the story of us [dean portman 2]

𝗦𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗡. 𝗛𝗢𝗪'𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪?

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: HOW'D YOU KNOW?

     CARTER'S dorm room was where Sophie stayed for the rest of the weekend along with Adam. The pair helped the baseball player with his homework while also taking care of other little things around his room that were forgotten while the boy had been stretched too thin. The only times she left were to go get food with Adam and Carter or to meet up with Dwayne who had been nice enough to grab her clothes from her shared dorm room with Julie. Sophie was still nervous about going to her room and seeing the girl after the prank involving the varsity locker room.

The pair of hockey players were informed by Rick to meet him, the rest of the team, and Coach Wilson in the locker room before school started that Monday so that's where they found themselves. Sophie stood with Adam and Scooter, chatting quietly when Rick and Cole approached the trio. The pair looked serious as they stopped in front of their teammates.

"We're going to invite those JV shits to the traditional varsity JV dinner at lunch," Cole informed them, looking smug. "We're also going to show off our new jackets that Coach Wilson got us."

Sophie looked between the pair of seniors before looking back over at Adam. She wasn't comfortable with how Cole had referred to her friends but at the same time, she wasn't sure if they still thought of her the same way she thought of them.

"What's got your panties in a bunch?" Cole gave Sophie an eyeroll at her obvious uneasiness.

She looked up at the blonde with a glare as Rick elbowed him harshly in the ribs.

"Don't say shit like that to her," the team captain scolded before looking over at the girl. "Come on, I'll take you to get your jacket."

The two stepped away from the others standing in their group, Rick wrapping his arm around the girl's shoulders as he led her to the back of the locker room where their coach had all of the new jackets. Sophie was internally thankful for Dwayne picking out her jean skirt and black collared shirt for her as the outfit went well with her new varsity jacket.

Coach Wilson handed Rick both of their jackets, the boy helping Sophie into hers before slipping on his own. The coach complimented the pair on how the jackets looked on them before dismissing them both, reminding them they had practice after school that day. They walked past their group which was now just Adam and Scooter standing silently together.

"I'm going to take this one to class," Rick said, once again resting his arm over Sophie's shoulders. "We've got some things to discuss. You both should go get your jackets."

"I'll see you in between classes," Sophie told Adam as she pushed him slightly on his forehead before looking at Scooter. "And I'll see you in class."

The two boys said their goodbyes before watching Sophie leave with Rick.

"I'm not the only one scared to see what happens with that pairing, right?" Scooter looked at Adam out of the corner of his eye.

"Both of them on their own is already scary enough," Adam shook his head. "With them teaming up for whatever it is that they're planning, the Ducks better watch their backs."

"What makes you think it has something to do with them?" Scooter asked which gained him a deadpan look from the blonde. "Right, most of them were dicks to Soph."

"Plus, Saturday our practice, she overheard some of them talking and went straight to Rick. She told me to not worry about it and said the two of them had it handled."