Addie thought about what she’d have to do in order to get Sid to talk to her again. That had consumed her for a few days now. It kept her from concentrating on things that actually mattered in her life. Only, she had to admit that Sid did matter to her life. She enjoyed him, even in the simplest of ways. And since the night of their second date, he hadn’t reached out to her through text, call, email, carrier pigeon…

And no, she wasn’t one of those girls that was going to make the guy do all the heavy lifting. When she hadn’t heard from him after one day, she texted him some stupid little message; a quick hello and a mention that something made her think of him. It went unanswered for two days more. Maybe she should’ve just grinned and bared it. Maybe she should’ve just forced herself to have sex with him purely as a means of keeping him involved and interested. Obviously that’s where this fell off. Or at least, that’s what she figured. Whether or not that was the truth was an entirely different matter.

The fear… the anxiety of what that meant, led to a long and scary trip down the rabbit hole of the Internet. The deep, dark web. The twisted and terrible abyss that is pages and pages of information and interviews and videos. What good would come out of typing his name into the search bar and clicking enter? What could she find that would serve as justification to her current situation? Probably nothing. Which is why she cursed herself when the first page of Google results popped up on the screen. And still, she scrolled anyway—glancing at pictures, skimming over articles, mesmerized with videos of him. He was always polite, always considerate, always knew just what to say whether it be to reporters, teammates, or children.

This snooping also led to the finding of a schedule of sorts. Not one for games of the upcoming season (which Addie saw would be starting in a month or so), but for one documenting when the team had ice times. Ten AM, eleven AM, ten AM, noon off-ice workouts… Addie figured this little blog that had been so conveniently put together would lead her directly to Sid. Maybe this was creepy. Maybe this was out of line. Maybe this was exactly what needed to happen for her to know what was going on with her personal life. Because really, she hadn’t had one of those in a year, and she felt she deserved to know what was going on.

That is exactly and precisely what led her here. To the UMPC Lemieux Sports Complex. A network of training rooms, locker rooms, and ice rinks on a Tuesday morning. She had a class be at, and yet… ice rink. What she didn't expect was that the seats surrounding the rink in which the Penguins were practicing on, was crowded beyond belief. Just rows and rows of people decked out in average, everyday clothes, and then some completed shrouded beneath team merchandise. They cheered on their team, playing against no one; just skating from one end of the ice to another, in a big circle.

Addie found a spot for herself, tucked away in the bleachers between a man and his young child, and two girls who giggled every time one of the players did something seemingly funny. Even though she didn’t know much of anything about the sport, Addie loved that the girls next to her not only seemed to know a lot about the sport, but also felt connected to the men on the team. Even if they’d never meet any of them, the girls had found a niche of their own here; and they were heartily accepted.

A big number ’87’ flew by the glass, and Addie knew that was the ever elusive Sidney in the flesh. She learned that from her snooping. She wasn’t proud of it. Sid darted around the ice, probably more graceful there than he was on solid, non-slippery ground. The person she had seen on TV, carrying that big silver challis over his head, was now right in front of her, showcasing all the talent and skill that got him there in the first place. Between what she was seeing in front of her, the boyish happiness that overwhelmed his face, and the gentle goofiness he expressed around his teammates, Addie fell for him a little bit more. And she really didn't want to. She wanted to stay even-keeled and level headed, not hormonal and feel-y and wanting his big body on top of her. The man was going to kill her one way or another.

Not once throughout the practice did Sid look into the stands. Not that Addie actually expected him to; and even if he did, he probably wouldn’t have spotted her anyways. Through the mass of people around her, there wasn’t a chance she stuck out in the crowd. But it was nice to see him even if he’d never know she was there.

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Addie stuck around afterward, God knows why. So did everyone else. Maybe part of her hoped that being the good and decent captain Sid was, he’d come out to interact with the fans. That’d be foolish though. It’d be a fool’s errand to walk out in this crowd and expect to get out alive. She hoped that some fans would get tired of waiting and would just decide to go home instead. What she couldn’t have known, was the level of devotion these people had for their hockey team.

