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Montreal takes another win tonight and even Shane Hollanders introverted self is in the mood for some company tonight.
Montreal Voyageurs Group chat:
Shane : Great job tonight! Drinks tonight at my place 9pm (👍20)
JJ: Be there 😎
Hayden : You betcha
Shane opens the door to his teammates who are already admiring his home exterior as they wait at his front door.
They come in and everyone scatters around the kitchen and living room making cocktails and making conversation.
JJ gets up to go use the bathroom and the door is locked.
“Shit” he mumbles.
“Hey man go use the upstairs bathroom” Shane insists.
JJ rushes up the stairs as he has never had to pee so badly in his life.
He gets to the top of the stairs and as he’s rushing to the bathroom he quickly passes Shane’s bedroom which has the door wide open.
What the fuck was that?
JJ thought.
As JJ finally reaches the bathroom and relieves himself, he is able to unpack what he believes he just saw was a Rosanov Ottawa Centaurs Hoodie laid out on Shane’s bed.
He knows what he saw and he’s not gonna pretend he didn’t.
As he goes to head back downstairs he walks by Shane’s room and looks inside, and there it is. Laid out on Shane’s bed a Red & White Ottawa hoodie with Rosanov’s last name and number 81 clear as day.
He doesn’t even realize that he’s slowly walking into Shane’s room as he’s stuck in a state of complete confusion and very drunk.
He’s now standing at the feet of Shane’s bed staring at this hoodie and not knowing what to think.
He looks up and notices an ash tray with a cigarette in it on one of the bedside tables.
He then notices both bed side tables have phone chargers and as he looks to the floor he notices there’s also 2 separate pairs of slippers on each side.
What the fuck is happening
Why is there a Rosanov hoodie on Shane’s bed right now, why is there a cigarette ash tray in Shane’s room and WHY are there 2 men’s slippers.
JJ rapidly thinks.
Without a second thought because he’s had way more to drink than he should have, he grabs the hoodie and heads downstairs.
The team is surrounded around Shane’s kitchen counter having a group conversation about tonight’s game.
JJ walks into the kitchen holding the hoodie and everyone slowly turns to JJ until everyone is silent just staring at JJ standing in Shane’s kitchen holding an Ottawa Centaurs hoodie.
Shane’s heart sinks
JJ unravels the hoodie revealing the back and holding it for everyone to see the big “ROSANOV” on the back.
Shane can’t believe what is happening.
JJ breaks the silence
“Why the fuck do you have a Ilya Rosanov hoodie Shane…”
Shane tries to act nonchalant as he responds “psh just Rosanov being an asshole he sent that to me for my birthday”.
“Right, then why the fuck is there cigarettes in your room and 2 pairs of men slippers” JJ snaps back.
Shane knows he’s fucked and in immediate defense snaps back
“Why the fuck were you in my room”
“Sorry man, it was just the big Rosanov hoodie in Ottawa Centaurs colors was kinda hard to ignore with your bedroom door wide open” JJ responds sarcastically.
“I…”
Shane has no words
“I what, are you fucking Rosanov???!” JJ asks
“I’m not, I… Ilya… yes” Shane poorly responds
“What are you even saying”
JJ questions
“Ilya.. or Rosanov, he is my boyfriend”
Shane quietly answers
The whole team starts laughing at Shane because they think he is joking.
Except Hayden and JJ the two who know Shane the most know this is no joke.
As Shane continues the laughter stops.
“This isn’t how I wanted to tell you guys, but me and Ilya have been seeing each other for years actually, we never let our relationship get in the way of the game, but I love him and he’s actually not just my boyfriend… he’s my finance”
“Holy shit” JJ exclaims
“Holy shit Shane, who even are you, do I even know you, how could you keep something like this from me for YEARS”
JJ turns to Hayden who is for some reason looking super guilty.
“Did you know about this??” JJ asks
“I.. uh, yes” Hayden responds
“So Hayden was allowed to know about Rosanov but not me, I’ve known you for years Shane you’re one of my closest friends, what the fuck”
JJ exclaims
“I didn’t tell Hayden, he kinda just figured it out” Shane said
Drapeau breaking the silence between the rest of the team “I think we should head out” he says as the rest of the team agrees with him.
“I know I should have told you guys I just didn’t want you guys to think my personal relationship would have some sort of interference with my playing it wasn’t my intention to fall in love with my rival”
“right is that what this is, did you just get off to the idea of seducing your biggest rival” JJ angrily added
“What?? No, JJ you have no idea” Shane responded
“Ya clearly there’s a lot I don’t know”
JJ remarks before dropping the hoodie on the counter and heading out the door with the rest of the team
The door shuts and now standing in the kitchen is just Hayden and Shane.
Shane deeply exhales and bends over, somewhere between relieved everyone is gone now but also panicked at what is to come next.
“Are you okay” Hayden asks
“Ya, I mean no, I don’t know, that’s not how I wanted everyone to find out, I -“
Shane is interrupted as the front door opens.
Luckily the team had left a few minutes ago because Ilya made a last minute decision to drive to Montreal tonight to see his fiance.