Prove Me Wrong.

'Kieran's POV'

It's been 2 weeks since my run in with Tyler's teammate, and I can't get him out of my mind. His eyes are burned into my mind, warm and mysterious, but I just keep telling myself no more athletes they only lead to heartbreak. Since that day nothing between Tyler and I has changed we still hangout and watch dumb reality TV shows together, unwinding from our stressful days. The only thing about to change is Tyler's schedule, the regular season is about to begin and I can tell Tyler is nervous. It's his first season as a Star and all he can think about is making Boston wish they hadn't traded him. It was a typical Tuesday night, Tyler and I both sprawled out on his leather sectional couch with Marshall between us we were watching The Voice when he dropped the question. I was focused in on the TV, listening as Blake's country singer slayed a Garth Brooks song when I heard Tyler speak.

"Hey Kier?" he asked, I looked over and met his chocolate eyes, "Yeah?" I questioned. Tyler sat up a bit, "You know you're like my only friend here that's not on the team right? And that means a lot to me." I nodded, "I'm always here Ty, for you and Marshy." I said as I scratched the labs head. Tyler smiled, "Yeah.. Anyway, I was wondering if you'd come to the games this season? It would be nice to have some friendly support.." I smiled at the sweet boy in front of me, "Of course Tyler. I can't promise I'll be at everyone, with school it's kinda hard, but I'll try." Tyler nodded and turned his attention back to the TV, as the show ended I rose off the couch. Tyler followed and walked me to the door, when we got there I slipped on my Toms and gave Tyler a hug. As we pulled away he spoke, "I already got you a season ticket Kier, I'm glad you said yes." I playfully slapped his arm, "You're lucky I deal with your shit Segs," He grinned, "I know, goodnight Doc" he said, I blushed and shook my head at the stupid nickname as I slid out the door.

Sliding into my apartment I realized I had just agreed to spend more time watching Tyler play hockey, and not only Tyler but also Jamie. Crap, I thought how am I supposed to get that man out of my head if I have to be in the same building as him every week? The things I do for my stupid neighbor.

Today's the day. It's opening night for the Stars and they're playing the Blackhawks, it's going to be a tough game but I think the guys are ready. When I woke up this morning I had a text from Tyler to check my front door, my first thought being why is he awake at 7 am? Must be nerves I decided as I changed into a set of scrubs and my Nike free runs, quickly braiding my hair to the side after brushing my teeth. When I opened the front door a large box was on my welcome mat. Inside the box atop the white tissue paper was a note that read:

Kieran, Gotta make sure my best friend looks good tonight. Your choice in who's you wear, hope they're not too big! See you after the game your passes and tickets are all in the box. -Ty

Under the tissue paper laid two green jerseys, #91 of course and a #14, Jamie freaking Benn. What the hell was Tyler a mind reader, how did he know I couldn’t get Jamie out of my head?! Both jerseys were youth sizes as Ty already knew that the adult ones, well at least his actual jersey swallowed my small frame. The victory green was going to look horrible against my red hair, but if Tyler wanted me to wear it I would. What I couldn’t figure out was why he would give me a Benn jersey if he wanted me there to cheer for him?! Boys are weird, that's the only explanation I could come up with. I didn’t have enough time to pick out my outfit for the game so I left the jerseys on the counter, grabbed my backpack and headed off to work.

In the downtime between patients I sent Tyler a text thanking him for the jerseys.

To Tyler S.
*Thanks for the jerseys Ty.. I'm going to look like a god damn Christmas tree!! Good luck tonight, score me a goal? :) PS. What's with the Benn jersey?! -K*

My phone beeped with a reply from Tyler not 20 minutes later.

*You're welcome K, thought you'd want a choice between the two Stars players you know.. but I'd rather you wear mine ;) At least you're a cute Christmas tree! See you later, don’t worry I'll score. -Ty*

Cocky as usual, I thought after reading his message. No matter how much he flirted with me he knew it wasn’t going to get him anywhere. I was pretty strong willed about keeping Tyler the friendzone. Time ticked on and it was finally 5 o'clock and time for me to head home for the day. Well time for me to get ready for the game anyway, when I got to the apartment I had an hour to get to the arena in time for warmups.

Grabbing Tyler's jersey out of the box I headed into my bedroom, stripping out of my scrubs as I went. I decided on a pair of light skinny jean capris with rips at the knees, a white v-neck under the jersey and black converse. I undid my hair from the braid and let my hair fall into waves ending at my shoulders, put on a little mascara and BB cream, and swiped a pink tinted chapstick over my lips. The jersey fit in all areas but my arms, they're freakishly long and the youth jersey wasn't cutting it so I put on some black bracelets to distract from the awkwardness. I grabbed the tickets and family pass Tyler had set up for me and stuffed them into my tan crossbody purse.

I watched the game from my seat a few rows up from the glass, the seat had a great view and I was happy it was mine for the rest of the season. Unfortunately the Stars fell to the Blackhawks in a shootout, and Tyler broke his promise. There was no goal by number 91, and I knew he was going to be upset after a tough loss. As the arena cleared out I found my way to the family and friends lounge, I was nervous standing in a room full of the WAGS who were all gorgeous and not wearing jerseys. I stood out like a sore thumb, and I could feel the stares in my direction. Eventually players began to trickle in and I had never been so excited to see Tyler.

I gave him a light hug, not wanting to give the impression that we were together to the other players. Tyler introduced me to a few of his teammates, one being Cody Eakin who had apparently been there the night I complained that they were being too loud. When we met he looked me up and down like he was accessing if I was up to standard, I met his eyes with a questioning look "Do I not meet the standard or what?" He blushed, "Oh Sorry, no it's just Jamie was right." Just as he spoke in walked the captain, with a sad face and messy hair he looked like he could really use a hug or a drink. "Jamie was right about what?" he asked as he stood beside Cody and Tyler. At this point I was very confused and intrigued, why was Jamie talking about me? "You were right that Kieran's hot."

"Oh, God" I said quietly. I'm sure my face was about 50 shades of red at that point as I tried to cover my face with my hands. When I looked up I met Jamie's dark eyes, his face as red as mine. Neither of us spoke while Tyler and Cody were both laughing and I knew I had to get out of there. I looked over to Tyler, "On that note I'm out of here, I fed Marshall already soo, uh bye Ty.." as I turned to walk away I yelled back "Nice meeting you Cody." Exiting the room I heard Jamie slap Cody in the chest, "The fuck dude?" he asked, I laughed thinking about how awkward this was going to be for a few days.

'Jamie's POV'

Oh shit. That's all I could think, now she knew I thought she was hot. But what she didn’t know was that I actually thought she was beautiful, and that I couldn’t get her out of my head every time Tyler talked about her I found myself thinking about her red hair and her perfect smile. "The fuck dude?" I yelled at Eakin, he just grinned and threw his hands up, "I knew it, Captains got a crush" he said as he walked away. I ran my fingers through my wet hair and looked at Tyler who was smiling like an idiot at my struggles. "Told you she was stubborn. She'll be over it in a few days, she hates awkward silence so you two will be fine." "Yeah," I said shaking my head as we walked out of the lounge and towards the parking lot. Maybe this girl is more trouble than she's worth I thought as I climbed into my truck, but I doubted it.

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