Chapter 10

Fulton's POV

I Fulton Reed had an idea. We all missed Connie, a lot, especially Guy (even if he didn't want to admit it) And from her last letter, despite her sounding up-beat, I know she was upset and missing us too, I mean, how couldn't she, right? So, what we need to do is go to Pittsburgh, and bring Connie home with us! Simple as pie, we can figure out where she would stay later.

"Yo, Portman!" I said when he picked up the phone "call Julie, Ken, Charlie, Adam and Russ and tell them to come over to my house because I had a great idea! I'm gonna call the others, hurry!" and I hung up to call the others before he could answer. I knew none of them had any thing to do because none of us have lives and within a half hour they were all at my house.

"So, Fulton, what's the bright idea I was called away from 'Days of Our Lives' for?" Julie asked.

I explained my plan excitedly and they all looked at me blankly

"Dude," Russ said "two questions, how would we get to Pittsburgh, what makes you think our parents would LET us go, and do you know that kidnapping, whether or not the person is willing, is STILL illegal!"

"Uh, that's three questions, Russ" Dwayne pointed out

"Despite Russ's lack of counting skills, he still has a point" Charlie said, "I want Connie back as much as you all, the Ducks aren't the same with out her. It's just not possible, she has no where to stay here and her mother would never let her stay in the dorms."

I was dejected, they had points "But if she said with you, Julie, or Charlie? Her mother likes you two"

Guy hadn't talked yet but shook his head "No, that wouldn't be necessary, you see she has family, legal guardians right here in Minnesota, I saw her father the other day, he must have moved back."

"What? But where has he been? Would he be willing to take her?" was the question out of some of the other Duck's mouths, and I began to get excited, maybe it would work.

"But, there is still the custody case," Adam said "if he's been gone for, however long he's been gone, and Connie's mother hates her father she'll obviously take it to court and the judge would never let him have her"

"Mrs. Moreau-I mean Coulter, wouldn't dare go to court, Mr. Moreau could easily get full custody of Connie, if he doesn't already, it was part of the original custody agreement, Connie and her mom couldn't leave Minnesota. She's too worried about her image to let people know that she practically kidnapped her daughter" he explained "If we talk to Mr. Moreau, he'll probably talk to Ms. Coulter, and get Connie to come back"

"Wow, I never knew Connie's life was so complicated, and she told me a lot! How do you know?" Julie asked

Guy shrugged looking sad "we told each other everything when we went out"

"But there is still the issue of getting to Pittsburgh" stated Charlie, "I mean plane tickets would cost a lot of money, and driving would be near impossible"

"Hmmm." Adam said "maybe we still can work it out."