New Story!

Okay I wanted to start over fresh.
A new story with my favorite guyy!
Called 'All or nothing'

I just put info up, and I now have the first chapter up! Check it out please!

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-Madi

Forever and Ever;;66

I know its been forever since I've updated, so I'm just gunna skip over some stuff. Just little things, And get on to the important stuff.
Oh one more thing, GO WINGS!
(:

Our trip to New York went by super fast, I couldn't hardly remember the half of it. Jimmy showed me the city and I met a ton of his friends. They had a parade for him and he signed autographs and took pictures with the fans. I don't think I've ever seen him smile that much.

The part I could remember very clearly though was when we told his parents. Hi's mom was ecstatic, which surprised me. All she wanted to do for the rest of my visit was shop for things for the baby. And his had acted like he was upset Jimmy had put me in this situation. I wasn't upset about it though. I still had no idea what my parents were going to say.

The rest of the summer came and came and went quickly. My baby bump was clearly visible and I still hadn't told my parents. But I hadn't seen them most of the summer anyway. I was thinking about doing it during training camp, but knowing the way my dad would react wasn't the best idea.

Jimmy had been yelling at me for weeks about how I had to get it over with. But I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Everyday he got home from practice, it was the same argument.

"You've told them, right Mads..."

"No. I didn't feel up to it today."

"This is ridiculous, everyone knows. Would you rather have them find out through one of the guys?"

"They've all told me they wouldn't say a word, I'm not worried about it." I told him, shrugging my shoulders.

"Do it, tomorrow. I'm serious. You can't keep putting it off." He walked into our bedroom, closing the door behind him.

I was going to have to give it to him. And he had a point.

***


While Jimmy was at practicing with the Griffs Friday morning, I looked through on of the baby books my soon to be "Mom" had gotten me on one of our many shopping trips.

I had narrowed it down to a few boys and girl names I liked.
For a girl, Aubrie and Riley.
And for a boy, Garrett.
Jimmy definitely thought it was a boy, and wanted us to name it Carter. Which I was also beginning to like. We would both find out in a few days anyway, when I had another appointment.


I then tossed the book on the love seat, and grabbed my keys of the hook. Now was as good as ever. I hoped not to see my dads car in the driveway when I pulled up, but I never got lucky, there sat his Grand Prix.

They were both sitting at the dining room table when I came in, they were both happy to see me, so I got right to it.

"I came over because wanted to tell you guys something, it's really important..."

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July finally came around, and that meant Jimmy's time with the cup. Something I had been waiting for, and was making my summer drag along. It was middle the middle of July but it seemed like September already. I was worried about one thing in particular. And that was what Jimmy's parents we going to say when we told them.

By now I was about a month and a half along. Just by looking at me you couldn't really tell I was pregnant. I myself could obviously tell. Only a few guys on the team knew. We were mostly waiting til' training camp to tell everyone else. Our original plan until, Aaron decided people should know. It wasn't really something I wanted everyone to know in the first place. We weren't married and I always thought that was the right way to do things. It was to late for that now.

While packing our suitcases, I picked up my blackberry from the nightstand, and called Aaron's number. I had some unfinished business with him. It rang about five times before he finally picked up, and he sounded tired. I looked at the clock just to make sure it was after noon, and it was 1:30. "Hey, can I call you back later?"

"Uhm, no. We need to talk."

"Can it wait?" He sighed loudly in my ear.

"It could, but you seem to think it's okay to tell everyone about my pregnancy. Guess who called me up yesterday?"

"Haha. Lets see... Babs?"

"Right, since someone just had to open their mouth, again!"

"I had to! He knew something was up. You should be happy to tell people, and since you won't, I will!" He kept laughing, but none of this was funny to me.

"Were waiting. I've told you this more than enough."

"Right. Well when are you guys leaving?"

"Early tomorrow. But, I'll come and see you before we leave. I know your gonna cry, but please don't."

"Ha Ha. Yeah, I'll miss you guys, but no crying."

"Yeah yeah, see you later."

As much as I didn't want to admit it, I was most likely miss him too. When I was close to someone, I hated being away from them for periods of time.

Jimmy and I would be gone for about a week and a half. We were going to tell his parents about the baby sometime while we were there. He tried his best to convince me they would be fine with it, but I thought differently. I was just as worried about telling mine. My Dad would probably not be happy, but he loved Jimmy, so why not?

