Trouble in Paradise
Out with the boys
Chapter 3
“There she is!” I heard someone yell from behind before I was lifted off the ground and was in someone’s arm. I quickly turned my head to look at the person and relaxed when I saw it was just my favorite Chicago goalie, Corey Crawford. “Corey!” I squealed wrapping my arms around him, hugging him tightly. He laughed and set me back down on the ground, wrapping his arm around my waist protectively. “How have you been? Are you still with that duchebag?” I could tell Corey didn’t like him. Who could blame the guy? He saw first hand what my ex did to me. “I’ve been good for the most part. Geno and I are no longer speaking to eachother. I really don’t know what to say or do about that whole situation.” I sighed. “Brandon and I are no longer together. I broke it off with him when I moved to Pittsburgh. He wasn’t very happy but I was.” I laughed. Corey instantly looked relieved after I said that. “Kaner and the rest of the guys will be happy to hear that.” He laughed. If it wasn’t for the guys on the Blackhawks I would probably be dead right now. I spent months with them. They were always there when something happened with Brandon or anything else for that matter. “Speaking of the boys, who all is coming to see me tonight?” I laughed moving in closer to Corey. “Well, myself, Jonny, Kaner, Shawzie, Sharpie, and Hjalmarsson. We’re actually just waiting on Shawzie. You know he’s always late.” I laughed, knowing that it’s the truth. Shaw couldn’t be on time to save his life, but I wouldn’t have it anyother way. “Let’s head over to the table now. I just wanted to talk to you by ourselves for a bit.” I followed Corey over to the table where most of the boys were. “Hey guys. I missed you!” I made my way around the table giving them hugs. I sat down in between Pat and Jon, just like old times. “So tell us how you’ve been.” I heard Niklas say. I sent him a smile, “I’ve been pretty good. I’m sure you all already know but I’ve been spending a lot of time with some of the Penguins, and yes, they treat me excellently. Well some of them .” I whispered the last part. “What do you mean some of them?” Jonny asked, Corey gave me a reassuring smile. “It’s nothing really.” I said taking a sip of my vodka on the rocks. “Tell us what happened K” Sharpie said. I sighed. “It’s really not a big deal. I went out to the club with some of the guys last night and I ended up getting into a huge fight with Geno. He said some pretty hurtful things and I ended up getting into his face. They had to separate us, it was that bad. If I hadn’t drank so much then I’m sure it would’ve taken more than just Kris and Sunshine to hold me back.” Sharpie seemed to agree with that last statement. “Want us to do something about it?” Sharpie asked. I knew full well that they all would. They don’t mess around when it comes to me. They were the ones who saw what happened with Brandon and helped me out of the slump that I had gotten into. I was drunk pretty much every day, I stayed with Jon and Pat mostly but I’d crash with one of the others from time to time. I smiled at Sharpie. “Thank you Pat, but I’m pretty sure a few of the guys are already planning on doing something to him. Which I hate.” I said truthfully. I didn’t want Geno to get hurt, I love him. Evgeni wasn’t brought up for the rest of dinner. Thank god. “So Kellie, we were going to go out to one of the clubs, do you want to go with us?” Jonny asked rubbing my back. He hit the bruise and I tried hard not to wince. “I’d love to, let me just use the restroom real quick.” I smiled walking away from the table.
“Yes, Jordy?” I asked into the phone a little annoyed. “It’s Geno. There’s something wrong with him. He trashed his room and was saying something about you dating Kaner. He’s pissed. What’s going on? Is that true?” He asked as I heard a crash and Jordan cuss under his breath. “No, Jordan I’m not dating Kane. There was an employee here that was hitting on him and Jonny so I came to their rescue. Why does it even matter to Evgeni anyways? He doesn’t need me in his life anymore remember?” I asked rolling my eyes. “Please just say that to him. I’ll put you on speaker and you can tell him.” Jordan clicked a button and told me I was now on speaker. “Evgeni I am not dating Patrick Kane or Jonathan Toews, hell I’m not dating anyone. Stop trashing your room and pick it up. If you broke anything you’re paying for it and I will tell coach how it happened. Don’t try me.” I ordered into the phone, quickly hanging up. I was glad I decided to bring my powder with me. I got it set up and did my business, making sure you couldn’t see the powder in my nose.
