Chapter 17 & 18

Chapter 17


Max’s POV

It had already been a hell of a day. I got my ass chewed out at practice for not paying attention, Marc didn’t really help me and I still haven’t figured anything out for myself which leaves me wondering why the hell I am outside of Lacy’s door especially when I should be getting ready for my first game back.

I punched the wall I wasn’t ready to ring the doorbell yet hopefully she doesn’t walk out here. I know I could love her…hell maybe I do but the l word is a big thing…I wonder if I said because I took her….

“Damn it.”

I kept up my pacing not really sure what else to do…I have to figure this out. I said I didn’t want to hurt her but I listen to her voicemail again I that is exactly what I am doing by not talking to her.

Here goes nothing and I knock on the door. Hoping she answers and not her sister.

“YOU ASSHOLE”

I felt a fist connect with my face more so my nose …yea that hurts and I fell back grabbing my face…

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Lacy’s POV

I knew this was going to go nowhere. Lana pissed me off royally for someone who said she would be there no matter what she was doing shitty job of it. She said it was my life and if I wanted to give him another chance than I should and now the first sign of me being upset she calls both of my brothers and spills everything. I can tell they are mad. They still see the little sister who got her heart broken and now she is back with him…they want to protect me. I get that but I don’t need protecting anymore. I need Max to talk to me…hell we are adults.

I was getting ready to let Lana have it….I was so pissed. I was upset about Max but now I am just mad does no one trust me….I have always done the things they have asked even put on a front so they would worry…now look…but the doorbell to apartment stopped everything and I saw Landon walking over to answer the door…MY DOOR. That was when I heard it

“YOU ASSHOLE” I ran to the door just in time to see Landon punch Max square in the face and Max fall back grabbing his face…

“NO YOU ARE THE ASSHOLE..WHAT THE HELL LANDON” Then I looked down at Max who was getting back up and then I saw the blood…

“Max….” but he just held his hand up… I turned pushed Landon out of the way and ran to grab some towels. I walked back to the door where Max was still standing because Landon wouldn’t move and LJ was right behind him.

“MOVE YOU TWO. Max come here.”

I walk up to him and take his hand down put mine up there with the towel and led him into my room and slammed the door shut. My family had done enough already.

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Once Lacy got him into her room she went straight to her bathroom because she wasn’t going to get blood on her carpet no matter how much she loved him..

“Are you ok.”

Max didn’t say anything but just nodded even though his eyes were still watering….alot

Lacy got the blood stopped and then took another towel and started to clean him up so she could look at it…it was already swelling a lot…not a good sign..

Come on we have to go to the doctor….

“NO”

“Max you have to”

“I’m supposed to play tonight”

Lacy put her head down she felt so bad…so so bad. He had wanted to play so bad …hopefully it was just bruised and not broken.

“We have to go Max…we can go see the team.”

Max finally agreed to let Lacy drive him to arena to get his nose to get looked at. Neither of them said anything when they left her bedroom and made their way out to the car not before stopping in the kitchen to get ice.

On the way there Lacy knew he came over for a reason because even not playing he stuck to the routine he had on game days and today should have been no different but he came to see her.

“Did you want to talk Max?” she was terrified of what he was going to say.

Max took the ice off and looked over at her he couldn’t put it off anymore.

“Yea I did Lac…”

“OK”

“Do you think its possible to love someone after such a short period of time?”

“Well I don’t know…if you’re talking about us…I never fell out of love Max”

He got really quiet and looked out the window and then back at Lacy who had pulled into the parking lot at the arena.

“Lacy…I don’t know what to say…you are the only person I have ever said that word to. I care for you but I am not sure if it is there yet. I think I let that word slip” he was afraid to look at her

She looked at him…she didn’t know what to say…but she heard him he cared for not just sure if it was love yet…..was he scared…just like she still was.

“Sometimes things slip for a reason Max.” and opened the door to get out.

He sat there looking at her through the windshield of her car and was amazed…that went a lot better than he thought it would but he couldn’t get the last thing she said out of his mind…things slip for a reason. He got out of the car and went into the arena.

“Hey Max your back early…HOLY SHIT WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU” Chris said when he saw Max walk in.

“I met a fist…I’m fine but she wanted it looked at” he said pointing at Lacy who was just standing off to the side.

Chris looked over and just nodded and took Max back into the training room to look at his nose. Lacy was standing there when she saw Marc walking in.

“Lacy…”

“Hi,” she waved and looked over to where Max had gone not to long ago.

“What are you doing here? Is Max here already?”

“Yea” as Lacy answered Max walked out”

“Holy ….what happened”

“Her brother punched me when I knocked on the door. They don’t like me very much”

“I can see that”

Lacy decided to interrupt… “So…what did he say”

“It’s not broken just really bruised and its gonna be sore but I can play if I want to.” He leaned over to kiss Lacy and was surprised when she let him. He knew they still had to talk later.

She just nodded knowing that he was going to play so she decided to stay and watch…they could talk later.

Marc just looked at Max and Lacy and hoped that everything was ok.

Max took Lacy to the lounge and sat with her…they didn’t talk they just sat there until Vero got there and then went to get ready for his first game back.

_____________________________________________________________________________________Chapter 18

**** I’m not sure if anyone liked the last chapter I know it was short and not a lot happened so here is the second half of it….P.S. not really good at game summary stuff but ill try***

Lacy sat with Vero until it was time to go up to the seats that a lot of girlfriends sat in when they boys were playing. Since Max and Lacy had officially been back together he wasn’t playing so Lacy didn’t really worry about going. She saw the other girls and exchanged hellos and sat with Vero just waiting.

