The best years of my life
Chapter 2
Jamie's POV
We were in the middle of Morning Skate and my friend from childhood, Abby, had called. Or got frustrated after it rang a few times. After I hit the showers, I called her back and she had explained what she had wanted to do: move to Dallas from Boston. I was shocked that I had gotten two phone calls from her when I usually heard from her once a week, since we both had pretty busy schedules. She was finishing University and I was playing professional hockey for a living and I loved it.
"Jordie did you hear from Abby yet?" I asked my brother Jordie. "She called me, but I was about to call her back. I'll call her after you get off the phone with her." "She'll just tell me to tell you anyway"
"Hey Chubbs" she answered my call "I hate that nickname" I retorted. "so what's going on?" " I thought about it and I want to take you up on the guest room, if it is still available" "You should know that by now Abbs."
A week later, I was picking her up at DFW and taking her back to my house. "I live here with Tyler. I told him that you are off limits, since we are family" "C'mon Chubbs, that's no fun. I want to see him first and then I will decide" "You are one of the most stubborn people I have ever met." "Thanks, I guess. I packed up most of my stuff back in Boston and brought it to a homeless shelter. What I have left, should be here some time next week. Thanks for letting me stay here, Chubbs."
When I got into our garage, I opened her door and as she often does, she started yelling at me for doing that and I took one of her bags. "I have to call the Moms to let them know that I'm alive" she said as I went into the kitchen to find Tyler in the living room "You remember my friend Abby" "The one that you brought to the Casino night a few months ago? She's fucking hot, bro" "Yeah, anyway, she'll be staying with us in the guest room. Don't think with your dick, man. She is family to Jordie and I and by the bro code, she is off limits" I heard her humming a song before I saw her, which she always did, except when she was worried about something, so it was good to see her getting back to the Abby that I knew. I glanced over at her and Tyler quickly ran into her. Literally. "I have to stop walking and texting. I didn't mean to do that. Are you okay?" he said "I'm fine, I'll just have some new bruises tomorrow. I'm Abby, a friend of Jamie and your Tyler, right?" She said back. "Yep, I'm Tyler." "Chubbs, your mother said that if you are anything besides the brother that I never had, she will come here and let me hit you as many times as I want to" she quickly said. "C'mon, I'll give you the tour" I said and when she was out of ear shot, I quickly said to Seguin "off limits" when I noticed him checking her out. "Here's my room and there's Tyler's. Yours is down the hall a bit''
When she started to unpack her bag, I asked "Hey, is everything okay with you? You never really explained why you had to get out of Boston" "You're right, I didn't. About a month ago, Steve, the guy I was dating on and off back in high school and died in a car accident. I went to the funeral and I guess I still had feelings for him and since then, I have felt numb like life is moving and I'm just sitting here. Not really doing anything with my life, I mean since I graduated, my life was the same this year as it was last year this time. And I just didn't want to continue like that and I know that Steve wouldn't want me to live that way, since we decided after high school that we were better off friends than in a relationship." "I'll let you unpack. Shout if you need anything" I told her.