requested by truenorth55

"yeah andrew i'll be there in an hour." you spoke into your phone as you pushed the cap of your coffee secure.

"uh why so long?" he complained.

"i'm eating in my last moments of silence before i have to stay with you and your roommate for months on end." you sassed back.

"we are pleasant people taylor." he scoffed.

"yeah whatever. i'll see you later andrew."

"see you then."

you hung up and sat down at your table to wait for your food to come.

you slipped your airpods into your ears and basked in the calmness. you were going to stay with your older brother andrew copp and his roommate for a whole hockey season while you interned with the winnipeg jets.

"hey."

you jumped and looked up. a man had slid into the seat in front of you without you noticing.

you removed one of your airpods and looked at him.

"sorry. can i help you?" you asked politely.

"um you looked lonely and you're too pretty to be looking lonely." he stammered out nervously.

you giggled, " oh wow. flattering. thank you."

you took a moment to examine him. he had these piercing blue eyes that looked like two tiny oceans and dark brown hair that was hidden by a hat. you couldn't deny he was handsome.

"um can i have your number maybe? you don't have to if you don't want to, i just think your really beautiful." he rambled on.

"yeah. tell me your name first though." you smiled.

"mark." he said, handing you his phone.

you created a contact and added your number into his phone.

"well mark, my name is taylor."

he nodded and smiled down at the table.

"you know you look oddly familiar." you thought out loud.

he looked up to meet your gaze, "really?"

you nodded as your brain ran a marathon trying to figure out where you could recognize him from.

"order for mark!" an employee yelled out.

"i gotta go. i'll text you sometime?" mark asked.

"yeah. that'd be perfect."

mark walked off with a wave.

soon after mark left, your food number was called. you ate slowly and savored every bite.

once you were done, you cleaned up your plate and walked out to your car. you plugged in the directions to andrew's place into your phone and began your 10 minute commute there.

you knocked on the door of their place and waited for an answer.

"TAYLOR!" andrew yelled excitedly while engulfing you into a bear hug.

"andrew, you are gonna kill me." you gasped out.

"oh stop being overdramatic." andrew swatted towards you.

"i'm not. you're breaking my ribs." you groaned in pain as you rubbed your ribs.

"oh taylor, this is my roommate scheif."

you leaned around andrew to get a glimpse of him.

oh. that's why he looked familiar.

he had a look of disbelief on his face. your eyes widened for a split second before you decided to be cool and play it off.

"hi i'm taylor. nice to meet you." you offered your hand out to shake.

"mark. nice to meet you as well." he shook your hand.

"taylor, i'm going to go get some of your stuff out of your car. i'll let you two get to know each other since we'll all be living together now." andrew said and went outside.

"i'm so sorry. i had no idea." mark began.

"neither did i. it's all good." you shrugged and continued confidently, "i mean i wouldn't mind if you still texted me."

mark laughed.

"unless your opinion about me changed now that you know i'm your teammate's sister." you said.

"no no it hasn't. i mean you're still stunning." mark was rambling once again.

"i'm gonna save you from yourself right now and say i'd love to out to breakfast with you tomorrow morning before andrew gets up." you offered.

"yeah? yeah! that'd be perfect. copper sleeps in really late anyway." mark said a shocked.

"trust me i know." you laughed.

"yeah, breakfast would be nice."

"great. tomorrow morning scheif." you smirked at his nickname.