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weren't present in the films.
BEANER - I thought maybe I was a little harsh with Connie's words, but I suppose if I had been in that situation, I probably would have reacted similar. Anyways thanks for your review. Cheers mi dears!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
JOC - Unfortunately nothing like a national monument being burned down happens, but I will remember that for any future references, lol. Anyways thanks for your review. Cheers mi dears!!!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 14
CONNIE'S P.O.V
About 11pm, I noticed Adam, Charlie, Guy, Emma and Julie enter the bar. I had kind of expected them to, I quickly finished serving a customer and then took a 5 minute break and headed over to them. I was boiling hot and I sat next to Adam and said a quick hi to them. Just as I did, Christina Aguilera's 'dirty' came on. Colette jumped up on the bar screaming and began pole dancing on the pole at the far end of the bar. I stuck my fingers in my mouth and whistled loudly.
"That's Colette, she's just a tad mad". I told them laughing.
"Con, needing you"! Tina yelled shrilly across the room.
"No rest for the wicked". I laughed getting up. "You two wanna come"? I looked at Julie and Emma
"No way, we don't know the dance". Julie replied.
"Come on, you make it up as you go along". I grabbed hold of her and Emma's hands and dragged them to the dance floor with a little of protesting.
When I got them up on the bar, they managed to pick up Colette's dance, and just to make them feel a little less embarrassed, I pulled a few others up. When the song ended and the next came on, Emma and Julie climbed down and began heading back to the guys, I however ran from one end to the other and catapulted myself into the crowd.
After I finished, we all began heading back to mine, laughing nearly all the way. The guys dropped us off at mine and then headed back to Adam's brothers since we were having a girls morning in. On getting in, I retrieved a few bottles of red wine and some glasses and putting them down on the coffee table before leaving to get changed, as did Emma and Julie. When we re-emerged we were all in pj's. Conversation started slow, but we soon got warmed up. I realised how much I really liked Emma, she was just like me and Julie.
"Ok, so since I missed seeing you and Guy get together, you need to fill me in". I asked, sipping at my wine.
"He actually hospitalized me on our first meeting". Emma laughed, a little giddy from the wine.
"He didn't"? I asked shocked. "How"? I couldn't control my giggles.
"He knocked me over when he was skating, when he got up, I couldn't move my ankle so he had to help me to hospital. He later blamed the crash on my 'radiant beauty', more like dreaming about hockey". We each cracked up.
"When I first met Guy, it was me that injured him, He was acting cocky on the ice saying no girl could skate better than him, I then checked him, but since the old pond didn't have walls, he landed face down on the floor, snow covering his face". Laughter erupted. "He's never questioned girl hockey players since". We laughed even more.
"Oh, oh lets play something"? Julie asked, trying to be serious, but she was the most giddy out of the three of us.
"Kelly's got twister". I announced, getting up and running off toward the bedroom, returning with the game.
We played for about half an hour, mainly giving in because we couldn't stand up for giggling. When we sat back down, we began talking again. I hadn't done this in a long time, I hadn't been able to do the things normal 21 year olds did.
"So, Julie, are you truly happy with your life"? I asked pouring each of us another drink.
"Yeah, I think I am. I never thought I'd be content not playing hockey, but I am. I love my job and Charlie". She gushed with delight.
"Ohhhh". Me and Emma laughed.
"What about you Emma, in fact where do you work"? I asked.
"I'm a chef at a local restaurant back in Minnesota, and yeah I am happy". She answered.
"Ok, so when are there going to be some little Guy's and Charlie's running around the place"? I asked quickly before they had a chance to ask me anything.
"Not for a while yet". Julie answered straight away. "I don't think the world is ready for another Charlie".
"Will we ever"? I laughed
"I'm with Julie on this one, if Guy told me tomorrow he wanted kids, he can just have them himself". We cracked up laughing again at the thought of Guy being pregnant.
"What about you, are you happy"? Julie asked and I could see the regret in her eyes almost immediately. "You don't have to answer that". She told me quickly.
"No, I'm not, I don't think I ever have been. Sure I've got a good life here, but there's little happiness in my life at the moment". I answered truthfully ending any fun we had been having.
"Why didn't you come home when you first got custody of Kelly and Tyler"? Emma asked.
"I don't know. It just didn't seem like an option. I mean Pete, Jack and Cara were here, coming back to Minnesota would mean leaving them. Plus I hadn't been in touch for a few months, I couldn't exactly turn up on your doorsteps and ask to crash for a few days, more so with two kids in tow". I told them.
"We wouldn't have cared, God you needed us and we weren't there for you". Julie said.
"Yeah, through no fault of your own. But that's the past, most of which I could do with forgetting about". I smiled weakly.
"Here's to the future". Emma raised her glass, cheering the mood up.
"The future". We repeated clinking our glasses together.
"So, Connie, what's going on with you and Adam"? Emma smiled mischievously.
