Note. Thank-you to Banksiesbabe99, crazy4nc128 and C-chan96 for being my
three reviewers for chapter 17. You three are great. I'm glad you all like
Connie/Charlie (I was afraid people would want to burn me in effigy or
something for breaking up Connie/Guy.) Anne918- I know you didn't review
the last chapter yet but I'm sure you will eventually, anyway I'd just like
to say thank-you for inspiring one little twist this story is going to take
in this chapter. I'm sure you'll realize what it is when you read this
chapter.
Connie's POV:
After saying good-bye to Alex, Julie and I headed for our dorm building. Julie was still talking about the dress and what Scooter would think of her in it. To tell you the truth I wasn't really paying attention. I was lost in my own thoughts and I was just hoping that Julie wouldn't catch on. I didn't feel like trying to explain anything to her right now.
"Charlie where are you going?" I heard Adam call out as soon as we walked through the front door. It sounded as it he was in the common room.
"Upstairs. I got homework to do," Charlie called back as we heard his footsteps on the stairs. Julie had stopped talking and the both of us were standing just inside the front door. We saw Adam come out of the common room and stand in the hallway looking up the steps.
"Charlie will you quit avoiding me," Adam called up the steps.
"I'm not avoiding you," Charlie called back down the stairs. "Like I said I have homework to do. Why don't you go find Shane or Alex I'm sure they would be happy to spend time with you. You seem to enjoy their company more anyways."
"What is that suppose to mean?" Adam asked.
"Figure it out," we heard Charlie say and then heard his footsteps go up the rest of the stairs.
Adam through his arms up in the air and disappeared back into the common room not even noticing me and Julie.
"What was that about?" Julie whispered to me as we made our way down the hallway toward our room.
"I haven't a clue," I whispered back to her. "I need to go get notes off of someone," I told Julie as we reached the steps.
"Okay," Julie said with a shrug and continued on to our room. I headed upstairs to where all of the guy's rooms were. I wanted to talk to Charlie. It wasn't probably the best time to do it but if I put it off I might not do it at all. Besides if I didn't talk to him tonight I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Charlie's POV:
"Figure it out," I told Adam looking down at him from my spot halfway up the stairs. I hated him right now. He had spent most of the last couple of weeks with either Alex or Shane. It was like everything I had done for him over the last couple of months didn't matter anymore. He had his girlfriend and his old best friend back so he didn't need me. Well then fine, I didn't need him either. I wasn't going to be there for him only when he couldn't find Alex or Shane to hang out with.
I opened the door to my dorm room and was glad to see that Guy wasn't there. I wanted to be by myself for a little while. I should've never went down to the common room to begin with. I had only even gone down there so that I would know when Connie came back.
I laid down on my bed and stared up at the ceiling. I had lied to Adam about having homework to do. I had already finished the little homework that I did had. As I stared at the ceiling I was trying to figure out what had gone wrong. I should be happy. My mom and Coach Bombay were getting married in about two weeks. It what I had dreamed of for four years. I had found out that I had an older sister and she was going to be a part of my new family. A new family that Adam would also be a part of so not only would I have a sister I would also in a way have a brother (although right now I didn't like my new brother too much). I was on the roller hockey team and getting along with Scooter pretty well. Things were going fine but something inside me just couldn't be happy about everything that was going on. All I could focus on was the fact that Adam, who was suppose to be my best friend, had more or less written me off and my sister was not only monopolizing my so called best friend's time but also my mothers' (our mothers') time. And then there was Connie.
'Life is so unfair' I thought. I heard a knock on my door. I let out a sigh. The guy was just to nice for his own good.
"Go away Adam," I called out. He was the last person I wanted to talk to right about now.
"It's not Adam," I heard Connie call through the door. I quickly got up and sprinted across the room to the door and opened it quickly.
"Hi Connie," I said as I opened the door.
"We need to talk about what happened last night," she told me looking serious.
"Ah, yeah we do," I said stepping off to the side. "Come on in," I told her.
Connie walked into the room and went over to my desk and sat down in the chair. I shut the door and then turned around to face her. I looked at her trying to figure out what she was feeling. How did she feel about what had happened last night? Was she pissed off at me or did she feel the same way?
