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Michael Del Zotto was laying in his warm, comfy bed half up half asleep when he heard his son start wailing. "Please Patty stop, stop, do not wake up Jacky." He whispered to himself as Caroline slept soundly. Two seconds later he heard another wail. Well Patrick thanks a lot. He brushed the sleep out of his eyes, grabbed his boxers off the ground and slipped them on. He looked over at his wife, he grinned. He didn't know how he did it, at 25 get so lucky. A strong, beautiful, amazing wife, two healthy boys who will probably grow up to be just like him one day, three awesome brother in laws, one brother who he loved so much and some great sister in laws. He had a support system people would die for, he was lucky. He got up and walked quietly into the boys nursery not wanting to wake up Caroline or Brendan. He opened the door to the boys crying in their cribs. "It's okay guys, Daddy's here." He scooped up Patrick first, then grabbed Jack sitting in the comfiest chair Caroline could find for 3 am diaper changes, and 5 am wake up calls. He bounced them on his thighs, as Patrick snuggled himself up in the crevise of his arm, Jack clinging to his other side. He smiled again, he couldn't wait until they were old enough to shoot pucks together out in the driveway onto the garage doors.

"Hey." Brendan peered in and saw Michael snuggling with the two boys. He walked in and leaned up against Patrick's crib. "Mikey just seeing this, it warms my heart. You guys really built yourselves a family, I want this." Michael nodded. Who wouldn't want what Caroline and Michael had. It was perfection. "Brendan you can have this. Your only a year older then me. You have time." Brendan nodded. "I gotta go meet Jac for coffee on Greenwich Avenue, I'll tell you how it went when I get back, don't wake Caroline you guys deserve your sleep." Michael nodded as Patrick dribbled onto his shirtless chest. "I can't believe these guys slept the whole night through, that was a first." He took a baby wipe and wiped the dribble off of him. "They didn't, I woke up at 3 with them. I didn't want to wake you guys up, you looked so adorable cuddling and everything. They weren't bad, just a bottle, a diaper change and a little cuddle sesh with uncle Brendan and they were back to sleep by 3:30." That's why the two of them didn't hear anything last night, Brendan took the baby monitor from their room. "You are the best B." He laughed. "I know."
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Brendan was parked outside of the Greenwich Cafe and Roast for about twenty minutes he kept looking at his outfit. Salmon shorts, a Vineyard Vines button down and summer skates. It said hey I am from Greenwich, but I am also a pro hockey player who doesn't give a fuck about this girl so i'll leave the house in my mother fucking summer skates. It was practically a step higher then leaving in his Bauer slides which he was contemplating doing, but Michael wouldn't allow it. He fixed his Brendan Thomas CCM Hat and walked into the Greenwich Cafe and Roast, he instantly saw her. Table in the back, her silky smooth, long brunette hair falling everywhere. She looked good in a tie dye maxi dress that only Jacqueline Messier could rock. He went up to the counter, and ordered a bagel and a homemade lemonade. "That will be 10.00 Mr. Thomas." He nodded, his family was always in here, it was like their home away from home. He pulled out his American Express card and handed it to the guy who swiped it and handed it back. "Have a great season Captain. Go Rangers!" He handed Brendan the lemonade and bagel. "Thanks, the support means a lot." It was one of his go to lines.

He always felt uncomfortable when people who weren't at the Garden, in Rangers jerseys, spending so much money to see him play and meet him say Go Rangers, or give him a line. He felt like those conversations were meant for fans of the Rangers and of the game. He strutted over to Jacqueline and sat down. She looked up from her phone and smiled at him. "Hey B." He gave her a small smile and dug into his bagel. "Hey Jacq." He took a sip of his lemonade and looked her in the eye. "Isn't it funny I am Jacqueline, Jacq for short, and Caroline named her son Jack!" He never really took that into consideration. "Well his nickname is Jack, he'll go by Jack for the rest of his life but his real name is Johnathan so not really." He didn't mean to be rude or stiff or non emotional towards her, he just didn't know what she wanted. "Why are you back in town Jacq?"

