shoes. When he saw those he made a face and grunted. I just smiled. I would probably never wear them any way. He had nothing to worry about I told him.
I felt like going for a run. I threw on a pair of shorts and a tank top. After transferring songs to my IPOD, I was ready to go running. I decided that I would run to the rink and then along the pathway beside it. It was such a nice evening. I also needed to keep my training up.
After my hour long run, I showered and got ready for bed. I couldn’t eat anything. I was far to apprehensive about the morning; meeting my billets and registering for school.
When I woke up in the morning I was starving. I scarfed down three eggs, bacon, toast and a sausage at breakfast with dad. I definitely wasn’t one of those girls who ate like a bird. I loved my food, and I needed to gain a few more pounds in order to add more muscle.
After breakfast I told my father that I wanted to wear something a little nicer to meet my billets. We went back to the hotel so I could change. I put on a new pair of jeans and a plain white blouse. I hoped that my billets were nice people. Ben had said that they had been billeting players for a long time so they must be.
Dad and me drove in the rental car to the address Ben had given us. It was a nice big ranch style bungalow with gray bricks, and a two car garage. The entire area was without a doubt a wealthy area. There was a hockey net, a Mercedes and a Lexus in the drive way. We parked on the road behind what looked like, the coach’s car. I got out of the car slowly, taking in the surroundings. Dad and I walked up to the house together. I reached forward to ring the doorbell. Ben answered the door.
“Well, hello guys, I was hoping you got here before I had to rush out,” he stated. “I have to get to the arena and deal with some scheduling issues. I just wanted to introduce you to the Peats.”
There in the living room was a sweet looking woman in her mid 40’s. Standing beside her was a slightly older looking, husky man.
“Welcome Christine and Ralph.” The woman said with her arms extended to give me a hug. She squeezed me so tight.
“Umm, hi Mrs. Peat.” I managed to struggle out from beneath her bear hug. “Its so nice of you to open up your home to me.”
“Oh, I do it every year for the boys. I am really excited that this season you will be living here. I always wanted a daughter. We are going to become very close Christine. You will love it here.” She grabbed my hand and led me off to show me my bedroom. I could hear Mr. Peat explaining the living arrangements to my father.
“Here is your room Christine.” She opened the door on the left side of the basement family room. “Kyle is in that bedroom,” she said pointing to the room across the hall from mine. “He is gone out to his girlfriend’s for the day. He probably won’t be home until later.”
Inside my bedroom was a double bed, a night table with a lamp, a desk and a dresser. The walls were painted baby blue. It had a huge window that was even with the ground outside. It made the room very bright and warm. I liked it a lot. It was slightly bigger than my room back home.
It surprised me that I was being billeted with one of the guys. However, it made sense that it would be Moose, since he was the team captain. It was probably Ben’s way of keeping his eye on me. I was pretty sure he was explaining just that with Mr. Peat to my father.
Mrs. Peat showed me around the rest of the house and explained the house rules to me and about curfew. When she asked me for my cell phone number, I explained to her that I didn’t have one. We couldn’t afford it. She told me not to worry. She offered that while I was living with them, that I could have one of their extra cell phones. I just had to return it to them before I left at the end of the season. She wanted to make sure that I was safe when I went out. She advised me to call either of them if ever I needed a ride
I felt like going for a run. I threw on a pair of shorts and a tank top. After transferring songs to my IPOD, I was ready to go running. I decided that I would run to the rink and then along the pathway beside it. It was such a nice evening. I also needed to keep my training up.
After my hour long run, I showered and got ready for bed. I couldn’t eat anything. I was far to apprehensive about the morning; meeting my billets and registering for school.
When I woke up in the morning I was starving. I scarfed down three eggs, bacon, toast and a sausage at breakfast with dad. I definitely wasn’t one of those girls who ate like a bird. I loved my food, and I needed to gain a few more pounds in order to add more muscle.
After breakfast I told my father that I wanted to wear something a little nicer to meet my billets. We went back to the hotel so I could change. I put on a new pair of jeans and a plain white blouse. I hoped that my billets were nice people. Ben had said that they had been billeting players for a long time so they must be.
Dad and me drove in the rental car to the address Ben had given us. It was a nice big ranch style bungalow with gray bricks, and a two car garage. The entire area was without a doubt a wealthy area. There was a hockey net, a Mercedes and a Lexus in the drive way. We parked on the road behind what looked like, the coach’s car. I got out of the car slowly, taking in the surroundings. Dad and I walked up to the house together. I reached forward to ring the doorbell. Ben answered the door.
“Well, hello guys, I was hoping you got here before I had to rush out,” he stated. “I have to get to the arena and deal with some scheduling issues. I just wanted to introduce you to the Peats.”
There in the living room was a sweet looking woman in her mid 40’s. Standing beside her was a slightly older looking, husky man.
“Welcome Christine and Ralph.” The woman said with her arms extended to give me a hug. She squeezed me so tight.
“Umm, hi Mrs. Peat.” I managed to struggle out from beneath her bear hug. “Its so nice of you to open up your home to me.”
“Oh, I do it every year for the boys. I am really excited that this season you will be living here. I always wanted a daughter. We are going to become very close Christine. You will love it here.” She grabbed my hand and led me off to show me my bedroom. I could hear Mr. Peat explaining the living arrangements to my father.
“Here is your room Christine.” She opened the door on the left side of the basement family room. “Kyle is in that bedroom,” she said pointing to the room across the hall from mine. “He is gone out to his girlfriend’s for the day. He probably won’t be home until later.”
Inside my bedroom was a double bed, a night table with a lamp, a desk and a dresser. The walls were painted baby blue. It had a huge window that was even with the ground outside. It made the room very bright and warm. I liked it a lot. It was slightly bigger than my room back home.
It surprised me that I was being billeted with one of the guys. However, it made sense that it would be Moose, since he was the team captain. It was probably Ben’s way of keeping his eye on me. I was pretty sure he was explaining just that with Mr. Peat to my father.
Mrs. Peat showed me around the rest of the house and explained the house rules to me and about curfew. When she asked me for my cell phone number, I explained to her that I didn’t have one. We couldn’t afford it. She told me not to worry. She offered that while I was living with them, that I could have one of their extra cell phones. I just had to return it to them before I left at the end of the season. She wanted to make sure that I was safe when I went out. She advised me to call either of them if ever I needed a ride
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