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Julie's jaw dropped. The news of Dean coming back hit her like a ton of bricks. She had expected to never see him again, or at least for a very long time.

"Are you sure?"

Fulton nodded. "I guess his mom's tired of seeing him… like he is," Fulton said and Julie lowered her eyes. "So, he's coming back."

"When?" She asked, curiously.

"Next week."

"Great," Julie nodded.

Fulton smiled. "Don't worry, Julie," He said, putting his arm around her. "I'm sure he's forgotten all about it."


The next day, Connie, Guy and Livvie made their way to the cafeteria. Even though Connie had given Livvie the full rundown of each and every Duck, she was still nervous to meet them all. And she couldn't forget that Luis was going to be there too.

They sat down opposite Julie and Fulton and Connie introduced Livvie to everyone. Livvie couldn't help but notice that Charlie nor Luis were there.

Charlie sat down next to Guy and let out a huge sigh.

"Okay, Linda's not sitting with us today," Charlie said, even though no one had asked him. "We got into a fight and she's being a bitch about those stupid frogs," He rolled his eyes and everyone laughed. He looked up and noticed Livvie, immediately gasping. "I'm sorry!" He said. "Linda and I get into fights all the time and-"

"And he doesn't mean any of the bad stuff he says about her because he loves her." Connie finished and Charlie nodded.

He extended his hand to her. "I'm Charlie."

"Livvie." She smiled, shaking his head.

"Oh, are you that girl Luis was talking about this morning?"

"He was talking about me?" She asked, surprised and Charlie nodded.

"Yeah, he kind of thinks you're hot and stuff," Charlie shrugged and Connie whacked his arm. "What was that for?"

"Please do not encourage her to go after Luis!" Connie said and Charlie looked at her weird. "Is there something wrong with your brain this morning, Charlie?"

Everyone laughed and Charlie still looked confused.

"Did you forget that Luis is the reason your sister cried everyday last year and you wanted to beat him up but then you realized you never could?"

"Hey, I resent that last part," Charlie said and Connie shrugged. He turned to Livvie. "But she's right… you don't want to get mixed up with a guy like Luis."

"He's really not as bad as their making him out to be," Julie pointed out and Livvie looked at her. "I mean, sure, he hooks up with a lot of girls but it's not like he ever intentionally hurts them, he just gets over people easily."

"And under people," Connie muttered.

"Whatever," Julie rolled her eyes. "If you like him, you should go for him."

"Just save yourself the trouble and stay away from him," Connie told her friend.

"Yeah, I know," Livvie nodded, wondering if that was the best decision.


"So, this is the courtyard," Connie said, as she continued showing Livvie around. "It's mostly only the seniors who eat here but Guy and I like to come here from time to time if we want a little privacy," She said and Livvie nodded. "You know how to get back to the dorms from here, right?"

"I think so," Livvie nodded.

"Okay, good, because I've got Study period now with Guy so I have to go!" She said and Livvie nodded. "Come find me if you need anything or ask one of the Ducks!"

Livvie nodded and watched Connie run off. She turned around and looked down the long hallway. It was empty except for a few students going to their lockers and Livvie realized she had absolutely no idea where she was.

She decided she'd go back onto the courtyard and maybe ask a senior how to get back but stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Luis tangled up in another girl. He was kissing her neck and had his hand up her leg as she giggled.

Livvie watched in awe, Connie was right.

He kissed the girl goodbye and turned around, spotting Livvie. She blushed and quickly turned the other way.

"Livvie!" He shouted but she didn't turn around. She kept walking and he ran to get to her, placing his body in front of hers. He put his hands on her shoulders, stopping her once again. "I've never had to run after a girl before," He told her.

She rolled her eyes. "I'm not like most girls."

"I'm already realizing that," He said, with a smile. "Look, about that-"

"You don't owe me any explanations, Luis," She said. "I don't even know you."

"Okay," He nodded. "Where are you headed?"

"My dorm," She said, as she jerked herself away from his grasp and walked past him.

"Why don't you let me walk you there?" He offered, catching up to her.

"I'll be fine."

