I woke up in Tyler’s arms. I loved to watch him sleep. He was so adorable. I turned to face him and his eyes opened and he said “good morning beautiful” and then he kissed my nose. Then I said “good morning” and kissed him. Then he deepened the kiss. I loved to kiss him. After a while we stopped and then he picked me up and brought me to the kitchen. He asked me what I wanted for breakfast. I told him “I really wanted waffles with whipped cream and strawberries.” He said that can be arranged. I said “really.” I was so excited. He was so amazing. He would do anything for me and I would do the same. He told me to go get changed and meet him in the lobby in 15 minutes. I said “ok” and kissed him on the cheek and left his apartment. I got to my apartment and went to go take a shower. Then I put on my skinny jeans and my bruins sweatshirt with the number 19 and Seguin on the back of it. Then I braided my hair and put on a yellow hair band. Then I brushed my teeth grabbed my phone and my purse and went to go meet Tyler in the lobby. I got out of the elevator and there he was smiling at me. I smiled back. Then he held out his hand and I grabbed it. He winked and told me he liked my sweatshirt. I said “thanks it just happens to be my favorite sweatshirt.” We were going to make are own breakfast but we had to go to the grocery store. But first we went to Starbucks. I got a caramel mocha. Then after we got are coffee’s we went to the grocery store. I have never had so much fun grocery shopping with someone. I could get use to shopping with Tyler. After we got what we needed we walked back to his apartment. When we got to his apartment we went to the kitchen. We unpacked the stuff and after that Tyler picked me up and put me on the counter and started kissing me. I didn’t see it coming. Once we got are breath back I asked him "what was that for." He said “no reason” and smiled. I’m not going to lie we were pretty bad at making waffles. I took a bite of mine and was surprised it tasted better then expected. I then got another piece and told Tyler to try it. He looked pretty scared to eat it. But when it went in his mouth a smile appeared on his face. “These are really good” said Tyler. I said “I know they might look weird but they are amazing.” Then we high fived and Tyler said “we are the king and queen of waffles.” I laughed. When we finished we still had some waffles left and I told Tyler I would ask Brad if he wanted some. I made Brad a plate and walked towards his room. I knocked and told him it was Alex because I didn’t know what he slept in and I didn’t want to know. He opened the door and I gave him the plate and said “Tyler and I had some leftover and wanted him to have them.” He thanked me and I walked back to the kitchen. Tyler looked really nervous for some reason. I asked him "what was wrong?" He said “nothing follow me”. I followed him out to the balcony. The view was beautiful. There was a table out there and Tyler sat down and patted his lap. Telling me to sit on his lap. I did and then he said “Alex I really like you”. I told him I liked him too. He then handed me a box and told me to open it. I told him "he didn’t have to get me anything." He just told me to open it. It was a necklace. It had a number 19 with diamonds encrusted in it. It was so beautiful. But then I noticed a note. I opened it and read it. It read "Alex I have had so much fun the past couple days and I can’t stand to not call you mine. Will you be my girlfriend ??" I turned to Tyler and said “yes I would be honored.” Tyler was so happy and he kissed me. He then put the necklace on me. Then he said “I would have got you a jersey but I assumed you had one.” I told him "he was right." Then I asked him "if he spoke to Brad about going out tonight with us and Cheroke?" He said “no I haven’t I will ask him and text you.” I got off his lap and we headed to his apartment door. We kissed goodbye and off I went I felt like I was neglecting Cherokee lately.
