Status: Finished! (8/12-10/5)

Counting Stars

Twenty Five

Marisol’s POV- August 2014
“How are you awake?”

I smiled at the 4 boys as they all yawned.

“You four love annoying me at this time when I’m in LA” I said as I made sure they had everything they needed.

One of them decided he needed my coffee more than me though.

“Why can’t you come with us?”

“Because I am having breakfast with a friend and then meeting up with another friend at noon” I told them as I got my coffee back from him.

They pouted and I looked up when I noticed someone walk into the hotel. One of them took the time to take my coffee from my hands.

“Jonathan” I called out.

He turned and began making his way over. The guys took a look at Jon and well I know what they were thinking. Mike trusted this guy to be alone with you? Did Mike know you were going to be alone with him? The boys had grown fond of Mike and I liked that they had a little relationship where Mike could not stand them sometimes.

“And Mike let’s you hang out with this guy?”

I laughed and turned to the boys. Jonathan Toews was a handsome, muscular man.

“He is Mike’s friend” I told him.

They all nodded as Jon approached us. He gave us a smile and turned to me.

“Running late?”

“A little, they’re car isn’t here” I told him as he leaned down to hug me.

He nodded and shook their hands.

“You look good and let me see that hand”

I lifted my hand and Jon looked at my ring.

“Mike had good taste”

He winked at me and I laughed.

“Mike told me you hid it for a while” I told him.

He nodded.

“That ring got me in trouble, my ex thought I was proposing”

“Wait, your ex?” I asked.

He laughed.

“You got that out of it?”

“You’re single?” I asked him.

He laughed and nodded.

“I am, and is that your car?”

I looked at the car and nodded. I turned to the boys. They looked at each other then at me.

“I will see you later on, “ I told them before they got a chance to talk.

One of them opened their mouths but got cut off by the other.

“We want to go see Chicago too”

I nodded and fixed their shirts. I tapped their arms.

“Stop ripping your shirts, and just have fun” I told them ignoring their whines.

The pouted at me and I smiled at them.

“Have fun” I told them as I grabbed Jon’s arm.

“Why can’t you come?”

I waved at them as their security took them away. I turned to Jon as he grinned down at me.

“Where’s Mike?”

“Kenora at the moment” I told him.

He nodded.

“You head back to LA tomorrow”

“I do” I told him.

“We walk and talk”

I laughed as we began walking out of the hotel. I smiled at the boys who were frowning at me.

“So Mike was telling me he’s heading to Texas?”

“He is, I can’t pick my brother up so he’s doing it” I told him.

He nodded.

“Jacob right?”

I nodded and he smiled.

“So you’re talking with your dad again?”

“Not really, Jake injured his leg and he’s doing his therapy in LA” I said.

“Ouch, is he ok?”

“It’s his right leg. He has a light tear but you know he just has to let it heal on it’s own” I said.

He nodded.

“Car is this way”

He grabbed onto my arm and made sure to keep a nice pace.

“So he’s going to be able to play baseball then?”

I nodded.

“Yes” I said.

“Is he getting scouted?”

“He has some scouts. I think he’s interested in Arizona state and UCLA at the moment” I said.

“He doesn’t want to go east?”

I shrugged.

“I haven’t really asked him” I said.

He nodded.

“When does he plan on getting drafted?”

“He says he wants to do two years” I said.

He hummed lightly.

“Is he as good as you?”

I rolled my eyes and clicked my tongue making him laugh.

“He’s good, but he just needs to relax” I said.

He nodded and looked at me.

“Have you ate breakfast?”

“I have not” I told him.

He nodded and opened the door for me to his car. I got in and he closed the door, I waited for him to get in and he let out a deep breath and turned on his car.

“Well let’s go eat. I am starving”

He turned on his car and looked out the window.

“The weather is weird”

“I know it is, LA has been quite dry” I told him.

“The usual then?”

“Well yea” I told him.

“So your brother is 17?”

I nodded and he hummed.

“Does he look like you?”

I laughed.

“We have our father’s eyes” I told him.

“He’s got the killer eyes too? Future ladies man”

I laughed.

