↳ MAT BARZAL PREGAME | NYI V. CAR (ROUND 1) | 4.27.24

POST-PRACTICE: Barzal | April 24, 2024

˗ˏˋ 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗛 𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗘𝗦 ˎˊ˗

𓆩ᥫ᭡𓆪┊Get to Know Delilah Hughes !

୨୧ Full Name, Delilah Claire Hughes

୨୧ Age, 19 years old

୨୧ Birth Place, Nashville, Tennessee

୨୧ Currently Living, Ann Arbor, Michigan

୨୧ Birth Parents, Michelle Logan, Billy Munson

୨୧ Adopted Parents, Ellen Hughes, Jim Hughes

୨୧ Siblings, Quinn Hughes, Luke Hughes, Jack Hughes

୨୧ Face Claim, Jessie Murph

𓆩ᥫ᭡𓆪┊FUN FACTS !

୨୧ Delilah was born Wednesday September 22, 2004 at 2:47 AM.

୨୧ Her parents Michelle and Billy were teenage parents that were not ready to be parents and put her up for adoption.

୨୧ She was adopted by Ellen and Jim Hughes when she was six years old after the adults decided they wanted to adopt a little girl.

୨୧ All of the boys were super excited to be getting a little sister and Quinn quickly referred to her as ‘his baby’ even though she was six years old.

୨୧ Because of their one year age difference, Luke & Delilah were the closest (and still are), and after his move to New Jersey, the two stayed close.

୨୧ Quinn taught her how to ice skate when she was eight because she would always get sad when the boys would play hockey and she had to be on her own.

୨୧ From a young age, Delilah was always into music. She took a lot of lessons and learned to play tons of instruments.

୨୧ No matter where she went, she was always singing. She’d sing when she was bored, when she did her homework, when she did her chores.

୨୧ In 2019, she started posting videos of herself singing on TikTok and quickly went viral.

୨୧ She was signed to a record label in California but stays in Michigan with her parents and she goes back and forth to record music.

୨୧ In 2021, her song “Always Been You” gained over 70 million streams on Spotify.

୨୧ She has a game day tradition with each on of her brothers when she goes to their games; With Quinn, the two have a secret handshake, with Jack, the two of them always go out to dinner just the two of them, and with Luke, he always gets her to sign the tape on his stick, claiming it as good luck.

୨୧ Even though her brothers all play professional hockey, her favorite team is the Chicago Blackhawks.

୨୧ Devil’s hockey players that she’s close to — Nico, Alex, Dawson.

୨୧ Canucks players that she’s close to — Brock, Elias, Thatcher.

୨୧ Other hockey players she’s close to — Trevor Zegras, Cam York, Cole Caufield, Adam Fantilli, Wyatt Johnson, Connor Bedard.

୨୧ When she writes a new song, Luke is always the first one to hear them before they are put out.

୨୧ Tate McRae is her best friend.

୨୧ She has the biggest crush on Mitch Marner, and had always begged Jack or Quinn to introduce them whenever she’s at games and they play the Maple Leafs.

୨୧ Her celebrity crush is Connor Bedard and Timothee Chalamet.

𓆩ᥫ᭡𓆪┊EXTRA FACTS !

୨୧ She had a necklace that she wears for luck at concerts that had the first letter of her brothers; she’s never seen without it.

୨୧ She absolutely hates any sour candy, but she loves sour patch kids.

୨୧ Becuase Luke went to umich to play hockey at college, she’s friends with a lot of the boys for the team, but she’s the closest with Ethan Edwards and Luca Fantilli.

୨୧ She and Ethan dated for 3 months after Luke moved to New Jersey, but broke up after deciding that they were better as friends.

୨୧ She’s naturally a brunette but frequently dyes her hair black.

୨୧ She’s terrified of clowns.

୨୧ Her brothers are the only ones allowed to call her by her middle name.

୨୧ Much like Quinn, Delilah loves keeping to herself.

୨୧ She meets Connor at a Devils vs. Blackhawks game November 5, 2023.

˗ˏˋ 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗘 𝗭𝗘𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗦 ˎˊ˗

𓆩ᥫ᭡𓆪┊GET TO KNOW GRACIE !

