Chapter 8

“Hey Hadley..you really should have come with us” Katy said as she walked back into the apartment around 2am a couple of days after the get together and the dreaded question.

“Have you been sitting here the whole time” she continued.

“Uhh yea I guess I have been. I lost track of time” Hadley said.

“OK, you have been spacing out way to much lately, what’s up”

Hadley knew she couldn’t keep anything from Katy especially since they had gotten so close in the past month or so. “ I asked Vero if Sidney had a girlfriend.” Hadley whispered hoping that Katy didn’t hear her completely but at least she had made an attempt to tell her.

“OH MY GOSH!!!!! I KNEW IT…” Katy screamed.

“Katy its not like tha..”Hadley insisted to herself as much as she was telling her roommate.

“Oh no that isn’t going to fly. You have to come to his birthday party this weekend?” Katy said

“I’m not going to get out of this am I?” Hadley asked

“NOPE” Katy laughed “Pack your bags we’re going to Cole Harbour”

"Where the hell is that??? Hadley asked

"Canada" Katy said laughing and went to start packing.

“CANADA” Hadley screamed “Katy really…I’m just gonna look…” Hadley started.

“We are friends with the team and I was invited and so you were you. So go pack we leave in the morning” Katy said

“It is morning” Hadley laughed as she walked passed Katy and into her own room…
--------Later that Day----------

They landed in Cole Harbour later that day with Jordan and some of the other guys from the team for the private party Sidney was throwing after all of the Stanley Cup festivities which Hadley still didn’t completely understand. She decided that she had to find out more about this Stanley Cup business.

Soon they pulled through a gate and up to Sidney’s house.

“Wow this place is gorgeous” Hadley said and then thought to herself just like the guy.
Sidney wasn’t there when they arrived but the door was open but some of the other guys had already arrived.

Hadley and Katy were shown around the house and then to a room so they could put their stuff down and get ready for Sidney’s party to celebrate the birthday and the rest of his time with the cup. Hadley again took longer than usual to get ready because she wanted to look good. She had talked herself into actually having a conversation with Sidney before the end of the night.

Before she knew it the party was starting but it was starting without Sidney because he hadn’t gotten back from his last appearance for the night. Sidney showed up a little bit later to enjoy the rest of his birthday with his teammates and friends.

He was pleasantly surprised to see that Hadley had accepted his invitation. He really wanted to make a point to talk to her tonight. Hopefully she would talk back.

“Go on and talk to him” Katy said

“I will later” Hadley said

Hadley couldn’t help but look at him but she made sure she was far enough away so that he wouldn’t notice all the while he kept stealing glances at her as well.

It was starting to get dark and the torches were glowing and a fire had been started off in the back yard. Hadley walked outside and down to the dock. She loved the way it looked around here and really just wanted to admire it quietly for a little bit.

Sidney saw her walk away from the party and down to the dock and sit down looking out on to the water. One of his favorite things to do around here..so he headed down to the dock to join her figuring that it was the perfect time to try and talk to her to.

“Having a good time” he asked as he sat down beside her.

“Yes it is beautiful out here so I figured I would come out here and enjoy it for a bit, who knows who when I’ll get back up here.”

“Well your welcome up here anytime” he said.

“Well that is nice of you considering, thank you” Hadley said.

“I figure you had your reasons for that, maybe one day you’ll tell me” he said looking right into her eyes.

“I could tell you right now if you would like, that way you don’t think I’m totally crazy…well hopefully.” she said back not really believing that she was willing to be this open with him when she could barely hold a conversation with hime otherwise.

I moved out to Pittsburgh with my boyfriend Felix” she said and he couldn’t help but be a little disappointed.

He started to say something but Hadley continued. “About a month after we got here he decided he didn’t want to be with me anymore…broke my heart, kicked me out. He was my everything, the only person I had and I loved him with everything. Thank Goodness for Katy… she helped me a lot and I moved in with her. So there you have it, I know it doesn’t explain the way I left that way the night at the club and you might think that I’m stupid but...” but it was Sidney’s turn to stop her from talking.

“No, I don’t think that you are stupid at all and I know exactly what you mean. But just so you know not all guys are like Felix, in fact I would say Felix is quite possibly one of the stupidest people around if he couldn’t see he had a great thing going” he told her. He didn't care about how serious the conversation was because they were actually having a conversation.

The only thing she could do was look at him and smile. She knew she was starting to have feelings for him but she couldn’t happen or could she. Just in that small conversation she could tell that he was different from anyone she had known before.

Just then Max came running up to them….

“HEY SID WE NEED YOUR HELP…” but he stopped when he saw that Sidney was talking to

Hadley… the kid hadn’t stopped talking about her since the night at diesel

“O Shit I’m sorry I didn’t mean to interrupt” he said.

“No Max its fine I am actually going to head back inside. Thanks for the talk Sidney. O next talk we have you are gonna have to explain this whole stanley cup thing to me, I don't get it” she said as she bent down and kissed him on the cheek much to the surprise and delight of Sidney and even herself but she didn’t care at that moment.

Hadley walked away back toward the house and all Sidney could do was look and laugh a little at her last comment with Max but still smiled. He was making progress. He really was intrigued by her and he knew some of the basics and now knew her a little bit better. He still wanted more. He knew she was the perfect girl for him now he knew why she had acted the way she did now he just had to convince her to take a chance…that he wasn’t Felix and more importantly he was the guy for her.