Book 1: Chapter 10
The next day came with much anticipation. I was excited about my night out with Kyle, yet the nerves were uncontrollable. I wanted him to like me. I knew that he said he did and that he had for years, but I worried that he liked the teenage me, not the grown woman that now came with a lot of baggage.
A lot had happened to me since I was sixteen and it all has changed me from who I was then I was definitely not the same person he knew. I cannot say that the changes were for the better. I felt that I was damaged goods and I felt that he deserved better.
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Angelique had tried to coax me into going shopping yet again, but I just wanted to relax around the house and try to keep the stress level to a minimum I took a long bath in the tub that I had come to love. I had to shave my legs and do all the things that girls do for a night out with a new man include giving myself a manicure and pedicure
I ate a small lunch around two o’clock, I did not want to be starving when I ate out with Kyle. That is another thing that girls do, eat before we go so that we do not pig out on our date. It is funny how much work we put into dating
I could not wear my new bustier. It wouldn’t look right under a hockey jersey. I could however, wear my new bra and panties. I did not have any plans of letting him see them tonight, but you never know. Always be prepared.
At four o’clock, I decided to finally get dressed. I picked out my skinniest of skinny jeans and my St. Louis Blues hockey jersey. It had the number seven in the center of the back and Tkachuk across the shoulder blades. Keith Tkachuk was my favorite hockey player I added a pair of black ankle boots that had a flap of grey fur that folded down. I was not sure where we were going that required a jersey, so I chose a boot with a low heel. Stilettos would probably be a bad idea
Once dressed, I sat at the vanity and looked in the mirror. I was surprised to see that I was beginning to get wrinkles at the corners of my eyes. They were small, but they were. It’s strange that when you are married, you don’t look at yourself quite so close. You get a little nonchalant about your appearance, but when someone new comes in the picture, every little detail matters and you notice all the flaws.
I put moisturizer on my face, taking special care of the gentle eye area. I began putting on my make–up. I decided to go with the natural look this me I was not sure what to do with my hair. I did not want to do my typical spiral curls. I wanted to change it up a bit. I chose to go with a straight look and grabbed my flat iron and turned it on. My long layers look good when I use the flat irony they tend to frame my face nicely. Once my hair was done. I sprayed on my favorite perfume, Amarige, and all I had left to do was brush my teeth.
When completely ready, I roamed around the house with nervous energy. He would be here soon and I really wanted this night to go well. I would pick up around the house to expend some of that energy, but there was no need. Angelique was an impeccable house keeper. Just like the culinary skills, none of that rubbed off on me either. My house was clean, but Angelique’s looked as if it could be on the cover of a magazine.
Theard a knock at the door at 4:55. He was prompt; I liked that. I opened the door. We looked at one another and we both started laughing. He was in a Detroit Red Wings jersey and I was in my Blues jersey. The Blues and the Red Wings are long–time rivals. How could we have talked about hockey so much and never discussed our favorite teams?
“You look great even though you have on that jersey”
“Right back at ya. Beefcake,” I said
“Are you ready to go?”
“Yep, let me grab my coat. I grabbed it off of the hook that was right inside the front door.
“Here, let me” He took it from my hands and held it out for me to slip into. Again, impressive. He walked outside and I followed locking the door behind me. When we reached his truck, he unlocked the door and held it open for me while I climbed in. Once inside, I reached over and pulled his handle to open his door for him. He climbed in and smiled.
“Tid you just open my door for me?”
“Yes, why?”
“My dad once told me that if you open a door for a girl and she reaches over to open yours, then she is the one for
1 just smiled in reply. He put the truck in drive and we headed for the highway
“So just where are we going?”
“Well, I thought I would take you to a professional hockey game”
“You’re kidding. The nearest pro team is an hour and a half away”
“Yes. I thought the ride would give us some good quality time to talk. Now you know why we had to leave so early” “I am so excited. I have not been to a game in years”
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“You don’t mind the long drive?”
“Nope, not at all
We began talking and we did not stop until we arrived at the hockey y rink. We never turned on the radio, there was never a pause in the conversation. I believe that you are truly compatible with someone when you can talk for long periods of time and not have to stop and think about something to say
When we got out of the truck there were thousands of people walking towards the stadium. All we could see was a sea of hockey jerseys. It was not just the two teams that were playing tonight, there were jerseys from all kinds of teams; professional, minor league and beer leagues alike.
