Love You in All Your Forms

We are in the locker room, and I'm getting dressed to leave, and our trainer pokes his head in the door. "Dom, there's someone here to see you." It's probably some reporter. So I throw on my t-shirt and shuffle towards the door. I pull it open and there she is. Standing by the wall across from the doors.

"What did I do?" Her eyes don't look weepy, just confused with a slight tint of anger.

"I..I'm sorry." I begin. "I'm scared of the way you make me feel. I haven't felt that since her. Hank has told me to not let you go a thousand times, and I even talked to Katie's mom. I'm still just really nervous to be..dating again." Way to go, Dom. Spill your guts everywhere.

She watches me for a long time. "I understand. I'm as nervous about this as you are, but I just don't want to loose you."

My heart just fell apart. "You won't loose me, I promise."

I closed the space between us and pulled her into a tight hug. She sniffed quietly against my chest. "Do you wanna go get lunch?" I suggest, softly. "Can you bring Hank? I haven't seen him in a while." Her voice was muffled by my chest. I chuckle, "Sure. I'll go find him."

Thirty minutes later, Hank, Claire, and I are in a Mexican restaurant a couple blocks from the rink. Claire is one of the few girls that absolutely doesn't care who sees her eat. She hungrily shovels chips and salsa down. Hank and I follow suit. We talk about anything and everything that comes up. Claire tells us about the sculptures she's working on. Hank and I retell the few practices and who we've heard are on the trade table.

After lunch, Hank leaves and Claire tells me to meet her at her apartment. I pull into a parking space and walk up to Claire, who is leaning against the back of her black BMW. "Hey, you, I have some brownies up in my place. Or..we can go see Anchorman 2." I smile.

"How about we go up to your apartment, I can cover you with brownies, and eat them off of you." I grin, devilishly at her. Claire turns bright red. "Cheeky, much?" I shrug my shoulders and lightly hip check her. "Let's go." She grabs my hand and leads me up to her apartment.

Notes

The second chapter of my apology! I hope you like them!