I heard him come in just as I was putting a picture of the baby from my first ultrasound in my bag. I ran my finger across it, and then tucked it away. I ran out to the living room, since Jimmy was bringing the cup. I ran straight past him and fell to my knees in front of the box.

"Whoa there, calm down. Not like you haven't seen it before.." I ignored Jimmy's comments and struggled with the box. Finally I got it open, lifted it out and sat it in front of me.

I smiled when I saw the teams name engraved there. "2007-2008" I looked it over, reading the names one by one before picking it up and saying, "Stanley.. wow has it been a while..." The last time I held it was about 5 years ago, the last time the team won it, wow the memories. I wasn't old enough to drink with it then, so all I could do was eat my cereal in it every morning for two weeks. Definitely not as fun.

[Short and sweet right? I'm kinda going through a writers block right now, if you have any ideas where you want this to go let me know. A way to make it more intresting? Let me know, I'm stuck. Oh and does anyone know how i can get my words to stop morphing together like that ^ I put spaces but I don't know whats up with it?]

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[Ok, so I was super bummed that Jimmy didn't win last night, but what can I do. He was just kinda all over the place and our defense wasn't that good either. Not a good game overall. Hopefully he will play again soon though, cause I'm sick of seeing that crap face Osgood in net. Haha. Thank god for Conklin, love that guy (: Anyway, here ya go!]

Jimmy and I hadn't talked for days, the way we had always dealt with things. Not the best thing to do, but I really didn't have much of a choice. He was making me so upset.

I was surprised to wake up one morning and find him laying next to me. We hadn't slept together since all of this, childish I know. He was either out on the couch or I was. My stomach was in knots as I laid there, and I figured I was going to get sick soon. I tried my best to push Jimmy of the bed to get to the bathroom, but he didn't move.
"Jimmy! I flicked the side of his head, "I suggest you move unless you want my dinner all over your lap!"
He was now awake, and he gave me a disgusted look before I pushed him off the bed, letting him hit the floor with a 'thud'. I didn't care, I just needed to get to the bathroom.
I ran across the hallway, and sprawled out next to the toilet. It didn't take long before I knew my stomach was completely empty. I sat there for a second though, against the cabinets, just making sure.


Jimmy came in not long after, "Are you okay babe?" He wasn't fully awake, he kept rubbing his eyes. He took the towel of the rack and threw it toward me.
Before I answered I wiped my mouth with the towel, and my forehead which was now covered in sweat. "Yeah, morning sickness. Not that you would care that much or anything."
I got up from my spot of the floor and threw the towel at him, while he didn't say anything.

I made my way out to the kitchen, and dug through the fridge. I found Jimmy's opened blue Gatorade and chugged it down.
"Hey!" He shouted from around the corner, "That was my last one!"
I held it out to him, "You still want it?"
He wrinkled his nose, "That's sick..."
"You asked..." I sat on the couch and held my stomach, making sure I wasn't going to get sick again.


Jimmy sat down next to me and wrapped his arm around me waist, while clicking the TV on.
"It's okay Jim, why don't you go back to ignoring me again...You do it pretty well."
I looked at his face, and he was no longer smiling. "I'm really truly sorry Mads, I acted so dumb... I couldn't be more happy about this, excited actually. I love kids, even though with me being an only child and all. And it had nothing to do with you anyway, this has to do with me and Aaron, I never wanted you in the middle."
"Is that your way of apologizing? Because that's not gunna cut it."
"I promise, I'll make it up to you."
"Better be good."
"Eh, it'll come close."
I smiled and kissed his cheek, at least things were getting a little better. It was way to easy to forgive him.
"Anything you need me to do for you?" He asked.
"No, I'm alot better now, thanks. Just be there for me, or us..." We both stared at my stomach for some time after that.
***



I came home late one night after I had been shopping with Morgan. Laying on the counter top were a dozen white and red roses. I read the note that sat next to it, 'I went out with the guys, and hopefully this helps. I'm so sorry. Love you- Hot Howie ;)'
The end make me laugh, he never called himself that. Attached to the envelope was my favorite pack of gum, something I thought he never noticed. But, he must have been able to smell it on my breath.