Tyler’s Point of View:
I woke up with her looking at me. She looked so beautiful. I kissed the tip of her nose. We may have had a make out session, before I carried her to the kitchen and asked her what she wanted for breakfast. She wanted waffles with strawberries and whipped cream. But first we had to get the stuff to make it. I told her to meet me in the lobby in 15 minutes this gave me enough time to make sure the necklace was ready to go. Brad picked it up for me. Then I went to meet Alex in the lobby. She came out of the lobby in a bruins sweatshirt with my name and number on the back of it. I was so happy to see her in it. We stopped at Starbucks and then went to get what we needed for breakfast. I had so much fun at the grocery store she was so excited. Then we made are waffles and they looked pretty bad. She fed me a piece and I was pleasantly surprised. We talked and when we finished we cleaned the dishes. She then had the idea to ask Brad if he wanted the rest. She was so sweet. This gave me time to prepare what I was going to say to her. I brought her out to the balcony and had her sit on my lap. I told her I really liked her and gave her the box there was a note inside it. Her eyes lit up when she saw the necklace then she came across the note and read it. Then she said "yes". I felt like I won the lottery. After we kissed she asked if I had asked Brad about all four of us hanging out later. I was so excited to give her the necklace I forgot to ask. I told her I would text her later with the answer. She had to leave because she felt like she was neglecting Cherokee. I walked her to the door kissed her and off she went. After that I went to go talk to Brad. We talked about Alex and I remembered to ask him about hanging out with us and Cherokee later. He asked me a couple questions about her. I told him I didn’t know much about her but Alex and her have been friends since 6th grade so they had to be similar.
Alexandra’s Point of View.
I got home and Cherokee was on the couch she turned and looked at me and the first thing she noticed was the necklace. She said “OMG that is beautiful”. I said “well hello to you to and said yes isn’t it beautiful my boyfriend got it for me.” She was like “OMG You are dating Tyler?” I said “yes he asked me this morning.” We talked about Tyler for a while and what we did. She was so happy for me. Then my phone went off it was from Tyler.
Seguin: Brad said yes we are on so we will pick you guys up at 8. See ya later beautiful <3
Alexandra: Yay !! I am so excited see you at 8. <3
I asked Cherokee is she wanted to go shopping for a new outfit for later. She asked what we were doing later. I showed her the text. Cherokee was like “aw.. he called you beautiful” I said “that wasn’t the point of me showing you the text.” She said “oh we are going out with Tyler and Brad.” I was like yeah. She was like "OMG I’m so excited.” I laughed out loud and said lets get moving. We went shopping and since we didn’t know what we were doing yet I told her we should go between casual and fancy. Then I saw it. It was a perfect dress. It was black and it was long sleeved. I got a gold belt to go with it. I would straighten my hair later and put a yellow flower in my hair. Cherokee got a lime green silky tank top and I would let her borrow my black cover up and black skirt that had sparkles. When we paid for what we got we ran home to get ready. .I went to take a shower. Then I got into my pj’s so I didn’t get my dress wet. Then Cherokee took one. While I waited I got the nail polish, hair stuff and the rest of the makeup ready in the living room. When she got out we turned on the stereo and plugged in my Ipod. We started with are nails. Cherokee painted them a gold color. I painted hers a lime green. Then we did each others makeup. Neither of us wore a lot of makeup it just wasn’t who we were. Then we did each other’s hair. She did mine first. While she was doing my hair I tweeted:
@soccerdancer61: Getting ready for a night out with @bala2591 #excited
Then I called my parents to make sure everything was ok down there. They were excited to hear from me I told them I was sorry I have been really busy. They said "they understood." I told them "I loved them and would call them if I got word if I made the soccer team." They said "they loved me too and ok." Then I hung up by then Cherokee finished my hair it looked amazing. Then I started on hers. I was going to put curls in it. Then I put a sparkly hair band in her hair. She looked amazing. Then we ran to go brush are teeth before we changed. We also got shoes. I wore a pair of black flats. Cherokee wore some lime green heals she bought earlier they brought the outfit together. But she was so tall already. She would definitely tower over Brad. After we changed we took a bunch of pictures. Then by the time we took all the seflies there was a knock on the door. I answered it and there was Tyler and Brad. Tyler smiled and kissed me on the cheek. I had butterflies in my stomach. Maybe I was worried that Brad and Cherokee would hate each other. I didn’t really care if they dated or not. I just needed them to respect each other. Cherokee was still in her room. I told the guys to come in and that I would be right back. Cherokee was so nervous. I told her if she needed my help to start twirling her hair and I would help her. I told her she looked beautiful and I didn’t think there would be any problems with Brad. We then went to the living room where Tyler and Brad were. I smiled and said “we’re ready.” Brad and Cherokee went out the door first. They were talking. Tyler grabbed my hand and said “you look beautiful and don’t think I didn’t notice the bruin pride”. “Thanks and you noticed that’s bonus points for you.” I said as we walked out the door. We drove to a restaurant and were seated immediately. I got a dozen mild chicken wings and French fries. Tyler got the same but he got his chicken wings hot. Brad got a burger and onion rings. Cherokee got chicken with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables, that I would end up eating and a salad. After we ordered Tyler told Cherokee to tell him some crazy stories about me. I said “oh boy” and covered my face. Cherokee said “don’t worry I have plenty of those.” Cherokee started with my 13th birthday party. She talked about the hockey game. Then I butted in and said "you were to busy playing truth or dare with your boyfriend at the time Travis, Aaron and Rachael. While Cassy ,Shaylin ,Hayley and I were actually watching the game." Then Cherokee said “no he wasn’t my boyfriend at the time I had a crush on him. We dated for four days and you dated for four years.” When she said that she regretted it. She immediately started twirling her hair. I wasn’t mad she brought it up. I was going to say something but my phone started ringing. It was an unknown number. I said “I’ll be right back” and got up and went outside. I answered the phone.
