Adam's POV
I'm laying on my bed staring at the ceiling, tossing a koosh-ball up in the air with my left hand and catching it in my right. I'm so lost in the thoughts running through my head I don't hear the door open and close or the sound of feet on the hardwood floor. In fact I don't realize I'm no longer alone until an arm juts out in front of my face and plucks the ball from the air.
I return to reality and turn my head too see Charlie standing at the side of my bed. He smiles goofily and tosses the koosh back too me.
"What's up, Banksie?" He walks over too his dresser and pulls out a clean shirt.
"Nothing. How was Pizza Palace?" I change the subject, rolling back onto my back.
"It was great, Goldie accidentally tripped one of the servers and she dropped the food and spilled a coke all over me and Kory on the way down. So the Bash Brother's demanded they make us a new pizza for free. Then Kenny-"
"I kissed her." I cut him off.
"Well I'm glad you kissed her Banksie, because if you kissed a him I'd be switching rooms. Wait, kissed who? The pizza girl?"
"No, Charlie, I kissed , Becky. While you guys were out today."
My roommate knits his eyebrows "My, Becky?"
"No." I shake my head. "My, Becky."
"Orion is going too kill you if he finds out you put the moves on his daughter. He'll have you skate sprints against Luis until you pass out."
"I get this, you don't think I get this? Urg, everything is so messed up."
"So what are you gonna do?"
I sigh heavily. "I don't know."
"You gonna ask her too stay?" He pulls on his clean shirt and tucks it into his jeans.
"I don't want her too stay for me, Charlie. I want her too stay because she wants too. I can't be the reason she chooses her dad over her mom. That's unfair too all of them. Not to mention what if she stays here and she's miserable."
"I dunno, Banksie, sounds like you got yourself in quite the predicament. I however have too meet Kory in a few minutes too hit a movie, so you're on your own."
"Thanks so much for your help. Tell Kory, I said hi."
"No problem. See ya."
After Charlie leaves I start to think again, this isn't good. I've never been this confused about anyone before, or anything for that matter. I've always been so sure of everything in my life, right up until the locker room this afternoon. And the worst of it is, I can't tell if I really like Becky or I'm just scared too hurt her. Ugh, this is just so frustrating.
I need to go too the rink and clear my head. Skating always makes things better. Sort of my favorite distraction. Feeling the ice under my blades lifts the problems of the world from my shoulders.
Becky's POV
A kiss is just a kiss right? That meant nothing… I mean nothing. All the nights I've spent sitting in my room praying one day he'd see me as more then the Coach's daughter and kiss me were foolish. When it finally happens it means nothing. This just isn't fair.
I just want to crawl up in my Daddy's lap and cry like a big baby, the way I always use to. My father always knows what too do when I'm sad, he hums and pats my hair. It was so comforting when I was little. I need that now, more then anything. Mom's not home, but Dad's truck is in the driveway. That means he's here.
"Daddy where are you?" I call entering the house.
"In the den, Sweet Pea." He replies and I go off in the direction of his voice.
I find him sitting on the futon, watching old tapes of Ducks games. As I try to enter the room my chair dings the wall and my father turns his head toward me. I smile at him and back up too try again.
I clear my throat after her turns his attention back to the television. "Can we talk, Daddy?"
"I wish I could, Sweet Pea, but I've got to study these tapes. The team has a big game coming up. You understand."
"Oh. Okay." I nod sadly.
"We'll talk later." My dad calls as I leave the room.
"Sure."
Wisconsin, my minds made up, I'm going with my mom. There's no reason for me too stay here. My own father can't be bothered with me. I must be stupid too think there was something here for me. I'll tell my mom as soon as she gets home. Then I'll say good bye, to Eden Hall, my Dad and … Adam.
