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Christmas Carols [Nolan Patrick] 🎄
Description: Nolan doesn't feel the Christmas spirit but Y/N, who lives above him, keeps playing Christmas carols really loud.
Warnings: None
A/N: Day 2 of 12 days of Christmas!
Nolan Patrick is the real life embodiment of the grinch this Christmas. This would be the first Christmas he wouldn't be home with his family because of his career.
Of course he loves hockey, but he also loves his family and wants to spend time with them during the holidays.
He didn't have a tree, or any decorations for that matter. He didn't participate in any normal Christmas traditions. Really the only thing he's done for Christmas was a video with the Flyers media team saying what his favorite Christmas movie was and why.
He hadn't even listened to Christmas music, even Frosty the Snowman, until his upstairs neighbor decided to blast her Christmas carols on a Saturday afternoon.
He kept quiet about it, even though it was annoying him, but she kept blasting it every few days, and after a bad loss, coming home to hear Christmas carols was the last thing he wanted to deal with, but he didn't want to cause issues so he just put his headphones in. With anyone else he would've told them to turn it down, but this is Y/N, his beautiful neighbor/kind of friend/crush. He won't tell her to turn it off.
A week later they bump into each other in the elevator and Nolan brings it up.
"So you seem to really like Christmas music."
Y/N smiles and replies, "Yeah, of course. Who doesn't?" Nolan stays quiet and looks down at his shoes. "You don't like Christmas music? You listened to it last year." Y/N questions.
"Yeah, this year is different though." He replies and starts to fiddle with his duffle bag.
"How so?" Y/N pushes.
"I can't go home because of work, so there's really no reason to celebrate."
Y/N sees the hurt on his face. He really wanted to be with his family.
"Well, how about this, you can celebrate Christmas with me since neither of us can go home this year." She suggests.
Nolan looks up at her and he shakes his head.
"It's ok, I swear. I don't want to intrude, I'll just have to celebrate next year."
"Nolan we've known each other for like three years. You're not intruding." Y/N laughs.
"Seriously, it's ok. I'll just watch some movies and order some takeout." Nolan assures.
The elevator stops on Y/N's floor and they look at each other.
"I won't take no for an answer Nolan." Y/N argues as she steps off of the elevator. "I'll make you stop being your little grinch self." Y/N winks before walking off to her apartment.
Nolan leans against the elevator wall and lets out a deep breath.
§§§
A few days later Nolan is walking into the building with Travis. They had just left practice and decided they wanted to play video games at Nolan's place.
"So Patty, how is Y/N?" Travis asks as they play call of duty.
"She's good. Why?" Nolan glances at Travis' face to see his smirk.
"Just wondering. You avoided the elevator." He replies.
"Uh. Coach says we need to stop being lazy." Nolan mumbles.
"So it doesn't have anything to do with Y/N getting home around this time?"
"No." Nolan croaks. "It's not-. Y/N doesn't-. Damn you Teeks." Nolan sputters, his cheeks burning.
"You like her. She invited you over for Christmas. Go or I'll kick your ass."
§§§
Nolan walks into the lobby coming in from Philadelphia's cold, snowy weather. It's the day before Christmas Eve and today was their last day of practice until the day after Christmas.
After brushing his hair out of his face he looks up to see Y/N standing at the front desk waiting for her mail. She turns her head to see Nolan standing there and waves at him. He walks over to the desk and asks for his mail as well.
"So, Christmas."
"Your place or mine?" Nolan asks.
"Be at my place at one. Don't worry about bringing anything." She says as she grabs her mail.
"You sure?"
"Just bring yourself Nol." She smiles before walking to the elevator.
§§§
Nolan switches the hand the bag is in before knocking on her door.
He knew she said not to bring anything but he didn't feel right so he got her a gift. With Travis' help.
The door opens and Y/N smiles at him.
"Hey, come in!"
Nolan walks into the apartment and looks around.
It looks like a Christmas bomb went off.
"I like your decorations."
"Thanks! I about broke my neck climbing up on a ladder to put the star on top of my tree." She chuckles.
"I brought you something as a thank you for letting me spend today with you."
"You didn't have to Nolan. If anything you're doing me a favor. Making me feel like less of a loner."
"You're not a loner. You know Travis, Carter and I love spending time with you."
"Yeah but I'm just the girl you guys hang out with sometimes." Y/N replies. "Anyway, I got you something too." She goes into the living room and grabs a box. "Open it, I might slip up if you don't open it now." Her bright eyes made Nolan's heart melt. Maybe this would turn out an ok Christmas.
"Only if you open yours first."