The Love to Live For

Alysha's POV

I see Olli leave the locker room followed by Patric and Brooke. Brooke just so happens to be my cousin that I never really got to meet. Patric Hpprnqvist also plays for the Penguins. He is an amazing player.

"So Alysha, this must be your family," says Patric as he approaches with Olli and Brooke.

"Mom, dad, this is Patric Hornqvist. One of Olli's best friends," I say as I introduce everyone.

"Nice to meet you," says dad. He seems to be pretty chill with Patric, not sure what he's going to be like towards Olli.

"And this must be Olli," says my mom shaking his hand. My dad jsut glares in his direction. Why are fathers always so over protective?

"N-nice to meet you," says Olli shaking my mothers hand. My mom looks over at my dad and gives him a death stare.

"So we can all get to know each other, I would like us all to go to dinner tonight," says Patric.

"That sounds great," says my dad under his breath. He doesn't really like going out to dinner anymore because of something that happened years ago, but that's a story for another time. My dad can be a grouch sometimes too, but the way he is looking at Olli makes me think that he's a little skeptical. Honestly, I don't blame him. Why would a cute guy like Olli be in love with me? What do I have that other girls don't? Plus, Olli is famous. I never thought I would be dating a famous hockey player.

"We would love to go out to dinner, Patric," says my mom looking at my dad. Parents these days...

***

A waiter seats us at a nice booth at the back of the restaurant. I sit next to Olli, who sits next to William (who is basically Olli's biggest fan).

"Can I start you guys off with some drinks?" asks the waiter. We all put in our drink orders (im not going to waste time by saying what they all ordered).

"I have heard a lot about you, Olli. I hope you're treating my daughter with the respect she deserves," says my dad. Sometimes I just want to hide. He embarrasses me all the time.

"Of course," says Olli trying to make eye contact with my dad. He's so shy to the point where it's really cute.

"Alysha has told me that your Finnish. Which part of Finland are you from?" asks my mom trying to make small talk.

"Jyvaskyla."

"What's it like to be a Penguin?" asks William with a smile.

"I can only imagine how difficult it is playing in the NHL. Also dealing with fans and media," says my mom.

"Yeah, it's difficult. Don't get a lot of time away from the rink."

"I bet. Very demanding to be famous. Seems like a tough life," says my dad.

"It is. I got used to it," says Olli as him and my dad finally get talking. The waiter brings us our bill and my dad grabs it.

"Jesus," says my dad. I guess the bill is pretty expensive.

"Let me pay for this," says Olli taking out his wallet.

"No, we invited you guys, I'll pay," says Patric. This is the thing with men, they always have to fight over who gets to pay. I think it's funny.

***

The ride back to my house has been pretty silent. Everyone is tired after a fun day. Getting to see the Pens win and getting to go out to dinner was really fun. This is going to be a long night. Olli is staying over which means dad will be all over us. I'd much prefer to stay at the hotel with him and the team, but no, mom insisted we stay at home.

We arrive at my parents' house and we head inside. Me and Olli follow behind my parents.

"Just be cool, okay?" I say whispering in his ear. I really want this to work.

That Night...

Me and Olli just sit in my room while I paint my toenails. My dad keeps looking in every once in awhile just to make sure we got clothes on. Ugh parents can be annoying at times.

"You tired?" I ask Olli as I dry my toenails. I painted them Penguins colors. Olli seems to like it.

"A little."

"Let's go to bed. We got a long day ahead of us," I say as I turn off the light. I shut the door and curl up next to Olli. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Tomorrow will be a fun day.

Notes

I struggled a bit with this chapter. I have been busy too. I had this chapter already to upload then it got deleted. Thank you for your patience. I am open to suggestions! I will try to update every Thursday.