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We attended the 2019 HOMEBASE NHL All Star Match at Elks Stadium in Kelowna. Stay tuned as we chat with tournament hosts Blake Comeau and Josh Gorges, and Brendan Gallagher about taking part in the match in support of JoeAnna's House.

It was about two in the morning when [Y/N] and the rest of the Serpents had began to run out of things to say. She, Sweet Pea, Fangs, Toni, Cheryl and Jughead were the last ones in the bar until Toni and Cheryl decided to call it a night. Fangs and Jughead soon followed their lead and all that was left behind was bartender, the running jukebox, Sweet Pea and [Y/N]. The two sat in a stiff, uncomfortable silence. There were so many things to say but what would happen if they were actually put into the universe? [Y/N] used the bottle cap in her hand to gently tap the beat of the song coming from the jukebox against the bar. She tried to think of a place to start but she couldn’t find it; some things were too important to lead with and others had the opposite problem. [Y/N] gritted her teeth momentarily out of frustration. After months of wondering what Sweet Pea was doing - if he was with Josie or not, if he was happy and okay without [Y/N], if he was miserable without her - only to find herself sitting a few feet away from him unable to say anything seemed almost like a joke. The creaking of Sweet Pea’s barstool made [Y/N] halt her movements. She watched out of the corner of her eye as best as she could but he was quickly out of her peripherals. [Y/N] let out an aggravated sigh, allowing her mind to shut down as she spun around in her chair. However, Sweet Pea stood at one of the pool tables, holding a pool cue. [Y/N]’s heart stopped, not expecting to see him there but it started back up tenfold when he looked over to her. “Wanna play a game?” he nodded towards the pool table in front of him. Silently, [Y/N] nodded and stood up from her seat. She took the pool cue that Sweet Pea had extended out to her before she watched him set up the game. She watched his hands gather the billiards balls and place them into the rack neatly. She found herself wondering what his hands had been doing in her absence. Had they been filling the void she left behind? Have they been waiting for her specifically to fill that void? “You can go first,” Sweet Pea’s voice caressed the silence. [Y/N]’s eyes flashed up to Sweet Pea’s, pulling herself out of her thoughts. “Yeah, okay,” she nodded, taking her position. The smacking of the white ball hitting the cluster at the other end of the table took over filling the silence but only for a moment. When it was Sweet Pea’s turn to hit, [Y/N] watched him position himself to take a shot. “How have you been?” she couldn’t help but ask. “You look well and we haven’t talked in a long time.” Sweet Pea took his shot, skillfully sinking three of the balls. He shrugged as he sauntered around the table, getting into position there now. “Pretty much the same,” he replied. “Not much has changed,” he added before taking a shot. Sweet Pea stood up straight, looking towards [Y/N], “How was Toledo?” His intense stare made [Y/N] look away before she began to round the table for her next shot. “Lonely,” she admitted as she leaned across the table, aiming her pool cue. “But there was enough there to keep me busy so it wasn’t too bad,” she finished before taking her shot. When the ball sunk, she stood up straight, finding a new position to hit from. The two remained quiet as she aimed but missed her shot. [Y/N] was dying to get some kind of confirmation on Sweet Pea and Josie but she didn’t know if she’d be able to take it if he told her something she wasn’t ready to hear. “How have the Serpents been?” she asked, cringing inwardly after doing so. “I just hope my dad hasn’t been overworking you guys to make up for my absence,” she added. Sweet Pea shrugged, “FP was all right,” he leaned down, aiming his pool cue, “Jughead on the other hand…” he trailed off, a smirk playing on his lips. [Y/N] let out a small laugh at that as Sweet Pea took his shot. “I wouldn’t expect anything less from him,” she admitted. Her smile faltered when her mind fled back to Josie. “All that extra work must have been hard for you and Josie,” she said. “Probably not giving you two enough time together.” Any trace of playfulness on Sweet Pea’s face was gone now as he straightened up. “It was,” he nodded towards