Being a Hockey Wife

it all started when I met Jamie in high school in Victoria. I played on the girls hockey team and he, on the boys. every year at the end of our seasons our teams would play each other. I was a winger and coincidently against jamie every shift. He was the captain for their team and I was for mine, and we weren't exactly friends. We had a huge rivalry and always butted heads. He was heading to the whl next year and I was staying here hoping for a scholarship to university. I tripped him during the face off and skated off when I head many gasps but I brushed it off thinking that the Jamie Benn wouldn't get tripped up. The ref blows the whistle to call a penalty on me, I groan "terrible call ref, where are your eyes" I yell as I head to the box. I sit down and I see Jamie smirking at me which makes my blood boil. I hated that guy, boys always thought they were better than me, but I was just as good as him but no one saw it. My team successfully kills off my penalty and I head to the bench, waiting for my shift. my coach taps me and I fly over the boards. a defender passes me the puck and I get speed through the neutral zone I pass the puck to my centre and skate into position by the net. The puck comes back to me and I fake a pass and shoot 5 hole. The light goes on and I throw my hands up and cheer with my teammates. I skate by the bench when the put Jamie's line up against our third, oh no. I look at my coach worrying and he looks at me sternly.
"sit down cap" I turn around and pout a little.

The boys team comes steaming down the ice and puts pressure on our defence I hope they keep the formation together and box out Jamie. A winger gets smashed into the boards by the boys centre and then Jamie gets the puck and barely slides it past our goalie. I groan. "come on girls, let's stay in this!" I yell. Our coach yells for our second line to go out. I slide down the bench and wait for my turn. Our second line has generated a lot of chances and are keeping the pressure. Jamie's line hops onto the ice as coach yells for my line to get out there. I skate as fast as I can to the puck and try to stay in formation. Jamie turns over the puck to me and and I skate down towards the other end, past the defence and I'm getting ready to shoot when I get tripped from behind and go flying into the corner. It was no other than Jamie Benn.

I get up pissed off and go to the ref, "will that be a penalty or penalty shot ref?" I ask.

"it should be neither" I hear not from the ref, from Jamie Benn.

"you're kidding right? You used your stick to trip me into the corner, would you like a replay? we can reenact it for the slow brains in the group." I spat at him.

"it will be a penalty. Benn go to the box for 2." the ref says.

I smirk. "good call ref now let's play some hockey!"

We set up at the face off circle and our centre wins it and we start to get into place for our power play. We pass the puck around and I find a lane to shoot I try, and it's stopped. My team mate picks up the rebound and bangs it past the goalie. We cheer and bump fists with the rest of the team while Jamie gets out of the box. I sit on the bench for a breather, there is only ten minutes left in the game and we are up by one. In about seven minutes the boys will pull their goalie for the extra attacker. Three minutes later we are back on the ice for another shift, this time playing more defence than offence. I blocked one of Jamie's shots and I try to hide how much that hurt and I know there will be a bruise tomorrow. I keep on it and finish the shift and rest my leg while on the bench. Soon enough I'm back out there for the last shift of the game, the goalie has been pulled and the boys have an empty net. We have iced the puck so the face off is back in our end and we are setting up when I hear.

"Is your leg okay?" I look over to see Jamie looking at me.

"uh yeah, just another bruise right?" I shrug.

They drop the puck and we start playing again, the boys trying to score but the girls being ruthless, I find the lose puck in the corner and try to whip it down the ice towards the empty netter, I missed and iced the puck. Another face off.

"You shouldn't have blocked that shot captain." I hear from the ass of a player beside me.

"You think you know it all eh?"

"No but that could and probably did hurt."

"well it did but I don't feel it anymore. Don't you have a goal to try and score but won't?" I ask.

"Why? This game isn't that big of a deal."

"So your going easy on us because we're girls? you're an asshole captain." I spat and start to play the game with only 45 seconds left.

