Across the State
Please?
“Em come on! It’s just one little game on little game! You have not been to one in the past two years it’s time to show your face." Shoving two tickets plus passes for after the game in my face Ashley pleads, “you just have to show up say hi then we can leave. Everyone misses you.”
“But I am helping my dad with the farm tomorrow. Remember I said this whole week I am helping my dad.” Rolling my eyes I grab my boots and head out the door.
“But Jordan won’t stop bugging me about you come back out again. Max is straight up pissed at you because they feel like they’ve been betrayed. And I know you know they are the little annoying sister that some of the guys never had.”
“Ash, “turning to her I place my hands on my hips just to show how sure I am of not going, “I am not going there I cannot and will not go out there. I cannot see them. Everything out there reminds me of him. And the team is always with him and I don’t want to see the shit face who fucked up my life. I just started to let go. Yea I know two years is too long to keep thinking about it and not let go. But I’m just getting better know you have to understand that I cannot go there because everything will come back and I will be a mess again.”
“But you will not have to see him. How about I talk to Jordan and him plus like Max, Kris, Flower, Vero and Geno meet us somewhere after the game?”
Placing my hands on her shoulders I sigh. My brown eyes locked into hers pleading with her to understand with my voice soft, “just please listen and try to get what I’m saying. I just got over it and just-.”
Cutting me off she grabs my hands off her shoulders and holds them tight. “Just shut up okay. Emily you have to understand these tickets came from Jordan. He says I am supposed to only take you. And really there is no one else I wanted to take.” Giving me the puppy dog pout she keeps repeating please over and over.
“But what about-,”
Cutting me off again she groans letting go of my hands as we continue to walk towards the barn. “If you say anything about taking Tiff I will kill you. First off if she came all of their amazing lives would be in danger. And during the game I won’t get to watch it because all she would be able to say is,” using her high pitch fan girl voice, “ Oh, My, God, look at them they are fuckin amazing they ass is so perfect. Ooh I wonder if they are as good in bed as they are on the ice.” Rolling her eyes she drops the act and stops walking once we reach the barn, “I love the girl but sometimes she just gets up my ass that I want to take a bat to her head. Also Jordan might kill us.”
Opening the door to the barn I sigh, “Ash you need to speak up I can not hear you. Now I thought you just said he would kill us?”
“Yea well I did say that you heard right.” Laughing nervously she rubs the back of her neck.
“Okay so why would he kill us?” walking over to my horses, Max, door I wait for an answer.
“Well he umm…,” looking up to the ceiling she finds a spot to stair at, “he kinda, might have told the team you where coming.”
“He might have WHAT!” slamming Max’s door, I start to curse and walk around to clean up, noticing how Max backs up a bit.
“Hey now calm down. I think you finally scared Max.” Laughing to herself she goes over to Max, who is in the opposite side of the stall with his head down.
“Ooh Max oh my, I am soo sorry.” Walking over to him with an apologetic look I hand him an apple which seems to make him perk up. Smiling I pet his head. “ so what time would we be leaving if I did decide to go?” picking up his brush I start working on his mane.
“we leave around 10 am tomorrow. That should give us plenty of time to get out there and then stop for supper before the game.” Hugging me she smiles, “this won’t be as bad as think it will be I promise. They guys really miss you and are excited to see you again.”
“Is that why they sent you all the way out here? So I would not kick their balls up their asses. I guess they were smart.”
Laughing she slaps my butt. “I will see you tomorrow 10 sharp, okay? Oh make sure to bring you Talbot jersey, maybe earn some brownie points with him.”
As she leaves I turn back and continue to brush Max. “Well Max this is going to get very messed up tomorrow. I can feel it.”
Neighing as to answer me he rubs his face tom mine as to tell me that everything will be fine and turn out good.
“But I am helping my dad with the farm tomorrow. Remember I said this whole week I am helping my dad.” Rolling my eyes I grab my boots and head out the door.
“But Jordan won’t stop bugging me about you come back out again. Max is straight up pissed at you because they feel like they’ve been betrayed. And I know you know they are the little annoying sister that some of the guys never had.”
“Ash, “turning to her I place my hands on my hips just to show how sure I am of not going, “I am not going there I cannot and will not go out there. I cannot see them. Everything out there reminds me of him. And the team is always with him and I don’t want to see the shit face who fucked up my life. I just started to let go. Yea I know two years is too long to keep thinking about it and not let go. But I’m just getting better know you have to understand that I cannot go there because everything will come back and I will be a mess again.”
“But you will not have to see him. How about I talk to Jordan and him plus like Max, Kris, Flower, Vero and Geno meet us somewhere after the game?”
Placing my hands on her shoulders I sigh. My brown eyes locked into hers pleading with her to understand with my voice soft, “just please listen and try to get what I’m saying. I just got over it and just-.”
Cutting me off she grabs my hands off her shoulders and holds them tight. “Just shut up okay. Emily you have to understand these tickets came from Jordan. He says I am supposed to only take you. And really there is no one else I wanted to take.” Giving me the puppy dog pout she keeps repeating please over and over.
“But what about-,”
Cutting me off again she groans letting go of my hands as we continue to walk towards the barn. “If you say anything about taking Tiff I will kill you. First off if she came all of their amazing lives would be in danger. And during the game I won’t get to watch it because all she would be able to say is,” using her high pitch fan girl voice, “ Oh, My, God, look at them they are fuckin amazing they ass is so perfect. Ooh I wonder if they are as good in bed as they are on the ice.” Rolling her eyes she drops the act and stops walking once we reach the barn, “I love the girl but sometimes she just gets up my ass that I want to take a bat to her head. Also Jordan might kill us.”
Opening the door to the barn I sigh, “Ash you need to speak up I can not hear you. Now I thought you just said he would kill us?”
“Yea well I did say that you heard right.” Laughing nervously she rubs the back of her neck.
“Okay so why would he kill us?” walking over to my horses, Max, door I wait for an answer.
“Well he umm…,” looking up to the ceiling she finds a spot to stair at, “he kinda, might have told the team you where coming.”
“He might have WHAT!” slamming Max’s door, I start to curse and walk around to clean up, noticing how Max backs up a bit.
“Hey now calm down. I think you finally scared Max.” Laughing to herself she goes over to Max, who is in the opposite side of the stall with his head down.
“Ooh Max oh my, I am soo sorry.” Walking over to him with an apologetic look I hand him an apple which seems to make him perk up. Smiling I pet his head. “ so what time would we be leaving if I did decide to go?” picking up his brush I start working on his mane.
“we leave around 10 am tomorrow. That should give us plenty of time to get out there and then stop for supper before the game.” Hugging me she smiles, “this won’t be as bad as think it will be I promise. They guys really miss you and are excited to see you again.”
“Is that why they sent you all the way out here? So I would not kick their balls up their asses. I guess they were smart.”
Laughing she slaps my butt. “I will see you tomorrow 10 sharp, okay? Oh make sure to bring you Talbot jersey, maybe earn some brownie points with him.”
As she leaves I turn back and continue to brush Max. “Well Max this is going to get very messed up tomorrow. I can feel it.”
Neighing as to answer me he rubs his face tom mine as to tell me that everything will be fine and turn out good.
