FTB

Candice tucked her legs under her as she sat down beside Aaron. She wrapped the blanket she had around her as she cuddled into his side. He kissed her head as his arm wrapped around her.

Kaylynn glared at them as she put another handful of popcorn in her mouth. She was bitter. She missed Mack. She didn't want to watch the love all around her when her love wasn't around. She looked back at the TV, continuing to chomp on her popcorn.

"What do you think is gonna happen when Sam finds out?" Candice asked.

Kaylynn looked over and saw Candice looking to her. "Sam who?" Kaylynn sighed, sitting up.

"Reinhart."

"When he finds out what?" She furrowed her brows.

"About Audrey," Candice began. Kaylynn just stared at her in confusion. "The night before she left for vacation."

"Cand, what are you talking about?" Aaron laughed.

"Yeah, really." Kaylynn shook her head.

"Oh my god, about Nathan coming over!" Candice exclaimed.

"Oh, right. I don't know, I think he'll just ask her why she didn't mention it." Kaylynn shrugged.

"Wait, Nathan went over to Aud's?" Aaron questioned.

"You better not say anything. Let her tell him." Candice threatened Aaron. "But I guess he went over and they talked."

"Was he like inside, near her?" Aaron frowned.

"No, he stood outside. No way Audrey would've let him in." Kaylynn scoffed.

"Honestly, don't say a word, Air. I get he's your friend but I don't need Audrey getting mad at me because of you." Candice warned.

"I won't say a thing, relax." He squeezed her, kissing the side of her head.

Kaylynn let out a growl before she slammed down her bowl of popcorn. The couple looked over as she stood and walked out of the living room. They watched her stomp upstairs before they laughed quietly.

The next day, Aaron had plans to go to the rink to meet up with Michael and both Sams. They were going to show some of the new guys around. Apparently Michael and SB knew a couple of the guys and we're looking to make them comfortable on the team. They were bringing some of their friends.

"Where's Samson?" Aaron called as he walked over.

"You know how crazy Audrey is." Michael teased. "He probably couldn't get away."

"I don't think you guys know just how crazy she is." Aaron exhaled.

Sam heard that and froze. He was yet to turn the corner so they couldn't see him. Their voices got hushed before he heard Aaron talking again. He listened carefully.

"Guess MacKinnon showed up at her house the night before she left for vacation." Aaron began.

The other two made noises expressing what a bad idea that was. Sam took a deep breath then turned the corner. He was pissed. He walked towards the guys with a look of anger. The other three knew he heard right away.

"What else do you know?" Sam hissed, crossing his arms.

"Nothing, man. Candice just mentioned it to Kaylynn in front of me." Aaron frowned.

Sam shook his head. "Great, so everyone knows besides me?" He chuckled.

"Sammy, that girl loves you. Do you really think anything happened?" SB tried to reason.

"I don't know. Do I even really know what kind of girl she is?" Sam spat.

"Hey, don't go making rash decisions or saying things you're gonna regret. You know Aud, you know she's all about you. Don't act on words, talk to her first." Michael said, squeezing his shoulder. "I've listened to Dani ramble to me about how much Audrey rambles about you. She's with you for a reason, man. Don't forget that."

Sam nodded, taking a deep breath. "So where are these new kids?" He asked.

The guys shrugged. Before they could say a word, a mob of kids turned the corner. Michael instantly ran over to a guy, who had his tongue hanging out as Mikey approached, and did a handshake with him. Sam Bennett did the same to a bigger guy, but definitely not the biggest of the group.

Aaron thought he was large, until this kid walked in. He had to be closer to seven foot. Sam Reinhart looked at Aaron, he was star struck. Sam took his chance to introduce himself.

"Hey, Sam Reinhart." He extended a hand.

"Samuel Morin." The giant said, with a strong French accent, as he shook hands with Sam.

"That makes three!" Sam Bennett exclaimed as he ran over. "I'm Sam Bennett!"

Samuel's smile faded. "Three’s a crowd."

Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart's smiles both fell. They looked at each other, fear in their eyes. Samuel ended up cracking. He doubled over laughing while he mumbled in French.

"I'm kidding. Plenty of room for all!" He smiled.

"Please tell me you're D." Aaron spoke, walking over to the larger giant.

Samuel nodded. "Oui, I'm like Chara."

Sam Reinhart made his way over to a pair of guys. "Hey, I'm Sam." He extended his hand to the one on the left first.

"Noah." He nodded as he shook Sam's hand.

"Freshman, right?"

Noah nodded. "Moved straight from home to this school to play for Dustin Brown." He smiled.

"Dustin is a great coach and a great guy." Sam told him.

"Yeah, Sam knows all about Dustin and his daughter!" Michael hollered.

Sam rolled his eyes as he extended his hand to the other guy. The kid shook his hand with a smirk. This kid was the same height as Sam, probably a year younger. He had curly hair, like a legit fro.

"Sleeping with the coach's daughter, huh?" The kid asked.

"No, I'm dating her." Sam laughed. "Have been for a while now."

"I admire that. That's a hard task to achieve." He smiled. "Jack, by the way."

"I know a bit about the coach's daughter too." A voice called.

Sam looked in the direction of it. Some lanky kid was walking towards him with a grin on his face. Sam recognized him after. Thatcher Demko. One of the most annoying people he'd ever met.

"Good to see you again, Thatch." Sam extended his hand.

Thatcher smiled before he hugged Sam. He was a few inches bigger than him so Sam just stood still. Thatcher pulled away and kissed Sam's forehead.

"We're basically family, Sammy Boy." Thatcher sang, keeping an arm around him.

"Mikey, SB, who are your friends?" Aaron called from beside Samuel.

"This is Roland. Played with him all my life." SB patted his friend's back.

"Position?" Aaron crossed his arms.

"Defence." Roland grinned, earning a fist bump from the Twin Towers, aka, Samuel and Aaron.

"This is Josh. He's okay at hockey." Michael shrugged. "He wishes he played like me."

"Have higher expectations." Aaron spat.

"This is Thatcher," Sam said, moving away from him. "And Jack and Noah."

"Who's your matching tower over there, Air?" Michael nodded.

"Samuel." The French monster smiled.

"Three of you?" Michael whined.

All three Sam's smiled at each other. The group made their way into the stands where they all got comfortable. They started talking and getting to know each other. Sam’s phone buzzed in his pocket. He checked it while someone told a story. It was a text from Audrey. He read it and then locked his phone. He was still worked up about the Nathan situation.

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