| �That girl has got to stop working so hard,� Toby announced as he made his way down the basement stairs. �She�s finally home?� Lisa asked from her spot perched on a stool at the minibar in the corner of the room. �Took her long enough, what the hell was she doing?� �She mentioned something about Breaking Benjamin for tomorrow�s agenda,� Toby said, watching Matt take a shot at the two ball. It missed. �So I�m assuming she worked with them today, but I could be wrong.� �She�s been there since one in the afternoon,� Lisa said, shaking her head as she watched Eric scratch on his shot. �We need to hook her up with someone, she�s been spending too much time there alone. I hardly ever see her anymore, and I live with her.� �Wouldn�t hooking her up with someone keep her away from you even more?� Rob pointed out. Lisa smiled slyly. �Not if he were one of you guys.� Eric and Tom suddenly froze and looked at each other. At the same time, they started walking over to where their jackets were sitting on a couch and said, �It�s getting late, we should go.� Lisa opened her mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Toby raising his hands and shaking his head. �I have a girlfriend,� he said quickly. �So do I,� Rob said, defending himself. Before Lisa could get her sentence out, Brooks suddenly muttered, �I�m single. Err, I, um, have to go now-� �Knock it off,� Lisa interjected, looking to Eric and Tom, who each had an arm in a sleeve of their jackets. �You two aren�t going anywhere,� she said, pointing at them. �I didn�t mean one of you guys, I meant someone else on the team.� She looked to Brooks. �And why wouldn�t you go out with her, hum? What, she�s not a model, so she�s not good enough for you?� �No, no,� Brooks said quickly. He paused and squirmed in his seat, giving Lisa a small shrug. �It�s not that I wouldn�t go out with her, she�s gorgeous� It�s just that� I�ve known her for so long, it would be weird.� Lisa nodded in approval, and the room got quiet; the guys were all thinking of who they could set up with their friend. �One of the guys on the team,� Toby muttered slowly after a minute. His eyes suddenly lit up. �How about Beechie?� he suggested. He looked at Lisa. �He just got called up, would she like him?� Lisa bit her bottom lip and thought for a moment. �I�m pretty sure she would, he�s a nice guy.� She paused and smiled. �He�s cute, too.� Matt raised his brows and walked over to Lisa, putting his arms around her waist from behind. �Not as cute as me though, right?� he asked, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. Lisa smiled. �Of course not,� she replied, returning the favor by kissing him quickly on the lips. �I think that�s our cue to leave,� Toby announced, grabbing his jacket. �It is late and heaven forbid we�re witnesses to one of their little cute scenes� We�ll hook up Kel and Beechie tomorrow. G�nite guys, see you tomorrow.� ~*~*~ �Are you eating my lo mein?� Matt looked up from the forkful of noodles he was about to put in his mouth and froze. �Not anymore,� he mumbled, handing Kelsey the white container. �Thank you,� she said, hopping up to sit on the counter. �Where�s Lisa and the guys? I don�t hear music coming from the basement.� �The guys went home, Lisa�s sleeping upstairs. I�m not tired, but she is, go figure.� �I see.� Kelsey watched as Matt opened the fridge and grabbed a bottle of Labatt Blue. �Sure, Matt, help yourself,� she commented as Matt jumped up to sit next to her. �I do,� he said, opening the bottle and taking a quick swig. �So why�re you awake at 3AM anyway? I thought you were sleeping an hour ago.� �I was,� Kelsey began, twirling her fork around the cold noodles. �But I couldn�t sleep because my stomach was yelling at me, and I realized I didn�t eat dinner.� �You mean in the twelve hours that you�ve been at the studio, you completely forgot to eat dinner?� Matt asked, his question dripping with sarcasm. �I�m surprised you didn�t forget to breathe, with how busy you�ve been lately.� �You think you�re funny,� Kelsey said, elbowing Matt softly in the ribs. �Stick to your day job, buddy. You skate, you can�t tell jokes. Face it.� She paused while Matt laughed. �Hey, gimme a sip of that,� she said, reaching for the bottle. �Gimme a bite of that,� Matt said, holding the bottle away from Kelsey�s grasp. �There�s sweet and sour chicken in there, I got it for Lisa but I forgot that she didn�t like Chinese food. You might as well eat it, cause she sure as hell isn�t gonna, and I lost my taste for it.� She smiled when she saw Matt�s eyes light up as he jumped off of his spot on the counter, and began digging around in the fridge. �Grab me a beer while you�re at it.� �Yes, master,� Matt said, handing her a bottle. �Matt, you�re hockey player, not a comedian,� Kelsey said, shaking her head. �I know. Speaking of hockey, aren�t you ever gonna come to one of our games?� he asked, jumping back onto the counter and digging into the chicken. Kelsey swallowed the lo mein she had just put in her mouth. �Matt, I told you, I�m booked solid from now until May.� She paused while Matt made a face. �The only way I�ll make it to a game is if I have a short day or someone cancels on me. Or if you guys make the playoffs, when is that?� �That�s in May, you�ll make it to those games,� Matt said confidently. �We�ll be in the playoffs.� He suddenly grinned. �With the new guy we just got from Wilkes-Barre, we�ll definitely make it to the playoffs.� Kelsey cocked her head to the side. �What new guy?� she asked. �When did you get a new guy?� �Couple days ago, didn�t I tell you?� Matt asked, the grin still present on his face. �Kris Beech. Good guy, he�s a utility forward, plays a great offensive and defensive game.� Matt noticed the look of confusion wash over Kelsey�s face. �Sorry, I forgot that you�ve never been to a hockey game before. He can play any forward position well, right, left or center, and he can get the puck to the other team�s zone and keep it there.� Kelsey nodded. �That�s cool, maybe he�ll win you guys some games.� She suddenly jumped off the counter and opened the fridge to put away the remains of her lo mein. �I�m gonna get back to sleep, I have a semi-early day tomorrow and no offense, but chatting with my best friend�s boyfriend is cutting into my beauty sleep.� �Don�t you wanna hear about Kris?� Matt asked, jumping down from his spot on the counter. Kelsey yawned. �Matt, I really am tired, and I-� �He�s six foot two, blue eyes, brown hair.� Kelsey paused and raised an eyebrow. �You just described half the guys on the team,� Kelsey pointed out. �Well there�s a difference between him and them,� Matt said, getting frustrated with Kelsey�s sarcasm. �I think you�d actually like him.� Matt paused and shook his head. �Yeah, you would definitely like him.� Kelsey sighed. �That�s great, Matty. Can I go to sleep now or would you like to tell me this guy�s measurements? Maybe his middle name, or the name of his dog back home in Canada?� �How�d you know he was from Canada?� Matt asked. �Because damn near all of you are from Canada,� Kelsey replied, rolling her eyes. �I�m going to sleep, tell me about him tomorrow, okay?� Matt sighed. �Alright, tomorrow. Goodnight, Kel.� �Night, Matt.� |
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