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"Aaron!" I said as I opened the front door of my parents house.

"Hey hun. Whats going on. I got your call."

"Well I just needed to talk to you. We haven't talked in forever."

"I broke up with Casey." He said looking down at the floor.

"Oh Aaron. I'm sorry." He knew I really wasn't.

"Well Jimmy and I are taking a break." I lifted up the back of my shirt to show him the bruise.

"Whoa. What the hell happened?" he sounded concerned

"Well you see-"

Derek walked through the front door.

"Hey" he said as he nodded at Aaron and I.

"Man I'm sorry. I should have never kicked you out." Aaron said to Derek.

"Does that mean I get my room back?!"

"Yeah it does!"

"Uhh Madi, lets do this another time. I have to go move out of my parents house."

I laughed and said "That's fine. I understand.

I got up and gave Aaron a hug "We will talk later." He said in my ear.

I nodded as the left.

***

The next morning I decided to go to practice. I walked into the locker room wearing a pair or dark blue jeans and an old Yzerman t-shirt. I looked around for Jimmy and saw him sitting next to Aaron and I heard my name. I turned to them and put my hands on my hips. I hadn't talked to Jimmy in almost two weeks. Except for the night of the last home game I went to.

"Hey." Jimmy said to me.

I turned my head as Aaron pushed him up. "Go talk to her!" he told him.

We walked out into the hallway and Jimmy rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

"So uhh." "How are you?"

"Fine." I told him getting annoyed.

I gave me a huge hug and said " I'm so sorry. I miss you."

"I wrapped my arms around his neck and said "I know you're sorry."

I pulled back, "I forgive you."

Babs told the boys to get on the ice. I smiled at him. "I love you." he told me walking down the hallway. I shouted an "I love you too." But, at the same time Ozzie was walking out of the locker room.

"Awww Madi! I love you too!."

"Oh Ozzie, Get your ass out there!" I told him pointing to the ice.

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I watched the pre-game skate. Jimmy didn't seem focused at all. Most off the shots he tried to stop but missed. Hell, I could have stopped more shots than him. I went into the locker room where I heard everyone whistling. They noticed my new hair. I said a small "Thanks." Jimmy looked up at me and slightly smiled. I turned around so he could see what jersey I had on and gave him a small smile. I walked over to him but instead of sitting on his lap like I usually do I sat on the stool next to him. "You still wearing the jersey." He said to me in a soft voice.

"It doesn't mean a thing" I snapped back

"Listen, I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have ever pushed you."

"Sorry doesn't fix anything Jimmy. You take out all of your frustrations out on me. I'm so sick of it!"

He hung his head. "Are you saying were over, because I don't want us to be."

"That's not what I said. But I do think we should take a break. I see the way you have been playing and everything that goes on between us affects your playing. I know you can play better than that."

The buzzer rang and it was time for the game. Jimmy got up and tried to give me a kiss. I turned me head slightly so he got my cheek. "Good luck." I told him still acting kind of bitchy.

He smiled and said "Thanks"

I ran my fingers through his dark brown hair and said "It's ok"

Jimmy must have listened to what I said cause he played amazing. We still lost 1-0 but Jimmy was the star of the game.

***

That weekend Meech gave me a call. "Hey! How are you?" he asked. "Great!" I told him.

"I was wondering, If you wanted to go out to eat tonight with me?"

It was a little weird for me. I had never ever thought of Derek like that. "Sure!"

"Okay tomorrow at six."

"See you then!"

The next day I took a glance at my phone. There was still the background of Jimmy and I. I changed it to one of Aaron, Derek and I on the night we were together. I laughed as I looked at it. I missed hanging out with those guys. We had alot of fun. Ever since Aaron started dating Casey, He and Derek had not been getting along, and Aaron wasn't allowed to get out or do anything with us anymore. Right now, what I needed was those guys. They helped me get through everything. And I had always been able to talk to Aaron. I decided to call him. He didn't answer so I left a message.

"Hey Aaron, Its Madi. I would love to talk to you, seeing we never hang out anymore! Give me a call."

That night before I was getting ready to go with Aaron, my phone vibrated, and I picked it up o my nightstand.

"When can we talk?" Jimmy asked me.

"Why are you calling me?"

"I'm sorry.... its just I needed to hear your voice."

"Jimmy... stop."

I heard a knock on the door so I told Jimmy I had to go.

He said "I love you." But I didn't say anything back.

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I turned to my parents and smiled. It got me to thinking about Jimmy's family. He had never once talked about them. I should talk to him about it.
***
After the ceremony was over Jimmy pulled me aside. He reached into his left pocket and pulled out a small black box. "Jimmy... what are you doing?"
He took the small ring out of the box and slid it on my finger. "Its a promise ring." I looked down at my left hand. It was beautiful. It was a small diamond with two emeralds on each side.
"Wow! It's beautiful. I love it" I told him.
He smiled and gave me a small kiss. "I love you" "I love you too Jimmy."
The rest of the night was fun. Morgan looked amazing and seemed really happy. Her baby was due in a few weeks.
That night most of the guys went out for drinks, including Jimmy. I stayed back and helped clean up.
***
That night Jimmy came back to the apartment. I sat up from the couch and ran over to give him a hug. He just pushed past me. I could smell it on his breath. He reeked of alcohol.
"Have you been drinking?" I asked him in a stern voice.
"Shut up will you!"
He just barely pushed me but it was enough. I tripped over the coffee table that was behind me. Hitting my side on the corner off it too. He didn't know his strength. He was so strong.
He was knelling beside me. "Babe are you okay? I didn't mean to push you."
I sat up quickly. "What the hell Jimmy?"
He didn't say anything.
"You know" I said while taking off the ring. "Keep it. This is ridiculous."
I packed up a few things and went to go stay with my parents. It was late but I still had a key. I walked into my old bedroom, and looked around it was the same way I had left it a few years back. I looked at my blackberry. The background was of me and Jimmy and Star 49. I shook my head and fell asleep.
***
The next day I don't know what got into me. I decided to get my hair cut and colored. I went from my blond hair that was down past my shoulders to a dark brown that came up to my shoulder with long bangs. I looked way different. But, with so many other things changing in my life it was time for a change in looks too.
That day was a home game against the Jackets. I debated weather to put on one of Jimmy's jersey's of one of my dads. I put on Jimmy's.

