I get up the next morning and follow my usual routine, as I am swimming I feel my wrist begin to hurt and when I look at it I find it badly bruised. I decide to talk to Tyler about my run in with Sidney and see what he suggests I do.
After my shower I head down to the kitchen to find TK and Jordan already there cooking a fry up.
“Morning boys, sleep well?” I ask as I give Tyler a full kiss on the lips then give Jordan a peck on the cheek causing him to blush.
We sat and ate breakfast and talked for a while before Jordan decided to go home before afternoon skate and kung fu practice.
“Are you sure you will be ok Jordan?” I ask as I stand in front of him, looking into his bright blue eyes, concern evident in my voice.
“Yeah, I will be fine Gill, I don’t know what caused me to get so emotional last night. Thanks for everything.”
We said our goodbyes and he left moments later.
“TK, can we talk for a moment?” I ask as I return to this kitchen.
“Yeah of course, is everything ok?”
“Will you promise to keep your temper at bay?”
“You are worrying me Gill, what is wrong?”
“Promise me Tyler please.”
“Ok ok I promise.”
I pulled up my sleeve to reveal the bruise on my wrist and I proceeded to tell him about my run in with Sidney.
“I cannot believe that guy, who does he think he is? I will kill him when I see him this afternoon…!!” Tylers voice is raised and his face is red as he gets up from the table clenching and unclenching his fists.
“Tyler I made you promise for a reason, I can handle him myself but I want your advice on what to do next. Will you please sit down.”
Tyler eventually calmed down and we sat talking about various options before it was time for him to leave for afternoon skate.
“I will go home after kung fu and get my stuff for the trip and then come back here.”
We say our goodbyes and then I call Vero to see if she can recommend anything for the Sidney situation and we decide that it would be best for me to talk to him again before I mention anything to Lorna.
“Thanks for your help Vero. I shall see you on Tuesday for our trip to New York. Take care.”
“Anytime Gill, I am glad you feel you can talk to me. See you Tuesday I am really looking forward to it.”
I spent the rest of the afternoon doing some housework before it was time to head to the arena for kung fu.
The class went well with Marc-Andre being my volunteer and everyone putting a lot of effort into learning. It was clear that most of the guys had been practicing as I asked.
“Well done guys, you all done well. If you keep this up for the next week or so I think you will all be ready for your first grading. I have been in touch with a local kung fu instructor and he is happy to come along for the grading.
“Have a great time in Sweden and I will get you all up to the house again when you come back.
“Take care.”
I turned to walk away when I asked:
“Sidney, will you stay back a moment please I need to talk to you.”
The guys all left and Sidney sat himself down on one of the large window sills so I went and joined him.
“Did you have a good night last night Sidney?” I asked as I sat watching him staring out the window.
Finally he turned to look at me.
“I don’t really remember much about it, I was pretty drunk. Why do you ask?”
I pulled my sleeve up and rested my arm on his leg.
“Do you remember doing this to me?” His eyes widened and he had a genuine look of shock on his face.
“No, why on earth would I do that to you?” He takes a hold of my arm and gently rubs the bruise as he looks me in the eye searching for an answer.
“I asked you not to hurt Lorna and you lost your temper with me.”
“I am so sorry Gill I do not remember this at all. Please tell me what I can do to make things better.”
“You can start by promising me that you won’t hurt Lorna, she is like family Sidney and I can’t face anything happening to her.”
“I am falling in love with Lorna and I don’t plan on hurting her, I know I don’t show my emotions very well, I have never been good at explaining how I feel to people but I really like Lorna and want to be with her.”
“Are you sure you won’t hurt her if she says something that you don’t like the next time you are drunk?”
“I won’t hurt her Gill.”
We sat talking for a while and my feelings for him softened, I still didn’t trust him fully but I was beginning to come round and he assured me that he would never be violent with Lorna. I really hope I am doing the right thing with trusting him.
Sunday 28 June 2009
Thursday 25 June 2009
Chapter 20
We arrived at Mario’s house a short while later and were greeted immediately by Mario and Nathalie, they are such a great couple to spend time with. I had been in their company many times before at sponsorship lunches and such like.
We gradually made our way to the kitchen where we knew we would find the rest of the team. We spoke to many people on the way through, most of them I had no idea who they were.
“Hi Gill, Hi TK” Jordan shouts as he gets up to give me a hug, I feel his strong arms wrap around me and I wonder why such a nice guy is single.
“Hey Jordan how are you?” I ask as I hug him back.
As the party continues the guys become quite tipsy, allowing themselves to let their hair down as the party is closed to press and public and they don’t have a game until Thursday.
I end up sitting with Sidney at one point so I take the opportunity to do a bit of fishing and see if he is trustworthy.
“So Sidney, you and Lorna seem to be getting along well.” I say to him as I search his face for some emotion.
“Yeah, she is a great girl, I really like her and enjoy her company.” His face is cold and expressionless as he talks to me.
“I am going to cut to the chase here Sidney. Lorna is like family and I will not have you hurt her, I don’t trust you and am not sure that I like you. Please prove to me that I am wrong Sidney and treat Lorna well.”
I turn to get up so that I could find TK or Vero but I feel Sidney grab my wrist and pull me back down.
“Who gives you the right to tell me what I can and can’t do?” He continues to grab my wrist and look me in the eye.
“I am not for one minute trying to tell you what to do, I am just warning you that you will be sorry if you hurt Lorna. Please prove me wrong and treat her well.” I again turned away from him as he gripped my wrist tighter.
“What happened to the good boy image you have for the press, I really didn’t realise you were quite so fake.”
I turned to see TK and Lorna approaching with drinks for us all and when Sidney noticed them he quickly let go of me and starting laughing as if we had been having a good time so not to initiate any questions.
The remainder of the night went well and without any further dramatics. The boys were all pretty drunk so Vero asked if I could take her and Marc-Andre home. Of course I agreed as it was not out of my way.
“Let me just talk to Jordan before we leave Tyler, he looks upset.” I kissed Tyler then walked over to Jordan.
“Hey lovely, what is wrong? You look really sad.”