*Jordan’s point of view*
I walked into the bathroom planning to get ready to go out with the boys when I noticed the pill bottle from earlier. I picked it up and looked inside, the powder was gone but there were still pills there. I took a few out and slipped them into my pocket, placing the bottle back where I found it. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and dialed Sid’s number. He would know what to do.
“Hey Sid. Are you busy? I kind of need to talk to you about something.” I said walking back into the bedroom slipping my shoes on.
“Alright I’ll be there in a few.” I said hanging up the phone. I grabbed my hotel card off the counter and made my way out to Sidney’s room. It was just a few doors down the hall so I didn’t have far to go. I knocked and Sid let me in quickly.
“What did you need to talk about?” He asked sitting on the bed. I pulled the pills out of my pocket and handed them to him. He gives me a confused look. “Okay? What am I supposed to do with these?” He asked looking at them more closely. “Nothing, I found them in the bathroom. They’re Kellie’s. There was some powder in the bottle too, but that’s gone now. She flipped out when I asked what they were. She snatched the bottle out of my hands and slammed the bathroom door in my face. I really don’t even know what to think about the whole situation. I do know that I’m worried about her. “ Sid gives me a sympathetic look. “How about we go talk to G. She may have told him something. If not we could ask Kane or Toews. Maybe they would know something.” He suggested. I didn’t like the idea of going to Geno. Especially since he blew up on her at the club. I don’t have a lot of options so I guess I’ll have to just suck it up and deal. I sighed running my fingers through my hair and following Sidney to Evgeni’s room. When we got there I wasn’t expecting the scene that Sid and I walked in on. Evgeni was going nuts, throwing things across the room and muttering something in Russian. “Evgeni what’s going on?” I asked grabbing his attention. “Kellie date Kane.” He said in between breaths. She wouldn’t lie to the guys and I, would she? “What are you talking about? She told me and the guys that she wasn’t dating him. Hell she said she wasn’t dating anyone. Where would you even get that idea?” I asked sitting him on the bed. He took a deep breath. “I went down lobby. She ran to Kane’s arms kissing him. She kiss Toews too.” I could see the hurt in his eyes. Why did it even matter to him? He hurt Kellie, probably more than he realizes. He said he didn’t want her, he’s happy with Oksana. Or so he says. “Geno take a deep breath. I’ll call her and we can sort this all out okay?” I asked and he nodded in response.
“It’s Geno. There’s something wrong with him. He trashed his room and was saying something about you dating Kaner. He’s pissed. What’s going on? Is that true?” I asked her as Geno threw something else at the wall, causing me to cuss. I could hear the annoyance in her voice. No, Jordan I’m not dating Kane. There was an employee here that was hitting on him and Jonny so I came to their rescue. Why does it even matter to Evgeni anyways? He doesn’t need me in his life anymore remember?” I knew she was rolling her eyes before she even finished her sentence. “Please just say that to him. I’ll put you on speaker and you can tell him.” I clicked speaker button and let her know she was now on it. “Evgeni I am not dating Patrick Kane or Jonathan Toews, hell I’m not dating anyone. Stop trashing your room, Clean up whatever mess you made and do not trash it again. If you broke anything you’re paying for it and I will tell coach how it happened. Do not test me.” I could tell how pissed off she was. She hung up before I could say anything else.