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They next month came around and we were on a six game losing streak. One of the longest in the teams history. Jimmy hadn't been getting any playing time. The playoffs were just around the corner too. I was almost trying to avoid going to the games. I was so sick of some of the fans. By, now Jimmy and I had been dating for almost 8 months. Mostly everyone knew about it. By the gossip,. Oh, and the videos on youtube of us together that I didn't even know anyone had taken of us. It was frustrating. With Morgan pregnant I had no one to go to the games with. One night a group of girls sat behind me at the Joe. They saw that I had Jimmy's home jersey on. One of the asked "Hey, are you Madison Maltby?" In a friendly voice.

I turned around a replied "Yeah..."

"You're dating Jimmy Howard right?"

"Uhh yeah."

The laughed and said "He deserves way better than you."

"There's no need to be a bitches because you are jealous." I told them.

Their jaws dropped as one of them picked up there beer and threw it on me. They thought it was hilarious. But trust me, this was not the first time I had beer thrown on me.

The buzzer sounded the end of the second period.

I came into the locker room and the guys were excited. They were beating the hawks 4-1.

I walked past Downey who said "Why do you reek of beer?!"I turned to face him so he could see the front of my jersey. It was soaked. He snickered as I walked over to Jimmy.

"Whoa! What happened to you?" He asked giving me the up and down.

"Beer." I told him shaking my head.

I tossed me another jersey his and said "Change." We won that game. By the same score.

***

Around May Morgan and Val's wedding came along. Morgan was having us walk down the isle in pairs. Jimmy met me at the bottom of the stairs. He had on a black suit with a shiny cream colored tie. "Wow! You look amazing." he told me.
"Thanks." I said while fixing his tie. "You don't look half bad yourself. "
Before we walked down the isle he turned my face toward his and gave me a long kiss. It was like our lips we super glued together. I kept trying to pull away but he wouldn't let me. Finally I was able to pull away. I wiped the lipstick off his bottom lip as the music started playing. Our hands intertwined as we took small steps down the isle. I saw my mom and dad sitting in the second row. Tears in their eyes. And, I wasn't even the one getting married.

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The next few months went by really fast. Everything with Jimmy and I was going really great. That was until after a home game one night. We lost that game 3-1. The locker room was emptying out when I ran into Meech. He seemed really nervous. He tried to get me to stay out of the locker room. "No no uhh I have to tell you something." "God Meech, let me get Jimmy and then we can talk about whatever."
When I walked in I knew exactly why he was trying to keep me out. I saw Casey sitting on Jimmy's lap while running her hand through his hair. My jaw dropped as I stood there for a second. Jimmy saw me and said "No baby, it's not what you think." He tried to grab my arm but I pulled away, and walked out. I saw Derek standing out in the hallway. He was looking down at his white tennis shoes. "I'm sorry." He said. "It's not your fault." I told him.
I didn't know if I should cry or just be pissed.
[Jimmy's POV]
After the game was over Casey came over to me being really friendly. She acted like a totally different person. She then got a little to friendly. I pushed her off several times before Madi walked in. I told Meech to keep her out so because I knew Madi hated her, and I didn't want her to see me talking to Casey. I have no interest in her at all. She was dating one of my best friends.
***
The next day I went over to Jimmy's place with his home jersey. I was going to knock on the door but quickly brought my hand down and sat the jersey down on his door step, took a deep breath, and walked back out into the parking lot.
I heard the door slam behind me, and turned around. I saw Jimmy standing there with his head down looking at his shoes, and the jersey in his left hand.
With is head still down he said to me "Is this how you want it to end?"
I walked over to him and put me hand under his chin and made him look at me. "Of coarse not. But you have to tell me why, why would you do something like that to me?" My voice was breaking.
"She came onto me. I swear." He continued to tell me the rest of the story. I took a deep breath and said "Okay, no more fighting."
***
That weekend I went over to Morgans to help her with wedding plans. There theme was black and white. Morgan would be wearing this dress. http://photobucket.com/image/cute%20wedding%20dresses/st3ll4k/CUTE%20Dresses/bb7d.jpg?o=5 And the brides mates were wearing. http://photobucket.com/image/dresss/xoHXC_BABYxo/dresss.jpg?o=20
We also made invitations and sent them. The wedding was three weeks away. I was super excited. I got even more excited when Morgan told me that Jimmy was going to be Val's best man. That made the day seem even better.

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The next morning was my actual birthday. Jimmy got me a customized pair of goalie pads (I was getting alot of them this year.) They were black and red, with my initials at the bottom. I loved them. I gave him a rough kiss and said "Theses are amazing! I love them!"

"I thought you would. Last night was part of your present too." He told me with a huge grin.

"Jimmy! You are terrible!"

"I was just kidding, but after the home game tonight I was wondering if you wanted to come on are trip to New York? We leaving after tonight's game."

"Uhh well... I'm not sure about that...."

He picked me up while saying "Oh no you're going."

"Fine, If I have to.." He sat me back down.

***

The game that night went well. Ozzie got over the flu and was back in net. We won the game 4-2. The locker room was a swarm of reporters. I noticed a girl with heavy make-up and a shirt cut down was to far sitting next to Downey. I went over and introduced myself. "Hey, I'm Madison"

I said to her. She gave me the up and down and said "I'm Casey, Aaron's girlfriend."

"Ohh."

I looked over at Downey who was unlacing his skates.

"Hey Downs!" I said excitedly. "Great game!"

"Hey Madi, I see you met Casey?"

"Yeah, she seems nice." I was totally lieing through my teeth and he knew it.

He gave me a weird look and changed the subject. "You going to NY with us?"

"Yeah sure am, we need to hang out while were there."

Jimmy grabbed my hand and spun me around. I kissed him roughly. "Great game!"

"Thanks babe, except I didn't play a minute of it."

"It doesn't matter. Hey you counted the face offs! That's a plus."

"Okay, let's go." We got on the team plane for a three hour flight.

