Authors Note- This chapter will be placed in LC's POV. The next chapter will contuine in Brielle's POV.
LC's POV
Me and James just cuddle on the bed until I fall asleep.
I open my eyes as I see the sun hitting me square in the eyes.
Rolling over, I come face to face with James as his eyes are watching me.
"You scared me there," I say.
"Sorry honeybear, I just love having my hand on your tummy, growing tummy," James says as I he turns over.
"What are you doing?"
I start to sit up as I see James with a black box as he gets up and gets on one knee on the bed.
"James, what in the world?"
"Lauren Catherine Collins, you are the most gorgous woman that I know. You are having our first child and I want you to be here with me for as long as we live. Will you marry me?"
Tears are coming down my eyes as I nod my head.
"Yes James I'll marry you,"
I watch as James takes my left hand and place the ring on my ring finger.
"You made me the happiest man,"
He kisses me as we hug.
"So now what? Announce it?"
"Not right now, right now we need to change and head downsairs,"
"Perfect timing Mr. Neal,"
He smiles as he starts to climb off the bed as I do the same.
After getting off the bed, I just stop and take a look at my engagement ring.
I just couldn't believe that James did this, I'm the happiest girl alive.
"Babe what are you wearing today?" James asks as I look over to see him holding a pair of my jeans and a jersey that is his.
"I'll wear that," I say as he smiles as he throws them on the bed but on my side.
I slowly but surely changed from my other outfit to this one as I smile.
"I'm going in the bathroom for a minute," I say as I was passed him and straight into the bathroom.
My morning sickness as go away for now but I take out my phone.
Smiling, I take a selfie in front of the mirror as I take another but with my engagement ring up this time.
"We got to get engagement pictures before the little one is here," James says as I turn and walk back out.
"Agree, we will have the summer for that though. engagement and pregnancy photos have to be done,"
"I didn't even think about the pregnancy ones, do I have to be there?"
"Yes, your our child's father,"
He is being goofy.
"I know, oh did you hear anything from your sister or Sid cause I haven't,"
"I haven't either since she called me yesterday. don't know if she will be here or not with Sidney. Let me call her before we head down and stuff my face,"
I hit Brie's number as I place it by my ear.
"Good morning LC," Brie says.
"Hey did you come with Sidney last night?" I ask.
"No I'm in Sewickley with Trina, why?"
"Just curious, did Sid get off to his flight on time?"
"Yep, Trina took him this morning while they let me sleep in,"
"Ahh, well I'm gonna miss you here,"
"I'll see you when you get home, I need to go do something,"
"Love ya sis,"
"Love ya,"
I hang up.
"Nope, she is still in the Brugh with Trina," I say.
"That sucks, well let's head downstairs for breakfast, pretty sure I know mom is down there already," James says.
"Probably, did she know you were going to propose?"
We head for the door.
"No one did honeybear,"
We walk out of the door and head for the elevator.
"Alright,"
We got in and out of the elevator in less then a minute as we head to the conference room.
Looking in the room, I see my sister sitting right besides Sidney.
I smile as I go into the room.
"You liar," I say as she starts to laugh.
"Come on, I had to do that too you," she says as I walk over to her as she stands up slowly.
"I'm glad your here though, when you get in?"
"Last night around 9,"
I shake my head.
She takes her seat as I sit down right next to her.
"So whats for breakfast?" I ask.
"What do you want honey?" James asks as he stands there.
"I would like medium eggs, toast, bacon and milk. Double the bacon though,"
James walks away as I place my hands under the table so no one can notice my ring.
"Here honey, give me your ring. I'm gonna re-propose in front of everyone after breakfast," He whispers
I find that a good idea, even tho we will be the only ones who knows the real proposal.
I slip off my ring as I quickly hand it to him as he kisses me.
"Thank you," I say as he walks away.
"You eating for two there?" Brie asks.
"Yes,"
I wasn't gonna be smart with her.
I quickly ate my food as I look around my table to see the plates are empty.
I watch as James gets up and heads over to where Dan is at.
"Wonder why he is over there?" Deb asks.
"No idea, let me go see," Mario says as he gets up and walk over to the table.
"Excuse me please, be quiet," James says as I laugh.
I never heard a room this quiet with everyone in here.
I watched as he walks over to me and gets on one knee.
He grabs my hand as I try not to laugh.
