You Make Me Want To

Paisley laid in her bed, staring at the ceiling. She didn't want to get up from her bed. She didn't want to deal with today. She couldn't even tell if anyone remembered what today was. Everyone had been having hectic lives lately, she wouldn't be surprised. Addie sent her a text saying she was coming over. She sighed. Why was she even up? There was a knock on her bedroom door a minute later.

"Yeah." Paisley sighed.

Addie opened the door slowly. "Wanna come over?"

"What?" Paisley laughed.

"I made you breakfast. Your favourite." Addie smiled.

"Scrambled eggs?" Paisley asked, getting a nod from Addie. "Bacon?" Another nod. "Potatoes?" Nod. "Crunchy avocado toast?" A final nod.

"And a vanilla iced coffee." Addie sang.

"Jesus, okay." Paisley exhaled as she shot up. "I'm not getting dressed."

Addie snorted, opening the door to show what she was wearing. She had a giant Kelowna Rockets shirt on with the side tucked into her spandex shorts with mismatched socks. Paisley laughed. She was wearing a Texas Stars shirt with loose, pajama shorts. She put on her Birkenstocks before they walked across the hall to Addie's apartment. Paisley could smell the bacon.

"Smells so good." Paisley moaned.

Addie just smirked. She had her little island set. Paisley sat in the spot she always sat in. She noticed there were three plates set. Paisley let out a silent sigh. Of course Jamie would be coming. Paisley forgot about it. She wasn't gonna say anything when Addie had done this much for her. Addie started placing things on Paisley's plate. She looked past Paisley then back to her pan.

"How do you like your eggs?" Addie asked, turning back to her stove.

"Sunny side." A Russian voice boomed.

Paisley spun around. Val was standing in the kitchen doorway smiling. She shot up and leaped into his arms. Her legs were around his waist while her arms wrapped around his neck. She kissed his neck before she sat back. He was smiling. She grabbed his face and kissed his lips. He set her back down on her stool and sat next to her. Addie smacked an egg in Val's plate and then the rest of the meal. She plated her food and then sat down. Paisley was all smiles.

"When did you get in?" Paisley looked to Val.

"Too early." Addie groaned.

"You picked him up?" Paisley gasped. Addie nodded as she chewed. "You are the best friend I could ask for."

"Yeah, happy birthday." Addie smirked, then she gasped. She shot up and ran out of the kitchen. She came back with a wrapped box. "Open it."

"What is it?" Paisley cocked a brow.

"You need to not ask questions and open it quickly." Addie stated.

Paisley gave her a look but did as told. She lifted the lid and her jaw dropped. There was a tiny pug puppy sitting in the box. Paisley lifted it out of the box and hugged it into her chest. It wagged it's tail and licked her face. She pouted at Addie.

"His name's Dexter, he's already fixed and has all his needles." Addie told her. "And he's a fucking pug."

"Ugly." Val snorted.

Paisley glared at him. "Look Dex in the eyes and tell him he's ugly."

Val sighed, setting down his fork. He turned to look Dexter in the eyes. "Вы уродливые." He grinned.

Paisley growled, turning away from him. Addie just smiled as she ate. "What did he say?" She asked.

"He called him ugly in Russian." Paisley spat, glaring at Val.

He laughed, smiling as he chewed. Addie laughed along with him. They finished their food. Addie cleaned up while Val sent Paisley to get ready. She left Dexter with them. He was taking her out for the day. She checked her phone while she waited for the shower water to heat up. She had a text from Vanessa and a few other friends they went to high school with. She thanked them and sent Vanessa a big message about missing her and what not. Val sent her a text telling her to get in the shower. She rolled her eyes.

Addie looked over at Val, who was sat on her couch. "So you're gonna take her out for the day and I'm gonna drag Jamie and some of the guys to set the place up, right?" She asked.

Val nodded. "I bought all the decorations you told me to. They're all sitting there waiting to be set up. Thanks a lot for helping me with this."

Addie smiled. "She means a lot to both of us."

Val agreed. Guilt washed through him. He realized how hard it was gonna be on Addie when Paisley moved in with him. They hadn't even brought it up to Addie. Sure, she had Jamie, but Addie and Paisley had been attached at the hip since high school. She was doing him a favour and he was keeping something from her. It wasn't really his place to bring it up first though. Paisley would want to do that.

Paisley eventually got ready. Val changed into something nicer before they left. Addie showered and got ready for her day. She put on some clothes to decorate in and planned to bring a change to the party, as well as her makeup bag, and a curler. She took Dexter to the dog walker who lived in the building, agreed to watch him for the night. She carried her bag over to Jamie's apartment. She knocked twice and heard a faint "yeah". She opened the door and walked in. He was still in bed. She rolled her eyes, setting her bag on the ground as she closed the door.

