OOO what has Cody got to show Imogen? I can't wait to find out tomorrow what he's planning for the love of his life. Thanks everyone so much for supporting me here and reading their story xoxo
ImogenWe opened our first Christmas gifts, Cody bought me a beautiful diamond necklace on a fine chain, a stunning daisy with a yellow diamond centre, it’s so stunning and took my breath away. He loves the leather twisted bracelet I bought him with a diamond on the clasp, I noticed he loves to wear his bracelets and bangles on his days off and this one hooked me in when I was out shopping on one of Autumn’s visits back to visit Calli, who she is visiting with at the moment. After Christmas we promised ourselves a girl’s night out to catch up and I am really looking forward to seeing her again. Their relationship is going from strength to strength, I hope she does decide to try to run her side of the business from here and that her President sees there is a market out here. Could you imagine how amazing it would be to have my bestie back in the same town as me, if only until I go to Austin in February. Alas, I don’t think even if it were to happen, it would move that quickly.Cody take
CodyThe rest of the evening was like a dream, the girl I craved every second of the day was finally going to be mine, no more doubts for Immi, no more second guessing, no more wondering if I was going to make an honest woman of her. The way she sparkled during the evening of dancing the night away, made my heart sing and soar. I’ve never felt anything like this before, the sense of complete contentment and happiness.Fallon and Autumn, my mother and Immi’s mom were all huddled together when they weren’t dancing, no doubt discussing weddings and talking about dresses. I am the proudest man alive; I still can’t believe that I, Cody Brannigan the stud of the hockey scene, the bad boy image and all of that is going to become a married man and live in domestic bliss with my kid. And I can imagine not too long after the wedding, I will hear the tiny pitter patter of baby Immi-Cody Brannigan’s. How can one man be so darn lucky?And the sex last night, was mind blowing. It’s like we’ve finall
ImogenChristmas day was beautiful, mom really outdid herself and having Cody’s parents’ round too, made for an amazing family time, everyone was hyper excited about our engagement and to be honest, I still can’t believe it is happening. Me marrying Cody Brannigan. Alas it always goes way too quickly and Cody is already back on the road currently playing in Vegas.Phew in just a week, I have managed to start packing some of my things ready for a move to the ranch in Texas, I still can’t believe it’s actually happening. Mainly I’m taking my clothes, books and of course Kitten. We plan to drive instead of flying, I have been addicted to watching YouTube and F******k reels of people who travel with cats. So, my little man has a nice cat pouch that can be attached to the seat and have the seatbelt round it but where he can sit and peek his head out of, if he chooses. Usually, he’s pretty good at car travel, when I drive him to the Lake House he gives me no issues, no crying and the like, I
CodyFuck, I can’t even focus on the game we’re going to be playing and I forgot my lucky friend bracelet, it’s the one that Atlas gave me when we were about twelve, he won it at the town’s fairground one year for shooting hoops. I left it back at the Lake House. Damn it. And now with the emergency call from Luna hysterical down the phone that she is bleeding has put my nerves completely on edge. I asked if it was just spotting but she told me it was a lot of blood, and she was frightened.I have reassured her that she will be okay, because what else can I do? She’s in Minnesota still and I am stuck here in Vegas about to play a game of hockey. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Immi was my next call to ask her to go be with Luna and at that moment it hit me how lonely Luna must be. The poor woman, I never considered how she felt and what she was going through.Her own mother is a space cadet and drinks, and her father left them when she was a kid. The mother never remarried; I’m not surprised to be h
Cody“For fuck’s sake.” I mutter as I try to jam my kit into my bag. It’s the same bag I use all the time for travel, and the very same bag that I’ve used for the last few years so why the hell isn’t it going right this morning?Right, you know why? Because I still haven’t heard from Immi. It’s been a long fucking four weeks and I’ve not had a response to any of my messages and she keeps avoiding my calls. I’m going crazy here and my heart is hanging on a thread.The loss and loneliness are beyond anything I’ve ever felt before. Literally, I feel torn up and damaged. I have even cried. Yeah, that’s right. Cody Brannigan the golden boy of NHL has been ugly crying. No one has seen it, naturally. I tend to do it at night when I’m laying in a lonely hotel room or when I’m back home alone in my bed.If you ever told me someone could die of a broken heart a few months ago, I’d have laughed in your face. Trust me, I think this is what is happening to me. I can’t hardly eat; my game is off, a
Imogen It doesn’t totally suck being back with my folks, it’s just you know, not what I had anticipated. Still, it is only another week, and I can move into the unit above my restaurant.Dad has been a life saver. There wasn’t too much we needed to do, the owners had made sure it was all cleaned and with the fresh paint, all I really needed to do was put my touch on it and it’s already looking like a proper girl’s den. It’ll be my den.I also met with the bank manager here in town and he has put me on a programme where I can get a grant for certain things, we’re going to install a solar system to eventually bring costs down for electric and dad said it would be better for me to go off grid for gas because it was cheaper than having the standard monthly rates.I’m currently in my childhood bedroom laying on the bed and staring up at the ceiling where my fairy lights are still hanging. And you know what, my heart still hurts after a whole month of being away from Cody. God, I miss him
CodyI couldn’t resist driving past where her folks live, I have to see her even if she doesn’t want to see me. My heart has never hurt before, never like this in any case. Sure, when I was a kid and our pet dog passed away, I was beside myself. He and I were buddies, like best buddies and my folks had brought Luka home when he was just twelve weeks old, and I was around the age of two.Luka and I had formed a bond from an early age and that dog was my entire life. Everywhere I went he came with me except to the rink. He slept with me at night on my bed and boy could that dog snore. Dad used to say we were inseparable and for the most part we were. It wrenched my heart out when I lost him, and it took me a long time to get over the loss of him.Some days, it still gets to me. You can’t love an animal like Luka the way I did and not have shit days over his loss even seven years on. So, when I say my heart is shattered over Immi, trust me it seriously is.I’ve parked up opposite her hou
ImogenI am having heart palpitations, just seeing Cody has messed with my head and my body. The draw to him is inexplicable, I told you already before he is like a drug and I am so hooked on him, yet I can’t relent. I need everything with this baby business and Luna to be sorted out. I can’t put myself through all the shit that he has coming his way right now and I know Luna from all the games she has attended, the way she hangs around all the hockey guys not to mention her post outs, that she is gunning for Cody and to be hooked up with him.But seeing him sitting in his car, his tousled dirty-blonde hair, not knowing whether he should smile or not, it has wrenched my heart and now I’m sitting in my car driving to the restaurant welling up. Why can’t I just go to him and tell him it will be alright? I want it to be alright but for some reason I have this stubborn streak inside me that won’t allow it.I have to focus on my business, I have to make it happen this time. After flopping