Three.

Woo! No more high school! Yay!!! I've written quite a bit for all 3 of my stories, while some of my classmates were probably still recuperating. They kinda had a rough morning I'm betting.. :-S haha Anyways, I'm sure the people that read my other stories know that this one is pretty different, but I needed to change things up a bit. Hope you like it as much as my others.. Leave comments! I didn't think I'd have enough ideas to keep up with 3 stories, but yet I can now see that I was wrong because I have ideas for a 4th story bouncing around in my head, I just don't know who I want it to be about.. lol. Leave any suggestions you have, because I'm clueless. haha

Rylie's POV

I make my way back toward my office, Jodi disappearing down toward the locker room to see Jordan after their morning skate. Not thinking anything of it, I take Mario his coffee before sitting down at my desk. I sit watching the screen saver on my computer, the same one of pictures of the players that is on all of the computers in the arena. Max's picture slides across the screen, causing all the havoc that was rushing through my mind earlier to come screaming back into my thoughts. I sit here, running the same possibilities through my mind that always seem to come up at the mere thought of him.

I could take him back. Lord knows I would be a lot happier if I did.. I know I miss him, and I can only pray that he misses me just as much, or hopefully more. And he did look apologetic this morning.. Maybe if I just gave him a chance..

Then my thoughts turn over to that one night, and all my reasoning is exchanged for fury. No. I can't be with him. I will not be hurt again, not by him.

Max's POV

I sit down in my stall and shrug out of my practice gear, watching Jodi walk over to Jordan, a smile crossing both of their faces. Normally I would be happy for them, but I haven't been able to find a whole lot to be happy about here recently. I see Jodi approaching me, and I can only pray that she has good news for me.

"She misses you," she states simply while sitting in the stall adjacent to mine. I look up at her, knowing that her just 'missing' me isn't enough for her to want me back. "She is pretty miserable right now. Have you tried talking to her?"

"I've tried calling, but of course she wouldn't answer. I've left messages, begging for her to call me back, but nothing," I shrug. She rolls her eyes, obviously irritated at my effort level.

"What about in person?"

"You saw her today, she barely even glanced in my direction."

"You know Ry.. she's stubborn, she's not going to be the first to cave in. Come on, she's in the office now. Let's go talk to her," she says while pulling me to my feet, not giving me a chance to object.

Rylie's POV

I see Jodi come walking around the corner to the office, and she has that mischievous look on her face so I know she is up to something. She walks over toward me and sits in the chair directly to my left.

"Rylie, you miss him. I see it, Jordan sees it, everybody does. Why not try to forgive him?"

I turn to face her, knowing I shouldn't be angry with her, she hasn't done anything, but I can't help it. "He hurt me Jodi. And how would I ever be able to trust him again. I should have listened to Kailyn's advice when I first came into town and I never would be in this position," I sigh before resting my head in my hands.

"You should at least talk to him then," she says before getting up and leaving. Seconds later, Max makes his way into the office, his hands in the pockets of his jeans and his head hung low, looking as if he is waiting for his punishment. I wish I was strong enough to push him back toward the door, act like I'm not even a little happy that he is here, but when he looks up at me and I see the sadness in those blue eyes of his, I know I need to get out of here before I give in to him like I always use to seem to do.

Max's POV

I walk into the room, and I automatically see the 'deer caught in headlights' look cross her face, and I don't blame her. She sits though, waiting for me to say something. I walk toward her desk and stand in front of it, willing the right words to form from my tongue.

"I'm sorry, I know I made a mistake," I start, thinking an apology would be a good place to go from. "Ry," I sigh when she doesn't look up at me. She finally does, and I can see just how much I've hurt her. "You have no idea, I really am sorry."

"Don't worry about it" she shrugs before turning her attention back toward the computer screen that previously held her gaze. I know that that is her dismissal, that she doesn't want to talk about it anymore so I take a different approach.

"Are you coming to the game tonight?" I ask, waiting for her to look back up at me. She shrugs her shoulders before getting up and walking past me. I grab her arm, needing to get one more question in before she disappears. She looks down at where my hand circles around hers, and then finally up to my eyes.

"Can you at least let me try to fix this?"

"I don't know that you can.." she says before turning to leave again, but not before I can see the formation of tears in her eyes, and I can only curse myself for being the one to put them there.