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I burst through the front door of Aaron's house without even knocking. I found Jimmy and Aar standing not a foot away from each other. Aaron's hand were balled up in fists, he had always been a fighter. And I knew at any second he would throw a punch, even at his best friend.


Jimmy took a step toward him and pushed his shoulder, "So it's okay for you not to tell me shit anymore?!"


Aaron's lips were pressed together in a hard line, "Dude, she wasn't even sure yet, I guessed."


"It doesn't matter. You knew." Jimmy's voice was louder than it needed to be, but I guess he was just trying to get his point across.


"This is ridiculous, you better leave before I get any more pissed off." He still stood the way he had when I walked in.


"What are you going to? Punch me? Go ahead."


That was when I had to step in. "Whoa, Whoa, guys stop. This is so dumb. How old are we five?"


"Lay off Madi, this doesn't concern you." Jimmy was talking to be, but kept staring intently at Aaron.


"The hell it doesn't! Look, I started this and I'm sorry. I should have told you as soon as I even considered it, but don't start stuff with him." I pointed toward Aaron, who had finally taken a few steps back.


He shook his head back and forth, having nothing else to say. Before heading toward the door, Jimmy held up his hand in a fist, as if to hit Aaron. "Jimmy stop!" He rolled his eyes and finally left.

Aaron had sat down in front of the TV, but I could tell he wasn't paying alot of attention. I couldn't find the right words to say to him, even though I knew I needed to.

For now, I decided to say nothing at all.

***

I found Jimmy laying on the couch when I got home, acting as if nothing really happened.

"So that's just how your going to act?" I screamed at him,

"What?"

"You don't think you overreacted? Just a little?"

"Ha, no not at all." He shrugged his shoulders.

"You're ridiculous, I can't believe you!"

"Well what the hell do you want me to say? I'm sorry? Is that what you want?" His voice went from talking calmly to the volume of mine. It sent goosebumps down my back.

I turned on my heel when I felt my eyes starting to water. My emotions always got the best of me. Before I went to the bedroom, I whispered, just low enough for him to hear me, "I... I just thought you would be happy. Instead of like.... this."

He said something else but I couldn't make it out. I laid down, and just hoped sleep would come to me, but it wasn't. Instead, I played with the ring on my finger that Jimmy had given me almost a year ago, and wondered if I was doing the right thing. For once in my life, it seemed like things were falling apart, and I wasn't sure if I could ever put it all back together.

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I took a few laps around the ice, but it really wasn't enough for me. I went into the locker room and found some old goalie gear, since mine was back at the our place. I hurried and put the equipment on and headed back out for the ice. Both of the guys gave me weird looks when they saw me.



"Take some shots will you?" I yelled at them.

Their expression didn't change when they looked at each other, "Are you sure about this?" Jimmy had to you since they were on the opposite side of the rink. I didn't get a chance to answer his question before I saw Aaron headed toward me. I watched as he shot the puck right over the net. At first, I thought he had missed, but then I figured out he was just going to mess with me. He circled around and came toward me again, this time shooting the puck high and wide.

I took my helmet off and let it fall to the ice next to me. "Are you seriously just going screw with me?!" I yelled at Aaron as we skated toward each other.
"Do you seriously think I'm going to let you get hurt again? Especially when you know whats coming along." He poked my stomach, making me jump.
"Aaron! I'm not for sure yet..." I trailed off.
"Oh, you know you are. When are you going to tell him?" I sighed and skated toward the locker room, I wasn't going to talk about this anymore.
****

The next few days seemed to drag along. I found myself pacing around for no reason. My lip was raw and all of my nails were gone, thanks to my bad habits.

One afternoon when Jimmy was out, my cell phone rang in the other room, I sprang up to get it, the number was unfamiliar at first, but It finally came to me.
"Hello? Miss Maltby?" A nurse said on the other line.
"Yes?"
"Congratulations! You're five weeks pregnant!"
The phone dropped from my ear suddenly, but I was quick to pick it back up.
"Tha- thanks." I hung up the phone.
I tried to swallow, but there was a huge lump in my throat.
I wasn't sure if I was ready for this. I was 23, I didn't think I was ready to be a Mom. And then there was Jimmy, I was sure how he would react or what he would do. I was going to try and make the very best of this.
I paced back and forth in the bedroom for over forty-five minutes, and figured the best way to tell him would be right way.

