Thanks banksies baybee99 for the encouragement but it seems my chapters are taking a turn that I don't want or what my co-author and I discussed. Boy I wish she was here right now!

Chapter 6.

Past three weeks

The past three weeks seemed to go by very fast for the Ducks and the Miami team. Tiffany now started her hockey camp along with Sticks and some old team members. The Ducks met their new coach, which surprisingly turned out to be Coach Orion. They too started training earlier then expected. Everything seemed to go fine but the Ducks had not had any contact with Tiffany the whole time she was gone except the one time Fulton e-mailed her when she got home. Every night after training all the Ducks would cram up into one room and wait for a response from her. Each time they waited it never came. They all understood that Tiffany was at camp but that wouldn't stop her from talking to them. Weeks finally turned to two months and all the pro teams were getting ready for the games to finally begin.

Tiffany's POV

Man I don't know what this Todd guy wants from me! He almost makes me late for training, he doesn't give me respect, he criticizes my talents, and he's even hit me a number of times because he says 'I open my mouth too much.' I've noticed that I've been getting more distant with my teammates, most of all Sticks, but I can't tell him what's going on or I could get into more trouble with Todd. I've now learned to keep my mouth shut and my thoughts to myself. I rarely talk to anyone anymore, unless it's my mom wanting to know how things are going. Almost everyday when I finish practice Todd comes to pick me up and takes me home to get ready for a very expensive dinner. Now I know what some would say, 'why hate it when you got it free?' well pretty soon I'm going to get out of these dinners and parties and talk to my true friends and family.

After first pro league game

WE WON, WE WON! We finally beat those Cardinals by a penalty shot. The score was 17/16. after our little celebration on the ice, we hurried into the locker room so we could go out to dinner. Before I could go to my locker, Todd came up to me and said,

"Honey, I know that you want to go out with your friends, but I've arranged us a very beautiful dinner. Get your things and lets go before it gets too loud."

I just looked away as he tried to kiss me and stormed into the private area of the locker room. I looked out of the corner of my eye and saw Sticks look in my direction with concern on his face. I shuck it from my memory and preceded into the locker room. When I got in there I started to slam things around as hard as I could wish and praying that thoughts of Todd would leave my head. When I sat down I put my head into my hands and cried like there was no tomorrow. Someone then sat down by me and wrapped their arm around my shoulder like they were protecting me. I looked up and saw Sticks, who had extreme worry in his eyes.

Sticks' POV

When we won against the Cardinals, it was the first time that I actually saw Tiffany smile and hug me. It was her penalty shot that won it for us. When we were heading for the locker rooms I saw Todd stop her and talking to her in a very hush voice. The look on her face was of shock and disbelief. When he leaned down to kiss her I saw her move her head away. I didn't know if I should have stopped her but I thought I'll wait until he leaves and see what's up. I had fully changed out of my jersey and headed toward her locker area. I was only a couple of feet away and I heard things being slammed and then I heard her crying. I entered without knocking afraid that she would close up everything inside of her. I sat down when I reached her a grabbed her into a hug letting her know I was there for her always. I felt her holding her cries, but I said,

"It's okay Tiffany just let it out."

That's when she finally let it all out and didn't stop until a knock at the door sounded. She looked up at me while I started to grab for her things and my things. We both headed out the exit door in the back very quickly and quietly. I knew it wasn't the coach because he would have said something to her to tell her he was coming to talk to her.

"Tiffany were is your car?" I asked looking around the almost empty parking lot.

"I didn't bring it. Todd gave me a ride and from the looks of it he's still here." I heard her say in a very hush voice.

"Get in my car and lay low. I'll go talk to the coach since he's still here. I won't be long."

When I headed back into the stadium I saw Todd looking around the rink and other places. I didn't make any noises to get his attention. As soon as I reached the coach's office I stepped in quickly which gave him a shock.

"Richmond what are you doing here aren't you supposed to be with the team celebrating?"

"Not until we fix this problem."

"What problem?"

"Did a man come in here dressed in a suit or very well dressed?"

"Yes. He said he was looking for Checkers or the way he put it, Ms. Tiffany White."

"Well don't tell him were she is exactly because he is the reason why Tiffany's been late, and she been getting distant with us."

I saw the coach just look at me and finally nodded before saying,

"I'll tell you what, you get out of here acting all happy like you got captain and I will just tell him that Tiffany left if he comes and asks me. Now I won't tell him that you know I'll just say she needed time alone and she left not telling us were she went."

"All right."

The coach then got up and walked me to the door getting ready for the act. He put on his very deep and confident voice and said,

"Well I know you will do excellent trying to make the captain position. I'll call you after the weekend. Have a nice evening."

"Thanks coach." I said putting on a smile that I knew to were until I got into the car.

It worked excellent all the way out and I laughed once I got inside the car. I looked at Tiffany and saw a look of confusion and happiness together.

"I saw Todd but the coach is going to lie to him and that's going to be that."

I saw her nod and chuckle a little. When we got on the highway she finally talked besides back in the locker room.

"Were are we going?"

"Someplace I call old times."

"You mean the beach?"

"Yep. I know we live right by it but lets go down to the Florida Keys. We haven't been there in a while."

First we made a very quick stop at her place and my place to get some cloths and other things for the rest of the weekend, but when I came over to her apartment to see if she was done I saw her looking at her computer. I walked up behind her and there on the screen of her e-mail page was at least fifty messages. She looked up at me and smiled in amazement.

"It's the Ducks they've been trying to reach me."

Tiffany's POV

Ever since I got into Sticks' car I've felt so much better. I felt even better when Sticks mentioned going to the Florida Keys for the rest of the weekend. But what I wasn't expecting was the Ducks' e-mails. I've never seen so many in my life.

"Tiffany we got to go now before control freak comes." I heard Sticks say in an urgent tone.

Before I stepped out of the door the phone rang and I ran up to it and saw…

Who will it be? Sorry if this is just revolving around Tiffany and Sticks but hey I got to get somewhere to the main parts. I'm sorry if it sucked but I'll get better as I move on. Read and review!