Aaron and Casey sat next to us. It was gross how she was all over him. I caught Jimmy looking at them. He looked shocked. My lips brushed against Jimmy's cheeks as I told him "She's a total bitch."

"That's what Meech told me. She kicked him out of his own room so they could be alone." He said in a soft voice. Just as Jimmy finished what he was saying Derek walked by and screamed "Get off the plane and get a room you hoe!" She obviously knew nothing about the team being filled with jokesters. Derek was just kidding. I snickered as she shot me a dirty look. I gave Derek a high five but as I turned around Draper gave me a face full of shaving cream. For those of you who don't watch the wings, Draper was know as "The Birthday Bandit" He did it to everyone on their birthday. "Ughh Draps!" "Sorry hun, I had to do it."He said while throwing me towel. "Better watch out Howard, your birthday is around the corner." He told Jimmy while lifting his eyebrows.

***

We beat the Rangers and the Sabers. Jimmy didn't play for either of those games. When he came back into the hotel room he was in a sour mood. I tried to talk to him. he just kept pushing me away. I heard a knock on the hotel door. I opened it. It was Derek. "Were going for drinks. You coming?"

"Sure. But, Jimmy's probably not. But that's okay. You and I will have some fun Derek." I draped my hands around his neck as he put his hands on my hips. Jimmy looked over at me with a look I had never seen before. He was hurt by what I said. I backed away from Meech and said "Jimmy get your ass up and take a joke." I heard Derek mutter a "Damn"

When we got to the club I saw Casey with Aaron. It was gross to watch her and him. It was like he was trying to make me jealous. There was no way I still had feelings for him anymore. I hadn't really talked to Jimmy about why he was mad I was saving that for later. He grabbed my hand. It was really clammy. He leaned in for a kiss but I turned my head quickly. "Nope, you didn't even want to come."

"I'm sorry babe." He reached in for another kiss. This time I gave in. But this wasn't just an ordinary kiss. It sent a whole rush through my body. I put my hand on his cheek. And backed away for just one second to get take a breath. "Want to leave?" He asked. "Do you?" "Well yeah."

When we got back to the hotel Jimmy slipped the "Do Not Disturb" sign over the door handle. I had given into Jimmy once again. How could I resist those eyes? They made me melt.

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There was alot of presents. I opened the one from Downey first. I knew it would be interesting. It was a mix of cocktail drinks and bottles. "Oh yeah." He said while setting down his controller and coming over to me. "That's for tonight." When he picked it up a card fell out of the bottom and to the floor. I picked it up and turned it over. It was a Victoria Secret gift card. I laughed. "Hey Aaron, did you get this for yourself?" Everyone laughed. "Nah it's for you and Jimmy, if you know what I mean." I looked over at Jimmy, and he was beat red. I then turned to Ozzie. I was surprised he was actually here. "Oz, the wife actually let you out?!" I asked him. "She's visiting her parents." She never let Ozzie go anywhere. The rest of my presents were just random things. Gift cards, hockey gear, pucks, and a few other things.

***

"Hey! Lets go clubbing!" Aaron yelled.

We all agreed and left the house at 9:30. We drove to a small club on the corner called "Star 49." We sat in a small corner seeing that there was alot of us and they guys didn't want to draw attention. We had a few drinks before Ozzie, Z, and Pav went home. I was looking for Aaron. I saw some guy grinding on a fat girl. It was Aaron. I turned to Jimmy and said "I never knew those were his type, that might have been why we didn't date that long."

"You dated Aaron?!" He sounded surprised.

"Yeah for a few months, he was to into himself, all he wanted to do was party, so we stopped dating. We are still great friends though." As I was finishing my sentence Derek came over and grabbed my hand and whipped me out out to the dance floor with him. He started grinding on me. I pushed him away and said "Stop!" I couldn't even get it out I was laughing so hard.

I walked back over to the table where I saw Morgan and Val making out. I came back and sat by Jimmy.

He gave me a smile and said "That was hilarious! You should have saw your face!" I was glad he didn't care the guys did those funny things to me. Or didn't take it in a bad way. Some guys would.

"That was gross. I made that face because I almost gaged!" I laughed.

He laughed and gave me a kiss. He was trying to get me to open my mouth. I gave in, as our tongues curled.

When the first slow song came on, I intertwined mine and Jimmy's hands and walked to the dance floor. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he put his hands on my hips. The back of his neck was really warm. And it wasn't hot in the club at all. It was actually a little cold. I kissed Jimmy and he kissed me back.

I heard a "Whooooooooooooooo, get a room!" It was probably Downey or Meech. I sent them the finger and went back to kissing Jimmy. I felt the back of his neck getting warmer and sweatier by the minute. I rested my head in his chest, and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Do you want to go?" Jimmy asked me.

"Sure..."

We didn't tell anyone we were leaving, we just kind of left.

***

As Jimmy and I got back to the apartment I sat down on the bed pulling Jimmy with me. I looked at those huge piercing blue eyes of his, it made me want his even more. He sent small kisses down my neck. He warm slid his hands under the tank top that I had on. It made me shiver. He was trying to get me to moan. And he did.