“Hello Gill” He says as he pulls me down to sit on his knee. “I am sad. I look around me and see you and Tyler happy, Flower and Vero, Clair and Petr, the list goes on and I have no one. I hate hearing everyone saying that they are going home to their girlfriends and wives and I am going home to an empty house. I hate to say this but I am jealous. I don’t want to be like Max and some of the others and just have whatever girl takes my fancy. I want someone to love me.” A single tear falls down his face, his sad eyes shining like bright blue crystals and it breaks my heart watching him as he holds me tightly.
“I am so sorry Gill I shouldn’t be pouring my heart out to you.”
“You have nothing to say sorry for I am your friend so you can talk to me anytime.
“Lets get you home Jordan.”
I stand up and take a hold of his hand so that he comes with me and nod to Tyler as I make eye contact with him so that he knows just to go along with everything.
We dropped Vero and Marc-Andre off first.
“Would you like to stay with us tonight Jordan, as you know I have plenty of room?” I ask as I pull away from Vero and Marc-Andres house.
“Would you mind? I don’t fancy being alone tonight. I am so sorry for imposing Tyler I promise I won’t bother you.” His voice is quiet and we have to strain our ears to hear him.
“You are no hassle Jordan you can stay as long as you need. Would you like to play the Xbox for a while when we get home?”
‘He just called my house home, I like that.’
The boys head to the basement as soon as we get in and I head to the kitchen to make hot chocolates. I decide to treat them and I make them with milk putting cream and marshmallows on the top.
I take all 3 cups down to the basement placing 2 on the table in front of the boys and I take the 3rd with me to the chair in the corner of the room, I eat the cream and the marshmallows and then place the cup down in front of me and pick up my guitar.
Quietly strumming away while lost in my own world Tyler and Jordan play computer games and I am completely oblivious to anything around me.
“Gill, you are such a talented musician. You should show off your talent instead of hiding it away.” Jordan stands wide eyed in front of me breaking me from the trance I was in.
“Na, I am happy just playing for fun, I wouldn’t have time to add anything else to my busy schedule, anyway, I want to make sure I have time to spend with you guys…” He smiles at me then stifles a yawn.
“Come on, I will show you to the guest room.” I take his hand and lead him away. Tyler is still sitting on the sofa playing games, I run my hand across his broad shoulders as I pass him.
“I will be up to bed in a few minutes honey, I will just finish this game and then wash up the cups.”
I took Jordan up to one of the guest rooms and showed him where to find things.
“Make yourself at home Jordan and we are just along the corridor if you need anything.” I say as I turn to leave the room.
“Wait a minute Gill” He holds me arm gently and turns me to look at him, “Thank you for tonight, Tyler is so lucky to have you in his life. I appreciate everything you have done for me.”
“Jordan, you are my friend and I am here for you anytime you need me, I have 2 strong shoulders for you to cry on or even if you just want to hang out then call me, please don’t feel like you don’t have anyone.
“Try and get some sleep and I will see you in the morning.”
I give him a hug and leave the room, heading to my own bed to try and get some sleep and find Tyler waiting on me.
“Hey gorgeous, I am sorry about tonight, I just couldn’t leave him on his own.” I take my clothes off and without bothering about Pyjamas I climb into bed next to him and hold him close.
“You have nothing at all to say sorry for, you are an angel and I appreciate everything you done for Staalzy tonight, he is one of my best friends.
“I am so lucky to have you as my girlfriend and I would be so lost without you.” He pulls me closer to him and kisses my forehead.
“I love you Tyler so much.”
We soon fall fast asleep while still in each others arms.
We gradually made our way to the kitchen where we knew we would find the rest of the team. We spoke to many people on the way through, most of them I had no idea who they were.
“Hi Gill, Hi TK” Jordan shouts as he gets up to give me a hug, I feel his strong arms wrap around me and I wonder why such a nice guy is single.
“Hey Jordan how are you?” I ask as I hug him back.
As the party continues the guys become quite tipsy, allowing themselves to let their hair down as the party is closed to press and public and they don’t have a game until Thursday.
I end up sitting with Sidney at one point so I take the opportunity to do a bit of fishing and see if he is trustworthy.
“So Sidney, you and Lorna seem to be getting along well.” I say to him as I search his face for some emotion.
“Yeah, she is a great girl, I really like her and enjoy her company.” His face is cold and expressionless as he talks to me.
“I am going to cut to the chase here Sidney. Lorna is like family and I will not have you hurt her, I don’t trust you and am not sure that I like you. Please prove to me that I am wrong Sidney and treat Lorna well.”
I turn to get up so that I could find TK or Vero but I feel Sidney grab my wrist and pull me back down.
“Who gives you the right to tell me what I can and can’t do?” He continues to grab my wrist and look me in the eye.
“I am not for one minute trying to tell you what to do, I am just warning you that you will be sorry if you hurt Lorna. Please prove me wrong and treat her well.” I again turned away from him as he gripped my wrist tighter.
“What happened to the good boy image you have for the press, I really didn’t realise you were quite so fake.”
I turned to see TK and Lorna approaching with drinks for us all and when Sidney noticed them he quickly let go of me and starting laughing as if we had been having a good time so not to initiate any questions.
The remainder of the night went well and without any further dramatics. The boys were all pretty drunk so Vero asked if I could take her and Marc-Andre home. Of course I agreed as it was not out of my way.
“Let me just talk to Jordan before we leave Tyler, he looks upset.” I kissed Tyler then walked over to Jordan.
“Hey lovely, what is wrong? You look really sad.”
“Hello Gill” He says as he pulls me down to sit on his knee. “I am sad. I look around me and see you and Tyler happy, Flower and Vero, Clair and Petr, the list goes on and I have no one. I hate hearing everyone saying that they are going home to their girlfriends and wives and I am going home to an empty house. I hate to say this but I am jealous. I don’t want to be like Max and some of the others and just have whatever girl takes my fancy. I want someone to love me.” A single tear falls down his face, his sad eyes shining like bright blue crystals and it breaks my heart watching him as he holds me tightly.
“I am so sorry Gill I shouldn’t be pouring my heart out to you.”
“You have nothing to say sorry for I am your friend so you can talk to me anytime.
“Lets get you home Jordan.”
I stand up and take a hold of his hand so that he comes with me and nod to Tyler as I make eye contact with him so that he knows just to go along with everything.
We dropped Vero and Marc-Andre off first.
“Would you like to stay with us tonight Jordan, as you know I have plenty of room?” I ask as I pull away from Vero and Marc-Andres house.
