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TITLE: Life Goes On
AUTHOR: Jennie
CHARACTERS: Jason Arnott/Petr Sykora, Patrik Elias/Martin Havlat, Jay Pandolfo/Scott Gomez, and my Brian with a dash of Scotty Stevens. :)
SUMMARY: Technology makes everything more complicated.
RATING: G
DISCLAIMER: This is all fiction.
A/N: During Patrik's contract negotiations the summer before the '06-'07, it was undetermined whether he would come back to NJ or sign elsewhere. This is in a new style for me and was written exactly one year ago, so ConCrit is more than welcome. :)
Gomer23 to PatE: Patty, what the hell is going on with your contract?! You better be telling Lou you’re coming back.
ScottyS to PatE: Hi, Patty. Hope all is well. Just wondering how negotiations are going. Give my best to Petra.
PatE to Gomer23: Hey Gomer. There are...complications that need to be worked out. You know I’d love to stay here, but..
PatE to Scotty S: Hi Scott. The negotiations are going fairly well. We only have a couple days left, so hopefully we can get something done. Best wishes to the family.
Gomer23 to PatE: Patty, you douche. Don’t let the fact that Petr’s closer make the decision for you. Stay because you want to, not because you don’t want to see him 8 times a year.
Arnie44 to PatE: You staying in NJ?
PatE to Arnie44: Hey, Arnie. I don’t know if I want to. You know, with Petr and all.
PatE to Gomer23: This has nothing to do with him.
Gomer23 to PatE: Yes it does. You can’t even say his name.
ScottyS to PatE: Well, do what you think is right, kid.
PatE to Arnie44: Thanks, Scott.
Arnie44 to PatE: What?!
PatE to ScottyS: Crap, wrong IM.
ScottyS to PatE: Huh?!
PatE to Gomer23: Oh, shit.
Gomer23 to PatE: Oh shit, what?
PatE to SykE: Okay, I really can’t do this IM thing.
SykE to PatE: No shit.
PatE: What are you doing online? I thought you were in Plzen.
SykE to PatE: No, I’m staying in the city. It’s freaking hot outside.
PatE to SykE: Yeah, it is. But at least it isn’t raining.
SykE to PatE: Yeah, so have you talked to Arnie lately?
Arnie44 to PatE: So have you talked to Petr lately?
PatE to SykE: I’m talking to him now.
PatE to Arnie44: I’m talking to him now.
Arnie44 to PatE: Oh. Has he said anything about me?
SykE to PatE: Oh. What are you guys talking about?
PatE to Arnie44: No. I don’t get why you guys don’t just talk about it.
Arnie44 to PatE: Cause he refuses to talk to me.
PatE to Arnie44: Maybe because you got Dina pregnant.
Arnie44 to PatE: It’s not my fault he threw me out. I felt like such shit after that. I only had ‘feel better’ sex with her. He’s the reason I did it. I didn’t want to have a kid.
PatE to Arnie44: Then tell him that.
Arnie44 to PatE: HE WON’T TALK TO ME!
PatE to Arnie44: Okay, fine. I’ll work him over. But what are you gonna do for me?
Arnie44 to PatE: Uh..love you forever?
PatE: No. You’re gonna stay out of my business with Martin?
Arnie44 to PatE:…I gotta go. But, it’s obvious he wants you. Bye.
Gomer23 to PatE: You still there?
PatE: Yeah. Arnie wouldn’t shut up.
Gomer23 to PatE: Typical Arnie. So, how are you?
PatE to Gomer23: Fine. You?
Gomer23 to PatE: Spill.
PatE to Gomer23: I can’t.
Gomer23 to PatE: Is it Petr?
PatE to Gomer23: A little. It’s just..
Gomer23 to PatE: You want him to shut up, but you know he’s right.
PatE to Gomer23: Yeah. I mean, I’ve always been the one who had the friends on the outside, pretty much cause they were going at it like rabbits.
Gomer23 to PatE: Duh. You don’t know how many times there’d be a trail of this white stuff on the floor leading from the shower..YUCK.
PatE to Gomer23: Yeah, imagine spending all your time with that. They’re my best friends and all, but it just got a little excessive. And then when I began talking to Marty again..
Gomer23 to PatE: You guys got close.
PatE to Gomer23: Yeah, and they got really jealous. Then when Jason got traded, we were all miserable, and you know how it is with ‘feel better’ sex. Marty was there, and I just felt like such shit.
Gomer23 to PatE: Understandable.
PatE to Gomer23: I didn’t think Petr was gonna walk in on us. And I didn’t think he’d care that much! Jason didn’t care. I think the only reason he cared was because he thought we had to stick together now that Jason was gone.
Gomer23 to PatE: Yeah.
PatE to Gomer23: You’re really quiet. What are you..OH MY GOD.
Gomer23 to PatE: What?
PatE: SOMEONE’S GOING DOWN ON YOU!
Gomer23 to PatE: What the hell are you talking about?
PatE to Gomer23: You left your webcam on, you dumb ass! Oh my god, don’t tell me it’s..OH MY GOD, GOMER!
Gomer23 to PatE: What? Do you blame me? All she does is whine, whine, whine. We’ve been friends for so long and he knows what I like..
PatE to Gomer23: Oh my god. But it’s JAY!
