Five Minutes For Fighting (Completed)

January 22nd 2014

The day Caroline's world changed drastically. There were always trade rumors swirling around Michael. She never thought Glen Sather would pull the trigger, push the button, explode her entire world. "Stop it." Michael said as she sat in their bed weeping. "You can't do this to me, I have to go." He said walking over to her side of the bed. Michael had a plane to catch to Nashville in an hour. He was going, and she couldn't go with him. They had to play the Devils this weekend in an outdoor winter classic style game at Yankee Stadium. "Don't go." She said through her tears. They were about to get married in five months, she was going to have kids while he played for the Rangers, their future was here. "It's my fault, I should of played better, I should of done better." He said tearing up. New York was all Michael knew now he had to go to this foreign place with no friends, without the most important person in his entire life. "I have to drive Mikey to the airport." Mats Zuccarello said as she starting crying even more, on the verge of choking her tears. "I love you so much Caroline Thomas." Michael said lifting her off the bed into his arms. Her legs wrapped around her waist. "We can make this work, come to home games when you don't have away games. Our frequent flyer miles is about to love us." He tried to stay strong, he couldn't cry even though tears were about to flood his face, he had to wait. Caroline couldn't see him like that, she was breaking in front of his eyes. "It's not fair." She said crying, screaming, sad. Glen promised her, he broke the promise. "I HATE HIM." She yelled as Michael cradled her. He hated him too. For breaking him away from the only family he had. The boys were his family. She was his family.

"I love you so much baby." Tears came down Michael's face, his eyes as a red as the plaid in his shirt. He didn't want to let go, his body couldn't let her go. "Come on Mike." Mats said getting choked up. Michael was his best friend. "This isn't fair, they can't do this." Carl Hagelin said barging in, his eyes as red as Michael's. He had been crying, the whole team had been crying. Michael was the youngest, he was the baby. He was the brother, the son, the baby, he was theirs. "I love you Michael Lee Del Zotto, I love you more then I can say." Caroline said trying to hold it together. He let her down, it took everything in his power to let her down. She looked beautiful in black leggings, a flimsy tank top and a long sweater cardigan oat colored. Strands of her beautiful brown hair braided back. Pearl Earrings he had gotten her for her 16th birthday covered her ears. She was the most beautiful girl in the world. "I love you more then anything in this entire world Caroline Zoe Thomas, and in five months I finally get you all to myself. Soon you'll be Caroline Del Zotto." She wanted to be CDZ so badly it hurt. Her heart hurt. He zipped up his Louis Vuitton duffel bag he had gotten from her for christmas and put on his Ugg slippers as he slipped on his favorite Ralph Lauren Rugby sweater. "I'll call you when I land." He said kissing her, then kissing her forehead. As they embraced each other for a couple minutes. Like it was a normal day, and they had just gotten home from work. The fireplace cackled in their room as he walked out of their Master room. He looked at it in the doorway of the Rangers soho apartment. He wouldn't be sleeping in their Restoration Hardware comfy crushed velvet bed tonight, he wouldn't be cuddling her, Puck and Bauer tonight as the Golden Doodle and English bull dog came out of the closet and into his arms. "Pucky, Bauer be good for mom." He said kissing the dog. The dog barking like asking where he is going? From the door. "I love you Care." He said as he left the apartment. Everyone saying there goodbyes.

"Caroline you have to eat something." Brendan said coming into his sister's room. "No. Just go away." The curtains were closed, the lights off as tissues fell to the floor, Puck and Bauer looking up at him from the end of the bed. The three of them sad as The O.C. played in the background. "Okay." He said as he kissed the top of her head as she binged on twizzlers. "I am worried." Brendan said as he closed the door to her room and into the living room where the guys were moping and brushing manly tears away. "She needs time away from her mind. Let her have it." Derek Stepan said equally as worried for his best friend. "The family skate is the day after next, do you think we could surprise her with Michael? They don't have a game this weekend. They have like four days off." Ryan McDonagh said as he looked at the Predators website. "Then let's do it." Brendan said wishing he could help her pain.

"Where is she?" Brandon Dubinsky said as he walked into the apartment with Ryan Callahan and Marc Staal behind him. "In their room." Brendan said as he had opened the door to the sight of them. "Okay." Brandon had an array of Dylan's Candy Bar goodies to make her feel better. He had gotten on the first flight from Columbus when he had heard. "You suck Stephen!" Caroline said throwing a box of milk duds at Stephen Colletti. "Hey." Brandon said knocking as they came in. "What are you doing here?" She said in an edgy sad tone. "I wanted to see my favorite and only godchild who I am worried about." He said as Marc took the couch, laying down on it. Ryan sitting on the bench that sat in front of the bed. Brandon sitting on the bed as he pulled Caroline towards him, laying down and brushing her hair with his fingers. They haven't done a god father night in a while and she needed it. They watched Laguna Beach and ate junk until she fell asleep in Brandon's arms. Her parents had came in, and she fell asleep in her fathers arms as he slept in bed with her. Her mother also sleeping with them. Caroline's life had drastically changed and she needed her parents. The morning skate in two days glared her in the eyes, Michael wouldn't be there. She cried so hard the last day and a half she didn't know if she had tears left.

All she wanted to do was sleep this off, and wake up from this nightmare.

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