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Tyler was exhausted, and as much as he loved his dogs, he really didn't feel like taking them out this morning. They were getting antsy, though, and he knew he couldn't stay in bed all day. The Stars had lost their second game in Nashville and now were really feeling the pressure. And to make matters worse, Tyler had his mind on Savannah in Miami.

Tyler groaned. "The day you all can take yourselves out to potty will be the best day of my life," he whined.

"I can take them, you stay in bed," he heard a familiar voice say. He sat up in bed and saw Savannah appear in the bedroom. She was wearing a pair of pants that she always wore to work, and he knew she must have just arrived back in Dallas. He started to get up, but a hand to his chest stopped him. "You stay in bed," she repeated. "I'll be back." Without another word, she rounded up all three dogs and took them outside.

Tyler anxiously waited on her to get back. He didn't move from the bed as she had ordered, and he was happy when he heard the front door open again. His dogs ran into the bedroom before Savannah appeared in the doorway. "You're back?" he said, a smile on his face.

"Well they really had to go pee, so it didn't take them long," she said with a straight face.

Tyler frowned. "Not what I meant."

She laughed. "I know," she said as she slid into bed next to him, getting underneath the blankets and curling up next to him, cradling his arm. She suddenly let go, outstretching both arms, and flipping them hands up then down. "See, no cuts or bruises from Miami!" she teased.

He pulled on one of her arms to get her arms down and then put his other hand on the back of her head. He kissed her slowly before pulling away. "Glad you're home."

"Glad to see I didn't come home to someone else in your bed," she joked.

As if on cue, Gerry jumped up on the bed. Tyler petted him as he tried to climb on Savannah. "No one but these guys," he laughed, patting Gerry on the back.

Savannah propped herself up on her elbow as she looked at Tyler. "I know it's your off day, but do you think you could sneak us on the ice?"

Tyler looked over at her curiously. Savannah had never been into hockey or skating growing up, and until she'd met Tyler, she had never even attempted to ice skate. "You want to go to the rink?" he questioned, wondering what she was up to.

She maneuvered herself so she was now straddling him. When Gerry tried to get in the way, Tyler promptly got him off the bed while holding onto one of Savannah's hips so she didn't try to move from her position on top of him. "Orrrr I can go home," she said, moving her hips in the perfect circular pattern to really get Tyler going.

"I was thinking more that you'd be going into work since you literally just got back," Tyler told her.

She shook her head, looking down at him. "Worked on the plane to write up a full report, and I already submitted it to Dominic. I'm taking today off…unless you want me to go in," she added.

His grip tightened on her hip. "Not a chance," he stated in a low growl.

He leaned up and kissed her until she pushed his chest so he was laying back down. "You start that and we're not getting out of this bed," she groaned.

"Would that be such a bad thing?" he questioned.

She pretended to think about it, and he thought he had won. Until she said, "maybe if you behave today, we can pick this back up tonight." She then swung one leg around and got off of him.

He looked at her in disbelief and then down at his hard dick that was very visible underneath his shorts. Then he looked back up at her as she just laughed at him. "You're mean, Savannah Decker," he pouted.

She grinned. "Never claimed to be nice, Tyler Seguin." She stood up and patted him on his shoulder. "Now get out of bed. And let's get to the stadium."

***

Tyler opened the door for Savannah to walk into the player's entrance of the arena. He'd done this walk a million times before but something was different with Savannah next to him He was proud of his team and liked showing that off to her. He watched her look around, taking in all the minor details that got lost on the players, but to an outsider, it looked magnificent.

"So you think you can get us on the ice?" she asked him. He knew he wasn't supposed to. The rink manager would kill him. But, then again, he was Tyler Seguin, and he could get away with a lot that no one else could.

"Let's cut through the locker room," he told her. As soon as she walked in, she immediately had flashbacks from when he'd taken her in after a game and they had christened that shower. She didn't say anything, though, but both of them knew what was on their minds.

"You got an extra pair of skates?" she asked him as they walked towards the entrance to the ice.

"Not sure you can fit into any of the guys'," he commented as he followed her towards the bench.

She shrugged as she looked out onto the ice. The lights were on, which surprised Tyler. Usually when no one was around, it was dark out on the ice. "Guess I'll just have to ask your sisters," she said casually.

It took Tyler a moment to really catch what she had said and he whipped his head around to look at her. "My sisters?" he questioned.

Savannah didn't get a chance to respond before one of Tyler's sisters yelled out, "Savannah, I think I've got an extra pair up here!"

Tyler spun around to look in the stands behind him and Savannah. Standing just a few rows back was his mom and two sisters. His jaw dropped in shock. He knew they were coming into town for his game, but he thought they were going to be flying in the next day. "What are you guys doing here?" he asked as they walked down the stairs to meet him at the glass.

"Well, Savannah called me and asked if we could come a day early," his mother said. Tyler looked at Savannah, and she just shrugged.

"And then she said we could have an old school game of hockey out here," his youngest sister, Cassidy, added. "I guess she thought us two can still kick our brother's ass," she teased. Growing up, they played hockey games against each other all the time, always the two sisters against Tyler. It didn't matter that it was two against one; Tyler still managed to almost always win unless the girls cheated.

"Savannah can join our team," Candace added. "Boys against girls. Mom can ref!"

It was at this point that Tyler noticed his sisters already had their skates on, and a few sticks were sitting in the seat a few rows up. He looked back at Savannah, knowing she wasn't very good at skating, let alone playing a game of hockey with the Seguin siblings. "I'm out of this game," she said before he could ask her. She then glanced at his sisters. "You probably don't want me out there anyways, I can barely skate," she admitted. "But I will gladly watch your brother lose to you two," she grinned.

