AN: I know that it's been a while…

Chapter Ten

Duncan's POV

I found her sitting in a corner of the library. Sometimes we like to hide in the biographical section of the library, Courtney and I.

Whenever she needed some time to think about something, this was where she came. No one ever needed a biography book when there were computers around. So we were never interrupted.

"Court," I announced to her. She looked up with sad eyes. Eye's that had been crying.

"I knew you would be able to find me," she said relieved.

"This is where you come when you need some alone time. Of course I knew that you were here." I said and took a seat beside her.

"Can you take me home please Duncan?" she asked me.

I didn't want to deny her request, but I knew we had to do something other than run.

"I think you should talk to your team first." I told her.

"I don't want to talk to them. They are probably just going to judge me. Or make up some stupid rumors to spread around school." Courtney said worriedly.

I knew she was being irrational, but she didn't seem to notice.

"Look, babe, I've been so supportive this whole time haven't I?" I asked.

"Yes, but_" I cut her off and continued.

"And weren't you under the impression that I was going to dump you or try and replace you with someone normal because you were letting your mind run wild? You were wrong weren't you?" I added.

"Yes, but_" I interrupted her again.

"You told Bridgette, Geoff, and me. I think it's time you explain things to your team. Someone was bound to become worried the next time you fell off of a pyramid. Now there can be no secrets and you can stop being so stressed." I finished.

"Duncan, you don't get it. Heather will talk. She'll make up stupid rumors about me."

"Princess, if Heather is going to make up rumors about a girl who has leukemia than that's really sad. People will not listen to her trust me. And if they do listen to here, they'll do what I do, just laugh in her face. Don't let her get to you." I promised.

To be honest I was running out of things to say to Courtney. I mean what more is there that I can do for this girl?

"Courtney," I heard Bridgette's voice coming from the door to the library. She was with us in a matter of seconds.

"Hey Bridgette. Can you just dismiss everyone and lead practice from now on?" Courtney asked.

"They are waiting in the gym for their captain. You can't run from everybody. Either you tell them what is going on or I'm going to. So stand up and march your butt back into the gym. Heather's gone." Bridgette explained.

"Where'd she go?" I asked her.

Bridgette took a deep, overly dramatic, breath and began. "She tried saying crap about Courtney, and how she couldn't be a captain since she is clearly unfit to do anything. I stood up and yelled at her. I told everyone that they should be proud of you for having the courage and strength to show up and lead practice no matter what the circumstance because you love us. Everyone agreed with me. That's where everyone turned on Heather and we made the decision, without you, to kick her off of the squad. I hope you're okay with that." she finished.

I looked at Princess for her reaction, but she wasn't sitting beside me. She had stood up.

"Are you going to tell them?" I asked her. She nodded her head yes.

"Thanks," I whispered to Bridgette on our way towards the gym.

"Sometimes she needs more than just her boyfriend to cheer her up." Bridgette whispered back.

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Courtney's POV

Duncan drove me home from practice that afternoon.

"I don't want you to come inside." I told him as we sat in his car.

"Why? Did I say something wrong in the library today?" he asked worriedly. I laughed.

"No, but I am going to be hanging out with Bridgette tonight and if you are distracting me, then I will never be able to get ready. So go hang out with Geoff or something," I told him.

"Are you sure you're going to be okay?" he asked, worriedly.

"Yes, I'll be fine." I said. To end the conversation, I just leaned in towards my boyfriend and kissed him.

Now, Duncan and I used to fool around a lot before I had gotten sick. But now, all we do is kiss pretty much. I think he's afraid I'll physically get hurt or something.

Again I must say, he is not the same person that everyone else thinks he is.

~Later that Night~

Bridgette and I were sitting in my bedroom after dinner with my parents.

"So, how have things with you and Geoff been? All patched up after the other day?" I asked.

"Surprisingly yes. I mean, I thought that our relationship was over and everything but Duncan really set everything straight. I mean Geoff was mad about me not telling him that I had strep throat and that the doctors are going to take my tonsils out. He claimed that this was major news. I told him he was nuts and that he didn't have to know anything. Then we started fighting and that's were things went wrong." Bridgette explained.

"So what did Duncan say?" I asked curious. I wanted to know what my boyfriend had said to Geoff to get him to apologize.

"He said something along the lines of: your girlfriend is getting her tonsils cut out of her throat and you're pissed? Courtney's got leukemia and you don't see me throwing a fit. She wasn't even going to tell me, originally. So Geoff shut up. Then he asked about something to get me to cheer me up." Bridgette said.

"So what did he get you? Or hasn't he given it to you yet?" I asked and laid back on my bed. Bridgette did the same.

"He showed Geoff the picture of the necklace he got you. The one that you wear to school every day. Don't think I haven't noticed that. Then Geoff looked up online how much that exact necklace was. This is where it got interesting. Courtney your necklace is like nine hundred dollars." Bridgette told me.

I flew up so fast from my bed that I became dizzy.

"Where in the world would he get nine hundred dollars?" I asked my best friend.

"No clue. You don't think he stole it do you?" she asked.

"Duncan promised me that he would never do that again." I said adamantly. "Duncan always kept his promises to me."

"Are you sure?" Bridgette asked.

There was something about the price, nine hundred dollars!, that just made me doubt my own words. Where would Duncan get this kind of money?

AN: I know that we all know where the money came from. But I thought it might be kind of fun to add a little drama into the story. Spoiler! A fit is coming! That's all for now. Stay tuned.

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