twelve.

one quick thing. I have been saying Sid is 18 this whole time, but he's actually 17. sorry for the mix up!

June 25, 2005

Once again, Kay woke up in her bed on a Tuesday morning as happy as ever. Yesterday had been such a good day, she could do it everyday. She got up, got a shower and brushed her teeth, before putting some jean shorts and a tee shirt on. While she was putting a little bit of makeup on, her phone started ringing. She looked at the caller ID and noticed it was Sid.
"helloo" she said happily
"hey you, whats up?" Sid said on the other end.
"nothing just getting ready for the day. what are you up to?"
"driving to the gym right now. do you have plans for today?" he asked
"i'm not sure. i was hoping i could hang out with a guy named Sidney... but he has a lot of things to get done and i just spent one of the best days ever with him. i think i need to share him with the rest of the world," she joked. She could tell Sid was smiling.
"I think he can make time for such a beautiful girl like you, cant he?" he played along, and Kay just laughed, then he continued. "you should come over tonight."
"alright. what time?"
"seven good?" he asked, making sure it was ok.
"Yeah that's fine. Do you want me to bring anything?" she thought he might want her to bring a movie or something.
"nope i think we're good." he answered, to her surprise. Sid pulled into the parking lot of the gym and put the car in park. Kay was just about to ask him about something, but he started talking again. "ok well i gotta go. i'll text you when i'm done." he assured.
"Ok i'll talk to you later, then." Kay said, disappointed that she didn't get to ask him what she wanted.
"you ok?" Sid asked, sensing the tone she had taken.
"oh. yeah i'm good. go tone those muscles." she managed to chuckle a little and Sid did the same
"i'll try" he smiled "talk to you soon"
"byee" They ended the conversation, and right after Kay hung up, Cass was calling
"hey cass" she greeted
"Kay! we have to do something today i'm being deprived of you." Cass said in a panic, and Kay began laughing.
"ok well i'm going to see Sid tonight at seven but we can probably do something til then?"
"of course you're going to see him." Cass interjected, "you two are never apart, i swear."
"i'm sorryy" Kay whined knowing Sid had been stealing her away from her best friend a lot.
"it's ok i understand... i mean... if i had that i would be with him all the time too" Cass chuckled.
"yeah he's pretty amazing, not to brag or anything" Kay poked back. "alright what are we gonna do"
Cass thought for a minute, then answered. "i'm craving some ice cream and i think we should probably go shopping."
"ok. ice cream and shopping it is. Come over at 12:30" Cass and Kay were so used to making plans with each other, they just got straight to the point. Cass agreed to be at Kay's house at 12:30, and they hung up the phone. Sure enough, Cass pulled into the driveway and Kay met her at her car. She got into Cass's passenger seat and they headed towards the town of Sewickley to get ice cream. They drove to Ross Park Mall eating their ice cream and talking about anything and everything. Before they knew it, they pulled into the parking lot of the mall and walked through the doors of Forever 21. They started looking around, then Sid texted Kay just as he promised.
miss me? he typed
yes!
haha what are you up to?
at the mall with Cass
sounds fun. are you ok? you sounded like you needed to say something on the phone before.
Sid, i promise you, i'm perfectly fine.
ok.. well i'll let you have fun with Cass.
k. can't wait to see you :) me either :)
"Is Sid stealing my time with you again?!" Cass joked.
"yep" Kay smiled and shut her phone. Cass just laughed and shook her head.