"What's going on with you and Adam?" she asked me. I looked at her questionly. How did she even know about that. "Julie and I walked into the dorm building at the end of that conversation," she told me in a way of an explanation.
"To tell you the truth I'm not sure myself," I told her with a shrug not wanting to get into that subject right now. "You said you wanted to talk about last night," I said lightly trying to get this conversation back onto the two of us and off of me and Adam and our seemingly deteriorating friendship.
"Yeah," she said getting the hint that I didn't want to discuss Adam at all. There was an awkward silence between the two of us for a little while. I knew what I wanted to discuss with her but I didn't know how to bring it up. Evidently she wasn't exactly sure how to bring the subject up either.
"Why did you kiss me last night Charlie?" Connie finally asked breaking the silence and looking up at me. "Was it some kind of mistake or did you really want to kiss me?"
"Connie, it wasn't a mistake," I told her quickly sitting down on my bed so I could be at the same level as she was. "Yes it was a spur of a moment thing but I wanted to do it. Truth is I've been wanting to do it for years but I had too much respect for both you and Guy to do something like that while the two of you were going out."
"So you really do like me?"
"Yes, I have for the last couple of years but you and Guy have always seemed happy so I tried to ignore how I felt about you."
"And now?"
"I like you Connie. Even though I've tried not to admit it even to myself I do. I've hated seeing you go out with all these different guys lately and not just because I'm your friend and I know they aren't good enough for you but because I want to be the guy you're going out with." I told her.
It felt good to finally get all this out. I knew I was taking a risk. I was risking a great friendship if she didn't feel the same way about me but I was willing to take the chance. I wanted to know if I had a any chance at all with her, the girl of my dreams.
"Is there any chance you'll ever feel the same way about me?" I asked her quietly meeting her eyes for the first time since she had walked through the door just minutes ago. I searched them for an answer. For the answer that I wanted to hear.
Connie didn't say anything. Those few seconds seemed like forever to me. If she was going to break my heart I wished she would just get it over with. Tell me I didn't stand a chance. That didn't happen though. Instead she leaned over and kissed me. It was a quick kiss but I had gotten my answer.
I reached out and took her face in my hands and gave her another kiss. One that she didn't pull away from. At least not until we heard the door open.
Note: Okay I know I'm doing it again and this time it is on purpose. I'm sorry I like suspense. I'll try not to let you guys hang to long though.
Connie's POV:
After saying good-bye to Alex, Julie and I headed for our dorm building. Julie was still talking about the dress and what Scooter would think of her in it. To tell you the truth I wasn't really paying attention. I was lost in my own thoughts and I was just hoping that Julie wouldn't catch on. I didn't feel like trying to explain anything to her right now.
"Charlie where are you going?" I heard Adam call out as soon as we walked through the front door. It sounded as it he was in the common room.
"Upstairs. I got homework to do," Charlie called back as we heard his footsteps on the stairs. Julie had stopped talking and the both of us were standing just inside the front door. We saw Adam come out of the common room and stand in the hallway looking up the steps.
"Charlie will you quit avoiding me," Adam called up the steps.
"I'm not avoiding you," Charlie called back down the stairs. "Like I said I have homework to do. Why don't you go find Shane or Alex I'm sure they would be happy to spend time with you. You seem to enjoy their company more anyways."
"What is that suppose to mean?" Adam asked.
"Figure it out," we heard Charlie say and then heard his footsteps go up the rest of the stairs.
Adam through his arms up in the air and disappeared back into the common room not even noticing me and Julie.
"What was that about?" Julie whispered to me as we made our way down the hallway toward our room.
"I haven't a clue," I whispered back to her. "I need to go get notes off of someone," I told Julie as we reached the steps.
"Okay," Julie said with a shrug and continued on to our room. I headed upstairs to where all of the guy's rooms were. I wanted to talk to Charlie. It wasn't probably the best time to do it but if I put it off I might not do it at all. Besides if I didn't talk to him tonight I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Charlie's POV:
"Figure it out," I told Adam looking down at him from my spot halfway up the stairs. I hated him right now. He had spent most of the last couple of weeks with either Alex or Shane. It was like everything I had done for him over the last couple of months didn't matter anymore. He had his girlfriend and his old best friend back so he didn't need me. Well then fine, I didn't need him either. I wasn't going to be there for him only when he couldn't find Alex or Shane to hang out with.