"Lauren Catherine Collins, will you do me the honor of being my wife?"
I again have tears falling down my face.
"Yes I will marry you James," I say as again he places the ring on my finger as he wraps his arms around me.
People start clapping as James starts showing the ring off.
I smile.
"stay there, James wrap your arms around LC and you put out your ring," Deb says as we do what we are told as she took the picture.
"Now your a official Neal now," Deb says as she wraps her arms around me to give me a hug.
"I'll be a Neal for sure, I know I'm carrying one," I say.
"Congratsulation to James and LC," Mario says as I blush.
I sit back down as I turn to my sister.
"Cant believe your getting married and having a child. Congrats sis," Brie says as she hugs me.
"Thank you sis, your helping me plan it,"
I watch as Sidney congrats James as all the guys come one at a time to say congrats.
I could die happy right now.
After the announcement it starts to clear out to people leaving for the bus or going back up to their room.
"Are you going to the game honeybear?" James asks.
"If my sister is, I am," I say.
"I'm going, I've missed two and a half months of this," Brie says.
"Then I'm in,"
"Good, let's head onto the bus,"
James helps me up from the chair as he grabs my hand in his.
"Your mom staying here?" I ask James.
"She is already on the bus with Mario, Nat and I believe Trina," James says as we walk out of the door and straight onto the bus.
I take the first seat as James sits next to me.
"Why did you want to sit up front?" James asks.
"I want to be the first one of the bus,"
"Ahh, so we don't have to wait. Did you pack everythin in your purse,"
"I'll be fine James, I'll have my sister and Deb with me,"
"Ok, I just worry about you and you too little person,"
"person? James its a baby,"
"It's a person, I don't know what else to call it,"
"Call it a baby until we know the gender,"
"Yes honeybear,"
I turn as we kiss.
"Then once we know the gender then it's names,"
"James Neal Jr or the second,"
"We are not naming him after you if we have a boy,"
"Yes ma'am,"
He knew not to make me mad.
The bus beings to move as I look down at my growing belly.
"Daddy is just a goof ball sweetie,"
"Hey I am not,"
"Yes, I'm sure Sid, Brie and Geno would agree,"
"Agree with what?" Sid asks.
"That James is a goof ball," I say.
"He is," Sid says.
"See,"
"You know nothing Crosby," James says.
I laugh as the bus stops and the doors open.
James gets up and extends his hand down to me.
I grab it as he helps me up out of the seat as I head down the stairs.
When I get down, James grabs my hand into his as we head into the building.
This place it's huge, I can feel how big the arena actually is.
"So you think youll be ok to sit in the stands?" James asks as we reach the visitor locker room.
"Yes, I got a lot of people around me,"
"Well Mario, Nathalie, and Trina are sitting up in a box. If you want to sit up there that's fine. You'll have mom and I believe Brie down here with you. Hey Sid is Brie staying down here,"
We stop.
"Yeah I'm sitting down here and so is Trina, she's gotta help me," Brie says.
"Alright,"
James s worried that the fans will attack me or something since I got a penguins jersey on but I know that won't happen.
"Boys in the locker room now. We got to go over game plans," Dan says.
James wraps his arms around me to give me a hug.
"I'll be fine," I say.
"Alright, I love you.
"I love you. Kick the Rangers ass,"
He smiles.
I turn around as I walk over to my sister, Deb and Trina.
"You ready?" Deb asks.
"Yes,"
"We will have you girls between us, so Deb will lead the way then LC, Brie and me," Trina says.
"Sounds like a plan," I say.
I start to follow Deb down the stairs to two rows away from the glass.
Sitting down, I look over at Brie.
"You ok coming down those stairs?" I ask.
"Oh yeah I'm fine, Trina helped me as well," Brie says.
"Good,"
A few minutes pass as it gets dark in the arena.
"Please welcome your New York Rangers,"
Fans around us start getting up as I see in the darkness the guys coming out the run way.
Then the lights came on so the people could sing both the National Anthem and the Candian National Anthem.
After that the game begun and what happened next I didn't expect.
"No James!!!!" I yell as I see James on the ice and no.
He is on top of James, that man who never got over us.
"Come on LC," Deb says as we move passed my sister and Trina to go up the stairs.
I turn back to see blood on the ice and Michael escorted to the locker room.
"Let's go see James," Deb says as I turn around and follow her.