We finally made it into the stadium and made our way to our seats. He obviously spared no expense, we took our seats in the first row. I had never sat this close before. From here, we could see the beads of sweat on the player’s faces.
“These seats are amazing. How did you get these?”
“I have connections, I wanted only the best for tonight. I had to make a good impression didn’t I?” Kyle asked as he reached over to grab my hand. I
did not resist
1 guess and so far, so good. The teams began to skate out for their warm up and the crowd went wild. We could no longer carry on a conversation without yelling at one another. The players skated just inches from us. It was exhilarating.
The game began and if it was loud before, it was now deafening. About five minutes into the game, a fight broke out right in front of us. Kyle was beating on the glass in a gesture of approval. I loved watching him and seeing his pure joy for the game.
We drank some beer and ate some pretzels. We talked during intermissions because basically that was the only time when we could hear one another. We sat and enjoyed what we both considered to be the best game ever created.
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When the game was over Kyle looked and me and said, “I have one last surpose for you tonight. Are you up for some more excitement?”
“Absolutely” He picked up my coat and held it out for me to slip into. We walked out to the truck and after what seemed like forever, we finally made it out of the crowded parking lot. We traveled about two miles and pulled into a parking lot that was adjacent to a local bar.
I was not sure what was so surprising about a hat, but when we walked in the done, I knew I looked around and saw a bunch of the players from the pro team we just watched standing around. Because it had taken us forever to get out of the parking lot, it gave them time to shower and get to the bar
before us.
Kyle walked me around and introduced me to a bunch of the players. He explained to me that sometimes the players come to his rink to practice when the stadium is booked for other events
“Toes this mean we can get front row seats anytime we want?”
1 cannot promise anything, but yes, the chances are good,” he said smiling down at me.
“How exciting” I jumped up and threw my arms around his neck and gave him a big squeeze. I released his neck and my arms slid down his chest. I looked up at him and suddenly it was as if it were just the two of us in the room. We looked into one another’s eyes and then it happened. He put his hands on either side of my face, bent down and we kissed. His lips were surprisingly soft. It was a very gentle, loving kiss.
I heard one of the big burly voices yell, “Get some, Kyle” It was one of the hockey players. Suddenly he was joined by the others cheering and whiting at the two of us. We pulled away from one another and had to laugh. The embarrassment was obvious by my red cheeks
We stayed about an hour longer socializing with all the players, but all I could think about was that kiss and when I would experience another. Kyle had to endure several jabs about the public display of affection. He would grab my hand occasionally or put his hand on my lower back and with every touch my heart leapt I was enamored with this man and could not wait to see where this was going
We finally said our goodbyes and made our way out to the truck. He walked to my door and held it open for me to climb in. When I started to climb im, he softly grabbed my arm and spun me around to look at him. He pulled me to him, put his hand on the back of my neck and kissed me. This time, he was not so gentle, it was passionate and almost animalistic, I let all my worries of what everybody would think dissipate and I gave into him. He left me breathless.
He pulled away and said, “You have no idea how long I have waited for that I have dreamt of that moment often and it was everything that I ever imagined” I smiled at him and touched his cheek with my hand. I knew he had a crush on me back then, but I did not realize that it was that strong. I climbed into the truck and reached over to open his door.
He climbed in and headed for the highway in order to start the long trek home. He reached over for my hand and I grabbed his in return. I was craving every single touch of his. He seemed nervous which I did not understand considering all that has happened tonight. He took a deep breath and then began to talk
“Aubrey, do you remember kissing me before?”
“You mean before tonight?”
“Yes,” he said still seeming anious. I was stunned. How could I have kissed this man before and not remember it? I would have remembered that
“No. When did that happen?”
“New Year’s Eve 1998-99. Do you remember the party at my house?
“Absolutely it was my fast experience with alcohol.”
“Year” he chuckled
recollection. Do you remember lying down in my brother’s room?”
“Yes, and I remember you coming down to le next to me and then you suddenly got up and left me.”
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“Well, it was not quite so suddenly I came in to be next to you, we talked for a while and then we started kissing.” Unexpectedly, the memory back to me
“Oh my god, I do remember now I cannot believe that I forgot that. Why did you leave me then?”
“Simple, I did not want to stop at just kissing and you were very drunk. I couldn’t take advantage of you“I just sat there trying very hard to remember every detail of that night. I could not remember much
“Aubrey that is when I knew I was in love with you” He was what? Wow. This was definitely going to be trouble. He was handsome, sexy, a great fnend and he was once in love with me
“You were?”
