Never Expected This

Good girls end last, you reminded yourself when you saw him outside. Their was no way in hell that he was going to notice you yet alone talk to you. Not trying to bring up your hope, you turned back around and continued on with your life. Yet here he was, standing before you. He hadn't dropped anything on you. He hadn't bumped into you. He didn't even pick up something you forgot at the store. You had heard a man shouting a "hey" at you and for some odd reason you turned back around.

He had walked swiftly through the crowed. You were amazed by his gracefulness. But then again he was a hockey player. It barely took him time before he stood before you. Hands in his pocket, grin upon his face and his hair tousled a bit due to the late fall winds.

"Hey." You said.
"Hey" He said smiling. His brows creased a bit before he continued. "Why didn't you say hi to me in there?" He asked.

You had just smiled at him inside the store. You weren't a shy person but the store was pretty crowed and you thought that he deserved to be normal for a few hours. Because God knows how much Montreal loves this guy. You were guilty of this as well.

"You seemed busy." You said to him. Trying to keep your composure. He shocked his head in disbelief.
"I don't believe that's the reason." He told you, a smirk on his lips. You rolled your eyes at him.

"Well, it's true." You said crossing your arms on your chest. "And why should it matter to you if I said hi or not?" You continued to say.

" It shouldn't." He stated bluntly. Your hard expression dropped. You had set yourself up for that one. He had successfully told you, you weren't the prettiest girl around without actually saying. Humiliated by this you wanted to walk away and forget this ever happened.

"But it did." He said. He smiled when your face gave away how surprised you were. Bullshit, you thought.

"Well." was all you could manage to say. What else could you say? You couldn't think of anything smart or funny to say. And you were the queen of saying smart and funny things. This Gallagher bulk was sure making you act differently. And you didn't like that.

"Well, indeed." He said smiling. The awkwardness you felt was unbearable. You couldn't help but wonder what the others around you thought of this. The scene in your head seemed odd. In the sense that, he stood there, smiling like an idiot while you just stood there. Maybe the sight of this wasn't awkward. Nonetheless, that didn't change the way you felt.

"Are you busy right now?" He continued, breaking tense silence between you guys. You shock your head.

"Why?" You finally asked. He said something but you didn't catch a word. His mumbling and the sound of these busy streets weren't helping. You had raised your eyebrows showing your confusion. He rubbed the back of his neck and sighed heavily.

"I want to get to know someone that thought I was too busy to say hi." He said clearly this time.

"Why?" You asked again. Mainly because you didn't believe none of the words he spoke. He wants to get to know you. Montreal's heartthrob right winger star, wants to get to know you. That doesn't happen to just anyone.

"Because we both know you were just respecting me." He said smiling. "You don't get that everyday." Your exterior lying how you truly felt. Struck with the feeling of thankfulness and euphoric, at grin finally appeared upon your lips.

"I would every much enjoy that." You told him. The cold fall wind hadn't stop blowing your hair all over the place. You tried to keep it somewhat tamed. But it wouldn't.

You still couldn't believe the memory was still so vivid to you. You and Brendan had been dating for 3 years, and retelling this story... Awoke emotions only ignited by him. He didn't know of it of course. You never wanted to seem as that girlfriend.

"You're doing it again." Brendan told you. Discomposed by the fact you were caught starring at him, you tried to hide that. You guys were sitting on the coach watching some baseball. He likes it when you snuggle with him. So that's what you did, to cover up. But clearly he wasn't having it today. He sat up straight and faced you.

"Seriously thought, why do you keep doing that?" He asked smirking.

"Can't I not be happy to be able to call you mine?" You replied back. He let out a heavy sigh and shock his head in disbelief. He often did that to you.

"Yes, but you have a reason to be smiling the way you do. It's not your normal one." He told you. You shrugged it off and continued to watch the game. He laughed in disbelief about what he finds "your weird quirks". And went back, paying half attention to the game. An arm around you, you were enjoying this a lot.

"This feels right." You said facing his green eyes. And boy did you love them. Brendan smiled and kissed you softly.

"I sure hope so!" He said grazing your ring finger. Hinting something for the future, maybe. On a high over something so small, you closed in the space between you guys and rested.

Good girl end up last, the last one the guy picks to be with for the long run.

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