I hope he is ok, he has to be!
LC's POV
Me and James just cuddle on the bed until I fall asleep.
I open my eyes as I see the sun hitting me square in the eyes.
Rolling over, I come face to face with James as his eyes are watching me.
"You scared me there," I say.
"Sorry honeybear, I just love having my hand on your tummy, growing tummy," James says as I he turns over.
"What are you doing?"
I start to sit up as I see James with a black box as he gets up and gets on one knee on the bed.
"James, what in the world?"
"Lauren Catherine Collins, you are the most gorgous woman that I know. You are having our first child and I want you to be here with me for as long as we live. Will you marry me?"
Tears are coming down my eyes as I nod my head.
"Yes James I'll marry you,"
I watch as James takes my left hand and place the ring on my ring finger.
"You made me the happiest man,"
He kisses me as we hug.
"So now what? Announce it?"
"Not right now, right now we need to change and head downsairs,"
"Perfect timing Mr. Neal,"
He smiles as he starts to climb off the bed as I do the same.
After getting off the bed, I just stop and take a look at my engagement ring.
I just couldn't believe that James did this, I'm the happiest girl alive.
"Babe what are you wearing today?" James asks as I look over to see him holding a pair of my jeans and a jersey that is his.
"I'll wear that," I say as he smiles as he throws them on the bed but on my side.
I slowly but surely changed from my other outfit to this one as I smile.
"I'm going in the bathroom for a minute," I say as I was passed him and straight into the bathroom.
My morning sickness as go away for now but I take out my phone.
Smiling, I take a selfie in front of the mirror as I take another but with my engagement ring up this time.
"We got to get engagement pictures before the little one is here," James says as I turn and walk back out.
"Agree, we will have the summer for that though. engagement and pregnancy photos have to be done,"
"I didn't even think about the pregnancy ones, do I have to be there?"
"Yes, your our child's father,"
He is being goofy.
"I know, oh did you hear anything from your sister or Sid cause I haven't,"
"I haven't either since she called me yesterday. don't know if she will be here or not with Sidney. Let me call her before we head down and stuff my face,"
I hit Brie's number as I place it by my ear.
"Good morning LC," Brie says.
"Hey did you come with Sidney last night?" I ask.
"No I'm in Sewickley with Trina, why?"
"Just curious, did Sid get off to his flight on time?"
"Yep, Trina took him this morning while they let me sleep in,"
"Ahh, well I'm gonna miss you here,"
"I'll see you when you get home, I need to go do something,"
"Love ya sis,"
"Love ya,"
I hang up.
"Nope, she is still in the Brugh with Trina," I say.
"That sucks, well let's head downstairs for breakfast, pretty sure I know mom is down there already," James says.
"Probably, did she know you were going to propose?"
We head for the door.
"No one did honeybear,"
We walk out of the door and head for the elevator.
"Alright,"
We got in and out of the elevator in less then a minute as we head to the conference room.
Looking in the room, I see my sister sitting right besides Sidney.
I smile as I go into the room.
"You liar," I say as she starts to laugh.
"Come on, I had to do that too you," she says as I walk over to her as she stands up slowly.
"I'm glad your here though, when you get in?"
"Last night around 9,"
I shake my head.
She takes her seat as I sit down right next to her.
"So whats for breakfast?" I ask.
"What do you want honey?" James asks as he stands there.
"I would like medium eggs, toast, bacon and milk. Double the bacon though,"
James walks away as I place my hands under the table so no one can notice my ring.
"Here honey, give me your ring. I'm gonna re-propose in front of everyone after breakfast," He whispers
I find that a good idea, even tho we will be the only ones who knows the real proposal.
I slip off my ring as I quickly hand it to him as he kisses me.
"Thank you," I say as he walks away.
"You eating for two there?" Brie asks.
"Yes,"
I wasn't gonna be smart with her.
I quickly ate my food as I look around my table to see the plates are empty.
I watch as James gets up and heads over to where Dan is at.
"Wonder why he is over there?" Deb asks.
"No idea, let me go see," Mario says as he gets up and walk over to the table.
"Excuse me please, be quiet," James says as I laugh.
I never heard a room this quiet with everyone in here.
I watched as he walks over to me and gets on one knee.
He grabs my hand as I try not to laugh.
"Lauren Catherine Collins, will you do me the honor of being my wife?"
