A Second Chance at Love

Maxime answered on the fourth ring. "Aww princess, sorry about tonight. I thought Sid was gonna kill Jordan after the game. Where are you?" he asked.

"I'm headed to the bar across from the Wells Fargo Center. Meet me there." He didn't even hesitate before agreeing. He was already sitting at the bar with two bottle of beer when I walked in. I peeled my jersey off and sat down.

"Why do I feel like I'm in for a long night?" Max asked with a grin.

"Max, I feel like I could kill both of them myself. I fucking begged Danny all day long to leave it alone." I started to tear up and Max wrapped me in a hug.

We sat for awhile without talking. Max ordered two shots of whiskey and we downed them. "Raina, we tried. I kept telling Jordan how upset you would be if you two fought. I even called Eric. He tried as well. There was no talking to him."

Shots two and three went down easier. "Max, I love him, but he doesn't trust me. I don't know if I can deal with that, I might not be able to be friends with Jordan but I'm not losing you guys as friends because my boyfriend is insecure."

I looked at him for advice. "Raina- I love you. Danny is good for you. I think it is hard being with someone like you for him. Your confident, you don't know how beautiful you are inside and out. Plenty of guys like you, you don't see it. Remember, he is in a locker room. He gets to hear plenty of comments all day long. I'm sure guys on the other teams throw shit at him all of the time."

I tried to understand what Max was telling me. We did another two shots as we talked. "Max, I just hope it was all worth it tonight. Was all of this really worth the fight that happened." I asked him.

"Raina, obviously you are. Can't you see that he is in love with you? I'm sure he got plenty of shit from Mike about his behavior tonight." he answered with a smile on his face. The bartender lined up more shots in front of us. We were both getting hammered, but I felt so much better talking to him.

After an hour of so we heard loud voices coming through the door. I knew who it was by the look on Max's face. Jordan, Tyler and Geno headed towards us. Max jumped up and grabbed Jordan by the arm dragging him away. Geno came up and gave me a hug. "Sorry did not know you were at here" he said with a smirk.

"Fuck you Geno" I said and walked towards the door. My head was spinning and I just wanted to go home alone and sleep. I got up the street about half the block when Jordan appeared beside me.

"I am so sorry Raina, I never meant to hurt you." he said quietly before grabbing for my hand.

I pulled away and stumbled. "But you did Jordan, you threw away our friendship because I wouldn't be with you." I sat down on a bench outside the arena.

He sat down beside me. "When I told you I loved you I meant it. I don't want you upset. I want you to be with me, by my side, through the good and bad." I started to cry, he was dead sober and was pouring his heart out to me.

Many hours later I woke up, head pounding. I knew I made it home by the pictures on the wall. I struggled to remember the rest of last night. I felt the bed shift beside me and I prayed I had made the right decision, for myself, for Ryan. All I wanted was happiness. Someone to love me unconditionally for the rest of my life.

Notes

Well.....