Thanks Flowersc871 for the review. This will be my last chapter until I get back from Hurricane Katrina Relief in Louisiana. So enjoy this chapter and leave me tons of reviews please. Here's Chapter 9 enjoy!
A/N: This chapter is slightly harsher then the others, but I'm trying to get the big arguments out of the way so it won't necessarily drag on to the end. I hope this isn't too much in the way of arguments, but Jimmy and Rizzo need to be harsher then in the movie.
What are you doing here? Part 2
That night Annabelle stayed in her dorm room reading one of her semi-favorite books, Little Women. Sometimes she wished that she could be Meg March the older and more dominant sister, but other times she wanted to be little selfish Amy with the limes and pencils. Annabelle sighed and looked at the clock on the wall, 10:30 p.m. surely the guys would be settling down from the practice and maybe even asleep. Annabelle thought back to the past couple of days and everything was a complete 360 turn for the worst. With Dennis up in Minneapolis, and more Pre Olympic Games coming, Annabelle didn't know if she could actually pull through it. In a way Annabelle wanted to throw in the towel because things weren't going her way, but in another way she had to pull through for the sake of her sister's schooling. Annabelle was driven from her thoughts with a soft knock on her door. She stood up from the bed, and walked slowly toward it to make sure her emotions, mostly her anger, was in check.
"Oh my God Andrew! I didn't…why…" Annabelle couldn't finish her little form of a question.
"So I guess you are happy to see me? How're you doing?" He said coming in her room.
"I was doing horrible, but now I guess I'm not. I didn't think you would be down here this quick, and what about school? You're not the kind of guy that would leave school." Annabelle kept rambling.
"Well first of all you sounded depressed on the phone, and I came down quickly so I could be with you for as long as you need me here. Plus I have family leave from school so it's no biggy."
"No biggy! Andrew this everything thank you!" Annabelle said and hugged him again.
"Well were do I set my stuff and sleep?" Andrew asked looking around her comfortable dorm room.
That next morning Andrew awoke Annabelle early to go out for a quick mile run before practice.
"Are you sure Mr. Brooks and your dad will be fine that I'm coming? I mean I don't want to intrude."
"Andrew its fine, now hurry up." Annabelle said laughing at his nervousness. She knew exactly what he meant by not wanting to intrude, because of Jack, Mike, and Jimmy. She knew that hated him for everything, but wouldn't really say anything to Annabelle.
Once they made it outside, Annabelle and Andrew continued talking about her job, and Andrew talked of Boston. Annabelle stopped short when she saw a familiar car.
"Hey isn't that Dennis's?" Andrew asked pointing at it.
"Yeah and where's a hockey stick when I need one?" Annabelle said hotheadedly.
"Annabelle just stop worrying about it ok? It's ok, alright?" Andrew said and gave her a one armed hug. Annabelle nodded her head and continued walking with him down the road where the started jogging.
About an hour later Andrew and Annabelle was almost one turn away from returning to the dorm rooms when they saw the team coming out in small groups talking and laughing. Andrew slowed starting to get a little nervous being around the intimidating hockey players and watched Annabelle for any signs of her mean streak getting the best of her. Right when he looked back at the dorm building that was getting quick close, Andrew saw Dennis and Jack coming out together. He heard Annabelle take in a sharp breath and could feel her anger coming off her.
"Annabelle don't you even think about it." Andrew told her seriously. "You've done enough yelling and getting angry, now let's go inside."
They passed by the car not even looking at the two sick love birds, but out of the corner of Annabelle's eye she saw Jack look up shocked.
'That's right Jack you better be shock so you can stay with your sex kitten.' Annabelle said mentally.
Once inside the building, Annabelle and Andrew relaxed, mostly Andrew from the nervousness around Jack. Yet his nervousness wasn't going to get any better, as Rizzo and Jimmy walked out of they're dorm rooms across the hall.
"Oh shit…" Andrew whispered with fright.
"It's ok." Annabelle whispered back. "Just head to my room."
"Hey Annabelle can we have a word with you?" Rizzo asked starring daggers at Andrew.
"What about?" Annabelle asked while unlocking her door, letting Andrew in and closing it.
"What the fuck is he doing here?" Jimmy asked with rage.
"Damn it Jimmy I'm not going to let Jack and that slut occupy my time every time I see them, so I have Andrew here. Is that such a big problem?" Annabelle said with a harsh whisper.
"Your trying to get back at Jack aren't you!" Rizzo demanded.
"Yeah so what if I am? At least I know what I'm getting myself into."
"No you don't." Jimmy said.
"Don't you dare tell me what I do and do not know!" Annabelle almost yelled. At this time Jack came running up the stairs seeing the three of them, he slowed.
"AB what the hell is Andrew doing here?" He asked breathing heavily.
"I called him ok? I called him down here so I can have someone I can trust!" Annabelle said putting infuses on 'trust'. Jack was taken aback and looked into Annabelle's raging eyes. Inside he could see hurt and confusion on top of betrayal. He walked back down the stairs and straight to the rink.
"Keep that little pip-squeak out of my sight Annabelle or I swear someone will scream bloody murder." Jimmy said pointing a finger at her dorm room door. At that he walked off with Rizzo. Annabelle was slightly shocked that she was seeing this kind of reaction from Jimmy. She walked back into her dorm room, picked up the phone, called Herb and told him that she wasn't coming in because of a guest that popped up in the middle of the night.
Throughout the rest of the day, Annabelle stayed close to Andrew and didn't go out unless when they went to lunch. She felt a little relived that he was back in her arms, and hopefully she would be able to forget about the feelings she had for Jack. After all this wasn't a fairy tale in any way in the world.
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