Jonathan’s P.O.V.

I sat in my car, huge smile on the face. I understood why Pat would spend the night with her, she was very cute. I checked my phone and it said that Pat called so I called him back.

“Hello?”
“Since when do you call from your home phone?”
“Since you were supposed to go get mine! When will you give it back to me?”
“I got it” I sighed. “I’ll be at your place in a few”

I hung up and drove to his place. I went up the stairs to his apartment, expressionless. I knew how Patrick was with girls and I couldn’t figure out why he’d be interested in a normal girl. I knocked on the door.

“Hey!” he said, opening the door. “Come in”

I followed him to the living room and sat on the couch.

“I have your phone” I said, handing him his phone.
“Thanks, dude” he took his phone. “I really didn’t wanna go back there”

I raised a brow to his disdain expression.

“Why?”
“I slept with a fat tattooed girl! It’s... Eww!”

I bit the insides of my cheeks.

“I think you were still drunk to see her that way” I said in a severe voice, holding myself from giving him a punch. How can he be so disrespectful?
“Maybe... Whatever, I’ll watch myself next time” he giggled.
“You must have liked her in some way if you followed her home”
“Probably the way she danced... I don’t know. I just got away quickly when I saw her next to me this morning. At least we passed out and didn’t do anything!”
“I saw her this morning too but I don’t see what’s so bad about her...”
“I need a hot fit girl, not... that thing!”

I squeezed my fists. I guess he’s still a junior in his mind.

“Should we call for a pizza?” Pat asked.
“Sure”

...

Nadia’s P.O.V.

“Wait... WHAT?!” Tommy exclaimed as soon as I told him with who I was.
“I’m telling you! He is as awesome or even more in real life”
“He must be so hot...”
“Hell yeah” I said, remembering his cute features and his strong frame.

I sat at the table, waiting for him to finish preparing our food.

“Do you think you’ll see him again?” he asked.
“For sure! We exchanged our phone numbers”
“Lucky little brat!”

We laughed. It exactly described how I felt : lucky. Incredibly lucky. I hoped to speak a few minutes with Jonathan if I could ever meet him but that was way above all I ever hoped. For once in my life, I made a good impression! Tommy put the plates on the table and we talked about my afternoon while eating.

* BZZ BZZ *

I took out my phone. I just received a message.

Jonathan
Are you busy tonight?

Nadia
Dunno... Will probably relax with my xbox lol why?

Jonathan
We could take a walk downtown, whatcha think? :)

“You’re going out tonight again?” Tommy asked.
“I guess... Jonathan just invited me to take a walk downtown”
“Cool...”

I looked up at him. I have rarely seen him disappointed but I knew that he was upset at the moment.

“What’s wrong, Tommy?”
“I just hope those guys won’t hurt you. They’re still hockey players, you know...”
“I know. That’s why I keep it safe. I’ll be fine”

He picked up our dirty plates and put them away.

Nadia
That’s a good idea :) where do I join you?

Jonathan
In front of your building. I’ll be there in 10 min :P

Nadia
Alright see ya ;)

Seeing Jonathan again : awesome. He wants to see me again IN THE SAME DAY : FUCKING AWESOME!! I stood up and went to my room. I suddenly wanted to look good for him. He seemed to like me with my geeky style but I wanted to... impress him, maybe. I went around my closet to find one of the only girly tops I had : a blue top to tie in my neck. I kept my capris as it was getting a little cold and picked a zipper sweater, just to make sure I’d be fine. I let my hair loose... what a disaster! I tied them up again in something better and cleaner. Anyway, time was running out. If he wasn’t already at the door, he was close. I ran to the door, waving goodbye at Tommy again. I almost flew down the stairs and opened the heavy front door.

“Good evening, miss” said a man leaning his back on the wall.

I looked at him. Was that...

“Patrick?”

He put his phone in his pocket then looked up at me. Yup, it was Patrick Kane.

“What are you doing here?” I asked.
“Coming to pick you up in front of your building to take a walk downtown”
“You read Jonathan’s text messages?”
“Actually, I sent them”
“What?!”

He stepped a little closer from me. Was that my cue to run away? Or maybe it was a test?

“I took his phone and texted you”

I blinked a few times. Why did he do that?

“I think I owe you some apologies for my bad behavior this morning...”
“What?”
“I left like a thief and I shouldn’t have”

Yeah, you probably realized you were drunk enough to try to bang a nobody girl so you just left, hoping I’d have no memory of what happened. He just stared at me, probably waiting for me to say something or slap him in the face.

“I think we should start over new, sober” he giggled the last word.

He approached his hand for me to shake it but I was still pondering if I should trust him or not. Hey, I had enough luck to meet them both in the same day; I’d be crazy to refuse!

“Alright” I said as I shook his hand. “I’m Nadia”
“Patrick” he replied with a seducing smile. Must have been a habit of his.

We both started walking at the same time, staring at the ground like two awkward teenagers going on their first date.

“Jonathan told me you were from Quebec...”
“Yup. I came here to find a job”
“Nice. I guess I don’t have to tell you why I’m here”

I looked at him with a smile. Damn, he was hot! Always with a little smile on the corner of his lips, he asked a few questions about my age and what I liked to do in my free time... usual stuff, you know.