"I needed out of Texas. I needed my father and Lyon, I needed home. This is my home.." He nodded. "What are you going to do?" He reached over and broke off a piece of her muffin, plopping it into his mouth. "Brendan Thomas always eating off other people's plates since 1989. I may open a store on the Avenue, I don't know yet. Paulina's in the area looking for a house in Greenwich, a home base so I am helping her house look for right now." He couldn't believe she would bring up the girl he cheated with Jacqueline on. "You and Paul still talk?" She nodded. "We became best friends again, after we split up." He nodded again. "How is she?" Jacqueline looked away from him and fidgeted with her phone. "She's good, her and Dustin's baby is adorable! She will probably play hockey one day. Or golf who knows with the Gretzky's." He gulped. He had both of them, he lost both of them and now they were both better off without him. "Why'd ya wanna meet J?" He needed to get out of here. "Why'd ya wanna play cawlidge hawkey B?" He smirked. "I am not in the mood for Miracle quotes J, seriously why? Isn't Jamie Benn waiting for you in Dallas." This time Jacqueline got up and he followed throwing out his bagel and gulping down the rest of his lemonade before throwing it also into the trash. They walked out and he pulled on her dress. "Why?" She looked everywhere but at him. "Jamie and I are done. He wanted the single life with Tyler Seguin and I wanted the home life...with you." There it was, it was always something with Jacqueline. "Do you know why we broke up?" She nodded. "Why J?" Why?" She looked at him. "I didn't want to be a NHL Player's girlfriend." He nodded. "But you go to texas, date fucking Jamie Benn for as long as he wanted and then come back here and tell me you want me? I would of married you Jacqueline. At fucking 18 I would of married you. I cheated on Paulina for you, I cheated on the most amazing girl I've ever met for you. Only for you to move to dallas, cheat on me with Jamie, break up with me and now you want me back. Laughable." He walked towards his Range Rover. "We are it Brendan. Since birth. You and me. Brendan and Jacqueline. I didn't want it to be true, but it was. And if you remember it was supposed to be Paulina and Ryan. But you took her from him. And now he's happy with Lauren Conrad so why can't we." Brendan opened the car door. " First don't talk about my sister in law. Secondly I told you fucking 8 years ago right here, it was you and me. You dumped me on this street. I tried to move on, I can't. Jacqueline it is you and me. But right now I need to be the Captain of the New York Rangers, that comes first." He had a city who he needed to give a cup to. "I'll come second...please Brendan." She inched closer to him, their lips barely touching. "J..." She leaned in and kissed him up against his car. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled away. "J it will be tough, I am never here...The season is starting like soon." She nodded. "And I'll be there, in the stands, helping out with the twins, cheering you and Care on. I am home now B, I am yours. I am back and I am never leaving Greenwich, the Rangers or you again." He had been waiting for this for years. "Good because I am never letting you leave again." They kissed again, and he stepped into his car. She waved as he pulled out. Did he just get back with Jacqueline? Here comes a drama full season.
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"He's pulling in." Caroline Del Zotto watched from the windows flanking the front door as her brother drove into the driveway and cut the engine. Jack was on her hip, playing with her Number 15 necklace that the Flyers Wags gave to her as a goodbye present. "Who wants to bet that Uncle Brendan just made a mistake with Jacqueline!" She smirked as Brendan came through the front door kissing Jack's forehead and stared at her. "Hi." "Hey." He walked upstairs. "Come down here young man, and let's hear." Michael stated as Brendan winced and turned around running down the stairs. "I think we're back together." Michael and Caroline stared at each other then back at Brendan. "If she hurts you again I will kill her." Brendan smirked. "That's why I have you Care." He kissed her forehead and walked into the living room. "Michael Chel?" Michael nodded following him. "Talk to him." She mouthed. "I'll try." He mouthed back. "Oh Jacky, let's go play while your brother endures Chel time with the big boys." She sat him down on the play mat as she texted Jacqueline. "Jacqueline, I love you like a sister but if you hurt Brendan again. I won't forgive you so easily next time. His heart is fragile. Two girls broke it over and over again." It was never a dull moment at the Del Zotto-Thomas house. Never a dull moment to spare. "Say it with me Jacky! Drama, Drama, Drama."

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