AN: Continuing from Chapter 7~

"Do you understand what we're trying to do here?" Sadie said. Maya shook her head no for at least the third time in a row. Sadie sighed and looked to Jess.

"It's simple. Besides the girls who are actually really into the games, to the players there are three types of girls who go to hockey games, Maya." Jess stated. "There are the sisters and the moms and the cousins. Family. Like Becky Baker, who comes to every single game and even followed him to Canada. She's a great example of that type."

"Then there's us. We are the hockey girlfriends. We support but we do not distract from the game. Some of us actually understand the game, like me." Sadie pointed to herself and then to Jess. "Some of us are there because they want us there, like Jess. And some of walk in between that line, like you, Matlin."

Jess rolled her eyes. "And then there's the puck bunnies. They're the inconsiderate girls who show up because of how hot the players are. They flaunt and they flirt and they distract and I hate them so much-"

"The point is that your boyfriend is very cute, no?" Sadie interrupted her friend, placing her hand on her shoulder.

"Well, yeah, he is." Maya answered, still slightly confused with why exactly they were telling her this.

"So don't be surprised if someone else falls for that abused puppy look he's got going on." Jess said gently, patting Maya's head.

"It's still really cold in here." Jess complained. "Why is it always so cold?"

"It's ice hockey, Jess." Maya answered, handing her coffee. "Everything is cold."

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean it needs to be so cold." Jess grumbled.

Sadie smiled. "Come on guys, you'd think you'd be used to it by now. And be happy, we won."

"No, you're still the only one Sadie. And I am happy. I'm just cold."

"Whatever." Sadie said sliding down the Degrassi wall, with Maya following suit. Jess stood next to them, shivering.

"Oh god, guys look." Ari said, while he, Cam, and Derek were looking for their girlfriends. "It's Sierra Santucci."

"You mean Satanucci?" Derek said, suddenly feeling a bit sick.

"The one, the only, and the ugly." Ari shook his head. "God, man, even the sight of her makes me feel dirty. The only players on this team that she hasn't hooked up with is Luke, which doesn't count, and Cam over here. And that's not saying much."

"I don't even want to kno-" Cam started before he was interrupted by an overpowering laugh. Ari and Derek groaned around him.

"Hey, Ari... Derek... how's everything?" Sierra said, walking up to them, even though the other two boys clearly showed disgust on their faces. "Fine, I presume?"

"You presume correctly, so I really think that's all we have to say to each other, Sat- I mean Santucci." Derek rushed off as quickly as possible before she could even edge in a protest. Ari almost followed his teammate but the girl smirked at Cam.

"Who's your friend?" she asked over-flirtatiously, winking at him. Cam looked up to Ari, a little lost and quite frankly, a bit scared.

"His name is Taken and so is mine, so we'll just-" Ari attempted to drag Campbell away but the girl turned and dug her hand in Cam's arm.

"Wait! Let me give you my number..."

The worst part is that after she finished branding her number into his hand, she kissed him on the cheek. And that's not even the worst part... in the corner of his eye, he saw Maya Matlin glaring at him like he was the scum under her shoe before turning away and he started to believe it might be true.

Well, that explains how they got in the situation they were in now. Maya was ignoring every call he's made since then and Cam's been calling like crazy. Maya didn't want to hear him, especially in his desperate and sad voice, because she was sure to forgive him then. She didn't even know why she was being so hostle and emotional like this.

"It was awful, Katie. I mean, she just kissed him and I felt like ripping the hair out of her head. " Maya murmured, not bothering to eat the Matlin Solution- ice cream and preztels.. she wasn't in the mood tonight, even if she was depressed. "It was blonde and fake. Just like her."

"I'd so hit her for you, if I was there." Katie wrapped her arms around her sister. "Boys are idiots. I mean, even I've heard about her rep. She doesn't even go to Degrassi, she's such another little puck bunny slut who just started showing up to Degrassi games when the Ice Hounds showed up. Isn't she like a junior?"

Maya sniffled. "Katie, I don't know and I don't care, I just-"

The doorbell rang. Maya gasped and wiped her face, even though she wasn't even crying. She would bet you all the money she kept in her secret purse upstairs that it was Cam at the door. Katie bit her lip as the doorbell rang again, finally standing up.

"Dad's going to answer it or I am, Maya, pick your poison."

Surprise. It was Campbell.

Katie glared at him for a full three minutes before Jake called and she went in her room. All the while all Maya did was swirl some more caramel in her Matlin Solution.

"Maya." Cam tried and her eyes flickered towards him before steeling themselves over and glancing back at her ice cream and pretzels. "I'm sorry if that girl made you upset. She made me upset, she smelled like stale perfume and radishes."

Maya's lips twitched up in a smile. "How do you know what radishes smell like?"

"They smell like her." Cam laughed a bit, in triumph. Maya still didn't look at him though. "And look, her number is gone. I swear, I scrubbed it off of my hand and had my billet family videotape me doing it, do you want to see?" Now that put Maya over the edge, she laughed. Really hard.

"You're such a doofus." she said, in between laughter before something caught her eye. "I can't believe you... what's on your hand now?"

He lifted his palm on her table and her heart sank, rose up, and floated. In his scratchy handwriting, the word Maya stretched across his hand with a cheesy little heart following it. Her heart swelled. He could have any girl he wanted, even ones who smelled like Chanel 5 and radishes that was looser than a belt at Thanksgiving... yet he wanted her.

"Maya, I just... I would never-"

"I know." Maya said, finally turning her head to look at him. Pressing a kiss to her hand, Maya couldn't help but realize that she was totally and completely head over heels.

Yay!