A Second Chance at Love

We got to the rink in plenty of time. She looked adorable. Almost like a little kid, all bundled up. I made her sit down so I could lace her skates. “Really Danny, I have been doing my own for months. I’m perfectly capable. Ryan and I skate for an hour or two a few times a week.” She pouted.

“Oh no, not on my watch, besides, camp is starting on Monday and I’ll be gone a lot, who would take care of you if you broke an ankle?” I muttered. She just smiled back at me and quieted down. I rummaged around until I found a pair of gloves and a stick close enough to fit her. She protested about the gloves, but I won.

When we got out to the ice, Mike and Kimmo were already picking teams. Kimmo called my name as soon as he seen me. Mike got a wicked smile and picked Rainy up and put her down next to him. She squealed with delight and fell promptly on her butt. “Uh oh Mike, good choice”, James laughed from my side of the ice.

The game got started soon after. Mike kept her on a line with him and Kris and I’m quite sure he regretted it. Not only did she drop her stick a lot, her and Kris were like two twelve year olds on a rampage.

She kicked the puck towards the net when she lost her stick and even slid into the net with Bob a few times. He just laughed. Kris was hysterical. He egged her on. She even tried to throw a check on Pronger. She ended up on her backside, her giggling, Prongs roaring with laughter.

Kris and her tried to pretend fight Carter. He held his arms while she tackled him. I could do nothing but laugh. “Next time she is all yours” Mike yelled from the pile at the other end of the ice. I smiled at her and winked. She was making a good impression on the guys. She didn’t seem too in awe of them.

Claude skated over towards me. “ You picked a good one.” He commented. I was happy she was fitting in. I knew she needed to fit into both of my families, work and home, for this relationship to work.

We sat on the bench and talked while the guys showered. They started to leave the rink. “No sex in the locker room”, Mike warned. Jeff just laughed behind him and shook his head encouraging me.

Once they were gone we showered quickly together. I didn’t really trust the guys to not come back in. She dressed in the bathroom and walked back into the locker room. “You wanna go get something to eat? It’s only four o’clock.” I asked. Sylvie wasn’t dropping the boys off until six o’clock.

“Sure, I worked up an appetite, now I know why you guys eat so damn much” she laughed. We ended up going to a local restaurant. A few people noticed me and asked for autographs, interrupting our dinner. She didn’t seem to mind at all.

We kept the conversation light talking about our kids and their crazy antics. I found out she had signed Ryan up to play at the Skate Zone. All three of mine played there.

I was telling her about the league when I notice the time. “We gotta go. Sylvie is dropping the boys off soon.” I said while signaling for the bill. The car ride back to the house was pretty quiet. I got out of the car and gave her a small kiss. “I will call you later, ok? Once I get the boys settled down for the night."

“Ok, I'm going to head over and pick up Ryan now." She gave me a quick hug and started across the street.

I seen Sylvie’s car start to inch towards the driveway. I got a headache just imagining how she was gonna react. “Hi guys, missed you" I said giving each of them a hug." Get in and get showered ok?"

" Hi Syl, come in, we need to talk” I muttered. She did not look happy at all.

Notes

Drama, drama, drama