Thanks for the encouraging words! You guys have no clue how hard it was for me to finally post a story, so freaked out by how bad it might be! This chapter is kind of a set up for later, I have no clue how much longer this will be, I know the end (well kind of) but it's just the getting there and keeping it shocking for you that's the problem, keep those ideas coming! On to it then!
"Ok now look rocky you're punching ahead of yourself. Pace and space." Portman said.

"You'd think being a goalie I'd get this, I have to wait for the shooter then react and save." Julie muttered getting annoyed with herself.

"You goalies supposedly have great concentration, you leave yours on the ice?" He laughed and she narrowed her eyes at him.

"Watch it." She spat out. "Good question where is my concentration. Oh yeah, it seemed to leave the minute I woke up in your arms." She thought to herself.

He shook his head noticing she was still not focused.

"All right Jules wait a minute." He said putting his hands down and taking the pads off. She put a hand on her hip and waited.

"I know I'm all over the place." She said shaking her head.

"Just take a moment, this isn't exactly like goaltending. There isn't as much science to it. We try to make it sound all complicated, but bottom line is whoever gets the punch in wins." He said as she tilted her head thinking.

"Just let it roll." She stated and he smiled.

"Exactly." He agreed

"Ok." She nodded and narrowed her eyes on the pads he once again was holding up.

They worked an hour more before calling it quits. Portman went over and sat on a bench while she went over and jumped on the treadmill.

"Do you ever stop?" He asked as she started to jog.

"No, working out helps with stress, and for some reason I've not found my way back into this gym." She puffed out between breaths.

"Well you're making me look bad!" He said getting up and going over to the other treadmill.

She glanced over as he set the controls to match her's and they jogged in silence. After ten minutes she turned the speed up, and he did the same.

"Don't try to compete with me bash boy." She smirked as she jogged.

"I can go just as long as you can." He commented and noticed the amused smile on her face.

Thirty minutes later she'd changed speeds four more times and he kept pace, but it was obvious who was starting to lag a bit. She glanced over and he put up a tuff face and kept going, "You might have muscles Dean, but running is a different kind of strength." She laughed.

"Yeah well.. whoa!" He yelled then feel backward off the treadmill.

"Oh my gosh, are you ok?" She said quickly kneeling beside him.

"Ow." He said holding his arm.

"Break it? Let me see." She said grabbing his arm.

She moved his hand and elbow and shrugged. "No breaks."

"There wouldn't be either." He said and she looked up at his devilish twinkling eyes.

"What?" She asked raising her eyebrows.

"Gotcha, softy." He smiled and she rolled her eyes.

"That was not cute." She said smiling as she turned around leaving him sitting there.

"Yeah it was." He laughed getting up, then shook his head when she climbed back on the treadmill. "Haven't you had enough?"

"Nope, another twenty minutes. Go lift weights or something." She yelled as she ran.

"All right." He responded and walked across the room to the weights.

"Maybe they are in here." Luis said walking threw the doors of the gym.

"Here is where?" Goldberg asked then froze when he walked in. "Hello, goodbye!" He said turning quickly.

"Man he hates these rooms doesn't he?" Charlie laughed.

"Sure does." Fulton smiled.

"Hey guys." Portman yelled still lifting weights.

"Hey." Charlie said walking in then glanced over at Julie. "Jules, Daniel and your grandfather want to talk to you. They said to meet them at the spy house?" Charlie said giving her a funny look.

Julie laughed, "Ok."

"What's the spy house?" Portman asked.

"Nickname for our secret meeting place." She smiled and turned off the machine. "I'll be back in a bit."

"Will you be ok?" Portman asked quickly.

"Yep, no worries." She smiled at him.

She grabbed a towel and jogged out of the room. She made her way outside watching carefully every step; she went threw the woods and soon wound her way to the hidden house.

"I'm here." She said opening the door.

"It's about time." Daniel taunted and she popped him on the arm as she walked by. "Gezz something stinks." He muttered and received another pop. "Abuse." He smiled and she shook her head.

"I'll show you abuse." She laughed and hugged her grandfather then sat down at the table. "So what's going on?"

"I have some ideas, but I'm sure you'll argue with most of them." Daniel began.