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"Jimmy!" I ran up to him, and jumped in his arms, wrapping my legs around him. "What are you doing here, I thought you were coming back late tomorrow?"
"I lied. we were only playing two teams in Canada."
He carried me into his bedroom, where I helped him take of his shirt.
He whispered in my ear "Are you ready for this?"
"Of coarse I am Jimmy!"
And from there.... everything just went naturally.
***
The next morning I rolled over and put my hand on Jimmy's chest. "I love you" he said. "I love you to." I replied with a smile. I got up and took a shower. I didn't exactly want to tell Jimmy that I was going with Morgan, It would get around and Val would find out. I wanted Morgan to tell him. That was if she really was pregnant. So, I just told him we were going shopping.
***
When Morgan and I got to the office, I went into the room with her. I tall dark haired man walked into the room and sat down on a circular chair. Morgan took a deep breath.
"Congratulation's Morgan! You are three weeks pregnant!"
Morgan put her hand over her face and said "Thanks."
"Ohh Morgan."
"I have to tell Valtteri."
"I know. Everything will be okay."
"No, I don't think it will."
I offered to stay with her, but she said she needed to be alone. I understood and went home. It got me thinking about me and Jimmy. There was no way I wanted a baby.
***
I had almost forgotten, tomorrow was my birthday. I went over to visit my parents. I was never close with my mom. I was more of a daddy's girl. They greeted me with my presents. Clothes, shoes, new pads, and a stick signed by Sidney Crosby. My visit was short, I couldn't stand to hear my mom go on about new make-up and fashion styles, and how long and ratty my hair was getting. It bugged me. That's why I never came home. I said my good byes and drove back to Jimmy's.
***
When I got there Jimmy was watching TV. "I thought you were going shopping?" He asked, I had no bags in my hands. "Oh, I didn't find anything." "I see.." I wondered why he was dressed up. Before I could ask why, the buzzer rang. "Happy Birthday!" Meech said. Downey walked in behind him. "I got the booze!" he yelled. I laughed and gave him a hug. Aaron gave Jimmy a smirk and said "Oh yeah, she likes me now!" After Downey came in he was followed my Val, Morgan, Ozzie, Helm, Hargitan, Franzen, Pavel, Malts, Homer, Cleary, and Z. The apartment was like the team locker room. Aaron had already make up cocktails and threw me a beer while saying, "It's your night babe, have fun!"
I pulled Morgan aside, and she seemed really happy. "Did you tell Val?" I asked her. "Yeah, he was really happy, and he wants me to have it. We are planning a wedding too, your going to be my maid of honer. "I was thrilled for her and me. We walked back out into the living room. Where Derek had out his x-box and all the guys were playing except Pavel, Homer, Ozzie, and Franzen. That's when I decided to open my presents from the boys.

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I met Morgan at her place. I hadn't seen her since the night at Cheli's. And that was a weird night. We got in Morgan's car and left. "What was with you and Val the other night at Cheli's?" I asked her as she made a sharp turn. "Oh, I think Downey put something in our drinks, because I woke up the next morning not feeling to good." I laughed as we stepped out of the car. "Are you and Val doing good?" I asked her. "Yeah were doing great! But. can we eat first, I need to talk to you about something." "Yeah, we can, Is everything okay?" "I'm not sure." She had a concerned look on her face.

We sat down at Ruby Tuesdays. We ordered drinks before I asked her "Whats up? Your worrying me." She looked down at her menu and up at me. "Morgan tell me, now." "I think I might be pregnant." "Morgan!" I gasped." I gripped her hand while sitting money down on the table. I drove to the nearest drugstore. We walked in and bought every test they had. "I'm sure everything will be fine, a gave her a hug before adding "Thanks for telling me." We drove back to her place.
Half of the tests were negative and half were positive. "These shitty things!" I yelled while throwing them away. Morgan seemed pretty calm. Morgan got on the phone and called her doctor, and made an appointment for the next day.
We both sat on the couch me trying to comfort my best friend. She was in tears. She managed to get out "I'm not ready to be a mom."
"Have you told Val?"
"No..."
"Well I'm sure everything will be fine. Don't worry."
"Yeah..."
We turned on the Wings game and watched that. Jimmy was still in net. But, we lost 4-3 in OT.
I told Morgan and Jimmy and I. How I was living with him. She didn't seem to say much. I knew she was upset. "I will go to the appointment with you tomorrow."
She looked at me and smiled. "Thanks."
***
I woke up early to get to Morgan's. "Lets get this over with." She said to me. could tell she had been crying.
As we got to the office it was a quick in and out. They would call her with the results in a few days. Since that was over and done with we went to the mall. I still needed to get Jimmy something for his birthday in a few weeks. Our birthdays were really close. His was a few days after he got home. And his was a week after that.
We walked into a sports store where I found a pair of goalie pads, worn by Patrick Roy. They were perfect. '
***
The next day, was a boring one. I spent in cleaning up the old apartment and returning my keys. I got a call from Downey asking me if Morgan and I wanted to go out for beers later that night. It sounded fun. So we agreed.
***
I took a shower and went over to Morgan's. I had on a short dress on with ray leggings, and silver flats. With just some light make-up. Downey, Meech, and Erickson pulled up in the driveway and we walked out. Aaron had a small car so there wasn't room for all of us.
Morgan took the last open seat.
I looked over to Derek who patted his lap. "Looks like you're sitting with me!" He said with a big grin.
I rolled my eyes and sat on him. He was lucky it was a short drive. After a few drinks Arron stood on a table and started dancing to "Sexy boy" I have to admit it was hilarious. So I threw five dollars up on the table. He picked it up and said "Yeah....!!"
***
When we were done Aaron dropped me off. It took me a while to find my keys put when I did I unlocked the door. It was really dark,but I noticed someone standing in the hallway. I freaked. I turned on the lights only to be surprised.

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We got in the car and drove to Gordy's. A popular sports bar on the other side of town. We sat down and ate, while having a humorous conversation. "Hey I think we should get some beers." Aaron said. I agreed, even though I really shouldn't drink. But, they didn't ask for any I.D. Aaron automatically made me the designated driver. So he and Meech could get pretty drunk.
Let's just say I had a little to much to drink. Six beers gets me that way. I waited a while before we left. Oh and Aaron and Derek lets just say that they were really drunk. So drunk they were hitting on older women. So drunk, that they thought the baseball game on was hockey. And, so drunk they were holding hands as we walked out to the car.

