A Few Too Many

Bree

“Jordan if you don't hold still I am never going to be able to get this sling on right.”
“Owww.”
“Well, be still.”
I had been trying for an hour to get him dressed. His arm was in a sling that was wrapped tightly around his body and I had removed it so he could shower. I had flat out refused to help him into his boxers, but I did help him with his pants.
“If you get any closer you might not ever want to leave.” I cut my eyes up to Jordan.
“OK, I got it.”
“Bout time.” he smirked
“I slapped him on his good arm and turned leaving the room.”
“Honey, I need breakfast.” He shouted after me.
I grabbed my phone and called Marc
“Hey love.”
“I am going to kill your brother.”
He laughed.
“I am dead serious.”
“Why?”
“He tried to make me help him put on his underwear.”
He laughed again.
“Then wouldn't be still when I was trying to button his pants, then made lewd remarks while I was trying to button them. He just called me honey!”
‘You knew what you were signing up for.”
“I didn't think he would be this bad.”
“I’ll call Kris, he will set him straight.”
“Good idea.”
“I love you and hit him once for me.”
“Done. I love you too.”
I walked into the kitchen, trying to decide what to make for breakfast. It was just after 10, when I heard a soft knock at the door as I was plating food.
I reached the door and opened it.
“Marc called.” Kris smiled.
“I have never been happier to see you in all my life, where were you two hours ago?”
“I was at home. If he is too much, then we will take care of him.”
“He isn't too much just too dirty. He is a very dirty boy.” Kris laughed then pulled out his phone.
I heard him talking french very quickly.
“Reinforcements will be here shortly.” he smiled
“You want some food?”
“Nah, but I would love some orange juice.”
“I handed him a glass and he sat at the table.
“Hey, Tanger, what brings you out so early?”
“Early? I just left morning workout.”
“Yeah I will be there tomorrow. Doc told me to take it easy today.”
“You really should put on your own jockeys.” Kris smirked.
“She was just trying to help, Marc call you?”
“Yes told me to come break your legs.”
I busted out laughing, couldn't help it.
“You find that amusing huh?”
“Yes, I do.” I giggled again.
Jordan shoved his food down and talked to Kris about the win yesterday.
“You taking anything?” Kris asked him.
“No, they make me too groggy.”
“You should be taking something then you would sleep and leave me alone.” I spoke, standing.
“I thought you stayed to help.”
“I stayed to make sure you were OK, not to dress you.”
“I can't move my arm how am I supposed to button my pants?”
“Gym shorts.” Kris spoke. He was so serious I couldn't help but laugh.
I cleared the plates and had just flopped on the couch when Sidney, James, Flower , Tyler and Geno walked in the door.
“Hey guys.” Jordan smiled
“How is the invalid?” James asked.
“Got the best woman on earth, taking care of me.”
“How many times has he tried to show you his jock?” Tyler laughed
“About fourteen in the last 18 hours.” I smiled
“Marc’s bigger.” Geno laughed and slapped Sidney on the shoulder.
“Probably.” I smiled “I wouldn't know.”
“Don't play all innocent, love.” Jordan smiled sweetly at me.
Sidney popped him in the back of the head and moved around sitting between us on the couch.
“Ignore him, he is an ass.”
“I know.”
The boys entertained Jordan while I cleaned up the mess from breakfast.
“How’s Shea?” I heard Kris ask from behind me. I turned to face him before I spoke.
“I don't know we had a fight before she left, I haven't talked to her since.”
“Why?”
“Cause she isn't.. I don't know Kris, she just isn't who I thought she was.”
“She is your best friend.”
“She is but I don't like who she is sometimes, she had no regard for anyone else but herself.”
“I wouldn't say that, she loves you and wants what is best for you.”
“I would think so, but she doesn't care about who she hurts.”
“Why do you say that?”
“I saw your’s and Sidney’s reactions to her that day at Jordan’s, I saw it then.”
“What reactions?”
“You avoided her like she had the plague.”
“How would you know? You were upstairs asleep.”
“She told me you turned her down.”
“I did.”
“Why?”
“Cause I want more than what she is willing to give. I saw what happened to Jordan and I didn't want to go there.”
“She hurt Jordan.”
“He is a big boy and knew what he was getting into. We knew she was seeing Max and Jordan knew it too, he just didn't want to admit that she preferred Max over him. It was about ego, not his heart.”
“What?”
“It was like a shot to the chest that she was still sleeping with Max. Max just wanted a fuck and that's what she gave him. He isn't very quiet about his adventures if you will.”
“I saw Jordan’s face when he found out about Max.”
“He already knew before then, he was just hoping it wasn't true and that Max was just running his mouth as Max is known to do.”
“Oh,” I frowned.
“Don't be so hard on her. She is a good person.”
“I love her like a sister and I don't want to hate her.”
“Then don't, don't let Staalsy get between you two.”
“Thank you Kris.” I hugged him then went to find my phone.

