Don't Let Go
Today's the Day
The next morning I woke up actually kind of nervous for the game. I really hadn’t been on skates for a couple weeks and Patrick plays professional hockey. I went to my dresser and say a little sticky note that said,” Be ready by 11, love, Pat.”
I started to smile and went over to the closet and got out the jersey that my dad had given me. My parents never wanted me to play with a signed jersey on but I didn’t care anymore. I put on my dark blue jeans, my jersey and then my makeup. Went downstairs and there everyone was waiting for me.
“Nice jersey.” Pat said with a smirk.
“Thanks,” I spun around for the full affect.
“Are you ready?”
“Yep, let’s go, I have to show you how I play.”
He opened the door that went to the garage and with a graceful wave of his hand,” Ladies first.”
I giggled, “Thank you, wish me luck everyone.” Erica came up and hugged me, “Good luck Bridge, you’re going to need it.”
We got to the rink around 11:30 in his red Chevy Tahoe. We got out and there was no one there. I guess he must have done this on purpose, because I think he said earlier that his friends were coming around 12. We went inside and he picked me up and put me on the ledge of the home team’s bench, and laced up my skates, because I guess my job wasn’t a good enough job.
“You, know my skates were good enough when I did it.”
“So, who’s the professional here though?”
“Alright, were ready now. Now it’s time for me to kick your ass at your own game.”
I jumped onto the ice like a pro and skated to center ice. The goals were up and ready for us to play. We did the stick tap thing like you do when your kids instead of dropping the puck. I won the face off and went straight towards his net, “GOAL!!!” I did my own celebration mimicking his celebrations that he does at every game he scores. “Oh, now it gets personal your going down now.” I dropped my stick on the ice,” Well bring it on Kaner the gloves are dropped.” He came over and tackled me onto the ice. He kissed me until he heard the doors open, “Shit their early.”
We both got up and just skated around. “Hey Pat, and um friend I know we’re early but Jake has to leave early and you wouldn’t pick up your phone so I thought you were already here and I was right!”
“Oh, alright then Bridget, this is Aaron. Then the guy on his right is Joey. Then on Aaron’s other side is Jake, and finally Eric is on Jakes other side.”
“Alright, nice to meet everyone, I’m Bridget as Pat said; I’m Erica’s best friend.”
“So are we going to play hockey today or not! I need to be at my girlfriend’s house by 3.” Jake said seeming really pissed off for some reason.
We played for at least an hour I scored 2 goals but I think they were going easy on me because I’m a girl but I still scored so whatever. The guys left we said our goodbyes and I went and sat down on the ledge of the home team’s bench. Pat was still skating around back and forth, back and forth shooting pucks into each of the goals. It felt like a tennis match instead of a hockey game.
You know, like when the ball keeps going back and forth and the audience is fallowing where ever the ball goes, so it looks like they keep saying know? Well yeah, that’s how it felt. I kept thinking to myself, about how he, Patrick Kane, could like a girl like me, so boring and normal.
It’s probably because I don’t chase after him unlike other girls, that only want to sleep with him because he is a star hockey player… and I bet that all those girls he sleeps with wants to get pregnant to have their 9 months of fame. He shot 3 goals and skated over and almost pushed me off the ledge.
“GOAL!!!!” He picked me up off the bench and spun me around. I started to laugh as this was the only thing in the world that made me happy with in the past couple weeks.
“Did you see it? Did you see it?” He said anxiously. “I won’t put you down unless you said you saw it?”
I giggled,” Of course I saw it Pat, I never took my eyes off of you.”
“Why, because I am so sexy, come on you know I am.”
“Oh yeah you are so sexy. Even sexier than Adam Burish, if I was on your team I would have said you won the Ladies Man title.” He didn’t put me down until I gave him a kiss.
“Ah, that’s better,” he said, “So Bridge; do you want to go to dinner with me tonight?”
“Shit”
“What?”
“I have to go to the psychologist!”