Gomer23 to PatE: Oh, shut up. You fucked Sergei Nemchinov, and that guy was like 90 when he played with us.
PatE to Gomer23: Still, it’s Jay. It’s gonna be so awkward now, cause you can’t say it was because you were lonely. When you fucked during the season, it was okay, because you were both there and lonely. But now, you did it because you wanted HIM, not SOMEONE.
SykE to PatE: You still there?
PatE to SykE: Yeah, sorry. Talking to Gomer. He’s got major issues.
SykE to PatE: Oh, God. Did he fuck Jay again?
PatE to SykE: Yeah. It’s gonna be awkward.
SykE to PatE: Yeah. So, you never answered my question.
PatE to SykE: We were talking about you.
SykE to PatE: Seriously? What about?
PatE to SykE: He doesn’t get why you’re still not talking to him.
SykE to PatE: He knows why.
PatE to SykE: Yeah, I know why, too. But he wants you to know, and I quote, “It’s not my fault he threw me out. I felt like such shit after that. I only had ‘feel better’ sex with her. He’s the reason I did it. I didn’t want to have a kid.”
PatE to SykE: You there, Petr?
SykE to PatE: I didn’t know that. I thought he did it to hurt me.
PatE to SykE: He’d never hurt you. How could he?
SykE to PatE: I was a bitch to you after the thing with Martin.
PatE to SykE: Yeah, you were.
SykE to PatE: I’m sorry. I was just so mad at Jason and then when you hooked up with him I felt like you were gonna leave me, too.
PatE to SykE: I’d never leave you. Neither would Arnie.
SykE to PatE: I should probably call him.
PatE to SykE: Go for it. Call me when you guys are done.
PatE to Gomer23: Are you and Jay finished?
Gomer23 to PatE: Hey, Patty. It’s Jay. Scott’s just..cleaning up.
PatE to Gomer23: Haha, okay. I can’t believe you guys fucked.
Gomer23 to PatE: Well, you know how it is with us. He goes back to Anchorage soon, and then we won’t hook up till the season. It’s not like we had sex to be romantically involved. It was just...recreational. Oh, how’s the contract going?
PatE to Gomer23: Who knows. :-/
Gomer23 to PatE: Well, don’t leave because of Petr.
PatE to Gomer23: How does everyone know about that?
Gomer23 to PatE: Maybe cause you both sulked and refused to look at each other for, like, a month. Jay just left, BTW.
PatE to Gomer23: Okay. I think I just fixed Petr and Arnie.
Gomer23 to PatE: Seriously? That’s awesome. Now you can fix you and Marty.
PatE to Gomer23: There’s nothing to fix. We’re still friends.
Gomer23 to PatE: Yeah, but you want it to be more. Talk to him.
PatE to Gomer23: I will later.
Munchkin14 to PatE: Talk to him.
PatE to Gomer23: You told GIO?!
Gomer23 to PatE: He needed to know. He’s 1/3 of EGG.
PatE to Gomer23: I’m rolling my eyes at you right now. You can’t keep your mouth shut.
Auto response from Gomer23: Sending Jay home..
PatE to Munchkin14: I will.
Munchkin14 to PatE: Do you know what you’re going to say to him?
PatE to Munchkin14: There are all these things I want to say, but nothing will sound right.
Munchkin14 to PatE: Okay, then pretend I’m Martin. We’ll practice what you’ll say to him.
Mach9 to PatE: Hey, Patty.
PatE to Mach9: I’d say, “Hey Marty. Remember when we hooked up? Well, to me, it was more of a hook up to me. I’ve loved you as long as I can remember, and every minute we’re together, I view it as the best minute of my life.”
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PatE to Mach9: Oh, shit.
Mach9 to PatE: …I don’t think I was supposed to see that.
PatE to Munchkin14: Gio, I sent him your IM by mistake. Oh, shit. Oh, shit.
Munchkin14 to PatE: Calm down, calm down. Well, just be honest, then.
PatE to Mach9: I was going to tell you that eventually, just not right now.
Mach9 to PatE: Is that how you really feel?
PatE to Mach9: That’s how I’ve felt for as long as I can remember.
Mach9 to PatE: It was more to me, too. The hookup, I mean.
PatE to Mach9: So, what do we do now?
Mach9 to PatE: My cell battery is dying. I’ll talk to you soon.
PatE to Mach9: Yeah, and my doorbell is ringing. Gotta go.
Arnie44 to PatE: Everything’s okay with Petr and me! :-D
Auto response from PatE: Marty’s here. Oh my God.
Arnie44 to PatE: OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD! You called him, or he just showed up? Oh my God.
Auto response from PatE: Marty’s here. Oh my God.
Munchkin14 to PatE: What’s happening with Marty?
Auto response from PatE: Marty’s here. Oh my God.
Munchkin14 to PatE: You did it! J Give him my best, will you? Adam won’t stop crying, I’ve got to go.
Gomer23 to PatE: I didn’t really send him home yet..
Auto response from PatE: Marty’s here. Oh my God.
Gomer23 to PatE: OH CRAP! YEAH!!! Call me when he leaves, okay?
Auto response from PatE: Just to let everyone know, Marty showed up at my door and we talked. He feels the same way. We’re going to try and be a couple. I’ll call everyone later.