I wake the next day in our bed and check the time. Sidney’s at morning skate so I decide to go to the gym.
The gym’s not too busy when I get there so I hop on the treadmill. I plug my earphones and get myself in the zone. The Olympics were just over a month away and I was getting more and more excited. Although I would have my arm cast on, I’m happy it didn’t interfere in anyway with my riding. My rib had completely healed and although I took a couple weeks to drink myself into a stupor, my focus and dedication were back on track. I start to feel like I’m going to throw up so I slow down to a walking pace. I see a flash go off in the corner of my eye and I look over and see two blonde girls walking away hurriedly. I shake head and head towards the bosu balls and do several balance exercises. My music stops and a ringing starts to play in my ears.

“Hello?” I ask, out of breath.

“Hey babe, where are you?” Sidney asks.

“At the gym. What’s up?”

“I was just wondering where you were. Remember you have to buy mice for Rocky,” he says reminding. Shit, oh yeah.

“Oh yeah, thanks. I’ll see you later,” I hang up and finish my workout. I grab the mice from the pet store and grab some lunch. I get home and Sidney is taking his pregame nap. I feed Rocky and then check my phone and see that I have text from Anna.

Anna: Game together?

Me: Sure. I’ll text you when I’m on my way.

I felt bad for Anna. She came to the states for Geno, knowing barely any English. I was lucky enough to learn English at a younger age. We had started hanging out and I liked helping her learn English. I get ready for the game and put on my Crosby jersey on. I’m cleaning downstairs when Sidney comes down in his suit. I feel a sudden sensation between my legs and I remind myself that we don’t have time for that.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” he asks smiling.

“My weakness is men in suits, what can I say.” I say shrugging. He kisses me deeply and pulls me against his body. I pull away flushed and shake my head.

“You don’t have time for that captain.”

“What can I say, my weakness is girls in my jersey.” I laugh out loud.

“That’s like half of Pittsburgh buddy.” He shakes his head and grabs his keys. “Score one for me tonight,” I say winking. He smiles and then leaves. A wait awhile before I text Anna telling her I’m on my way. I pick her up and we talk about New Years. We get to Consol and make our way to the wives box. Everyone catches up and talks about their Christmases.

“Phoenix I heard you cooked some of the guys a Swedish meal,” Vero says smiling.

“Yeah. I just didn’t want anyone spending Christmas alone so I invited them over,” I reply.

“That was so nice of you,” Carole-Lyn replies. I smile and I go to sit by Anna in the stands.

“How was Russia?” I ask her, watching the guys warm-up.

“Is good. Miss family lots. But miss Yevgeni,”

“He missed you. He came over for dinner.”

“He say you make….” She stops.

“I made borscht. Well I tried. I know it wasn’t as good as mama Malkin’s.” We both laugh. The first period starts and Carl gets a goal in the first couple of minutes and I stand up and cheer.
In the second, the penguins go on the power play. Crosby gets the puck and passes it to Malkin. Geno winds up and gets the puck in the back of the net. Anna and me jump up and hug. The third period starts and Sidney gets a breakaway. He skates towards the goalie and gets it in five- hole. Anna and me jump up and hug once more. The Penguins get a 3-0 win and Anna and me make our way downstairs to meet the guys. I see Sidney come out and I run and jump up and wrap my legs around him.

“Crosby get’s the puck on a breakaway, he goes backhand forehand, five-hole, GOOOAAALL,” I yell impersonating a broadcaster. His teammates laugh as they walk by. I kiss him and smile.

“Nice goal.” He puts me down and smiles.

“I’m happy I was able come through.” We walk hand and hand until we have to go to our vehicles.

“Where’s Anna?” he asks.

“With Geno of course,” I laugh. We both drive home and get ready for bed.

“Hey what are we doing for New Year’s?” I ask him, crawling into bed.

“I don’t know, what do you want to do?“ he replies.

“Catherine and Kris are having a party. Sounds fun,” I say shrugging. He gets into bed and turns the light off. I feel especially tired and curl up beside him.

“Night superstar,” I murmur and drift to sleep.

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New Year’s Eve comes quick and I stand in front of my closet debating on what to wear.

“What time are we leaving?” I yell to Sidney. He comes to the closet with a smile on his face.

“So I have a surprise. We’re not going to the party. At least not right away.”

“What does that mean? Where are we going?”

“It’s a surprise,” he repeats.

“Okay Mr. Mysterious I’m going to need you to pick an outfit for me then.” He goes into our closet and choses a pair of blue skinny jeans and a black Luluemon zip up jacket.

“So it’s casual?” Sidney ignores me and goes downstairs. I change and meet him in the kitchen.

“It’s almost eleven already let’s go.” We get into his Range Rover and I recognize the route we’re taking.

“Are we going to Consol?” I ask confused. He nods and pulls into the parking garage. We walk into the building and he takes the usual route to the locker room. “Are we going in there?” I ask shocked. He nods his heads and drags me in. He turns on all the lights and I’m standing on the carpet with the logo on it. I look around at all the stalls and find Sidney’s. I sit down and imagine what it would be like being him for a day.

“Here you go,” he says, handing my skates.

“Wait these are mine. We’re going skating?” he nods and I notice how strange he’s acting.

“I know how much fun you had at family skate, but this time we have no distractions.” He ties my skates and then ties his. He grabs a couple sticks and some pucks then leads me down the runway. He leads me to the ice and I’m stunned. The entire rink is lined with candles. The arena lights are dimmed and a countdown to midnight is on the scoreboard.

“Sidney this is-“ I stop, too shocked for words.

“You always said there was something magical about this ice,” he says grabbing my hand. Thirty minutes left till midnight. We skate around getting warmed up then I challenge him to a game of one on one. He easily gets around me each time and I finally give up.

