I felt like a real idiot for running out and leaving all of my stuff in Julie's room the previous night.
But hey what could I do? It wasn't every day that Guy had his nose broken by a girl!
And Fulton needed to know about it straight away.
On my way to breakfast I spotted that Ethan guy that Julie had been talking to yesterday talking to some of his friends by his locker and he looked mighty pleased with himself about something.
I slowed my pace down enough to be able to hear what they were talking about but not slow enough to look like I was trying to listen in on them.
"So you and Julie Gaffney huh? I thought she only dated hockey players" one guy was talking to Ethan.
"Dude, she dated one hockey player and the rest of her team are just friends" Ethan replied.
"Sure man, if that's what you believe, I don't' think I could be on the same team as her and just be friends. She's so damn fine!" another one laughed.
"Yeah man the way she moves so fast to stop the goals, whoah what a flexible woman!" the first guy laughed.
I felt my fists involuntarily clenching at my sides.
Keep your cool Dean, they're just teasing.
"Whatever guys, Julie's not like that and for your information she told me that the guys on her team are just friends so ha!"
"So you think she's into football players then?" the first one asked hopefully.
"Don't even think about going there guys, I get to ask her out first" Ethan replied with a smirk.
What the hell? I get to ask her out first? What did they think Julie was, some piece of meat that they could pass around their little group?
Before I got a chance to intervene they up and left leaving me processing what I'd just heard in the hallway.
"Dude are you okay? You look like you're totally spaced out?" Fulton appeared on my left snapping me out of my psychotic daydream where I creamed the entire football team for even thinking about Julie as a girl.
"Huh? What? Oh um, just trying to remember the words to that Cradle of Filth song" I lied. I really didn't want to be on the receiving end of Fulton's shit stirring stick right now.
"Dude just look it up on the CD cover at lunch" Fulton pointed out and dragged me into the cafeteria.
I entered the cafeteria and immediately signalled to the team that we were heading to get our food so they'd better save us a seat. It was pretty much the daily ritual.
When we returned I slid into my seat and began eating. I was trying not to put my foot in my mouth about Ethan. I knew that Julie would just yell at me for trying to interfere when I was really trying to help her so I stayed quiet.
"Hey Connie where'd Averman go?" Goldberg was asking Connie as she sat down with Julie.
"I dunno" she told him.
"You should know, he's your boyfriend after all" I couldn't help but tease her. Fulton had filled me in on what Guy had told him about them holding hands at the movies last night.
"Shut up" she glared at me.
"So Connie what's this about hand holding at the movies we've heard about?" Charlie asked smirking.
I saw her glare at Julie who shook her head. Wow, she knew something the rest of us didn't.
"I think you should mind your own business" she snapped at Charlie before storming out of the cafeteria.
"Good going guys" Julie stood up and went to go after her.
I was disappointed to see that Ethan was now stopping Julie and flirting with her. However, my disappointment soon turned to anger when I saw her smile at him and start to flirt back.
This I didn't really want to see.
"Dude, I'm just gonna go get that CD real quick, its driving me nuts" I said to Fulton who was busy stuffing his face.
"You want me to save your food?" he asked me.
"Yeah um, thanks man" I said as I sped out of the cafeteria.
I shot Julie one last look just in time to see her and Ethan hug.
That was more than I could handle and I avoided looking at her until I was well and truly out of the cafeteria and safely on my way to the dorm room.
I knew now where I stood.
I didn't even register on Julie's radar.
To hell with it then.
JULIE'S POV
(A/N – story backtracks a little bit to Julie and Connie heading towards the cafeteria for breakfast)
Connie's been swearing me to secrecy over this whole 'dating Averman' thing and as much as I know she doesn't want the whole team to know it started out as a sham, she's driving me insane!
"I'm so nervous!" Connie whispered to me as we walked down the hallway.
"Don't be you guys kissed right? That must mean he likes you" I told her.
Speak of the devil I thought to myself as the very person we were just talking about almost literally bumped into Connie.
"Hi" Connie mumbled looking everywhere but at Averman.
"Hi" Averman mumbled back and quickly made his exit leaving Connie looking confused.
"Okay Cons, that was weird" I commented stating the obvious.
"I know, I just don't know what to say to him" she admitted.
"At least you've kissed him, I'd never be able to get Dean to kiss me!" I moaned suddenly wallowing in self-pity. Maybe I should become a cheerleader? I thought as I watched the perfect barbies stroll past us. On second thought maybe not.
"Not helping Jules" Connie replied as she opened the cafeteria door.
"Hey Connie where'd Averman go?" Goldberg asked me as we sat down.
"I dunno" she replied.
"You should know, he's your boyfriend after all" Portman teased her.
Tell me again why I like this guy who seems to have an obvious death wish? Oh yeah, he's Portman and he's so damn hot!
"Shut up" she glared.
"So Connie what's this about hand holding at the movies we've heard about?" Charlie asked.
Speaking of death wishes, Charlie obviously has one too.
She glared at me and I shook my head hoping that she'd get the message of I didn't tell them.
"I think you should mind your own business" she snapped at him before storming out of the cafeteria.
"Good going guys" I said to them as I stood up and went to go after her. I knew she needed a friend to calm her down right now and since I was the only one who knew what was going on, I guess it was going to be me.
"Hey Julie!" I was stopped before I could leave by Ethan.
"Oh hey Ethan" I replied smiling but at the same time hoping he'd hurry up and say what he had to say. He was a nice guy for a football player and I couldn't just be rude to him.
"So about this project we have to work together on, I've had a thought" he said as he showed me a brochure on a proposed new development by the lake.
"Sure, go ahead" I replied intrigued to see what he'd come up with.
"Well I thought it'd be cool to go down to the area and research what kind of wildlife, if any, lives there and what impact this new development could have on them" he suggested.
Wow, he is pretty smart. I would have never thought up something like this for our Environmental Project. If we do it right, we'd definitely be getting at least an A- for this.
"Sounds great, wanna see if we can go down there during class tomorrow?" I suggested.
He grinned even harder, "Yeah definitely. I'm looking forward to it. Aw come here and give me a hug, partner!" he held his arms out and I obliged him, well he was kinda cute after all and who knew, maybe a certain Bash Brother was watching…….
I glanced over at our table and saw that he wasn't even there anymore.
He'd probably gone to find one of his cheerleaders to entertain him.
Oh well, I suppose I'd just enjoy the attention whilst I had it, even if it wasn't from Dean.
With that thought, I set out to find Connie hoping to catch her before she broke any one else's nose
ELYSE BLACK - sorry dear you'll have to endure the whole dancing around each other for a little bit longer - Julie's gonna throw a fit at him next chapter.
SPIKEYHAIRGOOD - yeah sarcasm and Julie seem to mix well in this story, as for the locker room action - yep he's a boy!!
HIDING IN THE SHADOW - they might admit it eventually but they have a long way to go yet!
HOCKEY GIRL-90 - what can I say? boys will be boys (complete with daydreams no less!)
DONNA79 - yep the tart was flirting with Portman in front of Fulton but wait until the next chapter (I have a feeling I'm gonna be yelled at by reviewers for it!)
FOOTYCHICK - glad you liked it.