Chapter 11

Finally it was Friday and Karen was antsy during work as 1pm couldn't come soon enough. When she got done with work, she called her friends that always go to the home games with her and told them the plan. After she got off the phone with them, she laid down for a nap. Karen was not about to go to the game dead tired, besides, her friend Sheril had to work until 4pm and that would give Karen at least two and a half hours of sleep. Before Karen fell asleep, she did a quick text to Sidney.

Sidney was lying around Mario's when his cell phone went off. He looked at it and saw he had a new message from Karen. He smiled and then opened his phone.

"Hey my hockey stud. Just wanted to wish you good luck for tonight. Taking a nap so I can be wide awake for after the game. Will be at Mellon around 5. ttyl"

He closed his phone and smiled that Karen had forgiven him. After he surprised her on Wednesday, they had texted for a good couple of hours on Thursday. Karen said she had forgiven him for what happened and knew it was not his fault and he actually had a right to be angry about it. They both had apologized to each other enough to know they would be ok afterwards.

Sidney closed his eyes and thought of what could possibly happen tonight before succumbing to sleep.

Later that day, Karen and her friends had made it to the arena and stood around waiting on the players to arrive. They didn't see the point to stand down by the parking lot as all the puckbunnies and little kids were always there trying to get to the players. They stood over the entrance and looked down on them. Karen scanned the parking lot and didn't see Sidney's SUV yet so she was happy to know she could see him before he goes in to the arena.

A few minutes later, Karen heard the crowd scream and looked to see Sidney pulling into the parking lot. The screams got louder when he got out of his SUV. Karen smiled on the inside because her friends knew nothing of her and Sidney. When Sidney got towards the entrance, the fans started yelling by where she was standing. He looked up and panned the crowd giving them the sexy smile he was famous for. Karen couldn't help but finally smile when Sidney caught her eyes. He gave her a subtle wink and headed inside.

At that moment, Karen's friends looked at her and wanted answers but before Karen could, her phone went off. She walked away from her friends and answered it.

"So was that wink for me?"

"It better have been, hate to know what impression the guy beside you got if he thinks I winked at him."

"You do know that I have some explaining to do to my friends since you did that."

"What are you going to tell them?"

"That I am just using you. For what I haven't determined that yet."

"I think I'm going to be worried."

"Well don't be. Um, after the game we were going to go to Pops' and since I figured you would be caught up with the media for awhile, would you like to meet me there when you're done?"

"Definitely."

"Good. I know you need to get ready, so good luck tonight."

"Thanks baby, bye."

"Bye."

They hung up and Karen walked back to her friends, who all had quizzical looks on their faces. Karen just smiled and told them she would explain everything later.

A little after 6p, the doors opened and the crowd ushered in. Karen and her friends went to the bathroom and to get beer before heading to their seats. The players were not on the ice yet for warm ups but she knew they would be coming out in a matter of minutes. As Karen was in line to get her beer, she felt a vibration coming from her pocket. She pulled out her phone and saw a text from Sidney.

"I forgot to ask where you are sitting."

"Thought I told you but West Igloo 2, row G, seats 1-4."

"Now I can find you during warm ups and the game. ttyl."

"later."

Karen put her phone back into her pocket and got her beer. She joined her friends and they headed to their seats. The crowd cheered and they looked up to see the Pens hit the ice. Karen waited for Sidney to come out before sitting down. When he skated past, he smiled and gave a nod to Karen and then skated away. She couldn't keep the smile off her face.

"Ok, girl. You need to spill the beans of what is going on between you and the captain" her friend Sheril asked.

As Karen got ready to explain, Sheril, Diane, and Natalie all huddled closer to her so she wouldn't have to talk to loud. Karen didn't want anyone around them to hear.

"Last Saturday Liz, Stacie, Samantha, and Kasey were here visiting and we came here to play a little. Well, Sid and four others were still practicing around and we literally shared the ice. After that Mario came down to play and we ended up talking about old times. He invited me to dinner and afterwards, I asked Sid if he wanted to join us at Pops'. He came with me and we just clicked. We've called, texted and seen each other almost everyday since then."