“You know you could let me win once,” I say annoyed

“Do you really want me to?” he asks surprised. I think about it for a while and retract my previous statement.

“No,” I mutter.

“I didn’t think so,” he laughs. I try doing some figure skating turns and fail miserably.

“Sid catch me,” I say skating towards him. He puts his hands on my waist and lifts me up, turning us slowly. He sets me down and I kiss him. I look up at the clock and there’s a minute left till midnight.

“It’s almost midnight,” I whisper.

“Go to the net and we’ll both countdown and skate backwards toward centre? Okay?” I nod and we both skate to our respective sides. Twelve seconds left.

“Go!” he yells. I turn around and start skating backwards counting.

“10-9-8-7-6,” I’m halfway there and I try to keep skating in a straight line. “5, 4, 3, 2, 1,” I turn around and there is Sidney down on one knee with a ring. My jaw drops open and every function in my body comes to a halt.

“Happy New Year Phoenix, will you marry me?” I want to say something but I can’t. Is this even real? Am I dreaming?

“I knew from the second I met you that you were it for me. You make the best version of myself possible and I want to spend the rest of my life ending every year and starting every year with you. I love you so much. So I mean it when I ask, will you marry me?” Tears have spilled over and it takes everything in me to finally say a word.

“Yes,” I half whisper. “Yes.” He stands up and picks me up, spinning me around. He sets me down and puts the ring on my finger. It’s a square cut halo ring with a rose gold band. I would normally never pick a diamond this big for myself but I can’t deny how good it looks on my hand. I kiss him and I suddenly have a ravenous need for him. I lead him off the ice and drag him down the runway. We get back to the locker room and I tell him to undo his skates. I undo my skates and immediately strip myself of all my clothes. He stares at me and his eyes go from shocked to lustful fast. I lift his sweater over his head and he takes his pants off. He pushes me so I’m sitting in his stall and he kneels on the ground and pushes his face in between my legs. He begins to slowly lick my center and my body becomes hypersensitive. He sticks his tongue in my entrance and I grip the bench for support. He starts sucking my clit and I being whimpering.

“Ugh yes, Sidney,” He flicks his tongue on my swollen clit and I feel myself climbing. He slides two fingers and starts pumping them fast. Minutes later my hips are bucking and I’m yelling out his name. We switch places and I lower myself onto him. He grabs my hips and begins rocking them back and forth. Slowly I lower myself up and down and wait for him to beg for it. I move hips in a circular motion and I feel him tense.

“Phoenix, fuck,” Happy with his response, I pick up the pace and grab his over head locker for support. He puts one of my breasts in his mouth, his tongue working my nipple. I open my eyes and see his name with the number 87. I smile and he bites down on my nipple. This causes me to go over the edge and I start contracting around him. I continue to ride him through my orgasm, causing him to come. I feel him go soft inside of me and sit on top of him, regaining my composure. I eventually climb off him and lay on the carpeted penguin logo in the middle of the room.

“That’s quite the sight,” he says looking tired.

“I’m trying not to think of how dirty it is,” I laugh. He comes over and crawls on top me. He begins kissing me, our tongues dancing and I feel his hand start stroking my clit. I moan into his mouth and he starts rubbing faster. I kiss him harder and he takes his hand away and replaces it with his dick. He rubs my clit with the head of penis until he finally enters me. He rams into me and I cry out. He angles himself so that each thrust hits my g-spot.

“Yes baby, god, don’t stop,” I pant. I feel myself getting rug burns but the pain is only adding to my overall pleasure. I take my nails and drag them deep into Sidney’s back. I wrap my legs around his waist, causing him to hit every inch of me. I bite his neck and I hear him groan. I was close and I knew he was too.

“I’m close,” I whimper. A couple thrusts later I feel my body let go. “Fuck Sidney,” I yell as I tighten around him. I feel Sidney tense and twitch and he buries his face in my hair, murmuring profanities. He rolls off of me and we both lay there looking up at the ceiling. I put my hand up and we both look at my ring.

“You did good Crosby.” I say, turning my head to look at him.

“Are we talking about the sex or the ring?”

“Both,” I laugh. “But seriously though, I was so surprised. I’m still so surprised. We’re engaged! That’s insane!” I start to yell. He laughs and kisses my hand.

“I was so nervous,” he admits.

“Well you hid it nicely. I can’t wait to tell people we got engaged on the ice.”

“Speaking of, we better get going. I have people coming to clean up all those candles.” Sure enough, just as we’re finishing getting dressed, three men come in.

“Mr. Crosby,” the skinny one nods. Sidney reaches into his wallet and hands them all cash.

“She said yes guys,” Sidney says smiling.

“Congratulations!” They all say in unison. We leave and head towards the car.

“Man I don’t even want to know how long it took them to light all those candles.

“Could you imagine if they had walked in ten minutes sooner? I ask. Sidney shakes his head and starts laughing.
We drive to Kris and Catherine’s and still see that everyone’s cars are still there. We walk in the door and everyone looks at us expectantly.

“We’re engaged!” I yell. Everyone starts clapping and I’m engulfed in a round of hugs. The girls all huddle around me as I tell the story while the guys all circle Sid and high five him. The women all ooh and aah over my ring and start asking me about wedding. It totally didn’t dawn on me that I’d have to plan a wedding. I push the thought out of mind and tell everyone that I have to focus on Olympics first. After all the hype dies down me and Sidney go home. Exhausted, I head upstairs and strip down to my underwear and throw on an old t-shirt. Sidney comes to bed and I’m already half asleep.

Notes

What a whirlwind. Hope you all are enjoying it so far!