"Jamison!" She hollered.

"Addison!" He mocked.

She shook her head with a smirk as she walked to his room. "Are you actually still in bed?" She growled, pushing open his door.

He was dressed in a dress shirt with some slacks. He was sprawled across his bed. He was ready, just lazy. She walked over and laid on top of him, wrapping her arms around his waist. He wrapped his arms around her. He let out a groan. She looked up at him. He was freshly shaved. She reached up and rubbed his face. He looked down at her.

"Wow, you cleaned up for Paisley." She teased, rolling off of him.

"Yeah, I like her the most so why wouldn't I?" He smirked.

"Shut up and get your shoes on. We gotta go." She said, smacking his thigh.

Addie, Jamie, Jordie, Jason, Antoine, Trevor, Ryan, and John were all at the restaurant Val had rented out, setting everything up for Paisley. Jamie lifted Addie to the ground and made her go change and get ready. She didn't believe the boys could handle decorating on their own, but they managed. She came out, ready, and was impressed. Jamie beamed at her as she wrapped an arm around him and kissed him. Vanessa came stumbling in. Addie ran over to her.

"Okay, I couldn't get your key to work so I called someone else." Vanessa explained, handing Addie her keys.

Tyler came walking in, grinning. "That's why I wasn't here. I was helping this chick." He told her, bumping Vanessa with his hip.

"You're off the hook this time, Seguin." Addie warned.

"Hey, they just pulled up." The hostess said.

Addie nodded. Everyone began hiding. Addie and Vanessa ducked right near the entrance. They wanted to be the first people Paisley saw. Val handed his keys to the valet then turned to the passenger's door. He opened it. He helped Pam out. He had taken her home to change into something fancier. She was wearing a little black dress with red heels. Val was surprised he hadn't drooled.

"This place is so expensive, Val." Paisley frowned as he held her hand and led her to the doors.

"Shut up." He shook his head.

She glared at him. He pushed open the doors. The hostess greeted them before she led them to an area. The lights were off. The hostess flicked them on and everyone popped up. Paisley was grinning. Her arms wrapped around Vanessa first. She hugged Addie next. She was thanking Addie like crazy. Addie shook her head, pulling away. She pointed at Val.

"I just put up the decorations." Addie stated.

Paisley spun around to face Val. He was smiling. She grabbed his face and kissed him. "Thank you so much."

"Anything for you." He whispered, kissing her.

"Okay, share with the rest." Jamie growled, walking over with his arms spread.

Paisley hugged him. She hugged the Bearded Benn as well, and the rest of the team, and their girlfriends/wives. She was a social butterfly for the rest of the night. Val stayed by her side the entire night. He was never much of a talker anyways. He just smiled at her while she talked to people. Eventually, it was cake time. Addie wheeled it out. Paisley was now near tears. Vanessa stopped them from rolling down her face and yelled at her to not ruin her makeup.

"Make a wish!" Tyler exclaimed, wrapping an arm around Vanessa.

"I wish," Paisley dragged it out. "I don't know what to wish for. Everything is great." She chewed on her lip. "The only thing that could possibly make tonight better would be if my Russian would officially be mine." She turned to face Val.

"I thought you'd never ask." He grinned before he kissed her.

Jamie cleared his throat quietly. He tapped Addie's thigh to excuse himself. She frowned at him when he walked off. She helped Paisley cut the cake and hand out pieces to everyone. Jamie still hadn't returned. Paisley frowned at Addie. She squeezed her hand to gain her attention. Addie looked over at her.

"Go find Jamie." Paisley hollered over the music that was now playing.

Addie thanked her before she took off. She followed the path Jamie took. He was sitting out front on a bench. Addie sighed. She walked out slowly. He looked over at her. She took a deep breath. He looked like a lost puppy. She sat down beside him. She rested her hand on his inner thigh and her head on his shoulder. He rested his head on top of hers.

"Why can't we make it official, Adds? We've been together the longest." Jamie whined.

"Jamie, I wanna be your girlfriend more than anything." She told him. He sat up to look at her. "But I just don't think I'm good enough for you."

"What?" He laughed. "Addie, you're too good for me. Everything you do for me? How genuine of a per,"

"Jamie," She cut him off.

"Yeah?"

"Shut up and just ask me." She smirked.

"Will you please be my girlfriend?" He pouted.

She rolled her eyes. "I thought you'd never ask!" She mocked.

He gave her a dirty look before he kissed her. She smiled into it.

Notes

title: '3-2-1' by Brett Kissel