Accidental Loves
"A Walk to Remember" fan fic
by Beth (luckyangel@go.com)
Author's Note: Thanks to all who replied! I really appreciate all of the kind words and advice and I
regret that I haven't gotten this chapter posted until now. I wanted to double check a few things with
the movie and it took longer than I expected to get it done. Thanks again to all my repliers!
Story Note: I realize that the story is moving very quickly. I mean they started to have feelings for each
other before they even went out on a date or anything, but I didn't plan on this being a long story, so I
moved quickly with such things. I'm sorry for any confusion or problems that it causes you, the
readers.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything....please don't sue me as I'm a poor college student, who's not even
making money off of this story!
@@! Two Months Later !@@
Landon had not gone a day without seeing Jamie since they had reconciled. He was always over at her
house, from the time that school let out until late into the night when his mother would call or Rev.
Sullivan or sometimes Jamie would send him home to get some sleep in a bed and not in the chair
beside Jamie's bed.
Jamie had grown steadily worse over the weeks and now spent her time in her bed, as she was too
weak to stand on her own. She read her Bible and helped Landon with schoolwork that he truly didn't
need help with. However, it made her happy to help him, and as long as she was happy, so was he.
She had told Landon about her secret list of things to do in her life. Most of them had saddened him as
they were things that she wouldn't accomplish, like spending a year in the Peace Corp or making a
medical discovery. However, he had been thinking about the ones that were possible. She had told
him that she wanted to be in two places at once and, while it had stumped him for a long time, he had
figured out how to fulfill it.
He planned to do it tonight, because the doctors had changed her medication and she was feeling
stronger than she had in weeks. She had even gotten out of bed and walked out to the porch to look at
the stars through her homemade telescope. Of course, Landon had been hovering over her the whole
time, but she had enjoyed getting out in the fresh air.
He had a whole evening planned. First, a candlelight dinner at her house. Rev. Sullivan had agreed to
let him cook Jamie's favorite food, spaghetti, in their kitchen. Rev. Sullivan had, it seemed to Landon,
began to like him. Landon thought that it was his dedication to Jamie that made it possible for Rev.
Sullivan to have a change of heart.
After dinner, if Jamie was feeling up to it, Landon was going to fulfill as much of her list as possible. He
even had a special gift for her that he was planning on giving her after they saw the comet. He realized
that his plan included a lot of things for her to do in one night, but he didn't plan on having her out too
long. That's why they were having dinner at her home.
There's was one thing on her list that she wouldn't tell him. Her number one thing she was keeping from
him. He couldn't help but wonder what it was. He had tried to guess, tried to get her to tell him, but
she still kept it a secret. Rev. Sullivan didn't even know what it was, or else he wasn't telling Landon.
So, Landon ran up the steps of the Sullivan's porch and through the front door that he never bothered
to knock on anymore. He was about to rush up the stairs to Jamie's room, when he heard her voice.
"Landon, I'm in here."
He quickly reversed direction and walked into the living room where he found Jamie sitting on the
couch, her legs spread out across it's length with an afghan covering them. She put down the book that
she was reading and Landon could tell that it was the Bible.
"Hey," he said, bending down to give her a kiss before he gently removed the pillows behind her back
and sat down. She leaned back against his chest and made herself comfortable there. She sighed
contently and closed her eyes. Landon was very aware of how thin she was and little she weighed.
"I thought you would never get here today."
"Me either. I tried to skip last period, but Mr. Williams caught me walking down the hall without a
pass."
"Landon," she shook her head and laughed slightly. "I don't want you to get in trouble over me."
"He was going to let me go until the new principal came out of his office." Landon sighed. Everyone,
except the new principal, was being so careful around him because he was Jamie's boyfriend. The
Sunday after they had reconciled, Rev. Sullivan and Jamie made an announcement at the end of church
services about her condition. Landon had stood up with them and held Jamie's hand as her tears
threatened to fall again. Everyone in the congregation had cried, even his mother, whom he hadn't told.
