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Calling Old Friends
Adam's POV
Julie and I walked from the airport terminal to our car. Our parents had just boarded their planes and we had been there to see them off. We were heading home to see if we could manage to get in contact with the Ducks.
"I think we should try Charlie first. I think he may be the easiest to get in touch with." Julie suggested as we walked inside of our apartment and sat down on the sofa next to each other.
"I agree. He's playing for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks now. I think the coach would give me his new number."
Julie nodded as she cuddled in my arms. "Why don't you give him a call?"
I reach to my left and grabbed the phone, dialing the number that I could barely even remember. "Hello, Coach, it's Adam Banks… Oh good, you remember me. I was just wondering if you could give me the number for Charlie Conway… We used to be old friends and I wanted to invite him to my wedding… Did you say, 555-6793... Alright thanks… Yeah, you too." I hung up the phone and quickly dialed the number I was just given, before I had a chance to forget it. I heard the phone ring as I looked over to see Julie holding a pen and a piece of paper, which she had just written Charlie's number down on. Why didn't I think of that?
Finally I heard the other line answer. "Hello, Charlie speaking."
"Charlie, It's Adam."
"Cake-eater?" Charlie asked seemingly surprised to be hearing from me. "What's up man? It's been a long time, hasn't it?"
"Too long man. I have something to tell you."
"What's that?"
"Julie and I are engaged."
"What? That's great man. So, uh, when are you guys tying the knot?" He asked and I smiled at his excitement. Julie just stared at me with curiosity.
"Well we're not quite sure yet, but sometime this summer." I answered honestly. Julie and I hadn't set a date yet, but it was on our to do list. "We were just wondering when or if you would be able to make it."
"Oh, well I could make it anytime this summer. Where were you guys planning on having it, Boston, Maine, or Minnesota?"
"Neither. It's going to be in Paris, actually."
"Paris?"
"Yeah, it was Julie's idea. Her father agreed to pay for everything, including all of the guests airfare and room and board. Julie and I decided that we should take full advantage of it."
"It must be nice to be that rich." I heard Charlie say and I knew he was shaking his head, probably calling us cake-eaters in his mind.
"You should talk Conway. Didn't you just sign a multi-million dollar deal with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks after you left college early last year?" I asked a little amused.
"Yeah, a multi-million dollar deal. Julie's father makes billions of dollars every year. He has more money then any of us will ever think about having."
I laughed as I thought about it. "That's probably true. Although Julie does stand to inherit half of that money and the company that made her father one rich man."
"Do you have to rub it in?" Charlie teased before asking, "Is there anything else that you need?"
"Actually, I was wondering if you knew how I could get in touch with the other Ducks."
""Oh yeah, sure man. I have a few phone numbers and a few email addresses." Charlie answered before giving me the information I needed, which I repeated to Julie to write down.
"Alright, thanks man. I'll talk to you later." I said, ready to hang up.
"Alright. Tell Julie I said hi. And you two don't do anything I wouldn't do."
"Don't worry, we won't." I replied hanging up the phone. I turned to look at Julie. "Charlie says hi and that he will be free all summer."
"Well that's good. I think we should call Connie next. She and Guy are probably together."
I nodded. "Well, I think I will leave that up to you, that way you can ask her to be your maid of honor." It suddenly hit me that I had forgotten to ask Charlie to be my best man.
"What's the matter?" Julie asked, looking concerned.
"Nothing, I just forgot to ask Charlie something." I answered getting up and heading into the kitchen and grabbed a soda. "You want one?" I asked, holding a can in the air.
"No thanks," Julie replied, grabbing the phone and dialing the number Charlie had given us for Connie.
Julie's POV
"Hello," I heard the phone pick up and I immediately recognized Guy's voice.
"Guy?"
"Jules?"
"Yeah, it's uh, been a long time." I said a little nervous. Everyone had said that we would stay in touch, but unfortunately that never happened.
"It's been way too long," he agreed. "I suppose you want to speak with Connie."
"Actually, yeah, if she's around."
"She's around. Hey Cons, phone for you. It's Julie." He almost screamed in my ear, as apparently he and Connie weren't in the same room as each other.
"Thanks," I heard her say before answering the phone. "Jules, it's so good to hear from you. What's going on?"
"Well, Adam and I are getting married this summer and we just wanted to know if you and Guy would be able to make it."
"Married?" She asked. "Well, it's about time. So when did Adam pop the question?"
"Last week. We've already talked to our parents' and they are thrilled. My parents are even paying for the entire wedding."
"Wow, that's really cool." I could tell that Connie was excited and happy for us.
"No, what's really cool is the fact that the wedding is going to be in Paris."
"France?"
"Yeah, my father is flying everyone out, and I was wondering is, since you are my best friend that you would be one of my maids of honor. My mother is making me let my sister be one and I agreed only if I could have you as another. What do you say?"
"Do you even need to ask? Of course I would love to be your maid of honor." She answered before changing the subject. "So, uh congratulations on the NHL thing."
"What are you talking about?" I asked curiously.
"You know, the Bruins trying to get the league to change the rules so they can draft you." She answered simply.
"Me? I thought they were trying to draft you." I answered honestly.
"Oh yeah, you led your team to four National championships and they're trying to draft me?" She replied sarcastically. "Get real, Julie. Everyone in America knows that they want you. Besides that, even if it was me, they couldn't have me, at least not for another year and a half."
A year and a half? "And why is that?"
"Well, because Guy and I are going to have a baby. I'm pregnant."
"Oh my God. Congratulations." I replied as we continued to gossip for another half an hour before we had to hang up. It was just like old times. "Connie's pregnant." I told Adam as I hung up the phone.
"That's great." He replied, taking a bite of his sandwich. "I emailed the rest of the guys, so uh, what do you want to do now?"
"I think you know what I want to do," I replied, leading him back to the bedroom.
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