Julie turned around to see Adam smiling at her. She ran to his arms,
"ADAM!!" He hugged her tightly, never wanting to let got.
She pulled away, but didn't leave Adam's arms, "How did you guys get here? I just talked to you like an hour and a half ago."
"They got here last night." Caycee smiled.
Julie looked back at Adam, "Last night?"
"Yep. We stayed at Caycee's then called you this morning." Fulton answered.
Julie felt her eyes water. "Thank you." Adam kissed her tears away.
"Oh come on Cat Lady! Don't go all soft on us now!" Averman joked.
They laughed. "Okay! Okay! Cat has to open her presents now!" Russ shouted. Julie smiled as she took a seat on a couch next to Adam. She grabbed a package.
"From Dwayne." Julie tore into it. He giggled and held up a cowboy hat. "Thanks, Dwayne."
"You're welcome." Adam snatched the hat from her and put it on her head.
She grabbed the next one, "Portman, I swear if something jumps at me.."
"Just open it!" Portman pleaded.
"A bandana?" Julie looked at him questionably.
"Read it." Julie unfolded the bandana and read the inscription on it.
"Bash sister!!" She about fell off the couch laughing. Julie went on to open the rest. From Connie she got: a picture of them at the Jr. Goodwill Games.
From Russ her got a scrapbook full of Ducks' stuff. Goldberg got her a necklace with a golden goalie mask pendent. Gut got her a picture of the whole team after their win over the Varsity. Charlie had Bombay make Julie an original (Green) Duck's jersey, personalized with her name and number.
Morgan stood up, along with: Caycee, Alyssa, Averman, Fulton, Luis, and Ken. "This gift is from all of us." Ken said.
"Only because we didn't have much money!" Fulton followed. "And because Portman took my idea!"
"So we all pitched in," Averman continued,
"And bought you.." Luis went on.
"A plane ticket back to Minnesota." Morgan, Caycee, and Alyssa finished. "We know that you'd much rather be there than here."
Julie started to cry as she got up and hugged her friends, "Thank you so much! All of you, I've never had a better birthday. This tops them all."
"It's not over yet, Cat." Adam announced as she too stood up.
"What do you mean?" Julie asked her boyfriend.
He took his hands out of his pockets and took her hand in his, "You know I love you right?" Julie nodded, "I have been in love with you since the day I saw you at the rink in LA. And absolutely nothing would make me happier than spending the rest of my life with you." Adam got down on one knee and took out the blue velvet box. He opened it. A simple silver ring with a shimmering diamond on top, "Julie? Will you make me the happiest man in the world, and marry me?" Everyone gasped, the knew he was going to something extreme they just didn't know it would be this extreme.
"Yes." She replied barley audible through her sobs. "Yes!" He slipped the ring on her finger, stood up and wrapped his arms around her waist, she wrapped her arms around his neck.
He whispered in her ear, "I love you so much."
"Oh come on Banks! All that money and you couldn't get her a gold ring?!" Portman joked.
She pulled away, but didn't leave Adam's arms, "How did you guys get here? I just talked to you like an hour and a half ago."
"They got here last night." Caycee smiled.
Julie looked back at Adam, "Last night?"
"Yep. We stayed at Caycee's then called you this morning." Fulton answered.
Julie felt her eyes water. "Thank you." Adam kissed her tears away.
"Oh come on Cat Lady! Don't go all soft on us now!" Averman joked.
They laughed. "Okay! Okay! Cat has to open her presents now!" Russ shouted. Julie smiled as she took a seat on a couch next to Adam. She grabbed a package.
"From Dwayne." Julie tore into it. He giggled and held up a cowboy hat. "Thanks, Dwayne."
"You're welcome." Adam snatched the hat from her and put it on her head.
She grabbed the next one, "Portman, I swear if something jumps at me.."
"Just open it!" Portman pleaded.
"A bandana?" Julie looked at him questionably.
"Read it." Julie unfolded the bandana and read the inscription on it.
"Bash sister!!" She about fell off the couch laughing. Julie went on to open the rest. From Connie she got: a picture of them at the Jr. Goodwill Games.
From Russ her got a scrapbook full of Ducks' stuff. Goldberg got her a necklace with a golden goalie mask pendent. Gut got her a picture of the whole team after their win over the Varsity. Charlie had Bombay make Julie an original (Green) Duck's jersey, personalized with her name and number.
Morgan stood up, along with: Caycee, Alyssa, Averman, Fulton, Luis, and Ken. "This gift is from all of us." Ken said.
"Only because we didn't have much money!" Fulton followed. "And because Portman took my idea!"
"So we all pitched in," Averman continued,
"And bought you.." Luis went on.
"A plane ticket back to Minnesota." Morgan, Caycee, and Alyssa finished. "We know that you'd much rather be there than here."
Julie started to cry as she got up and hugged her friends, "Thank you so much! All of you, I've never had a better birthday. This tops them all."
"It's not over yet, Cat." Adam announced as she too stood up.
"What do you mean?" Julie asked her boyfriend.
He took his hands out of his pockets and took her hand in his, "You know I love you right?" Julie nodded, "I have been in love with you since the day I saw you at the rink in LA. And absolutely nothing would make me happier than spending the rest of my life with you." Adam got down on one knee and took out the blue velvet box. He opened it. A simple silver ring with a shimmering diamond on top, "Julie? Will you make me the happiest man in the world, and marry me?" Everyone gasped, the knew he was going to something extreme they just didn't know it would be this extreme.
"Yes." She replied barley audible through her sobs. "Yes!" He slipped the ring on her finger, stood up and wrapped his arms around her waist, she wrapped her arms around his neck.
He whispered in her ear, "I love you so much."
"Oh come on Banks! All that money and you couldn't get her a gold ring?!" Portman joked.