“Now that we have that situation figured out, we can move on to the next one.” Sid joked. Neither Evgeni nor I found it funny. “What mean?” Evgeni asked returning the chair to its rightful place at the little table in the corner of the room. “We actually came here to ask you a question, it has to stay between us though.” Evgeni nodded. “Have you noticed anything different about Kellie? Today I found a pill bottle in her bag. It had a mixture of pills and powder in it. When I tried to ask about it she flipped out. She said it was hers and then stormed off into the bathroom and locked the door. I don’t know what they are.” I said pulling the two white pills out of my pocket and handing them to Evgeni. He looked down at them for a long time. “I never notice.” was all he said. Well it looks like Sidney and I were going to have to talk to Patrick and Jonathan. I took the pills back and put them into my pocket once again. “Well it looks like we’re going to have to figure out how we’re going to talk to Patrick and Jonathan. God, Kellie is going to kill us.” Sidney was right, Kellie was definitely going to kill us.
“Kellie! Come dance with me!” Corey yelled grabbing my arm and dragging me to the dance floor. I placed my back to his chest and he put his hands on my hips, our bodies grinding together to the beat of the music. I was having a great time. Corey and I had to have danced for at least four songs before I was pulled to Sharpie. “My turn.” He whispered, winking. He pulled me close to him, my head resting on his chest breathing in the sweet smell of his cologne. I could hear his heart beat. “So are you still seeing Brandon?” He casually asked pulling me to one of the tables away from the loud music. I shook my head no. “I did run into him last night though.” I sighed trying to get the waitresses attention. I wanted a drink, and I wanted it now. Sharpie gave me the look, he wanted details and I wasn’t getting my drink or leaving until he knew. “I was at the bar and he came up to me. I told him to leave and he did.” I said hoping Sharpie didn’t press the matter, unfortunately I wasn’t so lucky. He waved his hand signalling me to continue and that he knew I was leaving out details. “Okay okay. Geesh. He didn’t leave that easily. He shoved me against the bar and I have a pretty big bruise on my back from it. I don’t really know what would have happened if Sidney, Jordan and Kris hadn’t been there.” He rubbed my arm. “I’ll have to thank them, then.” I shook my head no. “They don’t know a whole lot about Brandon. They just found out yesterday that he was abusive. I didn’t say anything about all the drunkin nights I spent at all of your houses. Which I will apologize for that again. I was a pretty terrible friend.” I laughed. I knew Sharpie and the boys had already forgiven me, hell most of them weren’t even mad. “You know how I feel about that. We weren’t mad, you were going through a hard time and you needed us. It’s not a problem. We care about you and we won’t ever abandon you.” I couldn’t help but leap into Sharp’s arms hugging him tightly. “I need to use the restroom, but if the waitress comes back can you order me a vodka on the rocks?” Sharpie nods and I kiss his cheek, making my way into the bathroom. My body was starting to ache and I hated that feeling. I laid two pills out on the counter and crushed them, quickly doing my business before anyone could come in and interrupt. Hopefully it would kick in soon. I made my way back out to Sharpie and found that he was joined by Pat and Jon. I slid in next to them and took a sip of my drink. “Thanks Sharpie.” I said smiling at him. I checked my phone and noticed I had a few missed calls and some texts. Jordan and Sid had both texted me asking for Jonny’s number. That’s weird I thought to myself. I quickly sent back a why and put my phone on the table. I was too eager to know the reason why they suddenly wanted his number. “Did Corey and Shaw finally find girls to dance with?” I asked the three smiling brightly. They nodded. “Good because I was getting tired. My feet are going to kill me in the morning. “ I laughed, noticing my phone light up. “Hockey stuff.” SIdney replied.
“Hey Jonny, Sid needs your number, he said he needs to ask you something about the game tomorrow night. Do you care if I give it to him?” I asked looking at him instead of my phone. “Of course not. Go ahead.” Jonny was always cool about that, he knew I wouldn’t give his number out to anyone crazy or do anything to get him into trouble. I texted the number to Sid before putting my phone away and downing the rest of my drink, signalling for another. That was the last thing that I remembered.
