Wrenn P.O.V
Today is the day I can finally say that I don’t have cancer anymore. It has been a couple of months that I can now scream it on top of my lungs. Since those couple of months, I am still living with Kuni’s family. They are the most amazing family ever. James and I are taking this day by day to see how close we are to finally get back to normal. Tonight I was going to have dinner night with James to tell him the great news. It was so hard to pick what outfit to wear tonight’s dinner.
James picked me up and headed to a small restaurant. When we got their I love it because it wasn’t crowed and I don’t have to yell to have a conversation with James.
“So I have some great news.” James eyes light up.
“Well having dinner with James Neal has to be it.” I rolled my eyes.
“Not even close. I am cancer free!” I put my hands in the air.
“That’s amazing news!” He got up from his chair and gave me a hug.
“So when are you coming to CEC?”
“Tomorrow after I am done with the radio show but I am going to make it as a surprise when I walk into the dressing room.” After dinner James drop me off home. We haven’t kiss yet because I don’t know how my immune system will handle or even my heart. I still love James but I think it’s a good idea to take one step at a time. Wade hasn’t called me back yet and I haven’t even seen if he’s back playing yet.
In the morning, I headed to the radio studio.
“Welcome and good morning. We have some great news for you today. Wrenn’s back!” Vinnie smiled.
“It’s great to be back.”
“We missed you and we are so glad to have you back. Have you been to CEC yet?” Cookie ask.
“No not yet but I will soon.”
“I bet all the guys will be so happy to see you. So how did the treatment go for you?”
“They went smoothly and quick. I had help with a couple of the Penguins players and Capitals come and see how I was doing.” Vinnie and Cookie were talking about the Steelers first since today was Friday and how bad they were doing this season.
“When we come back we will get into the Penguins with Wrenn.”
“This is 97.3 the fan and now we are going to talk about the Penguins. Now the Penguins leave in the afternoon for Boston, are you going with the team.”
“No not you the doctor think’s it’s early for me.”
“What do you think about Boston?”
“I am not huge fan of Boston but I think that they will win tomorrow. The best part is this will be the last game we will seen them for a long time.”
“Who will be the star in the game?”
“I think Neal because he needs to step up from the way he has been playing for a couple of weeks. This game will help him be better.” After the show I headed down to CEC. When I walked into the dressing room. All the guys were getting into their suite for the plane ride.
“You better kick Boston’s ass for me.” I yelled so everyone could hear me. Everyone turn around and all yelled my name. Geno gave me a huge hug that I could’t touch the ground.
“It’s nice to see you Geno.”
“You coming to Boston?” He ask.
“No not this time G." I gave everyone a hug but I didn’t see Nealer.
“Nealer is in the shower. We had to push him in the shower because I don’t want to pass out with his BO.” Sid smiled.
“You have a point there.” James came out of the shower room he was already in his suite. The smile of his face grew a little wider. I was walking to the parking lot with all the rest of the cars were.
“So do you want to have dinner after we get home from Boston?”
“Sure.”

That night watching the Boston game I was almost into tears. Watching Broosky lie like that I wanted to fly down there and see how he was doing. I text Potash to see anything happen after. No word yet. I had to turn it off. After the lost to Boston I told Marueen and the kids goodnight and went to bed. While I was in be, I went on tumblr and I see lots of people commenting on what Neal has done. Someone already had put the video of the whole thing that happen between Broosky and Thornton. When in the corner of my eye I see that Neal put his knee behind Brad Marchand’s head. I was pissed that James will go out of his way to do that.


