You've Set My Heart Ablaze
Chapter 6-
Allison’s POV:
Mel and I went shopping with her cousin, Sarah. The mall in Pittsburgh was big, but not as big as some of the stores in New York. We were sitting down for some Subway in the food court. “So, Ally, Mel tells me you met someone?”
I glared at Mel “Yeah.”
“Sorry…I didn’t know you were keeping it a secret…”
“It’s nothing really…he is just showing me around town.” I explained again
“Tell me about him!” Sarah squeaked
“You mean…Mel didn’t tell you?”
“No she didn’t.”
“Well…his name is James….” I was skeptical on whether or not I should tell her that he was James Neal, hockey player, but I figured if I didn’t…Melanie would. “James Neal.”
Sarah spit out some of her iced tea. “James Neal?! From the Penguins?!”
James’ POV:
I finished off the last of my Jack Daniels and put the bottle in the sink. I fucked up big time. I don’t know what I was thinking. I could have just told Jen that I was done with her, but I didn’t. I let her stay. I kissed her and then had sex with her. I looked at my phone and say a text from Sid. “Diesels at 7. You in?”
I looked at the clock. 6:30. I could use some more alcohol. “Yeah. I’m in. Who is DD?”
Sid replied back quickly “Kuni. We will be there to get you in a few.”
I splashed water onto my face, slipped on my jacket and my shoes and grabbed my phone seeing another text…from Jen. “Sorry I left so early this morning…we should talk.”
I shook my head and deleted Jen’s text. That was the last thing I wanted to do. If anything, I wanted to not talk…at least not to Jennifer. I slipped my Pirate’s cap on just as soon as Kuni’s car horn summoned me. I headed outside and climbed into Kuni’s car. The usual crew of Sid, Geno, and Engo were all there. “Hey, guys.”
“You look like shit.” Deryk Engelland said
“Thanks, asshole.” I replied, shoving him.
“No problem.” Engo replied
I rolled my eyes. Engo was an ass, but he always meant well. “Everyone buckled up?” Kuni asked
“Yes, Kuni…” Geno said shaking his head. “So James…tell us about girl.”
I was shocked…how did he know “What girl?”
“Allison!” Sid exclaimed
Oh her…”She is just a friend…”
“But you like her as more right?” Engo added
“Dammit, Crosby, how much did you tell them?!” I asked
“Only what you told me…come on now.” Sid smirked
I sighed “Nothings going to happen, because I fucked up.”
“How so?” Kuni asked
“I had sex with Jen last night.”
“You did what?!” Sid exclaimed from the front seat
“He had sex with Jen last night.” Engo repeated for me.
“I was asking him, Deryk…” Sid huffed
“She came over and it happened…can we drop it now.” I said and the others didn’t press the issue anymore. Thank-fully we got to Diesels quickly. I hurried inside and straight to the bar, ordering myself a screwdriver.
Allison’s POV:
I laid back in the bathtub and closed my eyes. It felt amazing to relax after a long day of shopping. I had thought about calling James to see if he wanted to hangout, but I figured he would already have plans.
I washed my hair and cleaned the rest of my body off before draining the water and stepping out of the tub, grabbing a towel. I dried my hair and body off before slipping my robe on and going into my room. Melanie had left with Sarah to go out to some bar, but I just wanted to stay in.
I plopped down onto my bed and grabbed my phone. It was a little after 8pm. I sat up and slipped my robe off before grabbing out a pair of pajamas from my drawer. I put them on and laid back into bed, seeing I had a missed call from Mel. I dialed her number and sat up.
“Oh my god!” she exclaimed
“What? What is going on? Are you OK?” I exclaimed
“Everything is fine…but you’ll never guess who is here!” she said
“Who?” I asked, confused by who she could even be talking about.
“James. Well I think it’s him. Looks like him…he’s here with some short guy who isn’t even drinking, some guy who as already downed about six shots of vodka, this really cute guy, and a big guy with a black eye.” she told me.
That figures. “Oh that’s nice.”
“I should go say ‘hi’.” Melanie laughed
“NO! Don’t!” I pleaded
“God, Ally…I was joking.” she replied
“Okay…I have to go. Bye.” I hung up the phone and sighed. I shouldn’t have yelled at Mel, but she had this tendency to get over involved and I didn’t want James to think I was sending my friends out to spy on him or anything…they just so happen to coincidentally be at the same bar.
I don’t even know why she called me. It wasn’t like James was my boyfriend…He was just my friend. Sure, I sort of wanted him to be my boyfriend, but he wasn’t…and chances were he only thought of me as a friend anyways.