Me: Hello
Hi this is Coach Nelly.
Nelly: I was calling you to welcome you to the BU Terriers Women’s Soccer Team. We were very impressed with your tryout.
Me: Oh my gosh thank you so much.
Nelly: Our first training session is on Monday at 7. See you then.
Me: Yeah see you then.
I was so excited I wanted to scream. After I let it all sink in I walked back to are table. Tyler asked if everything was alright. I said “yeah it is great”. By the time I sat down are food arrived. Tyler was trying to get me to eat one of his chicken wings. He was even trying a puppy dog face. It was really cute but I was not falling for that trick. We continued talking about my birthday. Cherokee talked about how we gawked over the players when we got are pictures taken with them after the game. Then I remembered when we went up to a guy. His name was Luke Pither and we all fell in love with him. Cherokee was like “he smelt so good.” I started laughing. Then I said “yeah we talked about him the whole way home.” But I said “one of you guys could have him because I liked Ben.” That was definitely a crazy night. We also talked about when Cherokee and I went for her birthday. Then when I took her and Cassy to the golden eagles game. Cherokee and I started laughing. That guy told “Aaron and Cassy to have us see him after the game for his number.” The truth is we didn’t want his number. We wanted that others guys number. “Cherokee and I were so boy crazy in middle school” I said. When we all finished we paid the check and walked out. I was actually worried Tyler was going to break up with me after those stories. I sounded like a freak. But I wasn’t going to worry about it. I didn’t think he was that kind of person. I was excited to tell Tyler I made the team. I just didn’t know how to tell him. After dinner we went to a froyo place. I have never had frozen yogurt. Cherokee has had frozen yogurt before so I had her help me order. After we ordered we sat down. As I sat down my phone rang. It was my parents I left them a message earlier telling them to call me back. I got up and said “sorry.” I walked out and answered my phone.
Me: Hello
Mom: Hey Alex what’s wrong?
Me: Can you put the phone on speaker ? I have some news for you guys.
Mom: Yeah one second. Ok you are on speaker.
Me: Ok I got the call earlier from coach and I made the team.
Parents: Oh my gosh we are so proud of you.
Me: Yeah I’m really excited. You guys are the first to know I haven’t even told Cherokee or my boyfriend.
Dad: What boyfriend ? Are you and Travis back together ?
Me: I got to go I am kind of out with a group of friends. I will talk to you later bye.
Parents: Fine we will talk about this later we are so proud of you bye. Bye.