Eventually, Addie was the one who gave up. There wasn’t any use sticking around. He was going to dip out somewhere through a back entrance and disappear without any of the fans knowing. Back in the parking lot, she laughed at herself for thinking this was a good idea. That was the stupidest idea she had had in some time. But then she got an even stupider idea to brush the other one under the rug. An electric gate kept opening and closing, and Addie realized that the cars coming through it were being driven by people she had seen on the ice. From her car, she decided she’d wait for Sid to leave and see if he ever gave her a call.

Car after car left. Even the fans were starting to clear out. Addie was watching a mom lead her small child inside (probably for ice skating lessons), when she got startled by a knock on her window. She glanced over at the passenger side and saw Sid standing there, smiling at her. Addie was slow to unlock the door for him but finally did so, relenting to have any conversation with him that could take a bad turn.

“Hey. You came to practice?”

“Well, I was just…” she began and then thought about what was going to come out of her mouth next. It was all going to sound like a lie no matter what, “around.”

Sid giggled and stared at her. “So… how’d you like it?”

“I can see why you’re a big deal. You’re really good,”

“Thank you,” he beamed.

“A lot of people in the stands wearing your jersey,”

“You’re not,”

“No, I’m not.”

“Would you like to?”

Addie flicked her eyes at him. “I’m going to sound insane and because I’m acknowledging it, you can’t say that I’m crazy.” She paused and Sid took that moment to nod, giving her a physical sign of his understanding. “I can’t stop thinking that the reason you haven’t called in four days is because I wouldn’t have sex with you. And as I say that out loud, I know I sound clingy and weird and creepy, but I am worth so much and I don’t handle it well when I feel people are only seeing me for the physical stuff. So if that’s the case, can you just do me the decency of telling me so I can just get on with my life.”

“My life is ninety-five percent work,” Sid shifted in the passenger seat to face her more. “I need a girl… a woman… that’s confident enough to understand that even though I don’t talk every day, doesn’t mean I enjoy her less. I want to see if you’re that girl. And if you are, I swear… we could be so happy. But I don’t want us to second guess each other because the National Hockey League has me running buck wild around North America. It’s not going to be easy, and sometimes it’s not even going to be fun, but it could be so great. And while you’re beautiful and sexy, you’re intimidatingly intelligent, and I can assure you that I’m not only into you for the prospect of sex. I haven’t called because preseason is starting soon, which means me being around all the time is no longer going to be the case. It’s going to be very on and off again for the next six to eight months.”

Addie nodded, and she didn’t quite know why. Was that a situation she could live with? Having a boyfriend for four to six months out of the year? What about the other half? But it was very clear that if she wanted that with Sid, at least while he was still an active professional athlete, that’s the way it was going to be.

“You wanna try this with me?” He grinned softly when she nodded again. “We leave in a couple of days for our first preseason game. I want to see you before that,” he reached over and squeezed his hand around her thigh. “Maybe we can do a movie night at your place?”

She nodded yet again, “yeah.”

“Okay,” Sid smiled and leaned over the center console to plant a quick kiss on her lips. When he pulled away, a small grin had moved over Addie’s face. He pushed open the car door and slid out, “by the way, you look really pretty today.” He giggled when she blushed, and then shut the car door and headed back towards the electric gate.

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Addie lit a candle and looked around her modest apartment. It was clean, put together, and better yet, there were no dirty dishes in her sink like the first night he had come over. She’d already put When Harry Met Sally into the DVD player. Something light, something romantic, something somewhat suggestive… So when Sid came over and looked at the disc menu on the television, he shot Addie a knowing glance. She blushed and hooked her arms around his and leaned into his side.

He kissed her as soon as they sat on the couch and set his arm around her shoulders. It gave her the perfect chance to curl into his side. It was exactly what they had done in the movie theater during Casablanca, except now they were able to do it from the very beginning, and there wasn’t any threat of being found out.