James’ POV:
I had drank one vodka shot too much. I was completely wasted. Kuni drove me home and Sid helped me into my house. I stumbled into the bathroom and threw up, laying on the floor I held my head and groaned.
Drinking was a blast, but hangovers were a bitch…and this one was the biggest bitch of them all. I grabbed some aspirin and stumbled to my bed, crashing into the warmth of my sheets. I breathed in the scent of my clean pillows and passed out.
It was nearing noon when I woke up the next morning. My headache was gone, but I was starving. I ordered myself some pizza. I laid back and flipped through the channels. How was it that I had 200 and some channels and nothing was on TV? Figures. I sighed and put in 2 Fast 2 Furious. Just as soon as I got the movie in, the pizza guy showed up. I grabbed my wallet and paid the guy, taking my extra cheese and sausage pizza.
I sat my pizza down and grabbed a slice, taking a bite and played my movie as I laid back on the couch. Extra cheese and sausage was my favorite. I poured some garlic sauce all over it and took another bite.
After my second slice, my phone went off. It was Jen…fuck. “Hi…”
“Hi, sweetie…” she giggled.
“Jen…listen…the other night was…”
“A mistake?” she asked.
“I don’t know, Jen…it’s just…” I wasn’t sure how to say what I needed to say and I know what I wanted to say shouldn’t be said over the phone. “Can you come over…” I sighed.
“I’ll be over in a few!” she hung up and I sighed.
What the fuck was I going to do now…I picked up my messy living room a bit and sprayed some Febreze. I sat back down just as soon as the doorbell rang. I smoothed the wrinkles in my shirt and answered the door.
“Hey!” Jen exclaimed stepping right inside. “Ooo pizza! Can I have a slice?”
I nodded “Yeah.”
“So what did you need to tell me that you couldn’t tell me over the phone?” she asked taking a bite.
“I don’t really know how to put this, Jennifer…I know that we’ve been through a lot of shit and all, but the other night…I should have said ‘no’. I shouldn’t have had sex with you, but I did and nothing can change that.”
Jen stared at me confused “I don’t know what you mean…”
“Jen…I like you…and there will always be a special place for you in my heart, but I don’t want to be in a relationship with you. I know that I hurt you a lot and I don’t want to do it again…you see…there’s this girl…”
Without a word, Jen slapped me. “Fuck you, James.” she said marching out my door and hopefully out of my life.
Mel and I went shopping with her cousin, Sarah. The mall in Pittsburgh was big, but not as big as some of the stores in New York. We were sitting down for some Subway in the food court. “So, Ally, Mel tells me you met someone?”
I glared at Mel “Yeah.”
“Sorry…I didn’t know you were keeping it a secret…”
“It’s nothing really…he is just showing me around town.” I explained again
“Tell me about him!” Sarah squeaked
“You mean…Mel didn’t tell you?”
“No she didn’t.”
“Well…his name is James….” I was skeptical on whether or not I should tell her that he was James Neal, hockey player, but I figured if I didn’t…Melanie would. “James Neal.”
Sarah spit out some of her iced tea. “James Neal?! From the Penguins?!”
James’ POV:
I finished off the last of my Jack Daniels and put the bottle in the sink. I fucked up big time. I don’t know what I was thinking. I could have just told Jen that I was done with her, but I didn’t. I let her stay. I kissed her and then had sex with her. I looked at my phone and say a text from Sid. “Diesels at 7. You in?”
I looked at the clock. 6:30. I could use some more alcohol. “Yeah. I’m in. Who is DD?”
Sid replied back quickly “Kuni. We will be there to get you in a few.”
I splashed water onto my face, slipped on my jacket and my shoes and grabbed my phone seeing another text…from Jen. “Sorry I left so early this morning…we should talk.”
I shook my head and deleted Jen’s text. That was the last thing I wanted to do. If anything, I wanted to not talk…at least not to Jennifer. I slipped my Pirate’s cap on just as soon as Kuni’s car horn summoned me. I headed outside and climbed into Kuni’s car. The usual crew of Sid, Geno, and Engo were all there. “Hey, guys.”
“You look like shit.” Deryk Engelland said
“Thanks, asshole.” I replied, shoving him.
“No problem.” Engo replied
I rolled my eyes. Engo was an ass, but he always meant well. “Everyone buckled up?” Kuni asked
“Yes, Kuni…” Geno said shaking his head. “So James…tell us about girl.”
I was shocked…how did he know “What girl?”
“Allison!” Sid exclaimed
Oh her…”She is just a friend…”
“But you like her as more right?” Engo added
“Dammit, Crosby, how much did you tell them?!” I asked
“Only what you told me…come on now.” Sid smirked
I sighed “Nothings going to happen, because I fucked up.”
