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Amore went out side and sat under the tree where she and Adam would always meet. She was missing her friends a lot. Hockey was over and she knew the Ducks would be coming back from the Goodwill games.
"You know the more you come out here isn't going to bring the team back any faster." Alex said walking out of his house. He looked up at the stars then back at Amore. "I heard you won the game last night. Good job. I also know how many scouts were watching you."
"I'm already nervous Monster." Amore protested. "Don't make it any worse."
"We'll I also know what school has already let you in." Alex said with a smile. "The only bad thing is there is no guarantee that you will be on the hockey team."
"What do you mean?" Amore said trying to hide her excitement. "Are you saying I got into Eden Hall?"
"That's exactly what I'm saying." Alex said and Amore almost climbed over the fence to hug him. Alex laughed and lightly pushed her off so she wouldn't actually try it. "But they've already got a JV team. So if you want to get on a team, you'll have to try and get on Varsity."
Amore leaned up against the tree disappointedly. She didn't think there was any chance of that. But she was glad to get into her brothers school.
"Come to practice with me and Jason tomorrow. We'll see how you are." Alex said and Amore smiled up at him. "You'll have to get in with the captain as well."
Amore looked at him funny. "Didn't you get captain? I mean I know that Mindy chick only goes for the captains of the teams."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Alex asked sounding a little hurt.
"I've heard stories about her." Amore said with a shrug. "And I saw how close you two where."
Alex just shook his head. "Whatever Squirt. Just be ready to go when Jason is."
Alex turned around and Amore watched him go. She wasn't sure what she said but she was sure it had to do with what she said about Mindy. Sadly she walked back into the house and up to her room where she found Jason sitting on her bed. She looked around quickly wondering if there was a specific reason he was in her room. When she could find one she sat down next to him. "Any reason you're here….Sitting on my bed….Being a creepy brother?"
"Saw you talking to Alex. He didn't look to happy when he walked away." Jason said simply. "What did you say to him."
"I donno I asked him if he was captain because I saw him with Mindy." Amore said with a shrug and Jason sighed.
"He didn't want you to see him with her." Jason said looking out her window towards Alex's house. Jason hadn't moved back in to his mothers house but he liked to come over and make sure every thing was ok with Amore.
"Uh why?" Amore asked looking at him questionably,
"Because he knows that Mindy has a bad rep and he didn't want you or Adam thinking low of him because he was dating her." Jason said then gave his sister a hug. "Oh and congratulations on making it into Eden Hall." Jason said as he started to stand up. "See you tomorrow at six in the morning. You have some showing off to do."
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When Amore skated onto the ice she soon found herself squashed between three boys She tried to pushed them away but they were too strong. Amore laughed and then called out to Jason and Alex. "A little help over here please. I think your friends are about to suffocate me."
"All right boys let her be." Jason said pulling Rick and Cole away while Alex pulled Scooter away. "Come on guys she needs too be in tip top shape to show the coach what she can do."
"Yeah back off." Amore said pretending to get snooty with the boys. She laughed and skated around them. "Come on boys, lets get this practice started."
The coach smiled from his bench. "I like how she thinks. Alright scrimmage. Witts! Your going to be on the team with your brother."
"Actually sir its Witts-Bombay, or Bombay if that's what fits on a jersey better." Amore corrected and the coach looked at her funny.
"Bombay? I thought you were Jason's little sister." He asked and Amore bit her bottom lip.
"Well actually sir, we have different fathers. My dad is Gordon Bombay." Amore replied and the coach looked impressed.
"Well then hockey is in your blood." The coach said. "Lets see what you got."
Amore smiled and Jason let her take his spot on the ice across from Alex. Amore looked up at him and smirked. She was going to enjoy going against him. it would be like old times. "Now don't go easy on me Monster."
"Wouldn't think about it Squirt." Alex said with a smirk. The puck was dropped and Rick passed it to Amore. He knew it was going to be a challenge for her to get away from Alex with the puck. Amore quickly pushed against Alex with all her might. She got him un balanced just enough to take the puck safely away from him.
"Lets see you get past me Squirt." Cole said coming hard. Amore cursed under her breath. Cole was at least twice her size. Amore passed the puck off to her brother then bent low and Cole flipped over her back. His weight caused her to tumble but she got right back up. It took a little longer for Cole to get to his feet. Jason laughed and helped Cole to his feet.