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⋆✩⋆ ─── meet gracie

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gracie’s proflie ─── ⋆✩⋆

୨୧ Full Name ─── Gracelyn Rose Zegras ୨୧ Nicknames ─── Grace, Gracie, Rosie, Little Z ୨୧ Date of Birth ─── July 4, 2003 ୨୧ Hometown ─── Bedford, New York ୨୧ Family ─── Trevor Zegaras ୨୧ Face Claim ─── Tate McRae

୨୧ Favorite Animal ─── Puppies ୨୧ Favorite Drink ─── Apple juice, Dr. Pepper ୨୧ Favorite Food ─── Pizza, dark chocolate ୨୧ Favorite Celebrity ─── Justin Bieber ୨୧ Favorite Movie ─── Harry Potter ୨୧ Favorite Color ─── Black ୨୧ Favorite Season ─── Summer ୨୧ Favorite Holiday ─── Christmas

fun facts ─── ⋆✩⋆

୨୧ she loves hockey because of Trevor and growing up around him playing, but unlike her brother and father (a former assistant hockey coach) she didn't want to pursue anything sport related, and instead began posting singing videos on youtube and tiktok where her own fan base grew. ୨୧ trevor is really overprotective of his little sister, even with her being younger than him by two years. ୨୧ trevor and jack have been planning for their little brother/sister to meet each other for years because they want the two to date each other. ୨୧ her favorite color is black because she says that it goes with absolutely everything, and despite her brother having orange as a team color, she absolutely hates the color. ୨୧ she loves sour patch kids and trevor always makes sure that he has some for when she comes to stay with him and jamie. ୨୧ luke and gracie are well aware that their brothers want them to date each other and often tells them they're dating just to get a rise out of them. ୨୧ luke finally asks her to be his girlfriend on her birthday July 4, 2019. ୨୧ quinn is the first one to realize that the two are together when he notices how much touchier the two are with one another. ୨୧ while quinn doesn't always express how much he actually loves his friendship with trevor, he always talks about gracie and often refers to her as his little sister when he's asked about her. ୨୧ gracie moves to anaheim to live with trevor and jamie when she's seventeen so that she's closer to the studio when she has to record music. ୨୧ all of her brother's friends and the entire ducks hockey team always pre-saves her songs and makes sure they are the first to hear them when they come out. ୨୧ besides luke, her best friend (that isn't involved in the hockey world) is tabitha swatosh, the two having met when she agreed to be in a video by alex warren where he surprises his girlfriend and her best friend with their girl crush. ୨୧ her hockey best friend (other than luke) is ethan edwards. the two met when he came to the lake house one summer and became inseparable. ୨୧ her celebrity crush is a tie between justin bieber and shawn mendes, and she has a really hard time picking between the two of them. ୨୧ when she gets the idea or a new song, she has to write the lyrics down right that second or she loses her train of thought. ୨୧ just like singing, she has a natural talent for dancing and what put into dance classes so that she would have something to do while trevor was at hockey practice. ୨୧ she self-taught herself how to play the piano by watching various youtube videos. ୨୧ she has said in many interviews that she's a big ducks fan thanks to her brother, but she has a soft spot for the devils. ୨୧ trevor and jack are absolutely pissed (not really) when they find out that the two have been dating though they really weren't trying to hide it from them.

⋆˚࿔  ꒰ 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗦𝗢𝗡'𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬꒱  𝜗𝜚˚⋆

✦. ── 🎶it's the little things you do that make me want you and the not so little things that make me need you. 🎶 things, maggie lindemann

✦. ── pairing: trevor zegras x grayson kelce

✦. ── main masterlist things masterlist

✦. ── in which . . . we learn more about the dynamic between grayson, her dad, her stepmom and her uncle.

✦. ── feel free to send in any request for things you want to see in this series, or in any of the other series on my page. Or if you just want to share some thoughts about what you read, or if you want to talk about oc's!

⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰. ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆ ────୨ৎ──── ────୨ৎ────

─── grayson & jason .ᐟ

✦ jason was only sixteen when he learned that his ex-girlfriend michelle was pregnant, and he was seventeen when grayson was born. ✦ after learning that michelle was pregnant, he was terrified to tell his parents that he was going to be a teenage father, but in the end, they were supportive of him. ✦ the thought of having a kid terrified him, yet he was super excited especially after finding out that he was having a daughter and he vowed to protect her with his life. ✦ for michelle, she didn't want to raise a kid so young & had suggested putting the unborn baby up for adoption, but jason was against the idea. ✦ jason made the decision to take care of his daughter on his own, and a week after she was born, michelle signed over all of her parenting rights, leaving him and his daughter. ✦ from the moment she was born, she had jason totally wrapped around her finger. ✦ because he was seventeen when she was born, jason's parents often left him to take care of grayson and the two of them had to grow up with each other. ✦ being the only parent in her life and still being a high school student was hard. when he had football practice and nobody could watch the newborn, jason had to take her with him. ✦ in 2011, when he was drafted to the eagles, his entire team feel in love with the little girl and would often take turns playing with her during practices. ✦ he always dressed her up in eagle's gear and got her a personalized jersey every time she outgrew one. ✦ she was often found at most home games, but she also went to all of his away games until she was either old enough to stay at home on her own, and after jason met kylie. ✦ when she was fifteen, allowed her to get her first tattoo and took her to get it. ✦ jason was supportive when she started posting videos of her singing on her social media and vine (which she was allowed to get once she turned fourteen). ✦ she has a moon tattoo on her knuckles that he drew for her. ✦ during the off-season, he goes to as many of her concerts as he can. ✦ he absolutely loves when he can brag about his daughter, her music and just her career in general. ✦ they don't keep secrets from each other . . . only her keeping her relationship with trevor a secret until she was ready to tell him.

─── grayson & travis .ᐟ

✦ travis was only fourteen when grayson was born, and just like her father and grandfather, she had him wrapped around her finger. ✦ he was at times jason's babysitter when he was grounded or just wasn't able to go anywhere before he could drive. ✦ travis was often seen carrying her around more than anyone other than jason, especially whenever she would cry. ✦ travis loves talking about his niece during interviews whenever she's mentioned. he's super proud of everything that she's accomplished. ✦ travis bought her first car when she was sixteen and got her license. ✦ as she grew older, her and travis grew more of a friendship bond than an uncle and niece bond, often doing out of pocket things that drove jason crazy. ✦ grayson once had a pet goldfish that she named goldie, but travis overfed it which ended up with the fist dying and he had to replace it before she noticed. he's never told her. ✦ she has a star tattoo on her knuckles that travis drew. ✦ travis goes to as many concerts as he can whether that's during the football season or on the off-season. ✦ they are always sending each other goofy text messages & memes that they see about each other. ✦ he took her to the taylor swift concert that jumpstarted his relationship with the country singer.

─── grayson & kylie .ᐟ

✦ kylie and jason met on tinder in 2014, and grayson was one of the first things that jason mentioned to the girl when they went on their first date. ✦ a couple months after they started dating, jason finally introduced his girlfriend to grayson and the two of them instantly adored one another. ✦ grayson had just turned eleven when kylie and jason began dating. ✦ kylie instantly took on the mother roll for grayson, and would often babysit the young girl for jason. ✦ at fifteen, when jason and kylie got married, grayson asked kylie to adopt her for a wedding gift. ✦ grayson has planets on her knuckles that kylie drew. ✦ when grayson and trevor went on their first date, kylie was instantly the first person who she called to tell her about. ✦ kylie and grayson are super close with one another, and though kylie is the only mother-figure in her life besides her grandmother that she had, the two of them also like to gossip like best friends. ✦ grayson was with kylie when she found out that she was pregnant with wyatt, and when the little baby was born, both kylie and jason surprised her with naming the baby after her. ✦ they don't keep any secrets from each other.

˗ˏˋ𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡'𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ˎˊ˗

୨୧ welcome to my new new masterlist! this navigation is where you will find everything about my au’s and all my writings!

୨୧ i won’t be writing any smut due to not writing it well and being uncomfortable in writing it.

