eleven.

This one's for allison. enjoy.

June 24, 2005

On Monday, Sid asked Kay if they wanted to hang out.
"but you have to workout and practice today." she said over the phone.
"i just have to go to southpointe and skate, i finished my work out" he said in a hopeful tone.
"ok well do you wanna do something after practice?" she assumed he would go to practice and come right back as always.
"well why don't you come with me?" Sid said. Kay thought for a moment then made sure he wanted her to.
"Yeah sure, i mean, if you want me to"
"of course i want you to" Sidney laughed a little, and Kay smiled. He never stopped making her smile. "i'll pick you up at two. We can go out to eat after."
"sounds perfect" Kay said.
"alright good. ill talk to you soon" Sidney ended the conversation and Kay hung up the phone. She went up to her room to talk to Cass on the phone, and put on some straight leg jeans, a nice top, and flip flops. She told Cass her plans, as usual, and Cass blabbed on and on about how great of a guy Sid was... as usual. Kay just laughed and agreed. He really was a great guy.

When it got to be 1:45, Kay said her goodbyes to Cass and headed downstairs. Her parents were both at work, and Leland was at a friends house for the day so she just sent her mom a text saying she wouldn't be home for dinner. When Sid pulled into the driveway, she came outside before he could get out and go to the door. She opened the door for herself and slid into the passenger seat of the mercedes, giving Sid a kiss on the cheek that made him smile.
"hi" he chuckled
"hey" she said cheerfully.
"why are you so happy?" Sid questioned as he looked into the rear view mirror to back up.
"i dont know. i'm happy to see you." she looked at Sid
"i'm happy to see you too" he smiled.

They drove to southpointe in a little over 20 minutes. When they got in, Kay let Sid go into the locker room and sat on the cold bleachers waiting for the guys to come out. They finally came surging out onto the ice, and Sid was as focused as ever. Everything he did, no matter what it was, he tried his hardest. Kay was definitely impressed. He was really good, and it was then that she realized just how good he was and how good he was.
The guys ran a few drills then scrimmaged. Sid scored two goals and had one assist. He was dripping in sweat when he left the ice, signing a few autographs on the way out. Kay waiting in the lobby of the rink for him to come out, and when he did he was fresh again and smelled like axe. He had a pair of shorts on and a tee shirt.
"ready?" he asked kay as they walked to the car
"yep." she glanced at the clock in the car. It was only 4:30. "it's only 4:30 though"
"i know." Sid was always so mischievous.
"soo what are you thinking" she asked with a confused look.
"you'll see" he smiled. Kay just sat there knowing he wasn't going to crack. She noticed that they were going back towards their houses and her eyebrow furrowed in confusion
"sid why are we going home"
"you'll see" Sid replied once again with his eyes fixed on the road.
They pulled into the Lemieux's driveway, and Sid put the car in park. Kay had an irritated look on her face.
"I thought we were going to dinner" she stated. Sid turned to her.
"Mario and Nathalie wanted you to come over for dinner. Just give them a chance. Please." He looked her right in the eyes.
"ok." she pecked him on the lips. "that's all you had to say in the first place. jeez." She opened the door and got out and a smile came over sidney's face. They held hands and walked into the garage, going through the door that led to the laundry room and out into the living room.
"Hey guys come sit down dinner's just about ready!" Nathalie yelled from the kitchen. Sid motioned for Kay to follow and she did. They went into the kitchen room where all the kids were setting the table. Nathalie was getting the food and Mario was helping. It was a little awkward at first.
"Hi Kay, how are you" Nathalie greeted, putting on a smile. She didn't seem to mind Kay at all.
"Hi I'm pretty good. thanks for having me." Kay said as Sid urged her to sit next to him, pulling a chair out for her.
"no problem", she set the spaghetti on the table with a smile. "Kay these are my daughters, stephanie and alexa. And this is my son, Austin." she said, motioning to the kids sitting at the other end of the table.
"Nice to meet you all" Kay smiled warmly at them all, then at Sid. He gave her a reassuring look. Nathalie and Mario sat down at the table and began to pass food around.
"How was practice?" Mario asked Sid.
"good we just did a couple drills. the usual." he answered, dishing out a pile of spaghetti onto his plate. He put some on Kay's plate and she thanked him.
"That's good. Keep working and we're gonna be a good team this year" Mario looked up at Sid, then stole a quick glance at Kay. "kay did you enjoy watching the guys? it can be pretty boring sometimes" he chuckled.
"Oh no, it wasn't boring at all. it was fun to watch" she smiled "they're good."
The conversation continued between the family just like it was a normal night. Sidney talked about Kay starting school at Duquense in August.
"well that's nice that you'll be close to home" Nathalie pointed out
"yeah i don't think i'll be getting home sick anytime soon" she smiled.
"And, you know, you and Sid will be able to see each other so thats good.." Mario said, still looking at his food. Kay knew it was sort of hard for him to say it, but he just wanted to try to be friends. He was completely aware that Sid and Kay were together now.
"yeah definitely." Sid interupted. "here, i'll take your plate." He reached over for Kay's plate and set it on the counter along with everyone elses. Nathalie told the kids to go play and they sprinted out the door to the driveway. There was a silence while everyone got situated again and the table was cleared off. Kay sat across from Mario and Nathalie, while Sid was trying to be helpful by putting some things away.
"Kay, i just wanted to tell you it was a pleasure having you here. I would really like to put everything that happened in the past" Mario spoke up in his dominant voice.
"Thanks for having me. & yeah i would like that, too" she faintly smiled.
"We're really sorry about what happened. Mario got a little carried away." Nathalie shot Mario a "look" and Kay could see he was sorry. He wanted the best for Sid and she assumed Sid had talked to him about her, probably making it clear that they were together.
"Yeah i understand. no hard feelings." Kay shook her head in agreement. Sid was standing at the counter clearing off some of the dishes still listening to the conversation. When he realized there was a gap in the conversation, he turned around to face them.
"so i think we're gonna get going." he walked over the table, "Nat the food was great thanks a lot." he smiled
"you're welcome. anytime you need anything, kay, we're right down the street." she said to Kay
"thanks so much Mrs. Lemieux. I appreciate it." Kay got up from her chair and walked over to Sid. He said something to Mario who was sitting at the table with his glass of whine, then grabbed Kay's hand and headed out the front door onto the driveway.
"come on i'll walk to you home" Sid gently tugged her hand.
"ok" she agreed happily. they walked along the sidewalk.
"i told you to give them a chance" Sidney looked at her with a smirk.
"yeah... what did you do to them?!" she laughed
"well i told them you were my girlfriend now and that it would be easier to make amends.. basically." he shrugged.
"ah, i see."
He squeezed her hand ever so slightly and nudged her with his shoulder, knowing she was thinking something else. "but i didn't force them to do anything if that's what you're thinking. that was all them."
"really?" she looked up at him
"yep."
They strolled into the driveway and went up to Kay's front door, which was unlocked. Her parents and Leland were home eating dinner since it was only about 5:45.
"wanna come in?" Kay asked as she opened the door. Sid smiled and gave a skeptical look. "come onnn" she pleaded with an inviting grin. He followed her into the house where he took off his tennis shoes and Kay slipped off her flip flops.
"hey mom. hi dad. leland" she greeted everyone and everyone said hi back, then they noticed Sid following behind her.
"hi mrs. brady, mr. brady" he nodded. They forced a smile back. "hi Sid."
"Sid this is Leland" Kay briefly introduced the boys, and Sid waved. Leland gladly waved back with an added 'hi'. He liked Sid. "we're gonna go watch a movie" Kay said, thinking of something to do off the top of her head. Sid didn't argue. Her mom and dad nodded and continued on with their dinner as Sid and Kay exited the kitchen, walking downstairs to the carpeted basement. It had couches and TV. "wanna watch a movie?" she finally asked.
"sure" Sid answered, plopping down on the tan leather couch.
"ok. I think we should watch my favorite." she smirked, turning around and holding up the case.
"Happy Girlmore?" Sid questioned with an 'are you kidding' smile.
"yep"
"ok. we can watch that." he agreed. He just wanted to be with Kay. She turned the lights out, put the dvd in, and sat down next to him. He put his arm around her and she leaned on him with her legs curled up on the couch. The movie started and they sat in silence watching it. Every now and then Sid looked down at Kay who was intently watching the movie. They got to the part where Happy takes the girl on a date at an ice rink. Sid noticed Kay smiling at the part.
"i'm gonna do that with you" he chuckled. Kay looked up at him.
"oh really" she smiled
"yeah" they looked each other in the eyes. Kay just laughed. "you don't think i'm serious?!" his voice got higher.
"no i believe you!" she said
"good" Sid leaned down and kissed Kay on the lips, holding it a little longer than usual.

