause and encouragement from his teammates. It may have been a punishment but the boys were a team first. "So I've got to ask you." James turned to her and said a little lower making their conversation a little more intimate. "How did you come across this job?" "

"Well," she started a little embarrassed "I heard through another playe" she stopped herself not wanting to open up too much too soon. "A friend" she said looking down at her beer. "A friend who works for the NHL told me about it. I figured why not give it a try you know?" She said with a smile. James looked confused but but decided not to probe further. Heather was tempted to ask about the last specialist but couldn't bring herself to. There was an unwritten rule that one specialist didn't ask about another.

"So are you excited to go on your first road trip?" He asked her. "

"Yeah. I'm hoping to see some of the Miami nightlife. Although I have a feeling that down there I will be taking on the role of security. There will be so many girls down there all over you guys." She said her eyes widening. "And I'm not about to double dip the wick if you know what I mean." She said as his cheeks reddened. "What about you?" She asked him. "Any...special friends?" She asked avoiding the G word.


"Nah," he said shrugging it off. "There's one girl I could see myself getting interested in." He said looking into her eyes.

'Damn' she thought to herself. She could get lost in those eyes easily. "Oh really?" She asked a bit oblivious. They looked into eachother's eyes for a minute not saying anything. He wanted to kiss her. He barely knew her but something about her and the way her eyes flared back at him made him know she wanted it too. Suddenly a hand was on his shoulder. Geno had just finished his spectacular rendition of Baby One more Time when he decided it was somebody else's turn

"I need break." He said patting his friend on the back. James downed his beer and gave her a wink walking up to the stage. He gave his selection to the dj before saying a few words

"This one is for a special girl. Sorry Toby Keith I'm changing a few words" he said looking at her. The opening strains of Toby Keith's God Love Her started "

"Just a girl born in Canada Washed in the blood And raised on the banks Of the Oshawa mud She always had a thing About fallin' in love with a bad boy" he sang not taking his eyes off of her. It wasn't perfectly in tune but Heather thought it was sweet the thought he had put into it especially as he got to the chorus adding to the creativity
"Yea she's a rebel child And a preacher's daughter She was baptized in dirty water And Crosby cried the first time He caught her with me They knew they couldn't stop her She holds tight to me and the Bible On the back seat of my motercycle Left her daddy standin' there Preachin' to the choir You see...God love her Oh me and God love her" Heather smiled with a little tear forming at her eye. As he got to the end of the song Heather got up after he got off of the stage to give him a hug. She went to kiss him on the lips but he pulled back just putting a hand on her face. "Let's get out of here." James said looking into her eyes stroking her face.

She smiled and let out a very small and weak"Ok" something about his eyes. They put their coats on and headed for the door but not before Sidney could put a protective hand on her arm

"Come over later?" He asked looking into her eyes.

"Man tonight's my night" Neal said his eyes turning a bit steely. "Plus you could get any girl here" he said. "

"I don't think so." Heather said putting her hand out to separate the boys. "No double dipping, captains included." She said with a smile. "Plus I know for a fact that you haven't packed yet Sid." She said to him. "I'll save some special time for you in Miami" she added giving him a short kiss on the lips. James looked away not really wanting to see her kissing him.

"Fine" Sidney said sounding like a dejected child. She smiled and they walked out back to her place. Once they got back to her apartment Heather knew she wanted to kiss James. She knew she wanted to do a lot of things to him. "

"Come up?" She asked him. James stopped and thought for a few seconds. He still had to pack too for their 10:30 flight in the morning. "

"Tell you what" he said. Let's grab your things and you can come to my place for the night

. "Deal" she said smiling. It didn't take her long to grab her bags and load them into James car. They pulled out and started driving. "

"You know, you didn't have a song for us tonight" he said "little Miss Broadway Star" he added teasing her. Heather hadn't performed in months. She had a bit of an itch to perform but just hadn't had the right time or place.

"Maybe if you're lucky you'll get a private show." She said with a grin reaching over into his lap rubbing his thigh. James' body temperature shot up high. Way high. He switched his iPod to the next song as he continued the drive home. Dierks Bentley's Come a Little Closer came on. Half way through the song she couldn't resist any longer she felt that she had to sing and she wanted to sing to him. She continued running up and down his thigh as she sang softly just to him "

"Come a little closer baby I feel like strippin' it down Back to the basics of you and me And what makes the world go round Every inch of you against my skin I wanna be stronger than we've ever been So come a little closer baby I feel like strippin' it down Come a little closer baby Just a little bit closer baby Come a little closer baby I feel like layin' you down" A

as she finished the song James had pulled into his driveway and turned the car off. He turned to her and said "that is one of the sexiest things I've experienced in a long time" knowing that she was singing to him, just for him. He took her face on between his hands leaned in and gave her a hot, long passionate kiss. The kiss felt like it could've lasted for hours, they could've kept kissing until it was time to leave for the airport in the morning. She ran her hands through his hair, his famous hair that for some reason she wanted to touch so badly. "Inside?" He said more of a command than a question. Heather nodded and they quickly went in the front door of James' house. As soon as he shut the door they started peeling off items of clothing, their jackets, shoes, his sweatshirt and tshirt, her sweater barely breaking their desperate, passionate kiss with their hands everywhere. He reached his hands on the front of her breasts. He could feel her hard nipples underneath the purple lace. He undid her jeans helping them to the floor revealing a matching purple thong

"Baby, you're killing me" he said in reaction to the undergarments in his favourite colour. He slipped one finger between her already slick wet folds while he leaned his head down caressing her nipple with his tongue over her bra. His other hand went to unsnap her bra when suddenly a light turned on over their heads. "

"James? Is that you?" A female voice asked as he heard the woman walking towards the door

. "Shit" James said quickly gathering up their clothes as Heather stood their frozen in shock. James was blushing and embarrassed as Heather desperately tried to put her clothes back on "Mom...I didn't know you were coming to visit." He said