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Stay a Little Longer

An Opportunity

**Patrick's POV**

We made our way to the United Center so I could grab my car and also so Nichole could talk to her uncle about something. “I had an amazing time last night, and can’t wait for date two,” Nichole smiled at me.

“Me too,” I grinned back. I got out of her car when she parked and gave her a hug before running into the UC to get changed for practice. “I’ll text you later!” I called back to her.

“I’ll be waiting,” she called back.

I made my way into the locker room with about five minutes to spare. Who knew that there would be a small parade on the way to the UC today? Oh well, I made it and had just enough time to get ready.

“Kaner! How was your night man?” Jonathan asked as I walked over to my stall.

“I can’t complain. I asked her out on a second date,” I said as I stripped down.

“Well that’s good, maybe you guys can double date with me and Lindsey?”

“Yeah, I don’t see why not. Oh, so for date two, I’m taking her to Navy Pier, and going on the Ferris Wheel, but I feel like that isn’t enough, what else should I do?”

“Maybe take her out on a dinner boat?”

“Come on man, you know her more than I do, you’ve know her longer, what does she like in that sense? And I know you know because she talks to your girlfriend, and I know your girlfriend can’t keep her mouth shut.”

“Hey, Lindsey does not have a big mouth,” he defended, then paused, “Okay, maybe she does tell me everything, but still, Nichole is your girl now, you have to call the shots. But, if I were the one taking her out, I’d suggest a walk along the lake after the Ferris Wheel, or going to a play or something at Shakespeare Theater.”

“You are a genius, why didn’t I think of that?” I suddenly remembered that Navy Pier had the theater.

“Because, you are new to this whole dating a ‘real girl’ thing. And Lindsey and Nichole are obsessed with Navy Pier, so I hear about all their adventures.”

“Okay, so I’ll take her to the theater, that should be good right?” I asked.

“Yeah, I guess. Maybe take her to dinner or lunch or something, I know she likes to eat. I honestly don’t know where all the food she eats goes or how she isn’t obese yet,” Jonathan laughed to himself. “Just promise me you won’t do anything to screw this up? You have such an amazing girl in front of you, and I will personally kick your ass if you do anything to hurt her, teammate or not, she is like the little sister I never had, so I’m going to be pretty protective of her, and I know for a fact that both Lindsey’s will kill you if you break their friends heart.”

“Got it, no pissing her off. Although, that’s not my intentions with her. I just hope that she doesn’t run if something gets rough. She mentioned something this morning about forgetting her and Tyler, what happened with that?”

“Well, if she told you a little about him, then I guess I can fill in the gaps,” Jonathan began, “but after practice. We gotta get going out there,” he tapped his stick on my skates that I was trying so hard to quickly lace up.

“Alright Cap, let’s go,” I stood up, put my helmet on and grabbed my stick, following Jonny out onto the ice.

**Nichole’s POV**

After I said bye to Patrick, I strolled down the hallway to Uncle Joel’s office. I slowly breathed in as I prepared myself to ask a big question. “Come in,” I heard his voice call out as I knocked on the door.

“Hey Uncle Joel, I have a question, well actually a few questions to ask you,” I sat in front of his desk in one of the comfy chairs.

“Shoot,” he looked up from his playbook.

“So, as you know, this upcoming year is my senior year, and the second semester is my internship semester. I was wondering if you knew of any teams that would be willing to take on an intern for part of the season?” I surprisingly said in a calm demeanor. “I sent out applications to local high school and college teams, travel teams, even some AHL teams, and a few major fitness companies.”

“Well, I happen to know of about five NHL teams that are in need of some help, and usually hire their interns after graduation,” he replied.

“Oh yeah?”

“I’ll write down the names of the teams for you and the names of the GM’s along with their numbers so you can reach out to them. Have you heard from any of the other places you’ve contacted?”