I drove them home, and told them they could stay for the night. Before I could, they had both passed out on the floor.
It was pretty late. But, my phone vibrated. I picked it up and it was Jimmy. "Jimmy!" I screamed. "Hey babe, how are you?"
"I'm okay, but I miss you like crazy!"
"I miss you alot too, what are you doing.?"
"Interesting story, Uhh I went out to eat with Aaron and Derek, they got pretty drunk, they're passed out on your floor as we speak."
"Haha, yeah they love to have a good time."
"Yeah, Well I need get ready to watch your game."
"Okay, I love you, talk to you soon."
"I love you to Mr.Howard, I will be watching the game in a few, good luck."
They game was on really late here, but I always stayed up to watch them, and since Ozzie had the flu, Jimmy was in.
They first period didn't go so well. There were alot of bad calls and were down 2-1. The second period came along and we tied it up 2-2 on a goal my Filppula. The score stayed the same until Zetterberg scored to make it 2-3, and we won.
When the game was over Jimmy was a star of the game. They were interviewing him, "So how do you want this trip to go?" Mickey asked him. Jimmy looked straight at the camera and said "I want us to play hard, win these games, and get home, cause I am really missing someone." It brought tears to my eyes. I turned off the TV and went into Jimmy's bedroom. I laid down on the bed, and the smell of the sheets reminded me off him. =]

The next morning I woke up to find Meech rolled over by Downey with his arm wrapped around him. It was hilarious, so I got out my camera and took pictures.
Then I went into the kitchen to make breakfast.
Derek came up from behind me and said "It smells like bacon!"
"Wow, you must still be drunk, it pancakes."
"Ohh"
"Yeah go get Aaron up will you?"
"Okay, do you have any whipped cream?"
I knew exactly what he was going to do, so I went to the fridge and got out a can of it.
I watched him but whipped cream all over Aaron's face and in his mouth. He still didn't wake up. Derek stepped on his stomach and Aaron sat up quick. "What the hell?" He said while wiping the cream of his face.
"It was all Madi, I swear. Derek told him.
I just blew it off and told them to come eat. "Hey Aaron want some whipped cream with those pancakes?" I said from across the room. He laughed and said "Nah I'm good.
I told them about last night and this morning. They thought it was pretty funny. We said our goodbyes and they left. I had to get ready to go with Morgan.

Forever and Ever;;11

As i walked back to the car, I tried my best to hold back my tears. I had never cried over a guy before. This was my first time. I guess it just showed how much Jimmy meant to me. When I got inside the car I wiped away my tears. I knew I was going to have to find something to do with myself for the next five days. Then my phone vibrated. I got it out of my left pocket. I was Aaron (Downey) he didn't go on the trip. The text message read "Hey how about lunch tomorrow? You, me, and Meech. I wrote back "Sure time and where?" "You'll see, I will get you at Jimmy's around 2:30." "Sounds good to me, I will see you guys then."



I went down to a shop on the corner to get some boxes. I was really excited to move in with Jimmy. Ughh wait no. I can't think about him right now. I would make me too sad. I got the boxes and went home to pack up my some of my things. When I got home I got on my laptop. Morgan was on MSN, so I talked to her. We were going to get together Friday and go shopping. Jimmy's birthday was in a few weeks so I needed to get him something.

The next morning I woke up to the bright light shining through my bedroom window. I starting packing up things in my kitchen. Bowls, plates, silverware, other odds and ends. Then I moved to my bedroom. Putting all of my clothes in boxes. By 12:30 I had mostly everything packed away. I had almost forgot about going to lunch with Aaron and Derek. I quick hopped in the shower. I got out, straighted my hair. I put on a pair of tight Abercrombie and Fitch jeans and a cute top, with a pair of black flip flops. I did my make up. Even though Jimmy liked me better without it. When I was done, I got into my Saturn and drove to Jimmy's with a few boxes in the back .

When I got to Jimmy's I had just enough time to take all the boxes, before I looked outside and I saw Aaron and Derek pull up. I walked out. I gave them both hugs (like I always did). I noticed Aaron hands were getting a little low, close to my back side. Aaron had always been like that, loved the ladies, and loves to have fun. "Aaron Downey!" I yelled at him, kidding. "What are you doing?" He just laughed it off and said "Let's get going," It should be a intresting night.

Forever and Ever;;10

The next morning we got up early and left. On the way back I turned to Jimmy and asked "When we get back don't you guys go on your trip to Canada?" "Yeah we do, Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton" I sighed, he would be gone for five days. "I'm going to miss you, and I'll call every time a get the chance." I'll miss you too Jimmy" We got home but soon went to bed seeing Jimmy had to get up early the next morning.

I woke up to Jimmy's alarm going off. Its was 10:30. I didn't get up right then. I fell back asleep for a half hour. I knew Jimmy was trying not to wake me, but he did. I sat up pulling the bed sheets with me. "Opps." Jimmy came over to help me. "Thank y-" He cut me off again. And we backed into his bedroom wall. Him kissing me. We got pretty into it. Before I pulled away and pointed to the clock. "I think we should go." "Yeah okay." He sounded disappointed

On the ride to the airport Jimmy brought up a subject I had never even thought about before. "Hey babe we spend alot of time together at my place. If you want you could move in with me?" My face lite up. "I'd love to!" I said with a smile. "Okay when I get back, we will start moving things." "Okay will get some boxes and I will start packing my stuff up while you are gone."

When we got to the airport all the guys were standing around waiting to go. Jimmy sat down his stuff and came towards me. He gave me his keys. "Car keys, and my apartment keys." "Okay" I said with a sad look on my face. I wrapped my arms around his neck and looked up at his bright blue eyes. "I'm going to miss you alot." "I'm going to miss you more." He said. He came in for a kiss. And then, we started making out. In front of everyone. Including my dad. I pulled away with a really big smile on my face, and my arms still wrapped around his neck. We both looked around, everyone was staring. That was until Ozzie broke the silence. "Okay boys, let's get on the plane." I mouthed thank you to him before he said "Put it on my tab." Jimmy and I just stood there until Ozzie said "Jimmy are you going on the trip or not?" "I love you Jimmy" "I love you too" I watched him board the plane and take off.

Forever and Ever;;9

When morning came and Jimmy and I had everything ready to go. We loaded it all up in the back of his car and left. It was actually a pretty nice day. The weather in Michigan was so weird. So I had on shorts and a short sleeve Hollister tee with my bikini on underneath. Jimmy had the air conditioning on in the car. And once again I was freezing. "How do you stand this cold Jimmy?I asked. "Are u forgetting I am a goalie? I'm so used to it." He said while turning the air conditioner off. I just kind of smiled and turned my head to look out the window. It was a six hour drive. I didn't care much. Jimmy and I had so much to talk about that time just flew by. Before I knew it we were already there.