୨୧ feel free to send an any request of things you want to see through these series, or if you want to just share some thoughts on what you've read!

୨୧ also somethings that are published (especially if i'm using singer face claims ) will not match up to dates of real life as i'm just going by the timeline of the au's.

୨୧ yes, there will be multiple series for an individual hockey player so i could have three going for the same person at a time.

୨୧ who i write for ୨୧ all au profile’s ୨୧ special dates

˗ˏˋ 𝐀𝐔 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 ˎˊ˗

୨୧ adore you | quinn hughes x singer

୨୧ always been you | luke hughes x lazar!sister

୨୧ beautiful things | jamie drysdale x hughes!sister

୨୧ butterflies | auston matthews x hughes!sister

୨୧ home | quinn hughes x single!mom

୨୧ lose control | auston matthews x bieber!sister

୨୧ midnight rain | connor bedard x hughes!sister

୨୧ nonsense | jack hughes x burrow!sister

୨୧ paper rings | luke hughes x zegras!sister

୨୧ rolling up the welcome mat (for good) | auston matthews x country!singer

୨୧ tennessee orange | mat barzal x hughes!sister

୨୧ things | trevor zegras x kelce!daughter

𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐀𝐔

Gracelyn Zegras x Luke Hughes🪐🐻

∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘🪐🐻 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬!

𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 ∘ ∘ ∘ ∘ gracie and luke have been best friends since their brother’s introduced them even though they wanted them to date.

meet gracie zegras — soon to be hughes

╰► BLURBS !

🪐 her relationship w/ trevor

🪐 her relationship w/ luke

🪐 her relationship w/ Jamie

🪐 her relationship w/ jack & quinn

╰► IMAGINES !

🧸 luke meet gracie, gracie meet luke trevor and Jack introduce their youngest siblings to each other with the hope that they start dating soon

🧸 disappearing act during a summer at the hughes lake house, gracie and either are missing, leaving everyone else worried... until they show back up.

🧸 out in the open luke and gracie decide they've had enough fun and decide to bring their relationship out in the open after 2 months to get a reaction out of their brothers.

╰► INSTA !

🕯soft launch 🕯hard launch gracie and luke hard launch their relationship and the fans, and their friends, go crazy

╰►TIKTOK TRENDS !

Our boy. Our star.

via njdevils on tiktok

🧡😘

HELLO SIR

꒰ఎ I GOT NO MERCY!

⋆✩⋆ ─── midnight rain masterlist main masterlist

⋆✩⋆ ─── IN WHICH . . . her new song comes out next friday and fans are suspicious when Connor comments on her post since they have yet to be seen with one another!

⋆✩⋆ ─── writing this chapter cause she’s finally releasing this song after holding out on us for so longgg! also, some of the comments that i use from this was taken from her tiktok!

⋆✩⋆ ─── feel free to send in any request for things you want to see in this series, or in any of the other series on my page. Or if you just want to share some thoughts about what you read, or if you want to talk about oc's!

@/lilah_86

posted 7-25-24

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lilah_86 🎶 i got no mercy! you don’t deserve me! 🎶

dirty is coming to you next friday! featuring the wonderfully talented, Mr. teddy swims!

tagged, @/teddyswims

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jamesarthur23 yes

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_connorbedard did someone say presave a new banger? @/lilah_86 ↳ @/lilah_86 that's what's uppppp!

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username DELILAH HUGHES AND CONNOR BEDARD INTERACTIVE WITH EACH OTHER WAS NOT ON MY 2024 BINGO CARD!!!!

username FINALLY AND WITH TEDDY SWINS!?!?!😭😭

tylerposey58 gonna be the hit of a century!!!!

jackhughes THIS IS WHY YOU KEPT IT A SECRET FROM ME?!?!? ↳ lilah_86 i didn't keep this song a secret . . . i sent it to luke. ↳ jackhughes do you see how they treat us?! @/_quinnhughes just because they're closer in age! ↳ _quinnhughes how they treat us? ↳ lhughes_06 didn't @/_quinnhughes listen to it the same time that i did? @/lilah_86 ↳ jackhughes QUINN GOT TO LISTEN TO THIS VERSION?!?! @/lilah_86 ↳ lilah_86 that's because you don't know how to keep a secret to save your life! @/jackhughes you or @/trevorzegras

jadenhossler let's fucking goooooo! ↳ lilah_86 let's fucking goooooo!

