meadow567: Gotta love the Boston guys. They'll be around in the upcoming chapters more and more too. Mainly because I love them so much. 3 Thanks for the review!
NellieBly413672: Glad you liked both chapters! Maddie will be in this story too. Especially later on, once her and Laura are friends. And when they see each other, it's not that awkward, not really at least. But they will have awkward moments coming up in the next few chapters. Thanks for both reviews and I hope you like this one too!!
Chapter 11:
When Robbie approached the bar, Laura didn't notice him at first. She was talking with a few girls Robbie didn't recognize. They all looked at least a few years older than Laura. He wanted to play it cool so he pretended not to even notice her and ordered a drink, which is when she saw him.
"Robbie?"she asked in a surprised tone. He turned to face her.
"Hey Laura. How are you?" he said, still acting like he hadn't seen her earlier.
"Pretty good. How have you been?" Laura asked, still sounding surprised to see him.
"I'm doing great. So, what are you doing here?"
"I should be asking you the same thing."
"I'm just hanging out with some friends."
"No, I mean, what are you doing here . . . in Minnesota? I thought you left for Buffalo."
"Oh, that. Well, I got a better offer and decided to wait a while. I'm playing on the US Olympic team in February," Robbie added casually, like it was no big deal.
"Oh my God! Really? That's amazing."
"Yeah," Robbie said, shrugging. "So, what are you up to tonight?"
"Oh, I'm here with some people that I work with." Laura pointed out a few of the girls she was with.
"Where are you working?"
"WCCO news."
"Wow. That's great. So I guess you made it as an anchor."
"Not yet exactly. I work 'behind the scenes' you could say. In January, I'll start doing on sight reporting."
"You must be excited. I know how much you wanted to be on the news."
"Yeah. I love working there so far." They were both quiet for a minute when Robbie watched Laura and noticed her smiling.
"What?" he asked, smiling back. Laura's smile got bigger.
"I'm just happy to see you, I guess. It's been so long, and I never really thought I'd get to see you again."
"Well, here I am," Robbie said with a smile. "You look great by the way, Laur."
Before Laura could respond, someone bumped into Robbie from behind, practically knocking him into Laura. It was so hard, Robbie almost thought it was intentional. He turned around to see Silky. So I guess it was intentional, Robbie thought.
"Sorry, Mac. I seemed to have lost my footing," Silky said, stifling laughter.
"Yeah, I'm sure you did. Watch out, cause next time you're on the ice, you might lose your footing again," Robbie whispered to him so Laura couldn't make out what they were saying. Robbie then turned around to face Laura again and heard Silky clearing his throat a minute later. Laura looked at him and Robbie turned around again.
"So, are you going to introduce me to your friend?"
"This is Laura. Laura, this is Dave."
"Nice to meet you," Laura said, putting out her hand to shake.
"Well, it's even nicer meeting you," Silky said with a wink. Robbie rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"And it would be nicest if you left now," Robbie said.
"What if Laura wants me to say here, Mac. You didn't think about that, did ya?"
"I actually have to get going anyway. The girls are ready to leave and I have an early day tomorrow. It was really nice seeing you again though, Robbie," she said, emphasizing really.
"It was really nice seeing you too."
"Well, since you'll be in town for a while, maybe we can grab a bite to eat or see a movie or something and catch up," Laura suggested.
"Yeah," Robbie said, nodding.
"Here's my number," Laura said, scribbling her number on a napkin and handing it to Robbie. He put it in his pocket. "See you later. Nice meeting you, Dave," she said, walking away. After she was out of earshot, Silky spoke up.
"It was really nice seeing you again," he said, imitating Robbie.
"Shut up, Silky," Robbie said, smacking him. Again, Silky mocked Robbie's voice.
"And now I have my crush's phone number. I think I might frame it and hang it in my room."
"Shut up, Silky."
"Oh, come on. You know you still like her. You're smiling like your five and got a bike for Christmas."
"I am not," Robbie said, walking back to where the rest of the guys were.
"Are too."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"What are you two, five?" Rammer asked when they got back to the table. They answered at the same time.
"Yes."
"No." The guys just looked at them as they exchanged glances. Then Silky began explaining.
"Mac here, has Laura's phone number. And he's so excited that he can't wipe the smile off his face."
"I can too," he said seriously.
"Wait a minute. Laura left. So why are you here?" Bah asked.
