Five.

June 2, 2005

Kay woke up to a beautiful Sunday morning. She was smiling as soon as she woke up; she couldn't stop thinking about last night. Today, she decided to just lay in bed until 11:15, but when she finally got up, she took a shower, scrunched her hair, grabbed some coffee, and headed into downtown. She wasn't sure what she wanted to do. She just wanted to walk around and enjoy the sun.
Meanwhile, Sidney was at the gym-as usual- with some of his soon-to-be teammates that stayed in Pittsburgh all summer. He lifted weights and ran on the tread mill, then grabbed a bite to eat for lunch. When he arrived back at the Lemieux's, he got a showered, and ans soon as he was dried and dressed he texted Kay.
8:00 tonight?
Kay responded, sounds good to me. Sidney smiled to himself and texted her once more.
what are you up to?
Kay's phone vibrated again, and she flipped open as she walked along the sidewalks of downtown. just walking around downtown. doing a little window shopping.

oh well have fun. i'll see you tonight :)

yep can't wait :)

The rest of the day, Sid played street hockey in the driveway with Mario's son, Austin. Sid was celebrating his goal like he won the Stanley Cup, until Austin interupted.
"so where'd you go last night?" Sid stopped and didn't know what to say.
"what do you mean?" he asked with a confused look.
"you left at like 1 in the morning."
"oh... yeah... it's a long story. Don't tell your dad i left, ok?" Sid begged.
"I won't, don't worry. But tell me the story. I'm not going anywhere anytime soon." Austin sat down on the pavement off to the side. Sid looked at him and leaned on his stick, debating whether or not he should tell him.
"ok fine. but you can NOT spill the beans." he finally gave in.
"i won't, i won't. i swear."
Sid started playing around with the street hockey puck and began the story.
"i met Kay Brady at her parent's party on Friday night. I was at her house last night, and i snuck out cause i know your family and hers don't really get along." Sid turned to Austin and waited for his response.
"oohh.. I see... so you like her?"
"Sorta.. yeah.."
"it's cool. I like them. Our parents just don't get along." Austin replied. Sid looked at the ground and kicked a small rock around.
"yeah i figured. i feel bad sneaking around and stuff but i really like her, but i don't wanna cause problems."
"dude, it's fine. She's hot." The tension let up, and Sid cracked a smile, then playfully whacked Austin in the foot with his stick. "i'm just sayin'!" Austin exclaimed.
"yeah, yeah. sure." Sid laughed. The two played hockey for another hour until they called it quits. It was 4:00, and Sid decided to go inside to call his mom and take a nap. He didn't tell his mom about Kay- she wasn't very good at keeping things on the down low. besides, sid thought, We might not even go anywhere with this thing. It's only one date.
However, inside, he really wanted it to work out.

Sid napped until 5:30. When he woke up, he decided to go downstairs and help Nathalie get things ready for dinner. He buzzed around the kitchen setting the table, and Nat could tell something was up, but didn't bother to ask.
"Hey Nat, do you think i could borrow the car? I'm going to meet some friends tonight." Sid asked while he set the glasses on the table. Nathalie smiled and happily obliged.
"Sure, just don't be out too late with it."
"thanks, i won't" Sid smiled.
Everyone sat down to eat at six, and everyone seemed happy. Austin talked about how he beat Sid in street hockey, and Sid jokingly told everyone he didn't try. After they were done eating, Sid helped clear off the table. He checked the clock; 7:09. He went to his room to get ready. As he opened his closet, he was overwhelmed. He knew he didn't really have any fashion sense at all. He decided to keep it simple; some cacky shorts and a navy blue collared shirt. When he was finished putting some gel in his hair, he put some cologne on, grabbed his wallet off of his nightstand, and made his way to the garage. Sliding into the Mercedes, he got a little nervous. Little did he know, Kay was kind of nervous too.
Back at Kay's house, Kay was standing in the mirror with her jean capris, a baby doll shirt, and gladiator sandals on, making sure she looked ok. She bolted down the stairs, grabbing the keys off the end table by the door on her way out, and jumped into her car. She drove to the Starbucks, and parked on the side of the street. When she walked in, Sid was already sitting on one of the couches. She walked over to him.
"hey you!" she smiled. Sid's head shot up and he smiled back.
"hey how are you?"
"pretty good."
Kay sat down and looked around. The place wasn't really crowded which was nice. The two sat on the couch talking and learning about each other's lives. Not once did the fact that they weren't supposed to be together cross their minds, and they talked like normal people for once. As the conversation died down, Sid boldly asked Kay a question.
"do you wanna take a walk?"
"yeah, that'd be nice" Kay smiled. They got up off the couch and Sid walked over to the door, holding it open for her. They were walking along the sidewalk in the summer night for about five minutes when Sid reached for Kay's hand. Kay took it and looked at him, but he just kept looking ahead. Both continued to tell each other about their lives, but Sid did most of the talking. Kay was just strolling along enjoying his voice.
".. i was never really home a lot. I went to this boarding school in Minnesota to play hockey when i was 16, and then i played juniors in Rimouski. Sometimes i miss my family but i've kinda gotten used to it."
Kay nodded, "You seem close to your family still, though. That's good."
"yeah they're always there for me and they help me with everything. they're great." Sid said. "we better turn around before we get lost or something" he laughed
"oh.. yeah probably" Kay said smiling, even though she was really thinking that she'd love to get lost with him. She chuckled to herself, and the two of them headed back to their cars. As they were getting closer to their destination, Sid brought up another topic of conversation.
"you know, it's really hard to find a girl i actually like, i was losing hope." he chuckled.
"you could have any girl you want!" Kay said, almost suprised.
"that's what you think" Sid replied sarcastically, he knew it was true.
The two approached Kay's car and Kay turned to Sidney. The tone got a little more serious.
"seriously though, Kay. I hope this won't be the last time i see you." Sid looked into her eyes.
"me too, sid." She was going to say something else, until someone caught her eye. It was Jacob. He was in the window of the coffee shop staring at them with his mouth wide open. Kay gasped and stepped behind Sid, still holding onto his hand.
"whats wrong?" Sid asked
"I'll tell you later.. uhmm.. just call me later ok? i have to go, i'm really sorry. just call me." she slipped her hand out of his, and jumped in her car. Sid was still standing outside the car with a "what the hell" look on his face. Kay made a "im really, really sorry. i'll tell you later" face and drove back to their neighborhood.