Summary: SEQUEL TO FLYING TOGETHER…a continuation of the life and times of the mighty ducks…Focus on Dean, Charlie, Connie, Guy, Adam and Julie…again. What can I say, they're my 6 favorite characters!
Disclaimer: The Mighty Ducks and all its characters belong to Disney. I do not own any of it!
Grown-ups
By Rebecca
Chapter 19: Out into the cold
Connie laid the phone gently in its cradle, wiping her moist eyes. It was a girl. A beautiful baby girl and they'd named her Connie.
She couldn't believe it, grasp the odd tingling in her stomach as she thought of a sleeping child in the arms of her best friend, soon to rest in a crib that once belonged to another.
It wasn't that she was unhappy. On the contrary, she was overjoyed at the invitation she'd just received to spend Christmas with the new Banks family. Happy that all were healthy and well.
But it was a melancholy moment for Connie Moreau-Germaine. Filled with expressions and emotions emulating from Julie. Emotions she'd been denied and instead replaced with mourning, grief and sorrow…a reminder of her broken marriage, her broken heart. Connie tried not to think about it, had trained herself to push away from those sad memories and focus on what lay ahead. But as she sat with her arms wrapped around her empty womb, in a tiny lonely house, early November snow tapping lightly against the darkened window, all she could see ahead…was an endless stretch of road without Guy.
Unable to endure the peace and quiet, she pulled on her gloves and hat and headed out into the cold.
Guy had been in Minneapolis for almost 2 weeks now. The sale of their old house finally complete, he was signed, traded and ready to go, starting practices with the North Stars and re-visiting old pastimes. Everywhere of course…but Eden Hall.
He couldn't think, couldn't breathe as he walked the old roads of his childhood without wondering if Connie was just around the corner. The air smelled of her. Every woman looked like her. He couldn't escape and yet…couldn't bring himself to act on that scrap of paper Adam had slipped him nearly 2 months before.
Connie Germaine
9109 Woodward Ave
Minneapolis, MN 40873
She'd kept his name. She'd kept his heart…but for some reason, he couldn't face her. The last straw had been Charlie's insufferable phone call, telling him the joyous news of baby Banks…and they'd named her Connie!
Guy's head was spinning with the speed of a thousand thoughts. He had to go somewhere. He couldn't bring himself to Woodward Avenue, but he had to get out of that stuffy apartment. He grabbed his coat and headed out into the cold.
The Christmas lights weren't up yet. It was still a few weeks before Thanksgiving, but the snow had already lightly covered the frozen pond. The unusual early cold seeped through her as she stood in the middle of the stilled water, but she had no intention of returning to her car. Instead she listened intently to the silent wind skating around her.
She didn't know how long she stood, wrapped in self-reflection on the events of the past year as she often did every time she was near the ice. Only when she saw the faint glimmer of headlights in the distant road did she realize that her hands had turned numb and she could no longer feel her ears. She started to move to her car, jumping slightly to wake up her legs, wanting to make way for whoever was arriving. The lights approached fast though and Connie shielded her eyes from the glare.
She squinted in the two vibrant beams until the driver turned off the car and opened the door. Connie waited for her eyes to adjust, faint orange and yellow spots fading from her vision as she focused to see who it was. When he finally became visible, Connie's jaw dropped, her expression mirroring the same astonishment that stared back at her.
"Guy?"
Guy stepped forward and drew a deep breath, "Connie."
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I know I know. I can't believe I'm stopping here either.(I wanna see what happens too!) But I've gotta get to class. I'll hopefully finish it up soon. Stay tuned!