“There she is!” I heard someone yell from behind before I was lifted off the ground and was in someone’s arm. I quickly turned my head to look at the person and relaxed when I saw it was just my favorite Chicago goalie, Corey Crawford. “Corey!” I squealed wrapping my arms around him, hugging him tightly. He laughed and set me back down on the ground, wrapping his arm around my waist protectively. “How have you been? Are you still with that duchebag?” I could tell Corey didn’t like him. Who could blame the guy? He saw first hand what my ex did to me. “I’ve been good for the most part. Geno and I are no longer speaking to eachother. I really don’t know what to say or do about that whole situation.” I sighed. “Brandon and I are no longer together. I broke it off with him when I moved to Pittsburgh. He wasn’t very happy but I was.” I laughed. Corey instantly looked relieved after I said that. “Kaner and the rest of the guys will be happy to hear that.” He laughed. If it wasn’t for the guys on the Blackhawks I would probably be dead right now. I spent months with them. They were always there when something happened with Brandon or anything else for that matter. “Speaking of the boys, who all is coming to see me tonight?” I laughed moving in closer to Corey. “Well, myself, Jonny, Kaner, Shawzie, Sharpie, and Hjalmarsson. We’re actually just waiting on Shawzie. You know he’s always late.” I laughed, knowing that it’s the truth. Shaw couldn’t be on time to save his life, but I wouldn’t have it anyother way. “Let’s head over to the table now. I just wanted to talk to you by ourselves for a bit.” I followed Corey over to the table where most of the boys were. “Hey guys. I missed you!” I made my way around the table giving them hugs. I sat down in between Pat and Jon, just like old times. “So tell us how you’ve been.” I heard Niklas say. I sent him a smile, “I’ve been pretty good. I’m sure you all already know but I’ve been spending a lot of time with some of the Penguins, and yes, they treat me excellently. Well some of them .” I whispered the last part. “What do you mean some of them?” Jonny asked, Corey gave me a reassuring smile. “It’s nothing really.” I said taking a sip of my vodka on the rocks. “Tell us what happened K” Sharpie said. I sighed. “It’s really not a big deal. I went out to the club with some of the guys last night and I ended up getting into a huge fight with Geno. He said some pretty hurtful things and I ended up getting into his face. They had to separate us, it was that bad. If I hadn’t drank so much then I’m sure it would’ve taken more than just Kris and Sunshine to hold me back.” Sharpie seemed to agree with that last statement. “Want us to do something about it?” Sharpie asked. I knew full well that they all would. They don’t mess around when it comes to me. They were the ones who saw what happened with Brandon and helped me out of the slump that I had gotten into. I was drunk pretty much every day, I stayed with Jon and Pat mostly but I’d crash with one of the others from time to time. I smiled at Sharpie. “Thank you Pat, but I’m pretty sure a few of the guys are already planning on doing something to him. Which I hate.” I said truthfully. I didn’t want Geno to get hurt, I love him. Evgeni wasn’t brought up for the rest of dinner. Thank god. “So Kellie, we were going to go out to one of the clubs, do you want to go with us?” Jonny asked rubbing my back. He hit the bruise and I tried hard not to wince. “I’d love to, let me just use the restroom real quick.” I smiled walking away from the table.
“Yes, Jordy?” I asked into the phone a little annoyed. “It’s Geno. There’s something wrong with him. He trashed his room and was saying something about you dating Kaner. He’s pissed. What’s going on? Is that true?” He asked as I heard a crash and Jordan cuss under his breath. “No, Jordan I’m not dating Kane. There was an employee here that was hitting on him and Jonny so I came to their rescue. Why does it even matter to Evgeni anyways? He doesn’t need me in his life anymore remember?” I asked rolling my eyes. “Please just say that to him. I’ll put you on speaker and you can tell him.” Jordan clicked a button and told me I was now on speaker. “Evgeni I am not dating Patrick Kane or Jonathan Toews, hell I’m not dating anyone. Stop trashing your room and pick it up. If you broke anything you’re paying for it and I will tell coach how it happened. Don’t try me.” I ordered into the phone, quickly hanging up. I was glad I decided to bring my powder with me. I got it set up and did my business, making sure you couldn’t see the powder in my nose.