“He’s really shy when it comes to girls. He blushes every time he sees Kara” I told him.

He laughed.

“Kara is a beautiful girl. Your brother proposed to her right?”

“He did” I told him.

He nodded.

“Good, he deserves a smart girl like Kara”

I nodded and looked out the window. Counting Stars began playing on the radio and Jonathan glanced at me.

“I still can’t believe you helped write this song”

I laughed and he sang along lightly. He pulled into a parking spot and turned off his car.

“Mike’s a lucky guy”

I laughed lightly and he opened my car door for me.

“I have to treat you well, I don’t want Mike hurting me”

I laughed and we walked into a diner. The lady there knew Jon because she called him by his name and smiled at me.

“Oooh a lady friend”

“She’s my friend’s fiancée”

She frowned at me and nodded slowly.

“Shame”

I laughed and Jon chuckled as she left.

“Sorry”

“It’s fine but she’s right you need a nice girlfriend” I told him.

He laughed.

“Planning on setting me up with one of your friends?”

I rolled my eyes and looked down at the menu.

“Do you have your tux?” I asked him suddenly.

He nodded and looked down at the menu.

“I do, Kara measured me up during the series and I saw her a couple of day in New York. It’s a nice blue suit”

I nodded and he thanked the lady who gave us our coffees.

“Do you still take yours black?”

I looked at him, ok so I met him during the Olympics back in 2010 when Mike was actually in the team. I was so exhausted from jetlag and also from studying from an exam. I was drinking black coffee when I met him and Mike mentioned that I was in school.

“No” I told him.

He laughed.

“Ok, I sometimes do” I told him as I made my coffee.

He nodded and looked at me.

“So you are getting married Friday? And Saturday”

I laughed and nodded.

“So the Church that we’re getting married in allowed us to turn in the wedding license that fast. It fit well with Mike’s schedule so you know we finished our classes and we’re all set” I told him.

“Nice”

I nodded and he winked at me

“So, baby?”

I laughed and shrugged.

“He wants to try” I told him.

“You guys should try now so it could be a playoff baby. Who knows maybe they win the cup and you’ll have a baby in the cup”

I nodded.

“Yea, he’s mentioned it” I said as I looked down at the menu.

“So can I bring a guest?”

I looked at him.

“I think you checked a plus one” I told him.

He nodded.

“Might take my mom then”

I shrugged and he looked at his phone.

“Or go alone, will there be alcohol?”

“Of course there will be” I told him feeling slightly offended.

We ordered our breakfast.

“You make me feel fat by the way you eat” I told him.

He laughed and took a bite of his fruit.

“You aren’t even fat Mar”

I thanked him and we ate.

“Got the dress ready?”

I nodded.

“Kara is making it” I said.

“Oh, that’s going to look nice then”

I nodded and he took a sip of his water.

“What are you doing after?”

“Meeting up with a friend” I told him.

“You have friends?”

“Dick” I told him as he laughed.

“I kid, who are you going out with?”

“Erica” I said.

He cocked his head and looked at me.

“You don’t know her” I said.

He nodded and I smiled.

“You could come?” I offered.

“I might take you up on that because I literally came because I need to drop something off at the UC and I leave tomorrow as well”

I nodded and he looked at me.

“Congrats on that contract, so in the next few years instead of a 25 man roster it will just be you and Pat right?” I asked him.

He laughed.

“Honestly, I didn’t ask for the money”

I nodded and he shrugged.

“They offered it”

“And you thought so hard about it” I told him.

He laughed and I nodded.

“I see” I said as I took the last bite of my scrambled eggs.

“You look thinner”

I nodded and wiped my mouth.

“Yea, I didn’t even know if I was going to be able to make it to Chicago” I said.

“What was wrong with you?”

“I kept throwing up” I said.

He looked at me.

“I am not pregnant” I told him.

He laughed.

“How are you so sure?”

“I had something called a period 2 weeks ago” I told him.

“That was two weeks ago”

I laughed and nodded.

“It went away though and well I haven’t felt sick” I told him.

He nodded.

“Did anyone else get sick?”

“No” I told him.

He shrugged and looked at me.