Tyler looked at her wide eyed. "No way I lose to these two!"

All three siblings started speaking at once as Cassidy handed Tyler a pair of his skates that Savannah had made sure were out there ready for him. Savannah climbed over the railing to the stands to stand next to Tyler's mom, Jackie. "Are they always like this?" she asked, jerking her thumb towards Tyler and his sisters.

Jackie laughed. "Oh yeah. Growing up, our house was always loud. They bicker but Tyler would do anything for those girls, and they support Tyler more than anyone else on this planet," Jackie she told Savannah.

Savannah nodded her head in understanding. "Sounds like my sister and me. We joke with each other, but I'd do anything for her," she said in all seriousness. Anyone that knew Savannah knew she would literally put her life on the line for Shea, and Shea would do the same for Savannah.

"I look forward to meeting her one day," Jackie smiled.

"When she gets back from her honeymoon," Savannah said. She looked down at the ice to see that Tyler and the girls already had their skates on and were in the middle of the ice, ready for the face off.

"Mom! You ready?" Tyler called out.

"Good luck to both sides!" she called back as Candace passed the puck to Cassidy before Tyler was ready. Cassidy raced down the ice and had it in the back of the net before Tyler even knew what had happened.

As Cassidy and Candace cheered, Tyler pouted. "Not fair! No goal!"

"Mom!?" Candace called out.

Jackie hadn't even been paying attention, but she replied, "good goal!"

Tyler frowned but then got in game mode, a face that Savannah had seen often when Tyler played. She watched the family game, which got intense, but in the end, Tyler pulled off the win. He raised his hands in triumph, while the girls claimed, "You cheated!"

"Cheated!?" Tyler exclaimed. "It's two against one. I can't cheat against you two!"

Candace rolled her eyes. "Yeah yeah, so you're good," she joked.

"I'm hungry," Cassidy stated, earning a laugh from the other two that she had forgotten about losing the game so quickly.

Tyler looked up at his mother and Savannah in the stands. "You up for some steak?" he asked.

Jackie smiled. "I swear, Tyler, that's the only place you take us to," she laughed.

"Because it's so good!" Tyler exclaimed. "I'm gonna go change and then we can go," he told her, guiding his sisters off the ice, leaving Jackie alone with Savannah.

"I'm glad you could make it a day early," Savannah told her.

"I'm glad you called," she replied. "You know, when Tyler first told me he was dating you, I was a little skeptical. It's not every day you get a phone call from Tyler telling me he was in a serious relationship with this woman that he was already in love with. But, I can tell he really does care about you. And, you seem to keep him on his toes. I like that. He needs someone that can keep him in line."

Savannah laughed. "We definitely challenge each other sometimes," she commented. "You raised a good man, though."

"Well thank you," she smiled just as her children came walking back up the stands. Savannah wasn't sure how they got changed so fast, but she was starving, so she wasn't going to question it.

Tyler walked up to her and put his arm around her as they walked out of the stadium. Savannah glanced around to see if any of his family paid attention, but none seemed bothered by the PDA. "Your dad will be coming here tonight. He had to stay for something at work, but he'll be here in plenty of time for the game," Jackie explained.

"Good," Tyler nodded his head. "He couldn't miss this game," he added. Savannah knew this was a huge game for Tyler, and she hoped that bringing his mom and sister in a day early would relax him. Tyler was usually a laid back person, but seeing him during playoffs, he was a little wound up. Granted, part of that was her leaving for Miami. But, now she was back, and she hoped she could just get Tyler to ease up a little bit. "Where are you parked?" Tyler asked his family.

"Just down the street," Candace replied.

"Go get the car and meet us at the front entrance to the stadium. I'll pull around and meet you there to get us to the restaurant," Tyler said.

Candace, Cassidy, and Jackie all started walking in the way of their rental car, while Savannah stayed with Tyler. Just as they reached Tyler's car, Savannah expected him to get in the driver's seat, but he suddenly stopped short. She glanced up at him. "You letting me drive?" she grinned. It was well known that Tyler did not like Savannah's driving and never let her drive his car.

He shook his head. "No, just thank you for getting them here. It was a nice surprise," he spoke honestly.

She shrugged. "I thought you could use some family time," she said simply. "You know, to repay me, you could let me drive," she said in a sing-song voice.

She reached for Tyler's keys, but he was too quick and held them above his head, too high for her grasp. "Nuh uh," he shook his head. "I'm grateful you got my mom and sister here, but I want to get to the restaurant in one piece," he said, heading to the driver's seat.

She rolled her eyes as she got in the car and buckled her seatbelt. "You're lucky I like you," she muttered.

"I think you love me," he grinned.

"I think that's just my hunger talking," she replied. "C'mon, let's go. I'm starving, and if you can get some food in me quick, I may repay you. Like agree to do whatever you want tonight."

Tyler raised an eyebrow as he looked over at her. "Whatever I want tonight, eh?"

"I did say we could finish what we started this morning…" she smirked.

"Screw food, let's go home," he said.

Savannah laughed. "Yeah, why don't you go tell your mom that you're choosing sex with your girlfriend over having a meal with her."

Tyler seemed to think it over briefly before agreeing with her. "Okay, point taken. I probably don't need my mom to hear that. But, let's eat this meal quick so I can take you home," he said, leaning over and giving her a quick kiss on the lips.

"You're the one that chose steak," she pointed out. Tyler opened his mouth to argue when his stomach growled loudly. Savannah laughed. "C'mon, your sisters and mom are waiting," she reminded him. not wanting to take any more time before heading out.

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