“You saw Max play before?”

“Yea…but we were young I didn’t really get to see him in juniors” Lacy didn’t want to go any further than that and was happy when Vero just nodded.

When the boys came out for warm-ups Lacy felt butterflies in her stomach. She couldn’t help it she had always loved watching Max play and here she was again at a rink watching him play hockey but this time his dream had come true he made to the NHL just like he always said. He eyes were glued to him…

“Lacy”

She didn’t move though she just sat there and watched.

“Lacy”

This time she turned to look

“What”

“Your phone is ringing” She looked down to her lap and checked the caller id and saw it was her sister…something she didn’t want to deal with that she was still mad and with the little bit of talking that her and Max did…she couldn’t deal with her sister and brothers right now…she wanted…no needed to make sure that Max and her would be ok.

She didn’t talk throughout the game really she was almost in a trance…she was watching because she loved watching but she was also watching because of his shoulder and his face every time he got shoved into the board she closed her eyes and just hoped that he got up, which he did. When he scored his goal late in the game she jumped up with everyone else in the arena she was so happy and he was going to be ecstatic and would want to celebrate…she did to but she also wanted to talk…but every time the thought crept into her head she told herself she wouldn’t push Max had to do this on his terms.

Max couldn’t have had a better night well on the ice anyway…everything else well wasn’t that great. He knew Lacy was upset he could tell because she wouldn’t talk and then getting punched in the face that just wasn’t supposed to happen but his night on the ice was great especially for a first night back.

Lacy waited in the same lounge with Vero and some of the other girls why the guys got ready. Lacy was grateful for the distraction. After awhile Max walked back out in the clothes he was wearing beforehand He should have been in a suit like all the other guys but given the afternoon he wasn’t

“Hey” he said as he walked over to Lacy and bent down kiss her lightly on the cheek. He wanted more but still wasn’t sure of what to do.

“Hi…you played great”

“Thanks”

“What no comment about being superstar” Jordan walked up laughing…

“Superstar?” lacy questioned but laughed knowing that was the Max she knew.

“She already knows” Max said laughing back at Jordan as Lacy started to laugh to.

“Feel like going out for a bit” Max looked at Lacy he really wanted to go, he knew that they had to talk he hadn’t forgotten he just didn’t know what to say about the last thing she said yet….he still was thinking on it.

“Ummmm.” She paused and looked at Max knowing that he really wanted to go because it was his first game back “ sure for a little bit ok?”

Max flashed that smile that always got Lacy and kissed her on the cheek. He got up off the couch and reached his hand out for her so they could head over to Diesel.

When they got there they went right to VIP and got their drinks and found seats on the couches and just let loose for a bit. Max was having a great time. Sure he had gone out with the boys when he wasn’t playing but….this was different he felt like he was part of the team again…he was contributing to the winning and the meant the world to him and he realized as he saw Lacy sitting there with the other girlfriends that it meant the world that she was here….

Lacy was sitting around with the other girlfriends…it felt great. She had even forgotten about earlier for the most part. She loved seeing Max this way…and she was his and her to enjoy it with him.

“I’m going to get another drink” She looked over at Max as she got up who just winked at her.

Lacy was up getting her drink when a couple of girls walked up to her. They hadn’t been part of the group she had been talking to.

“Hi”

“Hi”

“So who are you here with”

“Why is that any of your business”

“Your new we just have to make sure your not moving in on our guys”

“Your guys?” Lacy looked at the two girls who were blocking her way back to the couch and Max.

“That is what we said plus we have friends “

“Excuse me” Lacy pushed her way through the girl just in time to see Katie put herself on Max’s lap. She wanted to move…but she couldn’t it was like she was frozen in place. The other two girls from the bar walked by laughing at her. It was then that Lacy knew they walked up to her for a reason and the reason was sitting on her boyfriends lap. Before she knew it Katie had put her lips on to Max’s. Lacy felt the tears falling down her face and she couldn’t see anything anymore because of the tears.

Max was trying to push her away. He looked up to see Lacy just standing there in the middle of room and he could see the tears…

“You Bitch” Max said to Katie and got up and walked over to Lacy Vero hot on his trail.

It wasn’t until Lacy wiped her face and saw Max coming her way that she was able to make her legs move…she turned around and found the nearest bathroom and just locked the door.

“LACY…LET ME IN….LACY” Max was yelling at the door but she didn’t answer”

“LAC….COME ON” He kept knocking on the door but after awhile he stopped and just slid down the wall and sat there and put his head in his hands.

“Max”

He hoped it was Lacy and just started talking without moving his head “I didn’t kiss back…I didn’t even want her near me…I tried to move but I couldn’t I was between Sid and Flower and I couldn’t move….” he felt tears run down his face… …he was losing her…it was at that moment that nothing slipped the other night he did really love her. “Lac…I Love you…I do…I’m not just saying it because of everything…I do…you were right things slip for a reason but this isn’t a slip I love you” He was flat out crying now he didn’t even notice how much his face hurt when he wiped his eyes…He just wanted Lacy.

He looked up and Vero…who was standing there and her mouth was hanging open like she couldn’t believe what she just heard but looking into his eyes she knew..she even had tears in her eyes.

“you should go home....let me talk to her”



Max just nodded becuase the door still hadn

t moved...



"Vero please" Max looked at her like his life depended it...



Vero just nodded as Marc came and took Max out the back of the club and to his house....