The Hockey Life - A Patrick Kane Fanfic

Part Forty-Six - A Parade and a Pool Party

PART FORTY-SIX: A PARADE AND A POOL PARTY

As I recalled from 2010, a Stanley Cup win meant not only a summer full of celebration, but a few more specific events. Everyone on the team got a day with the Cup, plus there was the championship ring event, but before any of that was the celebration parade. I was really excited for the parade, because yet another perk of winning the internship was a guaranteed good spot there, plus I got to ride on the bus with Patrick. Of course, Tess would be there too even though she wasn’t in the internship, simply because she was with Jonathan now.

Tess, Dylan and I had to wait a few days for the parade. The waiting seemed endless, despite the fact that it was only a couple days. However, when the day did come, it hi me like a brick. I had gotten into the habit of staying up late and waking up late, but I actually had to get up early to get ready.

“Come on, Tess, we have to get up,” I said when I saw that she was still in bed.

“Five more hours…” she mumbled into her pillow.

“I was expecting you to say five more minutes, but okay then,” I said. I turned on the light and she pulled the blankets farther over her to block out the brightness. I pulled her blankets off her body before she could grab them again. I then grabbed her legs and yanked them. I almost pulled her completely off the bed, but she stopped me.

“If you don’t get up, I’m going to pour water on you,” I warned her.

“Fine, I’m up!” Tess huffed. We both ate a quick breakfast and got ourselves ready. It was going to be HOT, so I stuck to just wearing mascara when it came to makeup and I pulled my long, dark hair back into a ponytail. I put on a charcoal Blackhawks tank top and black, cut off shorts. I used a red headband to keep my hair secure and I decided to go with red Vans. Tess wore a red tank top with white shorts and black Converse. She also put her hair up and she used a black headband.

“Hey, we’re kind of twinning!” I laughed. A minute later, we heard a knock on the door. It was probably Patrick and Jonathan. They told us they’d pick us up so we could go together. As it turned out, it was them.

“You ready to go?” Pat asked.

“Almost. Tess, we need sunscreen!” I reminded her. We put some on and then she tossed the bottle into her purse in case we would need it later.

“Do you have your swimsuits?” Jonathan asked.

“Why would we need those?” Tess wondered.

“Bickell’s having a pool party at his place after the parade,” Patrick said.

“Alright, I’m in,” I said. I grabbed my neon yellow swimsuit and Tess grabbed her neon orange one. We each picked up a pair of flip flops to throw in the car as well and we were off.

When we got there, Patrick and I met up with his family. We took some pictures together and then I found Dylan. I forgot about the fact that he didn’t have a connection with the team like Tess and I did.

“Hey! Which bus are you on?” I asked him.

“Probably whatever bus you’re on. I think Kaner, Johnny and Crow are all on the same one, so we’ll probably be able to ride together,” he decided. Most of the guys knew the drill, so while some leaders of the Hawks organization explained exactly what would be happening, we took some more pictures. I wanted as many as I could get. I wouldn’t let myself forget that this was the chance of a lifetime.

It wasn’t much longer before we had to get on the buses and get going. The guys all put on their jerseys and we started moving. I felt so bad for the team. It was way too warm for anyone to be wearing jerseys, but they had to. They seemed to handle it well, though.