The One Night That Changed My Life Forever

"I get to see you guys play hockey?"
"Yup." I said chuckling.
"So, so cool!" Sam exclaimed.
"How are you not tired? Its like 8 in the morning." Pat asked chuckling.
"I slept a lot yesterday."
"You did." Pat nodded in agreeance.
"So, you ready to meet the guys?"
"Will Jonny be there?"
"Yes."
"Well duh I'm ready to meet the guys." He said throwing up his hands.
"Alright, alright, off we go then." Pat said laughing.
"Yay! Are the kids going to be there?"
"You mean our kids?"
"Yeah. They were cute."
"Well I don't know. Rach?"
"Yea, they should be there. They were over at our friend Abby's house for a sleepover last night so we could spend some alone time with you."
"Ooooooo a sleepover? Can I go next time? PLEEEEEAAAASE!"
"Haha, we'll ask Abby today alright?" I said watching him buckle his seatbelt. "All good?"
"Yup, all buckled in! Now can we please please go meet the guys!"
"Im going." Patrick said chuckling, shaking his head.
"Good." Sam said clapping.
"Alright, so you know who you're sitting with during practice right?"
"Yeah."
"And you'll be good for her?"
"Mhmm." He said nodding.
"Remember, she'll tell us if you weren't, and then we might have to rethink meeting the guys afterwards."
"I'll be good I promise."
"I know you will be." I said ruffling his hair as he exited the car.
"HI JONNY!" He said waving, to which Jon chuckled and made his way over.
"Hey bud. How are you today?"
"I'm really really good! Do you want to know something cool?"
"Sure."
"That's my daddy." He said pointing to Pat with a huge grin on his face. "And he's my favourite player!"
"He is a pretty good dad huh? But I'm not your favourite? What's that all about?"
"He's the coolest ever. I mean he plays hockey for a super cool team, and he bought me pizza, and tonight I even get ice cream!"
"Wow! That is so cool." Jon said grinning. "Ready to watch us practice?" He nodded his head like crazy.
"Okay, I'll take you up to where you can watch us, then we will go get ready and you can watch us alright?" I said placing my hand on Sam's shoulder.
"Okay," He said as we walked up the stairs towards the family box.
"Alright, so you met Ellie for a little bit yesterday. You stay with her okay. She's with Abby and the kids alright."
"Yeah. Okay bye." He said grinning while he ran over and wormed his way onto Ellie's lap. I chuckled to myself, and turned back towards the change room.
"He all good?" Pat asked whispering in my ear.
"Yes, he'll be just fine,"
"Thank you."
"You are telling the guys." I said.
"Ughhh."
"Hey. I will support you the entire way, but this isn't my news to tell."
"I know, I know. I'll tell them after practice." He whisper sighed.
"Haha, you mean when he walks in?" I chuckled.
"Uhhhhh."
"Thought so." I chuckled smirking.
"Whatever." He said shaking his head and then chucking on his helmet and making his way towards the ice. Something I quickly followed in suit.
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Sam's POV
"So, did you have fun?" Ellie asked softly.
"Yeah!" It was so cool getting to watch them play so close to the ice.
"I have to take the kids to the bathroom quickly, will you be okay right here? Keep on half inside the door so I can see you okay?"
"I can do that, see!" I said sticking my body in the door.
"Okay. I'll be done in 5 minutes then we can go see the guys alright."
"I'll stay right here."
"And I'll be right here." She said laughing.
"Excuse me son, are you supposed to be here?"
"Yeah. I'm just watching the Blackhawks practice." I said beaming.
"Where are your parents?"
"They said I can meet the players!"
"I'm not sure about that." He guy in the security uniform said.
"There's Jonny! I want Jonny!" I said waving at Jon.
"Hey bud. Where's El? I thought she was taking care of you?"
"She is. She's just in with the baby right now." I said pointing into the bathroom.
"You ant to tell her I'm taking ya?"
"Im going with Jon." I said waving at Ellie.
"Okay. You have fun, I'll be down in a few."
"Can I go now?" I asked the security man.
"Uhhhh…"
"He's with me, it's all good." Jon said nodding.
"Alright, Mr. Toews." He said walking off.
"Can we go now please!"
"Yup!" Jon said ruffling my hair.
"Ugh. Don't do that." I said flattening down my hair.
"Awe come on. You're too young to worry about your hair." Jon said chuckling.
"I'm almost six, and have you seen my hair?"
"Good point, good point. You got your dad's curls for sure."
"Yeah."
"You excited?" He said picking me up, tickling me.
"Stop-Stop! It tickles!" I exclaimed laughing.
"Not until you say Jonny is the best."
"Fiiiiine. Jonny is the best! Let me go!" I exclaimed stopping to look at my surroundings. "Whoa!"
"Hey little man. To what do we owe the pleasure?"
"Well my moony and daddy said I could come meet you guys."
"Well then, I'm Patrick Sharp. I see you've already met Jon."
"Yeah, Jonny is cool. He gave mommy and me a tour!"
"Did he?"
"Yeah!" I said nodding. "I'm not allowed to step on the Indian Head."
"Very good." Sharpie said nodding, as his teammates chuckled as well.
"Well Sam, welcome to the Blackhawks." Jon said, leaving me to talk to the guys.
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Rachel's POV
I watched the guys all talking to Sam, and it made my heart swell.
"What did the idiot do now?" Sharpie whispered, as he nudged me.
"Hmm?"
