nhl imagines

jack hughes | new jersey devils

Growing up, I'd been a big hockey fan and an even bigger Devils fan, and recently, my dad was hired as the coach. He started bringing me to practices when I turned 18 because why not.

The first time I showed up to the practice, I was star struck. There were so many amazing hockey players standing right near me and I swear I forgot how to speak until my dad told me to introduce myself.

"Hi, I'm Y/n." Everyone said hi to me except one, the new number one overall draft pick Jack Hughes, who winked at me. I blushed and turned to look up at my dad. "She will be coming to our practices because she's a big hockey fan like myself and may be able to help if I happen to not notice something, so treat her well." He smiles. "Let's get going boys!"

I'd been watching so many practices and so many games, and I'd also been talking to Jack a lot. We'd call and text all the time, and I was so excited to watch him get his first career goal. After the game, he'd grabbed me and spun me around. "You did it Jack!" "I did it! And I had you here to watch." He winked at me and I smiled. "Always a pleasure."

Soon I began to develop feelings for him and was worried about my dad and what he would think If i were to get in a relationship with one of his players. I guess I didn't have to worry, because one day Jack texted me and told me that he was downstairs and told me to come down ready to go.

When I got downstairs, he was there smiling and my dad was sitting there. "Hey Y/n, you look great. Let's go." We walked out as my dad just watched, clearly not bothered. We got in the car and I looked at him. "Where are we going?" "You'll see." I wasn't aware what was going on so I'd walked downstairs in sweats and a t-shirt with a Devils sweatshirt on over.

We parked and I looked up. "We're at the arena?" I got out and he grabbed my hand and took me inside while holding a gift bag in the other hand. He grabs his skates and hands me my pair. "What the..." "I told your dad where we were going and he grabbed them for me." I just smiled and put them on. "Let's go!" "Hang on    Y/n, I have something for you."

He hands me the bag and watches me as I open it and pull out a #86 Devils jersey. "Aww Jack, you got me one of your jerseys! I love it." He smiles sheepishly. "I wanted to talk to you about something. I wanted to tell you that... I really like you. And the reason why I talked to your dad is I was asking him if I have his permission to do this and he said yes, so here it goes. Will you be my girlfriend?"

I smile and stay silent as I pull my sweatshirt off and put his jersey on. I turn around and show him the jersey. "I'd say I look pretty good with this last name, don't you?" He laughs and I grab his hand and pull him up. "Yes Jack Hughes, I will be your girlfriend."
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