You Know Who I Am?

I had just finished my english class and I was heading to the hospital where Brendan is staying. He had his surgery three days ago on Monday and it went really well. Brendan has a cast and a sling so we is forced to not use his hand. I met his mom, Heather and she is such a sweetheart. I think Ian told Heather all about me because she seemed to have already liked me and know a lot about me.


I walk into Brendan’s room and she he isn’t in here. I sigh pulling out my phone to text him. ‘Where r u?’ Brendan hasn’t exactly been able to stay in his room and rest, he likes to go visit other patients in the hospital especially the children.


‘Room 203, come here’ Brendan texts me back. I smile walking down the hall and into room 203.


“Hey beautiful.” Brendan smiles at me as I walk into the room. I spy a girl around 6 I think. “Meet my new best friend Annabelle. She hurt her hand just like me.” My ovaries just exploded, I thought I would never use that expression but it was truth with what happened today. Seeing Brendan with Annabelle is literally the most adorable thing, he is just like a little kid too.


“Hi Lydia. Gally told me you speak french.” Annabelle tells me in french.


“I do! So are you a Habs fan?” I ask the little girl in french too.


“Oui, oui. J’aime le habs.” Annabelle chirps with a smile.


“Hey I understood that!” Brendan laughs. “Can you take a picture of us Lydia?” Brendan asks and walks over to Annabelle’s bed.


“Sure.” I take Brendan’s phone and snap a couple pictures.”There you go.”


“Thanks he winks at me.”


“I’m going to go get some coffee from the cafeteria, want anything?” I ask him and he shakes his head. “Would you like anything from the cafeteria Annabelle?” I smile at her.
“Non, merci.” She smiles back and I wave to the two of them before heading to the cafeteria.


When you’re really dumb and didn’t figure out there is a Tim Hortons in the cafeteria and you go across the street, yeah well I made that mistake the first day of being here but now I have got it under control.


“Hi can I get a medium french vanilla and some chicken noodle soup.” I pay the cashier and get my food before looking for a seat in the cafeteria.


“Lydia!! Over here!” I hear someone call my name and find that it is Heather waving at me. I smile at her and make my way over to her empty table.


“Hello Heather!” I smile.


“You were a school right?” Heather asks me.


“Yep I had an english class and I thought I would stop by and check on him.”


Heather smiles at me. “You’re too good for Brendan.”


“I’m afraid its the opposite.” I tell her.


“Now why would that be?”


“He is perfect, I don’t know I just don’t feel like I deserve to be with him.”


“Don’t you ever say that Lydia. You are beautiful, smart, and nice. I know dating a professional hockey player is hard, I have seen what it could do for people, but I can also say I have seen how well it can work if you are with the right person and willing to try. Ian told me that I wouldn’t believe the way Brendan looked at you because he has never looked at some girl like that before. I can attest to that, he looks at you like you are the only person in the world.”


I smile at Heather. “Thank you Heather, it has been really nice getting to know you.”


“I’m glad Brendan has someone that will look after him, I leave tomorrow and I hope you will be up to the challenge of taking care of my son.”


“I am happy to do it. He means a lot to me.” I smile.


“I better go check on that hooligan anyways. Was he with Annabelle when you came down?” I nod and she stands up. “Do you want to come with me?” Heather asks.


“No, I think I’m going to try and get some homework done with that coffee in my system.” I tell her as she nods and waves goodbye. I pull out my mac, binder, and get down to work.

_______

“Were home!!” Brendan cheers as we walk into his apartment, he has been released from the hospital and we have just gotten into his apartment. It has been a long day and I’m just ready to crash in my warm bed. Alex, his girlfriend Blair, Sara, and Dustin walks into the living room. Blair and Alex have been together since highschool and Blair goes to school in the United States so I have never met her.


“Oh, Lydia this is Blair, Alex’s girlfriend. Blair this is my friend, Lydia.” Brendan introduces myself to Blair.


“It’s nice to meet you.” I tell her.


“You too.” She smiles at me.


“But lets be real they are basically dating.” Dustin says.


“I already told her that.” I hear Alex whisper to him. I roll my eyes, they can never stay out of mine or Brendan’s business. No we weren’t dating, but we aren’t exactly just friends either. It’s complicated as Brendan and I haven’t had any time to talk about it since his injury.


“Well I’m going to go get unpacked. Do you want to help?” Brendan asks me and I nod following him to his room with his bags.


I walk into Brendan’s room to see him sitting down on his bed. “It looks like you are really unpacking eh?” I smirk at him.
“Says the one with my bag.” He smirks at me.


“Jerk.” I start pulling the dirty clothes out of the bag and putting it into the hamper in his room. I finish and put the bag on the floor as I yawn.


“Please tell me you are staying here.” Brendan says looking over at me.


“I don’t think I am.” I tell him looking away.


“Why?” He asks.


“I want to have a goodnights sleep tonight, I haven’t had one since you got injured.”


“And you can’t have one here?” He questions.


“Not really no.”


“If you didn’t want to sleep in the same bed of me you could have just said that.” He tells me.


“That’s not what I mean. I just have been stressed with school and making sure you are okay. I just want to be in my own bed tonight.”


“Well I want to be in my own bed tonight too.” Brendan says.


“Okay well I will text you tomorrow then, goodnight.”


Brendan just huffs and looks away from me as I get up wave good bye to Alex, Blair, Sara and Dustin. I never thought Brendan would get this upset about me sleeping in my apartment, maybe he’s just tired. I know I am.