"Let me get this straight" Natalie said wanting to make sure she heard it right. "You met Sidney Crosby last weekend, asked him out, and been secretly dating for the past week?"

"Yeah something like that."

"Were you ever going to tell us?" Diane added.

"I was, especially since he may meet us at Pops' after tonight's game" Karen said quitely. "You all would have met him tonight. So can we maybe curb the whole Sidney thing until after the game?"

They all agreed to not ask anymore questions until later.

Once the game started, Karen couldn't take her eyes off of Sidney. She had watched him before, but tonight was different. The Pens went down early but came back to win 5-4. Sidney was held to two assists. Before he left the ice, he glance towards Karen and she knew he would meet her later when he got done with the media.

The girls headed out and got into traffic to go to the bar. It was kind of crowded because Pops always had the game on for anyone that couldn't go. They walked in and Pops smiled at Karen who just waved at him. He nodded to tell them their booth was open and he soon brought over a round of beers. Sheril asked for a couple of bottles of Tequila and glasses to be brought over in an hour. This was a ritual for the four of them after every Penguins home game. When they got done with their beers, Pops brought over the Tequila and the girls played their favorite game of 'I Never'. Karen's phone went off and she read the text from Sidney saying he was 5 minutes away. She texted him back and told him where they were sitting when he came in, then she went back to the game.

By the time Sidney got in the bar, Karen and her friends were very muched buzzed. He found the table and instinctly sat down beside Karen, kissing her. The kiss deepened but was soon interrupted by her friends making catcalls.

"Sorry, Sidney I would like you to meet my friends Sheril, Natalie, and Diane. Girls, I would like you to meet Sidney."

After Karen made the introductions, Sidney asked them what they were doing. Karen told him the game and the basics to it.

"Ok, back to the game" Sheril said with an evil grin. "I Never....kissed Sidney Crosby."

Karen looked at her friend and just glared at her, "You ain't right."

"Well that's beyond the point, now drink."

Karen downed her shot and everybody waited for the next one.

"I Never.....had Sidney Crosby wink at me." Natalie said while stifling her laugh.

"You see where this is going don't you?" Karen said as she turned to Sidney.

"Yeah, I do" as he kissed her temple.

"Ok, let me see. I Never....had dinner at Mario's house." Diane chimed in.

Karen just shook her head and laughed before downing her third shot in a row. What she didn't expect was that Sidney had poured some Tequila into her shot glass and downed it. She looked at him with a questioning look. "I have dinner with Mario on any given night, so I figured I had to drink too."

It was finally Karen's turn to get back at her friends and she thought for a minute. "I Never....have been married." Karen knew both Sheril and Diane would have to drink because they are married and Natalie would have to drink because for a brief few hours one night in Vegas, she got married. It was satisfying to see them all drink.

They stayed for another hour and then decided to head to Karen's house. Sidney drove the girls to her house for fear not wanting any of her friends to drive. He only had a couple of shots and a beer so he was fine. On the drive to Sewickley, the girls were singing along with the radio and acting crazy while Karen was quiet and holding Sidney's hand. He pulled up to her house and everyone filed out of the car. Sidney held Karen back as the other three grabbed her keys and went inside. She walked up onto the step and turned to face Sidney still on the walkway. She was now face to face with him. Sidney pulled her close to him and they were soon kissing.

After a few minutes, Sidney was the first to pull away. "I better head to Mario's before it gets any later."

"Why don't you stay here?" Karen asked with hopeful eyes.

"If I stay, I may not be able to control myself. Besides, I thought you wanted to wait."

"I do, well did. I also wanted to wait until it felt right" kissing him again "this just feels right. Stay with me tonight?" she said in a whisper.

Sidney didn't answer her, he just kissed her and then led her into the house. When they got in, Sheril was passed out on the couch, Diane was on the floor, and she figured Natalie took the guest room. Karen was thankful that they all were downstairs.

