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Chapter 7: Watch It

Everyone sat around a table at a TGI Friday's laughing and eating. Julie had been smiling the whole time, Adam was sitting next to her. She'd have to ask Caitlin what the flip flopping in her stomach was. Although she was pretty sure she knew.

"Hey," Adam looked at her, "You wanna split a brownie obsession?"

"Totally," She nodded. Could she even keep an ice cream sundae down? He smiled. She hadn't said anything all night. Of course it was hard to get a word in edge wise, the way the Ducks chattered. And it probably didn't help that they could see Caitlin and Pete across the restaurant. For all of his subtle "Aw shucks," Midwestern gentleman manners, Adam knew that Pete was a pretty smooth operator. He'd hidden in the bathroom many times in the morning as Pete snuck a girl down the stairs and out the backdoor after their Dad had gone to work and before their Mom woke up. He doubted Julie was enjoying seeing his hand ride effortlessly up Caitlin's thigh. Of course what Adam didn't know was that Julie had seen more than that when it came to her older sister's love life. Since Caitlin's twelfth birthday it had been a revolving door of boys, each one more affectionate than the next. Once when it had just been her, Sean and Caitlin in the house, Caitlin's latest boyfriend Eric had basically fingered her on the couch while the three of them were supposed to be watching a movie or something. "Um, so you played well today."

"Yeah," He smiled, "It was a good game. Sucks that you didn't get to play though."

"It's fine," Julie shrugged, "I mean, he is good in the game." Adam nodded.

"Oh my God!" A high pitched squeal came from the door. Everyone turned.

"Who might that be?" Portman smiled seeing the girl standing, also in USA themed clothing. She was slight, almost skinny and had strawberry blonde hair.

"Tammy," Fulton mumbled wide eyed. She giggled and walked over, "What the hell are you doing here?"

"OK," She started, "So you know how I've been training like crazy?" The guys all nodded. It had been a few months since they had seen her. They were now mesmerized by her. Girls were slightly less foreign to them than most boys their age because of Connie, and now Julie, but well, Tammy was an entirely different creature, she was all elegance and grace and self confidence. "Well, my coach got me on as an alternate for the USA Figure Skating team, and one of the girls sprained her ankle so here I am!" She glanced across the table, "You must be Julie?" She said with a too sweet to be real smile, which only Julie realized the true meaning behind.

"Yeah," Julie said, returning the look, "So you figure skate? You know them from the rink?"

"No," Tammy laughed, "I used to be on the team." Julie nodded. Suddenly the tension hit the guys. And it was worse than what was felt when Connie and Julie were in the same room.

"Maybe we should go," Charlie whispered to Jesse.

"Shut up," Jesse said, "Maybe they'll fight or something."

"So," Portman nodded at the newcomer, "You're gonna be around this summer?" Julie looked at him and started to scowl. Dean didn't make her stomach flip, but the warm fuzzy feeling didn't suck either.

"So where are you going to school in the fall," Pete asked, sliding his hand up and down Caitlin's thigh, her perfectly toned beautiful thigh, she didn't move it.

"Notre Dame," She smiled, "Just like Daddy." Her voice was low and soft and it was driving him crazy. "What about you?"

"BC," He laughed, "We're going to be rivals." He wanted her more than he'd ever wanted a girl before. And if she'd been sending "kiss me," signals out in the car, she was sending "you can ride me all night if you want to," signals right now. He kissed her again. "Caitlin," He whispered, "If you want to,"

"The answer's yes Pete," She smiled, "But I'm sharing with my brother, so," They pushed together. She was so hot for him she could barely keep her clothes on. Or maybe it was just the actual heat that was making her sweat. However that wasn't what she was thinking of. She was actually thinking of how Pete's big strong hands would feel against her bare back. She loved guys' hands, it was a weird thing she had. But they were her favorite male body part, and Pete's were particularly attractive. "We should get out of here," She panted.

"Yeah," He nodded, they stood up.

"Julie," Caitlin said as they ran out, "When you talk to Mommy tell her you haven't seen me!" She giggled as Pete pulled her out the door. Julie rolled her eyes. This was turning out to be a horrible night.

"I need some air," Julie stood up and walked outside. She swallowed big gulps of air.

"You gonna be OK?" She heard the voice behind her and turned around she smiled, seeing Dean.

"Yeah," She said, "It just got a little, something in there."

"So what's the deal with your sister?" He asked as they settled on a bench, she groaned and stretched down.

"She's freaking out I think," She whispered. He nodded, "I mean, she's leaving for college and everything's going to change." Julie didn't want to admit that she was the one freaking out. After all, she was 3,000 miles from home, with people she barely knew, including now two girls who seemed to hate her for no reason. As usual Caitlin was adjusting with her perfect elegance. And it wasn't even as though when they went home everything would go back to normal, because when they went home Caitlin would pack up her life, and in two years Sean would do the same. As much as they fought, Julie loved her older siblings. She wanted things to stay the way they were. "What's home like for you?"

"Noisy," He mumbled. He lived in a tiny house with his mom, his grandmother, aunt, uncle and six cousins. When his dad left this was what had happened, he and his mom moved in, "Crowded. Everyone shouting in Spanish."

"Portman's not a Spanish name," She said confused.

"Dad's Italian," He said, "Mom's Dominican." She nodded. "So it's you and your sister and brother?"

"Yup," She said, "Sean and I get along, but Caitlin," She shook her head, "We just have nothing in common." She sighed.

"I noticed that," He mumbled, "'Cept that whole Banks thing." She looked at him She hadn't said anything. How did he know? "You're always looking at him all googly eyed, it's weird."

"Do you think everyone knows?" She whispered. She'd never had a crush before and she didn't really know how to handle it.

"Only if they watch you closely," He shrugged. She looked at him.

"Ew creepy much?" She scrunched her face. He laughed. "Do you want to go back in?"

"Nah," He shook his head, "Wanna head back?" She nodded. He smiled. She may have admitted to a crush on Banks but he was the one walking her home.

"So Coach isn't staying with us," Charlie mumbled as the team walked back towards the dorms.

"For real?" Jesse said. He nodded. "What the hell!"

"The sponsors are putting him up in some fancy condo," Charlie sighed, "I don't trust this whole sponsor thing."

"Everyone has sponsors," Tammy said with a shrug, "At least yours is related to your sport, we're being sponsored by Platex." The guys all scrunched their faces. "I'm sorry, I spend most of my time with girls now, I've desensitized."

"Wonder where Julie and Portman disappeared to," Fulton said.

"I think I've got an idea of it," Luis laughed. Tammy looked at him. She could see why Connie had picked him as her possible make Guy jealous guy. He was adorable. Although, Dean Portman wasn't bad either.

"I should get to bed," Tammy shrugged stopping at a building, "See you all around."

"She is something else," Kenny said as she walked inside.

"Yeah," The old Ducks all sighed in unison.

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