𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼

𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼the surprise !

after finally getting ready, the ex-couple drove to a 'secret location'. they were both filled with nerves, both also for different reasons.

at first, when quinn had told her they were going out she thought they would finally have the perfect moment to have that talk she had been avoiding but now they wouldn't have the chance to since apparently the whole family was coming too.

on the other hand, quinn was nervous because a big step for his career was about to happen in less than two hours and of course he was excited but the nerves for what he had planned after overpowered almost everything.

"now, can you tell me where we're going?" she asked gleefully, looking at him from the passenger seat. he looked really handsome in his suit with his dress white shirt that had the first button open and god don't even get her started on the way those dress pants fit him so good.

"look, i might have hyped it up but it's hockey related, but it is really important to me and i wanted you there" he said, now feeling selfish for making her tag along to something she might not be interested in but he hoped she would be as happy as he is.

"if it is important to you, then it is important to me" she smiled, yearning really bad to grab his hand that was sitting on his thigh but she managed to restrained herself.

they arrived to the place in a blink of an eye. devon was still trying to figure out what this was about but she was getting confused by the second. quinn finally parked and was opening her door faster than she could comprehend, she smiled gratefully and stepped out with her purse tightly on her hand.

she was dressed in long black dress pants paired up with a long sleeved red wine tight sweater with her trusty black motorcycle platform boots. quinn put his hand on the small of her back, guiding her into the building.

upon entering a conference like room, quinn unfortunately left her alone without saying much but not before leaving her with his family. she was still confused at what this was about but she was trying to remain positive.

"hey moosey" she greeted when she saw luke sitting on one of the back rows with the rest of the hughes'.

"hey devy, we saved you a seat" luke said, motioning to the empty chair between himself and jack.

"thank you, hi ellen and jim!" she greeted as she sat down, leaning over luke to wave at their parents.

"hi, honey, you look beautiful" ellen gushed, grabbing her hand softly before letting go.

"no hi for me?" jack grumbled from her other side, prompting her to sit down correctly and turn to him.

"of course there is, i was just saving the best for last" she smiled cheekily, hugging his arm fondly.

"sure" he rolled his eyes, leaning the side of his head on top of hers.

"can anyone tell me what this is about? quinn hasn't told me a thing" she asked softly, trying to decipher what was going on but no one wanted to tell her a thing.

just as ellen was about to respond, three people entered the room and the place got quiet.

the three men, quinn one of them, took a seat at a table at the front of the room, everyone looking very fancy and serious that it made devon feel completely out of place.

she wouldn't admit it but she was getting increasingly bored the more the people talked. it happened a lot to her, when she was presented in a situation where she didn't understand a thing she would get bored and loose interest but nevertheless she was trying really hard to remain focused.

at last, they finally announced what they were trying to say, the words fifteenth captain of the vancouver canucks coming out of the guys mouth. devon sat gobsmacked, with a huge grin. she was trying to not react loudly seeing as everyone else didn't even bat an eye but she was extremely surprised.

she looked at quinn to find him already looking at her with a soft tiny smile, obviously trying to repress it since he was being filmed but seeing the utter happiness on her face made him want to stand up, grab her and leave the room.

"he's the new captain!" she exclaimed softly to jack who was beside her. he turned to look at her and smiled at her expression.

it was torturous, and funny, to luke and jack to have to sit next to devon for the hour left after the announcement. she was literally buzzing with excitement, she just wanted the stupid conference to end so she could hug quinn.

as if her prayers were answered, the group of men finally stood up as quinn put on his jersey with the c, posing for a couple pictures. when he was clear to leave, he finally walked as fast as he could to her direction.

before he could even open his mouth, devon threw herself at him, quinn immediately catching her with a laugh and just barely stabilizing them on their feet.

"quinn! you're captain!" she exclaimed, no longer trying to remain quiet but still not too loud either.

"i am, what do you think?" he asked, leaning away to see her face with happiness, catching her dimples and even tears starting to form on her eyes.

"i'm so proud of you, so so proud quinny" she said, giving him a last squeeze and a quick kiss on the cheek before letting go, leaving him completely frozen at the contact, gratefully getting distracted by his mom and dad as they hugged him.

after a bunch of congratulations from his family and devon not leaving his side, he finally managed to slip away with her, both of them walking gleefully to the car with quinn's hand once again on her back, even carrying her purse for her.

"where are we going now?" she prompted, thanking him a moment after for opening her door for her.

he quickly rounded the car and gave her her purse before starting the car "we can go to dinner or we can order some takeout, what do you want?"

"i think i'll prefer takeout" she smiled nodding, side-eyeing his hand on his thigh. she really wanted to reach over and grab it but she was afraid it would cross his boundaries.

quinn seemed to notice and took the leap and grabbed her hand, squeezing it softly with his own.

he really hoped tonight's talk would smooth things over instead of completely fucking things up. he honest to god had no idea what he would do if things went badly.

━ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

"oh my god, this is so good!" she moaned with a mouth full of chinese food.

"i told you so" he grinned. they were now in his living room with the food on the coffee table. quinn had discarded his suit jacket and rolled up his sleeves to avoid getting food on them while devon only took off her shoes, both of them sitting on the floor "thank you for coming on such short notice, i really appreciate it"

"it's no bother quinny, thank you for inviting me" she smiled, cleaning her chin with a napkin before continuing to eat little forkfuls of rice.

"look, i, uh" he nervously mumbled, playing with his food to distract himself "i wanted to talk about something with you"

"oh, sure. what's up?" she asked, looking at him curiously, taking notice of how nervous he looked.

"uh, i wanted to talk about us. i know we agreed to be friends but i want to put everything out there before it's too late" he said, grimacing at how stupid he sounded. everything he had practiced suddenly flying out of his head.

"yeah, i was considering that too" she agreed, pushing her food after suddenly losing her appetite, the seriousness of the conversation taking place.

"so, do you wanna-

"why did you break up with me?" she blurted out, immediately regretting it and comically putting her hand over her mouth.

it was a question that had been haunting her for years now, though she wasn't expecting to blurt it out just like that.

"dev..."

"i want to know. was it something i said, or did i do something?" she softly asked, hugging herself when she felt vulnerable under his gaze.

"no devon, it wasn't you. i just felt like i wasn't being fair to you" he said as he moved closer to her, grabbing her hands and squeezing them softly in his.

"fair in what sense?"

"i didn't deserve you dev. you were too good for me and i felt like i wasn't giving you what you needed" he confessed, feeling stupid for ever thinking that was a good enough reason to let the best thing in his life go.

"but that wasn't your choice to make" she frowned, taking her hands out of his in offense. why did he think he had a right to chose for her? she was her own person, she could make her own choices.

"i know and you don't know how much i regret it. it's my biggest regret" quinn said pitifully, making devon narrow her eyes at him.

"don't play the victim quinn. you left me. i was nothing but supportive. i understood when you were busy training or when you couldn't answer a simple text message and you still decided i was dragging you back" she scoffed, scooting away from him as an angry frown took place into her gentle face making it look wrong and out of place.

"you weren't devon! i was dragging you back! you were so ready to leave everything behind in case i got drafted and it was not fair to you" quinn argued with wide eyes, looking like a madman but he didn't care, he just wanted to make himself clear and not say something to mess this up.

"so instead of telling me you broke up with me?" dev snapped, sick of him trying to make excuses even if she was starting to believe he was saying the thruth.

"i know i fucked up. i shouldn't, ever, have broken up with you. i'm sorry i took so long to realize it and i'm sorry i didn't try to reach out sooner" he sighed, calming himself down, already feeling hopeless with the whole situation.

"i didn't either, so" she shrugged, crosssing her arms across her chest.

"i'm really sorry dev, for everything i caused. i hated myself so much for doing that to you, you deserve so much better than me" he mumbled, leaning his back on the couch and putting his hands over his face, sighing deeply.

"but i didn't want anyone better, i wanted you. with your awkward smiles and your hockey obsessed heart and even your self-deprecating personality that makes you fuck things up. you're perfect to me and it wasn't your place to chose what was better for me" she confided, crawling closer to him until she was in front of him, quinn almost instinctively opening his legs so devon could be exactly in front of him.

"i'm so sorry devy, so so sorry" he muttered, slowly moving his hands to rest on the back of her neck, his thumbs barely able to reach her cheeks.

"i forgive you quinn. forgive me for what i'm gonna do" she whispered, looking deeply into his eyes with her hands leaned into his chest.

quinn barely had time to process whatever was happening when he felt the most angelic like feeling he could ever feel. he was pretty sure he was in heaven. her lips were out of this world.

before she could ever consider to pull away, quinn kissed her back with the same fervor she was doing it with, hoping he was spilling all his feelings into it as he thought he was doing.

without breaking the kiss, quinn brought her into his lap, moving his hands to her hips to keep her in place, to keep her close.

devon placed her hands delicately on his face, completely contrasting the heat-filled kiss. at last, they pulled away, both of them breathing heavily in each other's faces, devon sweetly rubbing her thumb across his cheek.

"i care about you, a lot. which is why i'm gonna ask you if you maybe, want to try again?" devon quietly asked, hoping she wasn't making a fool of herself.

quinn widened his eyes, not at all expecting that question to come out of her mouth, from his? maybe. but from hers? "are you really asking me that?"

"just know that by asking you this i'm fulfilling my hopeless romantic persona" she mumbled, not able to look away from his eyes, completely mesmerized.

quinn smiled widely, leaning in to kiss her again, barely being able to since their smiles prevented them to do so "of course i want to try again, if you want?"

"of course i want"

"then we'll try again"

𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗱𝟰𝟯𝗱PLEASE KILL ME😭😭😭