Somebody to Love

On Wednesday, I woke up for work, already thinking about Game 7 between my boys and the Habs. They lost 4-3 on Monday and they were frustrated. Since there was gonna be a big game tonight, I let him sleep while I got ready for school. I wouldn't see him until after the game, but I would speak to him during lunch.

"Hi Marc."

"Hey baby. How's your day going?"

"Really good. How are you?"

"Good. Just preparing myself for tonight. I miss you."

"We fell asleep next to one another last night."

"Still."

The day went by quickly, but I was tired as could be. I took my agonizing shoes off and just fell on the couch. I turned on the television with the remote that was on the living room table in front of me and watched whatever was on. I must've fallen sleep because I heard a knock on the door and it scared the shit out of me; plus, when I looked at my phone a half hour had passed.

"Coming!"

I quickly fixed my hair and walked to the door. As soon as I opened it, I smiled and jumped into his arms.

"I missed you!" I said into his neck.

"You just saw me on Friday." he laughed.

"Don't tell me you didn't miss me at all." I said giving him a look.

"Ok. I missed you too."

I smiled at one of the earliest moments in our relationship.

"I miss you too." I said continuing on with the smile.

"Thought so."

"Shut up, Marc." I said laughing.

"You love me."

"Thought so."

What do you think of that?

"Bella."

"I love you too."

He laughed causing me to laugh more.

"Hope I'll be happy like this tonight after the game, that is."

"I hope so too. I hope I'll be happy too."

"I hope for that more than anything."

Marc bringing on the charm.

"Mr. Charmer, you're too sweet."

"I try."

"You try very well. I'm gonna go eat. I'll see you tonight?"

"See ya!"

"Love you!"

"Love you too!"

-click-

"How's Marc?" Maddy asked a few minutes later.

"Good. Just preparing himself. You know, besides hoping he'll be happy after the game and me saying I wanted the same thing, he hoped for the latter more."

"He is so adorable!"

"I gave him the name Mr. Charmer."

She laughed.

"Very fitting."

I nodded and smiled.

"How do you think he's gonna be if they lose? I know how he can be during a loss, but this is a playoff game and they'd be eliminated."

"I think he's gonna be so broken, but I'll be ready to deal with it. I always am."

"You seem to do it well."

The day went by fairly fast and I headed to over to Maddy's with her to get ready before getting a bite to eat with her and Matt prior to the game. To say I was antsy, would be an understatement.

"Are you okay, Bella?" Matt asked.

"She is. She just wants it to be time for the game. Isn't that right, Bella?"

"Yeah. That's it."

Good luck, tonight! I love you! I sent shortly before they lined up to go out on the ice.

Thank you, baby! I love you! Enjoy yourself tonight!

I smiled and put my phone in my purse.

"Ready?" Maddy asked.

"Ready."

The game started just seconds later and so did the goal scoring. Unfortunately, that first goal wasn't from any of my guys. The first period ended 2-0 Montreal; I had high hopes for the next period, but those hopes were dashed with two more goals from the opposing team which also caused Marc to be pulled. My heart broke as soon as he skated away to the bench in frustration and with a look of upset on his face. Even if we win tonight, I know I'll have some degree of damage control to do. I put my head down and sighed. Maddy reached over and squeezed my hand with a small smile. I smiled back before I went back to watching the nightmarish game. We scored two goals that period which left me optimistic, but that optimism dropped each minute that passed in the third. At the halfway point that period, Montreal scored and as everyone kept wishing for the Pens to score, my heart raced and my foot was tapping against the old hard floor of the Mellon Arena. That last minute killed me and I'm sure it killed everyone in the building whose time was coming to an end. A lone tear dripped down my face as I watched the guys raise their sticks one final time before they left the ice.

"What do you think he's gonna do?" Maddy asked.

"I honestly don't know. This game was so unexpected." I said shaking my head.

They waited with me till he texted me because I didn't even know what to say.

Hey. Could you come down? I need you.

Another tear.

"He needs me. I gotta go."

"Ok. I'll see you at work tomorrow?"

"Yeah. See ya." I said hugging her.

"See ya, Matt. It was great to see you."

"It was great seeing you too. Hope to see you soon. You and Marc."

I nodded as he hugged me. Once they left, I texted him.

I'll be down as soon as they let me in. I love you!

Five seconds later.

I love you too. You're the best!

The second they let me in, I saw him at odds with himself. I wrapped an arm around his shoulder in which he instantly took my hand and I turned to him.

"Hey." I said softly.

"Hey. Thank you for being here."

"I don't know why I wouldn't be. I love you more than anything."

"I love you more than anything."

I placed my head on his shoulder and sighed. After a few minutes, he spoke again.

"I'm ready to go."

"Ok." I said with a small smile.

We got up with him holding my hand.

"Can we just lay in bed when we get home?"

"Of course."

He smiled and kissed me. Now, there's that smile I love. On the drive home, the radio was on and I didn't even bother to change it if there was a song I didn't like on.

"Do you want something to drink?" I asked as soon as we walked into the house.

"Just a beer. Thank you."

"My pleasure. I'll be up in a minute." I said getting on my tippy-toes to kiss him.

He nodded and walked upstairs. I got myself a glass of water and a beer and met him in our bedroom where he was changing. I quickly changed and went into our bathroom to pee and remove my make-up. I came back to find him removing his socks. I sat his beer on the nightstand before sitting on the bed. The moment he finished changing, he climbed onto the bed and sat next to me.

"Hi." he said turning to kiss me.

"Hi." I said before kissing him back.

He was about to ask where his beer was when he saw it to the right of him. I reached for my water then sat it down once I took a drink. An arm wrapped around my waist and I snuggled into him.

"What do you wanna watch?" I asked.

He laid his head back and thought for a moment.

"A comedy. You choose."

Thinking of the movies we had, it didn't take me long to come up with one I wanted to watch.

"Role Models!"

"Good choice."

I smiled and got up to put it in the DVD player. He laughed as I got out and got back in.

"Has anyone ever told you that you have the most amazing smile?" I said crawling onto him to kiss him.

"I think I've heard that a time or two." he said before kissing me.

As the kissing got deeper, he turned off the tv and player and tossed the remote before he reached the bottom of my shirt to pull it off. I was more than happy to ditch the movie and spend time under the blanket.

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