I walked back in the froyo place and let out a sigh as I sat down. I couldn’t believe I almost told them about Tyler. Tyler asked if I was ok. I said “yeah I’m fine but I have some news. The call at dinner was the coach of BU and I made the team. Tyler was so excited for me. He gave me a hug and a kiss and said “I knew it.” Cherokee was super excited for me. She gave me a hug. Then Brad came over to me and gave me a hug and said “congrats”. Brad was so sweet. Any girl would be lucky to have him. I was on cloud nine. After we finished are froyo we went home. Cherokee and Brad said there goodbyes and went there separate ways. This left me and Tyler. I didn’t want to leave him. I told him about my first training session and how it was at 7. Then he said “I’m a pro and I don’t have to wake up early.” I started laughing and said “well you don’t have to go to classes”. He then said “true.” Oh speaking of which “will you go to the home opener Wednesday?” I said “way ahead of you I got my tickets a while back.” He started laughing “that’s great I will get you and Cherokee visitors passes and tickets for the rest of our home games.” I said “really Tyler you don’t have to do that”. He said “I want to do it you are my girlfriend an all.” The fact he called me his girlfriend made me so happy. I smiled and kissed him. We kissed until we ran out of the breath. Then “I said good night Ty”. Tyler said “good night babe.” Then we went are separate ways. I opened the door and saw Cherokee. “Cherokee were you spying on us” I asked with a raised eyebrow. She said “maybe…”. I laughed and said “I would have told you what happened.” I told her I was going to change into my pajamas and I would be right back. I went and sat on the couch and then Cherokee came out with hot chocolate and in her pajamas. “How did you do all of this so fast?” I asked. She said “you and Tyler were out there for a while.” I laughed and took a hot chocolate from her. We started talking about the night.
Me: So what do you think about Brad ?
Cherokee: He is pretty cool and he is so sweet.
Me: Aw.. that’s good to hear.
Cherokee: I don’t know if we will end up dating or anything but I definitely want to be friends.
Me: Oh did you her the part where Tyler said he was going to get us season tickets and visitor passes ?
Cherokee: No I must have been in the kitchen getting the hot chocolate ready. I would have never imagined this happening to us.
Me: We have to get you a Marchand jersey so you can surprise him with wearing it. We can go tomorrow to get it.
Cherokee: Ok that sounds good my first hockey jersey.
Me: They grow up so fast.
Cherokee: Oh my god. So you and Tyler are amazingly cute together?
Me: Thanks I don’t know he is different from other guys.
After I said that my phone went off. It was from twitter. Cherokee’s phone went off too.
@tylerseguin92: Had an amazing time with the roomy and @soccerdancer61 and her roomy @bala2591
I then tweeted.
@soccerdancer61: Had an amazing night with @tylerseguin92 and his roomy and my roomy @bala2591 #roomylove
Cherokee started tweeting.
@bala2591: It was definitely cool to hangout with @soccerdancer61 and @tylerseguin92 and his roomy. We need to do it again sometime.
@tylerseguin92: Also congrats to @soccerdancer61 for making the BU Women’s Soccer Team.
@bala2591: Congrats to my bestie @soccerdancer61. Dreams really do come true. #SocccerStar
@soccerdancer61: Thanks @tylerseguin92 and @bala2591 for the support. Feeling loved <3
@soccerdancer61:Going shopping with @bala2591 tomorrow #excited
@soccerdancer61: All this tweeting is tiring me out. Good night @Tyler Seguin92 and @bala2591 !!
@bala2591: Good Night Boston !! #peace
@tylerseguin92: Good Night @soccerdancer61
I went to bed with a huge smile on my face. Definitely excited for the next couple of days.
Tyler’s Point of View:
I had such a good time at dinner. I couldn’t believe the stories Cherokee told me. I thought it was adorable how Alex kept blushing the whole time. After dinner we went to a froyo place and I could definitely tell that she has never had frozen yogurt before. Then she gave me the news that she made the soccer team. I was ecstatic. I knew she could do it. But I also knew this would make it harder for us to see each other . But I definitely didn’t want to give up what we had. When I got home I just started tweeting her. The media doesn’t know that she is my girlfriend but after that I’m pretty sure they will. I haven’t told my family yet. But I am definitely going to. My family would love her. We haven’t really talked about her family yet. But I will talk to her about it later. I am excited to see where this relationship goes. I also talked to Brad about tonight.
Me: So what do you think of Cherokee ?
Brad: She is so sweet and pretty. I don’t know if I would date her but I would definitely want to be friends.
Me: I’m glad you liked her because if you guys didn’t it would put a dent in my relationship.
Brad: Alex is very sweet and down to earth you better not screw it up.
Me: I know I really like her. I think we will have a strong relationship.
I was so happy. I went to bed with a smile on my face.