It turned out that Britney couldn't even wait until after Friday's game.
I decided that it was time to put Julie behind me and accept the fact that she and I would never be anything more than friends.
So needless to say I ended up naked in my bed with Britney on top of me. I'll spare you the rest of the details but I will say that it was pretty hot.
I couldn't shake the uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach that I'd just done something terrible. I know I shouldn't have done this but how else can I get over Julie? Britney is the exact opposite.
"Whatchya thinking about?" Britney was next to me in all her naked glory. She was pretty nice to look at though.
"Nothing much" I replied. I wasn't a sucker for punishment, I knew better than to tell the one you were with that you were thinking about someone else, especially whilst you were doing the 'horizontal tango'.
"Well at fun as its been, I have practice and I need a shower" Britney kissed my cheek and bounded out of bed.
"Cool" I replied feeling a little relieved that she wasn't the 'stay and snuggle' type. As harsh as it sounds, I only did that with girls I actually liked.
"So we should do this again some time" she said pulling on her skirt.
"Yeah" I replied absently as I searched for my pants.
I quickly threw on a shirt and walked her to the door. Hey it was the least I could do right?
She kissed me again before opening the door.
"Bye Portman" she said with a wink as she left my room.
"Later babe" I replied with a smile.
As I turned to re-enter my room I caught sight of Julie walking arm in arm down the hall with Goldberg.
What was going on here?
"Hey Jules" I called out to her hoping she'd speak to me.
She kept on walking.
Maybe she hadn't heard me.
"JULIE!" I yelled a little louder.
I got Goldberg's attention but not Julie's.
"Julie, Portman's talking to you" Goldberg nudged her.
"I know and I don't want to talk to that jerk right now" she replied obviously making it loud enough so I could hear.
"What have I done?" I asked feeling very confused. I hadn't done anything to piss her off lately had I?
I didn't get an answer because she reached the door and pulled Goldberg outside with her.
Great! First Connie yells at me and now Julie's not speaking to me. Maybe I should just stick with cheerleaders, at least they're always happy to see me.
I decided to work out my frustrations by hitting the gym.
Then I'd go ask the almighty Julie Gaffney what the hell is wrong with her.
JULIE'S POV
I quietly closed the door to Averman's room smiling to myself as I knew what would probably happen next.
I was happy for Connie. She hadn't been herself since the break up with Guy and now she was smiling again. I had my best friend back.
"Hey Catlady what's up?" Goldberg was approaching his room.
"Hey Goldie, you might not want to go in there" I warned him. I couldn't suppress my grin.
"Why not?" he asked a little uneasily. I could almost see the cogs turning in anticipation that something bad had happened/
"Well Connie and Averman are in there and I think they might be making their relationship 'official'" I informed him.
"Really?" he sounded surprised.
"Yes, its so cute how they are with each other" I couldn't help but gush to him about it.
The door to Portman's dorm room opened and out bounded that cheerleader that had been all over him earlier. I could feel the smile practically melting from my face as I realised what had probably been happening in there.
"Bye Portman" the cheerleader giggled.
"Later babe" Portman replied obviously not realising or caring that Goldberg and I were standing in the hall.
I'm so glad I didn't tell him how I feel now. I would have made the biggest fool out of myself.
"Goldie you wanna hang out?" I asked feeling rather desperate to get out of there.
"Sure" he replied glancing at the closed door to his room.
I felt relieved and quickly grabbed his arm and led him down the corridor.
"Hey Jules!" I heard Portman call out to me.
No way in hell was I talking to that bastard.
"Julie!" Portman yelled louder.
Come on Julie, keep walking.
"Julie, Portman's talking to you" Goldberg nudged me.
"I know and I don't want to talk to that jerk right now" I replied ensuring I said it loud enough for Portman to hear.
"What have I done?" Portman asked. He sounded confused. I still didn't look back at him and I was glad we'd reached the door.
"So what was that about?" Goldberg asked me when we'd reached the safety of outside.
"Nevermind" I replied not wanting to talk about it.
"Goldie do you want to get something to eat?" I asked changing the subject. I knew Goldie wouldn't say no to food.
"Sure" he replied looking pleased.
"Don't even think about trying to make me fat again" I warned him jokingly.
"Wouldn't dream of it Catlady" he replied laughing.
We walked out of the Eden Hall grounds in silence, just happy hanging out with each other. But the more we walked, the more I realised I was hungry.
"I really want a hotdog how about you?" I asked Goldberg.
