New Beginnings
She's Different
Tyler's POV
I crawl into bed with Kirsten around 6, after she threw up, and she fell asleep almost instantly. I reach over her and grab the TV remote. I turn the volume low, and flip through the channels until I find Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. I must have dozed off, because I wake up to Kirsten is jerking the covers off and running to the bathroom. She is leaned over the toilet, so I grab her hair and pull it off her face. "Thanks Tyler, but can you leave. I've had food poisoning before. It's 24 hours. Just please go." She turns around towards me. I drop her hair.
"There's no way I'm leaving you here like this. I'm staying." I insist, as she turns back towards the toilet and pukes again. I reach down and quickly grab her hair. again.
She looks up from the toilet. "I didn't ask you to be here! Go away, I don't need you here. Just go." She shouts at me.
I start rubbing her back. "Kirsten... I just don't think you should be alone. You could get worse." I say trying to get her to let me stay.
"Get out! I'm fine, and if you don't leave you could get sick to. It's a freaking norovirus. So, if you could leave, that'd be great." She says bitchily.
"Fine." I say as I walk out the door, tired of trying. On my way out I slam it. Why did she have to be like that? Didn't she know that I ditched going out with the team to stay with her? I could've gone and hooked up with someone, but I didn't. This was me trying, despite the fact that she refused to see it. I walk the short distance to my room, and get my key card and phone out. I check and see that it's just after 3 in the morning. I brush my teeth, and I still can't get her off my mind. She met my mom today, and that is not how I wanted it to go. She got food poisoning, and kicked me out of her bed on top of that. I take off my t-shirt and sweatpants and get into bed.
I lay there for what seems like forever, unable to fall asleep. I know why. It's because Kirsten isn't here with me. I haven't slept next to anyone in a while, and she shows up, drives me crazy, and now I can't sleep! Great. I sit for a few minutes debating whether to go and see her again, and see if she would let me back into bed with her, or sit here until I get too tired not to fall asleep. I decide not to deal with her, not right now, not tonight. Eventually, I drift off.
I wake up to a knock on my door. I get out of bed feeling like death. I open the door and see Jamie. "You look like shit." He says.
"Thanks. I couldn't sleep though." I tell him and open the door wider, and he steps in. He sits on my bed.
"Why not? You need all the sleep you can get. Even though it is only Toronto." He asks me.
"I just couldn't fall asleep. It was weird. But what are you here for?" I ask him, wondering why he's here.
"Dude, it's almost 8. We gotta get going. But I was also wondering if you looked after Kirsten last night. She didn't open the door when I knocked this morning." He says.
"No. She kicked me out of her room last night when I tried to take care of her. After we fell asleep together. Oh yeah, and when I left, she looked even more like shit than I'm sure I do right now." I say, only a little bitter.
"Ahhh. I get it. That's why you can't sleep. I barely noticed, but she's been sleeping over a lot lately, huh? Oh Tyler, I'm sorry, but we both know Kirsten. She's stubborn as hell. You know she's not going to date you. So don't get butthurt when she doesn't want you to act like her boyfriend." He says, and I know he's completely right. But I don't want him to be, and it doesn't change the fact that I have real feelings for her.
"You could've gone in there and fallen asleep and she would have no problem with that, she wouldn't have kicked you out. Why is it different with you? Why is she different with me?" I ask him, pleading to know the answer.
"Tyler, you're an idiot. Kirsten and I are pretty much best friends. And I have no feelings for her, and the feeling is mutual. I don't want to be her boyfriend. You do. And if you're done bitching at me about her not wanting a relationship, then I'm going to go check on her." He says and walks out the door. I follow right behind him. We walk down the hallway to her door, and Jamie knocks.
He knocks and she actually opens the door. "Ugh." She says, pulls Jamie in, and tries to close the door on me. I grab the door to hold it open, and step in behind Kirsten and Jamie. She has bags under her eyes, and she's really pale. She has on a big t-shirt, and grey sweatpants. She really does look like shit. And also she could use a shower. "What the hell are you guys doing here?" She asks us.
Jamie answers, "Checking on you. You look terrible just so you know. But how are you feeling? Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I haven't thrown up since that one," She gestures to me, "left. I'm actually feeling better. I'm not going to the morning skate, but I think I should be okay for the game. Food poisoning is usually only 24 hours. So go kick ass this morning. I'm going to lay in bed with Grey's Anatomy. Tell Dave that I'm going to be fine for the game. In a few hours, I'll shower, and get ready to do my job. So go!" She says, opening the door and ushering us out.
"Okay, okay fine. We'll come see you after we're done this morning." Jamie says.
"Yeah, you better Jamie!" She says as she closes the door.