her, breaking her heart just like that. “But I don’t think it’s gonna be much of a problem now.” [Y/N]’s ears perked up at this. “Why not?” she asked, completely forgetting about the game, let alone that it was her turn to shoot. Sweet Pea sighed, turning his head to the right to look at her, “Things didn’t work out between us.” [Y/N] nodded, silently begging her rapidly beating heart to remain still for a moment. “I’m sorry about that.” Sweet Pea said nothing, only shaking his head. [Y/N] remembered the words he told her the night she left, telling her to find him and see what could be done with their current circumstances. “It’s your turn,” was all he said to her. [Y/N] nodded, reluctantly turning towards the pool table again. “So Toledo was keeping you busy,” Sweet Pea commented and [Y/N] nodded again. “Anything in particular keeping you busy?” [Y/N]’s focus was broken momentarily from the pool table at Sweet Pea’s words, but she forced herself to regain focus. “What do you mean by that?” she forced out before taking a shot, watching the balls roll in multiple directions lazily. “Did you make any new friends?” [Y/N] stood up straight, glancing to Sweet Pea who was watching her intently. “Only a couple,” she shrugged. “But none of them were as special as the Serpents here - they kind of sucked in comparison to you guys.” [Y/N] watched as Sweet Pea bit back a smile, limiting it to a smirk. “You need to raise your standards,” he quipped, walking past her to take his shot. [Y/N] watched as he sunk the final ball into the pocket, standing up with that same smirk on his lips. “I win.” Her eyes fell to the pool table, realizing just how little she had been paying attention to it. She also realized that it meant their time now had disappeared right before her and she had barely gotten any direction on what Sweet Pea wanted her to do now that she was back. “Was it any surprise that you would?” [Y/N] smirked, quirking a brow towards him. “I guess not,” he replied cockily before reaching into the pockets of the table to retrieve the balls. “It wasn’t a walk in the park without you either,” he admitted into the quiet atmosphere. [Y/N] felt happiness push the corners of her mouth up but she forced them to stay down. “You think?” she leaned against the pool table next to him. “Yeah,” he admitted, avoiding her gaze. “What are we doing here Pea?” she asked softly. “What are we doing now that I held up my end of the deal by coming back here and finding you?” Sweet Pea looked to [Y/N], his gaze lingering on her momentarily as he examined the features that he wanted to believe he forgot but he just couldn’t. He let his palms rest against the edge of the pool table as he let out a deep sigh, “I’m not with Josie,” he stated, “Not anymore.” “And I didn’t meet anyone in Toledo,” [Y/N] assured him. “I didn’t want to because you were all I thought about when I was there. I wanted to fix everything as soon as possible down there just so I could get back to you before I was too late,” she expressed without a filter. Her hand had a mind of its own as it reached up and rested against Sweet Pea’s shoulder. “Am I too late?” her voice was a whisper. Sweet Pea turned his head towards her before, in one swift movement, his body turned so he could envelop her in a kiss. It was almost like they had rehearsed it, the way their bodies moved in sync and the way they moulded together could’ve fooled any onlooker that the universe crafted them specifically for one another. Once they broke from the kiss, their laboured breathing was the only important sound in the room at that moment. Sweet Pea cupped [Y/N]’s face, leaning down to kiss her again, but letting her know that she could never be too late just before their lips met once again.

Photographed @lovemeformyblackeyes in our yard, just using what's around me.

Party planning at HQ today!! Join us this FRIYAY as we celebrate our 5 YEAR anniversary and this HOLIDAY season for our ‘5 YEARS OF CHRISTMAS’ Party!! Check it at HQ from 4-8 to sip, shop and celebrate this wild ride with us 🎂 See you Friday babes!! • • • #gypsysouldesigns #happyanniversary #happyholidays #gypsylife #canadianfashion #canadiandesigners #ylw #ylwfashion #shoplocal #supportlocal #bohemian #luxury #fashion #style #lifestyle #alwaysgo #gypsysoul #gypsygram (at Gypsysouldesigns)

Photographed Emily the other day, and this is what we came up with.

Double helix with jewelry from @anatometal