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You were excited because today you got to watch your brother Zach Parise practice with his team, the Wild. You knew most of his teammates already, but were especially close with one in particular. Ryan Carter. The moment you two met, you just clicked and have been best friends from that moment on.
"Hey Y/N, good to see you." Ryan says, skating over to the bench to give you a hug.
"Yeah, you too." You answer, hugging him back.
"Okay, that's enough of that. Quit touching my sister and let's practice." Zach yells jokingly from the other side of the ice. You blush, you've always had a crush on Ryan, but would never admit it because you didn't want to ruin a perfectly good friendship. Ryan laughs then starts practice with the other guys.
Once practice is over you hangout by the locker room, waiting for your brother. While you wait, another friend of yours steps out of the locker room to greet you.
"Y/N! It's been awhile." Nino tells you.
"It has, how are you?" You ask, while giving him a hug.
"I'm doing great, I even got myself a girl." He says proudly.
"That's great! I want to meet her sometime." You tell him.
"Will do. I gotta get going, hopefully I'll see you soon." He kisses you on the cheek, like always, and heads out. Just then Ryan had stepped out of the locker room to witness this friendly exchange. You smile at him and wave him over. His face remains stoic as he walks to you.
"Hey, good practice today." You tell him.
"Thanks." He keeps a straight face. You look at him confused.
"Are you okay?" You ask.
"Yeah I'm fine. I'll see you later." He says and walks away. You are bummed that he didn't hug you or even really look at you before he left. Before you can think too much about it, Zach exits the locker room.
"Hey sis, you ready to go? And where's Ryan?" He questions.
"I don't know, he just left. He didn't even talk to me or anything." You say sadly. He looks at you sympathetically.
"He's a weird dude. Don't worry I'm sure everything's fine." He rubs your arm soothingly. "How about I invite him and some of the other guys over and we can all hang out tonight. Sound good?" He offers.
You smile, "Okay that sounds like fun. Make sure you tell Nino to bring his girlfriend so I can meet her." You say and Zach's eyes widen in surprise.
"Nino has a girlfriend? He never told us that. I'll make sure to invite her too then." He grins.
Later that night all the guys are at Zach's place except for Nino's girlfriend, who was running a little late. You were upset because it felt like Ryan was avoiding you the whole time. You weren't the only one who noticed this.
"Are you and Ryan okay? He hasn't said a word to you all night." Nino says.
You shrug your shoulders, "I don't know. He's been acting weird." You answer.
"Well, he's in the kitchen alone right now. Go talk to him." Nino says and pushes you into the kitchen, where Ryan is grabbing a beer. He glances at you then goes back to finding a beer. Once he gets one, he sets it on the counter, still not saying anything to you.
"Having a good time?" You ask, mentally kicking yourself for being so awkward.
"I guess." He answers.
You sigh, "Did I do something? I feel like you're avoiding me." You come straight out with it.
"I'm not avoiding you. I'm just giving you space so you can hang out with Nino." He says Nino's name with venom.
"Is that what this is about?" You ask, getting upset. He doesn't answer you. You storm out of the kitchen and to Zach. He can tell you are upset about something.
"What happened?"
"Ryan is being a jerk. He's freaking out because I'm friends with Nino and I don't know why." You tell him.
"Maybe he thinks you're more than friends." Zach suggests.
You roll your eyes, "That's ridiculous. Nino has a girlfriend and Ryan and I are just friends, he doesn't think about me like that."
"Well, me and you are the only ones who know about Nino's girlfriend. Plus, I've seen the way he looks at you. Friends don't look at each other like that." Your eyes widen and your heart races at the thought of Ryan liking you.
Just then the doorbell rings and Ryan steps out of the kitchen. Zach answers the door and let's Nino's girlfriend in. Nino stands up from the couch, and gives her a kiss.
"Guys, this is my girlfriend, Rachel. Rachel, these are the guys." You clear your throat loudly. "And this is Y/N." Nino chuckles.
"It's nice to meet you." You tell her and she says the same. You turn to look at Ryan who is staring right at you, guilt on his face. You make your way to the kitchen, pushing your way past him. He follows behind you.
"Y/N I'm sorry for acting like a jerk." He apologizes.
"Do you want to tell me exactly why you were acting like a complete ass?" You say, crossing your arms.
He sighs defeatedly, "I was jealous I guess." He says, rubbing the back of his neck. Your eyes widen,
"What are you saying?"
"I'm saying that...I like you. A lot. And I thought that you and Nino got together before I even had a chance." You slowly walk to him until your faces are a few inches apart. He leans in and kisses you sweetly.
"Next time, tell me how you feel instead of avoiding me." You tease, and lean in for another kiss.
A/N
Oops I didn't really mean for this to be so long lol hope you liked it though!
