Thank you for the reviews. It is safe to say that you all like Jane... Maybe more to come from her... Just maybe...

So 24 hours ago, this wasn't a thing. You can safely thank Mrs Carmichael for this, again. It is split into three parts, which (like the Christmas chapter) relates to their first Valentine's day together. And don't worry Mia isn't in sight. Got someone rather special lined up for Tommy. Also, I realised that, technically, Valentine's day didn't fall on a school day for Rachel and Eddie but it did for this purpose. Okay. I make the rules in this story. I just didn't want to scrap the idea that I had and rewrite it. Plus their part is rather cute.

For your own reference:
R&E - Set in series 4
S&K - Sophie is 18
T&A - Tommy is 20


Just You and I

Rachel and Eddie

Rachel wasn't stupid. She knew what day it was. She just didn't expect with the bowling night only being a couple of weeks ago, that they would be doing this sort of thing. They'd had their first date but they were keeping things rather lowkey.

Therefore, the bunch of lovely flowers that were sitting on her desk was a surprise as well as filled her with a little guilt. Even before she had read the card, she knew that they were from him and a smile grew on her face as she read the card in his scruffy handwriting.

She knew he was in. She had seen his car. But she had hoped that he hadn't yet seen that she was in as she grabbed her coat and bag. She needed to get him something.

It was only fair. Right?


Eddie was certain that he had seen her car earlier but he could only smile as he watched Rachel's car come into the car park, parking next to his. It seemed to be something that they had been doing more regularly. Like it was a secret way of saying that they were together.

He shook his head as he stopped watching her and returned to his classroom. He hoped that she would like the flowers that he had left her.

He knew that it was early in their relationship and after the mess he had made of his first attempt to tell her how much she meant to him, he knew that he should be more cautious with what he did. But there was a part of him that knew that she deserved those flowers, whether it was early in their relationship or not. It was just his way of trying to tell her that she did mean the world to him and that he was an idiot for trying to push her too soon and that he was an even bigger idiot for dating her sister and then getting engaged to her.

It was his way of trying to make up for past mistakes, although he suspected that he might be making up for them for the rest of his life.


"Someones got an admirer and for once it isn't Tom," Steph said as Eddie walked into the staffroom.

If anything, he didn't pay any real attention to her. He had gained this ability to tune Steph out on occasions. This was one said occasion.

"Eddie, you might want to check your pigeonhole," Jasmine said.

He didn't particularly like how they were all staring at him and abandoned making his coffee to see what was causing the stir. He had seen the rose in the pigeonhole but he hadn't realised that it was his. He smiled knowing that it could have been only from one person but the handwriting on the envelope wasn't what he was expecting.

"We've been trying to work it out too," Steph said.

He slipped the card into his pocket, with the thought that he could try and work it out in the safety of his classroom rather than under their watchful gazes. He knew that they all wanted to say something as he went back to his coffee.

It had to be from her, did it?


"I hear you have an admirer." Rachel said with as much jealousy as she could muster.

"Apparently so."

"Any ideas?"

"I have someone in mind."

She couldn't hide her smile from him as he glanced over at her. She knew that he knew that it was from her.

"Really? Who?"

"A certain Headteacher who I thought didn't really want the staff knowing." He whispered to her.

"Good thing I used Amanda's handwriting."

"You've still created a stir. I think they think it is one of the mums or a sixth former. Or they could think it was you."

"But they know my handwriting."

He shook his head at her.

"So we are doing valentines?" He said.

"I suppose we are."

"So shall I get onto a friend and we can leave £20 for Philip and really go for it?"

"I suppose we could." She paused. "So does this mean that you don't mind getting flowers?"

"No, I don't. Why?"

"Some men do. Too girly for them."

"I'll treasure anything from you."

That had pretty much made up her mind of what she would do for every valentines that she would spend with Eddie. She just didn't realise that she would have to wait so long to share another one with him.


Sophie and Kerian

"Promise not to laugh," Sophie said.

"I promise."

