Author's Note: Glad you liked the Connie and Guy chapter. This one's less happy...I can tell you that much. It's plenty dramatic though.

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Chapter 26: Fracture: Charlie and Julie

After a rather vigorous training session the next day, I see Julie at her locker organizing a few things. I come behind her.

"Hey," I whisper.

"Hey yourself," She says, not turning around. I put my hands on her hips and kiss her neck, she shrugs away. "Are you OK?" She turns around. I nod and kiss her softly. "Are you sure? You had a vision and a pretty heavy one. I know how hard that can be."

"I had a nightmare Julie," I look at her.

"Adam said you looked like you were seizing," She sighs and shakes her head. I kiss her again.

"I am fine," I say firmly, "Don't worry. You want to get something to eat?"

"I have some stuff to finish up here," She says shaking her head, "I'll see you later."

"OK then," I smile and walk out. Once I'm about halfway down the hall I hear voices coming from the locker room. I turn around and walk back there, quickly turning invisible in case it's attackers, that way I can sneak up on them. No, it's just Julie talking to Portman. Wait, Julie talking to Portman? There's something off about that. I don't like it. I don't like that she talks to him ever. I mean, I know she can't not talk to him. I stand off to the side a little, still invisible. I hate that I'm spying on her like this, but I can't help it.

"I never said thank you," Portman looks at her. She shrugs.

"You don't have to," She says softly, "You'd have done the same for me."

"You also haven't given me a chance to," He looks at her, "Julie, you saved my life."

"Really Portman, it's not a big deal, time to move on to the next thing," She says looking up at him.

"Are you OK?" He asks her, "I mean, everyone's asked Charlie if he's OK with this saving the world thing, but it affects you too." Shit, it does, how could I have not thought about that?

"I'm fine about it really, I am," She says. No she's not, I can tell, without even reading her mind. Obviously, so can he. "Really, Dean, don't worry about me."

"Can't help it," He smiles, "You know the last time we were alone in locker room,"

"Iceland game," She laughs, "You had just broken a chair, we should have known then."

"Yeah," He laughs, "Look Julie, there's something I've been wanting to say to you, since that night,"

"Dean, don't OK?" She says quietly. "I know, but don't say it, that makes it real."

"It's real either way," He whispers moving closer to her. She looks up at him. I can't watch this.

"Dean," She whispers, and then I can't take it anymore, I run out, using the super speed. How could she?

"Dean, don't," I say and step away from him. I look around. "Is there someone in here?" I thought I sensed something, a surge of emotion. But I can't see anyone. Could it be Charlie or Adam?

"I hope not," He mumbles and sits down; I sigh and look at him. It's not that I didn't want to kiss him. I really did. But I can't do that to Charlie. "Just leave, seriously,"

"It's not what you think," I say quietly, "Really, I just, I can't,"

"You can't," He nods, "Not you don't want to?"

"I can't hurt Charlie like that," I try to explain. "He has enough going on, he doesn't need to,"

"Do you love him?" He stares at me. I stare back.

"Yes," I say, "I do."

"You hesitated," He whispers and kisses me. I lose myself for a second and kiss him back, until I manage to pull away.

"I can't," I whisper and stand up and leave. I run out and Charlie's standing there, right in front of me.

"Having fun?" He stares at me coolly. The way he's looking at me, I can't help it the tears that I was holding back before come.

"Charlie, wait it's not what you think!" I look at him. I love you!

Yeah sure looked like it when you were about to kiss him! He points back. I whimper. "You don't get to cry Julie!"

"Charlie, just listen to me!" I say.

"We're done," He looks down at me. I shake my head.

Baby, don't do this! Please! You don't understand.

What don't I understand? I feel like his eyes will burn through me. "How could you do this to me?" I shake my head.

"It's not about you!" I manage to say what I've wanted to say for weeks, "For once in your whole goddamn life can't you understand that something is not about you! It has nothing to do with you. It's how he feels about me! Me, Charlie!"

"And how you feel about him?" He says, how he can shut down his emotions like this makes no sense to me. He's so cold, it scares me.

"I don't know," I whisper, and look down, finally emotion, he's hurt. I can see it. "But I know I love you." He lifts my chin. "Charlie, please don't. It won't happen again, I swear, I need you." Don't give up on me. "I'll do anything."

"There's nothing you can do," He looks at me. "I'm sorry Julie, I just can't, I need to trust you and I don't think I can." I look down and he walks away. I turn around and Dean's leaning against the door frame. I don't know what else to do so I throw myself into his arms.

"It's OK Cat," He says, "It's alright, I've got you."

"He doesn't understand," I whimper, "He needs me!"

"You broke up with her?" Adam stares at me. I shrug, "Are you insane?"

"She was sitting in the locker room making out with Portman, what was I supposed to do?" I say. He looks at me.

"You need her," He says.

"I don't need her," I say quietly. "The whole relationship was just another distraction. It's better that its over."

"Yeah you do," He looks at me, "You need her, because if you snap, who's gonna bring you back?"

"You'll do it," I shrug, I'm hardening myself. I can't feel this, it'll hurt too much. He laughs.

"I can't do it," He shakes his head, "She can, because you love her, and she's in your head, and it just," He sighs, "It has to be her."

"Adam can," Julie walks in, I look at her, her face is puffy and her eyes are red, "Never mind, um, just when you get a sec?"

"I'll be right there," He nods as she walks the other way. "That doesn't look like a girl who's in love with someone else." He stands up, and I lay back. "Get it together man."

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