As the movie began to roll, Sid looked around and pulled the throw blanket off the back of the couch and brought it to their laps. He unfolded it and set it on top of them. Every now and again, Addie would glance at Sid from the corner of her eye. She wanted to see if he was enjoying the movie. It was one of her favorites and on a semi-serious level, she didn’t know if she could handle being with someone who didn’t like When Harry Met Sally. But also, he was just so attractive and Addie wanted to memorize his form.

He seemed to catch on though, getting a slight grin and then looked over at her. “You’re missing the movie,” once Addie looked back at the TV, he did too. And then without much thought, he set his free hand on her thigh.

She hoped they’d get deep into the movie before anything else started, or at least deeper than where they actually got. By the time Harry and Sally were going their separate ways in New York, maybe fifteen minutes into the movie, Sid leaned in and planted a long kiss on Addie’s lips. She was quick to reciprocate, of course, but made a mental note to come back to this movie when they could keep themselves separated like fully developed and evolved adults. For now, the adolescent energy was a welcome addition.

He hauled her into his lap and slid his hands up her body until they tangled in her hair. He tugged gently, giggling when her head followed the pull of his hands and tilted back. It gave him the chance to kiss and suck on her neck, which only earned him squeals of delight from Addie. She gave herself a mental pep talk that she was going to go through with this tonight. She wouldn’t shy away, she wouldn't give him a reason to be disappointed. Just as her pep talk ended, Sid reached for the hem of her shirt, and she allowed him to lift it up and pull it over her head. His eyes wandered to her breasts, but just as soon as she was about to get nervous about how she looked to him, he placed his lips on her chest. She wrapped her arms over his shoulders while he sucked on her skin.

As Meg Ryan was saying something about her boring boyfriend in the background, Addie cupped her hand over Sid’s jaw when his hands wandered to the button of her jeans. He glanced up at her as though he was searching for a sign of validation. But Addie was frozen; mind focused on the feeling of the bulge beneath his pants pressing against her. So Sid continued with unbuttoning her jeans, and once he was successful with that, he moved his hands down to her thighs, thumbs tucking inward and pressing at her center.

The feeling of the added pressure made her entire body shudder. Sid smiled softly at her body’s reaction and leaned forward to kiss her shoulder. With another press of his thumbs, Addie’s body shuddered again. “Sorry,” she whispered, burying her face in his neck.

Sid smiled again and moved his hands away and settled them safely on her hips. He turned his head towards her and kissed Addie’s temple, “you’re okay.” When he felt her let out a breath, he moved one hand to her ass and squeezed it gently. “Do you want to keep going?” Sid seemingly wasn’t completely convinced when he felt her nod. “Adeline,”

Addie lifted her head and set her hands on his chest, “I’m just nervous.”

“I know,”

“It’s been a long time,”

“I know,” he reassured with a grin. “Do you wanna move to the bed? Would that be better?”

Addie laughed at the innocence of his tone.

“Is that better, I don’t know?” His eyes danced over her as she laughed. “I just want you to be comfortable.” Sid settled on looking into her eyes when she stopped laughing. He cupped his massive hands around her face and lead her towards him until their lips touched. He kissed her slowly before setting his forehead against hers. “I really want to make you come tonight,”

She swallowed and stared at him. Oh, this man was going to break her down. Addie nodded gently. Before she could mentally talk herself out of anything, she pushed back from his lap and stood up. Quickly, she bent over to blow out the candle and pressed pause on the remote. She stood back up and looked back at Sid, blushing when she caught him staring at her body, and using one of his hands to adjust himself as his jeans grew tighter at the crotch. Addie reached out and took his hand, chewing on her lower lip as she led him into her room. Maybe he should’ve got his bearings or took a look around his new surroundings, but his gaze was locked on the woman in front of him.

When she stopped at the foot of her bed and looked back at him, Sid yanked on her hand until she leaned in against his body. He wrapped his free hand around her waist and bent forward to kiss her ear. “Take your pants off for me,” he whispered and kissed her once more.