Just then I heard the front door open and heard Jimmy's keys slide across the counter top. I took a deep breath and wiped some of the tears that had fell from my eyes.
"Hey babe." He said as soon as he saw me.
"Hey..." I took a seat on the couch right new to him, taking the remote from his hand and turning the volume down.
He gave me a weird look, "What are you doing?"
"I was just wondering, how do you feel about kids?"
He shrugged his shoulders, "Kids are great, why? Morgan and Val popping another one out soon?" He laughed, but I couldn't.
"Not exactly, Jimmy, I'm the pregnant one.
I waited, but I couldn't read his expression. And, I chewed on my lip nervously.
"That's great! As long as you're happy, I'm happy." A huge smile spread across his face, and he wrapped me in a hug.
"Of course I'm happy, just surprised I guess."
"Right, so who knows?" He seemed so interested it surprised me.

"Well Morgan obviously, and Aaron, an-"
"Wait a second, you told my best friend before me?" I could tell by the look on his face he was furious.
"No, its not like that he gue-"
His face was beat red, I'd only seen his this mad once before, and that was earlier when we first started dating.
He clenched his hands together and got up quickly, without getting his keys off the counter, and slammed the door behind him. It didn't take me long to figure out where he was going. My jaw dropped as I knew what I had started between them, it made my stomach hurt so I held it tightly. Before I could even think straight I found myself running across the lawn.

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I spent the next couple days hanging out at Aaron's house. Derek had gotten over the flu and managed not to give it to Aaron, but did gave it to Quince.

Aaron paused the TV during Talledega Nights and turned to me with a weird look on his face.

"Come on dude! You're getting to the best part." I yelled at him.

"I'm not stupid Mads, tell me the real reason why you have been getting sick." I turned and looked out the window, blowing him off.

"You're pregnant aren't you?" He asked, louder than he should have.

"Would you shut up," I pinched his arm making him flinch.

He waited for me to say something. "I'm not sure yet, I have a appointment today...." I trailed off. "Actually I should get going." I got up off the couch right when Jimmy walked in.

My eyes got huge, as did Aaron's. I was hoping he hadn't heard our whole conversation. "Hey babe." I said to Jimmy, as I headed for the door.

I mouthed to Aaron behind Jimmy's back, "Don't say anything!" He nodded once, getting that he understood.

"Where are you going, I just got here." Jimmy pouted. I pecked his lips once, "I'll be back soon... And will you please shave that beard off, the playoffs are over, and I hate it on you!" I put an emphasis on the word hate. He ran his fingers over it once and shrugged his shoulders, while taking my place on the couch. I laughed and closed the door behind me.

****

I'm pretty sure the doctor was surprised to see my back so soon, he probably was beginning to think I was a whore. Which made me laugh, so not true. Jimmy was just one of the very few guys I dated. I was here a while ago, but it seemed like just yesterday, and I still had the same uneasy feeling in my stomach as before, only this time it seemed worse. We went through the same easy process as before and send me home, telling me they would call in two to four days.

I drove back to Aaron's house and noticed as I walked in that the credits of Talledega Night were rolling. Jimmy and Aaron were in the same exact spot they were in when I left.

"You guys suck, I wanted to watch the end of it."

They both rolled there eyes as I took a seat on the floor. Jimmy began playing with my hair as Aaron slipped Tommy Boy into the DVD player. It was my all time favorite movie, it felt weird to spend the day like this. I just wasn't used to it.

I felt like telling Jimmy and Aaron that we should go down to the rink. But should I really push it? Everything was telling me to do it, it had been so long. I wanted to feel that feeling I got when I was on the ice, the wind in my hair, the sound of the ice beneath my skates. I missed it terribly. I debated for over ten minutes. Ignoring Aaron and Jimmy laughing hysterically in the background. I came to a conclusion, we were going to the rink, and now.

"Hey, lets go down to the Joe."

"Babe, do you really think that's a good idea?" Jimmy debated.

"Don't, I need to go. Seriously.."

"You really shouldn't push it, you just got it off and-" Aaron joined in.

"Not you too Aar, I need to skate. Don't try and talk me out of it, I'll go myself if you don't want to come." They looked at each other and shook their heads, but ended up going with me.