New Beginnings
Road Trip Pt. 3
Kirsten's POV
I had so much fun at the beach with the guys, and it wasn't awkward with Tyler, which I was really worried about. They were guys, so naturally, I should've expected them to do the water trick while I was tanning. It was funny though. Especially when I got revenge on them for throwing me in the water.
The boys were behind by two when Tyler scored. I was eating a Clif bar behind the players, and when he came back onto the bench, he asked for a bite, so I gave it to him. But he took a huge bite! So I smacked the side of his helmet. Even though they ended up losing, Tyler was done being a prick.
I was heading back to the locker room behind the players, when I saw Ben. He motioned for me to go over there, so I did. When I got over there he hugged me. He was already a lot taller than me, but with his skates on, he seemed ginormous. Some of his teammates behind him hugged me as well. They were all smiles after the win. It looked fun in their locker room,. It was gonna suck to tend to the disappointed Stars players. I walked in there, and took care of everyone that needed tape cut off, or whatever. We got back on the bus, and rode back to the hotel in relative silence. When we get back, I go into my room alone, to shower and get ready for bed.
I have my door thingie open, so that my door is cracked so that if the players need ice or something, it's open. I get into the bathroom and shut the door. I turn on my speaker, and run the water until it gets hot, then jump in. I am singing along to 'Miami' by Will Smith. And when I think about it a little, it's ironic. Then I hear a voice. "Kirsten! I need a massage!" and I think it may be John.
"Really? I'm a little preoccupied at the moment! Can I just have 10 minutes?" I say back.
"But... My shoulder hurts..." He says, and I know he is right up by the door.
"And I need ice." And it may be Kari.
"And I need a massage, too." And that one I know is Tyler.
"Oh my god I'm trying to shower. Can I have literally 10 minutes?" I raise my voice.
"But they hurt. And it's your job to take care of us." Someone says. It has to be Val. Val isn't even injured!
"Come back in 15 minutes exactly, and I will take care of all of you." I say firmly.
"Fine." One of them says. And then it is silent. I am still jamming to my music, when I get out. I shake out my hair and towel dry it. I wrap the towel around my body, and carry my speaker out to the main part of the room. When I get out there, I scream. There are 7 guys sitting on my bed. I see Tyler, Jamie, Val, Jordie, Demers, Kevin, and Travis. They are all laughing their asses off.
"Goddammit! It's not funny you fuckers! Get out of my room! I have to change!" I say and point at the door.
"No!" Jamie says.
Travis pipes up, "We're not leaving! You can change with us in here."
"Uh, no. I can go in the bathroom if you idiots are staying on my bed." I say, and grab some sweatpants and a sports bra, and try to get to the bathroom. Jordie stands up and blocks my way. "You guys do know this is sexual harassment, right?" I say, trying to make them get out, or let me into the bathroom.
"Fine. Go in the bathroom." Jamie says, and nobody disagrees, because he has his captain face on. I step into the bathroom, and put on my gray baggy sweatpants, and blue sports bra. I don't even bother with a shirt. I step back out into my room, and they are all still sitting there.
"You guys are so obnoxious, did you know that?" I say. "John, you're first, because I know exactly what I need to do. Everyone else clear off the bed." The other team members get off the bed, and I work on John's shoulder, then put ice on it. Then I skip to the next person, and do whatever else is necessary, until I'm done with everyone. Tyler was the only one that left when I was finished. Nobody else is leaving, even though I'm done with them. "Why aren't you guys leaving?" I ask them.
"Are you going to go out tonight?" Kevin asks me.
"No, I'm not, why does it matter?" I ask the group.
"We're just wondering. We wanted to know if you want to hang out with us." Jordie says.
"It's nothing personal, but I think I'm just going to stay in and watch movies." I tell them.
"Okay, then can we stay and watch too?" Jamie asks.
"I don't see why not." I say, and grab a pile of DVDs. I pull out Horrible Bosses 2, Let's be Cops, We're the Millers, and 22 Jump Street. "Which one first?" I ask, and we decide on Horrible Bosses 2. I put it in the DVD player, and go into the bathroom and take out my contacts and put on my glasses. WhenI come out, they make jokes about them, because this is the first time they've seen me wearing them. I go into my suitcase and pull out my Old Spice deodorant, and put some of that on as well.
"Oh my god Kirsten. Is that Old Spice? Are you using men's deodorant?" Jamie says laughing.
"So what if I am?" I answer. "It smells awesome, and I like it better! Don't judge me!" I say the last part mockingly, because I know people judge me on the daily. They laugh about it. I stand up and go to lay on my bed, when I see that it is fully occupied. By 5 hockey players. Only Jamie is on the floor. I steal the pillows from my bed, and go lay next to Jamie on the floor. We split up the pillows, and I lean back, when Jamie puts his arm around me, and I lean into his chest. I know that the only reason he does that is because we are pretty good friends. I hit play, and we watch the movie. It's actually pretty funny. Then we put in We're the Millers. I fall asleep about halfway through the movie, and that is a big mistake.