At the end of their day, Kay didn't buy anything. She had enough stuff, and she didn't have a job this summer so she didn't have a lot of money. Cass, however, bought a few outfits that Kay and her decided were perfect. Cass dropped Kay off at her house around 5 and instructed her to have fun with "her boy toy" tonight. Kay assured her she would and headed into her house. She heard her mom in the kitchen getting dinner ready, so she went to give a hand
"hey mum"
"hi honey how was your day" her mom asked
"good. what are we eating for dinner?" Kay leaned on the counter and watched her mom kneed the ball of dough on the counter top.
"Stromboli" Her mom answered with a smile. Kay loved Stromboli.
"yesss" Kay said as she sat down at the island. "i'm gonna go see Sid after dinner. is that alright?"
"that's fine" her mom showed no expression. Kay sat there for a few more moments then decided to go up to her room. She sat on her bed and thought about what she wanted to talk about with Sid tonight. The whole college thing. Even though she didn't show it a lot, she was really worried about going to college. She wondered why Sid didn't consider college? She knew he was one of the best hockey players in the world, but didn't he want to experience it? And when she went to college, would they still be together? The sound of Leland's voice snapped her out of it.
"Kay it's time to eat" he yelled up the stairs
"Ok!" she replied. She shook the thoughts out of her head. She wouldn't be moving into her dorm for another two months. It was way too early to be thinking about all this, she knew that, but that's just how she was; worrying about everything.
After dinner, she cleaned up the kitchen, then headed over to see Sidney. She was about 15 minutes early but she knew he wouldn't mind. It took her only about two minutes to walk over to the Lemieux's, and when she got there she went to the front door and knocked. She heard Sid almost running down the steps to open the door.
"hey" he smiled and let her in. He was in a pair of blue gym shorts and a white rbk tee shirt. She didn't say anything, she just smiled back. She noticed the house was quiet.
"where is everyone?"
"they all went out to dinner with a family friend or something." Sid responded, and started up the stairs. Kay slipped her shoes off and followed. They walked down a long hall way to the other end of the house. He opened the door to his room and entered.
"you're quiet..." Sid stated, sitting down down his bed. Kay sat down next to him and sighed, looking up to meet his gaze.
"yeah i was with Cass today and all she talks about is going to college. it's kinda freaking me out" she chuckled, realizing how stupid she sounded.
"College is going to be fun. don't stress over it." sid said. "besides, it's two months away. you still have time."
Kay nodded, "yeah you're right." she faintly smiled, "how come you didn't wanna go to college?"
"well.. i dont know.. i did consider it. I just always thought it wasn't for me." he paused. "I got offers from Maine, North Dakota, and Notre Dame during my sophomore year, and i was really considering them. But i knew hockey was what i was gonna end up doing and i just wanted to do that."
"i see" Kay nodded, completely understanding where he was coming from. Who wouldn't wanna make millions of dollars a year ASAP?
"but you're lucky. you're gonna have the time of your life, trust me." he smiled. Kay laughed thinking about the future. "so what do you wanna do?" Sid asked.
"hm. i don't know. this conversation really put a downer on the whole night." Sid knew Kay was obviously joking and laughed.
"oh come on" he poked Kay in the stomach and she laughed harder. She playfully shoved Sid away and he fell off the bed. Kay got up to walk away. "hey" Sid grabbed her ankle and pulled her back. Kay couldn't hold back her laughter as she got pulled to the ground and began to attempt to crawl away. Sid pulled her back and pinned her to the floor, still with huge grins on their faces. They looked into each others eyes yet again.
"maybe you should have been a wrestler." Kay managed to say while she caught her breath.
"mm maybe.." Sidney leaned down and pressed his lips to Kay's. She rolled over so she was pinning him down and they broke apart.
"Lets go outside." She said, getting off of him. She went down the stairs with Sid following and they went out to the driveway. Kay picked up the basketball.
"i can't play basketball." Sid stated.
"me either" Kay smirked and continued to play around with the ball. "so. since i'm meeting your parents tomorrow, what should i know about them?" She asked.
"well, my dad's pretty conservative but he's nice. And you'll get along fine with my mom she likes you already." Kay smiled and passed him the basketball. "my little sister taylor's coming too. she's as old as Leland." He shot the ball and it bounced off the rim.
"What time will they be here?" Kay asked.