“Would you mind? I don’t fancy being alone tonight. I am so sorry for imposing Tyler I promise I won’t bother you.” His voice is quiet and we have to strain our ears to hear him.
“You are no hassle Jordan you can stay as long as you need. Would you like to play the Xbox for a while when we get home?”
‘He just called my house home, I like that.’
The boys head to the basement as soon as we get in and I head to the kitchen to make hot chocolates. I decide to treat them and I make them with milk putting cream and marshmallows on the top.
I take all 3 cups down to the basement placing 2 on the table in front of the boys and I take the 3rd with me to the chair in the corner of the room, I eat the cream and the marshmallows and then place the cup down in front of me and pick up my guitar.
Quietly strumming away while lost in my own world Tyler and Jordan play computer games and I am completely oblivious to anything around me.
“Gill, you are such a talented musician. You should show off your talent instead of hiding it away.” Jordan stands wide eyed in front of me breaking me from the trance I was in.
“Na, I am happy just playing for fun, I wouldn’t have time to add anything else to my busy schedule, anyway, I want to make sure I have time to spend with you guys…” He smiles at me then stifles a yawn.
“Come on, I will show you to the guest room.” I take his hand and lead him away. Tyler is still sitting on the sofa playing games, I run my hand across his broad shoulders as I pass him.
“I will be up to bed in a few minutes honey, I will just finish this game and then wash up the cups.”
I took Jordan up to one of the guest rooms and showed him where to find things.
“Make yourself at home Jordan and we are just along the corridor if you need anything.” I say as I turn to leave the room.
“Wait a minute Gill” He holds me arm gently and turns me to look at him, “Thank you for tonight, Tyler is so lucky to have you in his life. I appreciate everything you have done for me.”
“Jordan, you are my friend and I am here for you anytime you need me, I have 2 strong shoulders for you to cry on or even if you just want to hang out then call me, please don’t feel like you don’t have anyone.
“Try and get some sleep and I will see you in the morning.”
I give him a hug and leave the room, heading to my own bed to try and get some sleep and find Tyler waiting on me.
“Hey gorgeous, I am sorry about tonight, I just couldn’t leave him on his own.” I take my clothes off and without bothering about Pyjamas I climb into bed next to him and hold him close.
“You have nothing at all to say sorry for, you are an angel and I appreciate everything you done for Staalzy tonight, he is one of my best friends.
“I am so lucky to have you as my girlfriend and I would be so lost without you.” He pulls me closer to him and kisses my forehead.
“I love you Tyler so much.”
We soon fall fast asleep while still in each others arms.
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Chapter 19
Before I post the next chapter I just want to congratulate the Pens on winning the Stanley Cup. I am so excited about it and think I have told so many people about it. I am gutted about missing all the celebrations so if anyone has pictures please please please email them to me. Thanks.
Ok to the chapter!!
The following day was Saturday and the Pens had the day off so Tyler joined me in my usual morning routine trying to keep up with me in the swimming pool and failing miserably.
“I was thinking that maybe we could go away somewhere for the day, I have no idea where and I don’t really care, I just want to get away with you for a few hours before the party tonight and before I go away on Monday.”
‘Mario Lemieux is holding a pre season party at his house tonight so I don’t imagine we will be able to get much time alone together.’
We went for a drive and had lunch at a small village close by and then for a walk around the surrounding area.
“I told Marc and Jordan last night that we had told each other we were in love and they were so happy for us.”
“I spoke to the girls too and they are over the moon.
“I hope you didn’t mind me singing last night when you all came back?”
“Are you joking, it was beautiful. You let us express how we all feel when we were away without having to say anything.
“We all get quite lonely and upset when we are away because we know we have left you all alone.”
“You girls are what keeps us going and I am so glad that you have become good friends with the others, especially Vero and Clair. They have both always been there for me and they are very good friends of mine.
“I love you so much and can’t thank you enough for everything you have done for me in the short time I have known you.”
We walked about for a while longer before heading back to Pittsburgh to get something to eat and get ready for the party.
Tyler made up a salad for us while I had a quick shower dressing only in my dressing gown leaving my hair straight and wet until I had eaten so that I did not get food down my outfit, I can be a bit of a klutz some times.
I went back to my bedroom to get changed after we cleaned up the dishes.
As I stood looking in my closet for something to wear TK came up behind me and undid the tie on my dressing gown and quickly pulled it off my shoulders letting it fall to the ground.
“What are you doing Mr Kennedy?” I ask as I shudder at his touch, his hands moving around my waist and his kisses moving around my shoulder blades.
"Helping you get ready...", he answers mischievously.
“I love you so much Gill. I was really looking forward to Sweden until I met you and now I want to stay here with you, I am going to miss you more than I can explain.”
I lift my head up to look at him.
“I am going to miss you too but we knew this was going to happen. We love each other Tyler so we will be fine, being apart will make us stronger and allow us to appreciate each other more. Everything is going to be fine.
“Now Mr Kennedy are you going to help me find a dress for this party or shall I just go like this?” I ask as he places me back down at ground level.
“Ha, I would love to see you going to the party dressed in your birthday suit but I wouldn’t want the guys seeing what I get to see. Let’s go and find you something pretty to wear.”
He picked out a lilac dress which was fitted around my bust and then flowed out, it was cut just above my knee and had thin straps. I picked out deep purple high heeled shoes and a deep purple clutch bag. Since it was getting colder I also choose to wear a deep purple silk shall.
Tyler wore his black pin stripped suit with a lilac shirt and a deep purple tie and we laughed at how we wore matching colours.
I looked at us in the mirror and couldn’t help but smile.
‘I am so happy.’
Ok to the chapter!!
The following day was Saturday and the Pens had the day off so Tyler joined me in my usual morning routine trying to keep up with me in the swimming pool and failing miserably.
“I was thinking that maybe we could go away somewhere for the day, I have no idea where and I don’t really care, I just want to get away with you for a few hours before the party tonight and before I go away on Monday.”
‘Mario Lemieux is holding a pre season party at his house tonight so I don’t imagine we will be able to get much time alone together.’
We went for a drive and had lunch at a small village close by and then for a walk around the surrounding area.
“I told Marc and Jordan last night that we had told each other we were in love and they were so happy for us.”