I crawl into bed with Kirsten around 6, after she threw up, and she fell asleep almost instantly. I reach over her and grab the TV remote. I turn the volume low, and flip through the channels until I find Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. I must have dozed off, because I wake up to Kirsten is jerking the covers off and running to the bathroom. She is leaned over the toilet, so I grab her hair and pull it off her face. "Thanks Tyler, but can you leave. I've had food poisoning before. It's 24 hours. Just please go." She turns around towards me. I drop her hair.
"There's no way I'm leaving you here like this. I'm staying." I insist, as she turns back towards the toilet and pukes again. I reach down and quickly grab her hair. again.
She looks up from the toilet. "I didn't ask you to be here! Go away, I don't need you here. Just go." She shouts at me.
I start rubbing her back. "Kirsten... I just don't think you should be alone. You could get worse." I say trying to get her to let me stay.
"Get out! I'm fine, and if you don't leave you could get sick to. It's a freaking norovirus. So, if you could leave, that'd be great." She says bitchily.
"Fine." I say as I walk out the door, tired of trying. On my way out I slam it. Why did she have to be like that? Didn't she know that I ditched going out with the team to stay with her? I could've gone and hooked up with someone, but I didn't. This was me trying, despite the fact that she refused to see it. I walk the short distance to my room, and get my key card and phone out. I check and see that it's just after 3 in the morning. I brush my teeth, and I still can't get her off my mind. She met my mom today, and that is not how I wanted it to go. She got food poisoning, and kicked me out of her bed on top of that. I take off my t-shirt and sweatpants and get into bed.
I lay there for what seems like forever, unable to fall asleep. I know why. It's because Kirsten isn't here with me. I haven't slept next to anyone in a while, and she shows up, drives me crazy, and now I can't sleep! Great. I sit for a few minutes debating whether to go and see her again, and see if she would let me back into bed with her, or sit here until I get too tired not to fall asleep. I decide not to deal with her, not right now, not tonight. Eventually, I drift off.
I wake up to a knock on my door. I get out of bed feeling like death. I open the door and see Jamie. "You look like shit." He says.
"Thanks. I couldn't sleep though." I tell him and open the door wider, and he steps in. He sits on my bed.
"Why not? You need all the sleep you can get. Even though it is only Toronto." He asks me.
"I just couldn't fall asleep. It was weird. But what are you here for?" I ask him, wondering why he's here.
"Dude, it's almost 8. We gotta get going. But I was also wondering if you looked after Kirsten last night. She didn't open the door when I knocked this morning." He says.
"No. She kicked me out of her room last night when I tried to take care of her. After we fell asleep together. Oh yeah, and when I left, she looked even more like shit than I'm sure I do right now." I say, only a little bitter.
"Ahhh. I get it. That's why you can't sleep. I barely noticed, but she's been sleeping over a lot lately, huh? Oh Tyler, I'm sorry, but we both know Kirsten. She's stubborn as hell. You know she's not going to date you. So don't get butthurt when she doesn't want you to act like her boyfriend." He says, and I know he's completely right. But I don't want him to be, and it doesn't change the fact that I have real feelings for her.
"You could've gone in there and fallen asleep and she would have no problem with that, she wouldn't have kicked you out. Why is it different with you? Why is she different with me?" I ask him, pleading to know the answer.
"Tyler, you're an idiot. Kirsten and I are pretty much best friends. And I have no feelings for her, and the feeling is mutual. I don't want to be her boyfriend. You do. And if you're done bitching at me about her not wanting a relationship, then I'm going to go check on her." He says and walks out the door. I follow right behind him. We walk down the hallway to her door, and Jamie knocks.
He knocks and she actually opens the door. "Ugh." She says, pulls Jamie in, and tries to close the door on me. I grab the door to hold it open, and step in behind Kirsten and Jamie. She has bags under her eyes, and she's really pale. She has on a big t-shirt, and grey sweatpants. She really does look like shit. And also she could use a shower. "What the hell are you guys doing here?" She asks us.
Jamie answers, "Checking on you. You look terrible just so you know. But how are you feeling? Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I haven't thrown up since that one," She gestures to me, "left. I'm actually feeling better. I'm not going to the morning skate, but I think I should be okay for the game. Food poisoning is usually only 24 hours. So go kick ass this morning. I'm going to lay in bed with Grey's Anatomy. Tell Dave that I'm going to be fine for the game. In a few hours, I'll shower, and get ready to do my job. So go!" She says, opening the door and ushering us out.
"Okay, okay fine. We'll come see you after we're done this morning." Jamie says.
"Yeah, you better Jamie!" She says as she closes the door.
Notes
Sorry this chapter is minuscule, but I'm really trying to make this thing work with my hectic schedule. I just have a lot on my plate, and I'm updating where I can, even if it's just short snippets. Sorry again...
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8/15/15