"their flight gets in at 2 in the afternoon, so I'm gonna pick them up at the airport after i workout." he dribbled a few times and shot the ball again, making the basket this time. "and then we can all go out to dinner around 6... the Lemieuxs are coming with us. i forgot to tell you."
"ok cool. sounds like fun." Kay approved. "do they know about the whole situation with my parents.." she asked timidly.
"Yeah i told my mom. She understands. People don't get along all the time." Sid answered nonchalantly. Kay felt relieved.
"ok good... So do you want me to meet you at the restaraunt or what" Kay needed to know all the plans cause she couldn't screw it up. Sidney laughed and walked over to her, looking down into her eyes.
"Kay, i'll pick you up and we can meet them all there. Don't worry about it." he could sense she was nervous. She never stopped worrying. Kay just smiled.
"alright. i'll try not to, but i'm still going to." She gave him a quick peck on the lips, catching him off guard, then grabbed the basketball out of his hands with a devilish grin. "lets play"
"what?" Sid smiled
"play a game, Sid." kay laughed.
".. i remember the last time we played a game" Sid tried to stifle his laughter remembering the night on the hood of the car.
"me too" Kay said, remembering the event as well. "but this game is different. it's basketball" she chuckled.
"ok" Sid agreed.
"game to five" Kay stated spinning the ball in her hands.
"and if i win i get to kiss you" Sid added. Kay made a confused face because they kissed all the time.
"deal" she smiled in agreement. They checked the ball and Kay got possession first.
"Brady with the ball. Taking an awful long time up there. I don't think she can handle Crosby." Sid narrated in a joking manner. He was really flat footed and Kay faked. Before Sid knew it, she went around him and shot the ball. It went off the back board and went in. "oh my god! she beat crosby! it went in!" he yelled. Kay flashed Sid a grin and gave him the ball. Sid just laughed. This time, he dribbled the ball waiting for Kay to make a move. She stood an arms length away just looking at him and waiting for him to do something. Finally, Sid decided to go. He tried to dribble past her and he nudged her away. He made the basket. 1-1.
Next, Kay decided to take a risk. She faked like she was going to dribble it in but stepped back and shot it. Somehow, it went in. "OH MY GOSH. Brady is on fire out there!" Kay yelled in her reporter voice. Sid just shook his head in defeat with a smirk on his face. Kay's confidence was building. Sid got the ball and tried doing the same exact thing he did the first time. Kay caught him and took the ball right off him. She shot and made it 3-1.
"oh come on" Sid stood there with his hands on his hips. "You're definitely not new at this."
"ok so i played til eighth grade.. that was like five years ago." Kay passed him the ball.
"What'd you eat for dinner tonight?" Sid asked out of nowhere while dribbling.
"Stromboli, why?" kay answered
"I think you got some on your shirt." Sid pointed and she looked down. He sprinted around her and practically dunked the ball. 3-2
"That wasn't even fair!" Kay jokingly complained. Sid just shrugged. Once again, she stood there with the ball. "Sid"
"what." Sid responded with a sly look on his face.
"you know what i really want?" she said, still dribbling.
"what do you really want?"
"i really want you." her tone was so flirtatious, and Sid stood up. He approached her and leaned in. Right away, Kay ducked under him and went in for the lay up. 4-2.
"ok. that was just plain mean" Sid pouted. Kay handed him the ball and pecked him on the cheek which made him smile. This was it, the ball was his. He had to be smart. He couldn't get beat by his own girlfriend. However, his dribbling really sucked. He held it out in plain sight and Kay grabbed it again, shot it, and made it.
"wow. do i still...?" sid said as he grabbed his crotch. "nope i think they're gone." Kay burst out laughing uncontrollably. Sid couldn't help but laugh himself. He'd never played basketball and he thought he put up a pretty good fight, so he wasn't mad about it.
"Sid we never said what i got if i won." she said when she could breathe again.
"ok what do you want" sid sighed dramatically, pretending to be utterly devastated.
"I want whatever you want." Kay smiled. The look on Sid's face turned to a grin and he pulled her closer by her waist.
"wait. is this another trick?" he squinted his eyes in a suspicious look, and pulled his head back. Kay shook her head no. "good," he said, clearly satisfied. He slowly leaned in, tilting Kay's chin up with his hand. Softly, he pressed his lips onto hers, weaving his tongue into the space between. Kay leaned on him as she got a weak sensation running through her body, and she wrapped her arms around his neck. When they finally parted, Kay didn't want to open her eyes, afraid that this all was some kind of bizarre day dream. She looked up to see Sid there. He licked his lips and smiled. Holy crap.

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.