"Really?" He said and she looked at him. "Because the sophomore dorms are that way," He said, pointing in the opposite direction.

She sighed, realizing she needed his help. "Fine, where do we go?"

She sighed, giving in. "Fine, where do we go?"


The one thing Linda hated most in the world, excluding animal torture, was fighting with Charlie. She knew they had many different opinions and didn't always agree on things but they loved each other and Linda wasn't going to give that up just because Charlie wasn't going to help stop dissect frogs.

She stood up from her bed and sighed as she walked over to the bookshelf in her dorm. There were books and a few picture frames, one of her and her parents back home in New York, one of her and her rabbit, Chester, and one of her and Charlie from last year's Valentine's dance. He had his arms wrapped around her shoulders from behind with a goofy grin on his face and she had her hands laced in his with an innocent smile on her face. She remembered that day like it was yesterday. It was the day that Charlie had officially asked her to be his girlfriend.

She almost dropped the frame at the sound of a knock at the door. She gently put it back down and went to answer it, already knowing it was Charlie. She opened the door and there he stood, his hands in his pockets and his blue eyes staring at her.

"I'm sorry," He whispered and she closed her eyes for a moment.

"Me too," She said, opening her eyes and he smiled. "I hate fighting with you." She said, letting him in.

"Yeah," He said, hugging her close. She was so short that her face barely reached his shoulders, but she loved that, she always felt so protected when she was in his arms. He pulled away from her and cupped her face in his hands, bringing her face closer to his as he placed a long kiss on her mouth. She smiled and ruffled his hair playfully.

"Linda, there's something I have to tell you," He said, slowly.

"Okay," She nodded. "What is it?"

He cupped her face and looked into her eyes, smiling. "I… well, I love you, Linda."

Her eyes widened and she ignored the sudden flip in her stomach. For the first time in her life, Linda Chavez could not formulate words.

"I knew I'd leave you speechless," He smirked and Linda was surprised at how calm he was. "If you're not ready to say it back, that's fine, I'm okay with that."

"Are you sure?" She asked, confused and he nodded. "Well, then, I'm not ready."

"It's okay," He smiled and kissed her gently on the lips. "I've got a shift at the diner, but I'll see you later?"

"Sure," She nodded, completely surprised that he wasn't freaking out at her. Charlie had just told her that he loved her and she didn't say it back… How was he okay with that?


"Well, thanks for walking me," Livvie said as her and Luis made their way to her dorm.

"No problem," He smiled, leaning against the wall. He watched her unlock the door but she didn't go inside. "Wanna hang out or something?"

She looked at him. "Are you sure you wanna do that? You know, I've got the whole team on my side on this."

He looked at her, confused. "What are you talking about?"

"Well, according to your teammates, I should stay away from you," She told him and he rolled his eyes. "Because you only want to sleep with me and you'll just end up hurting me in the end."

"That's not true," He said and she looked at him. "You know, I can just be friends with a girl, okay?"

She raised an eyebrow. "So, you're not interested in me? Like at all?"

He looked at her. "Well, I wouldn't say that," He said and she laughed. "So, are you going to listen to them?"

"I don't know," She shrugged. "Should I?"

"Probably," He said and she looked up at him. "I do have that heartbreaker reputation but maybe you're the type of girl who likes to take chances."

"Maybe," She shrugged. "I guess you'll have to find out." She said, walking in.

"Wait," He said and she spun around. "Do you want to hang out or not?" She pursed her lips, trying to decide if she should say yes. "You can't let other people make decisions for you."

She looked at him. "Fine, okay." She nodded.

He smiled. "Cool," He said and she nodded. "How about I take you out to dinner this Friday?"

"Okay," She nodded. "Where to?"

"My friend's parents own this little Spanish restaurant and the food is amazing," He told her and she nodded.

"Is that where you take all your dates?" She questioned and he laughed.

"Only the special ones," He said, with a wink and she felt herself blush. "So, I'll pick you up at seven, then?"

"Sounds great," She nodded and he smiled, walking away.

She hugged her books closer to her chest as she walked into the dorm, falling right onto her bed with a huge smile on her face.