Author's Note: So hey guys, remember this story? Umm, I'm sorry I haven't written it in a LONG time, but I just got a burst of inspiration on it lol. I hope that there are still people who want to read this. Um, so yeah, if you guys could review that would be cool, but I don't really deserve them, I've been so mean. Again, I apologize!

Disclaimer: I still don't own these guys, it would be pretty damn sweet if I did though!

Chapter 11: Old questions, friends and conflicts

"Carla's coming, Carla's coming," Julie sang giddily as she and Colleen were in the kitchen getting dinner for that night ready.

"So is Coach," Connie pointed out, "I don't know that a dinner party was the best move Julie. We could have just all gone out."

"I want to cook," she said.

"You can't cook," Gary said.

"I can too," Julie stuck out her tongue, "And Col's going to help me aren't you?"

"Certainly," Colleen nodded, "I'm excited to meet them too." Julie smiled, after their late night with Scooter the two blondes had bonded. Colleen, who it turned out was an excellent cook had been helping Julie, in her quest to become culinarily competent.

"Hello!" Rick and Scooter walked in. Also that night Scooter had revealed that he wasn't just in for a visit, he was moving to New York, right now, planning to live with Rick.

"Wow," Scooter says, "That actually smells good Julie."

"That's because I made it," Colleen said proudly. She smiled at him. He smiled back, Gary looked at Julie and shrugged. Julie had noticed the connection between them over the past week, but she knew Scooter would never do anything about it. He wanted to settle down, have a life, and Colleen who was just starting to live, wasn't ready for anything like that.

"Yes," Julie said, "I'm still pretty useless in this room."

"No more useless than my baby," Rick said, sitting down next to Connie and giving her a kiss.

"I have excellent food skills," Connie said, and held up her index finger. "This is all I need to get everything I want."

"Yes," Gary agreed, "This whole cooking thing, nowhere near as good as the take out thing."

"That's just because Julie's bad at it," Scooter laughed. Julie hit him, playfully.

"What's Julie bad at?" Dean said, walking in and putting his arms around her. "Hey, you make things that smell good now!" She elbowed him in the stomach.

"No she doesn't," Colleen said, "I do."

"All this for Charlie and Carla," he said.

"And Bombay," Connie said. "First time he's ever been here."

"You didn't tell me Coach was coming!" Dean laughed. "Is the Varsity going to stick around for that?"

"Rick is," Scooter said, "Not me, I just came to say hi. Besides, I've got to sit in the apartment and wait for my shit."

"Right," Dean smiled, his arms still wrapped tightly around Julie, he kissed her neck. "So what Col, you and Gary going as a couple?"

"Yes," Colleen nodded, "Something like that."

"Do I look OK?" Carla said, walking out of her old room, later as she and Charlie had arrived.

"You look beautiful," Charlie said kissing her.

"Seriously Carla," Dean said, "You need to chill. Reilly's fine, and he's doing the first meeting thing too."

"Yeah," Connie smiled, "But I don't hinge as much on Coach's opinion as his little protégé over there. Seriously, he does everything Coach tells him to."

"Not helping Connie," Carla hissed. "What if he hates me?"

"No one could hate you!" Julie said, "You're like the most likable person ever."

"And I don't do everything he tells me," Charlie said, glaring at Connie.

"What about when you quit Eden Hall?" Rick said.

"No," Connie said stopping him, "Don't bring that up."

"I quit Eden Hall because of ass wipes like you," Charlie said coldly.

"Dude, it was over ten years ago," Rick said, "Can't we be past this?"

"This is why I said not to bring it up," Connie mumbled. They all looked up as they heard a knock at the door. "Play nice while Coach is here!" She hissed and walked over to the door. "Uh, Julie, I think it's for you."

"What?" Julie said walking over from the kitchen, "Gunnar," she said, losing her breath. She looked over and saw Dean's face harden and he walk into the bedroom. "Dean," she went after him.

"Is this a bad time?" Gunnar said, looking around.

"I'd go with yes," Gary nodded, "Hey, have you met Connie's new boyfriend? Charlie probably hates him more than Portman hates you!"

"Dean," Julie said walking into the room. "Dean, I swear I had no idea,"

"What happened to 'it was just a phone call, and it's over?'" He said. "Why did he think he could come here? And for that matter, what does he get a, 'Julie, it's for you' and I get 'Get the fuck out?'"

"Well, you know the answer to the second one," Julie said, "And it was just a phone call, and I thought it was over, I haven't the faintest idea why he thought he could come here."

"What did you two talk about?" He said.

"Excuse me?" She said.

"When you talked to Gunnar what did you say to him?" He asked, making himself clearer.

"What did you and Tammy talk about that night?" Julie went on the attack. It was a low blow, and a dirty card to play, but she kept it in her back pocket.

"No," he said, "this isn't about that."

"What does it matter what we talked about Dean?" She sighed. "Honestly, it wasn't important."

"Julie," he said, "I'm serious."

"So am I," she said, "It's really none of your business."

"None of my business?" He said, "I'd say it is my business Julie,"

"No, it's not," Julie shook her head, "Anything that went on between me and him is between me and him, and really, has nothing to do with you. It's over Dean, but I was in love with him, I was getting ready to marry him."

"It's just that you have a record with ex boyfriends Julie," he said.

"No, I have a record with you!" She said. "I don't think I've gone back to anyone but you. Actually, I know I haven't. And if you're going to hold all those chances I gave you against me, and if you don't trust me, maybe we should reconsider this whole thing," She sighed.

"You can't mean that," he said with a groan.

"I just don't know, ok?" She said, "I mean, where is this going? So far it's been two weeks, and we haven't discussed anything, we don't even know where we're going to be tomorrow, and,"

"I know this talk," he said, "This is Scooter talk! I knew that he would get in your head."

"What?" she said.

"Every time you two see each other, you both start talking about the future and marriage, and where are things going," he said, "Why do you think I never wanted to talk about it? Why do you think Delia kept saying no? We both knew that it was all just in reaction to you two being around each other."

"Oh my God!" Julie said, "You have got to be joking. You don't seriously think that the only reason I want a future with you is because I've been hanging out with my high school boyfriend. I want to be with you, Dean, for the rest of my life, I'm not saying we should get married right now, or even anytime soon, but I need to know that the possibility is there, that you've at least thought about it."

"Of course I've thought about it Julie!" He said. "But that doesn't change the fact that your ex is sitting in that living room."

"Oh, God," She said, "Yeah. I'll, um, go get rid of him."

"Yeah," Dean nodded. "Good plan."

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