Addie pulled her head back in order to look at him. He still had a hold on her waist and wanting to please him, she unzipped her jeans and pushed them down over her hips. However, the tightness of these particular jeans made it impossible for her to lower them further without stepping on the ends of them like a child. It wasn’t the sexiest thing in the world, and she knew that because she had to jump and dance around like a fool in order to get them up in the first place. She glanced up at Sid, finding herself in a conundrum. And he seemed to get the clue because he giggled and flicked his eyes to her jeans, only halfway down her thighs.

“You have to promise me you’re still going to want to make me come after yanking these god-awful things off my legs in a very unsexy manner,” Addie pleaded, cheeks turning red.

Sid laughed again and nodded, helping Addie sit on the edge of her bed, “I promise.”

She pouted playfully and laid back on her bed, sticking her legs up in the air towards him. Sid grabbed onto the ankles of the jeans and pulled back, but to no avail.

“Jesus Christ,” he mumbled, yanking harder than before. A little progress was made and he let go of one of her legs, figuring the best way to tackle this was going to be going one leg at a time. With each tug, Addie slipped further down the bed, and they both laughed together. Finally, when one leg was free after an extreme amount of energy, Sid set his hands on his hips and panted, “I can live with one pant leg on.”

He stepped forward to straddle her on the bed, but Addie laughed and pounded her hand on his chest, “Sid!” She waited until he looked at her, “please take it off. I don’t want to be stuck in these things for the rest of my life,”

Sid smiled and grabbed hold of her ankle, tugging and yanking until he was successful in ridding her of her pants entirely. Addie let out of a huff when she tossed her pants to the side of her room. When she looked back up at Sid, he was making his way back to her, but she feared that that had just killed every romantic mood either of them might’ve had. She sat up to join him, thinking they’d talk, maybe cuddle, and then make their way back out to the living room to finish the movie.

But Sid nudged her back until she laid on her bed again and he crouched in front of her. When Addie sat up to state her case, Sid playfully ignored her and hooked her legs over his shoulders. “Will you lay down? I’m going to make you come,”

Addie only stared at him for a moment before she obeyed and laid back down, although she watched him carefully. She noticed the gentleness of his kiss to her inner thigh, the smoothness of his jaw when his mouth crept closer to her underwear, the heat of his tongue when he dragged it across the lace fabric and over her clit… It was then he flicked his eyes up to gauge her reaction. His mouth spread into a grin when he saw she was watching him.

Sid grabbed onto the edge of her panties and pulled them to the side, putting her on display for him. Her body shuddered again, and Sid slid his free hand beneath her bra in order to squeeze her breast. Addie sat up just enough to unhook it and slide it off her shoulders. After she flung it to the side, she laid back down and set her hand over Sid’s as he massaged her breast. Her hand squeezed his when he placed his tongue on her clit and she let out a breathy moan, staring down at him intently. Sid closed his mouth around her clit and sucked softly, opening his mouth again and dragging his tongue along her entrance.

Addie moaned louder; the encouragement Sid needed to do it again. Now her legs closed around his head gently and Sid nudged one back, spreading her wide for him again. He stared into her eyes when he flicked his tongue over her clit, watching as her chest hitched with her labored breaths, and he shook his head back and forth, earning a shriek. Addie laid her head back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling, losing herself in the feeling of his mouth on her. And then that feeling was gone, and Addie knew what was coming next, and she didn’t want to look at him and psych herself out.

His fingers were already wet when he placed them at her entrance and circled it gently. “Adeline,” he growled, although not in a menacing way, and Addie looked at him. “Show me how you touch yourself,”

She stared at him, frozen for a second until again, she obeyed him and brought her hand to her clit. Addie placed her middle and ring fingers on it and circled slowly. Her eyebrows furrowed when Sid urged two of his fingers inside of her. She let out a tiny squeak which was followed up by Sid pressing his lips to her inner thigh.

“Your pussy is so tight,” he groaned and pulled his fingers halfway out, only to sink them back inside of her further. Addie’s hands gripped onto the sheets and fisted them as she let out another squeal. “Too much?” Sid asked, genuinely searching for the answer.