Karen locked the door and they headed upstairs to her room. Once inside, they started kissing like there was an urgency for it. Karen slowed things down by breaking apart and undressing him as he undressed her. Sidney laughed when he peeled off the Penguins jersey she was wearing, well she was wearing Sidney's jersey. He got her down to her bra and underwear. She smiled at how fast he had her undressed and Sidney was still somewhat dressed. Karen took off his jacket and unbuttoned his shirt. She let both of them fall off his shoulders and onto the floor. Karen couldn't help but run her hands over his chest and abs. She was finally seeing him shirtless and it turned her on even more. Karen got his pants off his hips and he kicked off his shoes to finish taking them off. They stood there kissing and roaming their hands over each others bodies. Sidney picked up Karen and placed her on the bed before lying on top of her.

They looked into each other's eyes before Sidney captured her lips in another heated kiss. This kiss was certainly different as it was slower and more sensual. His hands went behind Karen's back and she felt him search for the clasp to undo her bra by the way he was touching her.

"Um, my bra hooks in the front."

"That would explain why I couldn't find it."

They both laugh and Sidney removed his hands from her back, feeling his way to the front. He found the clasp and unhooked it, removing it off her breasts. Sidney helped Karen sit up so he could completely remove it. When Karen laid back down, she brought Sidney with her into a kiss. After a minute, Sidney moved from her lips to her neck. He kissed a line to her collarbone and then eventually to her breasts. He didn't just dive right in, Sidney kissed all over her breast before enveloping his lips around her nipple and lightly sucking on it. Karen had arched her back into him and the feelings he was creating inside her.

When Sidney felt he had her going, he continued his trail down Karen's stomach. He came to the top of her panties and began to pull them down and off her legs. Crawling back up her body, he placed feather-light kisses up her thigh. He stop over her mound and blew a stream of cool air over her. Karen's hips moved upward towards the air and Sidney's hands pushed her back down, holding her there. After he blew the air, he snuck out his tongue and licked her lips causing her to shiver and moan.

Sidney was about to go deeper when Karen grabbed his shoulders and pulled him back up to her.
"I realize what you were about to do, but I need you another way right now."

Karen never gave him a chance to answer as she was kissing him. Her hands went down his sides to his boxers. She started to pull them down as far as she could with him on top of her. Karen brought up one of her legs and put her foot in his boxers to bring them the rest of the way down, kicking them to the bottom of the bed. She could feel him growing harder by the second and wanted him more.

Sidney felt Karen's hand reach inbetween them and lightly stroke him. He stopped kissing her and pulled her hand away, causing Karen to feel scared that he didn't want to do this with her.

"Um, where's the present that Stacie bought for us?"

Karen pointed to the nightstand beside her bed, "top drawer."

Sidney reached over to the nightstand and opened the drawer. He found the condoms Stacie bought as a joke and pulled one out. Karen took it and put it on him. Sidney moaned into her neck at the feeling of her touching him. He picked his head up and looked at her.

"Are you sure you want to do this? I don't want you to regret this tomorrow."

"I'm sure and I know I won't regret it, unless you will."

"Never."

"Make love to me" Karen said with pleading eyes.

Sidney kissed her as he guided himself into her. He heard Karen gasp and stayed still so she could get used to his size. He felt Karen dig her nails into his hips and started to move inside her. Sidney started out slow and getting a rythmn going between them. Everytime he went deep inside her, Karen matched his thrusts by moving her hips up to him.

Minutes later, Karen turned them over so Sidney was on his back and she was straddling him. She arched her back, leaning her hands on the top of his thighs as she took control. Sidney had his hands on her hips, gripping into her skin as she was sending sensations throughout his body. Karen leaned forward and brought Sidney up to her, kissing him. Sidney knew he wasn't going to be able to last much longer as he flipped them back over onto her back and took control once again. He went harder, deeper, and faster with every thrust. Karen felt her orgasm building within her and reached its peak, literally screaming Sidney's name. He felt her muscles tighten around him and with his last thrust, he came moaning out for her. Sidney collapsed onto her as their heavy breathing became less. When Sidney caught his breath, he rolled off and brought her with him. Karen instantly curled up to him and rested her head in his neck, a smile draped acrossed her face.

"You alright baby?"

"Perfect."

Within minutes, Karen had fallen asleep but Sidney was still awake. He looked down at how beautiful she was when she was sleeping he couldn't help but smile at her.

"I'm falling in love with you Karen." That was all he said before falling asleep himself.