"You don't have to ask me twice Jules" Goldberg agreed happily. He always said he loved it that Connie and I ate like regular people.
Once we'd gotten our dogs, we decided to sit down and then test out the air hockey table. It was a close game but much to my delight I won.
"You've been practising with Banks haven't you?" he accused me. Adam was also the champion of air hockey as well as ice hockey.
"I almost beat him last week!" I grunted as I got another goal in. I held up my coke in victory.
"Yeah almost is the key word" Goldberg teased. That was our thing, we teased each other in fun.
"Shut up Goldie!" I scolded him.
"That hurts Julie!" he replied.
My response was to flash him a toothy grin.
We were ready to set up for another game when I noticed the time.
"Shoot look at the time, we'd better go before we break curfew!" I replied double checking my watch.
"Good thinking, I don't want detention two days in a row" Goldberg said with a scowl at the word 'detention'.
"You had detention today? Why?" I asked him as we left the arcade and started back towards Eden Hall.
"Luis and his stupid cheerleader groupies" Goldberg grumbled.
Stupid cheerleaders, always making everyone's life a misery.
"Oh" I replied softly.
We walked on in silence for a little while.
"So why are you mad at Portman if you don't mind me asking?" Goldberg asked me.
Great! Now how do I get out of this one?
"He's a pig" I replied simply.
"What else is new? Connie yelled at him earlier in the hall, called him a 'big fucking idiot' to his face" Goldberg informed me.
Go Connie!
"She did?" I asked feeling like I had the stupid stunned expression on my face.
"Yep I don't think the poor guy knew what was going on!" Goldberg laughed.
Probably because he doesn't, I thought wishing the subject would change.
"Can we talk about something else?" I asked feeling uneasy.
"Yeah sure" Goldberg smiled.
"Are you looking forward to the game on Friday?" I quickly changed the subject.
"Yeah for sure, one more win and we make the play-offs" he was excited.
"Its exciting isn't it, the whole competing for the championship flag, especially at high school level" I replied still not believing that we were all together in a high school team where nothing could touch us for a few more years.
"Yeah its great" Goldberg agreed.
We'd finally arrived back at Eden Hall.
"Do you need a hand getting back to your dorm?" Goldberg asked and I realised it was pretty dark.
"Yeah if that's okay, I know Varsity hang around the girls dorms at night" I replied feeling very grateful at Goldie's offer. I didn't need to put up with their crap right now.
He walked on towards my dorm room talking more about hockey.
"Well here you are all nice and safe back at your dorm" Goldberg announced when we reached my room.
"Thanks for that Goldie, it was fun hanging out with you" I told him truthfully. He really was a great friend.
"Glad to be of service!" he replied flashing me a toothy grin.
"Geez what is this 'date a nerd day'? First Moreau, now Gaffney" one of the cheerleaders sneered to her friends as they passed us.
GRRRR! Who the hell did they think they were!
"Oh go catch the clap from your Varsity boyfriend" I retorted before realising what I'd actually just said. I'd never said anything that mean to anyone in my entire life!
"They deserved it" Goldberg said quietly. He wasn't doing a very good job at hiding the hurt at being called a nerd.
I think my heart had just broken for him.
"You're not a nerd Goldie, they're just uneducated imbeciles" I informed him.
"Thanks Jules, I'll see you later" he said spinning on his heel and walking away.
"Night Goldie" I replied watching his hunched figure leave.
Who the hell did those cheerleaders think they were? They're so going to pay for making my friend feel like that.And Connie's gonna help me!
nothing like a little revenge on some cheerleaders!!
PINKNINJA83 - thanks for not hating me for that! But I know I'm 'killing' some readers with Julie/Dean but not too long to go now.
SPIKEYHAIRGOOD - yeah Connie and Averman are kinda cute in the stories.
GALINDAPOPULAR - no Ethan in this chapter (or the next one I think) but unfortunately there's a little Britney (yep I want to hit her too!)
HIDING IN THE SHADOW - yeah he's a jerk alright, but at least he wasnt in this chapter!! Poor you having to put up with jerks!
HOCKEY-GIRL90 - thanks for the review, yes I did have a great weekend. I hope you did too
FOOTYCHICK - glad to hear you're still enjoying it. Thanks for the review
ELYSE BLACK - sorry to scare you (but you all do know what's gonna happen because its running parallel with They're What? at the moment)
00MIGHTYADDICT99 - you've changed your name?? glad you like it.
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