“I spoke to the girls too and they are over the moon.
“I hope you didn’t mind me singing last night when you all came back?”
“Are you joking, it was beautiful. You let us express how we all feel when we were away without having to say anything.
“We all get quite lonely and upset when we are away because we know we have left you all alone.”
“You girls are what keeps us going and I am so glad that you have become good friends with the others, especially Vero and Clair. They have both always been there for me and they are very good friends of mine.
“I love you so much and can’t thank you enough for everything you have done for me in the short time I have known you.”
We walked about for a while longer before heading back to Pittsburgh to get something to eat and get ready for the party.
Tyler made up a salad for us while I had a quick shower dressing only in my dressing gown leaving my hair straight and wet until I had eaten so that I did not get food down my outfit, I can be a bit of a klutz some times.
I went back to my bedroom to get changed after we cleaned up the dishes.
As I stood looking in my closet for something to wear TK came up behind me and undid the tie on my dressing gown and quickly pulled it off my shoulders letting it fall to the ground.
“What are you doing Mr Kennedy?” I ask as I shudder at his touch, his hands moving around my waist and his kisses moving around my shoulder blades.
"Helping you get ready...", he answers mischievously.
“I love you so much Gill. I was really looking forward to Sweden until I met you and now I want to stay here with you, I am going to miss you more than I can explain.”
I lift my head up to look at him.
“I am going to miss you too but we knew this was going to happen. We love each other Tyler so we will be fine, being apart will make us stronger and allow us to appreciate each other more. Everything is going to be fine.
“Now Mr Kennedy are you going to help me find a dress for this party or shall I just go like this?” I ask as he places me back down at ground level.
“Ha, I would love to see you going to the party dressed in your birthday suit but I wouldn’t want the guys seeing what I get to see. Let’s go and find you something pretty to wear.”
He picked out a lilac dress which was fitted around my bust and then flowed out, it was cut just above my knee and had thin straps. I picked out deep purple high heeled shoes and a deep purple clutch bag. Since it was getting colder I also choose to wear a deep purple silk shall.
Tyler wore his black pin stripped suit with a lilac shirt and a deep purple tie and we laughed at how we wore matching colours.
I looked at us in the mirror and couldn’t help but smile.
‘I am so happy.’
Friday 12 June 2009
Chapter 16
Right Tiifany, hear goes chapter 16. Let me know what you think of it. Hopefully I will get some more comments, hearing everyones feedback does a lot for my confidence. I will try to get the new chapter up on Sunday.
Oh and I have so much faith in the Pens tonight, I dreamt last night that they won the cup and I am looking at that as being a good omen, I really think they can win! LETS GO PENS!!
So back to the story...
I decided to park my car at the office and walk over to the arena, the 2 car parks were almost joined but my designated space was far enough away that Tyler wouldn’t see my car. Even if he does he will probably just think I have gone into the office for something. On game day my office car park gets opened up for the fans to use because their own car park is always full.
I made my way over to the Mellon with my gear and met Ray at the reception where he escorted me to the training room where I would take the class.
I got myself set up and put on my kung fu clothing and my black belt. I tied my hair up into a high ponytail and busied myself in the corner with the pads as I heard the boys coming along the corridor.
I kept my back to everyone as I listened to Ray and Michel Therrian gather everyone round.
“Right guys, I won’t keep you in suspense any longer… Gill will you come over and tell the guys what we have organised.”
I turn round and see the look of shock on everyone’s face especially Tyler but soon his look of shock turns to one of happiness and relief.
“Good afternoon guys, hope you are all well after the game last night.
“Ray has asked me to do some specific training with you all… somehow he has found out that I am a qualified kung fu instructor and he would like me to do some classes with you all to build on your strength. I will also incorporate some self defence techniques which eventually we will take out onto the ice so that you can use it when getting into a fight during a game.
“Any questions anyone?”
I looked round everyone to see them all shaking there heads.
“Last night you were all so loud and now I can’t get a word out of you… anyway let’s start with a warm up.”
I put them through a rigorous warm up and then asked for a volunteer.
“You go TK.” I heard as everyone pushed him forward.
“I will let you pick on TK today but I will look for a different volunteer every session.
“I am going to start by showing you the best way to stretch your legs before doing kung fu and then I will demonstrate the 3 basic kicks that you will need as you work through each grading.
“Before any of you ask you will all get graded and if you’re good enough you will get your belts as your progress and right now you are all working towards your white belt.
“Ok Tyler, come here please and if you can lean against the wall with both of your legs straight.”
I hear some giggles come from the guys but chose to ignore them for the moment.
“Ok, lift one of your legs letting me take a hold of your ankle and control where your leg goes.”
I cup my hand around his ankle making sure that both of his legs are still straight.
“I am going to start lifting your leg up and when you feel these muscle pulling tell me to stop.” I run my hands over the muscles in the top half of his leg pointing out the ones I need him to work on and can tell by the look on his face that I am sending him over the edge.
“Stop” he quickly replies.
“Ok tense and relax the muscles continuing to do this until they feel looser.”
I pull his shorts up slightly letting the guys see what I am talking about and then we work on the other leg.
“Right, now it is your turn to stretch my legs and then we will work on the side muscles of your legs.
“Let me take these baggy trousers off for a moment so that everyone can see what they are meant to be looking for when stretching each others legs.”
I look at Tyler and see his eyes widening in shock and I hear a cheer from all the guys. I always wear fitted ¾ length trousers when wearing my kung fu outfit as it is very baggy due to the style of martial arts clothing.
I place my trousers on the floor and then stand against wall as TK had done moments before.
He lifts my leg up and I keep him right, when I tell him to stop and I flex the muscles to stretch them when I hear Jordan in the background.
“My word, she can lift her legs higher than you can mate.
“You are one lucky guy TK, she has amazing legs. I wouldn’t mind running my hands down them and then seeing what is underneath the rest of those clothes.”
“We went out for a 5 mile run this morning and then Gill swam 100 length of the full size swimming pool she has in her house, I swear she is fitter than all of us put together.
“but please stop think about what is under her clothes Jordan although I can assure you it is just as nice as it looks, in fact better.” TK answers without even thinking about it.
“Come on guys remember that I am here and can hear everything you are saying about me.”
We finish off the stretching and I put my trousers back on much to everyone’s disappointment.
