Leave it in the Past
Negotiations
"Patrick!" I exclaimed, taking the lead. If someone was going to convince him to let us go clubbing, it would be me. He raised his eyebrows at me, waiting for an explanation. I gulped and began to try and work my magic.
"What are you doing here?" I asked innocently. Just like him, I raised my eyebrows and waited for an explanation.
"Coming home. You're turn." He said, dead serious.
"We were going to... um..." I panicked. Lucky for me, Erica stepped in.
"We were going to join you!" We realized that we actually did want to go out. And what better way to go out than with our favorite person?" Erica smiled sweetly. I groaned, she had said too much. It was overkill and Patrick was not buying it.
"I'm calling bullshit on that one, sis." He said, shaking his head.
"Okay well Peyton and I really want to go out! We haven't been able to in such a while!" She pouted at her brother, trying to give him the puppy dog look.
"Well then why did you lie earlier? You said it was going to be girl's night in." He looked at us, questioning our plan.
"You never would have let us!" Erica exclaimed, slightly rattled at her brother's authoritative ego.
"You don't know that." He shot back.
"Yeah, I do." She grumbled.
"Well, fine go ahead." Patrick said. Erica shot me a small smile. She had played him to get him to let us go. Unfortunately, Patrick saw that and quickly added, "On one condition. I come with." Erica and I froze, understanding that meant he would be watching us like a hawk.
"Really?" Erica whined.
"Yeah. I won't be near you, I was just thinking we could go where the rest of the team is going and hang out with them." He suggested. My ears perked up. His teammates were hot. Maybe this could be fun. I shot Erica a look, trying to tell her to agree to what he wanted. She picked it up.
"Alright, that sounds okay." She said enthusiastically. She liked Patrick's teammates too.
"That's alright with you, right Peyt?" Patrick asked.
"Of course!" I responded earnestly. With that, we were on our way.
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When we got to the bar that the rest of the team was at, Patrick introduced us.
"Guys, most of you know my sister, Erica." He said. She smiled and fixed her hair.
"And this is my best friend, Peyt. Or well, Peyton." He said, forgetting that my name wasn't actually Peyt. I smiled.
"Well I'm going to go get a drink, anyone else need anything?" No one responded, and we were left with all the guys.
"So you know who we are, but tell us who you are." Erica smiled. She was such a tease, she knew all of them.
"Well, I'm Jonathan, this is Saad, Shaw, Bollig, Leddy, and you are beautiful." He said to Erica, trying to be smooth. She laughed.
"Thank you. Now which one of you wants to be my first dance?" She asked. She knew how to play them like a piano. I rolled my eyes, she could be so stupid sometimes. Of course, Jonathan swept her away before anyone else had the chance. That left me with all the guys. It was awkward for a few moments until Leddy made a move.
"You look like a dancer, and I look like your next partner. Nick Leddy." He said, with a huge smile on his face. I couldn't help but blush as he whisked me to the dance floor.
"Yeah, I think you do too." Sure it was cheesy, but it was cute, and I was ready to have some fun.
"Wait that actually worked?" He asked, genuinely surprised. I nodded and put his hands around my waist. We started grinding. I was enjoying myself, and I had to give it to the guy, he was a good dancer. After a few songs we decided to go back by the other guys and have a few drinks.
When we got back to the table, I could see Erica clearly flirting with Jonathan. He didn't look overly interested in her anymore. I also saw Patrick. When he saw me sit down on Leddy's lap, he looked pissed. I really didn't care. He wasn't the boss of me.
"So Leddy, tell me about yourself." I said, loud enough for Patrick to hear. He was staring at us, but Leddy didn't even notice.
"Well I play hockey. I'm not the most exciting person." He admitted. I channeled my inner Erica and responded, "I don't know, you are a pretty good dancer." I teased. I knew Patrick was still watching, so I leaned down and kissed his cheek. He grinned.
"I think it was all you. You're a damn good dancer." He said. I blushed. I scanned the table. Most of the other guys were gone, hitting on other girls in the bar. Patrick was still watching from the corner of his eye, Erica was still flirting with Jonathan, and Brandon Saad was watching Erica intently.
