A New Goal in Life...
Part 4
by Ri
For disclaimers: Please see part 1.
Roxie was in the garage she
was feeling restless and needed to do something to take her mind off her troubles
for a little while. She decided to set up a game that shouldn't hurt her ankle
but give her some activity for a little while. It was a hockey game her Mom
gave her and Jimmy when they were kids. There were two goal posts, two hockey
sticks, a white plastic puck weirdly shaped with bearing on it so it would slide
around a floor. She limped around setting up the goal posts at each end of the
garage. She smiled reflecting as she stood in the middle of the garage with
the small hockey stick in her hands about all the good times she and her brother
had playing with the silly game.
It was an innocent start to
her career though no one could have predicted that. She loved the game she had
made up her mind that this was what she was going to do. Of course it wasn't
till she was 10years old and her mother took her and Jimmy to a real game that
she found out she had to learn to skate first. After much begging her mom set
up lessons for both her and brother at an indoor rink that was near her home.
She was a natural on skates and was soon skating circles around the other 10
years old and her big brother. When she was 12years old she was the captain
of the girl's Hockey team at the rink. Her life had begun and she didn't even
realize it.
She laughed and shook her head
at the memory. She would have to remember to tell her love about that; She would
enjoy that early story. She took aim and easily slid the plastic puck into the
tiny goal post.
“Its really easy to do
that if there is no one there to block it, huh?” Asked Jimmy leaning against
the garage door.
“I was just fooling around
remembering when I was foolish child thinking that I was the queen of the court.”
She replied with an embarrassed grin.
Jimmy laughed and walked lazily
over to pick up the other hockey puck. “Which you were and are.”
Roxie shrugged and then asked
quietly, “And just what do you think your doing?”
“I'm going to pretend to
be you and be goalie to liven up your game.”
“Uh Jimmy, I don't think
that's a very good idea…I…”
“Well I could snitch to
Candy about your running around on that ankle and watch the fireworks begin,”
He threatened chuckling.
“Hey you wouldn't do that….Would
you?”
An evil grin came to his face
and she rolled he eyes, “Well then you hit the ball and I'll be goalie.
I don't want you to hurt yourself.”
Now Jimmy rolled his eyes but
he complied. He walked to where she was and she limped to the goal post.
The first four balls Roxie let
go right into the net. Her mind was made up that he was not going to hurt himself
on her watch. When she stood up from picking up the pucks he was standing there
with his hands on hips glaring at her.
“What?”
“Stop it.”
“Stop what?”
“Rox, I don't need you
protecting me. It's a child's game for God's sake. I am a grown man I can handle
figuring out when I'm tired all by myself!”
“But…”
“Just play for real damn
it! Your professional if you ever did that in reality you would be suspended
so fast your head would spin. Just play the damn game! Now slide the damn pucks
over here.”
She looked at him shocked she
took a deep breath and released it. She slid the pucks toward him and readied
herself in a defensive stance. He hit the puck toward her and she deflected
it but she easily made sure it went right back toward him.
He threw the stick down and
yelled, “Damn it Rox, Stop that! If you don't block the next ball like
I know you can I will take this puck and stick and stuff it down your damn throat!
Maybe that will convince you I'm not helpless.”
Forgetting for the minute he
was sick and suddenly acting exactly like the sister he knew so well she spit
out, “Oh yeah, you and what army!?!”
“Just you try me big sister.”
He growled, inwardly he was delighted this was the Roxie he needed right now.
“Ok Little brother come
at me with your best shot,” She growled reading herself like she would
for a game. For 15 minutes they played hockey like they did when they were kids.
Intense and competitive. Then laughing and trying to catch his breath at the
same time Jimmy held up his hand and said, “Ok that was a great game but
I'm pooped. Let's rest my body and your ankle.”
“Oh God, Jimmy I'm so sorry
you made me so mad I totally forgot…”
“Please don't be sorry
Rox. It was great fun. I enjoyed it. I don't want you to
baby me. I want to live my life to the fullest no matter how short it is. I
really loved playing against you full force it just has to be for a shorter
period then it use to be.”
Roxie nodded, She felt her eyes
sting but kept them in check he didn't want that. She took his stick and the
pucks and put the game away. Then arm in arm they went into the house.
*** *** *** ***
Roxie flopped on her bed fighting
with her emotions. She had so many hitting her at once right now she just didn't
know how to deal with it.
Candy came into their room and
found Roxie looking like she was about to burst into tears, “Roxie?”
Roxie's head came up and tried
to smile but she just couldn't manage it, “Hi Love,” She replied very
quietly.
Candy sat down on the bed and
brought the other woman into her lap, she gently ran her fingers through her
long tangled hair and asked, “What's wrong?”
“How is it possible to
mad as hell at someone and want to kiss him at the same exact moment?”
“I don't understand what
you mean.”
“My brother goaded me into
playing an old kids hockey game with him full force. He couldn't keep that up
but he had a huge smile on his stupid face. He actually bullied me into forgetting
he was sick so I wouldn't hold back. Why would he do that? I don't understand
him.”
“I think its because he
loves you and wants you to act like you always do around him. He wants you to
act like his big sister not another mother. He already has a great mom. He needs
his sister who teases and is competitive. I think I understand both of you.
Do you know what the common factor is here?”
Roxie met wise green eyes with
tear filled blue and shook her head, “No.” She said to upset to really
think it though.
Candy shook her head and kissed
her on the nose, “Yes you do. It's love. Stop trying to be everything to
everyone. Stop trying to fix everything, They want you to be yourself. That's
what both your brother and mom want from you. They just want your love and your
presence.”
Roxie leaned her head against
Candy's shoulder and sobbed her eyes out. She then pulled back and took a deep
breath looking into the smaller woman's loving gaze, “Oh God Candy, I don't
even know who I am anymore. Am I still me? Can I still be his big sister when
he is so terribly sick? I am utterly confused.” She crawled closer till
she was tangled around the smaller woman who was stroking her hair and nuzzling
her cheek against Roxie's.
Candy marveled at how vulnerable
Roxie allowed herself to be around her. She was so special and all she wanted
to do was love and comfort her. “I think you know exactly who you are and
how to be. You just have to relax. If wants to play like you use to you should.
He knows what his limits are and maybe this is his way of being your little
brother as long as possible. After all who else would know the right buttons
to push to get you that pissed?” She asked with sweet smile gently pulling
Roxie's face up to look into red rimmed blue eyes.
Roxie nodded and said, “Your
right…Its just so hard…”
“I know it is. I love you,
Roxie,” Candy said as she kissed her deeply.
Roxie returned the kissed and
rolled them so that she was now on top of the smaller woman. Slowly lovingly
they were kissing and removing each other's clothes till two naked bodies were
caressing and tasting each other's sweetness. Roxie was working her way to Candy's
apex when she felt her small ones fingers caressing her breasts causing her
to almost forget what she was doing.
When they fell over the edge
at the same time and they screamed each other's names Jimmy was leaning against
his head board smiling whispering, “Give her a flourish for me Sis.”
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