A Second Chance at Love

The game was tense, as all game sevens are. The babies kept me calmer than I would have been. The game was tied 1-1 midway through the third period when I seen Danny come off the bench and immediately gain possession of the puck.

I saw Ville streaking through the neutral zone and was praying the pass was timed right. Ville ended up with it and slid into Pittsburgh’s Zone ahead of Kris Letang. His one-timer was blocked by Marc and deflected back towards the point where Andrej shot it right back at Marc. It went in high glove-side. The crowd went nuts. The kids were screaming and hugging me. It was pure insanity.

After the goal, there were several good saves made by Bob. My heart was in my throat for the final 2 minutes. I could see Danny’s expression change from concentration to jubilation on the bench as the final seconds ticked off the clock. The box erupted in cheers. There was hugs all around as they prepared the ice for the trophy presentation. Everyone started to predict whether or not Mike would pick it up. Once they got it all set up and presented, Mike promptly skated over and raised it up. I had to laugh. I knew he would.

The boys really wanted to see their Dad, so I did end up making my way downstairs to the family room and waiting around. Pam was in the locker room with the boys, I was sitting on a couch with both of the babies in my arms. Danny came out, drenched in his under armour still and kissed me hard. A few pictures were taken of us. He had one of the guys from Comcast take a picture of us with the twins and promise he would drop it off for him. I gave him another kiss and sent him back into the locker room. “Go enjoy yourself. You need to. It’s gonna be a long two weeks after tonight. I’m taking the boys home. I will see you later. Wake me up when you get in.” He gave me a huge grin. “I love you baby.”

I finally got the boys calmed down enough and into their beds for the night. I fed the twins and laid down across my bed. I feel asleep quickly. The day really caught up to me. Danny came home around three o'clock and crawled into bed next to me. He kissed my forehead. “Love you". I threw my arms around him and kissed him back, right on the nose. “Love you more” and we feel asleep.

The next morning I woke to the smell of breakfast cooking and silence. The babies weren't in the room with me anymore. I got downstairs and Danny was in pajamas, frying potatoes, with the twins in bouncy chairs sitting by the breakfast bar. The boys he must have let stay home from school because Caelan was asleep on the couch, and I could hear voices downstairs. “They just drank a few ounces each, so they should be good for awhile.” I had to smile at him. He was in such a good mood, the stress from the playoffs temporarily removed.

I turned off the stove and pulled him towards the bathroom. I pressed my fingers to his lips and shut the door quickly, pushing him back up against the wall and running my fingers down his tummy. The pants were discarded quickly as I wrapped my mouth around him. We hadn’t been together in months, I missed him intimately more than anything. It wasn't long before he burst, gripping the back of my neck firmly . He grabbed me under my arms and pulled me up towards him. He kissed me softly, “Mmmm, when can we finish this.” He asked, not wanting to release me.

“Soon baby, very very soon.” I said reminding myself to really have a talk with him about our wedding after breakfast.

After eating, I got the twins settled down a little bit and sat next to him on the couch. “So listen, I had an idea. I know we keep talking about September for our wedding, but I really don’t want to waste our summer being all stressed out about it or planning it. I talked to Jeff. He said he will call down to Sea Isle and we can do it down there on the beach, then just have a reception somewhere down there, just a lot smaller. Your Mom and Danielle will be in town for the Finals, can we do it the week after? Then after we do it, we can go somewhere together for a few days, just us. Then we can leave Jersey and not come back until training camp.”

I looked at him for a reaction. “God, Raina. The summer sounds so relaxing right now. I think it is a great idea. I don’t care how we do it, as long as we do it sooner than later.” I jumped up, gave him a kiss and called his sister, trying to set the plans in motion for a wedding in less than three weeks. I also called Max, to ensure he would fly in for the June 16th date. He reassured me he would be here no matter what. I also called Pam and Megan, I would need the help of all my girls to pull this one off.

Notes

Wedding is coming quicker than expected :)