You Make Me Want To

Jamie was anxious. He hadn't seen Addie in a couple days. Their schedules had just been conflicting. When he texted her, asking if she was home, and got a yes, he could feel the excitement building. He smiled the entire ten minutes he took to get ready. He smiled walking next door to her apartment. He was still smiling as he stood out front of her door. He knocked and took a deep breath.

A blonde opened the door. She had glasses and a big smile on her face. She looked up at Jamie and her smile turned into a smirk. She looked over her shoulder.

"Addison, your boyfriend is here!" The blonde called as she stepped out of the way. Her hand was still resting on the door but there was room for Jamie to come in. "I think she's in the bathroom or something. Come in."

Jamie nodded and walked inside. He just stood near the couch. The blonde closed the door and walked into the kitchen. That had to be the girl Tyler was seeing. She was blonde and Addie's friend. Jamie was pretty sure Addie only had two friends, not that he had many more. Addie came around the corner, wiping her hands on her pants. Her face lit up when she saw Jamie.

"Hey, I hope Vanessa didn't bug you too much." Addie teased as she walked over to him.

"Nope, she was a nice hostess." He smiled, leaning down to give Addie a kiss.

She kissed him back, resting a hand on her chest. She pulled him into the kitchen. "Vanessa is my best friend from Brampton, so is Paisley, but Vanessa didn't move out here with us." She explained as Vanessa faced them and nodded along.

"Tyler's girl, right?" Jamie grinned at Vanessa, extending a hand.

Vanessa shook Jamie's hand while rolling her eyes. "Nice to meet you, Jamie."

Jamie was a little upset. He had come to spend alone time with his girl and they couldn't even be alone. Addie took him back into the living room and told him to sit down while she got them some drinks. That's when his plan went into action. He sent Tyler a text, begging him to take Vanessa out. He even offered to pay. It wasn't like he was ruining the surprise. He had shown up at his house to a giant box, which Vanessa was hiding in. Tyler agreed but turned down the money. He had enough of his own.

Vanessa walked out of the kitchen, along with Addie. They were talking about how Tyler had just randomly texted Vanessa, telling her to get ready. Vanessa and Addie went separate ways. Vanessa walked down the hall to the bedrooms and bathroom while Addie walked over to the couch Jamie was sitting on. His arm was draped along the back of it, waiting for Addie to sit beside him. She did. He rested his arms along her shoulders. She handed him his drink.

"You're pretty sneaky, huh?" Addie spoke as she leaned forward.

"What do you mean?" Jamie questioned.

"Getting Tyler to come pick up Vanessa." She bumped him. "Sneaky but sweet." She smiled up at him.

He played dumb. "I did no such thing."

"Yeah, whatever." She laughed, cuddling into him and resting her head on his shoulder.

"So, you know how Christmas is in a couple days?" He hummed. She nodded against him. "I was thinking that tonight, you could come sit in my suite and then we could go out after to exchange gifts."

"Perfect. I can cheer for my home team." She teased.

"Absolutely not." He growled.

"I'll wear my Kessel jersey." She smirked.

"I take my offer back. Buy your own seat." He huffed, crossing his arms

"I'm kidding!" She cried, wrapping her arms around his waist. "I look better in green anyways."

"It's victory green." He corrected, wrapping an arm around her again.

"Sorry, victory green." She rolled her eyes.

Addie lied. She didn't look better in green. Not that she looked good in blue, she just looked her best in oranges or reds. She should've been a Flyers fan. She was rambling in her head. She was nervous. The second she told Paisley she was in the suite tonight, Paisley acted as if it was a proposal. Suites were a big deal, apparently, especially when a player asked you to sit in his. Maybe it was because that was basically where you knew it was official.

The game was bad. Really bad. The Stars loss four to nothing. Jamie had been on for three of the goals and even got a roughing call, matching the one Kadri got. She was even more scared as she was brought down to the change room area. What if he was miserable and wanted nothing to do with her today? She didn't know if she was ready for hard-loss Jamie. She chewed on her lip as she waited outside the change room.

"Addie?" Jordie's voice boomed after she had waited for five minutes.

She looked over at him. This was it. Jamie had sent Jordie to tell her that he wanted to be alone tonight and she'd have to find her own way home. This was where it was happening and how it was happening.

"Yeah, Jord?" She spoke, her voice small.

"Jamie told me to come bring you in. He just has to finish a few more questions." He explained.

