The Captains

A few weeks later, Jon had the Blackhawks convention. I wasn't required to go, but since I was part of the team I got two free passes. Since Cassie had Patrick for her pass, I asked my brother if I could bring Jared. He agreed and him, Jared and Benni flew out. David and Benni didn't go to the convention because they wanted some time alone together, it was like a little vacation for them. Jared was also staying with me and Jon while David and Benni stayed at a hotel. On the first day of the convention, Jon had to get there a few hours early to get ready and things like that. I was just getting Jared up when Jon was leaving.
"Love you Chels." he said, leaning in to kiss me. I was holding Jared on my hip.
"I've got morning breath." I said, dodging the kiss. He moved with me though and kissed me.
"You're worth it." he said with a smirk.
"you're weird. I'll see you in a few hours." I said as he walked out of the door. I made Jared and I's breakfast. We ate and I set out some toys on a blanket and ran through the shower and got ready. After I got done with my hair and makeup, I put on white jeans and one of Jon's jerseys with black sandals. I got Jared cleaned up and put him in jeans and his jersey with his name on it and the year he was born. David had gotten it a few sizes big so he could wear it for a few years, but it was still really big on him. He looked really cute though. One thing I realized though was that Jared was just starting to really learn to walk well. This meant he'd get tired at some point and I'd have to carry him. There was also the risk of him running off. I set him on the counter and got to eye level with him.
"Jar-Jar, look at me." I said. He looked.
"Do. Not. Run. Away. From. Me. Hold my hand unless I'm carrying you." I said
"Okay Chelly." he said with a big nod. I smiled and then set him on the ground, packed my purse with a few snacks and diapers, and then grabbed Jared's hand. We left the apartment and I drove us to Cassie's house. I honked the horn and she came out a few minutes later. She was wearing the Kane jersey that was part of their wedding present. She ungracefully got into the passenger seat, her stomach was getting huge.
"You're getting huge!" I said
"I know. She's kicking a lot today." she said, rubbing her hands over her belly.
"She's ready to be out." I said, pulling away and towards the convention. We pulled into the parking deck and showed the guy my employee pass and parked next to Jon and Patrick. I got out and put Jared's pass around him, grabbed my purse and the three of us walked inside. I found a few of the other WAG's, and we found a good spot and waited for the start. All of the players walked on a runway and we watched the highlights of the season. When all of that was over, the group of us walked around the convention and stopped at some of the vendors to see what they had. We didn't wait in line for any players though, that wasn't much of a necessity for any of us. We went to a few of the panels though, which were all pretty funny. When they day was over, Cassie and I said goodbye to all the other girls and we met up with Patrick and Jon. Jon took Jared for me and we all walked to our cars. Cassie rode with Patrick this time and Jon and I took our separate cars to a restaurant for dinner. We got out and I brought Jared inside. He was getting cranky, so by the end of dinner, he was asleep in his high chair. Jon paid and picked Jared up. He set him in his car seat and we drove back to the building. We brought Jared up and changed him into his pajamas and put him to bed.
"So how was it?" I asked, sitting next to him on the couch.
"Wasn't too bad, only a few crazy ones." he said. I laughed
"What'd they do?" I asked
"I signed one baby, had three phone numbers slipped in my pocket, one with an address.
"Oh wow. That's pretty crazy." I said
"Yeah. I told security to keep an eye for a few of them for the other guys." he said with a laugh.
"How about tomorrow, I'll come to your spot and have Cassie hold Jared and I'll kiss you. We'll see how all the girls react." I said.
"You are amazing." he said with a smile.
"I try." I said, smiling back. He pulled me closer to him.
"Maybe we should practice for tomorrow?" he said. I smiled and bit my lip, climbing onto his lap and wrapping my arms around his neck. He smiled back and started kissing me. Our make-out session lasted for a while, but we were interrupted by Jon's phone ringing. It was Patrick.
"What the hell does he want?" Jon said. I returned to my spot next to him and rested my head on his shoulder. I could her a little what Patrick was saying, not clearly, but he sounded serious.
"Are you serious? You're there? Its happening? Okay. We'll be there in a minute." Jon said. He hung up the phone, put it in his pocket, and looked at me.