"I can't explain it any other way, but this, so here goes, we're going steady". I squealed like a high school girl.
"That is so cute". Julie giggled even more.
"Ok, I know that didn't come out exactly right, but what the hell". I tried to be serious, but started laughing again.
"How did you get together"? Emma asked me.
"Well, as you know, he found me and he took me skating on my day off, then snuck behind my back and asked John to look after the kids and he made me a candlelight picnic in central park".
"I wish Guy was that romantic, I should really swap you for Adam". Emma began laughing but realised that she had insinuated that me and Guy get back together, I know it wasn't intentional and she was now regretting her words.
"No it's ok, I've been there, done that, got the t-shirt. I mean sure I love Guy, but only as a friend or even brother. Sure I don't regret a moment I spent with him, but looking back we are far happier not being together than we ever were when we WERE together". I put her at ease.
"Yeah, you really should have seen them, their record was 15 lovers tiffs in 1 day, 3 in an hour". Julie told her.
"Thanks Jules, I'm sure Emma wants to know how much we argued". I laughed and so did Emma. "We did though, we really did. That's why we were never meant to be, we both had really strong personalities, I mean I don't know if you've noticed, but he always has to be right, even if he is truly wrong".
"Oh I've noticed, I just ignore him, he tends to shut up then". Emma giggled.
"See I never could, really we were both just as bad as one another".
"So are you happy with Adam"? Julie changed the subject.
"Yeah, he makes me smile, he makes me laugh. No-one has been able to make me feel this happy in a LONG time".
"Can you see yourself spending the rest of your life with him"? Emma joined in.
"I could, but don't forget I'm not a normal 21 year old, I have 2 kids, sure they aren't mine, but still they are freebies with me". I laughed yet was serious.
"Are you kidding, he loves Kelly and Tyler. He'd make a great dad, Adam isn't one of those guys who runs away from commitment, and I know he loves you and would do anything for you, Kelly or Tyler". Julie told me.
"Yeah, but looking after some other mans kids is a big thing, and yeah I agree that he loves Kelly and Tyler, but will he feel the same in 7 years time when Kelly's wanting to go off to college and Tyler's going through that awkward teenager faze". I told them. "Anyway we haven't even talked about those things, we're just taking it day for day. Whatever comes, comes".
"Good for you girl". Julie said and Emma agreed.
I know this a little shorter than my past chapters, but I was really struggling with it. PLEASE R&R!!!!!!!
BEANER - I thought maybe I was a little harsh with Connie's words, but I suppose if I had been in that situation, I probably would have reacted similar. Anyways thanks for your review. Cheers mi dears!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
JOC - Unfortunately nothing like a national monument being burned down happens, but I will remember that for any future references, lol. Anyways thanks for your review. Cheers mi dears!!!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 14
CONNIE'S P.O.V
About 11pm, I noticed Adam, Charlie, Guy, Emma and Julie enter the bar. I had kind of expected them to, I quickly finished serving a customer and then took a 5 minute break and headed over to them. I was boiling hot and I sat next to Adam and said a quick hi to them. Just as I did, Christina Aguilera's 'dirty' came on. Colette jumped up on the bar screaming and began pole dancing on the pole at the far end of the bar. I stuck my fingers in my mouth and whistled loudly.
"That's Colette, she's just a tad mad". I told them laughing.
"Con, needing you"! Tina yelled shrilly across the room.
"No rest for the wicked". I laughed getting up. "You two wanna come"? I looked at Julie and Emma
"No way, we don't know the dance". Julie replied.
"Come on, you make it up as you go along". I grabbed hold of her and Emma's hands and dragged them to the dance floor with a little of protesting.
When I got them up on the bar, they managed to pick up Colette's dance, and just to make them feel a little less embarrassed, I pulled a few others up. When the song ended and the next came on, Emma and Julie climbed down and began heading back to the guys, I however ran from one end to the other and catapulted myself into the crowd.
After I finished, we all began heading back to mine, laughing nearly all the way. The guys dropped us off at mine and then headed back to Adam's brothers since we were having a girls morning in. On getting in, I retrieved a few bottles of red wine and some glasses and putting them down on the coffee table before leaving to get changed, as did Emma and Julie. When we re-emerged we were all in pj's. Conversation started slow, but we soon got warmed up. I realised how much I really liked Emma, she was just like me and Julie.
"Ok, so since I missed seeing you and Guy get together, you need to fill me in". I asked, sipping at my wine.
"He actually hospitalized me on our first meeting". Emma laughed, a little giddy from the wine.
"He didn't"? I asked shocked. "How"? I couldn't control my giggles.
"He knocked me over when he was skating, when he got up, I couldn't move my ankle so he had to help me to hospital. He later blamed the crash on my 'radiant beauty', more like dreaming about hockey". We each cracked up.