The guys all have a shot at stretching their legs and then I show them the kicks taking the kicking pad around telling everyone to kick the target as they practice all three kicks.
“I not kick lady” Geno explains to me with his adorable broken English accent.
“I can handle it Geno.”
“No, I not kick lady.”
“Ok Geno, you take the pad” I show him where to hold it, “and tense your body then I will prove my strength to you.”
He does as I ask and I quickly do all three kicks, kicking him hard but not with my full strength. I don’t want to be responsible for hurting the Penguins.
“Gill you kick hard. Tyler you no upset Gill or she beat you.” He laughs that cheeky laugh as he hands me the pad back and gets ready to kick.
I work round all the guys and they have a go at kicking the pad.
“You are all picking this up well so I am going to move on and show you the etiquette that again you will use throughout your training and then I will show you number one hand block. If you pick that up well I will show you a bit of self defence and then I will show you something that I want to you to practice along with your kicks before the next session.
“TK if you will come forward again.”
I show them what we discussed and again they picked it up fast so I decided to have a bit of fun and show them some self defence.
“TK come here, if you start by doing the etiquette and then moving into left fighting stance.
“Good, now I want you to step forward with your right foot while punching out with your right arm, I want you to aim for my nose. While we are still practicing wait until your partner nods their head to signal they are ready.
I nodded and he did as I asked, I proceeded to step back with my right foot and block his arm with my left hand, instead of carrying on with the number one hand block I grabbed his arm and pulled him down towards me bringing my right elbow up to hit his jaw (which I intentionally missed), the motion of the right arm following through and wrapping itself around the back of his neck while continuing to hold his arm. I brought my right knee up kneeing him in the stomach with very little force (again so not to hurt, we are only practicing after all). Bringing my right arm back and my right leg back down, my left hand still holding on to his arm I placed my right hand on his shoulder and pushed him away making him fall to the ground.
When doing this exercise it flows together and is over in seconds so TK never knew what hit him. When he landed on the floor the guys all cheered and clapped as TK looked at me with that look of hunger that I had previously seen in the restaurant.
They practiced for a while before I gave them some exercises to practice before the next session.
“So guys, did you have a fun?”
“Yeah” Max pipes up. “We loved seeing you beat up your boyfriend.” He says laughing.
“Seriously we all had a good time, thanks Gill. I certainly feel like I have had a good work out and think I am going to get a lot out of it.”
“Good stuff. Well remember to try and find some time to practice and I will see you all when you get back from Toronto. Good luck for the game and have fun.”
The guys all left leaving TK to say goodbye again.
“You have no idea how much that turned me on, I so wish I could take you home and show you just how much I enjoyed the class.” TK leans in kissing my lips passionately before moving down and kissing my neck, his hands wondering trying to find his way under my martial arts jacket without much success.
“As much as I hate saying this you have to stop. The bus is waiting for you.”
I walked him down to the bus and gave him a kiss before I waved them all off.
Oh and I have so much faith in the Pens tonight, I dreamt last night that they won the cup and I am looking at that as being a good omen, I really think they can win! LETS GO PENS!!
So back to the story...
I decided to park my car at the office and walk over to the arena, the 2 car parks were almost joined but my designated space was far enough away that Tyler wouldn’t see my car. Even if he does he will probably just think I have gone into the office for something. On game day my office car park gets opened up for the fans to use because their own car park is always full.
I made my way over to the Mellon with my gear and met Ray at the reception where he escorted me to the training room where I would take the class.
I got myself set up and put on my kung fu clothing and my black belt. I tied my hair up into a high ponytail and busied myself in the corner with the pads as I heard the boys coming along the corridor.
I kept my back to everyone as I listened to Ray and Michel Therrian gather everyone round.
“Right guys, I won’t keep you in suspense any longer… Gill will you come over and tell the guys what we have organised.”
I turn round and see the look of shock on everyone’s face especially Tyler but soon his look of shock turns to one of happiness and relief.
“Good afternoon guys, hope you are all well after the game last night.
“Ray has asked me to do some specific training with you all… somehow he has found out that I am a qualified kung fu instructor and he would like me to do some classes with you all to build on your strength. I will also incorporate some self defence techniques which eventually we will take out onto the ice so that you can use it when getting into a fight during a game.
“Any questions anyone?”
I looked round everyone to see them all shaking there heads.
“Last night you were all so loud and now I can’t get a word out of you… anyway let’s start with a warm up.”
I put them through a rigorous warm up and then asked for a volunteer.
“You go TK.” I heard as everyone pushed him forward.
“I will let you pick on TK today but I will look for a different volunteer every session.
“I am going to start by showing you the best way to stretch your legs before doing kung fu and then I will demonstrate the 3 basic kicks that you will need as you work through each grading.
“Before any of you ask you will all get graded and if you’re good enough you will get your belts as your progress and right now you are all working towards your white belt.
“Ok Tyler, come here please and if you can lean against the wall with both of your legs straight.”
I hear some giggles come from the guys but chose to ignore them for the moment.
“Ok, lift one of your legs letting me take a hold of your ankle and control where your leg goes.”
I cup my hand around his ankle making sure that both of his legs are still straight.
“I am going to start lifting your leg up and when you feel these muscle pulling tell me to stop.” I run my hands over the muscles in the top half of his leg pointing out the ones I need him to work on and can tell by the look on his face that I am sending him over the edge.
“Stop” he quickly replies.
“Ok tense and relax the muscles continuing to do this until they feel looser.”
I pull his shorts up slightly letting the guys see what I am talking about and then we work on the other leg.
“Right, now it is your turn to stretch my legs and then we will work on the side muscles of your legs.
“Let me take these baggy trousers off for a moment so that everyone can see what they are meant to be looking for when stretching each others legs.”
I look at Tyler and see his eyes widening in shock and I hear a cheer from all the guys. I always wear fitted ¾ length trousers when wearing my kung fu outfit as it is very baggy due to the style of martial arts clothing.
I place my trousers on the floor and then stand against wall as TK had done moments before.
He lifts my leg up and I keep him right, when I tell him to stop and I flex the muscles to stretch them when I hear Jordan in the background.
“My word, she can lift her legs higher than you can mate.
“You are one lucky guy TK, she has amazing legs. I wouldn’t mind running my hands down them and then seeing what is underneath the rest of those clothes.”
