They had been in Minnesota for two weeks. They saw most of the sights that normal tourists would see - the Mall of America for example. They even got to go to the Xcel Energy Center and meet the Minnesota Wild who were all great guys.

But now their plane had just landed in Chicago. After winning all their games in Minnesota, they were headed to Chicago to finish off their tournament. And waiting at the airport for them was none of than the Chicago Blackhawks themselves.

The second the plane had landed, Charley had bolted out of the aircraft and to the gate, her team trailing not far behind her. Jon comes up behind her and rests a hand on his back and she's almost too excited to care.

"You ready to meet the Blackhawks?" he asks.

"Yea! They're such an amazing team."

"They really are great guys."

"How do you know?"

"Charley, this is my team. I play for the Chicago Blackhawks. I'm their captain." Charley's jaw drops. "Charley I thought you knew." Right then a group of big burly guys approaches them. They all to the bro shake and awkward hug with Jonathan.

"And who are you? I'm Patrick Kane." one of the boys flirts. He has shaggy gold curls and stunning blue eyes. His lips form a crooked smile as he looks Charley up and down.

"Come on Kaner." Jon scolds.

"She your girlfriend Tazer?" Patrick asks.

"No, she's mine." Jake says, coming up from behind and wrapping an arm around Charley's waist and casting Jonathan a cold glare. Jon's arm drops from Charley's waist and he shoves his hands in his pocket.

"Brought your girlfriend on the trip then?" Patrick asks Jake.

"No, I play for the team." Charley explains.

"Wow, sexy." Patrick throws her a wink and Jake glares coldly at him.

"Come on Kaner, she's taken, stop flirting with her." Jon demands. Kane shrugs and moves with the rest of the guys to introduce themselves to the rest of the team.

"Thanks, Jon." Jake says. Jonathan just nods in response and moves away from the two of them.

"Well," Jake begins. "Besides practice tomorrow and the final game tomorrow night, we don't have anything going on, so I was hoping you'd accompany me on a date tonight."

"Does your girlfriend know you're asking me out?" Charley teases.

"I'm sure she'll be alright with it." Jake gives Charley a crooked smile and leans in to press his lips against hers.

"In that case, I'd be honored."

***

Jake was picking Charley up at six and it was four now. She jumps in the shower and quickly washes her hair. When she gets out, she blow dry’s it and does a waterfall braid that sweeps around the back of her head. She then paints her nails a bright and bold red.

She pulls out her make up case and does a dramatic black winged eyeliner and blends some black eye shadow above it. She puts on bold red lipstick that matches her nails and finishes up by adding some mascara.

Out of her suitcase she pulls out a periwinkle blue sleeveless dress with a belted waist. She slips it on over her head and adds a pair of chestnut colored combat boots. She throws on a couple gold bangles and a diamond shaped gold ring as a final touch. She grabs her black and gold studded clutch and fills it with the contents she’ll need and sets it by the door.

She hears a knock on the door and thinks it’s Jake but the clock says five thirty. She opens up the door to see Jonathan outside. He opens his mouth to say something but stops when he sees Charley’s appearance.

“Wow, you look beautiful. Jake really is a lucky guy.” Charley blushes.

“Thanks, did you need something.”

“Well I wanted to talk to you about something, but if you’re busy, it can wait.” Jon shrugs.

“No, no, come on in. Jake doesn’t come for another half hour.” She opens the door wide and motions for Jonathan to enter. “I got my own room this time.” Jon chuckles and sits down on the end of the bed. He’s wearing a pair of black sweatpants with the Chicago Blackhawks logo embroidered on it and a tight under armor shirt that has the number 19 on the center. Charley can’t help but admire his toned physique. If only he wasn’t such a dick.

“So, what did you want to talk about?” Charley asks. Jonathan looks at her and she notices tears begin to pool in his chocolate brown orbs. She pulls his body towards her as he lets out a sob. She wraps his arms around his torso as tears slipped down his cheeks.

“Johnny, what’s wrong?”

“I just found out my grandfather died.” Charley’s heart pangs in sympathy. She knows exactly what it feels like. She pulls his body closer to her.

