I do not own the Ducks, thank you for reviews and sorry this chapter's so short. It's the way it is because it's setting up for the next chapter which is really important and no I couldn't combined the two because it wouldn't leave you in suspense. I'm evil!
"You know, I'm so glad Essi and Leo are still friends," Aimee stated loudly from the lunch table next to the Ducks. It was the Wednesday after the match and they were still holding a grudge about what happened.
"I know!" Jamie exclaimed just as loudly, making sure her voice drifted over to the other table. "After last year. Honestly, I'm sooo thankful, if they're not going to be together they can at least stay friends for Kevin's sake."
Portman, always having the short temper, finally gave into the girl's coercion. Turning in his chair, he growled, "What are you two talking about?"
The two girls pretended to be shocked that they were over heard before smiling politely and getting up, walking over to the Ducks table and joining it.
"Well, have any of you guys seen the photo in Essi's wallet?" Jamie asked. When the group shook their heads, she went on. "It's a baby boy, he's about ten months old now. God he looks like a perfect mixture of Esmeralda and Leo. He has Essi's hair, eyes, a lot of her personality and her complexion with Leo's nose, lips and ears…"
"Essi had to leave school last year for a few months, she was in hospital. Then she tried to tell us she had been injured," Aimee finished for her sister. "Please, like we would judge her."
The group was silent as they absorbed what the twins were telling them. They couldn't believe it! Esmeralda having a son, with the boy they met on the weekend.
"But Essi said she didn't date," Charlie said, remembering the message to Adam.
"Oh, we know she doesn't. They weren't dating when Essi got pregnant," Jamie told them calmly, looking at her nails.
Adam wanted to leave and go find out if it was true, but a large part of him didn't want to know if it was true or not. He didn't know how he felt about Esmeralda possibly being a mother. He had to admit that she would be an amazing mother but he had never thought of her being one so young. The thought of her with some guy boiled Adam's blood to no end. He would just have to ask her about it next time he say her.
"What?!" Aimee exclaimed, noticing Adam's bewildered look.
"Didn't she tell you?" Jamie went on.
"You think she would…"
"…Seeing as she's your beloved girlfriend."
The twins looked sadistically pleased that they had shaken up Esmeralda's and Adam's 'relationship'. Satisfied, they said goodbye and walked out, trying to hold back large smiles.
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"So how was the match?" Clover asked.
"Good, except your brother found it necessary to lean over and whisper in my ear, 'so that's your Adam'. The brat," Esmeralda replied with a laugh.
The two girls were at the park with Kevin, just sitting around, enjoying the sun and fresh air. Esmeralda had had an especially annoying day at school and had rang up Clover when it was over to ask if she and Kevin wanted to hang out for a while.
"That's Leo for you, he's a smart ass," Clover reminded her friend with a chuckle.
Esmeralda bounced Kevin on her leg while the little boy looked around at the people and the birds. It was a beautiful day, considering how lousy hers had been. "You having fun, baby?" Esmeralda cooed to Kevin, just getting giggles from the little boy.
"I think that's a yes," Clover commented. "So why don't you just grab the boy and kiss him?"
Esmeralda rolled her eyes at the bold question. Only Clover Harmon would be game enough to ask Esmeralda such things. "Clov, what the hell?!"
"Don't deny that you find him a smoking hotty. I saw the picture my brother took of you two. It was written over both of your faces."
"Yeah right," Esmeralda denied. "Nothing would have been written on Banks' face."
"Oh but there would have been something on your face?" Clover picked up on Esmeralda's slip.
The brunette girl seemed to ignore Clover and turned to Kevin. "Don't listen to your mommy and Aunty."
"Are you going to answer?" Clover pressured.
"Fine, alright, I admit it! I want to grab Banks and kiss him." Esmeralda rolled her eyes at her friend who was lying down from laughing so hard. "You know you're a real," she shot Kevin a look, "one of those things that means female dog and starts with 'b'."
Clover just laughed a bit more at the other girl's expense. "Well," Clover said when she had calmed down and got out her mobile to look at the photo. "From this picture, I have to say, he's cute and you two look good together. I mean wow. Everyone says Leo and you look good together but you two have the 'friend' vibe, where you and Mr. Banks have the 'make-out-in-dark-corners-cause-we-can't-keep-our-hands-off-each-other' vibe."
Esmeralda's eyes went wide and she gasped at the blonde's statement. She then went red at the thought, making Clover go back into a laughing fit.
"You're such a virgin sometimes."
"You're going to teach my little boy some bad words if you don't stop it!" Esmeralda exclaimed, drawing Kevin closer to her. "And you don't know what I've gotten up to."
"Well be thankful I haven't mentioned how you and your brother like blonds," Clover said innocently, making Esmeralda grimace.
"Maybe that's why David was so annoyed with me seeing Banks again, he secretly likes him," Esmeralda contemplated.
"What do you know?! You and your brother have something in common. You both find one Adam Banks good looking."
Esmeralda just rolled her eyes as more peals of laughter left the blonde.
"What am I going to do this weekend?" Esmeralda asked as Clover got a drink out for Kevin.
