Chapter 21
The weeks flew by and Chris was out of his hard neck brace and I was out of my cast. God it felt good to wear a pair of sneakers again. I had to wear an ankle brace for a week, but I rather wear that than the cast. Chris was happy to be out of that hard collar brace. We sat on my back deck as Chris was strumming on his acoustic guitar once again. This time he was writing down lyrics on a yellow legal pad. I was typing away on my lap top as always. Jermaine and Hugh had headed back home with the team along with Jerry of course. Chris and I decided to let the other coaches have the team. We had bigger goals for us. I was going to travel with Chris and his band instead and help book shows and what not, when I wasn't writing of course. I was working on a book about my life so far. You know about making it into the NHL and what not.
I stopped typing to just sit there and look at Chris. He was a piece of work. Great personality, caring very charming and just an all around great guy. I don't know what would of happen if he wasn't around. Probably still be looking for a job or stuck at the club still bartending. Chris looked to me as he lowered his sunglasses, "Something catch you're eye Hawk?" I shook my head and looked to him, "Huh?.. Yea I was just admiring you that's all." He lifted a brow, "You've been doing that a lot lately." "What you don't like me admiring you?" He shrugged as I closed my lap top, after saving my work and put it down and stood to my feet. I walked over to him and sat in his lap. He placed the guitar beside the chair he was sitting and wrapped his arms around me.
I wrapped my arms around his neck gently. "Of course I like being looked at, but not stared at." "I'm sorry if I was staring Chris. I was just thinking where I would be if you didn't come into my life, like you did." Chris placed his sunglasses on top of his head. He was wearing only a pair of blue jean shorts. I was wearing a pair of blue jean shorts with a white tank top. "I don't know how lucky I got to finding a nice gal like you Trina, but you are the biggest piece to the puzzle towards completing my life of happiness." I smiled as him as we kissed one another on the lips gently.
I pulled back and climbed off his lap as the phone rang. I ran inside and grabbed it to answer it. I walked out and handed him the phone, "Phone for you Chris. It's Frank." Chris leaned back in the chair as I handed him the phone. He took the phone as he started in on the conversation with his band member Frank.
I walked away as I walked off the deck and stood on the beach. I let the gentle warm breeze blow through my hair gently. The sounds of the surf washing up on the beach just filled the rest of my senses. I loved every moment of it. I walked down to the edge of the water and stood in the cool sand, watching the water wash over my feet.
I stood looking over the rolling ocean that went for miles and miles. I did have a lot of dreams to accomplish here by the ocean. And I don't regret ever wanting any of them. I have the life I am now enjoying and I share it with someone I love.
I felt two arms wrap around my waist as Chris placed his chin upon my shoulder, "Running away are we?" he asked. I chuckled lightly. "Nope just left you alone to talk on the phone with Frank. What did he have to say?" "Just needed information on where the wedding and such was going to be." I nodded as he kissed my neck lightly. I couldn't help but smile around this man. There wasn't one time I couldn't smile around him. That is how happy he has made me. I looked down to the ring that Chris had given me the same night he was out of his neck brace and I was out of my cast.
"Trina, are you really happy with everything that has happened?" Chris asked. I thought for a moment and then said, "Yes I am more than happy with how things happened Chris. Some of it I didn't expect to happen, but maybe they were meant to happen. Fate has a weird way of showing itself. I wouldn't change our relationship, our jobs, nothing at all." Chris smiled as he sighed deeply. "Would you?" I asked. He turned me around as he looked into my emerald green orbs with his mesmerizing blue orbs. "No I wouldn't. Everything to me is perfect Trina." I smiled as I nodded. I turned around and leaned back against his chest as he wrapped his arms around me. "Let's just put it this way Chris. I did have a lot of dreams. I didn't accomplish many in New York, except to play hockey. I will always have that. But I had a lot more. Since I moved here and lived by the ocean. A lot more of them came to life right before my eyes.
In other words I had dreams by the ocean to accomplish, and they did." Chris kissed my neck and held me. "That is great to hear Trina. That makes me even happier to hear that from you than anything."
What I said was the truth. I was happy with being married to Chris. I had a book coming out and I was with someone I truly loved and adored. I just wish TJ was still here to have met Chris and had seen how happy I was. But I know he is always with me and would of loved Chris and treated him like a brother, like he treated me like a sister. Jermaine and Hugh had a long talk with Chris and now except him, now that we are getting married. They started treating him like a brother, just like they did with TJ. Chris was an addition to our family, not a replacement to fill in for TJ. He just filled in the void that TJ left really. But with me, he was someone I was lucky to have and have always dreamt of having in my life for the rest of it. No matter where you are, dreams can come true, just like mine did by the ocean.
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