I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.

Tara's Point of View-

We went to the counter grabbing our rented skates going to a bench pulling our ice skates on, I helped Xavier put his on before Alex helped me to my feet then he carried Xavier to the ice setting him down seeing him wobble, I grabbed Xavier's one hand and Alex grabbed the other holding him up as we skated a lap around the rink with Xavier between us to help him get comfortable on his feet on the ice.

"Alright bud, here is a trick to skating on your own, you know how you drag your feet?" Alex asked as Xavier nodded, "Okay you drag your foot out then step onto the next foot." Alex tried to explain.

"I'm confused." Xavier said looking up to Alex.

"Watch me." Alex said as he let go of my son's hand, I moved him to stand in front of me holding onto both hands.

"You know left and right?" I asked my son and he nodded, "Do as I say." I said as I was teaching him more my way than Alex's way.

"I got it mommy." Xavier said as I let go of his hands slowing down to be a few feet behind him watching him skate by himself when Alex skated up grabbing my hand.

"He is getting the hang of it." Alex said.

"He is, and he seems to like it." I said as Xavier fell, we skated up to him helping him to his feet and he was laughing instead of crying. He did a few more laps by himself in front of Alex and I proudly.

"I'm going to go use the bathroom." Alex said.

"Can you get us some water? My money is in my purse." I said.

"No problem." Alex said as he skated to the exit leaving me to play on the ice with my son until Alex returned with a couple of hockey sticks and a puck.

"I said water and I get hockey gear?" I joked.

"They are rentals…Xavier you want to play?" Alex asked.

"May I?" Xavier asked excitedly.

"Be safe with him, he doesn't have padding." I said slightly worried as I went to slide past Alex but he stopped me by wrapping his arm around me holding me there as he gave me a slight kiss.

"Where are you going?" Alex asked.

"To sit to take my shoes off to get some water." I said smirking.

"Don't go too far then." Alex said pressing his lips to mine for another kiss.

"Why?"

"So you can watch your son proudly." Alex said smirking as I stepped onto the solid ground going to the bench from earlier taking my skates off watching Alex hand my son the smaller hockey stick. "You know how to play right?"

"I hit the puck into the goal." Xavier said.

"Yes, but you have to get pass me." Alex said as he put the puck down for Xavier to try to push pass Alex but Alex kept stopping him and pushing him back lightly enough to where Xavier won't fall.

"Alex, let me pass." Xavier said giggling.

"No, you got to push back." Alex said as Xavier was pushed a couple more time before Xavier nudge Alex enough to get passed him. "That's how you do it." Alex said as he was proud of him, Xavier just had more fun skating and hitting the puck around. Alex skated up to the half wall in front of me, I stood up walking over to the wall standing in front of him. "You should sign him up for a team, I played at his age." Alex said.

"I'll think about it for next season." I said.

"I would want to go to his games."

"Never said I was going to sign him up." I said as Xavier slid up behind Alex shoving Alex into the wall then skated as fast as he could away giggling.

"What was that about thinking about signing him up?" Alex asked looking at my son then to me.

"You asked for that though." I said.

"Get on the ice and we can have a mini-game, you and Xavier versus I." Alex said.

"Your on." I said as I watched my son as I pulled my skates on and Alex went to the rental place grabbing another hockey stick for me to use. I made my way onto the ice chasing my son around hearing him giggle as he was hitting the puck around the ice when Alex got back onto the ice handing me one of the two sticks he had. "Xavier, you and I are going to be on a team against Alex…" I said as we faced Alex.

"Your going down." Xavier said giggling as he passed the puck to me and I went to pass Alex and Alex went to go after me but Xavier attached himself to Alex's waist trying to hold him back, Alex picked Xavier up and carried him over his shoulder chasing me along the ice and he eventually grabbed me by the waist with his other hand.

"No fair, you just can't pick up my partner." I said.

"It is fair…" Alex said.

"No it's not Alex, it's against the rules." Xavier said.

"What rules?" Alex asked as he set Xavier back down on the ice.

"You can't pick up the other player." Xavier said putting his hands on his hips as Alex leant down to be face to face with Xavier.

"I think I can."

"No you can't."

"Can too." Xavier said as I hit the puck into the spot that the goal would be at.

"GOAL!" I said proudly as I skated around the puck.

"No fair, he distracted me." Alex said as Xavier giggled.

"Fine, you can use the puck now…" I said as Alex skated over and we fought over the puck, I let him get it as Xavier and I chased after him, and poor Xavier couldn't keep up so I practically kept knocking Alex off balance to grab the puck from him lightly hitting the puck to Xavier for him to take with him as I was trying to fight with Alex, our hands were interlocked together. It eventually turned to where Alex was pushing me backwards and I was screaming afraid that I would fall, then Alex picked me up carrying me down the ice making me scream more. "Put me down Alexander!" I exclaimed as he set me onto the edge of the wall.

"Don't go pulling out my full name…"

"I will…Alexander…" I said getting into his face when he pressed his lips to mine for a kiss. "What was the kiss for?"

"Do I have to have a reason?"

"I get the point, I'll stop calling you Alexander…" I said rolling my eyes when the employee came up to us.

"I am closing the rink early since no one is really here, if that is okay." He said.

"Yeah, that's fine…Xavier off the ice." I said as Alex helped me off the wall as we slid off the ice picking Xavier up since it was hard enough skating on the ice with the skates on didn't want to make it harder on him on the solid ground and went over to the bench where we took our skates off pulling the shoes we had worn there on that we had left under the bench. "I had never got my water." I said now noticing that I had totally forgot about it.

"We'll get you water." Alex said sarcastically as he leant over pressing his lips to mine for a light kiss smirking.

"Mom, are you going to sign me up for hockey?" Xavier asked as he strapped his own Velcro shoes.

"I'll see what they have available." I said as my son was excited at the possibility that he could be on a hockey team.

"Have you learned how to tie shoes yet buddy?" Alex asked as Alex was finishing up tying his shoes.

"I've tried…it's a slow process." I said.

"I know how to tie a knot." Xavier said.

"Let me teach him that since you out shined me putting those toys together on Christmas Eve." Alex said when Xavier was out of hearing range, I watched Xavier as he was carrying his skates towards the counter by himself proudly.

"Deal." I said smiling as I stood up grabbing my purse, I grabbed my skates in one hand and held onto Alex's with the other following behind my son to the counter setting our skates down and Xavier reached above his head setting it down on the counter.

"Mom, I have to use the bathroom." Xavier said looking up at me.

"I'll take you, here is money to cover this and your water." Alex said as he handed me cash.

"You sure?" I asked.

"I can handle taking a 4 year old to the bathroom." Alex said as he grabbed my son's hand leading him to the bathroom to do his business as I paid for our rentals and bought a couple of water bottles for us to drink from. I went and stood aside waiting for the two to emerge from the bathroom. When they did I handed Alex a water bottle, we let Xavier walk between us holding onto both our hands as we headed out of the ice skating rink to Alex's car.