"Remember who she plays hockey with." Jason reminded him. "She's not the sweet innocent player she looks like."
"Yeah I figured that out." Cole said shaking his head. "She at least has the element of surprise."
"Good move Bombay." The coach said impressed. One more scrimmage and then line drills."
The practice lasted for about an hour and by the end of it Amore was completely worn out. She went to the locker room and laid down on one of the benches. Jason came in and sat her up. Then sat down next to her. Alex sat down on the other side as if to keep her sitting up right. The coach came in holding a clipboard.
"You guys practiced hard today." He said then looked down at the clipboard. "I have a few things to comment on. Rick, I know you were testing out Amore, but during a game never pass the puck to player that is covered. Cole learn how to use your weight to avoid situations as in getting flipped by a girl half your size. Jason you seemed weak today. I know you wanted to show off your sisters skills but I don't want to see any thing like that again. Scooter, you let three pucks get by you. Learn your opponents' favored moves. Alex you should be able to get pushed around my a smaller player. Now Amore, you did good out there, but there is room for improvement. I want you to practice with the boys on the off season and next year we'll test you out again. I'm not prepared to say this yet, but I think its safe to say welcome to the team."
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Amore had gotten a call from Reilly saying that he wanted to practice. Amore rolled her eyes. She was hurting from practice the day before. She looked down at her alarm clock that she had placed on the floor so it was harder to see. The black numbers read 8:30 am as the back ground changed from pink to purple to blue. Slowly she rolled out of bed and texted Rick back on her new cell phone. She got it because her mother was so proud of her getting into Eden Hall.
"Well shit." Amore said under her breath as she quickly slid a jersey over her head then put on a pair of faded jeans. She grabbed her hockey gear and headed down stairs.
"Where are you going? Especially with your hair like that." Amore heard some one say behind her. She turned to see the Ducks sitting in her kitchen. "Oh my god! When did you guys get here?"
Amore hugged each of them and she was glad to see that Portman and the other new ducks were there as well. She hugged Portman last. His worm embrace sent chills up her spine. She pulled away but stayed in his arms. Remembering how her hair looked. She let out a small shriek an headed back up stairs to brush the knots out of her hair. When she came back down her phone rang once again.
Give it to me baby, uh huh uh huh. Give it to me baby uh huh uh huh. Give it to me baby uh huh uh huh. And all the girls say I'm fly for a white guy.
Amore answered the phone looking a little annoyed. "When did you change my ringtone Scooter?"
"I didn't." Scooter said then quickly went on to the reason he called. "You coming to practice with us?"
"Who changed my ringtone?" Amore asked again.
"Rick." Scooter replied. "He also changed Alex, his, Mindy's and your brothers. There were more to but who knows…So what did he change mine too?"
"Pretty fly for a white gut." Amore said with a laugh. "I'll be there as soon as I can, but my friends are back from the Goodwill games."
Amore hung up the phone and looked at her friends. "Well, are you guys going to be in town long? I got practice and I don't want to lose my chance of getting on the team."
"Oh really? What team are you practicing with?" Charlie asked and Amore smiled.
"The Varsity team at Eden Hall." Amore said jumping up and down with excitement. "When Alex and Jason heard that I was accepted at the school, they took me to practice because they heard that some team got a full ride, the varsity is really pissed about it because now they are going to have a bunch of people trying out for Varsity and all that stuff, but any way, the coach said I was good and had a good chance of making it on the team as long as I practiced on the off season with the varsity boys."
Adam started to speak but Portman cut him off. "We'll be here for two more days. Go to practice. You deserve it."
Amore kissed his forehead. "Thank you. I'll be back as soon as practice is over."
Amore walked out the door and the team watched her go. They heard a honk and raced to the window to see what was going on. Amore raced down to a black lotus. The passenger side door opened to reveal good looking leaned over from the drivers side
"Who the hell is that?" Portman asked looking over at Adam. He looked awestruck then turned to Portman.
"Rick Reilly. The captain of the varsity hockey team at Eden Hall." Adam said and Connie turned to him with her jaw dropped.
"That is Rick? The guy that always messed up Amore's hair. The one she called a no talented twofaced wanna be?" Connie asked and Adam nodded. "Damn."