As we pulled up I notiched the sign, King's Island. I lived in Ohio when I was younger, and had been here before.

He held my hand most of the time, which I thoguht was really cute. We rode most of the bigger coasters. Which was alot of fun, I had never been afraid of heights so I loved them. It was really hot out, so we decided to leave early to go to the water park.

When we got there they had all the white lounge chairs so I sat down in one of them. Jimmy put his stuff by me and took of his shirt. He has a nice body, for a goalie that is. ;] I took of my shirt first, then my shorts. Jimmy came up from behind me and wrapped his arms around me and putting his hands on my stomach. "You're fit!" he whispered in my ear. I turned around fast and gave him a kiss. Then he picked me up and threw me in. As my head came up from the cold water I saw him standing at the edge of the pool. "Thanks for that." I said, while he jumped in.

We just messed around for awhile, before I noticed it was getting dark. When we got back I went into the bathroom and got into the shower. It had been about five minutes before Jimmy got in too. And once again I didn't really get much of a chance to shower with Jimmy in there with me. I pulled away from him from him kissing me for a second. "Let me wash my hair. Please?" I said while laughing. "Sure." he replied while stepping out. When I was done I got out dried my hair, and put on my clean clothes. Well they weren't actually mine, they were my shorts, and Jimmy's shirt. I hopped in the bed next to him. He looked at me and smiled, "You're amazing you know that?"
"Awe, thanks. You're pretty sweet youself. We both fell asleep soon after that. It has been a long day.

Forever and Ever;;8

We arrived at Cheli's. Jimmy was right. It was full with guys from the Griffins and Red Wings. I tried to break free from Jimmy's grasp, but he held on tight. "And where do you think you're going?" I laughed "I'm gonna go talk to some of the guys, but save a dance for me." I said while I winked. "Maybe, if you're lucky." I gave him a small kiss on the cheek and walked over to the table where Downey and Erickson were sitting. "Hey guys." I said while sitting down "Hey!' they all said "We haven't talked in a long time.."
"I know need to catch up! I've missed you guys!" I replied. I sat and talked to the guys for a while before we exchanged numbers and I went to talk to my dad. I came up from behind him and jumped on his back. "Hey I'm to old for that!" Some how he knew it was me.
"Hows my old man doing?" I said with a big grin.
"Just fine. You haven't been home in awhile. Must be with Jimmy I guess." All the guys at the table laughed, Draps, Cleary, and Cheil . I got up and said "Whatever." I said with a grin.. I told them I was going to go talk to some more of the guys and gave my dad a kiss on the cheek. "Is that boy treating you good?" I looked at him with a serious look on my face "Don't be dumb dad, you know you would know about it." I gave him a hug before I went to find Morgan and Val.







I laughed as I walked over. They were drinking Sprites. They looked bored. "Haha yeah I'm still to young too." I said. Then neither of them said anything. It was awkward. Me being myself broke the silence. "So, Val did you see mine and Morgan's tattoos?" I said excitedly. "He perked up "Yeah I did! Pretty sweet."
"Yeah that what Jimmy said too." Morgan just kind of sat there, not saying a word. Before I could ask her anything I caught Jimmy walking over. I looked at my phone, it was getting late. I slid off of the bar stool and grabbed Jimmy's hand, then headed out to the middle of the dance floor. We danced, like I wanted. But it was getting late. I gave all the guys hugs since I wouldn't see them in a few days, the guys had three days off including no practice.





Jimmy and I drove back to his apartment. I looked at the time on my phone. It was 2:30. It got late fast. Jimmy didn't say much on the ride back. "Jimmy what's wrong"
"Not a thing, I guess I'm just tired, I was wanting to ask you something though."
"Go ahead" "Well since I have three days off I thought we would go down to Ohio? They have this new amusment park, can't remember the name though. Could we leave tomorrow?"
"Yeah tomorrow is fine, sounds like fun." We stopped at my house I got some clothes, bikini and other odds and ends. We went back to his place to get a good nights sleep.

Forever and Ever;;7

I laughed while turning bright red. He always made me blush. He looked at me smiling before he said "I love you Madi" "Oh my gosh Jimmy! I love you too!" He gave me a long, hard kiss. I knew that what i had just said was true. We both knew that it was a little to soon for us to... well you know. So we sat down on Jimmy's bed, turned on the TV and watched re-runs of Fear Factor. I turned to say something to Jimmy. He was already fast asleep.

I woke up in the morning, Jimmy wasn't next to me. I got up to see that he was watching TV. "Morning" he said with a big grin. "Sleep well?" "Sure did!" I replied. He asked if i had any plans for the day. "Not a thing why?" "I was wondering if you wanted to go to Chelis Chili tonight. Chris is closing the place down for the night and the whole team is going to be there" "Sounds like a plan! But i should get home, i have to clean up the place." Okay, i will pick you up around six. Sound ok?" "Perfect" I gave Jimmy a small kiss and hug before i left.

When i got home I called Morgan. "Hey girl heyyy" she said as she picked up the phone. "Haha I was just wondering if you were going with Val to Chelis Chili tonight?" "Of coarse I am!" "Okay good. We will talk there" I hung up the phone and got in the shower. When i was done I decided that it should be okay for me to take the bandages off my tattoo now. It had turned out great!

I cleaned up the apartment since it needed it badly. I looked at the clock and it was 5:30. I needed to get ready. I dried and curled my hair and put on make-up. Put on a dark green dress that came to my knees with a black bow that tied on the side. And put on a pair of silver flats. By the time i was done the buzzer rang. It was Jimmy. He handed me a dozen roses. "They're beautiful, I love them." I hurried and put them in a vase before we headed out. "He turned to me and said "Wow, you look great!" "Thanks Jimmy you don't look to bad yourself." I knew this was going to be a interesting night.

Forever and Ever;;6

I tried my best to hold in my emotions, it was too much. I fell to the floor in tears. Pav said "Madi, I didn't mean to make you cry"
"No its not you, I just think I need to go" " I quickly walked out the locker room door and into the hallway. I was still in tears when Ozzie walked by. "What's wrong? Are you okay?"
"I'm sorry Ozzie I really just cant talk right now...." I'm sure he couldn't make out what I said. I got into my car and drove home.