“What? Why?”
I was already skating off the ice,” Because, if you haven’t heard, my parents died,” I took off my skates,” And my Grandparents told me to see one just to get on with my life or something like that.” He followed me off the ice and we rushed to the car. He drove while I changed in the very back seat. “Bridge, are you sure you want to change?
I could stop the car and we could…well you know.” I rolled my eyes as I put my blouse on. “Patrick Kane shut up you are such a pervert. I mean come on I’ m not going to sleep with you. I’m not ready yet.” He pulled up at the front entrance,” The key word in that statement was yet,”, he told me as I got out of the car.
“Yeah, whatever I’ll talk to you later Pat. I’ll call you when you need to pick me up.”
I got inside and they were waiting for me I apologized and went inside.
“So, Miss Shultz, or would you prefer going by Bridget,”
“Bridget’s fine”
“So, I see that you have requested to see me because of a death in the family, is that correct?”
“Yes Ma’am.”
“Well, let’s start out with an easy question. How have you been since the deaths?”
“I guess I’ve been okay. Staying with my best friend Erica Kane, not really doing much, you and going out with my friend Pat have been it, except for when I broke up with my boyfriend a couple weeks ago.”
“So this past couple of weeks has been hard for you haven’t it.”
I nodded my head.
“I suggest you need to find a new guy to hang around with. Or, what do the kids call it? Boy Toys that’s it.”
“Do you mean that I should…um…?”
“Yes Bridget, I do, I want you to cut loose and just throw caution to the wind.”
“Is it that easy?”
“Well, it can be but only if you follow what I suggest you to do.”
“Ok, then are we done?”
“Yep, you came in late so yes, we are about done.”
I left the office and called Pat. He drove up about 10 minutes later and we went back to his place. I thought about what the doctor said, but didn’t want to make it that obvious that I wanted to have sex with him. I mean come on; I’m his younger sister’s best friend. “So, how was the shrink?” He said smiling his half smile.
“Oh, it was good; the Doctor said I made great progress today from a deceased relative in the family.”
This had got to have been the most awkward drive I have ever had with him.
I started to smile and went over to the closet and got out the jersey that my dad had given me. My parents never wanted me to play with a signed jersey on but I didn’t care anymore. I put on my dark blue jeans, my jersey and then my makeup. Went downstairs and there everyone was waiting for me.
“Nice jersey.” Pat said with a smirk.
“Thanks,” I spun around for the full affect.
“Are you ready?”
“Yep, let’s go, I have to show you how I play.”
He opened the door that went to the garage and with a graceful wave of his hand,” Ladies first.”
I giggled, “Thank you, wish me luck everyone.” Erica came up and hugged me, “Good luck Bridge, you’re going to need it.”
We got to the rink around 11:30 in his red Chevy Tahoe. We got out and there was no one there. I guess he must have done this on purpose, because I think he said earlier that his friends were coming around 12. We went inside and he picked me up and put me on the ledge of the home team’s bench, and laced up my skates, because I guess my job wasn’t a good enough job.
“You, know my skates were good enough when I did it.”
“So, who’s the professional here though?”
“Alright, were ready now. Now it’s time for me to kick your ass at your own game.”
I jumped onto the ice like a pro and skated to center ice. The goals were up and ready for us to play. We did the stick tap thing like you do when your kids instead of dropping the puck. I won the face off and went straight towards his net, “GOAL!!!” I did my own celebration mimicking his celebrations that he does at every game he scores. “Oh, now it gets personal your going down now.” I dropped my stick on the ice,” Well bring it on Kaner the gloves are dropped.” He came over and tackled me onto the ice. He kissed me until he heard the doors open, “Shit their early.”
We both got up and just skated around. “Hey Pat, and um friend I know we’re early but Jake has to leave early and you wouldn’t pick up your phone so I thought you were already here and I was right!”
“Oh, alright then Bridget, this is Aaron. Then the guy on his right is Joey. Then on Aaron’s other side is Jake, and finally Eric is on Jakes other side.”