"Oh cut the crap its so obvious. So obvious in fact that they are blind to it." He whispered.
"That my friend is not my story to tell." I whispered shrugging.
"Yo, Sam. How old are ya bud?"
"Almost 6!" He said holding up his six fingers.
"Alright thanks man." Sharpie said returning his focus back towards our conversation.
"Alright 5 years, well six…" He muttered softly. "Got it." He whispered nodding. "The one that disappeared. Oh the bar hoping that ensued after that one. The kid went wild until he found Megan, then you."
"Yeah. Donna mentioned something about her just dropping off the face of the earth."
"Until now."
"More so the reason for her dropping of the face of the earth hadn't come into light until now.
"What was his reaction?"
"Haha, major shock. Even worse then when he learned about Bella I think. I watched a video." I said waving away his false assumptions. "After the shock phase came the guilt phase, followed then by the emotional please don't leave me phase, and then the realization phase, then finally the acceptance and manning up phase. After the initial shock wore off he did pretty well honestly."
'And you two are going to be fine?" He questioned.
"Mhmm." I said, nodding slowly a small smile on my face.
"I don't know how you do it. You've gone through so much this past year. How you remained this strong is beyond me."
"Well as for the whole not remembering ordeal, you guys are one of the main reasons why I was able to adjust so quick and easily. You all took me in like a family and made me feel welcome and conformable even when the situation I was in was anything but comfortable. Then I have an amazing husband. If I've learned anything over this past year its that I married the right man for me. Even after the accident he was there for me when I needed someone most, giving me the much needed strength to try and get my life back. Then of course there are the kids, and friends, my family… That's how I stayed strong. I lived for a reason, and coming out of the coma I realized those reasons."
Sharpie just smiled, as Pat made his way over to us. "You tell them yet?" I asked putting my arm around his waist. He nodded.
"Well you never told me." Sharp said pouting. "Was it how amazing your wife is and how lucky you are to have her? Or hmmm was it how your young days are catching up to you? No, I got it. That little boy right there that might I add looks exactly like you…will be a great addition to your already amazing family, and I'm guessing you've only known him for a short period of time, but you both already love him as your own? Am I anywhere close?" Sharpie said with a wink.
"Whatever man." Pat said chuckling and shaking his head, before giving him a hug.
"Hi other Patrick." Sam said waving.
"Hey bud."
"Dada, can we go soon?"
"What you're already tired of the guys?"
"No! I met everyone already, but I'm just tired and hungry."
"Okay. You say bye to everyone, and we will grab the kids."
"Okay! Bye everyone!" he said waving. "Can we go now?"
"Yup, lead the way." I said waving bye to the guys, mini me in my arms Bella in Patrick's and Sam by our side. We exited the elevator in the same fashion 20 minutes later but this time, in our building.
"MOM?"Patrick said questioningly as we walked into the apartment to the site of Donna watching tv on our couch.
"Ahh hi sweet--"
"GRANDMA!" Sam exclaimed giving her a quick hug before running back behind Patrick.
"Ahh, you must be Sam." She said smiling.
"Yup! Thats me!" He said grinning.
"Well it's very nice to meet you.
"You too Grandma."
"Alright Sam, you go play with the toys we bought and we're just going to talk to your Grandma for a bit okay." I said squatting down to his level.
"Then can we get ice cream?"
"Yes, we can go get ice cream later okay." I said nodding.
"Okay! Can I watch tv?"
"Cartoons!" I said looking at him. "Nothing scary okay." I said putting the tv on his cartoons. "You want some popcorn?" He nodded totally engrossed in the show playing on the screen.
"I'll be back in a few okay." I said going back to the kitchen. I squeezed Pat's arm on the way past, grabbing the popcorn and turning on the microwave. I quickly took Sam back his popcorn, put mini me down for his nap and then made it back into the kitchen where Pat and his mom were currently talking.
"Hey Donna." I said giving her a hug.
"Hi, my love. How are you?"
"I'm pretty good, thank you. So what brings you down?"
"Well I know how my son gets during the playoffs, and with this whole Sam situation I figured I'd relieve some off the stress and spend some good quality time with my grandkids."
"Don't feel like you have to." I exclaimed.
"No worries, I want to. Plus the house gets lonely anyways."
"Well. Ill go set up the room for you."
"Don't worry sweetheart. I will do it. Go have a nap guys."
"You sure?" Pat asked.
"Yes I'm sure." She said rolling her eyes. "Do your children seem like too much of a hassle?"
"Good point." Pat said chuckling. "You ready babe?' He asked me.
"Yeah." I said yawning, leaning into his embrace and following him into the room.
"I love you so much." He said wrapping himself around me.
"I love you too. Get some sleep babe."
"Mhmm." I said snuggling in, and putting down my phone letting the sleep clear my mind of everything currently taking it over.

Notes

SRRY IK ,....love yall....i know this is super crappy....but I had a new story idea and had to write plenty for it :P love you XOXOXOX