"Nah! But thanks!" I smiled. I glanced back at Erica. I needed to get her attention so we could "go to the bathroom" and talk. She saw me and nodded slightly. She wrapped up her conversation with Jonathan.
"I have to pee." I stood up and announced. I then grabbed Erica and we headed to the bathroom. Thankfully we were the only two in there.
“So how’s Jonathan?” I asked. She shrugged. She was fixing her dress.
“I don’t think he’s really interested.” She sighed. She definitely was not used to that feeling.
“I think Saad’s interested. He’s had his eye on you for a while.” I said. She stopped and looked at me.
“But I like Jonathan.” She stressed to me. She seemed a little off.
“Alright, I’m just saying.” I said, fixing my makeup.
“But you and Leddy?” She winked.
“He’s really sweet and really funny!” I exclaimed.
“I think you like him,” she teased, “and I think you should go home with him tonight and you know, have a little fun.” She giggled.
“Really?” I asked. I had gone home with guys before, but I wasn’t sure if I should tonight.
“Definitely Peyton. You deserve it.” She insisted. I smiled. Maybe I would. Then I remembered Patrick and how he kept glaring at me.
“Except, Patrick was glaring at me when I was sitting with Leddy.” I said, wondering if she maybe had an explanation.
“He was probably glaring at Leddy. After all, Patrick wants you all to himself.”
“Yeah, I’m sure that’s gotta be it.” I replied sarcastically.
“You just wait, one of these days I’m gonna be right. And when I am, you owe me. Now let’s go! You have a heart to steal!” She said, determined. We walked out of the bathroom and back to the table. The boys were talking. I took a deep breath and walked back towards Leddy. He smiled. I bent down and whispered in his ear. Patrick was glaring again.
“Hey, Leddy, wanna get out of here?” I asked sweetly. I batted my eyes for extra effect. He nodded and got up from his chair.
“Bye guys, we’re gonna go.” He announced. I cringed. He might as well have admitted that we were gonna fuck. Patrick’s eyes widened. He tried to get my attention without making a scene, but I ignored him.
“Bye Erica! Bye Patty!” I said. Erica smiled and Patrick crossed his arms across his chest. Leddy grabbed my hand and we walked out of the bar together.
"What are you doing here?" I asked innocently. Just like him, I raised my eyebrows and waited for an explanation.
"Coming home. You're turn." He said, dead serious.
"We were going to... um..." I panicked. Lucky for me, Erica stepped in.
"We were going to join you!" We realized that we actually did want to go out. And what better way to go out than with our favorite person?" Erica smiled sweetly. I groaned, she had said too much. It was overkill and Patrick was not buying it.
"I'm calling bullshit on that one, sis." He said, shaking his head.
"Okay well Peyton and I really want to go out! We haven't been able to in such a while!" She pouted at her brother, trying to give him the puppy dog look.
"Well then why did you lie earlier? You said it was going to be girl's night in." He looked at us, questioning our plan.
"You never would have let us!" Erica exclaimed, slightly rattled at her brother's authoritative ego.
"You don't know that." He shot back.
"Yeah, I do." She grumbled.
"Well, fine go ahead." Patrick said. Erica shot me a small smile. She had played him to get him to let us go. Unfortunately, Patrick saw that and quickly added, "On one condition. I come with." Erica and I froze, understanding that meant he would be watching us like a hawk.
"Really?" Erica whined.
"Yeah. I won't be near you, I was just thinking we could go where the rest of the team is going and hang out with them." He suggested. My ears perked up. His teammates were hot. Maybe this could be fun. I shot Erica a look, trying to tell her to agree to what he wanted. She picked it up.
"Alright, that sounds okay." She said enthusiastically. She liked Patrick's teammates too.
"That's alright with you, right Peyt?" Patrick asked.
"Of course!" I responded earnestly. With that, we were on our way.
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When we got to the bar that the rest of the team was at, Patrick introduced us.
"Guys, most of you know my sister, Erica." He said. She smiled and fixed her hair.
"And this is my best friend, Peyt. Or well, Peyton." He said, forgetting that my name wasn't actually Peyt. I smiled.
"Well I'm going to go get a drink, anyone else need anything?" No one responded, and we were left with all the guys.
