A/N: This chapter sort of plays a filler role; hope you enjoy it all the same.

Chapter 20
Old Times

The following day came and everything was almost back to normal, or so it seemed. Reid, Tyler and Caitlin were sitting in their normal seats, and they were all on speaking terms. This made the rest of Spenser Academy wonder what was going on.

"Hey, Caity," Sarah put her arm around her friend's shoulder. "Girl night tonight?" She asked. It was Friday after all.

"That sounds great; I could use a shopping afternoon?" She stated looking down at her stomach. "My uniform and my clothes aren't going to fit much longer."

"Shopping!" Kate screeched in a happy tone as the three girls started talking a mile a minute about where they were going to hit up first.

"Since they're going shopping," Pogue looked at his friends and they all smirked, "Nicky's?"

"Nicky's" The three other guys agreed with a grin.

They all were parting ways when Reid grabbed Tyler by the arm, the blue eyed brunette looked at his best friend, a weary look on his face, "Can we… uh-talk… before we head out to Nicky's tonight?"

Tyler looked over at Reid's nervous behavior, he nodded his head, "Yeah man, I think we need to talk,"

Reid smiled giving Tyler a punch in the arm before heading off to class. Tyler nodded his head and walked to his own class, hoping that everything was going to work out for them. They had been friends for too long to let anything come between them, any of them.

After the last bell rang Caitlin, Kate and Sarah ran off to Sarah's car and hopped in waving goodbye to their male counterparts and hurrying off to get some shopping done. Reid laughed as he noticed the girls scolding Caitlin for jumping in to the car, literally.

He lifted his chin to the older boys before he looked at Tyler who nodded his head and followed him towards the dorms. They were quiet until they got up to the room.

"I'm in love with Caitlin," Reid blurted out as soon as he put his bag down.

Tyler took in a deep breath and nodded his head, "I know,"

Reid was about to explain himself when he looked at Tyler, his eyebrows knitted together in confusion, "What? How do you know?"

"I could see it the other day…" Tyler licked his lips a bit uncomfortably, taking a seat on his twin sized bed. "I didn't know what it was until I thought about it and then I talked to Lin yesterday…"

"It wasn't something I planned on Tyler," Reid stated clearing his throat. "I've liked her for a long time…" The blonde pulled out his notebooks; there were quite a few that were laying out on his desk now. "These are filled with her…." He shook his head. "The day you told me you liked her; back in December… it's the day that I realized that I was falling in love with her…"

Tyler stared over at his best friend. How could he have not seen this before? How could he not know that his very best friend was in love with another one of their very close friends? Wouldn't he have noticed? How could he not?

"I didn't want to pressure her in to making a decision…" Reid continued. "If this is what you want," He stated holding a hand out to his best friend. "If you want to be with her Tyler, if you're going to lover and our baby… I'll step aside…"

"Reid,"

"No, listen to me ok?" Reid's voice cracked as he took his notebooks and tossed them in the waste basket next to them. "I love her, but I love her enough to let her go… if that's what will make you happy… if that's what will make her happy…"

Tyler stared at his best friend in complete shock. He was doing something that was completely selfless, he was showing how much he cared and loved Caitlin, but he was also showing Tyler how much he loved and cared for him as well.

"I don't know what will make me happy right now," Tyler stated as he looked at Reid completely honesty. "I don't know what will make her happy, because she cares about you like she does for me…"

It was Reid's turn to look confused,

"I talked to her yesterday; she told me that she didn't know what she wanted yet. But she wanted us to be on speaking terms, she wanted us to be friends…" He cleared his throat. "All of us,"

"I can do that," Reid stated as he pursed his lips together.

"I don't want to pressure her either," Tyler stated.

"Then we won't?" Reid asked holding his hand out. "We won't make her choose… it'll be her decision…"

Tyler looked down at his best friend's hand and shook it, "It's up to her..."

Caitlin sat down and watched as Sarah and Kate tried on several prom dresses, she sat back and plastered on a fake smile as they both came out in almost matching dresses. Sarah sat to her left and Kate to her right.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I'm fine…" Caitlin decided looking down at her fingernails.

"You're a terrible liar Caitlin Danvers," Kate stated poking her in the cheek. "I've known you for way to long for you to simply lie to me like that…"

"I'm just not in the mood for shopping like I thought I was,"

"Too much on your mind, huh?" Sarah asked.

"You have no idea, I don't know what to do about this whole situation,"

"Maybe that's it… maybe you don't have to do anything…" Sarah pointed out.

Kate and Caitlin both looked at her oddly.

"I'm serious. Just go with the flow, you know?" Sarah asked laughing as she rhymed her words unintentionally.

The girls had a small laugh and Caitlin nodded her head, "Maybe you're right…" She whispered. "I just need to focus on me and the baby right now…" She rubbed her stomach. "I have a doctor's appointment on Monday…"

She wanted to change the subject and make it about something more uplifting that might get hem all in a better mood. After a bit of coaxing Sarah and Kate finally got Caitlin out of her sulking position and in to a dressing room with them.

"Wow," Kate's mouth fell open as they looked at Caitlin's dress that Sarah picked out for her to try on.

"If you wore that I don't think any of the guys at Spenser could keep their eyes off of you."

"Pregnancy sure has done you some good, by God look at those boobs…" Kate stated as she checked out Caitlin's pregnancy rack.

"One of the good things, though they weigh a ton…" Caitlin whined.

"I like that one,"

"Me too,'

Caitlin looked at them and then herself in the mirror, "You don't think I'm showing off too much for being pregnant?"

The girls inspected her and shook their heads, "You'd be crazy not to get it,"

"Wait, I don't even have a date, why the hell do I need to buy a dress?"

"It's our senior prom, we have to go…" Kate stated pushing her in to the dressing room to change.

"Besides, we'll figure that out…"

It seemed like old times when the girls walked through the doors of Nicky's. They had done enough shopping; or so Caleb convinced them over the phone. He wanted Sarah to come join him at Nicky's and she was sure Pogue wanted Kate around.

"There's my favorite little sister," Caleb wrapped his arms around his sister and hugged her tightly.

"Why are you showing me affection?"

"Because I love you," Caleb stated giving her a wet kiss on the cheek.

"Oh God, Nicky's not here tonight so they're getting served alcohol…" She pointed to the empty mugs on the table.

Pogue scooped her up next and laid a kiss on her cheek, "Hi lovely," He grinned against her skin.

"Kate, get your boyfriend off of me before I hit him where the sun don't shine for molesting me…"

"You know you like it," Pogue laughed.

Kate smirked and pulled her boyfriend in to a long kiss, "Not as much as you liked that…" Caitlin grinned before she noticed Reid and Tyler playing pool.

Just like old times, she thought with a small smile.

So... tell me what you think, because I want to know... and YES there will be alternate endings... maybe even three alternate endings... (Maybe she'll run away with Pogue? KIDDING... of course... maybe ;))