“Hello?”
“Hey, please don't hang up and let me talk.”
“I’m listening.”
“I am really sorry I overreacted. Your personal life is your business. I am sorry I got all super protective of Jordan, I think it had a lot to do with the fact that he got hurt. I love you and I don't want to be mad at you.”
“I love you too.”
“I am really sorry.”
“Me too.”
“When are you coming home?”
“In a few days.”
“Is Jordan behaving?”
“What do you think?”
“Probably not.”
“You are right. If he keeps this shit up he is getting neutered.”
“Please don't neuter him, he is really good in bed.”
“Just not good enough for you.”
“It isn't like that, would you have married Jared?”
“No.”
“I feel the same for Jordan, I mean he is great but not me.”
“I guess I should have talked to you about it before I blew my lid.”
“It would have avoided all of this.”
“I know and I am sorry again.”
“OK, I love you, you love me, blah blah blah...”
“See you later this week.”
“Bye.”

“Hey, get up I am going to be late to practice.” Jordan called into my room the next morning.
“I’m up.”
“No you are not, I have to leave in thirty minutes and I need help.”
“Help with what? Put on your gym shorts.”
“I need to get a shirt on and I need help with that.”
“I will help you but you have to behave.”
“I promise.”
I got the sling off and put a shirt over his head. He reached and grabbed me around the waist pulling me into a hug. “I hope my brother knows how lucky he is, thanks for this.”
“Jordan, you are his brother and I love you.”
“If he hurts you I will kill him.”
“I don't think you have to worry about that, now let me go.”
He smiled, laughed then released me so I could get the sling put back on.
An hour later we were walking into southpointe.
“Gronk, you made it.” TK smiled
“Yeah, Yeah.” he grinned.
“SO you already stole Marc’s lady?” Flower laughed
“I tired but I can't wear her down.”
“She is too good for the likes of you.” Sid laughed as he walked by.
“A good one indeed.” he smiled down to me.
I walked away as the boys talked and found my way to the bleachers.
I finally had the nerve to look up Marc on Google.
Shea had been telling me for months to do it, I just couldn't. I knew now that he loved me and we were going to spend the rest of our lives together so what the hay.
I pulled it up and went through pictures of him in various stages of undress. He was hot and all mine. I came across a few pictures of him with other women and couldn't help but compare myself to them. They were all different from me. They looked very sophisticated and I was just a kindergarten teacher. They were dressed to the nines and I couldn't help but frown down at my chucks.

Do you love me?
B

Of course, Why?
Marc

I just found all the pictures with other women and they are very different from me
B

He called
“Why are you looking at pictures of me with other women?”
“I was just curious.”
“You are not them.”
“I see that.”
“Bree.” i heard caution in his voice.
“I am just not like them. I am not sophisticated like they are.”
“I love you the way you are.”
“I am never going to be like that. I am just plain and simple. Those women are super models.”
“Who am I marrying?”
“Me”
“Exactly, now get off that website or whatever you were looking at. If I didn't want to marry you I wouldn't have asked. I mean come on look at you. You are gorgeous, all my brothers have boners for you and I get to parade you around in front of them.”
“I know its just.”
“Bree, stop. I love you in jeans and chucks more than I loved any of those women.”
“I love you too, sorry.”
“Its fine, don't discount yourself, ever again.”
“I won’t.”
“Good, where are you?”
“At Southpointe watching the Penguins practice.”
“Oh, Jordan skating?”
“No, he is walking on the treadmill in the workout room.”
“OK, well have fun.”
“I will I think maybe I should just read.”
“Nothing that involves me though?”
“No I promise.”
“We will look together one day, that way I am there to answer your questions.”
“OK.”
“Go read, I love you and will call you tonight.”
“Love you.”

I hung up my phone and exited Google search, I would have to save that for another day.

“You ready?”
“Shit, Jordan you scared the crap out of me.”
He laughed, I never took you for being that easy, the next few days should be fun.”
“Don't scare me again. You brother will kill you if you kill me.”
“Nah, he loves me more.” he smiled and reached for my hand. I took it standing and walked behind him to the locker room.
“We are going to go eat lunch.”
I followed behind Jordan dangling the keys in my hand.
“He still trying to show you his junk?” Kris asked with a smile.
“No, at least not yet.”
“Good, when are you leaving?”
“Day after tomorrow. The doc is going to recheck his shoulder tomorrow and see how things look, I will know more then.”
“We can handle him if you want to get back.”
“If Marc was there I would be more inclined to leave.”
“I understand, long distance is hard.”
“It is, He wants me to go ahead and move to New York, but I really want to finish my year here.”
“Do what you need to, you have forever right?”
“Yeah, we do.” He pulled me under his arm and hugged me to his body. We walked like this to Jordan’s car.
“Hey Gronk.”
“Yeah?”
“You are going to lunch with us right?”
“Yeah we are heading to the deli now.”
“OK, see you in a bit.” Sidney turned picked up his bag and headed to his Range Rover.
“Is everyone going?”
“Probably.”

“Hey, welcome back.”
I hugged Shea to me and didn't want to let go, In our long friendship we had never not talked. We had never fought for that matter.
“Thanks, I missed you.”
“Missed you and your chucks too.”
I smiled and turned walking over we collected my bags and climbed into her beamer.
“Marc wants us to come to New York in two weeks, they have a game against Carolina so we can have dinner with Eric.”
“Oh Eric?”
‘Shea.”
“I was just kidding.”
“Please don't.”
“Kidding, I was kidding.”
I smiled over to her.
“I promise not to sleep with Eric, however I don't promise not to flirt with him.”
“Only flirting.”
“Yes, Ma’am.” she laughed.