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A/N: This is the sequel to the other Mighty Ducks stories "The Way Things Are" and "The Way Things Were". We recommend you read those two first. However, this can also be read as a stand-alone story. Please read and review.

Chapter 18

July 7th, 1998

Bella's POV

I had woken up and watch the sunrise from Adam's hospital room. I was tired and sore from all the running I did yesterday. "Good Morning," I heard Adam say.

"Good Morning," I said.

"What are you doing?" Adam said.

"Watching the sun rise," I said.

"Oh, you're not going to go for a run this morning, are you? Adam asked.

"No, I hurt too much. I think that I overdid it yesterday," I said.

Then there came a knock on the door. Coach walked into the room before he said, "Good morning, kids. Bella, I brought some clean clothes for you, as well as your hairbrush, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, soap, shampoo and towels. I thought you might want a shower."

"Ah, nothing for me?" Adam asked.

"Well, I brought you a clean sister," Coach said as he smiled.

"Ha, ha very funny," Adam said.

"Thanks Coach. How did you know I was here?" I said as I took the bag.

"Well I had a little elf," Coach said.

"A little elf? Coach your dad jokes are getting bad," Adam said shaking his head.

"Ok, maybe it was a 6-foot 2-inch elf," Coach said.

I hugged my brother, "Thanks Adam!" I said.

"Yeah, I knew everyone had to be worried about you. I know I was," Adam said.

"Hurry up, Bella. I thought I would take you out to breakfast before I had to be to work," Coach said.

"What I don't get breakfast, too?" Adam said.

"Nope; you have to stay here and eat their food," Coach said.

"Yuk, I hate hospital food," Adam said.

"Then quit landing your ass in the hospital, then you won't have to eat the food," Coach said. I quickly got a shower and left with Coach for breakfast.

July 8th, 1998

I stayed with Adam overnight again. Casey packed more than one day's worth of clothes. It was me and Adam all day visiting. No one else wanted to come and see him. Casey, Gunner, Charlie, and I were to start to drive back to Minneapolis tomorrow. I decided that I was going to use some of my savings and fly back to Minneapolis a day or two later.

"Don't tell me that your still mad about what Charlie did?" Adam asked as he got back into bed from visiting the bathroom. No, he wasn't doing anything stupid. He just had to go and poop. So, his bowels were starting to work again, which was good.

"I don't know, are you still depressed over Gunnar?" I asked.

"Maybe, I don't know," Adam said.

"Well at least we will have each other," I said.

"Can you imagine us at 65 walking into the pharmacy and grocery store together?" Adam asked.

"Yeah and kids looking at us thinking that we are together," I said laughing.

"Yep, we will be old, fat and together," Adam said.

"With cats," I said.

"With cats as long as you let me have a dog," Adam said with a finger pointed in my direction.

I started to laugh before I said, "Ok you can have a dog. So how many cats do I get?"

"That depends on how many dogs will you allow me to have?" Adam asked.

"5 cats and 3 dogs?" I asked.

"Now come on it's got to be fair Ace, 5 of each," Adam said.

"5 dogs are you crazy? Cats take up way less room," I said.

"Ok, ok how about 3 of each?" Adam said.

"I guess," I said.

Then there was a knock on the door. "Come in," Adam said. Behind the door was Charlie and Gunnar. Charlie was carrying a vase with 3 roses in it.

"Aw, Spazway roses I have never felt so loved in my life," Adam said.

"There not for you there for Bella," Charlie said.

"I'm the one in the hospital and she's the one that gets roses. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride," Adam said as he crossed his arms.

"Charlie why?" I said.

"Because I wanted to tell you how sorry I am. Please forgive me, I love you. I mean it I really do love you," Charlie said.

"I don't know Charlie, you trying to stop me from seeing Adam in February was not great but what you did, what you admitted to is really not forgivable," I said.

"Vhat are vou going to do Bella?" Gunnar asked.

"I think that I am going to let you guys go ahead and go back to Minnesota. I am going to stay in California for a few more days and then fly home," I said.

"No, you're not Bella, you're going home with Casey, Gunnar, and Charlie," Ollie said as he walked in.

"I have money in my savings account," I protested.

"No, your bank account is frozen, you can make deposits, but you can't make any withdrawals," Ollie said.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because you need to go home, you three are teammates it's not going to look well if you three can't get along on and off the ice," Ollie said.

"Great Dad froze my account, great just great," I said.

"No Dad didn't freeze your account, I did," Ollie said.

"What? Why?" I asked.

"For the good of the team, I figured with you going home with Casey the two of you would have to work out your differences," Ollie said.

"What if I don't want to?" I asked.

"Then it's going to be a long car ride home," Charlie said.

"Great so I am going to be stuck in a car for 3 days with the grinning, cheating idiot," I said.

"Gunnar what about you," Adam asked.

"Vhat about me?" Gunnar asked.

"Are you mad at me for what happened?" Adam asked.

"No, vour just as much a victim as I am," Gunnar said.

"So, are we,' Adam swallowed hard, 'Are we back together?"

"If vou vant to be," Gunnar said.

"Yes, I do," Adam said.

"Me too," Gunnar said and then they kissed hard.

"All right you two; stop it's making me sick," I said.

"What about us?" Charlie asked.

"NO!" I said.

We stay there visiting for a little bit. I knew we were in trouble when Ollie suggested we play truth or dare. "Okay Charlie, Truth or dare?" Ollie said.

"Dare," Charlie said.

"Alright your dare is, you have to kiss Adam on the lips," Ollie said.

"Then I pick truth," Charlie said.

"Too late, Vou said dare vou have to do it," Gunnar said.

"I don't believe this," Charlie said as he rolled his eyes.

"Scared what my sister is going to think?" Adam asked.

"Fine," Charlie said. Charlie then gave Adam a quick peck on the lips before he said, "there happy?"

"Not long enough," Ollie said.

Charlie then went in for another kiss, nice and slow as soon as the kiss was over, he said, "Yuk, now I have to wash my mouth out. There are you happy?"

"Do I suck at kissing?" Adam asked.

"No, your fine, I am just not into kissing guys. I think of you as more of a brother then a boyfriend. There does that prove it too you Bella I love kissing girls more than kissing guys?" Charlie asked.

"Yes, but I still don't forgive you," I said.

A/N: And there you are. What do you think? Will Bella ever forgive Charlie? All in all, what do you see in the future for the Banks twins? Perhaps a reconciliation? Perhaps not? Are you happy with Adam and Gunnar getting back together? Please be kind and leave a review.