"What do you mean?"
"He sent me a message yesterday saying I forgot to tell him about my workshop and we should get together this weekend so I can tell him. Wipe that smile off your face," Esmeralda demanded, seeing her friend's suggestive grin.
"I think you'll be fine. Just don't…" Clover dropped her voice so Kevin couldn't hear, "Just don't push him against anything and kiss him till his brains mush."
"I'm sure I won't." Esmeralda rolled her eyes again. It was becoming a habit around Clover.
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The warm sand seeped between Esmeralda's toes and over her bare feet as she walked. Adam and she were at a sandy bank that was hardly ever used by swimmers or fisherman because of the amount of rocks under the water. It was a calm day and the two were having fun just talking.
"So this workshop, is a Drama work shop?" Adam clarified.
"Yep," Esmeralda told him, swinging her sandals that were in her hand.
"What are you performing?" Adam questioned.
"Um, I'm not telling you." Esmeralda smiled.
"Why not?"
"Cause I'm not going to. You'll just have to come see the performance when it's on."
"Fine, I will." Adam took Esmeralda's hand and the two walked in silence till Adam couldn't hold back any more. "So the twins tell me Kevin looks like you."
"They told you about him? Yeah, he does," Esmeralda agreed, smiling happily. "I'm so glad he doesn't look like my brother."
"What about Leo?"
"Yeah, he looks like Leo too. Of course he would, he's related to both of us. But Leo and Clover look so much alike, you could always say he looks like Clover and not Leo." Esmeralda had a bounce to her step again and when she walked, the mid-morning light hit her hair and pale yellow sundress, making her outline glow.
"Clover?" Adam questioned, smiling fondly at how the sun made Esmeralda look.
"Leo's older sister, she's a year older then you and I met her and Leo through David. Clover regrets meeting David but not me. Leo and Clover are good friends to have, people often say Leo and I look like a good couple but he's not my type." Esmeralda looked at the crystal blue water and sighed in content.
"But he's blond," Adam pointed out.
"Do you like every Brunette girl?" Esmeralda retorted.
"Good point." Adam laughed and spun Esmeralda by the hand, making her giggle. The boy decided that he didn't care if Kevin was Esmeralda's son. She was happy, and she and Leo seemed to just be friends now, that meant he didn't have to worry about stepping on the other boy's toes. "I only like certain brunettes."
"Oh, really. Let me guess! Hockey obsessed, no brains, big chest?" Esmeralda joked.
"No," Adam said, pulling Esmeralda closer to him and putting his arm over her shoulder. He kissed her forehead. "Passionate about what she cares about, brains beyond belief; nice chest." Adam looked at said body part, making Esmeralda shriek jokingly and push the top of her dress against her skin so he couldn't see down it, making Adam laugh and kiss her again, this time on the cheek.
Esmeralda then put her head against Adam's chest as they walked. It was where her head was that allowed her to hear the boy's voice vibrate through his ribcage. "What's the play?" he pestered.
"I'm not telling you," Esmeralda replied in a sing-song voice as she moved out from under Adam's arm and ran off, making the boy follow.
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Adam walked back into the main building after practice only to be quickly ushered into the auditorium by some teacher. The room was already packed by most of the school but Adam still located the rest of the Ducks. When he sat down, he turned to Ken and asked what was going on.
"No idea. The teachers just said something about 'patching things up with Cutlan'. You know the two schools have never gotten along. Anyway, it's apparently has something to do with the hockey team."
Just then the Dean stood up at the podium and addressed the school. "As you know, Cutlan and Eden have never gotten along. They haven't since back when I was a student and long before that…"
"What? The dinosaurs in the two parts didn't get along?" Russ joked quietly.
"…so we have decided it is about time to patch things up. If I could please have the Varsity hockey team up here, the Ducks." The Dean waited until all the Ducks were up on the stage before continuing. "This team is going to represent Eden in a hockey match against the Cultan Eagles. The cheerleaders, the school band and a select few are also going to go to Cutlan to encourage our team since this particular match will be happening during class time instead of on the weekend. After the match, the Eden Hall students are welcome to attend a concert Cutlan is holding. Apparently they hold one at the start of the year, middle and end to encourage their students to try their best. They have bands, dancers, acts and such. So it should be fun."
When the students stayed silent, the Dean cleared his throat and finished. "All right, it's happening in two weeks on the Friday."
The students were then dismissed.
"Fun," Julie said sarcastically.
"Like their trying to make amends. They just want to show the other how much better they are. We send our hockey team instead of baseball or basketball team and they hold a concert that day," Connie rambled.
"Well they actually do hold concerts during the year, Phoebe and McGill are performing," Adam told her calmly.
"Oh, there's a plus," Averman interjected, "We can ask Essi about Kevin. I refuse to believe she got pregnant and didn't tell us that she had a kid. I can't even believe she would be with anyone but…" the rest of Averman's sentence came out muffled as Fulton covered his mouth with his large hand.
"We get it, Averman!" Fulton growled, releasing the boy.
Averman just rubbed his jaw and glared at the Bash Brother for his assault.
Beware identical blondes with stories to tell!!!!
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