Since that day, his mother had taken to kissing his cheek and telling him how much she loved him every
time that she saw him.
His friends had also started to act strange around him. They barely spoke when he was with them, as if
they were afraid that they might say something to upset him. He rarely hung out with them anymore
anyway. The only time he saw them was at school and the one evening when Jamie insisted that he
spend time with his friends. She was apparently feeling guilty for monopolizing his time. He hated
every second that he spent away from here and had left the movie early to see her before she fell asleep
for the night.
They had a nightly ritual, where they took turns reading passages from the Bible. After Jamie began to
get sleepy, they would lay together on the bed, singing softly to one another until one or both of them
drifted off to sleep. Then Rev. Sullivan would come and wake him up and send him home. Landon
was happy to get to spend time with Jamie, so he didn't mind abiding by Rev. Sullivan's rule that he
could not spend the night.
"What are you thinking about?" She asked, when he had not said anything for a long time.
"That I love you and I will always love you." He replied, without hesitating.
She smiled up at him and asked, "What are we doing tonight?"
He looked surprised by her question and she laughed.
"You can't keep secrets from me, Carter. I know you too well."
He smiled down at her. "We're going to have dinner here and then your father has given me permission
to take you out for the night."
He loved the way her eyes lit up at the prospect of being able to get out of the house. "Where are we
going?" She asked, sitting up and biting her lip. She always bit her lip when she got excited. Landon
knew that it was these little things that he would remember when she was gone. The way that her hair
looked falling down her back; the way that she bit her lip when she was excited; the way that she
kissed him even when she was barely able to stay awake.
"You're just going to have to wait and see."
@@! Later that Night !@@
Jamie had loved the candlelight dinner. She loved that he had made it himself. Landon was just happy
that it had turned out to be edible.
After dinner, Landon helped her out to his car, that he had finished fixing during the many sleepless
nights that he had over the past couple months. She was wearing a blue dress that practically hung off
of her because of the weight that she'd lost and a pink sweater that Landon had bought and given to her
before dinner. To him, she was gorgeous.
Jamie thought that Landon looked very handsome in his khakis and a pretty blue shirt. He obviously
had the whole evening planned and she couldn't wait to see what he was up to.
Thirty minutes later, Landon pulled the car over to the side of the road and jumped out. He ran around
to the passenger side and opened her door. She giggled as he grabbed her hand and led her out to the
middle of the road.
"One foot there," he said, standing in front of her and pointing to a spot on the pavement. "And one
foot here," he pointed out a different spot.
"You're acting like a crazy person. What's going on?"
"Right now, you are straddling the state line." He said, grinning from ear to ear. His smile fell because
she looked puzzled.
"You're in two places at once," he told her, pointing to the 'Welcome to Virginia' sign behind him.
She laughed and ran into his arms. "I love you."
"I love you too."
@@! The Planetarium Parking Lot - 30 Minutes Later !@@
"Okay? Butterfly, rosebud, or star?" He held up three sheets of fake tattoos for her to choose
from. She smiled at him, completely in love with him.
"You choose."
"Butterfly." He carefully peeled the plastic off of the butterfly and asked, "So, where do you want it?"
She looked around her, trying to figure out the best place for him to apply it. "Here." She said as she
pulled her shirt off of her shoulder. She moved her hair out of the way and watched as he placed the
fake tattoo there and rubbed the water-soaked paper towel over it. He pulled it back to reveal the
butterfly tattoo.
They smiled at each other and leaned in for a kiss. Landon looked down and his watch and nearly
swore.
"C'mon. We gotta go." He got out of the car and, once again, ran around to the passenger side of the
car to open the door for her. They walked up the stairs and into the back entrance of the planetarium,
where they were met by a kind, old man.
"Hi, Mr. Tucker. Is everything set up?" Landon asked, the old man as they followed him deeper into
the building.
