Chapter 10

Amanda finally found Sportacus over by Town Hall. She told him what had happened and expected him to go ballistic. He didn't. In fact it didn't even seem to faze him.

"What is going on here? You can't let Stephanie do something that stupid." Amanda protested.

"Stephanie and I can't seem to resolve our problems so why not let her be happy with someone else?" Sportacus answered nonchalantly. Amanda looked as though she was about to strangle him when Stephanie waltzed up.

"What is wrong with the two of you?" Amanda asked her frustration was reaching its boiling point. Stephanie had a confused look on her face. Sportacus smiled and asked Stephanie,

"How did it go?"

"Perfect, he doesn't even suspect a thing."

"Excellent. Now Amanda, why don't you join us for a private conversation?" Sportacus asked. Stephanie grabbed her friend and quickly pushed her into Town Hall. The three went into Mayor Meanswell's office and closed the door.

"We're going to explain everything but you have to promise not to tell anyone, ok?" Stephanie asked. Amanda nodded. Sportacus and Stephanie spent the next hour explaining what was going on while their friend listened and tried to comprehend.

After the little meeting Sportacus left and the two girls headed back to the Mayor's house. Stephanie seemed awfully quiet and Amanda asked what was wrong.

"I'm happy that we're back together but there still seems to be a wall between us. Like he wants to get close but won't. Do you think maybe that he is still trying to deal with what happened or maybe he doesn't trust me anymore?" Stephanie told her friend.

"Well, I'm sure he still loves you but the trust issue could be it. I would ask him straight out. You have to knock down that wall. College is closer than you think and you don't want to leave a mess between the two of you." Amanda said.

"You're right. I'll have to talk to him. I just want to make everything better. I still can't believe that I did something so stupid." Stephanie berated herself.

"Hey, everyone makes mistakes. That's apart of being human. It's what you do after that defines you. If you correct your mistakes and learn from them then you become a better person." Amanda said trying to brighten her friend's mood.

"You know what would I do without you?" Stephanie smiled.

"Probably wallow in a puddle of self loathing." Amanda said sarcastically. "I'm only kidding." She smiled. The two girls laughed and went into the Mayor's house. They grabbed a snack and went upstairs to Stephanie's room.

Later after Amanda left, Stephanie sent a letter to Sportacus. She wanted to talk some more. Sticking the mail into the mail tube she shot the letter into the air.

Sportacus caught the letter and read it. Smiling he wrote a response and sent the paper airplane back down. Then he climbed down the ladder and made his way to Mayor Meanswell's.

He flipped, jumped, and ran until he reached the Mayor's front door. Sportacus didn't even have to knock on the door. Stephanie opened the door and pulled him in.

"What did you…" Sportacus didn't get a chance to finish. Stephanie pulled him close and kissed him. The two stood there for a few minutes until Sportacus pushed them apart.

"Stephanie we have to make sure no one sees us. Come on." He made sure the door was shut and then he asked,

"Where were we?" He pulled her close.

"Wait! I want to talk first then we can…" Stephanie said as she wrapped her arms around him.

"Of course, what did you want to talk about?" he asked.

To Be Continued…