“How so?” Kuni asked
“I had sex with Jen last night.”
“You did what?!” Sid exclaimed from the front seat
“He had sex with Jen last night.” Engo repeated for me.
“I was asking him, Deryk…” Sid huffed
“She came over and it happened…can we drop it now.” I said and the others didn’t press the issue anymore. Thank-fully we got to Diesels quickly. I hurried inside and straight to the bar, ordering myself a screwdriver.
Allison’s POV:
I laid back in the bathtub and closed my eyes. It felt amazing to relax after a long day of shopping. I had thought about calling James to see if he wanted to hangout, but I figured he would already have plans.
I washed my hair and cleaned the rest of my body off before draining the water and stepping out of the tub, grabbing a towel. I dried my hair and body off before slipping my robe on and going into my room. Melanie had left with Sarah to go out to some bar, but I just wanted to stay in.
I plopped down onto my bed and grabbed my phone. It was a little after 8pm. I sat up and slipped my robe off before grabbing out a pair of pajamas from my drawer. I put them on and laid back into bed, seeing I had a missed call from Mel. I dialed her number and sat up.
“Oh my god!” she exclaimed
“What? What is going on? Are you OK?” I exclaimed
“Everything is fine…but you’ll never guess who is here!” she said
“Who?” I asked, confused by who she could even be talking about.
“James. Well I think it’s him. Looks like him…he’s here with some short guy who isn’t even drinking, some guy who as already downed about six shots of vodka, this really cute guy, and a big guy with a black eye.” she told me.
That figures. “Oh that’s nice.”
“I should go say ‘hi’.” Melanie laughed
“NO! Don’t!” I pleaded
“God, Ally…I was joking.” she replied
“Okay…I have to go. Bye.” I hung up the phone and sighed. I shouldn’t have yelled at Mel, but she had this tendency to get over involved and I didn’t want James to think I was sending my friends out to spy on him or anything…they just so happen to coincidentally be at the same bar.
I don’t even know why she called me. It wasn’t like James was my boyfriend…He was just my friend. Sure, I sort of wanted him to be my boyfriend, but he wasn’t…and chances were he only thought of me as a friend anyways.
James’ POV:
I had drank one vodka shot too much. I was completely wasted. Kuni drove me home and Sid helped me into my house. I stumbled into the bathroom and threw up, laying on the floor I held my head and groaned.
Drinking was a blast, but hangovers were a bitch…and this one was the biggest bitch of them all. I grabbed some aspirin and stumbled to my bed, crashing into the warmth of my sheets. I breathed in the scent of my clean pillows and passed out.
It was nearing noon when I woke up the next morning. My headache was gone, but I was starving. I ordered myself some pizza. I laid back and flipped through the channels. How was it that I had 200 and some channels and nothing was on TV? Figures. I sighed and put in 2 Fast 2 Furious. Just as soon as I got the movie in, the pizza guy showed up. I grabbed my wallet and paid the guy, taking my extra cheese and sausage pizza.
I sat my pizza down and grabbed a slice, taking a bite and played my movie as I laid back on the couch. Extra cheese and sausage was my favorite. I poured some garlic sauce all over it and took another bite.
After my second slice, my phone went off. It was Jen…fuck. “Hi…”
“Hi, sweetie…” she giggled.
“Jen…listen…the other night was…”
“A mistake?” she asked.
“I don’t know, Jen…it’s just…” I wasn’t sure how to say what I needed to say and I know what I wanted to say shouldn’t be said over the phone. “Can you come over…” I sighed.
“I’ll be over in a few!” she hung up and I sighed.
What the fuck was I going to do now…I picked up my messy living room a bit and sprayed some Febreze. I sat back down just as soon as the doorbell rang. I smoothed the wrinkles in my shirt and answered the door.
“Hey!” Jen exclaimed stepping right inside. “Ooo pizza! Can I have a slice?”
I nodded “Yeah.”
“So what did you need to tell me that you couldn’t tell me over the phone?” she asked taking a bite.
“I don’t really know how to put this, Jennifer…I know that we’ve been through a lot of shit and all, but the other night…I should have said ‘no’. I shouldn’t have had sex with you, but I did and nothing can change that.”
Jen stared at me confused “I don’t know what you mean…”
“Jen…I like you…and there will always be a special place for you in my heart, but I don’t want to be in a relationship with you. I know that I hurt you a lot and I don’t want to do it again…you see…there’s this girl…”
Without a word, Jen slapped me. “Fuck you, James.” she said marching out my door and hopefully out of my life.
6/3/13