As I got into the apartment I noticed I was still wearing Jimmy's practice jersey. I took it off. It was kind of hard for me to think of him right then. I laid down and fell asleep. I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing. I was Morgan, she knew I was upset. "I have something that will cheer you up." She said sounding excited. "I will be there in 10 minutes to get you!" I quickly hung up the phone and changed. I looked like crap. My eyes were puffy from crying and I had make-up all over my face. I didn't have time to wash it off. Morgan was already there.

She still had not told me where we were going. We were in downtown Detroit. We stopped in front of a tattoo shop. "What are we doing here Morgan?" "You'll see." She walked up to the counter. "Uhhh yes I had called earlier? The name is Morgan Pollard" "I have you right here come on back."

I still had no idea what was going on. He told me to lay on my back on the table. It was cold so it sent chills down my back. "Morgan, what are we doing?" "We getting matching tattoos, now shut up!" I must have been pretty tired cause I fell asleep, I could sleep through anything. I got up to look in the mirror. I lifted up my shirt to see a tattoo on my hip bone. It was a Detroit Red Wings symbol that said BFF above it. It was amazing. Morgan came up behind me showing me hers, it was the same thing. "You like it?" She asked. "Oh my gosh, I love it!" "Thought you would." We were all bandaged up as we walked out the door. "Thanks Morgan, you always know the right things to do. She smiled as we got in to the car and drove away.
***

It had been four days since I last talked to Jimmy. I got a text from him. It said "We need to talk, can you come over?" "I replied "Yeah I guess, be there in a few." I got a duffel bag and put all of Jimmy's clothes in it. I thought he might want them back if I knew how the conversation was going to go.

I walked up to Jimmy's door. He answered. Before I could say anything he picked me up off my feet while kissing me and whispered in my ear "You don't know how much I missed you." I pulled myself off of him. "Jimmy it's not okay to act like nothing happened cause something did happen, you had me bawling. I don't appreciate you acting like a total asshole for no reason. I did nothing to you and you pushed me away. Thats really shitty."
"I know but, you have to understand that I get upset when I let it six goals! I need to prove to Babcock that I can be a full time goalie next year. I cant do that by letting in six goals! You understand right?"
"Sure but still you don't have to push me away when I'm trying to be there for you."
"I know and I am really sorry, it wont ever happen again... I promise."
How could I not forgive him? "Okay Mr. Howard" I said while kicking the duffel bag behind me. "Whatca got in the bag?"
"Not a thing" I replied while kissing him roughly as we fell on the couch. I told Jimmy that I thought it was to soon. He agreed, sat up. He saw how I had bandages on my hip bone. "What did you do?" he asked sounding concerned. "Oh yeah Morgan and I got matching tattoo's." I said while lifting up my shirt. He didn't even look, he just touched my stomach and leaned into me. "Jimmy just look at the damn tattoo!" I shouted half kidding. "Oh sorry, yeah I like it, Its a great place for it too" He said while winking.

Forever and Ever;;5

The next morning I woke up. Jimmy walked past me, "Morning" he said. "Hey!" I quick got up and grabbed my phone. I told Morgan that I wouldn't be able to get her because I was with Jimmy. She said , Kris would give her a ride. I walked out into the kitchen, where Jimmy as with two bowls. "Cereal?" I asked. "Uhhh yeah its kind of all I got" My phone rang. It was my Dad. "Are you with Jimmy?" "Yes dad...." No funny business, but tell him practice is canceled, but to be here early for the game." "Okay I will." "Jimmy, my dad said practice is canceled but to be there early for - I was cut of by a long kiss. "Sorry, I just had to do that." "Well I had to do this" As I gave him a kiss back. He tried again for another kiss but I said "You will have to catch me first" Teasing his as I ran down the stairs. As I got to the bottom I noticed there was a pool. Jimmy was on my tail so I quickly jumped in. He did after me. "I caught you." he said with a smirk on his face. We got out and I was freezing.



We walked back up to his apartment, "I went to go to the bathroom and he followed me while turning on the shower. "Shower?" He asked with a grin on his face. I smiled and said "Why not." That was probably one of the longest showers I had ever taken. When we got out I noticed a bottle of Cologne that said "Armani" "So this is what makes you smell said good huh?" "You like it" "Oh my gosh, yes!" "Well I will just have to where it more often then."



I didn't know how late it had gotten. It was five. Jimmy needed to be there at six. I put on my jeans and Jimmy gave me a shirt. It was one of his jerseys. A practice one though. He turned to me "Madi, do you think it's to soon for me to ask you to be my girlfriend? I will understand. "AW Jimmy, I wasn't soon enough." I had never seen him smile so big. It was adorable. He kissed me and we fell onto his bed. "Not now, Its almost game time" He got off and we were headed to the Joe.



I walked into the locker room hand and hand with Jimmy. He was playing that night. It went silent. "Awwww, look at the new couple" said Cleary. Everyone else awwwwed. "You guys are soo gay!" I practiclly yelled. Pav seemed upset. I would talk to him about it later. I gave Jimmy a good luck kiss and told him he would see me with Morgan in our same seats. Game time. Jimmy came out saw me and Morgan. He winked at me as I blew him a kiss. I could hardly wait to tell Morgan the good news about me and Jimmy. She thought we were a great couple. I always knew there was a reason I loved that girl.



After the game I went in to see Jimmy. We had lost 6-2. I tried to give him a hug and he pushed me away, acting like a total ass, picked up his bag and left. I held in my emotions though, it wasnt a big deal. It was time for me to go talk to Pavel. "Hey!" I said trying to sound excited but he knew I was upset. "Whats wrong Mad's?" he asked. "I don't want you upset that I'm with Jimmy..." "I'm not, I'm happy for you, but you know I have always had a special place in my heart for you, its just hard to see you with someone else." By now I was bawling. Pavel saying that and Jimmy acting like a total jerk. It was just to much.