When I wake up, I see that I am surrounded by their cups. There's like 20 of them! Jamie is standing over me with his phone. He must have taken a picture. I stand up, and hit the nearest person, which happens to be Spezza. I hit all of them, and throw their cups back at them. "I hate you guys! I can't believe you guys! That's disgusting. I'm so going to get you back, even though I know that's what I get for falling asleep dammit. Get out of my room assholes." I say, mocking seriousness.
"Oh come on it's funny." Tyler says, "Don't have a stick up your ass." And I have no idea whether he's serious or not, because I think he's still mad at me for sleeping with Ben.
"Actually I was joking Tyler. No need to be an asshole." I say, and walk out of my own room, down to the lobby. Before I get down the hall, I can hear the sounds of the team going, "oooooh." and I think, 'wow, guys don't change at all'. But I wasn't really mad at any of them besides Tyler. He's acting like a little girl! He's butthurt that I slept with Ben, and he's purposefully trying to hurt my feelings.
I hear someone behind me, and I expect Tyler, but it's Jamie. "Kir, what's going on?" He asks me.
"Nothing. Tyler's just getting to me lately. He's acting like a little bitch." I say truthfully.
"I know that's not the only thing. Something had to have happened between you. Just tell me." He pleads.
"Nothing happened. He told me he may want to actually date me, but I told him that I didn't think he could handle it, so he got kinda mad at me. He's a little butthurt that I went home with someone last night." I explain, diluting the story a little bit.
"Soo... Who did you go home with?" He asks, and I don't know if I should tell him.
But I do anyways."It was Ben Bishop. We have history. ANd I don;t have to answer to you." I say defensively.
"I didn't even say anything K. It's okay. I don't mind, but I do mind that Tyler is pissed off." He says. We go out the door, and walk through the doorway, and out into the Tampa humidity, even though it was already past midnight.
"Okay, I just figured you would be all, judge-y about it." I say.
"No, I know that's what you thought. I don't care who you sleep with. That's up to you. I just want you to make sure Tyler is okay." He says, and then I get kind of pissed.
"Jamie! You know this isn't my problem! Am I going to get mad if Tyler slips into some girls pants? No! And he is being a little bitch about the whole thing. He has zero reason to be mad at me, or pissed at me for anything. It's not my job to fix his feelings." I say, then turn around to go back to the hotel.
Jamie jogs to catch up to me. "Kirsten, I know it's not. I just want you to try and make him feel better. You don't have to. But would really appreciate it." He says.
"Whatever Jamie. I'll think about it." I say, and we go back up to our separate rooms. When I get to mine, I see that nobody else is there, thank god! Then I flop down on the bed, and fall asleep.
"No, it's nothing persona
I had so much fun at the beach with the guys, and it wasn't awkward with Tyler, which I was really worried about. They were guys, so naturally, I should've expected them to do the water trick while I was tanning. It was funny though. Especially when I got revenge on them for throwing me in the water.
The boys were behind by two when Tyler scored. I was eating a Clif bar behind the players, and when he came back onto the bench, he asked for a bite, so I gave it to him. But he took a huge bite! So I smacked the side of his helmet. Even though they ended up losing, Tyler was done being a prick.
I was heading back to the locker room behind the players, when I saw Ben. He motioned for me to go over there, so I did. When I got over there he hugged me. He was already a lot taller than me, but with his skates on, he seemed ginormous. Some of his teammates behind him hugged me as well. They were all smiles after the win. It looked fun in their locker room,. It was gonna suck to tend to the disappointed Stars players. I walked in there, and took care of everyone that needed tape cut off, or whatever. We got back on the bus, and rode back to the hotel in relative silence. When we get back, I go into my room alone, to shower and get ready for bed.
I have my door thingie open, so that my door is cracked so that if the players need ice or something, it's open. I get into the bathroom and shut the door. I turn on my speaker, and run the water until it gets hot, then jump in. I am singing along to 'Miami' by Will Smith. And when I think about it a little, it's ironic. Then I hear a voice. "Kirsten! I need a massage!" and I think it may be John.
"Really? I'm a little preoccupied at the moment! Can I just have 10 minutes?" I say back.
"But... My shoulder hurts..." He says, and I know he is right up by the door.
"And I need ice." And it may be Kari.
"And I need a massage, too." And that one I know is Tyler.
"Oh my god I'm trying to shower. Can I have literally 10 minutes?" I raise my voice.
"But they hurt. And it's your job to take care of us." Someone says. It has to be Val. Val isn't even injured!
"Come back in 15 minutes exactly, and I will take care of all of you." I say firmly.
"Fine." One of them says. And then it is silent. I am still jamming to my music, when I get out. I shake out my hair and towel dry it. I wrap the towel around my body, and carry my speaker out to the main part of the room. When I get out there, I scream. There are 7 guys sitting on my bed. I see Tyler, Jamie, Val, Jordie, Demers, Kevin, and Travis. They are all laughing their asses off.
"Goddammit! It's not funny you fuckers! Get out of my room! I have to change!" I say and point at the door.
"No!" Jamie says.
Travis pipes up, "We're not leaving! You can change with us in here."
