Author's Note: Second to last chapter here. Probably one of my favorite "conversation" chapters (People who've read all the stories know that there's one in all of them) Because the convo between the Portman siblings is really excellent.

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Chapter 7: We're OK

"Do you want to deal with this?" Julie said. Dean shook his head.

"I'll go," Kitty said, "I think I know why it happened anyway."

"Sure," Julie nodded, "OK? That's fine."

"Show me the way Coach," Kitty smiled. Although she was pretty upset. This wasn't the first time Danny had gotten into a fight with Andy Powell. "How's Andy?"

"Knocked out," Charlie said, Kitty tried to stop her smile, "You seem happy about that."

"Sorry, it's really very serious." Kitty smirked. Go Danny.

"Well," Charlie said, "here he his." Danny was sitting in the office with his arms crossed, his lip was cut and bleeding.

"Daniel Francis," she shook her head, "what did you do now? You know Lexi hates it when you let him get to you."

"It had nothing to do with Lexi," he said. "He was talking about Theresa."

"God, he's disgusting," Kitty said, "Why what did he say?"

"He had heard she was looking to trade up," he sighed, "maybe she'd be interested in a college man."

"Ugh, he deserves everything he gets," Kitty shook her head. "I should have known."

"Hey, I heard that Danny knocked some guy out," Theresa ran in, "Oh my God! Are you OK?" She rushed into him.

"I'm fine Re!" He laughed, "But this is the last time I defend your honor."

"You got into a fight about me?" She said, "Seriously, why?"

"See the way I get treated around here?" He gestured at her towards Kitty. "Yes."

"Who?" She laughed, "Seriously?"

"Andy Powell," Kitty laughed. "He was talking shit about you so Danny, once again, went all Portman on his ass."

"Once again?" Theresa asked "This has happened before?"

"Yeah," Kitty laughed, "Although, that first time, it wasn't because of you, because you were twelve, and even Andy Powell isn't that big of a pig."

"What was it about the first time?" Theresa said.

"Lexi," Danny sighed, "it's always about Lexi."

"See, our senior year, Lexi and Andy had this way dysfunctional relationship." Kitty explained, "And then Lexi thought she might be pregnant, and they broke it off, and it was way dramatic."

"So after their graduation," Danny said, "Julian and I were walking, and he said some things and then we kicked the crap out of him."

"What kind of things?" Theresa said, she hadn't known any of this.

"That Lexi was whore," Danny said, "that she was just going to move on to me and fuck me for a while until she had another, what did he call it?"

"Fucking trampy break down," Kitty nodded.

"So that's when you beat him up." Theresa said, "God, what an asshole."

"Yup," Danny said, "We didn't knock him out that time though."

"Wow," Theresa said, "I kinda want to beat him up right now."

"He has that effect on people," Kitty laughed. "So, Re, I hear you have a boyfriend."

"Ryan is not my boyfriend!" Theresa said, "I think I'm going to end it actually."

"Why?" Danny said, "I thought you two were hitting it off."

"He likes Deena," Theresa sighed, "its way obvious."

"You think so?" Kitty said, "Well, now that this is all talked out, should we venture out into the world again?"

"How Portman are we now?" Danny laughed, "Me sitting around not telling the woman I love how I feel about her, and beating the crap out of a guy. Theresa, stepping aside because the person she wants likes someone else,Kitt, OK, Kitty, you're all Gaffney, you get what you want."

"Shut up," Kitty laughed, and then stopped, "I guess it is pretty Gaffney huh?"

"Yeah," Danny and Theresa said at the same time.

"Come on," Andy said, chasing after Lexi. "He hit me."

"You were talking about sleeping with his fourteen year old sister!" Lexi said, "What did you expect?"

"Look just because the little shit is fucking in love with you," Andy said, "doesn't mean I have to be good to him."

"Oh yeah," she said, "right, I forgot in the world according Andy, I can't be friends with a guy without him wanting to sleep with me."

"Come on Lex," he said, "He knocks me out, and I'm still the bad guy here?"

"Yes," she said, "you are still the bad guy. What did you expect from this weekend? That all of a sudden we would all be friends again? That I would take you back? We go to college in the same city but it took us a year to even see each other, do you think that that's just because we didn't run into each other? I avoid all of the places where I know the BU hockey team hangs out, I would be perfectly happy to never see you again."

"But, I," he started.

"No," she said, "that's it. OK? We're done." She walked away.

"Deena," Theresa said walking up behind her.

"Hi," Deena looked over.

"Look, I know you don't like me," Theresa sighed, "And you shouldn't, because to face facts I mean, I haven't done a good job at well, anything since I've come here. Look, just so you know, I'm not going to see Ryan anymore."

"Why not?" Deena scoffed, "Someone better come along?"

"What?" Theresa said.

"You know, you just wanted someone to take you out until your real boyfriend came along?" Deena said, "You were settling."

"No!" Theresa said, "Where did you even get that idea? I really like Ryan, but well, he just doesn't like me."

"Well, Lilly said," she started, "Lilly said that you were just waiting for someone better."

"Lilly's a bitch," Theresa said, "I don't even like her that much. It's just that she's around, and well, she talks to me. You don't."

"I thought you hated me," she said, "I mean you're always whispering and looking at me."

"No," she said, "Well, yeah a little, but I mean, that's all Lilly. All she ever wants to do is put you down. It's kind of annoying."

"What did you mean when you said Ryan doesn't like you?" Deena asked, "Because, he tells me everything, and he definitely does."

"He likes someone else," Theresa smiled, "trust me. He might not realize it yet, but he does."

"Oh," Deena said quietly, understanding what she meant. "So, we're friends now?"

"If you can forgive me for being a bitch," Theresa shrugged. "Or you know, whatever."

"I think I can do that." Deena laughed, "But only if you'll forgive me for believing Lilly Powell over my future sister in law's sister, who is also my dad's ex wife's daughter." Theresa giggled.

"It's a good thing we're going to be friends," she said, "it's a much easier relationship to tell people."

"Maybe that's why Julian and Kitty got engaged," Deena laughed, "So that way they could just introduce each other, as fiancé."

"So," Adam sat down next to Julie, "When was the last time you and I had a conversation?"

"Kitty and Julian's graduation," she laughed, "so, nearly two years."

"Where do you stand on those two?" He said, "I mean, Dean's made no secret about his opinion,"

"Really?" She sighed, "I think they're too young. But I'm trying to be supportive." He laughed.

"I'm not alone then," he said, "you think they're doomed to repeat our mistakes?"

"No," she said, "But I think that they may make their own. And that scares me."

"They're good kids," he smiled, "She's incredible. He's never better than when he's with her."

"Yeah," Julie nodded, "I think the same thing about him. She really loves him. You know that she and Dean go months without talking because of this?"

"Hmm," he said, "That sounds like something some one else would do."

"Shut up," she laughed, "It wasn't a mistake Adam."

"What?" He looked at her.

"Us," she said, "we weren't a mistake."

"I never said that," he started.

"No," she shook her head, "But you think it, or you think I think it. I don't and you shouldn't."

"You know, when Julian was born," he said, "I tried to picture myself holding our baby. I couldn't."

"I know what you mean," she said, "I had the same thing when I was carrying Kitty. It happened the way it was supposed to. I believe that."

"Yeah," he nodded, "Are we OK now?"

"Took us twenty years," she nodded, "but you know something, I think we are."

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