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"You promise me that you'll wait for me when practice is over, Y/N/N?" My brother, Dylan, pleaded as he pointed at the spot he was standing on.

"Yes, I will wait for you here, Dylan." I chuckled lowly to myself, my eyes widening when I saw Jakob walk by. Making hand signs at him that told him to wait for a few minutes, I knew that Dylan was getting more and more confused.

"Are you alright there, Y/N?" Dylan confusedly looked at me like I was some crazy person. I gazed back at him and played it off coolly.

"Yeah," I leaned against the wall, trying to hide the fact that I saw Jakob walk by. "I just saw one of my friends walk by, that's all."

"But, B/F/N works at Target," Dylan's eyebrows furrowed and his eyes narrowed, judging whether I was telling the truth or not. "As far as I know. But, you may be right, maybe she works here at the arena..."

"And speaking of which," I pushed his frame towards the locker room, "you're late for yours."

"Remember," he looked at me in a stern way, "meet me by the entrance."

"Alright, alright," I gave him a thumbs-up, "I'll meet you there in a few hours."

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"Hey, Y/N!" I heard a muffled voice trying to speak to me. Looking up from my phone, I saw it was Jakob on the other side of the glass.

"Hey, Jakob!" A genuine smile appeared on my face, waving at him. "How are you?"

"I'm doing fine," he shrugged his shoulders, playing around with the puck before passing it to Oliver. "How about you?"

"I'm doing well, thanks for asking." I nodded my head, remembering about the game last night. "How was your first game in the NHL?"

"You know, playing in my first NHL game and getting the first NHL point was a surreal feeling. I still can't believe it, even today! But, hey, gotta give props to Auston. 4 goals in 1 game, that's pretty amazing." He chuckled to himself before he heard the coach call him, "I'll talk with you later. Love you."

I blew him a kiss, hoping that Dylan didn't notice and luckily, he didn't.

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"Y/N, you have to tell him sooner or later..." My good friend, Lawson, mentioned about the fact that I still didn't tell Dylan about my relationship with Jakob.

"Tell me what?" Dylan walked up to where we were standing with a curiosity-filled look on his face, "do you guys have something that you're hiding from me? Lawson, are you quitting Snapchat?"

"What? No! I don't have anything that is a secret," Lawson shook his head quickly to downplay the situation. "I'm just going to leave you two alone... Good luck with him, Y/N/N!"

"Oh, shut up, Crouse!" I playfully rolled my eyes at him as he dashed out to the hallway and go into the locker room for 'protection'.

"What is he so scared about?" Dylan snorted, wondering what was going on.

"Ihaveaboyfriend," I quickly spilled the beans, but he was confused about what I said.

"Could you say that a little slower?" Dylan cleared his throat, going into brother-mode all of a sudden. Crossing his arms across his chest, he leaned against the wall and gave me the look to say it again.

"I said, I have a boyfriend." A confident smirk started to appear on my face, also crossing my arms. "And, there he is!" Jakob walked over to where we stood, not having a clue about what the hell was going on.

"What's going on here?" Jakob inquired, wrapping an arm of his around my waist. "Oh... You were telling Dylan that we were in a relationship."

"Wait. What! You two are dating?" Dylan's confused look turned into a shocked expression. He was trying to process the brand new information. "Jakob, you do know that you're dating my sister, right?"

"Yes, I know that, Dylan." Jakob kissed my forehead before looking back at Dylan. "And I would never do anything to break her heart."

"Good. Because, if you do, I swear to god, Lawson and I will come to your place and-"

"And that's all for today, folks." I broke up the little 'argument' between him and Jakob. "Well, I'm really glad that you approve of the relationship, Dyl."

"Ooh, wait until you tell Ryan." He smirked at me and I rolled my eyes.

"Lucky for us that he lives all the way in NYC."

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