“I know what it was. You know how you eat those hot dogs?”

I laughed and he shook his head.

“Those hot dogs are so unhygienic Marisol”

“Have I died?” I asked him as he tried to pay for our meal.

“I invited you, and you almost did obviously”

I laughed and he handed the waitress his card. She left and I looked at Jon.

“How do you have a body like that?”

“Years of softball” I told him.

He nodded.

“How’s the knee?”

“It’s hurting here since the weather here is way different than LA” I told him.

He nodded looked at me.

“So tell me about Erica?”

“You could have met her but you ditched me and Mike last time” I told him.

“I’m sorry I slept that day. I needed the sleep”

I nodded.

“Which is why I forgave you” I told him.

“So tell me about her?”

“She’s a childhood friend” I told her.

He nodded and took a sip of his water. I looked up when I recognized the song playing.

“I’ve heard this song so many times you’d think I’d know the song by now”

I laughed and looked at Jon.

“Those are the boys you met this morning” I said.

“Really? So they play their own instruments?”

I nodded.

“Ok the one you greeted first is lead vocals and guitar” I said.

He nodded.

“Colored hair is vocals and guitar, the one with black hair is vocals and bass” I said

“So my guess is the one with holes in his shirt is the drummer?”

“Yes” I said.

He nodded and looked at me.

“I saw that the Red Sox won the World Series”

He grinned at me and I frowned at him.

“I like the red sox, and I am so glad they destroyed the Cardinals” I said.

He laughed and we stood up.

“So where are we going?”

“I’m supposed to meet her up at her place” I told her.

He looked at me.

“It’s close to the PD” I said.

He nodded and we walked back to his car. He helped me into the car and then got in himself.

“I would have let you stay at my place”

“I know you would have, but to avoid further rumors” I said.

He laughed and nodded as he turned on his car. He turned to me.

“Were we ever linked together?”

I shook my head.

“But you have a beautiful ring on your left hand, and I got nothing”

I laughed.

“Sing with me, you’re the only one that allows me to be foolish”

I nodded and handed him my phone, which he connected to his Bluetooth. He hummed as he looked through the songs and his finger taped the screen. We Can’t stop began playing and I laughed.

“Thank god for tinted windows right?” I asked him.

He laughed and mouthed along the words. I laughed and joined him as he began driving. He signaled me to put the address onto the GPS. I did and laughed as he sang the song word for word. The song changed to Hotel California as he approached a red light.

“So do I have to get a hotel room?”

I looked at him and shook my head.

“Nah, there’s room for you at the house” I told him.

He nodded.

“Good”

I laughed.

“Why would I make you get a hotel room? I can handle you, it’s the brothers that worry me” I told him.

He laughed and he looked at me.

“Tell me where to go”

I nodded and told him to go left. I texted Erica to come out and she did.

“Honk at her” I told him.

He pulled his car by her and she looked at us. He opened the door to his car and I smiled at her.

“You didn’t tell me you had your own driver?”

I laughed and nodded as she got into the back of the car. You see he was driving his Chevy truck and you needed to open the front doors in order to open the back door.

“I do, I got the Captain of the Blackhawks driving me around” I told her as she buckled herself up.

“I see”

She thanked him as he closed the door.

“I’m your driver now Marisol?”

“Yes” I told him.

He laughed and began driving.

“Where am I going?”

“We are going?” I asked looking at Erica who looked up from her phone.

“Water Tower Place”

He nodded and glanced at my phone, which decided to play Bang Bang. He glanced at me and laughed lightly.

“You helped write the song?”

“Some of it, I did not write the chorus” I told him.

He nodded and stopped in a red light.

“Marisol is so rude, she did not mention how pretty you were”

She blushed like mad when he said that. I smiled and turned to her.

“Thanks”

He smiled at her.

“So, Erica where are you from?”

I looked out the window while they talked, so Mike was not going to believe what was going on.
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It is so hot here in LA guys! The AC won't even help sometimes! Anyways i head to school next Sunday so i think i should be finished with this story by then. If i am not i will finish it by the time school starts. Now i have to head out because i need to go back to school shopping (I mean buying 11 notebooks and calling it school supplies)