The clock is counting down when our teams gains possession of the puck. I skate with it a little bit and then smash it sending it straight to the net, but someone blocks it, and that person is Jamie Benn. I groan and know that probably hurt just like his did to mine. With time running down we try to slow the game down and run out the clock. We held onto the win somehow and celebrate a little before both teams raise their sticks to the fans. Time for the three stars, I hope our goalie is one, she was great. The third star: Abby, our goalie. I bang my stick on the ice and smile at her. The second star: Jamie Benn, well isn't that great. And the first star: Madison Reid, that's me. I take my helmet off and skate over to where the picture was being taken. I stand beside my goalie with Jamie on the other side of our goalie. I smile and then comes the handshake after the game. We line up and I'm at the end of the players just before our coach. We quickly shake everyone's hand and when Jamie and I meet, he holds my hand and gaze for a little longer than usual. I just shake it off and head to the locker room. We quickly get dressed and head home so we can get ready for the winter classic party that one person throws every year after the game. After showering, I put on a pair of leggings and one of my rugby sweaters. I braid my long brown hair and apply little makeup, eyeliner and mascara. I head to my car and go pick up one of my best friends Sara, she doesn't play hockey, but she plays rugby with me.

"what was with mr hockey today?" she asks when she gets in.

"no clue, he's such an ass though."

"But hey, you guys won so that's awesome!"

"yeah!" I smile at her. I pull up to the house where the party is and park. We get out and head inside. Sara and I aren't the most popular kids in school but we are well known and liked, so many people know us. We are in grade 11. We walk in and Sara says she is going to find where the beer was, but I was trying to find Damien, my best friend that is a boy, he's in grade 12 and knows everybody really, he is like a big brother to me. I ask around and they said he hasn't showed up yet. I shrug it off and try to find Sara again. I'm looking around when Brad, a guy from the hockey team comes up to me.

"Nice game today cap"

"You too Brad." I smile.

"Have you met our captain, Jamie?" he asks me and my face falls.

"Not off the ice." Jamie replies and sticks his hand to me. I shake it trying to not show how annoyed I am. Brad leaves snickering and I want to punch him in the face. "I guess I shouldn't have blocked that shot of yours."

"why?" I ask.

"There's already a bruise." He lifts his jeans to show a read almost purple mark already.
"shit, I guess you shouldn't have."

he laughs and it's so deep. "You're really good Madison."

"Wait did the mr hockey of our school just compliment my game?"

"Why don't you just take the damn compliment?" He sasses back.

"Well aren't you sassy."

"I could say the same about you. Would you like to reenact the penalty for the slow brains in the group." he mocks me.

I burst out laughing. "I just wanted to make sure you knew what you did."

"oh I did know, it should have been a penalty shot though."

"I would have scored either way." I flick my braid over my shoulder mockingly.

"If I remember correctly you didn't score that power play goal, your centre did."

"Well look at you paying attention."

"I didn't mean what I said about the game not being a big deal. I didn't mean that I was going easy against you because you were a girl. I wasn't going easy, you're just really good. Do you play AAA?"

I nod. "Yeah I do."

"I hope you don't think I'm an asshole off the ice"

"I might"

"You don't know me though Madison."

"and if you knew me you would know that I like being called Mads."

"Can I get you a drink so I can get to know you better." he asks.

"I'm driving, but a water or something would be nice."

"wait here." he says. I have no clue why I'm listening to him. I hate him, what am I doing? I look around and spot Damien and run over to him giving him a huge hug.

"Mads what the fuck" he whines.

I kiss his cheek. "Hello to you to Damien."

"great game maddy moo. First star, I wish your brother could have seen you."

"well at least my second brother did!" I smile at him. Damien and my brother are best friends but Damien was a year younger so Damien has become a brother to me since my other brother, Liam has gone off to university.

"do you want something to drink Mads?"

"I'm driving and I think Jamie was getting me something." I look around and see Jamie glaring at me. I burrow my eyebrows and he looks away from me.

"wait no reidy you are not talking to mr hockey himself Jamie Benn."

"Okay I just met him and he's not that bad at all."

"Bullshit, he thought he was top shit around your brother last year on the hockey team."

"I know but he is good."

"did you not see him trip you today?"

"I'm not going to date the guy, we were just getting to know each other okay? I will see you later." I kiss his cheek.

"if you need a ride home, call me."

"I will probably end up taking you home anyways. do not drink and drive Damien."

"I know"

I walk over to Jamie and he won't look at me.

"Did you forget my water or something?"

"did you forget me? or to mention that you are dating Damien?"

I laugh. "You think I'm dating Damien? Do you know who my brother is? Liam Reid, last year's hockey team captain and Damien's best friend who happens to be like a brother to me. You are honesty so stupid, I'm not yours, you cannot be jealous. I will find my own water, thanks Jamie."

Notes

this is probably really long and I'm sorry for that but when i started writing, i couldn't stop!

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