you and cole have been friends since you could remember. you grew up together and he even invited you to see his draft night. you sat with his parents and his family that night, watching as he gets drafted in the first round. as soon as they announced his name, everyone jumped up and hugged him. people must’ve thought you two were dating with how he picked you up and gave you the biggest hug ever. it was definitely a night to remember in your books as you watched your bestest friend walk up to the stage and put on the montreal canadiens jersey with his name on it given cole’s draft, that meant that he’d have to move to montreal to fulfill his dreams of signing with the canadiens and being in the nhl. as normal, everyone was weary, worried he wouldn’t like it or that cole wouldn’t make it to the nhl and what not. but you stayed by his side through everything and never left. that was until 2 years later that cole had finally signed with the canadiens and found a place in montreal at 20 years old. you wanted to quit everything and go with him but you couldn’t. so when he moved, that day was super hard fast forward 3 years later, you and cole still kept in touch. texting and calling every time you could. during those 3 years, you and cole did meet up from time to time but it had been almost a year since you last saw him. so you booked a flight to montreal to surprise him during the off season. you got off the plane and got your stuff before finding your rental car and heading to the hotel you’d be staying at for the week. you unpacked everything and immediately went back to the car, putting in cole’s address and heading to his house. as you pulled in, the nerves finally hit you like a truck as you got out of the car and walked up to his front door