_____

Ugh why couldn’t Brendan just come sleep in my bed with me, I guess I am being hypocritical because I don’t want to sleep in his bed. I am just so tired. I am just getting to sleep when I hear the door to my apartment open and close, I guess its just Sara and Dustin coming back to sleep here tonight. I fall asleep trying to get the goodnight sleep I wanted.


I faintly feel my bed dip and an arm wrap around my waist and pull into a muscular chest. I start to wake up a little more and finally realize that Brendan is in my bed with me.


“What-” I squeak out before being interrupted.


“I’m sorry for getting mad, I was just so tired and I wanted to sleep with you. I was being selfish.”


“I’m sorry too, I shouldn’t have said that to you. I knew we were both tired. But what are you doing here?”


“I was tossing and turning, I couldn’t stand it. I needed you.” Brendan tells me and I swear my heart just melted. I look up at Brendan and pull his neck down to press my lips against his. I pull back slowly.


“Why do you taste like whiskey?” I ask him knowing with the pain medication he is on, alcohol is not a good idea.


“I also needed liquid encouragement to swallow my pride and go cuddle with the girl I like.”


“I should really be mad at you right now but I can’t because you are the cutest thing ever.”


“I’m not cute.” Brendan pouts and I can see he jutted out his bottom lip so I gently kiss his bottom lip.


“So can we go on a date?” I ask Brendan.


“What do you mean?” Brendan asks me.


“Can I take you out on a date?” I ask him again. “Yes.” Brendan looks down on me. I can see the light reflecting into his eyes from the street light outside. “I would rather take you on a date.”


“Well I want to take you out. Clear your schedule for Friday.”


“Do you remember what you said when we were dancing at the club the night we met?” Brendan asks.


“No?” I question.


“You said you were insecure, can you tell me why?” Brendan pushes a piece of hair behind her ear.


“Just a past relationship I had.” Brendan says nothing as a way of making me continue. “It didn’t end well.”


“What happened?” Brendan whispers.


“We dated for 4 years. Started in grade 10, broke up in first year of university. Before going to university, I took a year off to travel in Europe and in that time Gavin cheated on me with one of my closest friends Marissa, the whole year I was gone. I didn’t find out until first year when Marissa showed up at my door crying and wishing for my forgiveness. I mean I knew Gavin and I wouldn’t be together forever it just hurt that no one told me and that is was one of my closest friends. I haven’t really trusted many other people than you since then. The worst part is that I slept with him for the first time in first year.” I tell him with tears in my eyes.


“Why didn’t Sara tell you?” Brendan asks me as he kisses my forehead.


“She was at school. She was here.” My voice cracks.


“I’m so sorry.” Brendan tells me. “So you do trust me?” He asks.


“Yes. Would you be in my bed if I didn’t?” I tell him smiling.


“Thank you for telling me.” He smiles at me. “Your welcome.”


“Now can you tell me what you have in mind for our date?” He smirks.


“Nope.”

______

“So Dustin is here for 6 more weeks?” I ask Sara as we are at the mall, Brendan and Dustin had gone into this sports store while Sara and I are shopping in American Eagle.


“Well it sounds like that but I’m not sure, he was saying something about how he might get sent down so he is able to play some games because Condon might play most of the games.” She tells me.


“Oh really?” I ask. “I guess that usually happens, but he should get some playing time with Montreal.”


“The last time he was here, he played one game, once in a span of 5 games or something like that. He felt so rejected. Like he was there just to watch.” Sara says and I feel bad, Brendan has never had those troubles with the short time I have known him and I hope he never has to, but thats hockey.


“These would look cute on you.” I show her a pair of maroon jeggings.


“They would look hot on you though Lydia.” She tells me.


“Yeah but if you get them, then I can wear them too.” I laugh.


“Best friend goals.” I hear someone say, its Dustin. “Those would look hot on you babe.”


“What have you found?” Brendan asks me. I show him the clothes I have in my hand which contains; black jeggings, a cropped maroon knit sweater, and two tank tops, one grey cropped and one white with lace. “I bet it will look good on you, have you tried them on yet?”
“Nope, not yet. Did you buy anything?”


“Nope.”


“Then lets find you something here.” I walk over to the mens side of the store and start looking for clothes for Brendan. “Do you need pants or shirts or sweaters?” I ask.


“Probably shirts or sweaters. I have enough pants and I don’t usually get them from here.”


“Are you open to flannels?”


“Yeah, I like them.”


“Good, well I think you will look cute in this.” I say handing him a blue and white and a red, white and black flannels.


“I’m not cute.”


“Fine handsome, but you are cute to me Bren.” I smile at him.


“So what are we doing on this date tomorrow?” Brendan asks me.


“I can’t tell but jeans and your cute, new flannel will look.” I lean up to kiss him on the cheek. “It’s going to be fun.”


We end up buying all the items we tried on and when at the counter Brendan put his credit card down before mine and I groan and punched his side. Brendan just kisses my head. We walk out of the store and plan to meet Sara and Dustin at the sushi restaurant down the street.

Notes

so a lot happened this chapter, working on the next one now (& epilogue for my other story).
so Brendan got out of the hospital, we have found out some of the reason why Lydia is insecure, they had a little fight, & their planning to go on the first date!
what are your thoughts about a spin off with Sara & Dustin or Alex & Blair?? Let me know:)
Hospital Visits