Disclaimer: I don't own the Ducks or anything related to the movies. I just borrowed them for some fun. Enjoy! I don't own any of the songs in the story.

I can't believe it has been six years since Uncle Gordon and Aunt Casey got married. We are once again preparing for a wedding. My sister Rebecca and Adam Banks are about to tie the knot. A lot has happened in the past six years.

Rebecca tried out for cheerleading her sophomore year and became a hockey cheerleader. She also remained on the newspaper staff. She and Adam were together every chance they got and we all watched their love grow stronger through every challenge they faced. Their relationship only helped them to overcome all the problems they faced and they were always there for one another in good and bad times. Adam's hockey career ended in college when he was injured in the same arm as he had been in the Junior Goodwill games. Adam doesn't mind though he got his teaching degree and now is teaching at Eden Hall as well as coaching the junior varsity team. My dad as you may remember had been the varsity coach since the Ducks moved up to varsity. Adam is a beloved English teacher at Eden Hall and the JV team is honored to play for such an awesome coach. Becky is in college studying psychology so that she can work with children who have been in accidents like she was. I am so proud of Becky. So is Matt.

Matt ended up married about three years ago. Also Adam's brother Steven is married. He got married this summer to Joy, which is one of Becky's good friends, you may remember her from when they had the sleep over and she cut herself. Joy went to counseling after that and is now doing amazing. She is taking courses in college to be a school counselor. She figures she might be able to help other girls who like her have something they hide from their loved ones. Kyle is in high school and has been dating Becky's friend, Stephanie, the girl he met at the hospital benefit. She is his biggest fan. Kyle plays both hockey and soccer. As for myself I started dating a great guy about six months ago and if we ever can get married I plan to ask him to be my husband for life. That is right I, Jeff Orion, am dating Kenny Wu! Kenny is teaching young kids to figure skate. He has a couple of kids that might just go to the Olympics soon.

I bet you are wondering about the rest of the Ducks and Duckettes right? Well let's start with Charlie. Charlie broke up with Linda during college and he ended up marrying a girl he met in college but the funny thing was it turned out to be the sister of one of his Ducks. Luckily he was very much loved by the Dwayne because it was really Dwayne's stepsister that ended up marrying Charlie. Charlie had his name legally changed to Bombay right after his mom married Uncle Gordon. He is a pretty cool step cousin.

Fulton just got engaged to Erika! He proposed at a Ducks' reunion picnic. We were all so happy for them. They have a two year old together and are expecting their second child in December. I guess Erika ended up getting her way with how things went.

Jesse was single for a long time. He called Becky the other night to announce he would be bring a date to the wedding next weekend. I look forward to meeting her. She sounds awesome according to what he told Becky about her. Oh and Terry, Jesse's brother, married Tammy last month. Everyone is so happy for them. Also Tammy's brother Tommy is in a relationship with a wonderful guy. When he introduced us to his partner we were very shocked to see it was a guy but in the end we all love him and will support him as long as he is happy in his relationship.

Russ has had a rough few years. The year after he graduated his brother was shot and killed by a drug dealer in their neighborhood. It came as a shock. We all thought Russ just joked about how rough his neighborhood was. The drug dealer had mistaken Russ' brother for another man who owed him a load of money. Russ ended up finishing college last year and just opened a business that the other Ducks helped him finance. He calls it Ducks and Pucks. Yes you are right it is a sporting equipment store. He also coaches young kids through a local volunteer program in California not far from where he grew up. He is changing a lot of young lives helping them better themselves and avoid falling into the traps that many kids in their area fall into. I got the chance to go hang out with him last month when Kenny and I went to see Kenny's family. I am so lucky Kenny's family likes me as much as my family likes Kenny. Russ is single but I doubt he will be for much longer.

Dean has had a few girlfriends but has yet to find the one. He is in college working on becoming a lawyer. He had other ideas at one time but after some legal troubles some of the Ducks have faced over the years he thought he would follow Bombay's path and become a lawyer. Bombay and Portman are planning to start up their own firm as soon as they can. Portman is looking forward to that day.

Greg and Julie are still dating but no talk of marriage yet for them. Greg is living out his dream of becoming an elite goalie. Julie and he have a long distance relationship right now but we all have faith that things will end in marriage for them. Julie is living in Philadelphia and has helped Goldberg family to improve their Deli. She had a passion for cooking and so she helped them add some other things to their menu.

Luis Mendoza is single. We all thought he would end up with his high school sweetheart but unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. Lorena is married and has one child. I don't know anything about who she married but I do know that she is still friends with Luis. They ended it while in college. I know she had her child this past February. Luis moved to California and is working with Russ. They make a great team. Both have business degrees but each of them has different skills that make the business soar. Luis also speaks both English and Spanish while Russ speaks English and Mandarin. They really bring in a ton of business.

