“Are you ready Bren?” I ask as I get into his apartment.

“Just a second.” He comes out freshly shaved and showered with his new flannel and jeans on. “You look so handsome.” I smile and wrap my hands around his neck. I’m wearing my new jeggings with a dark green knit sweater.

“You look beautiful Lyd.” He leans down to peck my lips. That is Brendan’s nickname because I guess Lydia doesn’t have many good nicknames.

“Thank you. Are you ready to go?” I ask him. I have planned a cute day long date and it is about 4:30 now and we would have to leave now to get everything I had planned to get into the schedule.

“Yeah, let’s go.” Brendan and I walk out to my car, Brendan hates that I don’t let him drive anywhere but I enjoy driving and I know where we are going today and its a surprise for him so he can’t drive.

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“Are you gonna tell me where we are going?”

“Nope, its a surprise.” I smile at him as he places his injured hand on my thigh.

“But Lydiaaaa.” He groans.

“We probably have like five minutes before we get there, chill diva.” I tease him.

“I just like being the one surprising people, not being surprised.” Brendan mutters.

We are driving to a pizzeria near my house on the outer part of Montreal. We have been driving for like twenty minutes so its close to a thirty minute drive to get to where I used to live. The pizzeria is a place where I used to work in highschool and there cater parties and today the pizzeria is closed for a party so we get the restaurant to ourselves to make a bunch of different pizzas. It will be difficult for Brendan’s hand but I will help him.

“This is where I grew up.” I tell Brendan as we enter the little town just out of Montreal. There is only one highschool and elementary school, where about two hundred students go to highschool and about a hundred elementary school students. It is small, but everybody basically knows everybody.

“How many people live there?” Brendan asks.

“Maybe a thousand people.” I tell him. We drive by my old highschool. “That’s where I went to highschool and where my mom works.”

“That’s crazy! Do you know like everybody?” Brendan asks again.

“Basically, yeah.” We go by my dad’s office. “That is my dad’s office, but he usually works within the hospital. He just owns that.”

“Wow.”

“Yeah. Cool isn’t it?” I turn into the parking lot of the pizzeria which is empty with the sign closed on the door.

“It says it’s closed.” Captain obvious states.

“I know.” I dangle a key in front of him.

“Does your family own this too?” Brendan teases.

“Nope, I used to work here in high school.” I tell him as I lock the car and start to walk to the door. I open the door to one of my favourite places in the world, there are tables and chairs scattered around the restaurant with the large pizza oven right in the middle of the restaurant so everyone can watch the pizzas being made.

“You worked here? Why did you quit?” Brendan is astonished with the place.

“I had to go to school dumbie.” I shake my head at him. “Do you wanna make some pizzas?” I ask him.

He nods eagerly. “Is that a question?”

“I think I have ingredients for hawaiian, pepperoni and like a vegetable one. We can take the rest home.”

“Sounds good, I’m so excited.” Brendan smiles.

I go get two aprons for Brendan and I and put my hair back into a ponytail. I get the dough out of the fridge and starting spreading the dough onto the pan.

“Let’s make some pizzas.” Brendan

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“Wait so you got cleared?” I ask excitedly.

“Kinda, they haven’t officially but I get to go to the Winter Classic which basically means that I am cleared.” Brendan smiles.

“Oh my gosh, I’m so glad.” I wrap my arms around Brendan and hug him tightly.

“Thank you for everything Lyd.” He whispers in my ear.

“No thanking me, I didn’t do anything.” I tell him.

“No you helped me through so much, if I didn’t have you I would have became depressed and sat on the couch watching tv and not living my life. You got my up off the couch and helped me not become one of those players.”

“Well I’m glad I could help.” I pull back so I can peck his lips.

“You’re coming right?” He smiles down at me.

“I hadn’t really thought about it. Sara won’t be there because Dustin isn’t there.” I tell him. It has been a week since our date and the Canadiens had made a trade to Edmonton sending Zack Kassian to Edmonton for goalie Ben Scrivens which means Dustin was heading back to St. John’s which really sucks. We knew sometime Dustin was gonna go back down but we didn’t think it would be because of a trade. I was mind boggled that Bergevin would do that but I think it could be because Carey has a worse injury that they are letting on. Brendan won’t tell me because he doesn’t know either.

I had finished semester 1 and was on winter break for about a month which is very exciting.

“I can get her a ticket if she wants?” Brendan asks. “I really want you there. It’s New Years day, we get to celebrate together.” He smiles at me.

“I will ask Sara and then get back to you. Its a maybe right now.”

“Yes, thats all I wanted to hear babe.” He kisses my head and lets me go talk to Sara.

“Hey Sar.” I say to her as I walk into her room. It’s 1pm and Sara is still in bed. Every time Dustin gets sent down she camps out in her room for a couple days sad and missing her boyfriend.

“Hey, whats up?” She sits up in her bed as I sit down on it.

“I was wondering what are our plans for New Years.” It’s December 23 right now but I wanted to ease in to asking if she wanted to go to the Winter Classic.