“You play video games?!” he repeated, completely unbelieving.
“What’s so wrong about that?”
“I don’t know, it’s just... I don’t think it’s a girl’s thing”
“You must be so afraid that I kick your ass at Halo” I laughed.
“I’m not very into video games, actually”

I looked away and subtly rolled my eyes. I expected him to be a bit of a douchebag but he was almost getting on my nerves.

“Did I hallucinate this morning or you really have a tattoo?”
“Your vision is correct” I giggled. “I have 3 tattoos”
“Well... You like to suffer!”
“The worse was this one” I said, pointing my right side. “Ribs fucking hurt”

He made a painful expression that made me laugh.

“Where are the others?”
“Right ankle and left hip”

He looked down to see my little butterflies right above the ankle bone.

“Nice! And the hip...” he asked, stretching his head towards my belt.
“You’ll have to work harder if you want me to get naked and show you”

He looked at me weirdly.

“It is that low?” he said, changing his expression to interest.

I nodded with a smile. If he wanted to see my kitty paws (and the “kitty” itself), he was going to work harder than that!

“Do you like hockey?” he asks.
“Of course! My roommate and I are fans of the Blackhawks”
“And who’s your favorite player?”

I looked up at his mischief look.

“I don’t really considerate the look to make my choice” I dryly replied.

His triumph smile slowly faded. He seemed a bit confused.

“I care more about the efforts on the ice and how good of a person the guy is”
“... Oh...”


Patrick’s P.O.V.

What the hell was wrong with this chick?! I gave her the chance of seeing me and maybe hooking up again and she plays it “ice queen”? I’ll never understand girls...

“And you?”
“Me what?” I replied, almost surprised.
“What makes a girl be your favorite for the night?”

It was her turn to look a bit mischievous. Honestly, I had to admit it was kinda cute.

“Uuhh... She has to attract my attention in some way, I guess...”

That girl was smart. She picked the exact question I wouldn’t know how to answer. At least I looked good, that was gonna help!

“So... You’re telling me that if a girl is hot enough for you to notice her, you’ll just smile at her the way you keep doing since we started walking and they just fall in your hands?”

Clever girl!

“Hum... Yes, kind of. Puck sluts would do anything to spend a night with boys like us”
“That’s why it is called a one night”

Nadia’s P.O.V.

I didn’t think this was going to go really far between us. He reminded me of all the dudes who preferred to laugh at me than respecting me. If you asked me to resume our “date” in one word, I would definitely choose awkwardness. It had already been a little while that we walked in silence until… did he just take my hand?! I looked up at him with all the surprise ever possible.

“Patrick?”
“What?” he replied, comfortable as if nothing happened.
“What are you doing?” I asked, raising our tangled hands in front of his face.

Patrick’ P.O.V.

Excellent question you got there! I was being sarcastic : I was just trying another strategy. What if usual pick-up lines and cute faces weren’t the kind of thing that turns her on? I wasn’t used to that but, who knows? Maybe I could really pick her up that way.

“Is it too early for you?”
“Dude. We slept together” she told me.

I was quite destabilized by the dude. What kind of girl would call a guy like that?! Maybe she was way out of my league and it was better like that. But… there was something about her…

“Yeah. You’re right”

We continued a few steps before she suddenly stopped and pulled my hand. I stopped and looked at her.

“Honestly, Patrick… What are you trying to do?” she asked me, dead serious.

Honestly? I had no idea what I was doing or why I was doing it! I looked deep in her eyes, looking for the answer. Her clear blue eyes seemed as cold as ice and as stoic as icicles. I was almost intimidated.

“See… Umm… I want to know more about you. You’re not the typical girl I would choose but I’m uncontrollably attracted to you and I would like to find out why.”

That was the most honest I had been in the last 5- no, 10 years. I had to admit it to myself : I was indeed attracted to her but I couldn’t say why. The only detail that kept bothering me was why was she not throwing herself in my arms and leading me to her room? I felt like in the playoffs, trying to win it though it didn’t make sense or seemed impossible. That was not usual. She had to fall for me somehow, and I wanted to win her like all the other chicks. I just needed some time.

“Patrick?”

She suddenly interrupted my train of thoughts. I shook my head and looked back at her with my usual seductive face.

“Yes, sweetheart?”
“Um” she giggled, “let’s keep it to our usual names. Can we get back home?”
“Sure”

We silently walked back to her building. Was I wasting my time or should I keep going? I had to make a decision and quick! Her building was right around the corner…

Nadia’s P.O.V.

Was he really honest or trying to pick me up? Was I doing the right thing by giving him a chance? We reached my apartment building before I could get the chance to think. We stopped in front of the door, wondering how to pass this awkward moment.

“So… Can I have your number?” he asked.

I nodded, feeling incredibly honored. We exchanged our numbers then looked back at each other in the eyes. Maybe it was worth a shot. He delicately grabbed my hand and tried to kiss it. I interrupted by grabbing him and passionately kissing him. Damn he was an excellent kisser! We pulled away a long while later.

“Goodbye Patrick” I whispered before entering the building.

I didn’t even wait for his answer. I wanted him to want me. I went up the stairs to the condo and entered, facing Tommy drinking a protein shake all sweaty. He swallowed and looked at me.

“Hey beautiful popular little girl!”
“What does the popular stands for?”
“Your phone kept vibrating the whole time. Somebody must want you really badly”

Jonathan! It must have been Jonathan. Damn…

“I think I am in shit. Some kinda deep shit”

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