Connie and Guy of course married just after high school. They were able to make it through college in four years. Guy is a travel agent so they get great deals on travel packages. He started his own business and because of that we all get great discounts on our travel which was a big help in planning Becky's wedding since the crew is scattered around the country now. Connie is a pretty famous artist now. She studied more about art in college and is constantly doing shows at the local art gallery along with Adam and Becky. Becky and Adam both write for the local newspaper from time to time as well. Becky's articles are often about hockey, art, or overcoming challenges. We always make sure the Ducks and Duckettes get copies of all her stories.

So as you can see all of the Ducks and Duckettes are doing pretty well. Oh I almost forgot Les Averman. I can't believe I forgot him. Les and Kim are still going strong and are planning to get married in two years. They both wanted to finish college but also Les went into the army so he wants to be finished with his time before they get married. Kim doesn't mind because she is keeping busy with her final couple years of medical school.

Now you want to know about Adam's mom and dad as well as mine I bet. Alright well my dad and mom are still a very happily married couple however they now enjoy their empty home. Mom now works with Adam's aunt at her bakery. She loves being able to work outside the home again. Becky's being able to walk after her surgery the summer before her sophomore year has been a big blessing in our lives. Then again Becky in general has always been a blessing in our family. She taught us so many things as I am sure you have seen from her story to date. Dad still coaches varsity and enjoys going up against his future son-in-law in the JV vs Varsity game each year. Adam and Dad are both great coaches so it is a very interesting game. Adam started coaching while he was still in college but he was just the assistant coach back then.

As for Kathy and Phillip well they are happy in their marriage. Kathy loves her work at the hospital and has started getting more involved in church. She signed up to be a parish nurse which is basically a person that parish members can go to ask about health questions they aren't ready to ask their doctors. Also they do blood pressure checks every weekend at church. Phillip is happy in his career and loves watching Kyle play on the Varsity team at Eden Hall. Yep that is right Kyle plays on the team coached by his my dad! Kyle is almost as good as his brother was at that age.

Gordon and Casey have a little girl that was born about two years after they married. Charlie loves having a baby sister and is often spoiling her. Gordon still has his fitness center and won't be giving that up when he starts practicing law again. In fact Charlie is taking that over because during his college years he realized he no longer wanted to play professional hockey. I guess Dwayne's sister really changed his life.

Well I got to run. Becky is calling for me because I have to run some errands. I can't wait for next weekend to be here. I am so excited to get Adam as a brother-in-law.

I want to thank my brother for writing a little update for me. I am now Mrs. Rebecca Banks. Last weekend Adam and I finally got married. Our best man was Charlie and the maid of honor was Kim. Also in our wedding party were Jeff, Matt, Kyle, and Steven for our groomsmen. Our bridesmaids were Julie, Connie, Tammy, and Joy. For our ushers we had Russ, Kenny, Dean, and Fulton. Les, Jesse, and Luis were our readers.

As for music we were blessed that Marie (Charlie's wife and Dwayne's stepsister), Erika, Tommy, Terry, and Guy could all sing or play an instrument. Guy plays guitar, Tommy plays flute, Terry plays Violin, and Erika plays piano. Marie has an amazing voice and so does my roommate from college, Angela, yes the very same one that attacked me the day it was announced I was Adam's girlfriend. Angela took a year off from school and went to get help in getting better.

She ended up coming back and when she did she ended up being in my class because of all of her problems the doctors felt it would be best for her to restart her junior year. We became good friends during that year and worked through what had happened. Angela and I ended up at the same college and when we did we were surprised when we ended up roomed together. She joined the church choir with me at college and I love hearing her sing. Singing helped her with her overcome her past. She studied music in college and has recently gotten a contract with a recording company after one of their agents heard her sing at a local theater where she was in a musical.

It was a beautiful wedding and Adam planned a wonderful honeymoon in Canada. I had always wanted to see Canada and Adam planned it all carefully assuring I got to see the areas I wanted to. We are so blessed to be back home settling into our new home which is one of the perks of Adam being a coach at the high school. I am about to start working at the hospital with children that have been through tragic accidents and events.

Oh and the great news is that Jesse's girlfriend turned out to be a former classmate from Eden Hall. Her name was Jessica. It also turned out they were engaged by the time they came to my wedding. Greg proposed to Julie at my wedding rehearsal which made it so special Adam and me. Luis and Russ both met women at the wedding. Luis met Paola who was a friend of mine from a summer I worked at a co-ed summer camp. Russ met my college best friend, Molly. Molly and I were in a club together at college. She has a degree in business and happens to live in California not far from Russ. My family teased me again about being a matchmaker but this time I didn't plan it.

Anyway all in all I have to say all of us in the Ducks family are doing well. I will miss sharing our lives with all of you but since I am a newlywed I want to take time to settle into my role as a wife. Also Adam and I want to travel when we can before starting a family in a couple years. If I ever get more time maybe I can start a new story to share the Ducks' updates but as for now this is the end.

Author Note: Thank you everyone who made it to the end of Banking on Your Heart. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. It was a long journey to finish this one but in the end I am so happy I did. I hope to finish some of the other fanfics soon but time will tell. Hugs to you all. ~love, Joy