I couldn't leave you all hanging… Sorry this is so short, but I wanted to resolve this Guy issue, and my next long chapter is going to take a bit of work. I know where the story is going, it's just that some of the transition chapters are hard to write. I have most of chapter 11 written already, but 10 is stumping me!
BTW, thanks for all of the reviews. I really appreciate them and try to use the suggestions that I'm given.
Chapter 9: Unbelievable
Dean was supposed to call as soon as he got back to his apartment in Texas. Julie frantically waited for her cell phone to ring. What was she going to do? Guy had been at their apartment the entire night, and it was now 5 am. Julie hadn't slept at all. Dean's plane departed at 3:30 am and was set to arrive in Texas by 4:45 am. Should she call Charlie, wake him up, and tell him to come over to stop what she feared was happening in Connie's bedroom? What was Guy doing in Chicago anyway?
Her cell phone rang and she hit the ceiling. "Dean!" she whispered, running to her closet to hide so that Connie wouldn't overhear her conversation.
"Hey, you! Are you okay?" Dean asked, sensing that something was up. He shut the door to his bedroom so that he wouldn't wake Fulton. Who was he kidding? Earthquakes couldn't wake Fulton.
"You'll never guess who showed up here tonight…" Julie said, pulling the closet door slightly closed to muffle her voice. She didn't give him a chance to guess before saying, "Guy! It was Guy! And he's still here!"
Dean was silent for a second before cursing. "Is Charlie online? Maybe you can IM him a bunch of times and wake him up and get him to come over. You can't just go burst in on her, but he can," Dean said, sitting down on his bed, feeling a bit light headed from the lack of sleep.
"Yeah, he's on. Maybe I can wake him up. He's only been idle for a few hours, so maybe he just fell asleep," Julie said, yawning.
"Well, if something else happens, call me. I've got to get to bed. I'm falling asleep," Dean said, yawning also.
"Okay. I'll give you a call later. Goodnight Dean," Julie said, pushing the closet door open.
"Goodnight, babe. I miss you already," he said drowsily.
Julie opened an instant messenger window to Charlie, Spazway99, and messaged him multiple times in an attempt to wake him. She was unsuccessful, however, and finally ended up leaving him a message.
MaineSqueeze: Charlie, you have to get over here as soon as you see this message. Seriously. Something is going on, and it's best if you get here as soon as possible. I can't go into detail.
With that, she climbed into bed and snuggled up to the pillow that Dean had been laying on before leaving her apartment. It still smelled like his cologne.
Around 8 am, Julie was awoken by a loud thud in the living room and two male voices shouting. She jumped out of bed and pulled on her sweatshirt before running out of her room. The August storm continued to rage on outside, which explained why Charlie was standing in the living room in sopping wet clothes. "You bastard, what in the hell are you doing here?" Charlie yelled in Guy's face, pushing him back onto the couch, where Guy had obviously been sleeping. Connie was watching from her bedroom doorway in tears as Julie stood dumbfounded beside the TV. Thunder crashed loudly outside and the windows rattled, adding to the effect of Charlie's anger.
"I asked you a question!" Charlie yelled again, pulling Guy up by his shirt, "Why are you sleeping on my girlfriend's couch?"
"From what she told me, you're not much of a boyfriend to her. What kind of a man won't even kiss his girlfriend?" Guy spat nastily in return, pulling Charlie's hands off.
Charlie was taken aback for a second before hauling off and punching Guy right in the face. Connie screamed and ran to pull Charlie off of Guy. "Charlie, don't! Nothing happened, I swear! We just talked! I'm so sorry," Connie sobbed hysterically.
Charlie looked at Connie angrily for a second, releasing his hold on Guy. "That bastard never loved you like I do," he said, grabbing her roughly and kissing her on the lips, almost picking her up off of the ground. The kiss lasted several seconds before Charlie leaned back to look in her eyes. Without saying anything, he pulled her mouth back to his and kissed her passionately while Guy stood uncomfortably in the living room.
Their second kiss ended and Charlie turned away from Connie back to Guy. "I never want to see your face again," he said simply, grabbing Guy by the shirt again and opening the front door. Charlie pushed Guy out of the apartment and into the pouring rain, slamming the door. Again, without speaking, he walked over to Connie and picked her up, carrying her into her bedroom and shutting the door with a thud. Julie could hear a pair of shoes hit the floor before she ventured back into her own bedroom, trying not to laugh out loud.
Dean had signed on to IM, but had an away message posted. Julie left a message because she didn't want to call him to wake him up.
MaineSqueeze: You'll never believe what just happened… Charlie showed up over here and kicked the shit out of Guy. Then, he carried Connie off into her bedroom and they're in there getting down! Unbelievable.
Autoresponse from DP9521: Just got in from Chi-Town. Missing my Julie already. I'll be sleeping for most of the day, so don't bother me unless you're Julie Gaffney.
To be continued…
