Physical Therapy

(Roxy’s POV)

We got to Marc and Vero’s house and Geno just walked right in.

“That is kind of rude, don’t you think?” I asked him

“No? Always just walk in.” he said

“Geno is that you?” I heard from another room

“Yeah” he said back and led me through the house and into a beautiful kitchen.

“Oh you must be Roxy” A beautiful brunette said to me and pulled me into a hug.

“You must be Vero” I said returning the hug.

“Yeah it is great to meet you. I have heard a lot from Marc and the boys.” She said smiling and with a French accent.

“Good things I hope” I said

“Of course” she said

“Can I help with anything?” I asked looking around at the food

“No, everything is ready. Boys lunch is ready” she yelled into what I guessed was the living room. Then all the boys appeared in the kitchen and were fighting amongst themselves to get to the food first.

“You sound like their mom” I said laughing

“Sometimes I feel like it”

“If you ever need my help you can always call me” I said “I know a trick or two to keep them in line”

“That would be great, what is your phone number?” I went to my purse and grabbed my phone and we exchanged numbers. We all got our food and sat down to eat. “So you work at the arena?” Vero asked

“Yeah I have to deal with these idiots all day” I said laughing “No, I really like my job.”

“So what do you do?” she asked

“I am a physical therapist but I also am a chiropractor” I said “What so you do?”

“Oh I am one of the leaders for the WAG Organization” she said

“WAG’s?”

“Wives and Girlfriends, we organize most, if not all the charity events and organizations that deal with the team” she told me

“Oh that is cool, do you like it?”

“Yeah, it keeps me busy and I get along with most of the other wives and girlfriends, so it’s nice” she said “Jordan Staal it you do not clean up that mess, I will kick your ass into next week!”

“I’m sorry!” he said and was franticly cleaning up the table

“What’s your secret?” I asked

“They know I mean business” she said looking at the boys who were nodding their heads at her like school children.

“Well I hope they know I mean business too” I said and looked around at them.

“Yeah we know not to make you mad, unless you want to wind up like Max” Sid said laughing

“What happened to Max?” Vero asked

“I told you, remember when I said Roxy came in the first day and pulled a move and took Max down when he hit on her?” Flower asked her

“Oh yeah!” she said “Good job, these boys need someone to keep them in line when I’m not there”

“Thanks” I said “I have no problem putting their egos in check”

“So do you have a boyfriend?” she said and I looked at Flower.

“I didn’t tell her because you wanted to keep it a secret” he said to me

“Tell me what?”

“Me and Geno are dating” I said and looked at him to see he had a huge smile on his face.

“What happened to Oksana?” she asked him

“We broke up” he said

“Oh thank God”

“What not a fan?” I asked

“Hell no, sorry G” she said “She always gave off this vibe that she was too good for the WAG’s”

“Oh I hate people like that” I said, I really like Vero she wasn’t fake and she said what was on her mind, she wasn’t afraid to call someone out. “Well boys, what do you usually eat before game or what do you like?”

“Carbs” Jordan said

“I need a little more than that”

“Pasta and bread are good” Flower said

“How about spaghetti and garlic bread” I said

“Does it have to be garlic bread?” Max asked

“Fine I can do just plain white”

“Thank you” he said as he shoved food in his mouth.

“What time is it?” Kris asked

“Um, almost 3:30” Flower said looking at his phone

“Well I better go soon if I want to get my nap in” he said standing up and going into the kitchen to put his plat in the sink.

“Yeah so do I” Jordan said doing the same

“Yep, I think it is time to roll out” Max said

Kris came back in “Geno you are blocking me in” he said

“Ok, we go too” he said and grabbed both our plates to take them into the kitchen.

“Thank you” I said to him and as he bent down to get my plate I gave him a kiss.

“This was a lot of fun” I said to Vero “And if you ever need anything I am one call away”

“I will take you up on that offer” she said “It was nice meeting you and I will probably see you at the game tonight” she said as she hugged me good bye.

“Yeah I will be there in the press box with the injured” I said pointing to Jordan

“Hey, you know you love it” he said

“Yeah I love that I don’t have to pay for tickets” I said smiling

“Ha ha” he said and glared at me

“Oh I’m just kidding and you know it” I told him “Actually I was thinking about bringing my sister”

“Sarah’s coming?” Max popped back into the room and all the others followed

“I am going to ask her when I get home” I told them “Ready to go?”