“Lick my clit,” Addie pleaded, thankful Sid was quick and more than willing to comply. With his tongue on her, her body loosened up and relaxed. Although with each stroke of his fingers inside of her, her pussy clenched and tightened all over again. Her hands relaxed and she moved one to the back of Sid’s head, tangling her fingers in his hair. Her moans were praise enough to encourage him to alternate between licking and sucking on her clit.

Sid looked up at her as Addie shifted her body down on his fingers as far as they would go, and he grinned against her at the sight of her chest turning bright red. He pulled his head away and stared at her pussy taking two of his fingers. He brought his other hand to her and rubbed her clit with his thumb in small, fast circles. Her voice was shaky when she moaned and so Sid fingered her harder, hoping to push her over the edge.

It didn’t take long at all. A couple thrusts more and Addie’s entire body trembled and shook as she cried out softly, “I’m coming.” He wanted this feeling to last as long as possible for her, and so he didn’t stop until Addie physically reached down for his hand. Her body was still twitching sporadically as Sid pulled his fingers out of her and replaced them with his tongue. He pushed it inside for her and got to taste all of her before he settled back on her clit and licked it slowly. Addie pushed on his head and giggled when her body twitched again.

Sid let out a growl when he pulled away and kissed her thigh one last time. When he crawled up onto the bed over her, Addie noticed his pants were gone and at some point, while he was pleasuring her, he had pulled his cock out of his boxer briefs. Just as she thought it might, it intimidated her. But she only had a second to think about it until Sid tilted her chin up so he could kiss her. It was the first time she had tasted herself on someone else’s mouth. And then she felt like she had all those times before; the thing she was hoping she wouldn’t feel for Sid’s sake. Addie turned her head to the side to break their kiss but making it seem like she was just giving Sid room to kiss her neck. And he did, without a second thought. She figured she could fool him long enough for him to fuck her and get his release.

With her eyes closed and thinking about what she’d have to do to keep him involved and pleasured, she noticed his lips were no longer on her. She flicked her eyes open and turned to look up at him. He tucked his cock back into his boxer briefs. When he caught her looking at him, he smiled. Addie sat up and tried to get a hint of whether or not he was upset. His expression gave her very little to go on, so she inched closer to him and pressed her lips to his shoulder.

“Feel good?” He looked at her as best he could when she nodded, keeping her lips on his shoulder. “Good,” he grinned and pecked her forehead.

“Are you gonna leave?”

Sid furrowed his eyebrows and smiled, confused, “why would I leave?” He waited as Addie shrugged. “Do you want me to?” Again, he paused while she shook her head.

“I want to cuddle with you,” she set her chin on his shoulder and whispered.

He smiled and crawled on her bed until he could rest his back against the headboard. Addie followed him up and curled into his side, setting her head on his chest, and one of her hands on his stomach. Sid kissed the top of her head as she settled into him.

“I am into you,” she reassured.

“I know,”

“I’m not trying to be selfish,”

“I know,” Sid brought a hand down to her hip when she hooked her leg over his waist.

“I don’t want you to be disappointed or upset with me,”

“I’m not either of those things,” he turned into her and held her tightly. “All I wanted tonight was for you to let me get you off. And you did. And you’re sexy as hell. And you taste so good,” he smiled when she blushed at his words.

Addie traced her finger over the fabric of his shirt, “we can fuck if you want. So you can come too,”

"I don’t want to fuck you,” he started and then realized how that sounded coming out of his mouth. “I mean, I do. I want to have sex with you, but I want you to want it too.”

“You just gave me the best orgasm of my life. I want to make you happy too,” she moved her hand down to his boxer briefs and curled her fingers around his shaft.

Sid took her hand in his and pulled it away from his cock, “I am happy. Trust me, I am.”

Addie stared at him and licked her lips. Convinced he was telling the truth, she stretched up and kissed him slowly. She could feel him smile against her lips, and she took that as a moment to push her tongue into his mouth, moaning a soft thank you.

Notes

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