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username SO WORTH THE WAITTTTTTTTT

username i ain't the only one that saw she ignored dixie right? ↳ username apparently, they had some beef over delilah being so close with trevor and dixie put something out about how she was just chasing fame from a hockey player she didn't really know. ↳ username like she didn't already know trevor 'cause of her brothers🙄

username can we get back to connor and delilah? like how did they meet? when did they meet? did her brother's now that she was talking to him?

꒰ఎ CRUEL SUMMER! ━━ PART TWO

⋆✩⋆ ─── adore you masterlist main masterlist

⋆✩⋆ ─── part one part three

⋆✩⋆ ─── IN WHICH . . . emersyn surprises her best friend by showing up at the lake house, and quinn soon goes to his brother when he realizes his feelings for the singer.

⋆✩⋆ ─── feel free to send in any request for things you want to see in this series, or in any of the other series on my page. Or if you just want to share some thoughts about what you read, or if you want to talk about oc's!

June 1, 2022

“Hi, Emmie, we miss you!?”

“Mama H!” Emersyn cheers as the woman answers her FaceTime call.

“Is that Emmie?!”Jim’s face appears next to his wife’s, ginning widely at the girl he saw as his daughter. “Hey, superstar!”

“Hey, Papaw H! How are you guys?” She asked, looking off screen as a voice calls her name, “The blue one, Justin!”

“We’re good, honey! What with the call?” Jim asked the brunette as he smiled.

“Well, I wanted to let the two of you be the first to know that I’m coming to the lake house risk summer!”

A gasp leaves Ellen’s lips as a smile makes its way onto her face, “Are you serious?!”

“Yes! I feel like it’s been a long time coming, and besides, I miss everyone.” Emersyn pouts, “And with mom and dad going on their little getaway and Ryder busy with his own life, I need this.”

“I’ve been telling you that you need a break!” A male voice calls throughout the background just as a shirt lands on her head.

“Justin! Stop messing up my bedroom! Go home to your wife!”

“You said you would go get waffles with me!”

“Ugh! Fine! I’ll see you guys in a couple of days! Love ya’ll!”

“We love you, sweetheart!” Ellen blows the young woman a kiss before hanging up, “Oh, I’m so happy! Our girl is coming home for the summer!”

Jim smiles sweetly at his wife, his own excitement building up in his chest, “Maybe this is the summer where Quinn will get his head out of his ass and finally admit that he’s had feelings for her from the very first summer she stopped coming.”

June 10, 2022

The slick black car pulled into the driveway of the Hughes lake house, cars piled up outside from the amount of people staying there this summer.

Choosing to get her stuff from the trunk later, the brunette girl bounces up the stairs and knocks on the door.

The red wooden door opens up and Emersyn grins when she notices that Ellen is the one to open it.

“Emmie, my sweet girl!” Ellen pulls her into a tight hug, both women hugging each other for dear life, “Oh, I’ve missed you so much!”

“I missed you! You’re making me cry!” Emersyn can feel herself tear up as they pull away from each other, the brunette wiping her tears away.

“I heard our girls voice!” Jim’s booming voice filled the air as he comes around the corner, straight to the girl he had practically helped raise since she was eight. “Hi, honey.”

“Hi.”

“Come on, all the boys are out on the dock.” Jim leads the girl towards the back door as his wife follows along. “Hey, boys! Look what that cat dragged in!”

Everyone turns in the direction of Jim's voice, shouts of happiness leaving the lips of those who knew Emersyn on a personal level as they rushed to hug her, all of them talking over each other.

But two people stood off to the side, both with totally different emotions swirling around.

Jack stood with a dropped jaw, tears pooling as he it had been years since they had spent a summer with each other. Of course, the two talked on the daily and texted, checking up on each other. And Emersyn had been to a handful of his hockey games while Jack tried to go to as many concerts of hers as he could.

