Kirsten's POV
After practice I get in my car, and check my phone. I see a text from Olivia.
Liv: So I left last night! I will be there sometime this evening. Google Maps says I'll be there around 3:00.

Me: Awesome! I can't wait to see you!
I text back, and I don't expect a response because neither of us like to text and drive. I pull out of my spot, and try to get out, but I'm right behind Jamie, so he blocks me in. He stepped out of his car, and comes back to talk to me. "Hey. Wanna come over to my place later? We're doing pizza and wings and watching whatever hockey game is on."

"Yeah! I'd love to! What time should I be there?" I ask.

"I don't know, whatever time you feel like. I'm going to be home all day." He says, and walks back to his car. I get back home, when I remember Liv is showing up today! I call Jamie.

"Jamie! I just remembered my friend and roommate Olivia is getting here today! Would you mind if she came too?" I ask.

"No problem! I'm sure none of us are going to mind." He says. "Okay, I gotta go! Bye Kir." He says, and hangs up. I get back to my apartment, and Marie is there eating. She questions me about the road trip, and I confess about Ben. She laughs and tells me she figured that it would happen. I also invite her to Jamie's tonight. She tells me that Jamie already invited her.

We hang around for a few hours, doing a whole lot of nothing, and then I get another text from Liv: I'm like, 20 minutes away! Can't wait to see you!
Me: Can't wait to see you either!

"Hey Marie, just so you know, Liv is gonna be here in 20 minutes or so." I inform Marie.

"Sounds good! Can't wait. Is she coming to Jamie's place?" she asks.

"Of course!" I say, and we watch one more episode of the Office before we hear a knock on the door. I answer it, and see Liv. "Liv! Oh my god I've missed you so much!" I say and give her a huge hug. I love hugging Liv because she is taller than me, and skinnier.

"I missed you too! I'm glad I'm here now! So, you must be Marie?" She says, turning towards Marie.

"Yup. That's me. How was the drive?" Marie asks.

"Long. It sucked, but I hope there is something fun for us to do tonight, because I need it!" She says.

I speak up, "Good thing we're doing pizza and wings with some friends of ours." I say, and I tell Liv to get cute, and we all go get ready, and Liv comes into my room. I get her up to speed on the things she's missed in the week or so that I haven't seen her. I explain about Tyler, and Ben, and all of that lovely situation. She listens carefully, and nods when it's appropriate. She doesn't interrupt of offer advice. After the serious part, she helps me pick out what to wear. I have on a tan and white horizontal zig zag pattern maxi skirt, with a white tank top and jean jacket. I choose some gold sandals to match. I also take out a pair of gold hoop earrings, and I feel sufficiently cute.

I go into Liv's room after we brought up her stuff, and I help her pick out a black and white tank top, and some teal skinny jeans. She picks out a black shawl-type thing to go with it. We go do our makeup together, and I go for a neutral look, with brown eyeliner, gold shimmery eyeshadow, and mascara. Olivia does a similar look, but does a small wing tip and black eyeliner. Also she uses silver eyeshadow. Marie comes in their last, and she is wearing light skinny jeans, a baggy-in-a-cute-way blue and white striped shirt. She does a smoky-eye thing.

I offer to drive, even though we could walk. It's only around 4:30, so it's not time to eat just yet. We drive the short way, and go up to Jamie's apartment. His apartment is large, and identical to Tyler's, I notice, although I wasn't paying too much attention to the furniture while I was at Ty's. "Hey Kir, Marie, and you must be Olivia. What's up?" He says turning to Liv.

"Yeah, that's me! You must be Jamie. Kirsten's told me a lot about you." Liv says. Jamie ushers us further inside, and I see the only other person here is Tyler.

Tyler comes up and greets Liv. "Hi. I'm Tyler." He says shaking her hand. "Hey Marie." He says giving her a side hug. "Kirsten." He says, then goes back to the couch. He doesn't give me anymore greeting than that.

Marie leans over and whispers, "Wow. I guess he is really mad about the Ben Bishop thing." I punch her lightly in the arm. I go into the kitchen to talk to Jamie while Liv and Marie go sit in the living room with Tyler. I want to go in there to figure out what they may say, but I also don't want to be in there with Tyler since he's mad at me.