"Uh, no. I can go in the bathroom if you idiots are staying on my bed." I say, and grab some sweatpants and a sports bra, and try to get to the bathroom. Jordie stands up and blocks my way. "You guys do know this is sexual harassment, right?" I say, trying to make them get out, or let me into the bathroom.
"Fine. Go in the bathroom." Jamie says, and nobody disagrees, because he has his captain face on. I step into the bathroom, and put on my gray baggy sweatpants, and blue sports bra. I don't even bother with a shirt. I step back out into my room, and they are all still sitting there.
"You guys are so obnoxious, did you know that?" I say. "John, you're first, because I know exactly what I need to do. Everyone else clear off the bed." The other team members get off the bed, and I work on John's shoulder, then put ice on it. Then I skip to the next person, and do whatever else is necessary, until I'm done with everyone. Tyler was the only one that left when I was finished. Nobody else is leaving, even though I'm done with them. "Why aren't you guys leaving?" I ask them.
"Are you going to go out tonight?" Kevin asks me.
"No, I'm not, why does it matter?" I ask the group.
"We're just wondering. We wanted to know if you want to hang out with us." Jordie says.
"It's nothing personal, but I think I'm just going to stay in and watch movies." I tell them.
"Okay, then can we stay and watch too?" Jamie asks.
"I don't see why not." I say, and grab a pile of DVDs. I pull out Horrible Bosses 2, Let's be Cops, We're the Millers, and 22 Jump Street. "Which one first?" I ask, and we decide on Horrible Bosses 2. I put it in the DVD player, and go into the bathroom and take out my contacts and put on my glasses. WhenI come out, they make jokes about them, because this is the first time they've seen me wearing them. I go into my suitcase and pull out my Old Spice deodorant, and put some of that on as well.
"Oh my god Kirsten. Is that Old Spice? Are you using men's deodorant?" Jamie says laughing.
"So what if I am?" I answer. "It smells awesome, and I like it better! Don't judge me!" I say the last part mockingly, because I know people judge me on the daily. They laugh about it. I stand up and go to lay on my bed, when I see that it is fully occupied. By 5 hockey players. Only Jamie is on the floor. I steal the pillows from my bed, and go lay next to Jamie on the floor. We split up the pillows, and I lean back, when Jamie puts his arm around me, and I lean into his chest. I know that the only reason he does that is because we are pretty good friends. I hit play, and we watch the movie. It's actually pretty funny. Then we put in We're the Millers. I fall asleep about halfway through the movie, and that is a big mistake.
When I wake up, I see that I am surrounded by their cups. There's like 20 of them! Jamie is standing over me with his phone. He must have taken a picture. I stand up, and hit the nearest person, which happens to be Spezza. I hit all of them, and throw their cups back at them. "I hate you guys! I can't believe you guys! That's disgusting. I'm so going to get you back, even though I know that's what I get for falling asleep dammit. Get out of my room assholes." I say, mocking seriousness.
"Oh come on it's funny." Tyler says, "Don't have a stick up your ass." And I have no idea whether he's serious or not, because I think he's still mad at me for sleeping with Ben.
"Actually I was joking Tyler. No need to be an asshole." I say, and walk out of my own room, down to the lobby. Before I get down the hall, I can hear the sounds of the team going, "oooooh." and I think, 'wow, guys don't change at all'. But I wasn't really mad at any of them besides Tyler. He's acting like a little girl! He's butthurt that I slept with Ben, and he's purposefully trying to hurt my feelings.
I hear someone behind me, and I expect Tyler, but it's Jamie. "Kir, what's going on?" He asks me.
"Nothing. Tyler's just getting to me lately. He's acting like a little bitch." I say truthfully.
"I know that's not the only thing. Something had to have happened between you. Just tell me." He pleads.
"Nothing happened. He told me he may want to actually date me, but I told him that I didn't think he could handle it, so he got kinda mad at me. He's a little butthurt that I went home with someone last night." I explain, diluting the story a little bit.
"Soo... Who did you go home with?" He asks, and I don't know if I should tell him.
But I do anyways."It was Ben Bishop. We have history. ANd I don;t have to answer to you." I say defensively.
"I didn't even say anything K. It's okay. I don't mind, but I do mind that Tyler is pissed off." He says. We go out the door, and walk through the doorway, and out into the Tampa humidity, even though it was already past midnight.
"Okay, I just figured you would be all, judge-y about it." I say.
"No, I know that's what you thought. I don't care who you sleep with. That's up to you. I just want you to make sure Tyler is okay." He says, and then I get kind of pissed.
"Jamie! You know this isn't my problem! Am I going to get mad if Tyler slips into some girls pants? No! And he is being a little bitch about the whole thing. He has zero reason to be mad at me, or pissed at me for anything. It's not my job to fix his feelings." I say, then turn around to go back to the hotel.
Jamie jogs to catch up to me. "Kirsten, I know it's not. I just want you to try and make him feel better. You don't have to. But would really appreciate it." He says.
"Whatever Jamie. I'll think about it." I say, and we go back up to our separate rooms. When I get to mine, I see that nobody else is there, thank god! Then I flop down on the bed, and fall asleep.
"No, it's nothing persona
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8/15/15