My family is a long time friend of the Hughes family, so much to where I went to some of the NTDP games to watch Jack play, because that's who I was mainly friends with, being the same age and all.
I'd eventually become well acquainted with some of his teammates, like Cole Caufield and Alex Turcotte. But the one teammate of Jack's that I could never shake out of my head was none other than heartthrob Trevor Zegras. He was such a sweet guy and not to mention very handsome. What was not to like about him?
Jack invited me to the draft to watch him (and probably Trevor, since I'd told him about my "attraction") and I was very excited. The amount of times I'd texted him about it had to have been illegal, the questions ranging from "What do I wear?" to "What kind of flooring do they have?" Needless to say I would be prepared.
I slept in the day of the draft and woke up extremely excited. I would get to watch some of my best friends accomplish their dreams of getting to the NHL. I put on my new outfit that Jack had to assure me 100 times was fine, and started to do my makeup.
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The boys received a limousine to the draft and invited me on. I was "forced" to sit next to Trevor, who looked amazing, but also looked amazingly stressed. I turned to look at him. "Hey Trev, you okay?" He stared at me for a second and then took a heavy breath. "I'm scared. I feel like there's so much pressure on me to be a high draft pick as if I could control that." I laid my hand on his arm and looked into his eyes.
"Trevor. I know how amazing of a player you are and I've seen you play with my own eyes. I know that you will be picked and I know it will be a first round pick. You have absolutely nothing to worry about. This is the night of your dreams and you should be having fun." He let out a smile. "Thank you Y/n, I know I can always count on you to help me." He pulled me into a hug and let out a breath.
As we arrived at the draft, their moods changed. They were still excited, but it was more of a mature excitement. We walked inside and they were stopped to take pictures many times, and I even made it into a few of them. The very last one was my favorite though. They were all ready to take the pic and I was smiling at them until Trevor yelled at me. "Get in here Y/n!" I smiled and hurried over. They left a spot in the middle for me, right in between Jack and Trevor. As soon as I got into place, Trevor's arm wrapped around my waist tightly and that gave me the most genuine smile. I can tell that's going to be one of my favorite pictures.
We finally got inside and took a seat with the families. Then the draft started. The first name called was Jack's, and I cheered like crazy for my best friend. Four picks later was Alex, getting picked by the Kings. How'd I know it would be the Kings to pick him? The picks went by, and every look I took at Trevor I could tell he was getting for and more nervous. I made eye contact with him and winked, trying to lighten the mood.
As soon as the 9th pick was announced, I swear I might have cried a bit. Trevor did it! He went to everyone, and then me last. He gave me a tight hug and whispered in my ear. "Thank you for believing in me." "No problem, Duck." He smiled big at me and hurried to the stage. The rest of the night after Cole getting picked was a blur, and I couldn't wait to see Jack, Alex, Trevor, and Cole to congratulate them again. As soon as Jack saw me he took off running. "I WAS THE NUMBER ONE PICK!" "Yes Jack I know, I was there." He laughed and then I was hit by a hug from Trevor. "Woah there, trying to knock me over are we?" "Sorry, I'm just excited." I smiled and he gave me a kiss on the cheek, stunning me.
We got back to Jack's house where we were going to celebrate and we got changed into something comfier. As I was finishing up changing the door opened and I whipped around to see Trevor quietly walking in. "What the..." And then he shut me up with a kiss. A real, full-fledged, mind-blowing kiss. And I kissed back. "I've been wanting to do that." "Me too Trev, me too." He smiled into our kiss. "Be my girlfriend?" "Definitely." ———————————————————————— 826 words