“We went out for a 5 mile run this morning and then Gill swam 100 length of the full size swimming pool she has in her house, I swear she is fitter than all of us put together.
“but please stop think about what is under her clothes Jordan although I can assure you it is just as nice as it looks, in fact better.” TK answers without even thinking about it.
“Come on guys remember that I am here and can hear everything you are saying about me.”
We finish off the stretching and I put my trousers back on much to everyone’s disappointment.
The guys all have a shot at stretching their legs and then I show them the kicks taking the kicking pad around telling everyone to kick the target as they practice all three kicks.
“I not kick lady” Geno explains to me with his adorable broken English accent.
“I can handle it Geno.”
“No, I not kick lady.”
“Ok Geno, you take the pad” I show him where to hold it, “and tense your body then I will prove my strength to you.”
He does as I ask and I quickly do all three kicks, kicking him hard but not with my full strength. I don’t want to be responsible for hurting the Penguins.
“Gill you kick hard. Tyler you no upset Gill or she beat you.” He laughs that cheeky laugh as he hands me the pad back and gets ready to kick.
I work round all the guys and they have a go at kicking the pad.
“You are all picking this up well so I am going to move on and show you the etiquette that again you will use throughout your training and then I will show you number one hand block. If you pick that up well I will show you a bit of self defence and then I will show you something that I want to you to practice along with your kicks before the next session.
“TK if you will come forward again.”
I show them what we discussed and again they picked it up fast so I decided to have a bit of fun and show them some self defence.
“TK come here, if you start by doing the etiquette and then moving into left fighting stance.
“Good, now I want you to step forward with your right foot while punching out with your right arm, I want you to aim for my nose. While we are still practicing wait until your partner nods their head to signal they are ready.
I nodded and he did as I asked, I proceeded to step back with my right foot and block his arm with my left hand, instead of carrying on with the number one hand block I grabbed his arm and pulled him down towards me bringing my right elbow up to hit his jaw (which I intentionally missed), the motion of the right arm following through and wrapping itself around the back of his neck while continuing to hold his arm. I brought my right knee up kneeing him in the stomach with very little force (again so not to hurt, we are only practicing after all). Bringing my right arm back and my right leg back down, my left hand still holding on to his arm I placed my right hand on his shoulder and pushed him away making him fall to the ground.
When doing this exercise it flows together and is over in seconds so TK never knew what hit him. When he landed on the floor the guys all cheered and clapped as TK looked at me with that look of hunger that I had previously seen in the restaurant.
They practiced for a while before I gave them some exercises to practice before the next session.
“So guys, did you have a fun?”
“Yeah” Max pipes up. “We loved seeing you beat up your boyfriend.” He says laughing.
“Seriously we all had a good time, thanks Gill. I certainly feel like I have had a good work out and think I am going to get a lot out of it.”
“Good stuff. Well remember to try and find some time to practice and I will see you all when you get back from Toronto. Good luck for the game and have fun.”
The guys all left leaving TK to say goodbye again.
“You have no idea how much that turned me on, I so wish I could take you home and show you just how much I enjoyed the class.” TK leans in kissing my lips passionately before moving down and kissing my neck, his hands wondering trying to find his way under my martial arts jacket without much success.
“As much as I hate saying this you have to stop. The bus is waiting for you.”
I walked him down to the bus and gave him a kiss before I waved them all off.
Monday 8 June 2009
Oops.
Thanks to Tiffany I have noticed that somehow when posting this story I have missed out a a chapter, apologies for the confusion. When the hubby returns with the laptop I will get this posted along with the next chapter.
I am really pleased that some of you are still reading the story and enjoying it, as I said all comments, good or bad are welcome and much appreciated.
And once again LETS GO PENS!!! I know you can still do it boys, I still have faith.
I am really pleased that some of you are still reading the story and enjoying it, as I said all comments, good or bad are welcome and much appreciated.
And once again LETS GO PENS!!! I know you can still do it boys, I still have faith.
Sunday 7 June 2009
Chapter 18
Before I post the next chapter I would just like to say that despite last nights terrible loss I still have faith in the Pens, I still think that they can win, the definitely will win game 6, there is no way they will let those Red Wings beat them on home ground again, especially after a loss like last night. I know they can do it. LETS GO PENS!!!
Also, if anyone is still reading this can you leave me a comment to let me know what you think of it, my confidence in the story is a bit low just now because I am not sure that anyone is even still reading it. All comments are welcome, good or bad. Thanks.
And now for the next chapter!!!
I got up at my usual time to go for my run and swim before heading off to work knowing that I will have so much do to, I guess it serves me right for taking a day off.
Right enough my day was constant. I had so much to do and was so glad when the girls started appearing at about 1630.
“You look stressed Gill” Clair tells me as she gives me a hug.
Clair is Petr Sykora’s wife and she is lovely.
“I have had such a busy day, there is still so much going on with regards to the company takeover and I have a never ending list of people wanting to talk to me. I love my job but on days like this I wish I could run away and hide. I am glad it is Friday.”
“Why don’t you employ someone to do your job and then all you have to do is spend the money?” I hear Max’s current bimbo ask.
She is one of the girls that Vero told me is not faithful but then again I can’t imagine Max ever being faithful either.
“I love my company and I love working here, believe it or not, not everything is about money.
“Clair, I hear you are a big fan of books?”
I change the subject before Tracey (Max’s girlfriend) gets a chance to answer.
“Yeah I love them, I am always reading.”
“I am going to a book awards ceremony next week in New York when the guys are away, would you like to come to the office and see the library in the basement and then come to the awards with me? You will get good food, be able to meet some great authors and most likely get to take some never to be published books home with you. I will also put us up in one of the nicest hotels I have ever seen. I was thinking about asking Vero to come along too even though I know she is not a book worm like us.”
“That would be amazing, we will have to go out shopping before hand and get beautiful dresses.” She answers sounding so excited.
“Cool, well why don’t we go to New York on Tuesday so that we have most of Wednesday to shop before the awards at night?”
“Great I can’t wait.”
We went out for a meal and then some of the girls decided to go out on the town so Lorna, Vero, Clair and I decided just to head back to mine to watch the game. We all text our men and told them to meet us at my house when they got back.
