Intrigue

I ran up the five flights of steps, legs aching after a long morning skate. We had a game tonight, and then we were off for two days before departing for a long eight day road trip on the west coast. My legs yelled at me to sit down, yet I pushed on, climbing the last flight. I notice that the door was open right away. Since Duncan and I had moved into the place in August, that apartment was nothing but trouble. Last month, my neighbor left and I was thrilled. It was the only other one on our floor and I enjoyed not having neighbors to please. I looked into the apartment and heard a woman’s voice, but I couldn’t see anyone. I entered my apartment hoping she wouldn’t be too much of a pain to live next to. My last neighbor called the cops on me weekly, every single time she seen my teammates enter the place.

I placed a pot of water on the stove and turned it on. I needed to eat something and take a nap before later and I was already running behind schedule by a half hour. Duncan was out at a girl’s house, leaving me to my peace and quiet. I quickly ate the pasta, chicken and vegetables I had cooked and went towards the bedroom. I slid out of the track pants I had on and took off my hat and t-shirt. I flopped on my bed and sighed, happy I was laying down. I didn’t sleep well last night and was paying for it now. Within minutes, I was dozing off. About twenty minutes after I fell asleep, the music started. It was fairly loud, and being played in room directly connected to mine. It sounded like a Lady Gaga song. I got up and put the pants back on. I really needed a nap. I hoped the owner would be nice enough to turn it down.

I knocked on the open door and received no response. I could hear the music coming from down the hall. Against my better judgment, I entered and walked towards the doors down the hall. “Hello” I yelled out, with no response. She was in the first room, sorting through boxes and dancing around with her back to me. I watched her for a few seconds, admiring her backside, I won’t lie. She had on a tight pair of black shorts and a red tanktop. She had long dark hair and was fairly tall, probably about 5 foot, 8 inches or so. My imagination went into overdrive. “Excuse me” I yelled and she jumped in response. “Umm, I’m sorry, I live next door. I tried knocking a few times but I couldn’t get your attention. Again, I’m really sorry, I just didn’t know how else to get your attention.” I rambled on and on, neglecting the point of my being there.

“So what exactly do you need?” she asked concerned. “Well I am really sorry but I didn’t sleep well at all last night and I need to get a nap before I have to go back to work. “ She looked at me quizzically.

“Well, I guess I can give you a break. I need you to play well and entertain me tonight. One of my new co-workers insisted I join him tonight, a kind of welcome to the city type deal. It shall prove interesting, to say the least."

I smirked at her. “You do like hockey, don’t you?” I asked, hoping she did as I noticed the shape of her lips. Her bottom lip looked purely suckable as she bit down on it.

“Actually Brent, I adore hockey. It has been my favorite sport since I was little.” She gave me a wide smile and I knew by her averted eyes she didn’t like my team and was trying to avoid telling me that.

“Where are you originally from?” I asked. She grinned at me as she said Philadelphia.

“I’ll see you tonight Mr. Seabrook.” She turned the music down and turned her back towards me. I went back to my apartment and flopped onto my bed, praying she wouldn’t invade my thoughts too much. I still really did need to catch a nap before this game tonight. Especially if I wanted to try and impress her.

After a nice long nap, I felt refreshed. I got dressed quickly and had a brilliant idea. I rummaged around for one of my jerseys that I believed was clean, jotted down a little note and threw it in a bag. I hung the bag on her doorknob as I headed out the door, hoping she’d wear it and let me remove later on tonight. I realized walking into the arena that she hadn’t even told me her name or where she would be sitting. I had no idea of how I was going to locate her and talk her into ditching her date, but I planned on at least making a valiant effort at it. I got dressed and hung around the locker room just laughing with the guys and relaxing until it was time for pre-game skate.

I hit the ice with a purpose, scanning the crowd for her as I skated and took easy shots on net. It wasn’t hard to find her. She want sitting diagonal from where Corey was, against the glass. She caught my eye and winked as I skated by.

Kaner caught it and demanded to know who it was. “I’m serious Seabs, who is she?” I just laughed and let him know a neighbor, but I had no idea on what her name was. The next time I skated by she was conversating with her date, a young, business looking type in an expensive suit. I was pleasantly surprised to see she actually wore the jersey. It hung loosely over her body. I must have been staring too much because Duncan came up behind me and asked me who she was. I told him our new neighbor, who was supposedly on a date.

Sharpy smirked at me “I’ll fix this” he went for the puck and shot a blast right at the glass in front of her. Her and the guy jumped, attention clearly fixed back onto the ice. I turned bright red and avoided her stare as I skated by.

Duncan continued to follow me, questioning me about her. “Well you mean to tell me that your shy self actually talked to her, without any help?” I just shrugged my shoulders at him.

“Well, umm I kind of walked into her apartment and asked her to turn down the music.” He cracked up. “So please tell me you asked her out at least, she’s pretty hot Seabs.”

I just skated away, avoiding the entire conversation. I caught her glance my first shift in the first period during a stoppage of play and she mouthed the word help and rolled her eyes behind the guy she was with. I took it as my chance and in between periods sent someone to give her a pass for after the game. I jotted a quick note with the pass and shifted my focus back on the game.

Notes

This is completely written. I will post as many chapters as I can edit a night. I have a few other stories. Check em out. Comments are much appreciated.