But they hadn’t actually spent a summer together since the summer that Quinn had embarrassed her after Luke spilled her secret about her crush on Quinn — one that was still so much present even though it had been years.

Quinn sat off to the side, his entire body frozen as he takes in the girl standing in front of him. The two hadn’t talked since that one summer. And every time Quinn tried to get Jack to give him the singers new number, his brother always refused.

If she wanted him to have it, then she would’ve given it to him.

“Holy, fu— is this real?” Jack asked from his place, watching as his best friend nodded her head.

“Hi, Jacky.”

And that’s all it took for the two best friends to rush towards each other, Jack picking the brunette up to hold her to him tightly, the middle Hughes boy swaying them slightly.

“Are you here for the summer?” He mumbles in her neck, only loud enough for her to hear.

“Yes. I decided that it—,”

“No. Let me help you get your stuff up to your room.” Jack cuts her off, placing a hand on the small of her back, pushing her towards the inside of the lake house.

It’s quiet as Jack watches Emersyn unpacking her stuff in the bedroom that was designated for her when she came to the Lake House for the summer, which for the last nine years had stayed empty.

“The entire summer?”

Emersyn laughs as she pushes the now empty suitcase under the bed, “I’m here the entire summer. Well, I do have to fly back to California in a couple of days just for a concert. I promised Justin I’d come sing Overboard with him.”

Jack nods as she comes to sit next to him on the bed, “How’s that crush on Quinn?”

Emersyn groans, throwing herself back as she uses the palms of her hands to cover her eyes, “You would think that after nine years, and one toxic ass relationship, that I wouldn’t have one anymore but it hasn’t gone away.”

“Might help if you stopped watching his games, or stopped looking over his Instagram, or let me set you up on a date with —,”

“I’m not going on a date with anybody for your team.” She cuts his off, “Dawson and Nico are great guys, but no.”

“Worth a shot.” He shrugged.

“I tried really hard to forget about my crush on Quinn, but it seems impossible. And I know that he doesn’t feel the same way, he made that pretty clear in 2013, but….,”

“You want him to return the feelings.” Jack smiles softly.

“Yeah.” Emersyn sighs, “God, that sounds so stupid.”

“Maybe one day he will. It’d be nice if you were my sister one day.” Jack smirks, nudging his foot with hers before the smirk drops, “I don’t know how I’d feel about it though.”

“What do you mean?” She sits up, eyebrows pinched together is confusion.

“Emmie, he broke your heart to the point that you haven’t been here is nine years. He let his friends laugh at you. He embarrassed you.” Jack shakes his head, “He’s by brother, and I love him, but your my sister and I love you just as much.”

“Jack! Stop hogging Emmie!” Trevor rushed into the bedroom, cutting off the conversation between the two best friends as he picks the singer up and throws her over his shoulder.

“Trevor!” Emersyn squealed, clutching tightly to his sides to make sure she wouldn’t slip from his grip. “Put me down!”

“I don’t think so, pop star.”

June 11, 2022

Emersyn had officially made it an entire day without talking to Quinn. Trevor and Jack had done a great job at keeping her as far away from her as possible.

But this morning as she was sitting on the porch, watching the sun rise, she had no luck seeing as she was the only one awake.

“Hey.” Quinn comes to sit in the empty seat next to her.

“Hi.” She doesn’t turn her head to look at him as he shoulders tense.

Quinn notices the way she rubs the palms of her hands on her bare thighs, a habit that she picked up on when she was nervous about something.

“How’s things in sunny California?” He asked, leaning back in his seat.

“Good. I finally moved out of Justin’s place.” Emersyn nods, “Which isn’t all too great ‘cause I live next door and he can just walk in whenever he feels like it.”

Having been a minor when she first moved to California, her parents staying in Michigan, she needed an adult to live with, and Justin offered to be her legal guardian until she was old enough.

And the brunette wanted to move out whenever Hailey had moved in with him, but both told her to stay, and she ended up doing that until about a months ago.

“Emmie.” The door slides open and Luke pops his head out with a pout, “Will you make me some of your pancakes?”

