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warm kitchen where the family
had gathered around the table.
    “Just in time,” Mr. LaPointe greeted
them.  “Evening Adam and Amy.”
    Adam held the chair for her then sat down
between his father and Amy.  He introduced her to his two
sisters.  Michelle was four years younger than Adam and
in her senior year of high school.  She had long, black
hair and gray eyes just like her father and him.  His
other sister, Laurel, was a freshman in high school.  She
had short, brown hair and brown eyes resembling her mother.
    Adam passed the potatoes to
Amy.  “My mom makes the best mashed potatoes and they’re
all from her garden too.”  He plopped a spoonful onto
both of their plates then passed it to his father.  His
father swapped him for the chicken.
    “Here is the award winning fried chicken I
told you about.”  Adam reminded her as he gave her a
drumstick and placed a couple of pieces on his plate.
    “The whole meal is delicious,” said Amy as
she took another helping of sweet potatoes and a biscuit.
    “My mom is the best cook I know,” Adam
bragged then realized his error.  “And Amy is an
excellent cook too.”
    Amy and Mrs. LaPointe looked at each other
and laughed.
    “Good recovery son,” Mr. LaPointe
chuckled.  “Now let’s have some pie.”
    The family sat around the table as they ate
dessert.  They discussed everything from last year’s crop
prices to prom dresses.  Adam sat with his father in the
living room while they drank a cup of coffee.  He could
see Amy in the kitchen from where he sat.  She chatted
with the girls as they cleaned up the kitchen and placed all the
leftovers in containers. 
    “I’m glad you brought Amy
over.”  Mr. LaPointe winked at his son.  “Bout
time you found yourself a nice girl.”
    “She is something, isn’t
she?”  Adam said proudly.  “I think she is a
keeper.” 
    Amy came over and sat next to his father on
the plaid couch.  As she carried a conversation with his
father, Adam’s thoughts wandered off.  He had enjoyed her
spending the afternoon with him and his family.  It had
gone even better than he’d anticipated.  If these past
couple months were a glimpse of things to come he could see himself
with her for awhile, maybe longer.
     

Chapter 7
     Adam looked up in the crowd noticing
Amy with her bright red, Motor City Blades hat and a smile that
shined down on him.  She came to almost every game and
was his biggest fan.  Her devotion had given him the
confidence he much needed.  Adam paid his dues, which in
turn made him a more aggressive player and his speed picked up to
NHL level.
    Adam’s team was down by two
goals.  He was passed the puck and pushed himself to get
it back to his right winger.  The opposing player
crosschecked Adam from behind.  He crashed into the
boards and came to an abrupt halt.  He heard a pop and
felt an agonizing pain shoot through his leg.  The
referee signaled a time out and the coach came out onto the
ice.
    Adam was carried off the ice by his teammates
as they waited for an ambulance to arrive.  He could see
Amy’s face as she darted through the crowd of people surrounding
him.  He felt her as she grasped his hand between both of
hers.  
    “Hi babe,” he looked up at her as his face
wretched with pain. 
    “I’m here Adam.”  Amy said as she
walked alongside the stretcher that the paramedics placed him
on.  Adam passed out as they drove him to the
hospital.
    When Adam woke up he was in the emergency
room and the first thing he saw was Amy’s face.  He
looked around and noticed there was a curtain pulled around
them.  “Hi babe,” he barely whispered.
    “Hi honey,” Amy rose from the chair and
rushed to his side.  “I’m relieved you are
awake.  The doctor said you had a mild concussion.”
    Adam lifted his hand and touched his
chin.  “What’s with the bandage?”
    “When you fell you laid your chin
open.  They sutured you up,