"When I first met Guy, it was me that injured him, He was acting cocky on the ice saying no girl could skate better than him, I then checked him, but since the old pond didn't have walls, he landed face down on the floor, snow covering his face". Laughter erupted. "He's never questioned girl hockey players since". We laughed even more.
"Oh, oh lets play something"? Julie asked, trying to be serious, but she was the most giddy out of the three of us.
"Kelly's got twister". I announced, getting up and running off toward the bedroom, returning with the game.
We played for about half an hour, mainly giving in because we couldn't stand up for giggling. When we sat back down, we began talking again. I hadn't done this in a long time, I hadn't been able to do the things normal 21 year olds did.
"So, Julie, are you truly happy with your life"? I asked pouring each of us another drink.
"Yeah, I think I am. I never thought I'd be content not playing hockey, but I am. I love my job and Charlie". She gushed with delight.
"Ohhhh". Me and Emma laughed.
"What about you Emma, in fact where do you work"? I asked.
"I'm a chef at a local restaurant back in Minnesota, and yeah I am happy". She answered.
"Ok, so when are there going to be some little Guy's and Charlie's running around the place"? I asked quickly before they had a chance to ask me anything.
"Not for a while yet". Julie answered straight away. "I don't think the world is ready for another Charlie".
"Will we ever"? I laughed
"I'm with Julie on this one, if Guy told me tomorrow he wanted kids, he can just have them himself". We cracked up laughing again at the thought of Guy being pregnant.
"What about you, are you happy"? Julie asked and I could see the regret in her eyes almost immediately. "You don't have to answer that". She told me quickly.
"No, I'm not, I don't think I ever have been. Sure I've got a good life here, but there's little happiness in my life at the moment". I answered truthfully ending any fun we had been having.
"Why didn't you come home when you first got custody of Kelly and Tyler"? Emma asked.
"I don't know. It just didn't seem like an option. I mean Pete, Jack and Cara were here, coming back to Minnesota would mean leaving them. Plus I hadn't been in touch for a few months, I couldn't exactly turn up on your doorsteps and ask to crash for a few days, more so with two kids in tow". I told them.
"We wouldn't have cared, God you needed us and we weren't there for you". Julie said.
"Yeah, through no fault of your own. But that's the past, most of which I could do with forgetting about". I smiled weakly.
"Here's to the future". Emma raised her glass, cheering the mood up.
"The future". We repeated clinking our glasses together.
"So, Connie, what's going on with you and Adam"? Emma smiled mischievously.
"I can't explain it any other way, but this, so here goes, we're going steady". I squealed like a high school girl.
"That is so cute". Julie giggled even more.
"Ok, I know that didn't come out exactly right, but what the hell". I tried to be serious, but started laughing again.
"How did you get together"? Emma asked me.
"Well, as you know, he found me and he took me skating on my day off, then snuck behind my back and asked John to look after the kids and he made me a candlelight picnic in central park".
"I wish Guy was that romantic, I should really swap you for Adam". Emma began laughing but realised that she had insinuated that me and Guy get back together, I know it wasn't intentional and she was now regretting her words.
"No it's ok, I've been there, done that, got the t-shirt. I mean sure I love Guy, but only as a friend or even brother. Sure I don't regret a moment I spent with him, but looking back we are far happier not being together than we ever were when we WERE together". I put her at ease.
"Yeah, you really should have seen them, their record was 15 lovers tiffs in 1 day, 3 in an hour". Julie told her.
"Thanks Jules, I'm sure Emma wants to know how much we argued". I laughed and so did Emma. "We did though, we really did. That's why we were never meant to be, we both had really strong personalities, I mean I don't know if you've noticed, but he always has to be right, even if he is truly wrong".
"Oh I've noticed, I just ignore him, he tends to shut up then". Emma giggled.
"See I never could, really we were both just as bad as one another".
"So are you happy with Adam"? Julie changed the subject.
"Yeah, he makes me smile, he makes me laugh. No-one has been able to make me feel this happy in a LONG time".
"Can you see yourself spending the rest of your life with him"? Emma joined in.
"I could, but don't forget I'm not a normal 21 year old, I have 2 kids, sure they aren't mine, but still they are freebies with me". I laughed yet was serious.
"Are you kidding, he loves Kelly and Tyler. He'd make a great dad, Adam isn't one of those guys who runs away from commitment, and I know he loves you and would do anything for you, Kelly or Tyler". Julie told me.
"Yeah, but looking after some other mans kids is a big thing, and yeah I agree that he loves Kelly and Tyler, but will he feel the same in 7 years time when Kelly's wanting to go off to college and Tyler's going through that awkward teenager faze". I told them. "Anyway we haven't even talked about those things, we're just taking it day for day. Whatever comes, comes".
"Good for you girl". Julie said and Emma agreed.
I know this a little shorter than my past chapters, but I was really struggling with it. PLEASE R&R!!!!!!!