"But just hear us out ok?" Her grandfather added.

"Ok." She nodded.

"Now, we've already got the engagement thing going, but we want to add to it. So we've come up with the idea of having a summer ball." Daniel stated.

"Like your grandmother used to have, do you remember? You were very young." Her grandfather asked.

"Yes I remember! I always wanted to get all dressed up in those big dresses! And I admit I still want to be like Scarlet." She smiled, "But why would you think I'd argue over that?" She questioned and noticed the looks between them.

"Because we want to make it more then just the summer ball." Daniel smiled.

"Which means?" She asked.

"An engagement ball." Her grandfather said and she shrugged her shoulders.

"That's fine." She said.

Daniel and her grandfather looked surprised at one another.

"You're fine with that? Honestly?" Daniel wondered.

"Sure, why not? It'll add to the act. However getting Dean into a tux twice in a month could provide to be a most daunting task." She shook her head.

"Wow, ok thought you'd flip." Daniel said slightly off in wonder.

"Normally I would have but, I don't see what it hurts." She commented, "Oh and I have an idea of my own."

"What's that?" Her grandfather asked.

"It's only two weeks till my birthday and I take over everything correct?" She continued when they nodded. "Well I have a sneaky way of assuring they won't try to pull it out from under me before then. But it's risky, and.." She paused and looked at Daniel. "Sort of illegal?"

"What are you going on about?" Daniel asked getting worried.

"Well can't we try a little blackmail? I mean come on there has to be something in Mitchell's closet. I'm sure there is in my mother's and brothers. Can't we dig a bit and find out something?" She asked and watched as they both looked at one another.

"Suppose some more digging couldn't hurt." Her grandfather said softly.

"More? What do you mean more?" Julie asked.

"Just some things we found out about Mitchell when he was in Europe, it's nothing we can really use. Mostly just tabloid trash." Daniel shrugged.

"You mean about the girl and the rumored child?" She smirked and they both audibly gasped. "How did I know?" She smiled as they nodded. "You forget about my European connection?"

"Jasmine." Daniel smiled then shook his head, "Of course, she'd hear everything over there wouldn't she?"

"More a gossip queen then a model." Her grandfather laughed and so did she.

"I've got it!" She squealed with excitement as she jumped up. "What we need is a distraction for them so we can do some serious sleuthing." Julie giggled her eyes dancing with mischief.

Daniel looked up at her and suddenly smiled, "You do love this don't you?"

"I'm always up for a good intrigue." She giggled again.

"You need to be a spy." Daniel shook his head.

"This is true. So we have a plan set for activation?" She asked looking at them both.

They looked at one another and whispered for a minute.

"We'll give it a shot, it can't hurt." Daniel then added, "Now you need to focus on getting this ball organized for this weekend. Lots of work you know! Food, decorations, music, invitations among many more."

"Yes sir! I can handle it sir." She said saluting him. "Then can I sneak around their offices?"

"Julie, you need to leave the details of things to us ok." Daniel smiled.

"Oh fine, we at least giving this plan a name?" She said hopeful.

"She's gone off the deep end with this." Her grandfather said to Daniel who nodded.

"Jules, this isn't a bond movie." Daniel smirked and she rolled her eyes.

"No duh! Anyway if we are done I need a shower." She smiled and began for the door at their nod.

"Oh hey Jules?" Daniel called after her and she turned and looked at him.

"I do have the perfect code name for you."

"And what's that?" She beamed.

"Stinky." He replied and laughed at her scowl.

"Cute, real cute." She called back and left.

She made her way by the gym and laughed when she glanced threw seeing the guys tormenting Goldberg.

"Poor goldie." She said outloud then went for her shower. She was soon done, dressed and heading back into the sitting room when the door opened.

She smiled, "I think you should be called stinky." She giggled.

"What?" Dean asked confused.

"Oh nothing, I'll tell you in a bit. Go shower!" She said sitting down on the sofa flipping on the tv. She was already distracted by finding something to watch when the towel fell over her head.

"Eww gross!" She squealed tossing the towel off and turning to glare at him as he headed out the door. "You'll pay!" She called and heard him laughing his way down the hall. "What am I going to do with him." She said aloud smiling.