"So you know who we are, but tell us who you are." Erica smiled. She was such a tease, she knew all of them.
"Well, I'm Jonathan, this is Saad, Shaw, Bollig, Leddy, and you are beautiful." He said to Erica, trying to be smooth. She laughed.
"Thank you. Now which one of you wants to be my first dance?" She asked. She knew how to play them like a piano. I rolled my eyes, she could be so stupid sometimes. Of course, Jonathan swept her away before anyone else had the chance. That left me with all the guys. It was awkward for a few moments until Leddy made a move.
"You look like a dancer, and I look like your next partner. Nick Leddy." He said, with a huge smile on his face. I couldn't help but blush as he whisked me to the dance floor.
"Yeah, I think you do too." Sure it was cheesy, but it was cute, and I was ready to have some fun.
"Wait that actually worked?" He asked, genuinely surprised. I nodded and put his hands around my waist. We started grinding. I was enjoying myself, and I had to give it to the guy, he was a good dancer. After a few songs we decided to go back by the other guys and have a few drinks.
When we got back to the table, I could see Erica clearly flirting with Jonathan. He didn't look overly interested in her anymore. I also saw Patrick. When he saw me sit down on Leddy's lap, he looked pissed. I really didn't care. He wasn't the boss of me.
"So Leddy, tell me about yourself." I said, loud enough for Patrick to hear. He was staring at us, but Leddy didn't even notice.
"Well I play hockey. I'm not the most exciting person." He admitted. I channeled my inner Erica and responded, "I don't know, you are a pretty good dancer." I teased. I knew Patrick was still watching, so I leaned down and kissed his cheek. He grinned.
"I think it was all you. You're a damn good dancer." He said. I blushed. I scanned the table. Most of the other guys were gone, hitting on other girls in the bar. Patrick was still watching from the corner of his eye, Erica was still flirting with Jonathan, and Brandon Saad was watching Erica intently.
"Nah! But thanks!" I smiled. I glanced back at Erica. I needed to get her attention so we could "go to the bathroom" and talk. She saw me and nodded slightly. She wrapped up her conversation with Jonathan.
"I have to pee." I stood up and announced. I then grabbed Erica and we headed to the bathroom. Thankfully we were the only two in there.
“So how’s Jonathan?” I asked. She shrugged. She was fixing her dress.
“I don’t think he’s really interested.” She sighed. She definitely was not used to that feeling.
“I think Saad’s interested. He’s had his eye on you for a while.” I said. She stopped and looked at me.
“But I like Jonathan.” She stressed to me. She seemed a little off.
“Alright, I’m just saying.” I said, fixing my makeup.
“But you and Leddy?” She winked.
“He’s really sweet and really funny!” I exclaimed.
“I think you like him,” she teased, “and I think you should go home with him tonight and you know, have a little fun.” She giggled.
“Really?” I asked. I had gone home with guys before, but I wasn’t sure if I should tonight.
“Definitely Peyton. You deserve it.” She insisted. I smiled. Maybe I would. Then I remembered Patrick and how he kept glaring at me.
“Except, Patrick was glaring at me when I was sitting with Leddy.” I said, wondering if she maybe had an explanation.
“He was probably glaring at Leddy. After all, Patrick wants you all to himself.”
“Yeah, I’m sure that’s gotta be it.” I replied sarcastically.
“You just wait, one of these days I’m gonna be right. And when I am, you owe me. Now let’s go! You have a heart to steal!” She said, determined. We walked out of the bathroom and back to the table. The boys were talking. I took a deep breath and walked back towards Leddy. He smiled. I bent down and whispered in his ear. Patrick was glaring again.
“Hey, Leddy, wanna get out of here?” I asked sweetly. I batted my eyes for extra effect. He nodded and got up from his chair.
“Bye guys, we’re gonna go.” He announced. I cringed. He might as well have admitted that we were gonna fuck. Patrick’s eyes widened. He tried to get my attention without making a scene, but I ignored him.
“Bye Erica! Bye Patty!” I said. Erica smiled and Patrick crossed his arms across his chest. Leddy grabbed my hand and we walked out of the bar together.
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5/27/14