Addie's heart slowed and her breathing steadied. She nodded as she walked over. "Okay, cool." She played it off.

"Are you giving him the tickets tonight?" He asked as he led her to the change room.

She nodded. "I'm nervous and excited. I can't even think of what he could've gotten me." She chuckled.

Jordie smiled. "You're gonna love it."

Addie looked over to Jamie who was surrounded by reporters. His eyes met hers for a second before he went back to his thought. He looked adorable. He didn't seem to be in too bad of a mood. That's what she told herself, at least. She felt something hit her. She looked in the direction she came. Tyler had just thrown a tape ball at her. She glared. He walked over with a smile.

"Stop stressing yourself out." He whispered through the smile.

"I'm not stressed out." She smiled back.

"He's in a great mood because you're here and going out with him afterwards. Don't sweat it." He shoved her.

She felt her stomach flip. She was the reason Jamie wasn't miserable. She looked over to the media frenzy. They were starting to clear out. That meant Jamie would be ready to go soon. She sat next to Jordie in his stall and talked with some of the guys as she waited. She caught the last few reporters leaving in the corner of her eye. Jamie was making a beeline for her.

"Hey." He hummed, leaning down to kiss her as he reached her side.

She kissed him back. "Hi." She smiled.

"Thanks for jinxing us." He winked as he went to his stall. "Leafs fan in a Stars jersey." He shook his head and he started getting ready.

"You're the one who threw a fit because I wanted to wear my Kessel jersey." She defended.

"Kessel's a bum." Tyler snorted.

"Imagine if you never got traded for him." She smirked.

"That would've sucked." He frowned.

"You would've won tonight." She spat back.

All the guys cheered. It was easier to be light-hearted about a loss over taking it too hard. Especially a loss to a team that wasn't even in their conference. Plus, it was the Leafs. They had less of a playoff chance than Dallas.

"Keep it up and you're paying for your own dinner." Jamie piped in as he slid on a shirt.

"That's fine. I probably make more than you anyways." She shrugged.

More cheering from the guys. Jamie shook his head as he laughed. He looked at Addie and she winked. She was too good to be true. Every other girl he went for just tried to baby him after losses. She didn't. She knew there was always another game and another chance to prove yourself. He liked that.

"I swear you take longer to get ready than I do." She sighed, standing up. She walked over to him. "You could've just wore that spandex. I wouldn't have complained." She shrugged.

He chuckled, shaking his head. "So inappropriate."

"Wasn't my intention, I just don't care what you wear." She defended. "Plus your arms looked great."

"I'm not gonna be that douchebag that flexes." He stated.

"I am!" Tyler exclaimed, shoving an arm between the two and flexing.

"Meh." Addie tilted her hand back and forth.

Jamie finally finished getting ready. Most of the guys had started to leave. They had their families and friends to see. Jamie carried his bag in one hand and held Addie's hand with the other. He waved to people as they walked out. Jamie loved what he did. He loved every aspect of it. Addie loved watching Jamie do what he loved. She could see how happy just thinking about hockey made him. She smiled up at him as he talked with people.

They eventually made it outside. Addie followed Jamie to his car. He opened the back seat first, placing his bag down. He closed the door. He walked over to the passenger's seat. He was still holding Addie's hand. He unlocked the door and opened it. He helped Addie in the car. She rolled her eyes at him. He smiled, closing her door. He walked around the front and unlocked his door, climbing in. They both leaned over to buckle up at the same time. He chuckled. She smiled before she pecked his lips.

"Hey, Jame," She said quietly as he started the car. He looked over and nodded. "If you aren't feeling up to going out, we can just go home. We don't need to go out."

He shook his head as he pulled his car out of park. "We're going out. What would make you think I don't want to?" He scoffed as he reversed.

"I don't know. You could be pretending you're not affected by the loss when you are." She shrugged. "Which is fine, but if you a,"He stopped the car at the exit of the parking garage. He leaned over and grabbed her face. "The loss means nothing to me. All I care about right now is spending the night with you." He stated, staring into her eyes.

She broke into a smile before she kissed him. He kissed her back. They broke apart as he drove out of the garage. He placed his open hand, palm up, on her thigh. She laced her small hand with his giant one. She wrapped her other hand around his as well. That's when Addie knew she was too deep. She wasn't getting away from Jamie without her hurting. She let out a quiet sigh. He heard and stroked the back of her hand.

Notes

title: "I Wanna Die" by Miranda Lambert