Inexperienced

Chapter 15

Jonathan Toews was currently standing in my kitchen half-naked.

Breathe, Karen, breathe.

I hadn’t realized I was standing there, staring at him with my mouth open until Kaner came back in and pulled me out of my daze.

“Okay so I think we should watch- WHAT IS GOING ON?” He stopped in his tracks and almost dropped the armful of movies he was carrying. “Guys, seriously, if you wanna do the nasty, JUST GET TO IT.”

I’m pretty sure my face was extremely flushed.

“Oh my god Kaner, stop,” I said covering up my face.

“Then why is it that every time I come in, Jon is practically naked!?” He exclaimed.

Huh. That was true.

“Maybe you should just stop barging in and let us get to actually doing the deed,” Jon said as he walked over to me and pulled me into his chest. His bare chest.

I kid you not, I could feel every single muscle on his firm, hard chest. Jeez.

I looked up at Jon and saw him smirking at Kaner. He was still holding me and I just stood there awkwardly, my hands pinned to my sides by his embrace. My face was so close to his chest and I could help but admire his collarbone. Once again, my face was flushed and my heart began to pound against my chest. I'm guessing Jon felt it too because he looked down at me and raised an eyebrow.

“You okay there?”

“Yep,” I answered, avoiding eye contact. “Just peachy.”

“Really? Because I feel like your heart is trying to jackhammer it’s way out,” he chuckled.

“Well maybe it’s because I can’t really breathe and I also don’t do well in tight spaces,” I answered. It was partly true. Not a big fan of tight spaces.

“Ok,” he said. He released me but stayed at my side, his arm swinging over and resting on my shoulder as I tried to bring my heart rate back to normal.

“So… Should I give you guys some privacy?” Kaner said, smirking.

I rolled my eyes and shoved Jon’s bare chest as I walked away from them. “Shut up and pop in a movie while I find some clothes for the nudist,” I said.

I heard Jon follow me into the guest bedroom and sit on the bed as I rummaged through my brother’s drawer in which he kept his extensive collection of sweats. I, too, had a massive amount of sweats. Don’t even get me started on how many hoodies and sweaters I own. What can I say, I like being comfortable.

“How come I've never met your brother?” He asked.

“I didn't know you wanted to meet him,” I said.

“Well it would be nice to meet the brother you speak so highly of.”

Huh. I hadn't realized that I spoke so much about Luca. The little shit would feel so smug if he ever found out I talked about him with the Hawks. “Well you guys are never around when he visits.”

That was true but I made sure they weren't around when Luca came to visit. And every single time, he would beg me to introduce him to the guys. The thought of him meeting Kaner and Jon made me panic. He sort of figured out that I felt some type of way for Jon. The sucker knows me too well and the thought of him saying something big-brother like to Jon made me want to crawl under a rock and never come out.

“Oh. Well maybe you should invite him over next time and I'll make sure I'm free,” he said.
I looked up at him and saw a hint of red on his cheeks.

“Oh and Kaner of course,” he added quickly. “I mean, I'm sure he wants to meet him too.”

“Umm…sure. Okay,” I said. “I'll let him know I guess.”

“Cool,” he said.

I stood there nodding my head and he sat there twiddling his thumbs. He looked so awkward. It was kinda cute.

I picked out a pair of sweats. This was getting a bit too awkward for me.

I handed him the sweats and he murmured a thanks before I left. If I was in there another minute longer, I don’t think I would be able to contain myself.

Heading back to the kitchen, Pat joined me and sat on the counter while I brought out the large container of popcorn kernels. I figured since we were having a movie marathon, we would need a shit ton of popcorn.

I checked the time and saw that it was already 1:30. I picked up the phone and ordered five boxes of pizza as well as some breadsticks and chocolate lava cake. As I placed my order, I could see Kaner grinning like a little kid and giving me a thumbs up, clearly pleased with my order.

Just as I finished my phone call, Jon, wearing his freshly laundered shirt, joined us in the kitchen and just like Pat he sat down on my counter. They looked like children with their legs dangling off the counter and their hands folded on their laps.

I chuckled and started making the popcorn.

“Why don’t you guys bring out some blankets so we can be more comfortable on the couch, or the floor, or wherever you guys wanna sit,” I said as I stirred the pot or kernels.

“Okie dokes,” Kaner said as hopped off the counter. “Where do you keep the blankets?”
“In the closet next to the bathroom,” I said.

He walked over to it and I heard the door slide open. It was quiet for a second and then I heard a grunt.

“Joooooon. Can you come get some of these blankets? I can’t reach the top shelf,” Kaner whined.

Jon and I burst out laughing before he went to help his friend.