She smiled at Kerian before she revealed what she was hiding behind her back. She had tried to find him something special as it was their first valentines day as a couple. The problem she had was that she wanted something with a lot of meaning to it. It was how she got on to the website about the meaning of flowers.

"It's a primrose."

"Right." He said as he took it off her. "I thought the guy was meant to get the girl flowers."

"You hate it." She said, her face dropping.

"Sophie. I absolutely love it." He said as he took a step closer and kissed her. "It is extremely thoughtful and I don't have to give it to my family because I can't eat it."

"What?"

"Past girlfriends have only got me chocolate. At least I can enjoy this one."

"It represents the sweet innocence of young love. I felt like that was us. Dad went with red tulips this year."

"What do tulips mean?"

"Red ones mean undying love. Yellow… kinda means like one-sided love."

"I'll remember that for the future."

"Do you really love it?"

"Of course I do. I've got something to look after now as well as you."

"You don't have to look after me."

"Maybe I want to."

"I must have done something right for our paths to cross."

She smiled as he kissed her again. She knew that she had never fallen in love with someone like she had done with Kerian.


"Ah, cute. What's the flower, Sophie?"

She turned and looked up at Chloe Jones, a rather annoying girl in her year that had constantly been rude to her for no apparent reason. Although she suspected that it might have something to do with her dad being the headteacher.

"It's a primrose."

"Ah, cute."

Sophie bit her tongue, trying not to copy her. She felt sort of happy when Kerian joined them, dropping down into the seat next to her.

"Kerian, you are such a cutie. A primrose. So cute."

"Thanks," Kerian said, unsure whether that was what he was meant to say.

"I mean like, you are the perfect gent. It is so cute."

Sophie felt like she was going to punch Chloe if she said cute one more time.

"Sophie got it for me." He said. "Not the other way around."

"I'm sorry."

"Yeah, I got him the primrose. Cute right?" Sophie said.

"But he is a guy."

"Mrs Lawson always gets Mr Lawson flowers. Guys can like flowers."

"Mrs Lawson gets Mr Lawson flowers?"

"A rose for every valentines day they have spent together. He would have had… six roses waiting on his desk this morning."

"Isn't that a little… weird?"

Sophie shook her head and she was glad that Kerian said something.

"I actually think it is rather thoughtful. I mean, it isn't like I can have chocolate and I'm not a jewellery man."

"What do you mean about chocolate?"

"I'm lactose intolerant. And lactose-free chocolate is horrible."

It seemed to put Chloe in her place and Sophie was grateful when their teacher finally showed up. Kerian gave her a wink and she just smiled. How could he always put her in a good mood?


She was really struggling to not ask Kerian where they were going. It was one of the things that he asked of her while also telling her dad that he would make sure that she wasn't going to be too late home as it was a school night after all. They walked for a bit before they went a little off-road. It wasn't like he had got it all set up. The blanket only came out once he had said that they had the perfect spot and she didn't really know what to expect as he laid down, telling her to join him. She did and tucked herself next to him, her head resting against his shoulder.

"Now you learnt about flowers and passed on your knowledge. This is what I've learnt about and I'm going to pass on my knowledge."

He raised his arms and started to point out the shapes that the stars made and told her all about the galaxies that those stars came from. She could have easily listened to him for hours as he spoke so passionately about it.

She pulled herself close to him as he started to wrap up what he was saying. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her close.

"Thank you for this." She said.

"It's just a little something."

"It is just so you and it is perfect."

He was perfect for her. Like she had somehow already found her soulmate or the other half of her. She hoped that she would never stop feeling this way about him.


Tommy and Amelia

Tommy could only smile as Amelia slept. He had got very good at being able to leave their bed without waking her, especially when she didn't have that many earlier lectures, unlike him. He gently moved a couple of things off her bedside table before he placed the single dark pink rose and a card. He knew that he would have to explain later why there was only one and why it was dark pink instead of red but he didn't have the time to wait for her to wake up now.

He gathered his things together before he left their room. A couple of their flatmates were up and he wished them a good morning before he headed out for the day. If like clockwork, he had just put in his headphones when his phone rang.

"Morning Sophie."

"How did you know it was me?"

