Six.

(Still June 2)

Sidney drove home and burst through the door, setting the keys on the kitchen counter. It was around 10:00 and nobody was downstairs so he didn't have to talk to anyone- which he liked. He went straight upstairs to his room and shut the door behind him forcefully, then shoved his hand in to his pocket in search of his phone. He took a deep breathe, trying to calm himself down. He knew Kay would have an explanation. She wasn't trying to be mean.
After he calmed down, he flipped his phone open and called Kay. It rang twice, then she answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey" sid said plainly
"Sid i am really really sorry i left like that!" Kay apologized for the 29457 time.
"it's ok, it's ok. but what happened?"
"Well this kid named Jacob has been trying to date me since 9th grade, and he's a family friend. I don't like him, personally. Anyway, i saw him looking at us through the window and since he saw us, he's probably gonna tell my parents.." she explained, biting her lip on the other line.
"oh... well it's ok.. it'll be fine. i promise." Sid's words made Kay feel better and she loosened up a bit.
"Thanks. ugh i just.. i can't stand him. & i don't understand why my parents and the lemieuxs have to be so immature and stubborn!"
"yeah tell me about it..." Sid mumbled. "sometimes people are like that." Sid glanced at the clock and figured he'd better get some rest if he wanted to get up to run tomorrow. "Well i have to get up early tomorrow. I'd love to keep talking, but i can't" Sid frowned
"aw okk, i guess i understand" Kay laughed softly, and sid smiled.
"Maybe we can do something tomorrow?"
"yeah maybe, call me." kay said
"for sure. sweet dreams."
"night, Sid."

June 3, 2005

The next morning, Sid did just as he planned and got up at 7:00 to go running. He ran about two and a half miles, and when he got back to the house he was sweaty and exhausted. He took a hot shower, then ventured downstairs to get some breakfast. He was not so pleasantly surprised to find a guest sitting at the table talking to Mario and Nathalie, who were also ready for the day and getting breakfast. It was Jacob.
Sid ducked behind the corner and quietly listened.
"How are you Jacob we haven't talked to you in a while!" Nathalie said while Mario sat behind his newspaper.
"I've been doing good. I saw Sid yesterday.."
oh shit. what the hell. Sidney thought.
"Really? yeah.. he went out last night." Nathalie replied as she poured herself some coffee.
"hm. He was with Kay Brady" There it was. It just came out.
'little bitch.' Sidney wanted to come out from behind the corner and beat the crap out of him so badly, but he controlled himself. Mario peered over his newspaper.
"oh really?" he said in an annoyed tone.
"Yeah they were taking a walk or something.." Jacob told him, matter of factly.
"hm." was all Mario said. Nathalie knew it was time for Jacob to go.
"Well we have a busy day today, you better be going." She told Jacob.
"Ok. I'll see you around!" he said as he walked out the door. Sidney quietly ran upstairs into his room where he began to pace back and forth, running his hands through his dark locks. He could hear Mario and Nathalie conversing downstairs. Nathalie told Mario he was blowing the situation out of proportion and Mario said something about giving Kay's dad a piece of his mind. Sidney was really pissed off at this guy. He really had a lot of nerve to come to the Lemieux's and tell them about Sid's personal business. After Sid thought about what to do, he knew he had to tell Kay.
"I can't believe im going to do this." he mumbled to himself as he opened his bedroom window. He looked down. It was two stories high, but he didn't want to go past Mario, so he did it anyway. First, he stuck his left leg out the window, then his right, and he proceeded to climb down the lattice. Half way down he thought "screw this" and just jumped off. He landed with a thud, got up, dusted himself off, then ran down the street to Kay's. He knocked on their door even though he knew her mom didn't really like him. Thankfully Kay answered.
"Sid! ...why are you all of breath?"
"i.. i just sprinted.. down here.. my.. your.. Mario" he said between breathes
"catch your breath first" Kay instructed. Once Sid could talk again he told Kay what happened.
"I came downstairs and Jacob was sitting at the table and he told Mario and Nathalie about us.. Mario wasn't too happy."
"great." was all she said.
"yeah..." Sid replied awkwardly.
"Well, come in. But try to be quiet." Kay stepped aside and let Sid in. She took his hand and led him up the stair to her room. She closed the door behind her. "I guess it's all out there now... who cares. This is ridiculous. We're 18 years old." Kay was getting a little angry now. Sid was just sitting on her bed watching her, his eyes wide. "i mean, i can date whoever i want to date." Sid shook his head in agreement.
"it's ok don't get so worked up. nothing's your fault." he managed to say. Kay sighed and sat down cross legged on her floor. The silence was broken by the voice of Kay's father talking to someone downstairs. The voice sounded all too familiar to Sid.. because it was Mario. The voices were getting louder and Kay's eyes widened as the conversation escalated.
"Your daughter is nothing but a distraction to that boy."
"oh come on! They're 18 years old! They make their own decisions!" Kay's dad shot back.
"Yeah?! well it's a little different when you're destined to be the face of the NHL, buddy!" Sid got up and went downstairs, giving Kay a comforting look before going down.
"What's going on?" He asked the two men.
"Sid, you shouldn't be here, you should be working out right now." Mario pulled Sid out the door to stand next to him. Kay was standing at the top of the stairs watching it all.
"You know, you have a lot of nerve coming to my house to confront me about my daughter." Kay's dad said in a disgusted tone.
"Keep her away from Sidney."
"My daughter is not doing anything wrong!" Kay's dad shoved Mario, and Sid's emotions went wild. Mario was like a father to him and if his real dad was pushed like that, Sid would punch the guy right in the face... so that's what he did. He punched Kay's dad right in the face. Kay's dad held his hand to his face as blood came rushing out. Sidney didn't even know what he just did. The look of anger turned into a look of suprise. What just happened? Kay came sprinting down the stairs to her father's side, and a tear streamed down her face. She didn't have to say anything. The look that she gave Sidney said it all. She shut the door without even telling them to leave, and Mario and Sidney just stood there in shock.