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"Con?" She wondered out loud down in the living room and I could hear her from my location up in the bedroom. My face was hidden in the pillow with my tears staining them. "Connor?"

I heard footsteps coming up the stairs and pretty soon, the door clicked open. Y/N tiptoed into the room very cautiously and saw that I was laying on the bed, crying my eyes out. Her hand touched my shoulder and I looked up at her with red and puffy eyes, which were the outcomes of me crying.

"What's wrong, sweetheart?" She frowned at the sight of me breaking down and immediately sat down on the bed, rubbing her hand up and down my arm.

"I was watching one of your favorite movies while you were out running your errands, and let's just say," I held up the tear-stained pillow up for Y/N to see, "I shut the movie off and decided to waste my life crying into this pillow right here."

"May I ask, what movie did you watch?"She looked at me with a soft smile creeping upon her face. Her hand instinctively went up to my dirty-blond hair and started to mess with it.

"The one with Zac Efron and it was some movie...."

"You're gonna have to be a lot more specific than that. I have a few Zac Efron movies..."

"The one based on a Nicholas Sparks book?"

"Oh, the Lucky One?"

"That's the one!"

"Connor McDavid, you cried watching a Zac Efron movie and yet, you don't cry when you lose to me when I win a game of NHL 16?"

I rolled my eyes at her but nevertheless, gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Now, I let you win those...."

"You take that back!"

"Never...."

"Connor?" I heard a whisper, but I was sure it was from Y/N. Turning to the bedside table, I turned the lamp on and then turned around to face her. When I had made eye contact, she looked visibly shaken and looked like she was about to break down into tears. My face dropped into a frown and I held out my arms for her to snuggle into.

She shuffled into my arms and rested her head against my chest and her salty tears started to soak through my shirt that I was wearing. Meanwhile, I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her towards me. I whispered sweet nothings in her ear and told her that I was here and nothing was going to happen. Her breathing was a little ragged, but eventually, she started to calm down and after the moments had passed by, she started to fall asleep.

While she was starting to fall asleep, I looked down at her and pressed my lips to the top of her forehead and kissed them in a gentle and romantic way. A smile started to come upon on my face, knowing that Y/N was safe in my arms and nothing was going to happen to her. Slowly, my eyes started to droop down and surely, I had fallen asleep with her in my arms.

"Y/N, are you ready to go? We're running a little late to meet my parents at the restaurant...." I hollered up the stairs to let Y/N hear the announcement while I looked down at my watch. We were running about 5 minutes late, but it wasn't a big deal since the restaurant isn't far away from where we lived. My parents were in town in Edmonton and they decided to that we should have a dinner at a little restaurant and I was in 'charge' of planning. Well, it was more Y/N who did most the work...

"I'm coming, hold on, Con!" She yelled back at me as she held two shoes in her hands. Quickly running down the stairs she had asked me which one I had preferred, but all I told her was that which ever one she wanted, I was okay with. Yes, I admit that it sounded a little cheesy and cliché, but I was a fool when it came to love. My eyes made eye-contact with hers and I felt that I was holding my breath in.

"You look so gorgeous tonight, Y/N," I smiled and kissed her on the lips in a passionate and sweet way.

"And you certainly look very handsome and stylish, Mr. McDavid." She giggled at me and quickly kissed my cheek before she slipped her shoes on and grabbed her clutch that was laying on the kitchen counter.

"Well, shall we head out to dinner with my parents, Ms. L/N?"

"We shall, Mr. McDavid. We shall...."

"Connor?" Y/N meekly yelled out and I turned around to face her. "I-I'm so sorry..."

"It's okay...I know you didn't mean what you said." I hushed her as she ran into my arms and gave her a hug. "And I'm sorry for what I said to you. I shouldn't have said any of those words and they were out in anger."

"I forgive you, Con..."

"I forgive you too, Y/N..."

"I won't let you go...."

"And I won't let you go...."