“Alright, nice to meet everyone, I’m Bridget as Pat said; I’m Erica’s best friend.”
“So are we going to play hockey today or not! I need to be at my girlfriend’s house by 3.” Jake said seeming really pissed off for some reason.
We played for at least an hour I scored 2 goals but I think they were going easy on me because I’m a girl but I still scored so whatever. The guys left we said our goodbyes and I went and sat down on the ledge of the home team’s bench. Pat was still skating around back and forth, back and forth shooting pucks into each of the goals. It felt like a tennis match instead of a hockey game.
You know, like when the ball keeps going back and forth and the audience is fallowing where ever the ball goes, so it looks like they keep saying know? Well yeah, that’s how it felt. I kept thinking to myself, about how he, Patrick Kane, could like a girl like me, so boring and normal.
It’s probably because I don’t chase after him unlike other girls, that only want to sleep with him because he is a star hockey player… and I bet that all those girls he sleeps with wants to get pregnant to have their 9 months of fame. He shot 3 goals and skated over and almost pushed me off the ledge.
“GOAL!!!!” He picked me up off the bench and spun me around. I started to laugh as this was the only thing in the world that made me happy with in the past couple weeks.
“Did you see it? Did you see it?” He said anxiously. “I won’t put you down unless you said you saw it?”
I giggled,” Of course I saw it Pat, I never took my eyes off of you.”
“Why, because I am so sexy, come on you know I am.”
“Oh yeah you are so sexy. Even sexier than Adam Burish, if I was on your team I would have said you won the Ladies Man title.” He didn’t put me down until I gave him a kiss.
“Ah, that’s better,” he said, “So Bridge; do you want to go to dinner with me tonight?”
“Shit”
“What?”
“I have to go to the psychologist!”
“What? Why?”
I was already skating off the ice,” Because, if you haven’t heard, my parents died,” I took off my skates,” And my Grandparents told me to see one just to get on with my life or something like that.” He followed me off the ice and we rushed to the car. He drove while I changed in the very back seat. “Bridge, are you sure you want to change?
I could stop the car and we could…well you know.” I rolled my eyes as I put my blouse on. “Patrick Kane shut up you are such a pervert. I mean come on I’ m not going to sleep with you. I’m not ready yet.” He pulled up at the front entrance,” The key word in that statement was yet,”, he told me as I got out of the car.
“Yeah, whatever I’ll talk to you later Pat. I’ll call you when you need to pick me up.”
I got inside and they were waiting for me I apologized and went inside.
“So, Miss Shultz, or would you prefer going by Bridget,”
“Bridget’s fine”
“So, I see that you have requested to see me because of a death in the family, is that correct?”
“Yes Ma’am.”
“Well, let’s start out with an easy question. How have you been since the deaths?”
“I guess I’ve been okay. Staying with my best friend Erica Kane, not really doing much, you and going out with my friend Pat have been it, except for when I broke up with my boyfriend a couple weeks ago.”
“So this past couple of weeks has been hard for you haven’t it.”
I nodded my head.
“I suggest you need to find a new guy to hang around with. Or, what do the kids call it? Boy Toys that’s it.”
“Do you mean that I should…um…?”
“Yes Bridget, I do, I want you to cut loose and just throw caution to the wind.”
“Is it that easy?”
“Well, it can be but only if you follow what I suggest you to do.”
“Ok, then are we done?”
“Yep, you came in late so yes, we are about done.”
I left the office and called Pat. He drove up about 10 minutes later and we went back to his place. I thought about what the doctor said, but didn’t want to make it that obvious that I wanted to have sex with him. I mean come on; I’m his younger sister’s best friend. “So, how was the shrink?” He said smiling his half smile.
“Oh, it was good; the Doctor said I made great progress today from a deceased relative in the family.”
This had got to have been the most awkward drive I have ever had with him.
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7/16/14