“Yeah, let’s go” Geno said and took my hand

“I will see you tonight!” I yelled to Vero on the way out. We got into the car and I have noticed Geno has been quiet for the past couple hours. “Are you okay?” I asked him

“Yeah, why you ask?”

“You have been really quiet lately” I told him

“Just thinking” he told me

“Are you playing tonight?” I asked

“Not tonight” he said in a sad voice

“You just came back to practice, I bet Dan is just being careful” I told him and held his hand “I bet 20 bucks that you are in the next game”

“20 bucks?” he asked

“20 dollars, bucks is another word for dollars” I told him smiling at his confusion

“English so confusing” he said “So many little sayings” and he went on a rant about American idioms. Why we say ‘it’s raining like cats and dogs’ or ‘cat got your tongue’ until we reached his house.

“Why are we here? I thought I was going home?” I asked him as he pulled into the garage

“I sleep better with you” he told me

“Why do you need to take a nap, you’re not playing?” I asked

“Ritual” he said and dragged me upstairs to his room.

We settled into bed and he set an alarm “I have to swing by my place and change before we go to the arena”

“Ok, we make it fast”

“Let me text Sarah real quick then we can sleep” I told him as I grabbed my phone. I texted her that she is coming to the game tonight and I will be home at 5:15 and she better be ready, then I silenced my phone and snuggled up with Geno.

The next thing I know the alarm is going off and I head Geno groan. “Already?” I ask

“Yeah” he said getting out of bed and stripping down to his boxers.

“Are you trying to kill me?” I asked him as he walked around in his boxers

“What?” he asked faking innocence

“Never mind, let me pick out your suit?” I asked him

“Sure” he said “Make me look good”

“If you want to look good, go like that” I said gesturing to him almost naked “On second thought, I don’t want anyone else to see you like this”

“The guys have seen me naked” he said and I shuddered

“Ew, they don’t count” I said while looking through his pants and jackets. I picked a grey suit with a yellow shirt underneath. “Put this on” I said and watched him dress.

“Tie?” he asked

“No tie, just unbutton the top button and you are ready to go” I told him

“Sure?” he asked

“Yes, damn you look hot” I told him and gave him a kiss.

“You look hot too” he said and I looked down at my penguins shirt and yoga pants.

“Yeah right, more like a slob”

“No you beautiful whatever you wear” he said looking into my eyes and I have this huge urge to tell him I loved him.

“Thank you” I said instead and gave him another kiss “We need to get going so I have time to change”

“Ok, let’s go” he said and we made our way to my apartment.

When we got there Sarah was practically bouncing with excitement.

“Hurry up!” she practically yelled at me when we walked in.

“You really need to calm down” I told her and made my way to my room to change. “I will be a few minutes” I told Geno and went to change. I came out a little later to Sarah and Geno talking about his rehab and how close he is to coming back.

“I say next game” I said as I came into the living room

“I hope” he said

“Me too” Sarah said “So are we ready to go?”

“I am going to ride with Sarah so there is no confusion on her getting into the players lot” I told him

“Ok I see you up in the box” he said and gave me a kiss good bye.

“Bye, see you soon” I said and shut the door behind him. I turned around to find my sister smiling at me. “What?”

“What does it feel like?” she asked

“Does what feel like?”

“Love” she said with a huge smile

“I don’t know what you are talking about”

“Oh come on, it is written all over your face that you love him” she said

“Am I crazy?” I asked

“No, I can tell he feels it too”

“You think?”

“I can tell by the way he looks at you, speaking of him…” and she let it hang there, I knew she wanted the scoop on last night.

“It was amazing” I said “He is so…I don’t have any other word than amazing” I told her

“So it was good?”

“Oh yeah” I said with a smile “Best I have ever had, he is so cute he was mumbling in Russian and he kept saying something over and over and it made me feel all tingly and good inside”

“I wonder what it was” she said and grabbed her computer.

“What are you doing?”

“Google translate” she said

“I don’t know what he said how are you going to translate it?” I asked

“I’m going to put in English and see what it sounds like in Russian” she said

“He could have been saying anything” I told her

“All you have to do is listen and tell me if it sounds the same”

“Ok” I said and she started playing me Russian phrases none of them sounded familiar.
“Wait, play that one again” I said and listened again “Yes, that’s it!”

“Are you sure?” she asked with a huge smile on her face

“Yeah, what does it mean?” I asked and she turned her computer around so I could read it. I had to read it 5 times before I comprehended it. I Love You was typed into the English box.

“I told you” she said with a smirk on her face

“We should get going” I said trying to push this information to the back of my mind for now.