A giggle leaves her lips as she stands up, walking towards him, “Come on you big baby.”

Quinn watches the girl walk inside with his youngest brother, a sign leaving his lips as he throws his head back, “I am so fucked.”

June 14, 2022

“We need to talk.” Quinn shuts Jack’s bedroom door as the Devil’s player was trying to find a specific t-shirt that Emersyn had asked him to get so that she could throw it over her swim suit.

“Talk about what?” Jack doesn’t turn from his closet as he pushes clothes around.

“I’m in love with Emersyn.”

Jack freezes as the words come from his brother’s mouth, t-shirt clutches tightly in his fist before he shakes his head, “No.”

“No? What do you mean ‘no’?” Quinn looks at his brother in confusion as Jack turns to him.

“You think I’m going to let you love my best friend after what happened?” Jack asked, a dry chuckle leaving his lips. “Think again.”

“Jack—,”

“No. It has been nine years since I’ve spent an entire summer with Emmie because of you.” Jack tells him, “Hell, she didn’t even come to Luke’s first NHL game that she promised him she would come to because she didn’t want to face you.”

“I know! Jack, I was 13–,”

“I don’t give a damn if you were 31! Emmie has spent her entire life trying to please you, to make you see her as more than my best friend!” Jack’s voice grew louder as his grip on the t-shirt got tighter, knuckles turning white out of anger. “I’ll be damned if you hurt her all over again!”

“Jack—,”

“Tell her.”

“What? No!”

Jack’s jaw flexes as he clenches down on his teeth, “Either you tell her right now, or I do it.”

“That’s not fair.”

“Not fair? You what’s not fair?! Her being gone for nine years, not wanting to step foot into this lake house, because you hurt her and embarrassed her!” Jack’s voice carried throughout the house as he makes his way down the stairs, feet pounding loudly with each step that he took.

“Jack! Stop!”

“Emmie!” Jack calls out for the girl as he holds the t-shirt out to her.

“Oh, thank yo—,”

“Quinn is in love with you.”

Silence falls over the entire lake house, Emersyn's standing in shock as she holds the t-shirt in her hand.

"Jack." Quinn hisses, not able to tear his gaze away from the fallen expression on Emersyn's face. "Emmie."

"Stop." Her voice cracks as she holds a hand up, pushing the t-shirt into his chest as she walks by him and heads up the stairs.

"Seriously?" Quinn looks at his little brother before following after the brunette, "Emmie! Hey, Emersyn, talk to me!"

"What the hell just happened?" Trevor asked after closing his mouth after it fell open in shock.

“Emmie, will you please open the door?” Quinn calls out as he knocks on the bedroom door, forehead pressed against the wooden surface.

Silence fills the air as the brunette inside doesn’t say a word, throwing stuff into a suitcase as she texted Justin that she wanted to come back a day earlier for at least a couple of days to clear her head.

"Emersyn, please!" Quinn knocks once again before the doorknob is turning and the Canucks player pushed it open standing in the doorway, "What are you doing?"

"I have to go back to Cali to do a show. I don't have the time to talk." She replies as her phone dings, Justin texting her back with flight information for flight that was leaving in two hours.

"So, you're just gonna runaway again?"

Emersyn spun around, "I didn't runaway the first time! I was heartbroken, embarrassed! I took some time for myself because thirteen-year-old me was heartbroken!"

"Emmie--,"

"I seriously don't have the time for this." Emersyn says with a shake of her head, grabbing the now zipped suitcase and quickly walking out of the bedroom.

Quinn stands there for a moment before he's rushing after her, ignoring the looks from all of the hockey players spread out in his lake house living room. "I love you! Is that what you wanted to hear?! I'm in love with you!"

"I am not talking about this right this moment. I have a plane to catch."

"So that's it?"

Emersyn spins around to look at him once more as a tear falls from her eyes, "I waited nine years for you to say something, to heart you say that you loved me the way that I love you. Nine. I'm sure you can wait a couple of days before I'm ready to talk."

And with those last words, Emersyn walks out of the door, leaving Quinn standing there.