Tammy wandered around the streets of Minnesota alone. She just needed some time and space to think about things for a little while. Bec had offered her some company but when Tammy declined she set out to find Banks and give him a briefing on what went down earlier that day.
Rick was nowhere to be found. Tammy didn't mind though, it wasn't like she went out of her way to look for him but she thought it might have been nice for him to come to her since the entire school was buzzing with the news of the fight and you'd either have to be living under a rock or not be attending Eden Hall to not know about it.
Which brought her mind around to Fulton.
Tammy thought long and hard about the tall, dark, quiet guy she knew from pee wees and how he'd had such an impact on her thoughts, especially of late. She knew he'd been hurt by this whole Rick business but she couldn't help that, the thing with Rick just kind of happened.
She wondered whether Fulton had heard about her little scuffle with the two female Ducks and whether he'd care or was he sitting around with Charlie laughing his ass off about how Connie and Julie had defended his honour or some bullshit like that. Tammy couldn't even work out how the fight began in the first place other than Connie taking a sudden and extreme disliking to her and Julie backing her up.
She sighed and took a deep breath as if to cleanse all of these deep confusing feelings away but it didn't seem to be working too well.
Sighing again, she continued walking and thinking until she heard the distinctive sound of a hockey puck being hit.
She quickened her pace a little intent on investigation although a little unsure why. She had the feeling that whoever was hitting those pucks would be able to help her.
Luis Mendoza was on top of the world. The hot Varsity cheerleader he'd had his eye on ever since he first saw her in the hallway had just agreed to go on a date with him although she told him she was still sort of seeing someone else but it was a secret so it was okay that she dates him as well.
Luis wasn't too thrilled about sharing her with some jack off who was too chicken shit to be seen with her, even though she was one of the hottest, most popular girls in school. He wondered what kind of guy wouldn't want to be seen with that.
His question was soon answered when he turned around to catch another glimpse at his idea of perfection and was horrified to discover just exactly who the mystery man was.
He needed a third party's opinion on this one.
"What the hell happened to you?" Adam stared at his new friend as he took in the various marks and scratches that now adorned her face and neck.
"Interesting story, not sure if you want to hear it" Bec smirked knowing that Adam was dying to hear what had happened.
"Aw come on" Adam pleaded stepping aside to let Bec into the house.
"Which version do you want?" Bec asked cheekily.
"What are my options?" Adam replied getting used to the way Bec's sense of humour worked.
"There's the tiger story, the Julie and Connie story and then there's the Santa riding on a dragon story" Bec replied laying out the options. She hoped he wouldn't pick the Santa riding on a dragon story, she'd just made that up on the spur of the moment and couldn't explain herself even if she tried.
"Santa sounds interesting but I think I might go with the Julie and Connie story" Adam laughed as they took a seat in the family room.
"Oh thank god, I didn't know how I was gonna explain the other one!" Bec sighed with relief and Adam laughed again.
"So care to explain the Julie and Connie story?" Adam asked interested to know what had happened.
"Well it began like this" Bec began recounting the events surrounding that afternoon.
Tammy was unsure as to why she was even surprised to find Fulton Reed in that alley smashing each puck with a little more intensity than the last aiming for an old trunk.
She clung to the wall of the alley as a high speed puck sailed past her.
"Sorry" Fulton didn't even look up.
Tammy took a deep breath.
Its now or never she decided and pushed herself off the wall.
"It's okay, are you still shooting one out of five?" she asked wiling herself to keep eye contact as Fulton's head whipped up at the recognition of her voice.
"What are you doing here?" Fulton asked lining up another puck.
"Walking" Tammy replied.
"Where's your boyfriend? Does he know you're out?" Fulton asked a little harshly and he mentally kicked himself for it.
"I don't know and who cares? He doesn't own me" Tammy replied feeling a little defensive.
Fulton whipped his head up again to look at her. Had she really just said she didn't care where Rick was?
"You didn't answer my first question you know and 'walking' doesn't cut it" Fulton replied wanting to know why out of all the places to walk, she'd picked his alley.
"What do you want me to say? I had a shitty day, wanted to get away from it all and low and behold, my feet brought me here. Does that cut it?" Tammy replied cheekily. She wasn't in the mood to fight with Fulton right now.
"Sounds like a reason to me" Fulton replied warming up to her a little. He could never stay mad at her for long.
"So do you want a go, it might make you feel better" Fulton offered her his stick.
Tammy looked up at him and accepted it. Their bodies jolted with electricity as their hands brushed briefly. She shrugged it off and took her stance ready to slap the shit out of the puck at her feet.
She raised the stick and let loose; the puck sailed through the air and clipped the side of the trunk.
"Nice, obviously you still have it" Fulton smiled.
"Maybe I could make two out of five!" Tammy responded with a glint in her eye.
She stepped towards him to hand him the stick back and Fulton caught sight of the cut on her face.
"What happened here?" he asked and before he could stop himself his right hand had betrayed him and was now reaching out and gently touching the cut on her face.
"Oh that, um well I kind of got into a scuffle at school" Tammy replied blushing under Fulton's touch.
"You got into a scuffle?" Fulton replied in disbelief. That seemed so unlike Tammy.
"Well it was your fault!" Tammy immediately wished she could retract that statement.
"My fault? Why?" Fulton asked.
Tammy took a breath and admitted defeat. She was gonna have to tell him about Connie and Julie.
Fulton stood and listened to her story with his jaw set and Tammy could tell he was getting angrier by the second. She just hoped his anger wasn't directed at her.
"Connie needs to learn when to shut the fuck up" Fulton stated once Tammy had finished telling her story.
"Its okay, she just thought she was being a friend" Tammy tried sticking up for Connie but it was no use.
"If she were my friend then she'd but out and realise that as much as I like you, I want you to be happy, even if it means you're with Rick and not me" Fulton stopped when he realised he'd just said way too much.
Tammy was too stunned to speak.
"I think we're long overdue for a big talk don't you think?" Fulton suggested when she didn't respond.
"I agree" Tammy finally found her voice.
"Can I buy you a coffee?" Fulton asked.
"How about a juice instead?" Tammy replied.
"You're on" Fulton agreed and led her out of the alley towards the juice bar.
well at least Fulton admitted to liking her. What will Tammy do now?
GALINDAPOPULAR - Glad you're liking Bec, I wasn't sure if people would like her or not. Thanks for your review, you are awesome!
HIDING IN THE SHADOWS - Wow, college sounds exciting (and lets hope there's no mean cheerleaders at the one you do pick!). I figured only Aves and Goldie could get away with approaching Rick like that and Dwayne needed some excitement, even if it was risking castration. Thanks for your review, you're a star!