“Yeah, my school said yes (University of Minnesota), the Iowa Wild, Shattuck-Saint Mary’s said yes, Milwaukee Admirals said yes, Chicago Wolves said no, they already filled the spot, my old high school said yes, RIC said yes, UND said yes which made Jonny happy, Boston College said yes, and UM-Duluth said yes. That’s all I’ve heard back from so far.”

“That’s a pretty impressive list. But, I think you have a great chance at interning with an NHL team,” he said, scribbling down a list of names and numbers. “Here you go, have a look and give them a call.”

I looked down at the list of names and teams and smiled when I saw the first team listed: Chicago Blackhawks - GM: Stan Bowman. “Are you serious?”

“Yeah, go on down to the strength and conditioning room and meet with Paul and Stan. I had a feeling you’d be interested in something like this. But also give the others a call, you never know what might happen between now and then, things change, so it is always a good idea to have more than enough options.”

“Thanks Uncle Joel, you are the best!” I smiled, jumping out of my seat and around the desk to give him a hug.

“Anything for you. Now did you have anymore questions?”

“Yeah, how do I tell my dad that I’m going on a second date with Patrick Kane?”

“Carefully. He’s well aware of his reputation, and especially after the whole Tyler thing, he’s going to be on high alert. Just be honest with him about it, although, I would wait till after the second date, just to make sure you are both serious about where you want things to go, you know how he gets.”

“Classic German attitude,” I rolled my eyes.

“He’s also Scottish, don’t forget that!”

“He’s way more German than Scottish, so therefore he is more scary.”

“You are so dramatic. Go on down to Paul and Stan, if I don’t see you after practice, I’ll see you tomorrow,” he said giving me a hug, and moving towards the door.

“Thanks again,” I called after him, to which he waved his hand above his head and made his way to the ice. I sighed and then found myself walking down the hall in the opposite direction. As I approached the strength and conditioning room, I heard two voices that I assumed belong to Stan and Paul.

“Nichole!” Stan said as I walked into the room.

“Hey Stan, how are you?” I asked.

“I can’t complain. How about yourself? Your dad mentioned you’d be staying the summer in Chicago?”

“Yeah, he and mom put me up in the family apartment and then jetted off to who knows where for a bit.”

“Typical Geoff. Anyways, I’m sure you’ve met Paul Goodman, our S&C coach,” Stan motioned towards Paul.

“I have, hey Paul,” I said giving him a side hug.

“So, I contacted your school, and talked to a few of your teachers, and even a few of the guys, and if you would like, I would love having you as my intern starting as soon as you end this upcoming semester’s finals,” Paul smiled.

“Oh my gosh! Are you serious?” I was in shock. I didn’t think they would just hand this to me without seeing what I could do, considering it was an NHL team that we were talking about.

“One hundred percent. We don’t need an answer right now, but just let us know sometime before the season starts what your decision is. We know that there are other options for you out there, and we want you to fully explore those options, but we hope you chose us,” Stan explained.

“I will definitely let you know as soon as I make a decision. Thank you so much for being understanding and for this amazing opportunity, I can’t express how much this means to me,” I smiled.

“No problem! Everyone adores you, and your professors gave phenomenal reviews and recommendations. No rush on the answer. I’ve got to go to a meeting, but I’ll see you around!” Stan waved bye as he walked out of the room.

“So, Nichole, would you maybe be interested in coming in tomorrow before the game to see how things flow around here? You know, get an idea of how we operate before you actually say yes or no?” Paul asked.

“That would be wonderful.”

“Perfect, so just get here around 4:45 tomorrow afternoon and I’ll let you shadow me, I gotta run and prep the guy’s after practice snacks, but I will see you tomorrow?”

“Yes, I’ll be here!”

“Awesome, see ya Nichole,” with that, he walked towards the locker room area. I couldn’t believe what was going on. It felt too good to be true, but it was true what everyone said about the Blackhawks organization taking care of family, though I was hardly family, I was already feeling welcomed.

I decided it was time to leave, having talked to the people I needed to, so I headed towards my car. While I was walking, I got a text from Lindsey V telling me what time and where she wanted to meet up to go shopping. Seeing that I had two hours before I had to meet up with her, I figured I’d check up on how Lindsey Satter was doing with her parents.