"Cause she had to go."
"Oh, so she's taken."
"What?" Robbie said, confused.
"If you guys hooked up as much as it sounds like you did, she'd want to do it tonight too. Unless she's not single."
"Then why'd she give me her number?" Bah shrugged.
"I don't know, but if she's single, I'm sure she would have wanted to leave with you."
"Girls aren't like guys though. They don't want it all the time," Coxie pointed out.
"Exactly," Robbie said.
"But she wanted it all the time before, didn't she?" asked Silk.
"No."
"It sure seems like it after all the times I've heard that you two were together."
"Well, she just wasn't in the mood. Sometimes I'm not in the mood." Silky laughed at that.
"Sometimes you're not in the mood my ass."
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The next afternoon, Robbie finally decided to give Laura a call. He had been trying to decide whether to call all morning, because he didn't want to call too soon and sound desperate or something. Laura answered the phone on the fifth ring, out of breath.
"Hello?"
"Hey Laura. Is this a bad time? Cause if you're busy I can call back later," Robbie said quickly, not wanting to bother her, and beginning to think he should have waited longer before calling.
"No it's okay. I was outside and heard the phone ringing so I ran in to get it before it stopped." She paused for a minute and then added somewhat hesitantly, "I didn't know if it was an important call."
"So do I qualify as important?"
"Oh, Robbie, it's you!" Laura said happily, with the fact that it was Robbie just dawning on her. He chuckled at her sudden realization.
"Yeah, what's going on?"
"Not a lot since last night." Laura's comment made Robbie think again that he called her too soon.
"Yeah, sorry. I just, um . . . was sitting here not doing anything and I decided to give you a call."
"That's fine. It's good to hear from you. I'm glad giving you my number wasn't for nothing. I wasn't sure if you'd call."
"Yeah, I wanted to," Robbie said, unsure what else to say. An awkward moment of silence followed before both Robbie and Laura began talking at the same time. They laughed at the awkwardness for a few seconds.
"You first," Robbie said.
"No, you first."
"Okay, well I was just wondering what you were up to tonight. What were you going to say?"
"I was gonna ask the same thing. I'm not doing anything."
"Neither am I. Maybe we could get something to eat and hang out for while."
"Okay. I'd like that," Laura responded.
"I'll pick you up at six then?"
"Sounds like a plan."
"Wait. Where do you live?" Robbie asked, realizing that he didn't have Laura's new address. After Robbie got Laura's address they said good bye and hung up the phone.
An hour before Robbie had to leave to get Laura, he took a walk down to the lounge to let his friends know that he wouldn't be going out with them that night. Verchota, Silky, and Bah were watching TV, and Robbie decided to join them because he was all ready to go. He surprised himself by getting ready more quickly than he thought. After Robbie sat there for a minute, Verchota turned to him.
"What's goin on man?"
"What are you talking about?" Robbie asked.
"I think you know." Robbie looked at him blankly before Verchota continued. "That cologne, or whatever the hell you're wearing."
"I'm not wearing cologne," Robbie stated truthfully.
"No man naturally smells as good as you do right now," Verchota shot back.
"It's aftershave. I got a new aftershave," Robbie admitted.
"Well, I'd lighten up - to the point of non use."
"Whatever."
"Look, you haven't picked up any girls yet. What makes you think you'll get lucky tonight?"
"He's not even going out with us," Silky piped up.
"Yeah, he's not," Verchota remembered, and then excitedly added, "Oh, you're going out with her, aren't you?"
"No," Robbie said, immediately.
"I knew it! You have a hot date."
"Who with?" asked Bah.
"Who else?" commented Silky. "Laura."
"So what if I do?"
"A new aftershave? You must really like her," said Silky. "Cause if you're trying to impress us, it's not working," he added, smirking at his comment. Robbie stood up.
"I'm leaving now," he said, walking away, deciding to just go back to his room. He didn't want to be teased and tortured for the next hour.
"Safe sex!" Silky yelled loudly down the hall, gaining the attention of a group of parents and high schoolers who happened to be walking down the hall, getting a tour of the dorms. Receiving glares, Silky then turned back to facing the TV, with him, Bah, and Verchota trying to hold in laughter.
A/N: Hope you all enjoyed the chapter and please review! The next one will hopefully be up late next weekend, but I have five exams over the next week and a half, so I can't make any promises. It will be Robbie and Laura's date!