I again have tears falling down my face.
"Yes I will marry you James," I say as again he places the ring on my finger as he wraps his arms around me.
People start clapping as James starts showing the ring off.
I smile.
"stay there, James wrap your arms around LC and you put out your ring," Deb says as we do what we are told as she took the picture.
"Now your a official Neal now," Deb says as she wraps her arms around me to give me a hug.
"I'll be a Neal for sure, I know I'm carrying one," I say.
"Congratsulation to James and LC," Mario says as I blush.
I sit back down as I turn to my sister.
"Cant believe your getting married and having a child. Congrats sis," Brie says as she hugs me.
"Thank you sis, your helping me plan it,"
I watch as Sidney congrats James as all the guys come one at a time to say congrats.
I could die happy right now.
After the announcement it starts to clear out to people leaving for the bus or going back up to their room.
"Are you going to the game honeybear?" James asks.
"If my sister is, I am," I say.
"I'm going, I've missed two and a half months of this," Brie says.
"Then I'm in,"
"Good, let's head onto the bus,"
James helps me up from the chair as he grabs my hand in his.
"Your mom staying here?" I ask James.
"She is already on the bus with Mario, Nat and I believe Trina," James says as we walk out of the door and straight onto the bus.
I take the first seat as James sits next to me.
"Why did you want to sit up front?" James asks.
"I want to be the first one of the bus,"
"Ahh, so we don't have to wait. Did you pack everythin in your purse,"
"I'll be fine James, I'll have my sister and Deb with me,"
"Ok, I just worry about you and you too little person,"
"person? James its a baby,"
"It's a person, I don't know what else to call it,"
"Call it a baby until we know the gender,"
"Yes honeybear,"
I turn as we kiss.
"Then once we know the gender then it's names,"
"James Neal Jr or the second,"
"We are not naming him after you if we have a boy,"
"Yes ma'am,"
He knew not to make me mad.
The bus beings to move as I look down at my growing belly.
"Daddy is just a goof ball sweetie,"
"Hey I am not,"
"Yes, I'm sure Sid, Brie and Geno would agree,"
"Agree with what?" Sid asks.
"That James is a goof ball," I say.
"He is," Sid says.
"See,"
"You know nothing Crosby," James says.
I laugh as the bus stops and the doors open.
James gets up and extends his hand down to me.
I grab it as he helps me up out of the seat as I head down the stairs.
When I get down, James grabs my hand into his as we head into the building.
This place it's huge, I can feel how big the arena actually is.
"So you think youll be ok to sit in the stands?" James asks as we reach the visitor locker room.
"Yes, I got a lot of people around me,"
"Well Mario, Nathalie, and Trina are sitting up in a box. If you want to sit up there that's fine. You'll have mom and I believe Brie down here with you. Hey Sid is Brie staying down here,"
We stop.
"Yeah I'm sitting down here and so is Trina, she's gotta help me," Brie says.
"Alright,"
James s worried that the fans will attack me or something since I got a penguins jersey on but I know that won't happen.
"Boys in the locker room now. We got to go over game plans," Dan says.
James wraps his arms around me to give me a hug.
"I'll be fine," I say.
"Alright, I love you.
"I love you. Kick the Rangers ass,"
He smiles.
I turn around as I walk over to my sister, Deb and Trina.
"You ready?" Deb asks.
"Yes,"
"We will have you girls between us, so Deb will lead the way then LC, Brie and me," Trina says.
"Sounds like a plan," I say.
I start to follow Deb down the stairs to two rows away from the glass.
Sitting down, I look over at Brie.
"You ok coming down those stairs?" I ask.
"Oh yeah I'm fine, Trina helped me as well," Brie says.
"Good,"
A few minutes pass as it gets dark in the arena.
"Please welcome your New York Rangers,"
Fans around us start getting up as I see in the darkness the guys coming out the run way.
Then the lights came on so the people could sing both the National Anthem and the Candian National Anthem.
After that the game begun and what happened next I didn't expect.
"No James!!!!" I yell as I see James on the ice and no.
He is on top of James, that man who never got over us.
"Come on LC," Deb says as we move passed my sister and Trina to go up the stairs.
I turn back to see blood on the ice and Michael escorted to the locker room.
"Let's go see James," Deb says as I turn around and follow her.
I hope he is ok, he has to be!
