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Chapter 6

Oh Eden Hall the morning after a thunder storm. The grass is wet, the air is cool and I get to wear my new Free People! I don't know about you, but I like to cuddle up to someone when the lightening strikes. And I know I'm not the only one!

Seems no one slept in their own beds last night. The Duck girls' room was left completely empty. Hmm, where might they have been?

Yawn, turns out the tall one and the tutor actually were studying all night. They're darn cute together though.

No questions this morning? Guess everyone was too busy riding out the storm…and I do mean riding.

Julie woke up tangled in both the sheets and Portman's arms. She smiled remembering the night before, flashes coming to her mind before she even opened her eyes. Her whole body tingling at the feeling of Dean's hands on her bare skin, what it felt like to have him inside of her, how good it felt. She opened her eyes as he kissed her awake. They were both still naked.

"Good morning," She mumbled.

"Good morning," He smiled. He couldn't have imagined that this was how it would happen. That he and Julie Gaffney would lose their respective virginities in a tangled ball on his floor. And then again, and again, they moved to the bed after the third time. It had been thoroughly satisfying. After the fifth time he'd confessed that he was in love with her. He hadn't exactly expected her to say it back, and she hadn't exactly said it back. She had said that she could love him, she knew that.

"Where's Fulton?" She asked. He looked at her. "I mean, we didn't put anything on the door, so he would've walked in right?"

"I'm sure he's fine," He whispered and kissed her. "And I'm really glad he didn't walk in." She cooed softly and they kept kissing. "Again?"

"I'm up for it if you are," She smiled. He laughed.

"We'll miss breakfast," He whispered.

"Not hungry," She shook her head. He kissed her. "And Dean?"

"Yeah," He looked at her.

"I love you too," She said softly. They kissed passionately and held each other close. There was of course the little detail that she hadn't really broken up with her boyfriend yet.

"Shit!" Connie shouted waking up, and looking at her phone. Luis stirred in the front seat, she'd slept in the back. He looked at her. "Shit!" She said.

"What time is it?" He said.

"It's 9:30!" She said, "We missed homeroom! Shit!" He sighed, so it was just a one night transformation, he could deal with that. At least there had been the one night. "Oh my God! I'm not going to have time to change, everyone is going to know!"

"Please," He grunted, "They'll just think that you and Guy overslept in his room."

"But he'll know," She said. She stopped and looked at him, "It's not that I didn't have a good time, I just,"

"No, I get it," He nodded. She crawled over the seat, "Come here," He leaned across the car and kissed her again. "I just want you to know that you deserve everything you want, whatever that is." They kissed again. "But I kind of hope it's me." She nodded silently and then stared out the window, holding her cell phone to her ear.

"You have ten new messages," The voice said. She stopped.

"Hey," Guy's sheepish voice came through, "I know you're pissed, but I'm gonna come over so we can talk about it."

"Um, you're not in your room, so I guess you went for a cool down walk or something. Call me when you get this." Six messages later. "OK, you're still not picking up your phone and no one's in your room. So did you and Julie go to your house or something? Please call me back baby, I love you." She swallowed it went on like that. "You're not home either. I'm kinda worried. I need to talk to you! Connie please call me! I need to know you're alright."

"How many messages did he leave?" Luis asked.

"Ten," She said, "He thought I was hurt." She lowered her head onto his shoulder as he continued to drive.

Charlie rushed quietly out of Tammy's room. He stopped halfway down the hallway.

"Linda," He said quietly. She looked at him. "Um, hi."

"I thought you were different," She whispered. He sighed. "I mean, you don't even know her!"

"I've known her longer than I've known you!" He said defensively. He was sort of feeling bad enough, he didn't need this too.

"Yeah," She said, "That's right, because you played hockey together when you were ten, and oh right, Fulton was in love with her."

"That's not fair," He shook his head, "People change, you did!"

"That's bullshit and you know it!" She stomped. He shrugged. This was why they hadn't work, when they got angry they both behaved so childishly. "And I mean, how could you even like her? She's so,"

"Not like you?" He said squarely, "Linda, maybe after a year of trying to figure you out, I just wanted to be with someone simple. Did you think of that? To not have to analyze every situation to death! I have fun when I'm with Tammy," He stressed, "She's beautiful, and she's engaging and I'm enjoying myself," He stopped, "And you know something else, it's none of your goddamned business!" He walked away after his tantrum, now they'd both thrown one. The fight was officially over, and as usual it was a tie.

Tammy lay in bed hugging onto the sheets, wanting to cling to something. It wasn't at all what she'd thought it would be. It was actually a little bit like losing her virginity all over again. He'd been so soft and tender, there had been no fuss, very little foreplay. They'd just kissed and touched each other softly. Probably because in their hearts they both knew it was the wrong person they were with. But still they'd held on to each other's bodies all night afraid that if they let go they'd have to admit that they'd made a terrible mistake. Yup, just like that first time, she was completely overrun with shame.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" Annie said, stuffing her books quickly into her bag.

"I hate waking up sleeping people," He shrugged, "I have enough bruises from trying to get Charlie to early practices, plus it's not like he uses that bed much anymore."

"Yeah what's with that?" She asked, tying her dark red, almost auburn hair into a pony, "I mean, that new girl, she's really skanky, no?"

"Tammy?" Adam sighed, "I guess, I mean, she wasn't, we knew her when we were little," He explained, "I haven't really talked to her since she got back. Fulton was always really into her though. I'm pretty sure they even kept in touch for a while, until she stopped writing back."

"That's sad," Annie whispered, "I should go change."

"Listen Annie," He said shyly, "Do you want to hang out some time?"

"We see each other every day," She said confused.

"Yeah, but," He explained, "I meant in a non studying capacity. Like, dinner, or a movie, or some sort of large social gathering like the one I'm trying to talk my brother out of having at my house this weekend."

"Are you asking me out?" She said, he shrugged and then nodded, "You're really bad at it." He laughed. "Sure, why not?"

"Cool," He smiled, "So um,"

"Pick me up at 7," She kissed him on the cheek. "Bye." She waved and rushed out.

Spotted:

Girl half of the perfect couple sneaking back into the dorm during first period, wearing same thing as yesterday, then sneaking into third with her hair in a ponytail. No time to dry?

A bash and a blonde wrapped around each other at lunch. Wait? Was there a breakup I didn't know about?

Speaking of bash brothers, one seems to be MIA. Heartbreak makes some boys hermits. It's just the way it works unfortunately.

Cat's (ex?)bf and some senior girl looking plenty cozy at breakfast this morning. Hm, I guess it is over. Or maybe not.

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