To: little midget
how are the parentals? Do they want to drag you home yet lol

From: little midget
I don’t know why they insisted on coming, they think the city is too big and my mom looks like she’s going to have me packed in her suitcase by the end of the week. Thank god they are here for only three more days, I cant wait to get back to the apartment, my bed there is so comfy compared to the hotel bed they are forcing me to sleep on

To: little midget
Oh wow. Glad to know you only miss the bed. Asshole.

From: little midget
You love me. So how was the date with Kane? Details?

I decided I’d give her a call to explain everything as soon as I got back to the apartment, so I drove home and flopped on my bed, calling her to give her the details.

“Ooh! Navy Pier? What are you going to do?” Lindsey asked after I told her everything.

“Obviously the Ferris Wheel, but I have no idea what else.”

“Ugh, I wish my parents weren’t here so I could stalk you guys. But no, I’m stuck going on architecture tours.”

“Those aren’t that bad. I’ll make sure that you are well informed of what happens.”

“THANK YOU! Now, I have to go, the parentals want to go get food. UGH. Text me please.”

“I will, now go spend time with your parents, they actually let you stay down here with me and not stuck in Minneapolis.”

“That is true. Have fun with Chicago’s bad boy!” she laughed as she hung up. I rolled my eyes and grabbed some food from the kitchen before starting the process of getting ready to shop.

from: jail buddy LV
I’m coming to get you, hope your door is unlocked

I looked at the text from Lindsey and smiled. After the morning I had, I needed a bit of retail therapy to calm myself down. Just as I was throwing things into my purse, I got another text.

From: Patrick kane
So for our date I was thinking tonight? If you aren’t busy?

To: Patrick Kane
Tonight sounds good, what time?

From: Patrick Kane
How about 7?

To: Patrick Kane
I’ll be ready. What’s the dress code?

From: Patrick Kane
Casual, but not too casual

What? Ugh. Thank God Lindsey was dragging me out shopping, because she seriously needs to help me pick something out to wear, and hopefully she knows what Patrick’s plans are.

A minute later Lindsey knocked on the door and walked in, “NICHOLE, let’s go!”

“Nice to see you too,” I said sarcastically.

“Oh please, you have a date to shop for, and I need new shoes, now move it girl!”

For the rest of the day, up until about 5pm, Lindsey and I tore down Michigan Avenue slowly piecing together my date night outfit and me trying to get any details of the date out of her, which proved to be impossible. After we finally got everything we wanted, we said our goodbyes and went in opposite directions. By the time I got to my building, I had just enough time to hop in the shower and quickly get ready.

An hour and twenty minutes later, I was almost all put together when I heard a knock on my door. I froze, knowing that Patrick was due to pick me up, so I ran to the door.

“Hey, I’m almost ready, give me like two minutes, make yourself at home,” I frantically opened the door to let him in, then darted to my bathroom. Less than two minutes later, I emerged from the bathroom ready for the date. “Hey,” I smiled.

“Hey. You look beautiful,” Patrick said as he took my hand in his. “Are you ready to go?”

“Absolutely.”

Notes

sorry it took forever with this one, finals got to me. this one is kind of another filler, but plays an important part for later in the story. i hope you all like seeing patrick's point of view. and don't worry, we will find out what happened between nichole and tyler in the next chapter!

Comments

im so sorry, I'm literally the worst. a lot has happened in my life and this sadly had to take a back burner for a while. i will update as soon as i have enough time to. I'm excited to see where this story is going to go, and hope y'all are excited also! again, super sorry about my taking 93890238 years to update

chicagoxgirlx23 chicagoxgirlx23
7/30/16

you should bring seguin into the story and bring some drama

kaykay kaykay
5/27/16

Cant wait to read more.

Timtoes88 Timtoes88
4/29/16

They're so cute!!!!

Mel13 Mel13
4/16/16