In the morning after I send him a text that I was going to see him at work and Maureen needed to watch the kids tonight, it was a nice sunday morning. I heard that Brooks flew back with the team and he’s home. Getting in his address on my phone and walking out to my car.
“Wrenn!” I turn around and I see James wearing his 412 hoodie with the pirates hat backwards.
“Not now James I am not in the mood to talk to you.”
“I know why you cancel for tonight is because what I did and I am sorry.” I turn back around and I look him dead in the eyes.
“James what you did was stupid and you not only hurt yourself in this situation but also the team. You need to control yourself in those games with Boston. You can’t be doing that. I don’t want people to call you a goon after this hit.”
“I am sorry.”
“I don’t want to talk about this anymore beside I am going to see Brooks right now to see how he’s doing. The next time I want to talk about my boyfriend James Neal he better change something to make him self not a goon for the NHL.” I climb into my car and headed out. After I talked to Brooks wife and she was telling how he was doing. I told her if she needs anything then she can call me because Brooks was like another older brother. Everyone had Sunday off and i got a text from Beau saying that they are watching the Steelers game and James wasn’t coming if I wanted to join. Watching the game with Bean and Robert was fun and they made things seems like yesterday’s game didn’t even play.

“Have you talked to James yet?” Beau asks.
“Not that much, I just don’t want anyone to think that he’s a goon on the ice like Thornton is. This is part of dating going through ups and downs. Telling you the truth and what’s on your mind. I told him that he needs to figure it out before I am really done with him.” Rob nodded his head and we watch the game in quiet.


Monday morning and everyone was getting ready to talk about the lost of the Steelers game and the Boston wreck.
“Wrenn do you think that fighting is part of the game?” Cookie asked me.
“I think it does it’s make people show how tuff the players are but what Thornton and Neal did was so stupid. There’s one man on the ice and a knee comes behind him and didn’t notice. Then you have a man who will go out of their way to knock a player out for no good reason."
“How many games do you think Neal will get out of this?” Vinnie ask.
“Since I have been hearing it’s a phone call so it’s going to be a 5 game. Which it should have been more to me. NHL is like MLB they are taking their sweet time that today it’s 2013 not the stone age. Players need a wake up call that you can’t do that anymore.” After the radio show I headed to CEC to hear anything about the phone call that James is going to have. I haven’t spoken to James since he came over yesterday before I left. I am still mad for what he did but more when I found out that he didn’t tell me that this isn’t his first suspend in the league. Or he lied to the reporters after the game. I walk pass a room and I hear James talking on the phone.
“Spying?” I turn around and I see Duper.
“I know he’s getting the 5 game suspend but I wanted to hear what he’s going to tell Brendan Shanahan.” I could hear the door knob make a noise so I walk quickly next to Duper.
“Wrenn.” I could hear James walking behind us. I turn into the girls bathroom.
“Talk to you later Duper.” When I shut the bathroom door. I could hear Duper and James outside the bathroom door.
“James I think you need to do what needs to be done, to get Wrenn back from not talking to you.”
“I know but I wanted to tell her about what happen on the phone.”
“She knew that you were going to get the 5 game suspends anyway.” Then I heard was quiet. Maybe they left already.
After the rest of the reporters left, I was walking back to my car when I hear Joe Starkey calling my name behind me. He works at the radio to.
“Wrenn I though you want to hear this about Neal. He handed me his phone.
“Obviously, I’m sorry and I’m glad that Marchand is ok. I hurt my team, I hurt myself. It’s something I want to be talked about for. It’s something that needs to be taken out of the game. We talk about it all the time. It’s not a fun situation to be part of. You need to control yourself, and I can’t be doing what I did. Right after the game, my emotions aren’t settled. I did see the clip and I obviously bump into him, but I have no intent to hurt him or injure him. It’s obviously tough to say that when you look at the play and you see my knee hit is head. There’s really no excuses for it. I can’t do it.”
“He wanted me to show you this before you leave. I didn’t know that you and Neal were that close.”
“Well we used to live with each other then I move into Kunitz place when I had my cancer.”

During the first intermission of the Blue Jackets game I interview Niskanen. When I finish the interview with Matt I see James in the corner of my eye. He was watching me interviewing Matt.
“Have I ever told you that you are a great reporter.” I didn’t say anything.
“Did you hear what I said to Starkey?”
“Yea I did, I’m glad your sorry but that if I talk to someone about my boyfriend they will think to that hit.” I said in a low tone so no one will hear me.
“I though saying I’m sorry to the media might help us. What more do I need to do?”
“Talk to me when you come back against the Wild.” I turn around and sat next to Potash watching the game. I know that I shouldn’t have done that but I am not a puppet.

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