Endless Possibilities

Ava floated up the stairs, lips still tingling. She had never expected him to kiss her, but she was glad he did. The clock read 2:53 AM. Had she really been with him for that long? She began to shed her clothes when she realized she still had Sid's jacket. It smelled musky, his scent filling her nostrils. She had never smelled anything so wonderful. Suddenly, her phone buzzed. It was a text from an unknown number.

You looked beautiful tonight.
Sid

She smiled and quickly messaged back.

Aw thanks! You looked pretty beautiful yourself. I have your jacket.

Within a few minutes her phone buzzed again.

I guess that means I'll have to get it back soon:) Lunch tomorrow?

That sounds great! I'll call you.

Ava plugged her phone in and finished getting ready for bed, resisting the urge to smile with Sidney Crosby on her mind.

***

Sidney woke up with a raging headache, kicking himself for drinking all those damn cosmos. The optional practice began at 6 AM and it was already 5:30. Being the Captain and all, optional practices weren't exactly "optional." He rolled out of bed with a groan and hopped in the shower. The scalding water ran down his back, searing away at the thoughts running through his mind.

Did he really want to pursue Ava?
Did he have time for a relationship?
Did he want a relationship?

With a loud squeak, he turned off the shower and hopefully his thoughts. He wrapped a towel around his waist and slathered some gel into his dark brown hair. After getting dressed and grabbing a banana, Sid left for the CONSOL Energy Center.

After coming to a halt in the parking garage, Sid checked his phone for anything new. Nothing. He sighed and grabbed his bag of gear. Before he could open his door, a silver Lamborghini screeched in next to his Range Rover. Marc-André Fleury exited his luxurious ride and smiled at Sid.

"Good morning sunshine. How are you today?" he cooed in his cheerful French-Canadian accent.

"Tired as hell. I shouldn't have drank so much last night," Sid responded with a yawn.

"Oh yeah! Nealer told me you went after a girl at the bar. How'd that go?" Fleury bit his tongue and gave Sid a lively punch in the arm. Fleury was the guy on the team who liked to get physical whenever he heard new gossip.

"Fine I guess, I might take her out today." Sid tried to seem nonchalant, knowing Fleury had a big mouth on him, and would spill anything and everything to the team if he didn't watch what he said.

"Are you serious? Crosby going after a girl? FINALLY! I always thought you were into Giroux. I heard he was into grab-assing so you'd better look out." Flower playfully slapped Sid's massive behind and walked into the arena with a wink. Sid shook his head in disbelief and continued in behind him.

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