His Teammate's Sister

Aly and Chris, along with her brother and his teammates, were still in shock that Chris' ex-girlfriend and her best friend were conspiring to get rid of Aly just so Francesca could end back up with Chris. The guys were doing everything imaginable to protect Aly until Frannie and/or her best friend were caught. The NYPD searched the friend's apartment and it has been deserted, like no one had been there in days.

Aly's stomach was finally starting to feel better, but she still had to be careful of what she ate for the next couple days. Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton offered to give Aly a 24/7 security detail along with her brother, boyfriend, and the team just in case something were to happen on the upcoming road trip.

While Jess and Aly were out to lunch, Chris hung with some of the guys on fifth avenue and he wanted to buy his girlfriend a present after everything she has gone through. The boys were walking through Saks and Chris' stomach dropped, "Oh my god."

"Dude? What is it?" Brady asked.

Chris pointed, "Over there, in the Michael Kors section. Is that my ex?"

Jacob squinted his eyes to see, "It looks like her. I want to confront her so bad."

"No, don't. Quietly call the cops on your phone and I'll distract her until they arrive," Chris said.

Brady got nervous, "He better be careful."

Chris took a deep breath and walked over to his ex-girlfriend, "Hello Francesca."

Frannie looked up and beamed, "Chris! Oh it is SO good to see you! Wait, where's that weird chick?"

"You mean my new girlfriend? She's with the team's social media manager. Listen, I don't know if you heard, but Aly nearly died," Chris confessed.

Francesca faked being shocked, "Oh no, is she okay? What happened?"

"Someone tried to kill her with arsenic by slipping it into her iced coffee a couple weeks ago and well, I know your best friend worked at the Starbucks by MSG. Know anything about that?" Chris asked.

"Wait, you think we somehow conspired on something!? That's crazy!" Frannie exclaimed.

Chris sighed, "Come on, you both are obviously pissed I'm dating her plus your old job gave you full access to those chemicals. I'm not stupid. Where the hell is your friend? Starbucks told me she mysteriously quit."

A few moments later, the NYPD showed up and immediately approached Francesca, "Ma'am, we have every reason to believe you and your friend tried to kill Mr. Kreider's girlfriend. Either you cooperate with us or we will charge you with attempted murder as well as obstruction."

"Well I guess you're gonna have to charge me because I'll never say anything," Frannie snarled.

Once the cops took Francesca away, the guys ran over to Chris. Jacob shook his head, "She give in?"

"Hell no. She knows something and where her friend is. Who hates Aly so much that she'd want her dead?" Chris worried.

Brady put his hands in the air, "We'll find out."

A few hours later, Aly and Chris were at his apartment talking about the upcoming road trip in hopes of distracting themselves from what has been going on and the fears they each had.

"So, uh, you excited to see California?" Chris asked.

Aly nodded, "Absolutely. I can't wait for warm weather and off days at the hotel pool."

Chris took his girlfriend's hands and finally admitted what happened at the store today, "The police are doing everything they can to find this girl and they will. We will protect you."

Little did everyone know that the culprit is one nobody could have expected.

Notes

I know this is a NHL fan fiction site, but rest in peace to Kobe & Gianna Bryant, as well as the other seven beautiful souls who lost their lives today in Calabasas, California. Life's so precious. Don't take anything for granted.