Disclaimer: Still don't own them, sorry to burst your bubble.
AN: I have a feeling you guys will like this chapter. So on with it!Charlie stood outside her house trying to force himself to walk up and knock on the door. He had been having this argument with himself ever since Connie came over. He had taken Julie's advice and decided to just go with it. If something happened then they deal with it later.
"Charlie?"
"Hey Banks." He said with a sigh.
"Still can't knock on the door?" Adam asked stopping in front of Connie's house.
"I don't know what to say." Charlie said putting his hands in his pockets.
"Do you want some advice?"
"Julie gave me some already." He said cringing.
"I heard. Look, just be honest with her. She's not going to push you away."
"I know."
"Charlie, Adam? Are you two looking for Connie?" Connie's mom asked walking down the driveway.
"I was." Charlie said smiling at her.
"She's not here. I think she said something about going over to Tammy's."
"Thanks." Charlie said before walking away.
"Come on man. We need to talk." Adam said putting a hand on Charlie's shoulder.
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Portman was going crazy. He hadn't been able to talk to Julie since he had told her he loved her. Every time he tried to call her she was asleep, at work, or the phone was busy. Having her so far away was not helping. He walked into his house taking off his work shirt.
"Julie called!" Hannah yelled from the living room.
He grabbed the phone as he flopped down his bed. The phone rang three times before the answering machine kicked in. He left a message before throwing the phone onto his bed. He had to do something before he lost it completely.
"I'm going out. I won't be back until late." He said before walking out the door.
All he had to do was talk to someone who would understand. Fulton was out of the question. He was a good guy, but people talking about their relationship problems freaked him out most of the time. Who else could he call? Everybody else would think he was crazy. It was time like this when he wished his dad was still alive.
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Julie groaned as she took off her shoes. She was so tired she couldn't even think straight. She saw the message light blinking on the answering machine so she pressed play. There was a message from her dad saying that he wouldn't be home until late. And that he didn't want her to wait up. Not that she would. Her brother was next, telling her what time his flight came in tomorrow. And then his voice came on. He sounded just as frustrated as she was. She shook her head as she grabbed the phone. She dialed his number hoping he was there.
"Hello?"
"Hey Justin."
"Catlady!" He said excitedly.
"Where's your big brother?"
"Not here. I haven't seen him all day."
"Is that Julie?" Hannah asked in the background.
"Put her on the phone okay?"
"Hey Jules."
"Where is he?" She asked getting agitated.
"I haven't seen him since early this afternoon. He didn't say when he would be back."
"Ask him to call me in the morning. I'm gonna go to bed." She said as thoughts raced through her mind.
"Sure. Bye."
"Bye."
She lay in bed wondering what was going on. It wasn't like him to just disappear. She'd talk to him in the morning. But right now, she couldn't help but be worried. She knew she wasn't going to be getting much sleep tonight.
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Jesse and Averman stood at Connie's door waiting for someone to answer. Connie opened the door and gave them a weird look.
"What are you two doing here?"
"We can't come to see you?" Averman asked looking hurt.
"We wanted to know if you wanted if you wanted to get something to eat with us." Jesse said smacking Averman upside the head.
Connie shook her head laughing at her two friends.
"Sure. Give me twenty minutes."
"Why don't you meet us there? We gotta go get Fulton." Jesse said walking down the stairs.
"Meet us at Mickey's!" Averman called over his shoulder.
Connie sighed when he said that. That meant Charlie would be there. She hoped things wouldn't be too weird. She shut the door and went to get ready. It was going to be a long night.
Fifteen minutes later she was standing outside Mickey's. She could see Casey inside moving from table to table. Casey saw her and motioned for her to come inside.
"You don't have to wait out there." Casey said once Connie was inside.
"I'm just waiting for everybody else."
"So is Charlie." She said pointing down to the end of the counter.
Connie sat a few seats away from him without saying a word. She couldn't force herself to look at him. If she did she didn't know what she would do. Half an hour past and no one had shown up. Casey walked up to them and rolled her eyes.
"Jesse just called. They're not coming. He said you two should do something though."
Damn you Hall! Connie thought as she shook her head. She finally looked over at Charlie and he smiled at her.
"Do you want to do something?"
"Are you sure?" She asked hoping he wouldn't back out.
"Yeah. We could go for a walk." He said getting up.
Connie followed him and they walked in silence. She wished he would say something, he was starting to make her nervous.
"Connie?" He asked putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Hmm?" She said not looking at him.
"Look at me."
"I can't." She whispered hoping she wouldn't cry.
"Please?" He said standing in front of her.
She looked up and the next thing she knew he kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist smiling against her lips. Her nervous laugh was lost as his tongue slid into her mouth. Her hands were in his hair as the kiss deepened. He pulled away giving her a nervous smile.
"Remind me to thank Jesse and Averman later." She said once she found her voice.
He nodded not letting go of her. He needed to thank them too, but he could do that later. Right now he wanted to be with her.
"So are things okay with us now?" She asked looking up at him.
"Yeah, I'm sorry."
"Don't worry about it."
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Portman made his way through the house hoping he would be able to find her room. They had moved since he had he last come to see her. He opened a door seeing that it was an office. He shut the door and moved onto the next one. The room was almost dark because the curtains were pulled but he could see that someone was in the bed. He didn't see her dad's car in the driveway so he knew it wasn't him. He pulled the curtains open then turned to look at her. He smiled when she threw her arm over her face.
"Julie." He said squatting next to the bed.
Her eyes flew open as she pulled her arm away. She couldn't believe he was in front of her. She stared at him holding her breath. She had to be dreaming. She blinked a few times letting her eyes adjust. He was still there.
"You okay?"
"I thought I was dreaming." She said finally trusting herself to speak.
"Move over." He said standing up.
She scooted over letting him lay next to her. It was something that they had done hundreds of times before. She lay her head on his chest like she always did and he played with her hair. But this time it was different. She looked up at him with a smile on her face.
"Hey." She said just above a whisper.
"Hey." He said smiling down at her.
"I was so mad at you last night. And now I don't even remember why." She said laughing.
"I had to see you." He said brushing a piece of hair out of her eyes.
"You were going crazy too?"
"You have no idea." He said as she leaned over him.
"Actually I do."
He pulled her to him letting her weight fall on him. She kissed him letting her arms rest at his sides. His hands moved across her shoulders, down her back to rest on her ass. He groaned as they broke the kiss.
"I might have to do that again." He said against he neck.
"I'll let you." She said giggling as he nipped at her ear.
"Good, because I was going to do it anyway." He said brushing his lips against hers again.
Julie lay on top of him as he ran his hands down her sides. She would never doubt him again.
AN2: I know, it's sappy. I'm in a sappy mood today. Let me know if you guys like it.