Summary: This one really doesn't need it, but basically Julie makes her decision and Charlie decides that he and Luis need new jobs.
Disclaimer: Still don't own anything.
Chapter 5: Reckoning
"Luis," Charlie said guiding him to the front of the store. "I want you to meet, Jim and Darryl."
"Hi," Luis said skeptically. Kids came into the shop all the time, he didn't know what made these two special.
"Jim and Darryl play on the current district five team," Bombay explained, "A team that is currently without a coach, or a name or proper equipment."
"I think I've heard this story." Luis said laughing. "So, some poor schlub of a lawyer is going to coach them and teach them to believe in themselves while they teach him to love life?"
"That poor schlub of a lawyer is currently your employer and just secured you a second job for the winter." Bombay said. "Boys, meet your other new coach, Coach Mendoza." Luis just stood dumbfounded, then he moved his head to the side.
"Charlie, uh can I talk to you in back please?" Luis said.
"Yeah, sure." Charlie followed him into the sharpening room.
"Are you insane?" Luis said, "So, we're going to play on a team, work the store and coach a pee wee team? That's not possible!"
"Dude, it's not like we don't need the money, and think about it," Charlie was practically giddy, "We'd get to bring the ducks to a whole new generation! How awesome is that?"
"Charlie," Luis said, "I wasn't even on District 5, I have no ties to it. Also, I don't know where I'll be this winter. I might be in Boston."
"Since when are you moving to Boston?" Charlie asked. "Did Julie ask you to move to Boston?"
"No, but she didn't have to," Luis said, "I know her. I know how her mind works."
"Didn't she actually put you in a cab to send you back here?" Charlie reminded him.
"Look, I just don't want to do it ok?" Luis shouted back. "Ask Fulton."
"Fulton can't teach them to skate Luis!" Charlie pointed out. "He can barely skate himself."
"Then, Guy or Goldberg." Luis said, "I don't want to do it man, that's it."
"You can't put your whole life on hold for her man." Charlie said. "Especially when you don't even know how she feels about it. Did Julie say anything to you about wanting to get back together?"
"No, not directly but…" Luis said sheepishly.
"Then let it go man." Charlie said, "Come on, do this with me." Luis sighed.
Julie rushed up the stairs of the dorm building. She stopped at the floor just below her, Adam's floor. She rushed over to his door and knocked on it. Adam answered the door.
"Julie, hey." He said with a smile on his face.
"Hi, can I come in?" She said.
"Yeah," sure he said and moved out of the way.
"Ok," she took a deep breath. "I'm going to say something, and I don't want you to talk, just listen. Does that work for you?" She looked at him and he nodded. "Alright so I went for a skate, and while I was skating I started thinking about things. You know me, you, Luis and how this whole crazy thing was going to work itself out. Because I love you, Adam, I really do! I mean you're my best friend, and you've always been there for me. And these past couple of months have been awesome, I love spending time with you. And last night, last night was amazing. I mean really great, I have never been that comfortable in that kind of situation with a guy. Even when I slept with Luis, and that brings me to Luis." She sighed and took another deep breath. "I still love him, Adam, and I know I kind of always will, and if we're going to go any further with this, I need to know that you're OK with that. Like actually OK with it. That you won't freak if I stay up all night on the phone with him, that you understand I would never ever want to be with him again, but he's a part of me, but it has nothing to do with how I feel about you. It should have been you all along. Even when it was Scooter, it should have been you. I know that now, and I'm sorry it took me so long to realize it." She stopped and looked at him. "OK, you can talk now."
"I love you too Cat." He said, standing up and kissing her. "And I understand everything you said. Julie, I don't care about Luis, or how you feel about him or what happened with you two. It doesn't matter to me at all. And I'm not just saying that."
"Really?" She smiled.
"Really." He laughed.
"Thanks." She couldn't stop grinning at him. Suddenly Jen popped into the door.
"I figured I'd find you here." She said, "Jules, the phone upstairs is for you."
"Tell my mom I'll call her later." Julie said. She was looking forward to relating the past few days' events to her mom, who had always loved Adam.
"It's not your mom." Jen said, shaking her head.
"Well, who is it?" Julie said sighing.
"Wanna guess?" Jen said, shaking her head.
"Oh," Julie said quickly. "Alright, I guess I'll…"
"Yeah," Adam said, "You better go. I'll come see you later."
"Bye," she said kissing him, and then she walked up the stairs. She still wasn't sure what she was going to say.
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