“Oh, uh I want to go see Dustin for a bit and spend New Years with him.”

“In St. John’s?” I ask and she nods. “Oh okay when are you gonna go?”

“Well he is at home in Sask right now and I have my dinner tomorrow with my family and then he is flying into Toronto early on Christmas day and I bought a hotel in Toronto and are staying overnight on Christmas eve and getting him at the airport. And I’m gonna stay with him in St. John’s until the 8th.” She tells me and I get stressed when she is just telling me her plans.

“That sounds a little rushed, don’t you think?” I ask curious.

“What do you mean rushed? He’s my boyfriend of almost two years and I want to spend time with him.” She is getting upset with me but Sara is my best friend and I’m just looking out for her.

“I know that but driving on Christmas eve to Toronto? That’s five hours without traffic and then you’re gonna come to all of the away games, like travel with the team?” I ask questioning her intelligence.

“Yeah, they are on like a five game road trip.” she replies and my eyes almost pop out of my head.

“Why don’t you come to the Winter Classic with me?” I ask trying to change her thinking.

“Did you not just hear me? I’m going to see my BOYFRIEND, not watch YOURS.” She emphasizes on boyfriend and yours.

“Look Sara, I’m sorry Dustin got sent down. But that’s hockey and you knew what was going on when you signed up for it. Stop getting mad at me because I didn’t make up the trade for Scrivens.” I say getting upset.

“Then don’t brag about going to Winter Classic to watch your boyfriend. I want to watch mine and be with mine.” She spits back into my face.

“It is not my fault that Brendan might get to play and Dustin doesn’t. All I was asking if you wanted to come so you wouldn’t feel lonely on New Years because we usually spend it together. OKAY?” I storm out of her room and into mine and slam my door. Brendan is laying on my bed playing on his phone, probably clash of clans because he is obsessed.

“You okay?” He asks.

“No.” I reply as tears threaten to spill over and climb into my bed and onto Brendan putting my head in his chest. Brendan wraps his arms around mine.

“Babe, she’s just upset.” Brendan tells me as he rubs my back letting me cry into his chest.

“Did you hear us?” I whisper.

“I got the gist.” He replies.

“I’m sorry.” I tell him.

“For what, Lydia. You don’t need to apologize to me, you didn’t do anything wrong to me.”

“For making you listen to that and I didn’t say it to Sara, so I need to say it to somebody.”

“Don’t feel so bad. She is your best friend but its partly her fault too.” I knew Brendan was right but always fighting with Sara gets me upset. She’s my best friend and I love her like she is my sister. I just wanted to look out for her. “Close your eyes Lydia. Have a nap.” Brendan kisses my head as I listen to him.

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“LYDIAAAAA.” I wake up to a screaming 25 year old laying on top of me.

“What the hell do you want.” I say grouchily.

“Wake up, its present time.” Henry says as he gets off of me and walks out of my room. I check my phone to see it is 8:00 in the morning and I am the youngest in the house. Henry is the oldest and acts like he is 6, not 26. I grumble out of bed with my phone in hand ready for some coffee.

“Morning honey.” My dad smiles at me as I head to the coffee maker.

“Merry Christmas dad.” I reply.

“What is Brendan doing today?” He asks.

“Uh, his family came to visit him and I think they were having dinner today and presents, like us.” I tell my dad and sit down at the table,

“Is it present time yet??” I hear someone cheer through out the house and I know its Christian.

“Now that you are here, yes.” Henry replies.

“Hey Paige.” I smile and get up to hug her.

“Where is your boyfriend Lydia? You’re the only one without their significant other here, how does that make you feel?” Christian taunts.

“Since when did you turn from the protective brother to the not so?” I reply as we head into the living room where the tree and presents are.

“Reminder I still hate him.” Henry sing songs from the other couch where he is cuddled up to Lucy by the fireplace.

“You haven’t even met him yet.” I tell Henry.

“My point exactly, if he is dating my little sister I would like to meet him.” Henry pouts.

“You could have came to dinner, Christian came.” I remind him of the dinner that he skipped.

He mutters something that I can’t quite hear and then Lucy smacks his chest. I scowl at him as my mom brings in the cinnamon buns and sets them on the table.

“Well hello my lovely children, Merry Christmas.” She sings and then goes to sit beside my dad.

“Who is playing Santa?” My dad asks. We always have someone “play” as Santa and hands out all the presents that are under the tree, every year I get stuck doing it.

“Isn’t it Lydia’s turn?” Christian asks and then Henry chuckles and agrees with his brother.

“I do it every year. Did I not do it last year Lucy?” I ask her.

“No comment.” Lucy says.

“Well Lydia, I think your brothers do it because you are the best.” My mom smiles.

I groan.

“Love you Lyd.” Henry calls. I.love.my.family. (please note my sarcasm)

Notes

kind of a filler, sooo what do you think will happen with Sara and Lydia?? (Dustin's trade will be next *tears*) hope you enjoyed this, exams are coming up so there probably won't be an update for a couple weeks, sorry!

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