When the movie ended, it was only 7:15. They sat on the couch and talked.
"i wanna take you somewhere." Sid said
"where?" Kay questioned
"pfft. i really can't tell you this one." he smiled that mischievous smile. He had been texting on his phone the whole movie practically.
"ok... well, i'll tell my parents we're going.. somewhere" She got up off the couch and Sidney came upstairs with her. She yelled out to the back porch where her parents were sitting, telling them that she was going with Sid and would be back before 11.
"ok be careful" her mom warned.
"no later than 11 kay" her dad said in a stern voice. Before they got out the door Sid told Kay to get some socks, so she ran up to her room, grabbed socks, and then they headed out to her car. She threw her keys to Sid.
"it's all yours"
"you want me to drive?" sid asked.
"yeah go ahead"

Sidney drove the two of them to Southpointe for the second time that day. Kay didn't have a clue what was going on. They went into one of the locker rooms, and Sid grabbed his skates out of his hockey bag. He always left his bag there for when they practiced. Suddenly, it hit her. She knew what was going on. Sid saw her face and smiled a huge toothy grin.
"What size shoe are you?" he asked
"8" she answered. Sid grabbed some skates and gave them to her. "are you serious" she laughed.
"i told you" he slipped the skates on his feet and tied them. Kay did the same. He offered her his hand and helped her off the bench in the locker room, out to the ice. He skated backwards waiting for her to step on, and grabbed her hand. She was actually good at ice skating. Her dad played, so he taught her to skate at a really early age.
"you're pretty good" He smiled as he skated backward, pulling her with him.
"Thanks... you need some work. not gonna lie." she joked. Sidney was looking around like he was waiting for something, and he wouldn't stop fidgeting. "what's the matter" she asked. Suddenly, before Sid could answer, "endless love" came on and Kay's jaw dropped. "Sid, you are seriously insane!" she yelled. He just started laughing.
"i just want to make you happy." he pulled her closer so their bodies were pressed against each other.
"well you've succeeded all my expectations"
"have i?" Sid asked jokingly.
"yes. this was such a good day." Kay breathed. Their faces were so close. Sid's lips came crashing down on hers, and his hands ran up her back, sending shivers up her spine. After they broke apart, they continued to skate around the rink hand in hand. Today had been one of the most fun days Kay had in a long time. Watching NHL players practice, making friends with her enemy, watching her favorite movie with her favorite person, and something completely unexpected at the very end. All thanks to one 17 year old guy named Sidney Crosby.