Jamie says, "So, clearly you didn't talk to Tyler."

"No I didn't. Did you?" I ask.

"He told me the same stuff that you did. He's just hurt K, he doesn't have girls reject him on a normal basis. For some reason you're different. Why can't you give him a chance?" He begs me.

"Because he's an asshole. He thinks that he may want a serious relationship, but he wouldn't know how to handle it." I explain.

"Kirsten! You're not getting it! You are affecting the way he works, the way he does his job. You're also affecting his personal life. He hasn't brought any girls back here, or to the hotel rooms since he told you he was interested." Jamie persists.

"Ooh, how long has it been then? A week? Jesus Christ! That's nothing! He wouldn't know what to do if I did say I was willing to try something." I say, kind of getting mad that Jamie couldn't see my point.

"I know where you're coming from. He can be exactly like you described. He has another side too. He is nice, and caring." Jamie says.

"Jamie, you're one of my best friends. I care about you, and Tyler is one of my friends too. But that's all he is. Just a friend. I'm sorry I can't make him feel better, but that's not my job. I'm not going to tell him what he wants to hear. You know I wont do that for anybody." I say.

"I know you don't tell people what they want to hear. You tell people how it is. But that's not going to help Ty." He says.

"It's not my job to make him feel better!" I shout, and then there are footsteps. Tyler walks into the room. "We're having a private conversation. Can you leave us alone for a sec?" I ask.

"Kirsten. You don't have to make me 'feel better'" He says with finger air quotes. "I'm a big boy. I'm over it. It's not like you could stop sleeping with NHL players, just like I couldn't stop taking home random girls." He is bringing this back around to be my fault. Great.

"Tyler, don't be an ass. I came here to have pizza and wings, and hang out with my friends. Not have to worry about you bitching me out. And I haven't slept with that many hockey players. I could stop anytime I want. You are the one that can't." I say.

"Whatever! I'm not bitching you out! I'm telling it how it is. Just like you always do. Kirsten, you have zero tact." He says nastily.

"I don't want tact! Sorry I say shit like it is, and don't try to sugarcoat it. Sorry if you can't fucking handle that!" I shout at him, and Jamie looks down, and I feel kind of awkward with Jamie standing there, and I bet Marie and Liv can hear us too.

"You're an asshole! You use the excuse of not wanting to sugarcoat things as an excuse to be a bitch. That's your problem." He yells.

"Absolutely nothing you can say is going to hurt my feelings. I told Jamie that I'm not going to make you feel better, because that's not my job. Sorry you can't handle a little rejection, big shot." I say, trying to hurt his feelings like he is trying to hurt mine.

"You can pretend that you don't care all you want. I know you fucking do. And I'm sorry Jamie, I forgot that I have somewhere to be." he says then storms off.

"Sorry Jamie." I say, and he starts to say something., but I finish, "sorry Tyler is being a little bitch and can't handle the fact that I rejected him."

"Whatever Kirsten. I know he isn't handling rejection well, but you don't have to be so harsh." He says, when we hear a knock on the door, and without anyone answering the door, Val, Kevin, Demers, Spezza, Jordie, Cody, Vern, Ales, Travis, and Rich. I put on a happy face, and so does Jamie. "Hey guys! What's up?"

"Nothing. Where's food?" Val says.

"I'm ordering it now. " He says. We go back out to the living room, and talk until the food gets here. We talk and hang around until six, when I take control of the tv. I turn on the Red Wings game against the Blues. Howie is starting in net tonight, and I'm a little disappointed. Throughout the first period, the light Howard up. The score is 4-0. They skate onto the ice for the second period, and instead of Howie, it's Petr. I give little cheer, and hope that he can turn this around. I have a brief moment of happiness, and then I get my mixed emotions. Brendan scores. I'm glad that they scored, but it sucks that it had to be Brendan. Petr doesn't let a single goal in, and by the end of the third it's 4-4. I cheer, and the Stars just look at me. They go into sudden death overtime, and St. Louis wins. Fucking great. Awesome end to an awesome day. On the actual upside, Liv was here. After the game, Liv, Marie and I go back to our apartment. I go to sleep still pissed off at Tyler, and I'm sure he's equally pissed at me. Whatever. He can suck it up.

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