I opened a couple of bottles of wine and put out some nibbles and we settled down to watch the game. The Pens won again so we knew they would be in a good mood when they got back.
“Gill, can you sing us something?” Clair asks once the game is finished.
“I don’t normally sing in front of people.”
“But you have great voice Gill, please?” Vero pleads.
“Come on Gill, I have never heard you play or sing before.” Lorna adds her comments.
“Ok, Ok, what do you want me to sing?”
They all look at each other and if reading each others mind all at once they ask for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
“Ok, no bother.”
I sit at the piano and play cords for a moment or two warming up my hands.
“Ok girls this is ‘Like we Never Loved’ by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill"
You never looked so good
As you did last night
Underneath those city lights
Then walking with your friend
Laughing at the moon
I swear you looked right through me
But I'm still living with your goodbyes
And you're just going on with your life
How can you just walk on by
Without one tear in your eye
Don't you have the slightest feelings left for me
Maybe that's just your way
Of dealing with the pain
Forgetting everything between our rise and fall
Like we never loved at all
You, I hear you're doing fine
Seems like you're doing well
As far as I can tell
Time is leaving us behind
Another week has passed
And still I haven't laughed yet
So tell me what your secret is
Just to let it go let it go like you did, like you did
How can you just walk on by
Without one tear in your eye
Don't you have the slightest feelings left for me
Maybe that's just your way
Of dealing with the pain
Forgetting everything between our rise and fall
Like we never loved at all
Did you forget the magic…
Did you forget the passion…
Did you ever miss me…
Ever long to kiss me
How can you just walk on by
Without one tear in your eye
Don't you have the slightest feelings left for me
Maybe that's just your way
Of dealing with the pain
Forgetting everything between our rise and fall
Like we never loved at all
The room was quiet as all the girls took in the meaning of the song, each of them thinking about their lives and the love they have for their men hoping that they will never feel they way that Faith Hill does in this song.
“I am going to sing one more song that makes me think of Tyler, I am not sure if you will know it or not, it is called ‘Home’.
Another sunny day
Has come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
I want to go home
Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just want to go home
Oh I miss you, You know
And I’ve been keeping all the letters
That I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
I'm fine baby how are you
Well I would send them but
I know it's that it's just not enough
The words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that
Another aeroplane
Another sunny place
I'm lucky, I know
But I want to go home
I've got to go home
Let me go home
I’m just to far
From where you are
I've got to come home
Let me come home
I've had my run
Baby I'm down
I want to come home
And I feel just like
I'm living
Someone else’s life
It's like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not come along with me
'Cause this was not your dream
But you always believed in me
Another winter day
Has come and gone away
In either Paris and Rome
And I Want To Go Home
I miss you, you know
Let me go home
I've had my run
Baby I'm down
I want to go home
Let me go home
It'll all be alright
I'll be home tonight
I'm coming back home
I again looked around the room as the girls sat with distant looks on their faces knowing that the men they loved all had to face these feelings every time they were away, that although they all loved their jobs they hated leaving their women behind.
“Is everyone ok?” I ask as I close the lid on the piano and went back to the sofa.
“When the guys come round can you sing that song again Gill, it describes what they feel so well and I think it will mean a lot to them.
“Have you told Tyler you love him?” Vero asks.
“Yeah I will play the song.
“What makes you think I love Tyler? I have only known him for just over a week?”
“It is written all over your face Gill, the emotion is your eyes is so strong and we have all seen how you are together. It is ok, we understand and are so happy for you both, you are good together and we have never seen TK like this before, you make him feel like he can be himself, he doesn’t need to pretend anymore.”
“We talked about it the night before last and we told each other then how we are feeling. We admitted that we have fallen in love but are really scared because everything has happened so quickly.”
We all talked for the rest of the evening about our feelings for the men, each of us admitting our fears and insecurities but also smiling about how happy these guys make us.
We completely lost track of time and before we knew it we heard the front door opening and the guys laughing hysterically about something.
“What is so funny?” I ask Tyler as he dumps is stuff and sits down on me giving me a quick kiss.
“You would think that I don’t have enough seats or something.” I say as I see everyone laughing at him.
“We just had a pretty mad journey home everyone has been hyper for some reason.” TK answers as he leans down to kiss me again.
We all sit talking for a while after the boys get themselves something to drink and eat the nibbles that I had put out for the girls.
“We have asked Gill to sing you all a song.” Clair tells the guys as she cuddles in to Petr, “We think it sums up the way you all feel when you are away.”
Tyler moved off me so that I could I get up giving me a reassuring smile as I walk away.
Again I sit down at the piano and warm up my hands.
This song is called ‘Home’
…I’m coming back home.
As I close the lid on the keys I look around everyone again to see all the couples holding each other close, all of the guys except Sidney sobbing slightly, I felt Tyler come up behind me and as I stand up he turns me round and pulls me into him holding me tight.
“I love you so much Gill,” he whispers into my ear.
“I love you too.”
I look at him and wipe his tears away.
‘I know now that I am doing the right thing. His reaction to that song has proved to me just how much he loves me.’
‘I really don’t trust Sidney though, I think he is just using Lorna and I am really worried.’
We all sat talking for a while longer with everyone leaving about an hour later.
Tyler and I went to bed without saying much, both of us content just to be with each one and other. We curled up in each others arms falling fast asleep within minutes.
Also, if anyone is still reading this can you leave me a comment to let me know what you think of it, my confidence in the story is a bit low just now because I am not sure that anyone is even still reading it. All comments are welcome, good or bad. Thanks.
And now for the next chapter!!!
I got up at my usual time to go for my run and swim before heading off to work knowing that I will have so much do to, I guess it serves me right for taking a day off.
Right enough my day was constant. I had so much to do and was so glad when the girls started appearing at about 1630.
“You look stressed Gill” Clair tells me as she gives me a hug.
Clair is Petr Sykora’s wife and she is lovely.
“I have had such a busy day, there is still so much going on with regards to the company takeover and I have a never ending list of people wanting to talk to me. I love my job but on days like this I wish I could run away and hide. I am glad it is Friday.”
“Why don’t you employ someone to do your job and then all you have to do is spend the money?” I hear Max’s current bimbo ask.
She is one of the girls that Vero told me is not faithful but then again I can’t imagine Max ever being faithful either.
“I love my company and I love working here, believe it or not, not everything is about money.