I opened the door to my dorm room and was glad to see that Guy wasn't there. I wanted to be by myself for a little while. I should've never went down to the common room to begin with. I had only even gone down there so that I would know when Connie came back.
I laid down on my bed and stared up at the ceiling. I had lied to Adam about having homework to do. I had already finished the little homework that I did had. As I stared at the ceiling I was trying to figure out what had gone wrong. I should be happy. My mom and Coach Bombay were getting married in about two weeks. It what I had dreamed of for four years. I had found out that I had an older sister and she was going to be a part of my new family. A new family that Adam would also be a part of so not only would I have a sister I would also in a way have a brother (although right now I didn't like my new brother too much). I was on the roller hockey team and getting along with Scooter pretty well. Things were going fine but something inside me just couldn't be happy about everything that was going on. All I could focus on was the fact that Adam, who was suppose to be my best friend, had more or less written me off and my sister was not only monopolizing my so called best friend's time but also my mothers' (our mothers') time. And then there was Connie.
'Life is so unfair' I thought. I heard a knock on my door. I let out a sigh. The guy was just to nice for his own good.
"Go away Adam," I called out. He was the last person I wanted to talk to right about now.
"It's not Adam," I heard Connie call through the door. I quickly got up and sprinted across the room to the door and opened it quickly.
"Hi Connie," I said as I opened the door.
"We need to talk about what happened last night," she told me looking serious.
"Ah, yeah we do," I said stepping off to the side. "Come on in," I told her.
Connie walked into the room and went over to my desk and sat down in the chair. I shut the door and then turned around to face her. I looked at her trying to figure out what she was feeling. How did she feel about what had happened last night? Was she pissed off at me or did she feel the same way?
"What's going on with you and Adam?" she asked me. I looked at her questionly. How did she even know about that. "Julie and I walked into the dorm building at the end of that conversation," she told me in a way of an explanation.
"To tell you the truth I'm not sure myself," I told her with a shrug not wanting to get into that subject right now. "You said you wanted to talk about last night," I said lightly trying to get this conversation back onto the two of us and off of me and Adam and our seemingly deteriorating friendship.
"Yeah," she said getting the hint that I didn't want to discuss Adam at all. There was an awkward silence between the two of us for a little while. I knew what I wanted to discuss with her but I didn't know how to bring it up. Evidently she wasn't exactly sure how to bring the subject up either.
"Why did you kiss me last night Charlie?" Connie finally asked breaking the silence and looking up at me. "Was it some kind of mistake or did you really want to kiss me?"
"Connie, it wasn't a mistake," I told her quickly sitting down on my bed so I could be at the same level as she was. "Yes it was a spur of a moment thing but I wanted to do it. Truth is I've been wanting to do it for years but I had too much respect for both you and Guy to do something like that while the two of you were going out."
"So you really do like me?"
"Yes, I have for the last couple of years but you and Guy have always seemed happy so I tried to ignore how I felt about you."
"And now?"
"I like you Connie. Even though I've tried not to admit it even to myself I do. I've hated seeing you go out with all these different guys lately and not just because I'm your friend and I know they aren't good enough for you but because I want to be the guy you're going out with." I told her.
It felt good to finally get all this out. I knew I was taking a risk. I was risking a great friendship if she didn't feel the same way about me but I was willing to take the chance. I wanted to know if I had a any chance at all with her, the girl of my dreams.
"Is there any chance you'll ever feel the same way about me?" I asked her quietly meeting her eyes for the first time since she had walked through the door just minutes ago. I searched them for an answer. For the answer that I wanted to hear.
Connie didn't say anything. Those few seconds seemed like forever to me. If she was going to break my heart I wished she would just get it over with. Tell me I didn't stand a chance. That didn't happen though. Instead she leaned over and kissed me. It was a quick kiss but I had gotten my answer.
I reached out and took her face in my hands and gave her another kiss. One that she didn't pull away from. At least not until we heard the door open.
Note: Okay I know I'm doing it again and this time it is on purpose. I'm sorry I like suspense. I'll try not to let you guys hang to long though.