"The baby's coming." he said
"She's not due for another two weeks." I said
"Her water broke and its coming." he said
"jeez." I said. I got up and got Jared, trying not to wake him. I packed a few things for him in a bag and then met Jon out in the living room where he was getting a hoodie and his keys together.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Yeah." I said. He took to bag with all of Jared's stuff for me and then we left. I gently put him in his car seat and strapped him in. He thankfully stayed asleep. Jon drove to the hospital as quickly as he could; able to go faster since it was close to midnight and there weren't many people out. About 15 minutes later, we got to the hospital and went to the labor and delivery entrance, parked and went inside. We found Patrick in the waiting room pacing. He looked more scared than I'd ever seen him.
"You ready, man?" Jon asked, clapping him on the back.
"I guess I have to be." he said a little shakily. Jared shifted his head on my shoulder.
"You guys wanna go back?" Patrick asked. We agreed. Patrick led us down the hall and into Cassie's room. He knocked softly on the door.
"Hey Cas." he said, walking over to her and sitting in the chair next to her bed. She reached for his hand, which he accepted.
"Hey sweetie." I said, standing next to Patrick. She gave me a soft smile.
"How far along are you?" I asked her.
"I'm only at 4 centimeters so they won't give me the epidural." she said, cringing at a contraction. I rubbed her arm softly.
"Well I'm not leaving until this kid is out of you." I said. She gave me another smile.
"Where's the rest of your family?" I asked. She cringed again, this time longer.
"They're on their big Europe trip and won't be back until next Friday." she said
"Oh. I'm sorry." I said, rubbing her arm again.
"I've got you guys though." she said. I smiled and then sat down all of my stuff on a table. I used the cushion from on of the reclining chairs and a blanket I brought and laid Jared down, covering him with another blanket. Jon and I then sat on the couch, waiting for something to happen. A nurse came in about an hour later and checked her again.
"Well Mrs. Kane, you're at 6 now so we can get the epidural for you. Do you want it?" she asked
"For the love of God yes." Cassie said through her teeth and cringing at another contraction. The nurse then left. 15 minutes later, the anesthesiologist came in and injected the medicine. Cassie wasn't as irritable from then on out, but it wasn't long at all. About another hour had passed, and the doctor said she should start pushing. Jon and I were about to get Jared and go to the waiting room, but Cassie stopped us. Since there wasn't any family there for her, she wanted us to be in there. I was cringing now. Patrick was holding her hand and a nurse had one leg and she made me hold the other. Cassie made Jon hold her other hand.
The nurse told her to push. After a few times, the baby was out. Weighing 7lbs and 5 ounces, Scarlette Claire Kane was born. While Cassie slept and Patrick was on the phone with his family, I held the baby. Jon stood next to me and looked down at her.
"I'm never having children." I said to him.
"And why's that?" he asked.
"Were you even in the room when it happened?" I asked him. He laughed. Two hours or so later, we left the new family and went back to our apartment. Jared luckily never woke up. I put him back to bed and then Jon and I did the same. We woke up about 5 hours later to Jon's alarm. I sat up and tried standing, put Jon pulled me back to him.
"Noo." he groaned into my hair.
"Yes. We've gotta make some girls jealous today." I said, curling into him.
"What about Jared?" he asked
"Abby." I said.