“Clair, I hear you are a big fan of books?”
I change the subject before Tracey (Max’s girlfriend) gets a chance to answer.
“Yeah I love them, I am always reading.”
“I am going to a book awards ceremony next week in New York when the guys are away, would you like to come to the office and see the library in the basement and then come to the awards with me? You will get good food, be able to meet some great authors and most likely get to take some never to be published books home with you. I will also put us up in one of the nicest hotels I have ever seen. I was thinking about asking Vero to come along too even though I know she is not a book worm like us.”
“That would be amazing, we will have to go out shopping before hand and get beautiful dresses.” She answers sounding so excited.
“Cool, well why don’t we go to New York on Tuesday so that we have most of Wednesday to shop before the awards at night?”
“Great I can’t wait.”
We went out for a meal and then some of the girls decided to go out on the town so Lorna, Vero, Clair and I decided just to head back to mine to watch the game. We all text our men and told them to meet us at my house when they got back.
I opened a couple of bottles of wine and put out some nibbles and we settled down to watch the game. The Pens won again so we knew they would be in a good mood when they got back.
“Gill, can you sing us something?” Clair asks once the game is finished.
“I don’t normally sing in front of people.”
“But you have great voice Gill, please?” Vero pleads.
“Come on Gill, I have never heard you play or sing before.” Lorna adds her comments.
“Ok, Ok, what do you want me to sing?”
They all look at each other and if reading each others mind all at once they ask for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
“Ok, no bother.”
I sit at the piano and play cords for a moment or two warming up my hands.
“Ok girls this is ‘Like we Never Loved’ by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill"
You never looked so good
As you did last night
Underneath those city lights
Then walking with your friend
Laughing at the moon
I swear you looked right through me
But I'm still living with your goodbyes
And you're just going on with your life
How can you just walk on by
Without one tear in your eye
Don't you have the slightest feelings left for me
Maybe that's just your way
Of dealing with the pain
Forgetting everything between our rise and fall
Like we never loved at all
You, I hear you're doing fine
Seems like you're doing well
As far as I can tell
Time is leaving us behind
Another week has passed
And still I haven't laughed yet
So tell me what your secret is
Just to let it go let it go like you did, like you did
How can you just walk on by
Without one tear in your eye
Don't you have the slightest feelings left for me
Maybe that's just your way
Of dealing with the pain
Forgetting everything between our rise and fall
Like we never loved at all
Did you forget the magic…
Did you forget the passion…
Did you ever miss me…
Ever long to kiss me
How can you just walk on by
Without one tear in your eye
Don't you have the slightest feelings left for me
Maybe that's just your way
Of dealing with the pain
Forgetting everything between our rise and fall
Like we never loved at all
The room was quiet as all the girls took in the meaning of the song, each of them thinking about their lives and the love they have for their men hoping that they will never feel they way that Faith Hill does in this song.
“I am going to sing one more song that makes me think of Tyler, I am not sure if you will know it or not, it is called ‘Home’.
Another sunny day
Has come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
I want to go home
Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just want to go home
Oh I miss you, You know
And I’ve been keeping all the letters
That I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
I'm fine baby how are you
Well I would send them but
I know it's that it's just not enough
The words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that
Another aeroplane
Another sunny place
I'm lucky, I know
But I want to go home
I've got to go home
Let me go home
I’m just to far
From where you are
I've got to come home
Let me come home
I've had my run
Baby I'm down
I want to come home
And I feel just like
I'm living
Someone else’s life
It's like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not come along with me
'Cause this was not your dream
But you always believed in me
Another winter day
Has come and gone away
In either Paris and Rome
And I Want To Go Home
I miss you, you know
Let me go home
I've had my run
Baby I'm down
I want to go home
Let me go home
It'll all be alright
I'll be home tonight
I'm coming back home
I again looked around the room as the girls sat with distant looks on their faces knowing that the men they loved all had to face these feelings every time they were away, that although they all loved their jobs they hated leaving their women behind.
“Is everyone ok?” I ask as I close the lid on the piano and went back to the sofa.
“When the guys come round can you sing that song again Gill, it describes what they feel so well and I think it will mean a lot to them.
“Have you told Tyler you love him?” Vero asks.
“Yeah I will play the song.
“What makes you think I love Tyler? I have only known him for just over a week?”
“It is written all over your face Gill, the emotion is your eyes is so strong and we have all seen how you are together. It is ok, we understand and are so happy for you both, you are good together and we have never seen TK like this before, you make him feel like he can be himself, he doesn’t need to pretend anymore.”
“We talked about it the night before last and we told each other then how we are feeling. We admitted that we have fallen in love but are really scared because everything has happened so quickly.”
We all talked for the rest of the evening about our feelings for the men, each of us admitting our fears and insecurities but also smiling about how happy these guys make us.
We completely lost track of time and before we knew it we heard the front door opening and the guys laughing hysterically about something.
“What is so funny?” I ask Tyler as he dumps is stuff and sits down on me giving me a quick kiss.
“You would think that I don’t have enough seats or something.” I say as I see everyone laughing at him.
“We just had a pretty mad journey home everyone has been hyper for some reason.” TK answers as he leans down to kiss me again.
We all sit talking for a while after the boys get themselves something to drink and eat the nibbles that I had put out for the girls.
“We have asked Gill to sing you all a song.” Clair tells the guys as she cuddles in to Petr, “We think it sums up the way you all feel when you are away.”
Tyler moved off me so that I could I get up giving me a reassuring smile as I walk away.
Again I sit down at the piano and warm up my hands.
This song is called ‘Home’
…I’m coming back home.
As I close the lid on the keys I look around everyone again to see all the couples holding each other close, all of the guys except Sidney sobbing slightly, I felt Tyler come up behind me and as I stand up he turns me round and pulls me into him holding me tight.
“I love you so much Gill,” he whispers into my ear.
“I love you too.”
I look at him and wipe his tears away.
‘I know now that I am doing the right thing. His reaction to that song has proved to me just how much he loves me.’
‘I really don’t trust Sidney though, I think he is just using Lorna and I am really worried.’
We all sat talking for a while longer with everyone leaving about an hour later.
Tyler and I went to bed without saying much, both of us content just to be with each one and other. We curled up in each others arms falling fast asleep within minutes.
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