*Jordan’s point of view*
I walked into the bathroom planning to get ready to go out with the boys when I noticed the pill bottle from earlier. I picked it up and looked inside, the powder was gone but there were still pills there. I took a few out and slipped them into my pocket, placing the bottle back where I found it. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and dialed Sid’s number. He would know what to do.
“Hey Sid. Are you busy? I kind of need to talk to you about something.” I said walking back into the bedroom slipping my shoes on.
“Alright I’ll be there in a few.” I said hanging up the phone. I grabbed my hotel card off the counter and made my way out to Sidney’s room. It was just a few doors down the hall so I didn’t have far to go. I knocked and Sid let me in quickly.
“What did you need to talk about?” He asked sitting on the bed. I pulled the pills out of my pocket and handed them to him. He gives me a confused look. “Okay? What am I supposed to do with these?” He asked looking at them more closely. “Nothing, I found them in the bathroom. They’re Kellie’s. There was some powder in the bottle too, but that’s gone now. She flipped out when I asked what they were. She snatched the bottle out of my hands and slammed the bathroom door in my face. I really don’t even know what to think about the whole situation. I do know that I’m worried about her. “ Sid gives me a sympathetic look. “How about we go talk to G. She may have told him something. If not we could ask Kane or Toews. Maybe they would know something.” He suggested. I didn’t like the idea of going to Geno. Especially since he blew up on her at the club. I don’t have a lot of options so I guess I’ll have to just suck it up and deal. I sighed running my fingers through my hair and following Sidney to Evgeni’s room. When we got there I wasn’t expecting the scene that Sid and I walked in on. Evgeni was going nuts, throwing things across the room and muttering something in Russian. “Evgeni what’s going on?” I asked grabbing his attention. “Kellie date Kane.” He said in between breaths. She wouldn’t lie to the guys and I, would she? “What are you talking about? She told me and the guys that she wasn’t dating him. Hell she said she wasn’t dating anyone. Where would you even get that idea?” I asked sitting him on the bed. He took a deep breath. “I went down lobby. She ran to Kane’s arms kissing him. She kiss Toews too.” I could see the hurt in his eyes. Why did it even matter to him? He hurt Kellie, probably more than he realizes. He said he didn’t want her, he’s happy with Oksana. Or so he says. “Geno take a deep breath. I’ll call her and we can sort this all out okay?” I asked and he nodded in response.
“It’s Geno. There’s something wrong with him. He trashed his room and was saying something about you dating Kaner. He’s pissed. What’s going on? Is that true?” I asked her as Geno threw something else at the wall, causing me to cuss. I could hear the annoyance in her voice. No, Jordan I’m not dating Kane. There was an employee here that was hitting on him and Jonny so I came to their rescue. Why does it even matter to Evgeni anyways? He doesn’t need me in his life anymore remember?” I knew she was rolling her eyes before she even finished her sentence. “Please just say that to him. I’ll put you on speaker and you can tell him.” I clicked speaker button and let her know she was now on it. “Evgeni I am not dating Patrick Kane or Jonathan Toews, hell I’m not dating anyone. Stop trashing your room, Clean up whatever mess you made and do not trash it again. If you broke anything you’re paying for it and I will tell coach how it happened. Do not test me.” I could tell how pissed off she was. She hung up before I could say anything else.