"Because of your caller id."

"I bet you haven't even looked at your phone."

"Okay, you have me there but who is going to ring me at… 7 am on valentines other than you?"

"I might have been Rachel."

"Mum wouldn't ring me this early."

"Did you give it to her?"

"I've left it for her. I've got a pretty full day today. I didn't want to keep her waiting."

"I am sure she would have waited for you."

"I know… I just feel bad sometimes."

"You don't need to feel bad. I know that it is easy for me to say that but it is true. Tommy, you have been through a lot. Still taking her to that fancy restaurant?"

"Of course. She has brought a dress especially for it."

"Nice. Also, are you coming home soon? Like I know that you are busy and everything."

"I'm finished placement yesterday. I only have lectures until Wednesday. So I am planning on coming home for the weekend."

"Are you going to bring Amelia?"

"I can't. She had lectures and work wouldn't let her have it off because they are short-staffed. She wants to come."

"Damn. Also, you might want to talk to Dex before you book your tickets."

"Why?"

"Because he is coming up at the weekend. Although he might have already brought his tickets."

"And I am basically going to come up on Thursday."

"Wait, why are you up this early on a Saturday?"

"I could ask you the same thing."

"Yeah, well I asked you first."

"Going to talk to one of my lecturers. It isn't anything bad, just how I can improve my final grade after stupid second year."

"Well, I have just gotten used to getting up at this time. Work has been crazy at the moment."

"I'm glad to not be on placement at the moment. Look, Sophie, I'll have to talk to you later."

"Yeah, I'll talk to you later. Love you."

"Love you too."

He listened to the bleeping of the hanging up tone as he jogged up the stairs towards the room he said that he would meet his lecturer in.


"It's not even red." was the sentence that Tommy was greeted with as he arrived back in the flat.

"It doesn't matter. He chose it for a reason."

"One pink rose. Really Amelia?"

"Hey." He said as he joined them in the kitchen.

Amelia immediately walked over to him and placed a kiss on his cheek.

"Thank you for the rose."

"No problem."

"But why only one and why is it pink?" Grace said.

"Kinda something I've stolen off my mum. Every year she buys Eddie roses, one for every valentine's day that they have spent together. So this morning, she would have given him 10 roses. So that is the reason that you only have one." He paused. "The reason it is pink, or dark pink, is because that colour means appreciation and gratitude. I'm grateful that you are in my life, Amelia. It was just my little weird way of saying it."

She kissed him properly. He knew that she would get it. She always got him.

"I'll give you your present later. It is for tonight."

"I'll look forward to it."


He knew what it was by the way that she told him to sit down and close his eyes. The moment she turned up the collar on his shirt, it was obvious. He tried to stop the smile from growing on his face but he couldn't. She played around with the cuffs of his shirt as well before she pulled him up and pulled him a couple of paces from the bed, obviously putting him in front of the mirror.

"Open your eyes."

He slowly opened them to see the bowtie around his neck, which happened to be the same colour as the dress she was wearing. He lifted his cuffs up to look at the cufflinks, which happened to be little books.

"I love them. Honestly, love them."

"Good. Because I instantly thought of you when I saw them."

"I don't think I've told you that I love you today."

"On valentines day as well."

"I love you Amelia Kings."

"And I love you, Tommy Mason."

He placed his arm around her and pulled her close to him before he placed a kiss in her hair. He was another person that knew him inside out. Sometimes it felt like it was just her and him against the world. Not that he would want it any other way.


I do have planned that we can have a chapter where Tommy meets Amelia and all that. And a bit more of his uni life. A chapter coming up will explain everything regarding that. Just... if I write more about Tommy's uni life, it... might get a little dark for a chapter. Are we okay with that? Or have I put this kid (now young man in this chapter. They grow up so fast.) through too much already?

Just in case you don't follow Push My Luck, I have a twitter now (same as my pen name (pongo0614)) that I am rather active on at the moment. Basically it is my rambling along with updates/sneak peeks at chapters and upcoming stories. Plus I might have a few polls in the future like about this story and everything else that I have planned and written in my head quite a few times.