Kelsey
I woke up the next morning on the floor next to Alexis. We were going to set up our beds, but somehow we ended up grabbing some blankets and crashing on the living room floor.
"Ughhh." I groaned as I sat up.
I laughed as I glanced at a snoring Alexis sleeping soundly on the floor next to me. That girl could sleep through an earthquake. I remember when we were fifteen, she slept on my treadmill during a sleepover and described it as "comfortable."
"Hm." I looked through the fridge for some breakfast, but because we had just moved in yesterday afternoon, there was obviously no food. I close the door, then grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and wrote a little note for Alexis if she woke up. 'Lexi, went to go get breakfast. Didn't wanna wake you. I'll be back soon! xo Kels'.
Taking my purse, I walked out the door. It didn't occur to me I didn't even know where to get breakfast in this new city until I got outside.
I spotted a girl with brown hair walking by me that seemed to be my age, maybe two or three years older, and ran up to her.
"Hi, I'm so sorry, but I just moved here and have no clue where to go for breakfast." I said, not knowing the type of reaction I was going to get. It wasn't everyday when some girl in sweats came up to you on the streets and asked for breakfast suggestions.
"Oh, no problem." She smiled and turned to me, "Well actually, I'm going down to this little shop down the street to get some breakfast for me and my boyfriend. Do you wanna walk down with me?"
"That would be awesome! Thank you so much. I'm Kelsey, by the way." I held out my hand.
"I'm Casey."
As we walked down the street to the shop, I told her how I moved to Pittsburgh from Boston right out of high school to go to school, and learned that Casey went to the same school Alexis and I would be attending. Casey was really funny, sweet, and welcoming. She even invited Alexis and I to a party at her and her boyfriend Jordan's house tonight to help us meet some people in Pittsburgh.
Casey scribbled down her address on a napkin as she left the shop. I took the bagels I ordered for Alexis and I and started to walk back to our apartment.
Alexis
I heard keys jingling at the door, so I stomped over and whipped it open.
"Where have you been?" I hissed at my best friend who was standing in the doorway with two wrapped bagels in hand.
"Did you not see my note?" She asked, stuffing her keys back in her bag.
"Note? What note?"
"That note." Kelsey pointed to the piece of paper on the kitchen counter, handing me a bagel.
"Oh. That note." I smiled, "Thank God I didn't file that Allison alert for you."
"I think that would be an Amber Alert, Lex."
"Details, details." I waved my hand at her as I took a spot on the floor and dug into my bagel.
"So, I have news." Kelsey said as she sat next to me. This whole no furniture thing was not working out.
"Do tell."
"On my way to get the bagels, I met this girl Casey. She's really cool. And here's the part you'll like, she invited us to a party at her house."
"Party?" I sat up, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
"I thought you might do that." Kelsey laughed.
"And are there going to be boys at this party you speak of?" I leaned in, wanting to know more.
"I think so." She shrugged, "It's her and her boyfriend's house..so he probably has friends."
"Sweet! I love hot friends!"
I got up off the floor and pulled Kelsey up along with me and began jumping up and down. When I saw she wasn't jumping with me, I stopped and stared at her.
"Why aren't you jumping?" I questioned.
"Um, why are you jumping?"
"Because we're going to party!" I danced around, "Look out Pittsburgh, we're coming for ya!"
"Here we go." Kelsey mumbled, laughing, watching as I skipped into the other room and started fishing through my suitcase to find a suitable outfit for tonight.
Casey
"Jord? Jord?" I called as I entered the house I shared with my boyfriend Jordan.
"In here!" I heard a distance call, I assumed from in the kitchen with the adjoining living room with a flat screen TV in it. Whenever he had any bit of free time, that boy was in there.
I walked into the room, and saw my boyfriend of a year and a half Jordan and his friend and teammate Max Talbot sitting next to him.
"Oh hey Max, I didn't know you were here. Good thing I got some extra muffins." I shook the bag in my hand.
"Muffins!" The boys ran up and grabbed the bag out of my hands.
"Hey!" I laughed.
"Right. Sorry." Jordan came up and gave me a kiss, "Thanks baby. You're the best."
"Me next!" Max came up to me, only to be tackled onto the couch by Jordan.
"Keep your hands off her Superstar."
"Alright, play nice boys." I giggled and grabbed a muffin from the bag, "Oh by the way Jordan, I invited two more people to the party tonight."
"Oh really? Who?" He picked at his muffin.
"I met this girl on my way to get breakfast. She just moved here from Boston. She's really sweet and knows no one but her roommate. Thought it'd be nice for her to meet some people."
"Is she hot?" Max perked his head up.
"Babe, you're so great. You can invite anyone you want, just no boys."
"Aw, come on honey! You know I only got eyes for you." I leaned over Max from where I was sitting and kissed him.
"I ask again," Max pulled us apart and looked at me, "Is she hot?"
"She is. But come on Max, she's probably really vulnerable right now. Plus she's only eighteen. So down boy."
"Vulnerable and eighteen. Just my type." Max reached out to Jordan for a high five, but Jordan glanced at me, and I just shook my head.
"No, man. Just no." Jordan said.
"I was kidding! I'm sure she's a very intelligent young lady." He smiled at me for approval.
"Very good!" I patted his head and made my way to the kitchen.
Either way, I knew that tonight was going to be very interesting.
Lauren
"Hey hun." I smiled at Casey and she sat next to me at the Mellon Arena during the team's practice.
"Hey, how are you? How's Sid? Still ridiculously stressed?" She turned her head, face filled with concern.
"Pretty much. But you know their all stressed. Which makes us stressed. It's just a stressful mess." I laughed.
"Tell me about it." Casey said with a quick eye roll and sigh, "When Jordan tweaked his ankle and they thought he might miss the whole playoffs, I don't think my blood pressure has ever been that high."
"I hear ya." I sighed and laughed along with her, "But hopefully we all can unwind and have fun at your big party tonight."
"Oh yeah." She smiled, "By the way, two new girls are coming."
"New girls?" I asked, sipping on the Starbucks coffee in my hand, "Are they dating one of the boys?"
"No. I met one of them this morning. They both just moved to Pittsburgh, seem like they need to meet people. And they'll be taking classes with us. So I thought it'd be a good mix."
"Sounds like it." I nodded, "I bet it will be fun. Always something crazy with these boys, huh?"
"So true." Casey laughed, pointing over to the ice where they all had decided to tackle Marc-Andre Fleury, the goalie, and throw pucks at him.
"Is it me? Or they stuck in 7th grade?"
"Pretty much. In a cute way though."
"Definitely in a cute way." We both laughed as we watched our boys play around the ice, during what was supposed to be a serious playoff practice.
The rest of the practice went smoothly, Sid looked great, whether it was passing or shooting, his game looked tight, better than I've ever seen him. He was itching to step up his game and by the looks of it, he was definitely doing it.
When we got back to the house, I ran right upstairs to plan an outfit for tonight. I took out my yellow tank top and some skinny jeans and put it on the bed.
"Perfect." I smiled as I gazed at my choice.
I knew tonight was going to be fun and a great way for us all to relax. With the stress of playoffs, we all needed a night to have fun and just forget about things.