“It gets easier Jon. The pain I mean. It never goes away, but it gets easier with time.” She rests her cheek on the top of his head and lets him cry. It’s the best way to help him, just be there for him. After a bit, he wipes the tears off his cheeks and looks at her. A blush creeps onto his cheeks.

“I’m sorry, I just feel like I can go to you. You’re the only once that’s seen this side of me before.”

“It’s okay Jon, you don’t need to apologize. I wish you’d show this side of you more though, it’s the side of you I really like.” Jonathan smiles.

“Thank you, for being here for me, even though I’ve been a complete dick to you.”

“Anytime Jon, anytime.” She pulls him into a hug and can’t help but like the feeling she gets when she hugs him. When they pull away, their faces are inches apart and Charley almost thinks he’s going to kiss her but right then the doorbell rings.

“Oh,” she stutters. “That must be Jake.”

“And that must be my cue to leave. Thanks Charley.” Charley stands up and walks Jon to the door. When she opens it, Jake is standing on the other side looking mighty handsome. Jonathan moves around him and heads back to his room. She watches him go, almost wishing she could stay with him.

“Why was he here?” Jake asks in disgust.

“He’s going through a rough time Jake.”

“So he came to you?” Jake looks at her in disbelief.

“Yea, so?”

“And you let him.”

“Jake, it’s not a big deal. He’s opened up to me before, and he just did it again. Nothing happened.” Charley shrugs, grabbing her clutch and closing the door behind her.

“You know what, forget tonight, I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Jake.” Charley grabs his arm as he tries to leave and tugs him into her hotel room. “What the hell. Don’t go all Jealous Jake like you did to me on the way to Minnesota. I wouldn’t be with you if I didn’t love you.” Charley’s eyes widen as she realizes what she said and Jake’s mirror hers.

“You love me?” Charley bites her lip and nods. Second later she can feel Jake’s lips press onto hers and his body pins her against the door. Charley’s hand reaches up to play with the hair at the nape of his neck and then tangle themselves in his hair. His hands grip her waist firmly, pulling her closer.

His lips leave hers and begin to trail kisses down her neck. He begins to suck and bite at a patch of skin at the bottom of her neck and she lets out a loud moan. Jake’s lips curl into a smile against her skin. He kisses the bruise he left on her neck and reattaches his lips to hers.

She pushes him towards the bed and they fall on it together. Jake rolls them over so he’s on top. Charley pushes off his blazer and it falls to the floor. Jake unzips her dress and lets it fall to the ground next to his jacket. She’s left in nothing but a pair of black lacy underwear and a matching bra.

“You’re so beautiful.” Jake whispers against her skin. Charley smiles and rolls over so she’s on top. She removes Jake’s white t-shirt and lets it drop to the floor and begins to kiss down his toned chest until her lips land right above his pants. He lets out a groan and rolls them over once more.

“This is my first time,” Charley admits. “Go easy on me.”

“Of course beautiful.” His kisses her hard and his hands slide down her body.

“Do you have a condom?”

“Fuck.” He stands from the bed. He pulls on his jacket and heads to the door. “I’ll be right back.”

“Take the room key and just let yourself in.” Charley says, tossing him the white plastic card. He gives her a wink before heading out the door.

She lays on the bed, just dreaming about Jake. What it’s going to be like. Waking up next to him tomorrow morning. She wants Jake and that’s all that’s on her mind. When she comes out of her daydream, she glances over at the bedside clock and realizes Jake has been gone for forty five minutes.

“Where did he go?” Charley mutters to herself. Only seconds later there’s a knock at the door. Was that Jake? She gave him a room key so he could come right in. Odd. Maybe he lost it. She grabs his white t-shirt off the ground and slips it on over her head just as another knock sounds.

She looks through the peep hole and sees Noah. He looks worried and anxious. She opens the door and can instantly tell something’s wrong.

“What’s wrong Noah?”

“Get dressed.” She does what she’s told, throwing on a pair of sweatpants and leaving Jake’s t-shirt as it is.

“What’s wrong?” she repeats.

“Come on.” Noah replies, dodging the question yet again.

Notes

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