"Alright." he said. We both got up and Jon got Jared up while I started breakfast. A few minutes later, it was ready and we ate. I ran through the shower and got Jared ready while Jon showered. I put Jared in his 2010 Champions shirt and shorts and I wore my Toews shirsey with white denim shorts and black sandals. All three of us were ready and we left for the convention. Cassie and Patrick wouldn't make it for the rest of the weekend, which meant more people in the lines for other players. When we got there, we met up with Abby, Maddie and the other Patrick. We talked for a little while before Jon and him had to go. Abby, Maddie, Jared and I then went to Jon's area for autographs and pictures. I told Abby the plan, which she thought was hilarious. We would have to wait about a half hour for all the people in front of us, but the line behind us continued growing. Finally, Jon appeared from behind the curtain and then every girl in line shrieked. I put my hands over Jared's ears. When everyone was quite again, people got started taking their pictures. I couldn't help but laugh at all of the girls hanging off of him and staring. When I was nearing the front of the line, I kept thinking people might recognize me as his girlfriend, but I also thought about that we've only been caught by the press a few times and I've kept my head down, so maybe not. I also thought about security taking me out because they didn't know who I was. When there was only one person left in front of us though, it was time for one of Jon's breaks. They lasted about 15 minutes. Jared reached up for me to hold him, so I did. I then texted Jon to tell security what was going to happen so they wouldn't do anything to me. He told me he would. I gave Jared a few crackers and Abby and I talked. I showed her a few pictures of Scarlette too. When the 15 minutes was up, Jon came back out. The group in front of us went and then it was our turn. Jon nodded at the security guys and then I told Jared to hold Abby's hand. I gave her my phone to take pictures, so things looked pretty normal. We went through the little small talk and then got in position for pictures. After a second, Abby gave me a subtle nod and then I turned Jon to me, wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. We made it look really good to. I heard a few gasps from the crowd and a few whistles. After a good 30 seconds, I pulled away and told him to play it off. I turned to the crowd, wiped my mouth and gave a small wave. While I glanced at the crowd, I saw Jon's ex-girlfriend. She was giving me a death-stare. Her being here made the whole thing 10 times better. Abby and I left the booth and then laughed. The whole thing was perfect. We walked around for about an hour longer then left. We'd seen everything the day before, so not much was new. Since neither of us brought our own cars though, we couldn't leave. Luckily, they had a lounge for the players and family, so we showed our passes and went inside. Abby fed Maddie and I got out a few Hot Wheels cars for Jared. Around noon, they set up lunch for everyone. Jon, Sharp, Bickell, Hossa, and Shaw came in. We all fixed our plates and sat at a few of the tables and ate. Jon and I told the other guys about the kiss and the faces of some of the girls. Some of the guys told us about a few of the crazy people that'd been in their lines. Most of them would done with pictures for the day, the panels would be next. A little later, a guy came in and told the guys they had to get back. Jon stood up and kissed me on the top of the head and left. A few minutes later, Abby and I left and watched a few of the panels. When the closing ceremony was about to start, Abby and I went back to the players lounge. When it was over, we said goodbye to everyone and left. We drove back to the apartment and got Jared's things together. He'd be going with David and Benni because they'd fly home early tomorrow morning. They came over and we talked for a few minutes. When they were about to leave, Jared gave both Jon and I hugs and then left. Jon and I changed into more comfortable clothes then went to the hospital to see Cassie and Patrick.
"Hey guys." I said as we walked in.
"Hey," Cassie said with a huge smile. Her and Patrick were sitting on the bed holding Scarlette.
"How'd the convention go?" Patrick asked.
"I'll just show you." Jon said, getting out his phone. I'd sent the picture Abby took of the kiss to Jon, who showed it to Patrick.
"Nice. That probably made some girls mad." Patrick said.
"Yeah, and I had a ton more because you weren't there." Jon said
"Hey, I've got a kid now. Sacrifices." Patrick said.
"Well I wanna hold this kid, so hand her over." I said. Cassie fixed Scarlette's little beanie and handed her to me with a towel.
"She ate about 15 minutes ago, so have this ready." she said. I took Scarlette and Jon and I sat on the couch and took turns holding her. She fell asleep a little later, so we put her in the crib thing.
"So, we wanted to ask you guys something." Patrick said as Jon and I sat back down.
"Lay it on us." Jon said
"We want you guys to be the godparents." Cassie said.
"Well duh." I said with a smile.
"Jon?" she asked
"Definitely." he said smiling too.
"Thanks guys." Patrick said. We talked for a little longer, but the nurse told us visiting hours would be ending soon, so we left. On the way home, we picked up some Chinese take-out, went up to our apartment and ate.
"You know, you're pretty cool." Jon said as we were cleaning some things that couldn't go in the dishwasher.
"I could say the same for you." I said.
"You're birthday's coming up." he said
"In three months." I said with a laugh
"September 29th will come closer than you think." he said
"Well why are you worried about it now?" I asked, turning off the water and drying my hands. He did the same and turned to me.
"I don't know. That's also close to the time of our one year anniversary."
"But you'll be about to start the season." I said.
"True. We'll just have to see." he said
"Don't get all cliche though, you know how much I hate that." I said
"I'll try." he said with a smile and wink.
"You kill me Jonathan Toews." I said walking back to our bedroom
"Its just my charming good looks." he said, following me
"I'm gonna take a bath." I said.
