yes

Maeve sighed in relief. "I thought for sure you would say no." She said.

Smiling, she grabbed his hand. It was soft, gentle, caring. It reminded him that she was a virgin, and she probably wanted to keep it that way. As he skated, she walked along, and they saw Duncan. "Hey!" He called out. "Carrick!"

Andrew let co, and shot Maeve a quick glance, mouthing "I'll be back" as he skated over to Duncan. He embraced him in a hug. "Chez moi, 7:30 tonight." Said Duncan. "Celebrating the win."

"Sure." Said Andrew. "Can I bring Maeve?" He asked. "I just got asked out by her."

Duncan gave him a friendly noogie. "Why not. Evan's bringing Joy, so... dude." He said. William Gao, Luke's on and off friend, was behind him, and he was trying to hand him the trophy. "Thanks bro!" Andrew said to Will as he took the trophy, raised it above his head and whooped. It was helping Andrew forget the two things he was worried about.

He was worried about the draft, projected to go in the 6th round out of 7, he had almost a 50/50 chance of being drafted. Luke, despite a nagging lower body injury that had occurred in the playoffs, was projected to be an early 1st round pick. With his Lindros-like size and skill, Luke was a **** to reckon with.

His brother, Trent, had just come off his sophomore campaign with the Dallas Stars, the team Luke hoped to be drafted to, scoring 34 goals in all 82 games of the season schedule, getting 42 assists in the process with a whopping 76 points. A 5th round pick out of Bemidji State who had a record setting season, Trent was only 5'10", actually quite small for a player. He had the skill of a 1st rounder, but the size was what scared most teams. At 22, he left college early to pursue his career in Dallas.

The second thing was his career going forward. He didn't know if the Knights wanted him back, after n incident with the coach's daughter. Would they trade him? Where would he go? Will he ever get back into the OHL? He was scared.

He let those things go to the back of his mind as he skated over to Tynan Daniels, the third line centerman, and handed him the trophy.

He skated back to Maeve. "We can go to Duncan's place tonight to celebrate the win." He said. Maeve smiled, showing her perfectly white teeth that had never once needed braces. "Gladly."

He swiftly that the celebration was dying down and it was time for the photo.

Duncan placed the trophy down and crouched beside it. Andrew headed to the back of the pack and wrapped his arms around Evan James, the injured starting goalie, and Will. He smiled as they took their photo and he followed the pack to the dressing room. They talked a lot again and as usual, he was the last one out. Maeve was there, waiting for him, her green winter coat on with her signature baggy jeans and runners. He smiled when he saw her.

"How about we go to Tim's for a quick coffee?" She asked.

Andrew remembered that he needed to get home,because his little brother was streaming the playoffs and it was almost a tradition that every third friday, his family would watch every first period of a hockey game. He looked at Maeve, a beautiful girl, who would likely love him till he died. But his family. They'd understand... right?