Forever and Ever;;4

I didn't actually like the place we were going to but I could have cared less. It seemed like when i was with him, I couldn't be any happier. He always put a smile on my face. We started talking. "So, you are how old? 20?" Actually 19 soon to be 20 in about a month."
"I see the signs you and Morgan hold up at the games. And, how you both sit behind the home team's goal, and I think its cute"
"Well the signs are true.." I trailed off. We finished out coffee and left. We walked back to the Joe in the cold weather. It was probably 20 degrees. I shouldn't have worn ripped jeans. My legs were freezing. Jimmy saw that I was cold. He picked me up off my feet and began running with me. "Haha how did you know I was cold?" I asked. "Ah, that's a secret..."He sat me back on the ground when we got to my car. I looked up at him staring into his amazing blue eyes. As he fianlly pressed his ice cold lips to mine. "Hey you should come back to my place Jimmy said, I mean just to hang out" "Sure why not" I followed him.

He lived in a apartment kind of like mine, but way nicer. I parked my car next to his and met him at the door. It was a typical mans apartment. "Wow this is actually nice Hot Howie er sorry Jimmy. "He laughed. We watched some TV, talked more, played some playstation games until about one in the morning. I found out we had alot in common. "I should get going, its really late." "Nah, ill just take you to practice with me in the morning." How could I say no? Especially to those eyes. He gave me a pair of pants that were huge on me and a t-shirt that said Howard on the back. They smelled like him, so I really didn't care about the size. "Hey, it looks good on you." I giggled. We sat back on the couch. I was laying on him curled up next to him. I quick got out my camera and took a picture of us. I wished that moment would have lasted forever. We both fell asleep... me in his arms. And he looked adorable when he was asleep.

Forever and Ever;;3

The next day I woke up to my alarm clock going off. It was 5:30a.m. Babs had the boys practicing early and I had to go pick up Morgan. But before I left I checked my blackberry. "One new text". It was from Jimmy. It read "Can't wait to see you" A large smile spread across my face.

I threw on a old Red Wings tee and a pair of ripped jeans and headed out the door. I was running late so i told Morgan to be waiting for me. Of coarse she wasn't. She was never ready on time. I went up to the door and knocked there she was still in her pajamas . "Oh sorry" she said. I fell back asleep. "Long night with Val huh?" "Shut it" "What did you guys do?" "Went out to eat, came back here and played video games till 3:00, how about you and Jimmy?" "We played a little hockey, talked, then he dropped me back off at the apartment, I had fun." "Yeah, me too." she said. And with that, we were out the door.

As we got to the Joe, It was freezing. We went into the locker room where I saw Jimmy. I went over and sat on his lap. "Hey you!" I said in his ear. He smiled back and said "Hey hun."
My dad at us and said "I got my eyes on you Howard." He laughed. Clears came over and went "Awwww aren't you two cute!" Pav walked by and stared (he had always has a crush on me.) I was shivering it was so cold. Jimmy asked "You cold?" "How can you tell?" I asked sarcastically. He handed me his sweatshirt it said Howard on the back. It was really sweet. The colors were awesome, black and red. I knew know one else had one like it. "Thanks" I said. "Anytime." Babs called the boys out to the ice and practice began.


Practice didn't last that long. Only about a hour and a half. Morgan came over to tell me that Val was going to give her a ride home. She told me to give her a ride tomorrow before the game. I agreed. After Val dressed they were gone. I went back into the locker room to see Jimmy. I began to take the sweatshirt of but he said "No just keep it for now." I smiled and of coarse agreed. He then asked if I was hungry. "Sure" I said. He packed up his stuff and we were off. We went to a small cafe on the corner.

Forever and Ever;;2

I slid on my skates as did Morgan. While she's telling me "You get Howie, I get Val" She screamed. I willingly agreed. Then again, we both did play goalie. I stepped out on the ice. Nervous as ever. I hadn't actually talked to the guy before, but he knew i liked him.

"Hey you" Jimmy said. As i blushed and said "HAAAY". We both laughed. We started to ask each other questions. "You play?" Jimmy asked. "Yeah I do, goalie preferably." He looked surprised "No way." "Yes way!" "You any good?" he asked. "Well, lets just see." I put on my equipment and let him take 10 shots. He got 2 by. My turn. I took ten shots got 3 past. "Ohhh you just got smoked by a girl, wait till I tell the guys about this one" I joked. "Damn, he said while taking off his helmet, your good. Where did you learn from?" "My dad and brother Justin" "They taught you pretty good." I smiled, "Yeah, I guess so."

We took off our equipment and Jimmy asked if I wanted a ride home. Since I came with Morgan and she was no where to be found I agreed. On the way to my apartment Jimmy seemed quiet and nervous. "Whats up?" I asked. "Oh sorry, its just beautiful girls like you make me nervous. I just smiled and blushed "Aww thanks"

As we arrived at my place he walked me to my door. He gave me a small hug and kiss on the cheek. I was amazed at how good he smelled seeing he just got done playing. "See you tomorrow at practice?" He asked. "Of corse you will! I'm always there!" Great he said as he walked back down the stairs.

Forever and Ever;;1

Ever since I was a little girl I loved hockey. Then again, my dad was Kirk Maltby. My dad bought me my first pair of skates when I was four. He then taught me how to skate, score, shoot, and pass. Even though my favorite position was goalie. Which my dad didn't approve of. But, for some reason I loved the rush I got when I made a good save. I never really played on a team. Just on the pond in my back yard with my dad and brother Justin. They both told me I was pretty good for my age.

A hard part in my life came when my dad was traded to Edmonton to Detroit. Nothing really bad came out of it though. My dad just seemed to click with Kris Draper. And soon after I met his daughter, Morgan. We became inseparable. I loved that girl to death. As we both grew older, 19 that is, we had the same love for guys. The rookie Val Filppula & Jimmy Howard. We were always at every home game holing up signs that said "We love Hot Howie & We love Finlander's who where #51. We were probably the loudest there. Morgan and I hung out in the locker room before, after, and in between periods. We played heavy metal music trying to get the boys pumped. And, by then Jimmy and Val both knew we loved them, and so did everyone else.

I was totally shocked when they both came up to us after a game where we had won 3-1 and asked us if we wanted to skate around the rink a few times before they went home. We agreed. And fast.