Jon took me home from the hospital so fucking slowly. He thought I was going to break into a million different pieces, granted it did take me a while to walk around, I had a huge cast on my right leg and a giant boot on the other. I had to use crutches, which I had never used before, and that only made things worse. I also had to have two wrist guards for my sprained wrists. Along with the scars on my face and my showerless hair, I must of looked like a zombie. However, just because I was injured doesn't mean Jon couldn't drive a little faster Seriously he was going 30 on a highway.

"Jon, I'm sorry, but can you go any slower?" I finally said tired of old ladies passing us on the right.

"Sorry- i'm just- look you are in a fragile state right now, and if we got in a car accident something seriously bad could happen to you and I can't have that happen" He whispered ever so quietly. He was actually scared and I couldn't believe it.

After convincing him to go at least 55, we got to my apartment, and I was happy to say my farewell to him. I tried to get out of the car slowly, and I could tell it was making Jon even more impatient then he was already. He was standing at the steps to my apartment because I told him I needed to do everything on my own before we left the hospital.

I was the baby of 4 children and I never got to do anything by myself. My first date- I swore I saw both of my sisters on a stake out mission watching me and my 9th grade boyfriend through the windshield of their car. I was so tired of being babied that I liked to do everything by myself with help from no one, even if it came back to bite me in the butt.

I was honestly trying to get in the house as fast as I could, but I guess that wasn't fast enough because as I was trying to stand up from the car seat he was at my side picking me up just married style.

"Jon I don't need help I need to learn"

"Yeah well, I need to pee so if you could get into your apartment faster that would be great."

I laughed at this, opened the door using the key I had put in my pocket, and saw Kona and Eric Gelinas sitting on my couch watching ESPN. Eric took a quick glance at us and quickly got up to introduce himself. Before I could even say hello, Jon was on a frantic search for the bathroom.

"Down the hall to the left!" I laughed at Jon sprinting into the bathroom. "Hi Eric, i'm Liz. Thank you so much for taking care of Kona. I don't know what would of happened to him."

"No problem Liz, and Kona was a great TV buddy, he even fell asleep in my arms, which made me fall asleep."

"Yeah he has a tendency to do that!" I said to Eric while looking at my tiny spaniels face.

"Well I better get going, I need to go do some stuff for the Devils, but any time you need anything, please give me a call. And by the way, if you ever get sick of Kona, I will happily take him!" He laughed and strolled over to give Kona a hug and a kiss

"What a wuss" Jon smirked while waltzing out of the bathroom to see his teammate kissing and hugging a dog. "But thanks dude, see you tomorrow for breakfast?"

"I wouldn't miss it! Your treat tomorrow!" Eric laughed, "Feel better Liz!"

Eric strolled out of the apartment and into the black Mercedes in the apartment complex's parking lot. I was suddenly tired again, and It was only noon.

"Thanks Jon for everything but you should probably get goin-"

"What makes you think i'm leaving" He giggled in a manly way. "I am not going anywhere, even though I just met you, I already know you are not gonna take care of yourself. The doctor said to rest and that's exactly what you're gonna do!"

I groaned at the thought. "But don't you have practice everyday?"

"From 9 to 4, so I will stay here. Liz if you really don't want me here, I can leave but really it is for your own good."

I contemplated. Should I let Jon stay? Someone home other than me would be nice, plus I would really get lonely here when I have nothing to do since I won't be at school until next monday.

"ehh..." I tried to make it seem like I don't want him... can't be too desperate, right? "I guess you can stay if you don't make a huge mess"

His face brightened, his face made me happy I let him stay. Even though he probably would make a mess of my perfectly neat apartment, it was probably worth it just in case anything happened.

He helped me go up the 4 stairs into my bedroom to go shower and when I went to got to my bedroom he stared in disbelief. Unlike the rest of my black and white apartment, my room was pretty colorful, I had a bright pink and green Lily Pulitzer bed spread that I had from college- a gift to myself for getting into OSU. The rest of my room however was white, the dresser, make-up vanity, and the desk, where all like the snow from my favorite season. I guess it was the bedspread that really made the room seem really bright.

Jon smiled at me and I knew he was about to say something really stupid. "I guess you could say your very colorful in the bedroom." I tried to hold back my laughter at his stupid/sexual joke.

"Jon, that doesn't even make sense!" I giggled as I shoved him out of the room so I could take my much needed shower.

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I got out of the shower and changed into a pair of pajama pants and an old track meet t-shirt and wobbled my way down stairs. I finally got to my comfy off-white couch to realize I needed my planner from upstairs- wasn't this what Jon was for? He had just gotten to my place from his apartment to get some of his stuff.

"JON!" I yelled. I knew he was in the kitchen on his laptop and could easily hear me if I whispered but man did I love scaring that poor boy. And scare him I did because in a flash he was in front of the couch.

"Whats wrong?" He breathed, he was a little out of breath because of his heart beat from me scaring him.

"Oh nothing..." I smiled and he made a face, "but while you're here, can you go up to my bedroom and grab my laptop on my desk? And also can you get my planner, it's pink and purple- it's Lil-"

"Say Lily Pulitzer one more time!" He yelled as he was already half way to my room.

He was back quicker than I had expected in tow with my macbook and my planner. "Thank you" I said as sweetly as possible and batted my eyelashes for show. He grunted in return and went back to his laptop, I could hear the NHL replays of the week blasting from his computer. I needed to call the principal of our school to tell her everything that had happen.

Susan Waters was the principal and for some reason she really, really liked me. It's not like I baked her muffins or anything everyday, I really didn't understand but she would probably understand this whole thing.

When I first met her when I got my job, we instantly hit it off, maybe it was because we were both wearing a Ralph Lauren dress that day? But, I can't tell. Anyways, she gave me her cell number just in case anything happened that I needed to call her that I scribbled in the back of my planner. I flipped to that page and typed it in my iPhone.

"Hey Susan, It's Liz."

"Oh my gosh honey are you okay? I heard about it on the news and I was so worried!"

"Haha, don't worry i'm fine. I'm calling because the doctor told me I needed to rest for at least a week and then still use crutches into December. I know a week is a lot, but-"

"Don't you dare worry about a thing!" Susan exclaimed, "the board members have decided a week of full pay is in order. They believed you showed an act of courage to the students so they thought full pay was in order!"

"Oh my gosh thank you Susan!"

"No problem darling, get some rest and call me if you need anything!" I smiled and told her I will. I clicked my phone off to see Jon strolling over to the couch right down beside me.

"Do you mind if I watch TV? My eyes are hurting from staring at the computer screen."

"Yeah sure" I yawned and rested my head on the couch. Jon grabbed a blanket and draped it over the both of us. Jon put his arm around me as he turned on NHL network and I happily snuggled into his chest slowly falling asleep. To make things even better, Kona jumped into his lap. We kinda looked like a small family.

Notes

If any of you guys want some visuals here is what I was thinking for Elizabeths Apartment (just click on the words)
Kitchen
Living Room
Bedroom