By the time I got home Jake's car was gone but his stuff was still there. My best friend Tris and her fiance, my brother, Trent were out in the stable, I whistled to them as I slowed Champagne to a walk and approached the barn. Tris was walking around feeding the horses and Trent was just sitting there doing nothing. I dismounted and walked into the barn.

"Hey bum, since you're not doing anything, can you come and untack her for me please? I'll get the food." I nodded my head at Trent who simply shrugged and came to help me.

"Anything for my heart broken sister!" He came up and scuffed up my hair and started helping me with Champagne.

"Screw you." I muttered as I went to get her food and grooming box. I was walking back when Tris came up to me and bumped into me on purpose. I glared at her and she smiled back.

"What happened?"

"Stupid stuff, he cheated again. I don't care, I'm leaving. Its final."

Trent hung up the saddle and took the grooming supplies from me and started grooming my horse and looked at me. "So you're really leaving? Didn't think it would be that easy.."

I walked over to the empty stall and poured the grain in the bucket and spread the hay. "I didn't think it would be either, but I guess so. I mean, if I think about it. Its a good opportunity for me, I can be back around hockey and I get away from everything here. Uncle Q is giving me a job to help with equipment and stuff and said I can leave after the season, I'll still come to visit and I'll be living with Kaner until I can afford my own place. Like I said, maybe I need this."

Tris walked out of the last stall, and looked at me "when?" Is all she asked, such a little word, but hurt at the same time. This was my best friend I was looking at. She was my first and only friend here, basically my sister., and soon to be my Sister-In-Law.

"I don't know, I'm calling Kane and seeing if I can get out Wednesday at the earliest." I met her eyes and the looked glassy. I grabbed Champagne’s halter and led her into her stall and closed the door. "If you guys need me I'll be in my room. I need to call Kane." I bit my lip and walked away, trying to shut out the sound of Tris starting to fall apart.

I walked into the house and saw Jackson and Cheyenne laying on the couch in the living room and whistled at them as I walked up the stairs into my small bedroom, and as I thought. Their paws came pattering up the hardwood stairs into my room and onto my bed. I smiled and laid down next to them and pet them. I turned over and grabbed my laptop off of my bedside table and logged into Skype.

I scrolled through my recent calls to see if Patrick was online and to my surprise, he was. Most of the time I had to text him to tell him I was. I clicked on his contact and pressed call. He answered immediately.

"Well hello there sunshine, don't you just look amazing? What happened to you?" He joked with me. He was lounging on his couch shirtless and in sweatpants. I rolled my eyes and glared at him

"Jake and I broke up, he cheated. Listen, is the offer for me to stay with you still up for grabs or did some puck bunny already grab it?" I joked with him back. Its what we did, we were horrible to each other but loved each other. If he wasn't like a brother to me I probably would have tried to make a move on him. But just thinking about that now freaked me out.

"Screw you, I'm not doing that much anymore, and yes it is. You gonna take it?"

I heard a deep voice come from Kane's side of the call, "What are you not doing and what is being taken?" I was confused, I didn't know he had someone over, I felt rude for barging in on his free time with his friends now.

Kane looked behind him and laughed, "Go away asshole, doesn't matter, you'll see in a few days."

"Fuck you man, I gotta see now," I watched my screen and saw none other than Jonathan Toews appear before me, "Who's that? Wait, was that who you were talking about? Lis, Ally, no, that's not right.. Oh! Alisa!?" Jonathan smiled and walked away laughing.

"Yes it is. Now go, and I made her an offer to live here for a while."

"You have a lot of explaining to do. I'm going to bed, night asshole."

"Night douche bag."

I waited until I heard a door close and then started laughing, "You two are like an old married couple! Its hilarious!"

Pat flipped me off, "Ha. Ha. Ha. Funny, now last chance on the offer, I'll get you out as soon as you want too, and as for Toews? Ignore him or kill him." He laughed

"Yes, I'll take it, and can you get me out by Wendsday morning?"

"Sure, Don't worry Lis, you'll be safe here, I gotta get to bed though. Practice tomorrow, I'll get the flight and send you the information before I get to bed. Sound good?"

"Sounds great, thank you so much Pat. You're a life saver, I owe you one."

"nah, its no biggie. Now, I'll get off here and get to bed. I'll text you in the morning to make sure you got everything. But Goodnight Lis, love ya girlie." He snickered. We always said we loved each other, not in a meaningful way, but in a family way.

"Mkay, talk to you tomorrow. Night night, love you too." I smiled back and ended the call and closed my laptop. I was finally getting out of here. Thank God. I texted my family and told them everything and got up to get ready for bed and went straight to sleep. I didn't want to be disturbed by anything, and sleep was the best remedy for that.

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