Series: Lover's Sky (8/?)

Title: Restless Night

Author: Melanie M./Shai/Misty AKA SailorFireStarr@aol.com/SSailorUranuss@aol.com

Archive: please ASK if you want to archive it.

Pairing: just read to find out

Rating: PG 13/NC 17

Disclaimers: I don't own Popular or anything attached to the show and I'm making absolutely nothing off of this fic. Well, accept for maybe feedback.

Warning: This whole series is short, short stories so be warned.

Comments: I need feedback. Remember, FEED ME! This is in George's POV. This takes place 10 years after Carmen's journal entry. I'd like to dedicate this to my mom. She's a big Green Bay fan ^.^() Enjoy!

Restless Night

I was drafted today. Now I'm on Josh' team, the San Francisco 49ers. I've been playing pro for ten years now and I'm glad I finally get to be with my baby. We just bought this really amazing ocean side condo in Malibu. The view is awesome. Watching the sunset is relaxing and the sunrise is indescribable. We finished unpacking today and we're going back to Santa Monica tomorrow.

I know why we're going back but it all seems so petty now. We're having a reunion but I don't know who's gonna be there. Josh tells me he can't wait to see where everyone is in life and to be honest I'm curious myself. It's been ten years. We're meeting at Jane and Mike's house for dinner and then we're going to Sam's mansion a few miles outta Santa Monica. Can you believe it? Sam has a mansion.

This reunion is gonna be big. Everyone and our parents will be at the dinner but thankfully we're going to Sam's without them. I don't know why but I have a very bad feeling about this whole thing. Maybe it's the changes that scare me but the uneasy feeling that I can't shake is like feeling a presence behind you when you know there's nobody else in the house. Maybe I'm just paranoid.

Thinking back on how close we were in high school that last year makes me feel like I'm returning to a time where innocence had just been lost and a new world awaited us. Graduation is the only day I remember clearly. We all knew where we were going and none of us planned on staying in Santa Monica. Josh and I went to Notre Dame together but I have no idea where the others went. Josh got a PhD in Forensic Psychology, which shocked the hell outta me. I didn't think he was stupid but that's just an amazing feat, especially for a guy whos attention span is smaller than his shoe size. But I love him anyway. I got my PhD in Family Law. I never thought law could be so interesting until I took a beginners course. It amazed me and I was hooked.

After college we went Pro with our football careers. Josh started out with the Stealers and I was a rookie for the Dallas Cowboys. I hated being on that team. I gave my all at practice but the coach was an asshole and only put me in a few games. Thankfully the season after that I was drafted to the Green Bay Packers. The coach was great. He pushed me to be the best I could. I got MVP that year. I was with them until last season when the 49ers grabbed me. I got a nice pay raise and this season is looking great. Our team looks great. We've been practicing to the point where we know what another player's thinking. That's how coach wants us to be. He always says "you gotta know your teammates. Know what they're thinkin before the other team does."

Well, enough about my football career. I got off topic. Now that I've thought about it, maybe this reunion won't be so bad. The only thing I dread are the emotions that will be unleashed. I know Josh is a little scared to go back. He loved Lily so much and I'm betting she's just as petrified as he is. It's not the feelings they fear, it's seeing your first real love again and wondering about the what ifs. Then you get pissed off for thinking that way and you're afraid to tell your partner because of insecurities. I know the feeling. Sam was my first real love but I know that Josh is my forever. I love him more than life itself and that's all that matters.

Preparing for the worst,

George