meadow567: Gotta love the Boston guys. They'll be around in the upcoming chapters more and more too. Mainly because I love them so much. 3 Thanks for the review!

Kate: Thanks! I'm glad you like it so far and I hope you enjoy the chapters coming up. Thanks again for the review!

Neonbible: Yeah, this site can be a pain at times. Glad you liked the chapter though, and thanks for the review!

A/N: This one's kind of short, but in two weeks, the updates will be longer or more frequent, cause I'm almost dine with school. Yay!! Please review, it'll make me really happy. Especially because this weekend, and next week, will suck really bad. I have an organic chem test to study for, two books to read, two papers to write, and a lab report to do. UGH! Oh well, enough of me complaining, enjoy the chapter!

Oh yeah, and a couple of the conversations, the one with Robbie and Maddie and the one with OC, Robbie, and Maddie, I just summarized cause I wrote it in my last story. I didn't want to sound repetitive for those of you who read Glory Days.

Chapter 10:

Robbie was leaving the locker room after practice one day to go to his room. When he walked into the hallway, he was surprised to see a pretty brunette standing there.

"Hey," Robbie said. She said hi back and Robbie continued to stand there for a minute, wondering who she was.

After Robbie found out that she was waiting for OC, his curiosity was peaked even more. This isn't Maddie, is it? Robbie wondered. He found out that the girl was indeed Maddie and he then introduced himself. Apparently, Maddie hadn't heard too many good things about him, because she looked completely surprised when she found out that he was the Robbie McClanahan. Robbie was going to ask if she wanted him to get OC, but then Rizzo came out and Robbie decided to go back to his room.

Not even five minutes after Robbie got back to his room, the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey Robbie," a cheery voice said. It was Megan.

"Hi Megan."

"How are you?"

"Good," he answered.

"What are you doing?"

"I just got back from practice."

"Yeah, that's what I figured."

Then why'd you call? Robbie wondered. I should have told her I didn't have a phone in my room when she asked for my number. As Megan started telling Robbie all about her day, Robbie began getting his laundry together so he could wash some things. Megan went on and on, barely stopping for a breath.

"That's great Megan," Robbie said in response to something she was telling him. "I have to get going though."

"Where are you going?"

"I need to do some laundry."

"You can do it later, can't you?"

"No, cause I'm going out with the guys tonight."

"Oh," she said, sounding disappointed. "When are we going to go out again?"

"We just went out last night."

"I know. But I miss you."

Robbie rolled his eyes. This already? he thought. Then he said, "How about tomorrow night?"

"All right," she said, even though Robbie could tell she was annoyed.

"I'll talk to you later."

"Okay. Do you think you'll be home by midnight?"

"I don't know, Megan."

"Well, I'll try calling you then."

"Okay," Robbie said, making a note to himself that he needed to come home after midnight, or at least not answer the phone later.

After hanging up with Megan, Robbie went to the laundry room to put his clothes in the washer. On his way back up, he noticed OC's door open and saw OC and Maddie standing there. He stopped in for a minute to say hi, and a somewhat awkward conversation with OC followed. Even though OC could have been being nice partly because Maddie was standing right there, Robbie really thought OC was coming around. Robbie also thought Maddie seemed pretty nice. She was a lot better than Silky had made her out to be the past few days, and Robbie was slightly jealous that OC had a girl like Maddie. Even though Robbie could clearly see a difference between Maddie and Laura, Maddie reminded him of Laura in a weird way. Maybe it's just because I miss her, Robbie thought.

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The next month went by quickly, and the team really started coming together. In that month, Robbie broke up with Megan and decided that he didn't want a relationship with anyone at the moment. At first, he thought Maddie being around would make him want a girlfriend even more, but he came to realize things were easier without a girl. Especially a girl that wouldn't leave him alone. Robbie needed his space, and Megan wouldn't give him that. The way he saw it, all other girls would be the same.

On a Friday night, Robbie was out with some of the guys at a bar. They were drinking and having a good time, all of them ready for the weekend. It was really nice, because this weekend the guys had Saturday and Sunday off. Herb and Craig both had to be at a meeting with the Olympic Committee, so the guys got an unusual day off. That afternoon, Herb made it clear they were all still supposed to do some lifting and strength training, but as far as they were concerned, what Herb didn't know, wouldn't hurt.

"Hey Bah. Hot blondes," said Silky pointing to girls standing near the bar with blonde hair. Bah looked over. "Especially the one laughing on the end."

"Eh. She's okay. I've seen hotter."

"Whatever, man. I guess that just means I don't need to fight you for her."

"Who are you guys talking about?" asked Cox.

"That chick at the bar," Silky said, pointing.

"She's not hot."

"You guys are both crazy," said Silky.

"Well, she's not my type," Cox explained. "I like brunettes."

"What about brunettes?" asked Mark.

"I like brunettes better than blondes, for the most part. Silky likes that blonde over there," he explained. The rest of the guys at the table turned their attention to the girls standing at the bar.

"Laura?" Robbie wondered out loud.

"Oh my God. It is Laura!" said Verchota.

"I guess you won't have her all to yourself," Bah whispered to Silky. "It looks like she might be taken." Silky half ignored him.

"Who is that Robbie?"

"That's Laura Campbell. Robbie's ex-girlfriend," Verchota answered.

"Oooh, ex-girlfriend," said Silky, then looked over at Bah.

"It's a sore spot for him, so don't talk about it," Verchota explained.

"It is not," Robbie said, who had heard him.

"Yes it is. You might not want to admit it, but you know you still like her." Robbie rolled his eyes, but knew Verchota was partially right. Robbie really didn't want a girlfriend now though, so seeing her didn't matter.

"Why did you break up?" Silky asked.

"Which time?" Verchota asked, joking. "The first, tenth, or one of the other times in between?" Silky laughed.

"You two really had problems," Silky said.

"I'll say," said Bah.

"It wasn't ten times," said Robbie. "More like five. But I'm over her," he said, trying to convince his teammates.

"Then go over there and prove it. If you two leave together and you're still single tomorrow, I'll believe you," said Verchota.

"Why doesn't he go over there and hook up with her friend? Then you'll really know," said Silky.

"Why? So you can have Laura?" asked Bah.

Upon hearing this, Robbie gave Silky a warning look. Silky noticed and said, "Well, I guess he's not over her."

"I just don't want you to have her," Robbie explained. "I'll go over there and have some fun with her tonight. And she's the type that definitely won't reject. For the record, we were pretty hot together."

Silky stopped Robbie before he could go any further. "Okay, okay. Before you over share information about your private life, go over there and take care of things."

"Okay, I will," said Robbie, getting up and making his way to the bar. He began thinking about the first few times he hooked up with Laura, before they started dating and complicated things. It's about time I had some fun, Robbie thought. It's been way too long. Before that night, Robbie doubted he would ever see Laura again, let alone want to hook up with her, but he assured himself that he was over her, and nothing was wrong with the idea of having fun. After all, I don't want to be in a relationship right now anyway, so what's the harm in spending one night with Laura?