“Now that we have that situation figured out, we can move on to the next one.” Sid joked. Neither Evgeni nor I found it funny. “What mean?” Evgeni asked returning the chair to its rightful place at the little table in the corner of the room. “We actually came here to ask you a question, it has to stay between us though.” Evgeni nodded. “Have you noticed anything different about Kellie? Today I found a pill bottle in her bag. It had a mixture of pills and powder in it. When I tried to ask about it she flipped out. She said it was hers and then stormed off into the bathroom and locked the door. I don’t know what they are.” I said pulling the two white pills out of my pocket and handing them to Evgeni. He looked down at them for a long time. “I never notice.” was all he said. Well it looks like Sidney and I were going to have to talk to Patrick and Jonathan. I took the pills back and put them into my pocket once again. “Well it looks like we’re going to have to figure out how we’re going to talk to Patrick and Jonathan. God, Kellie is going to kill us.” Sidney was right, Kellie was definitely going to kill us.
“Kellie! Come dance with me!” Corey yelled grabbing my arm and dragging me to the dance floor. I placed my back to his chest and he put his hands on my hips, our bodies grinding together to the beat of the music. I was having a great time. Corey and I had to have danced for at least four songs before I was pulled to Sharpie. “My turn.” He whispered, winking. He pulled me close to him, my head resting on his chest breathing in the sweet smell of his cologne. I could hear his heart beat. “So are you still seeing Brandon?” He casually asked pulling me to one of the tables away from the loud music. I shook my head no. “I did run into him last night though.” I sighed trying to get the waitresses attention. I wanted a drink, and I wanted it now. Sharpie gave me the look, he wanted details and I wasn’t getting my drink or leaving until he knew. “I was at the bar and he came up to me. I told him to leave and he did.” I said hoping Sharpie didn’t press the matter, unfortunately I wasn’t so lucky. He waved his hand signalling me to continue and that he knew I was leaving out details. “Okay okay. Geesh. He didn’t leave that easily. He shoved me against the bar and I have a pretty big bruise on my back from it. I don’t really know what would have happened if Sidney, Jordan and Kris hadn’t been there.” He rubbed my arm. “I’ll have to thank them, then.” I shook my head no. “They don’t know a whole lot about Brandon. They just found out yesterday that he was abusive. I didn’t say anything about all the drunkin nights I spent at all of your houses. Which I will apologize for that again. I was a pretty terrible friend.” I laughed. I knew Sharpie and the boys had already forgiven me, hell most of them weren’t even mad. “You know how I feel about that. We weren’t mad, you were going through a hard time and you needed us. It’s not a problem. We care about you and we won’t ever abandon you.” I couldn’t help but leap into Sharp’s arms hugging him tightly. “I need to use the restroom, but if the waitress comes back can you order me a vodka on the rocks?” Sharpie nods and I kiss his cheek, making my way into the bathroom. My body was starting to ache and I hated that feeling. I laid two pills out on the counter and crushed them, quickly doing my business before anyone could come in and interrupt. Hopefully it would kick in soon. I made my way back out to Sharpie and found that he was joined by Pat and Jon. I slid in next to them and took a sip of my drink. “Thanks Sharpie.” I said smiling at him. I checked my phone and noticed I had a few missed calls and some texts. Jordan and Sid had both texted me asking for Jonny’s number. That’s weird I thought to myself. I quickly sent back a why and put my phone on the table. I was too eager to know the reason why they suddenly wanted his number. “Did Corey and Shaw finally find girls to dance with?” I asked the three smiling brightly. They nodded. “Good because I was getting tired. My feet are going to kill me in the morning. “ I laughed, noticing my phone light up. “Hockey stuff.” SIdney replied.
“Hey Jonny, Sid needs your number, he said he needs to ask you something about the game tomorrow night. Do you care if I give it to him?” I asked looking at him instead of my phone. “Of course not. Go ahead.” Jonny was always cool about that, he knew I wouldn’t give his number out to anyone crazy or do anything to get him into trouble. I texted the number to Sid before putting my phone away and downing the rest of my drink, signalling for another. That was the last thing that I remembered.
Notes
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I have a few days (fingers crossed) off of work so I'll try to update tomorrow!
6/12/17