“Also can one of you guys get my pillow pet from my room?” I called out to them.

“Which one?” Jon asked.

“Both,” I called out.

A minute later, the boys came out with a armful of blankets and pillows. Jon carried my Cubs and Hawks pillow pet over to the couch and started making it more comfortable. He stopped and looked up at me confused.

“Is this one of those sofa beds?”

I leaned against the counter and nodded my head while stirring the kernels. “Yea but I don't use it. Mostly because I don't know how it works. You can pull it out if you want.”

“Sweet.” Jon took the blanket off as well as all the pillows and placed them on the side. He moved the coffee table to make room for the bed. I watched him intently as he worked. He got this cute little crease between his eyebrows as he tried to figure out how to pull out the bed. He got the same crease whenever he was on the ice. It took me a minute to realize that Kaner was staring at me the whole time with a stupid smug look on his face. Heat raised to my cheeks as I turned around to stir the popcorn again.

The boys finished setting the bed up and Pat popped in the first movie.

I heard the familiar Harry Potter theme song play in the background as I poured the freshly popped popcorn into two huge bowls.

“THE THEME SONG OF MY LIFE!” I heard Pat scream.

I quickly turned around and squealed in excitement. I saw Kaner grinning from ear to ear as he added subtitles while Jon was standing next to him with his arms crossed, staring at his best friend in disbelief.
“PATRICK KANE I LOVE YOU! POTTER HEADS UNITE!” I yelled in delight as I ran over to hug my curly haired friend.

I jumped up and he caught me, spinning us around until he got dizzy. He put me back down and looked over at Jon who was staring at us with his eyebrows raised.

“I don't understand how people don't like Harry Potter movies. They're fucking amazing,” Kaner said.

“And you went with the Prisoner of Azkaban! I could kiss you right now!” I squealed with excitement.

Kaner dropped the remote and faced me with the most serious look on his face. “My body is ready.” He grabbed my face before I could react and my brain barely registered what was happening. He pulled me in, dipped me like they do in those old fashioned movies during a kiss, and placed his hand over my mouth before planting a kiss on his hand. It all happened so quickly and before I knew it, I was standing upright again and Kaner bent down to pick up the remote.

I stood there staring at him and noticed Jon staring at both of us, his arms lay limp on his sides. I couldn't read his face at all. What was he thinking?

“Did I take your breath away babe?” Kaner asked, looking back at me with a stupid smirk on his face.
I came back to reality and smacked him on his head. “What the hell was that!”

“Hey! Relax!” He said, putting his arms up to guard his pretty face when he saw me lift my hand again. “It’s not like I actually kissed you!”

“You could've!”

“Well it's not like I was! I know that your first kiss is a pretty big deal for you and I'm not gonna do something like that to you,” he chuckled. “I know how much it means to you,” he said as he leaned in to kiss my forehead.

Before I could reply, my intercom buzzed. Oh thank god. This conversation was getting a bit too awkward for me.

I smacked him again and walks over to the intercom. “What was that for?” Kaner asked.

“That's for being a little bitch and almost giving me a heart attack.”

I heard a soft chuckle and another smack.

“Hey! What did I do to you!” I turned around and saw Kaner looking at Jon, rubbing the back of his head. Jon shook his head and mumbled something to him.

I pushed the talk button and asked who it was. I eagerly let the pizza boy in and told him to leave one of the boxes of pizza with the guys at the front desk.

Jerry and Sean, the guys at the front desk, were the nicest guys ever and I always made sure to order an extra box of pizza for them.

I walked over to my bag and took out some cash. The guys were still arguing quietly in the background when there was a knock at my door.

I opened it and the boys came over to take the food before I could. I saw the delivery guys gape at them before remembering that they're well known professional athletes. Wanting to keep their privacy safe, I handed the guy the money as well as a generous tip before saying “You never saw them.”

He smiled widely at me before asking innocently, “Saw what?”

“Nice. Take care bro,” I said while he walked back to the elevator.

I turned around and saw the guys stuffing pizza into their mouths.

“Guys, can you at least wait for me before you devour all of the pizza?” I stood there with my arms crossed over my chest. The boys stared at me with wide eyes before saying sorry with the their pizza filled mouths.

I chuckled and walked over to the sofa bed where I sat in between my friends. We all placed a box of pizza on our laps as well as the bowl of popcorn.

It was gonna be a fun night.

Notes

I. AM. SO. SORRY.
i have been goin through some MAJOR writers block
but I think I figured out where Im going with the story
im hoping to update sometime this week
college is a bitch
but I miss this so much
I love reading your comments!!
stay beautiful
-A
xx