"Just what I needed." he said, taking off his shirt.
"You're such a goof." I said. He winked at me again and then went into the bathroom and started the water. I changed out of my clothes and put on my bathrobe. I grabbed a few matches and then joined Jon in the bathroom. He added some bubble bath and turned on the jets. We had a pretty big Jacuzzi tub that I liked taking advantage of. Jon was sitting on the edge, still in boxers feeling the temperature. I got some candles out from under the sink and set them out and lit them. Jon had already gotten in the tub. I closed the door and locked it, let my robe fall and joined Jon. The tub was big, but barely for two people. Especially a 6'2 hockey player. To make more room though, I leaned up against Jon's torso. Our legs tangled together and his arms were wrapped around me. I rested my head on his shoulder and his chin rested on mine. We were quiet for a while, just taking each other in.
"I love you." he said, closing his eyes and nestling his face in the crook of my shoulder. I nudged his head with my shoulder and he looked up at me. I leaned in and kissed him, bringing my hand up to his cheek to pull him closer. He put his hands around my hips and did the same. When we pulled apart, I put my face into the crook of his neck and shoulder.
"I love you Jon." I said. He kissed the top of my head and wrapped himself tighter around me. When the water got cold, we got out and dried off. I put on a pair of Soffe shorts and sports bra with a tshirt. John put on gym shorts. I pulled my hair up and then we went to bed. We stayed up talking for a little longer, but eventually fell asleep.

The next day, we got up and went through the normal routine. We left our apartment and drove to the convention. Today would be the last day, but I only planned on watching a few of the panels and the final closing ceremony. When I got there, I met up with Abby and a few of the other WAG's. We hung out in the lounge until the panels started. We went and got good seats and laughed and listened with everyone. When they were all over, there was about an hour until the closing presentation. We all walked around one last time and then it was nearing time. We went and got seats then waited. The highlights of the year played on a screen and all the players came out again. A few people made some speeches and all of the fans were thanked. All the team walked down the runway again, gave a wave and then it was over. Everyone piled out of the hotel and we went back to the lounge. There was a small party for the players and their families, which we stayed for. When it was over, Jon and I went back to our apartment. He told me about a few more of the crazy people and how things went.
"Did you have a good time?" he asked me when he was done with his stories.
"Yeah. I saw Daniella in line after I kissed you. The look on her face was priceless." I said
"She stayed in line though, she said a few things about you, but I just told security to take her out." he said
"What'd she say." I asked
"Doesn't matter, she's stupid. She was just trying to get back at you for the kiss." he said.
"But I wanna know." I said, a little sternly.
"Chels, common." he said
"Really Jon. Tell me." I said, raising my eyebrows and crossing my arms.
"I don't even remember!" he said, but he looked away like he always did when he lied.
"Fine Jon. Whatever. I'm going to bed." I said, standing up and going to our bedroom. He followed me, but I closed the door and locked it before he could get inside.
"Chelsea." he said through the door.
"Just leave it alone Jon." I said
"I can't if I know you're mad." he said
"I'm not mad" I said
"Then open the door." he said. I sighed, waited a few seconds, then got up and unlocked the door. I walked back over to the bed and laid back down. I was turned on my stomach and watching the cars on the street below us. Jon came in and plopped down next to me on the bed.
"I don't want you to care about what she said." Jon said
"I'm not going to care. I just want to know." I said, turning my head to the side away from him.
"you have to promise this won't make you mad." he said. I turned my head back to him
"promise." I said
"Okay. She called you a bitch and said that she was better for me than you." he said
"Well she's dumb for that." I said
"I know." he said
"and I know I'm a bitch so she's just pointing out characteristics, not insulting." I said
"You are not a bitch." Jon said
"Good answer." I said
"I'd never call you one either." he said
"you're a good one, Jonny." I said, rolling into him.
"I try." he said, wrapping an arm around me. He kissed me and then we watched the cars for a little longer. I got up and changed into more comfortable clothes then went back to bed. I fell asleep a little later, worn out from the long weekend.

Notes

Finished! I hope you all are still enjoying. This chapter and the next ones are really just fillers, I've got some exciting things planned soon, so just bare with me for a little while. Still, thanks for all the subscribes and reads. You guys are awesome:)