"Yes, Mr. Carter. I will leave you two alone." Like everyone else in the greater Beaufort area, Old
Man Tucker, the only astrologist in Beaufort, knew about Landon and Jamie. He was happy to help
Landon set up a special viewing of the comet, Hyakutake.
Old Man Tucker had set up a chair beside the huge telescope that the planetarium used for it's
research. There was also a blanket and two bottles of water sitting beside the chair. Landon helped
Jamie over to them and opened a bottle of water for her.
He checked his watch and saw that it was almost time for the comet. He extended his hand to Jamie
and helped her stand up. He pointed out the viewer and watched her face as she watched the comet
streak across the sky.
"C'mere, Landon. You've gotta see this." He stepped beside her and looked out into the sky. "Isn't it
beautiful," she asked.
"Yes, but not as beautiful as you," he turned around to find her sitting in the chair, grinning at him. He
walked over to her and she stood to kiss him.
"I've got a present of you," he said, when they parted.
"Another one? You've given me more than enough." She was loving every minute of their evening, but
she was starting to feel bad because of all the things that he was doing for her. She felt like she wasn't
doing anything for him.
"This is the last one, for tonight, I promise." He reached into his pocket and pulled out two tan sheets
of paper. One of them, he unfolded and handed to her, asking her to find the star that was marked. He
assured her that it was already within the view of the telescope, she just had to find it.
"Why am I looking for this star?" She asked as she checked the paper once more to make sure that
she was looking at the right one.
"Because I had it named for you." He smiled brightly and handed her the paper, which stated that the
star was named for Jamie Sullivan.
"I love you so much, Landon." She whispered to him after she had kissed him again for the umpteenth
time that night. "Please don't forget about me."
"That's not possible. I love you, Jamie. I will always love you, for the rest of my life."
@@! Later that Night - At the Sullivan's House !@@
Jamie and Landon lay in bed together, talking about their evening. She had thanked him over and over
again. He had politely received it all and explained that it was all in the name of love. She was started
to doze off. Landon could always tell because her breathing was gradually slowing down and her
fingers, that were often drawing designs across his chest, were barely moving now.
"Jamie?" He asked softly, not really wanting to disturb her, but a sudden thought had entered his mind.
"Hmmm." She mumbled, half-asleep.
"What's your number one?"
"To get married in the church were my parents were married."
Landon's mind was going into overdrive, figuring out how to make her last wish come true, as Jamie
eyes drifted shut and sleep overtook her.
"A Walk to Remember" fan fic
by Beth (luckyangel@go.com)
Author's Note: Thanks to all who replied! I really appreciate all of the kind words and advice and I
regret that I haven't gotten this chapter posted until now. I wanted to double check a few things with
the movie and it took longer than I expected to get it done. Thanks again to all my repliers!
Story Note: I realize that the story is moving very quickly. I mean they started to have feelings for each
other before they even went out on a date or anything, but I didn't plan on this being a long story, so I
moved quickly with such things. I'm sorry for any confusion or problems that it causes you, the
readers.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything....please don't sue me as I'm a poor college student, who's not even
making money off of this story!
@@! Two Months Later !@@
Landon had not gone a day without seeing Jamie since they had reconciled. He was always over at her
house, from the time that school let out until late into the night when his mother would call or Rev.
Sullivan or sometimes Jamie would send him home to get some sleep in a bed and not in the chair
beside Jamie's bed.
Jamie had grown steadily worse over the weeks and now spent her time in her bed, as she was too
weak to stand on her own. She read her Bible and helped Landon with schoolwork that he truly didn't
need help with. However, it made her happy to help him, and as long as she was happy, so was he.
She had told Landon about her secret list of things to do in her life. Most of them had saddened him as
they were things that she wouldn't accomplish, like spending a year in the Peace Corp or making a
medical discovery. However, he had been thinking about the ones that were possible. She had told
him that she wanted to be in two places at once and, while it had stumped him for a long time, he had
figured out how to fulfill it.
He planned to do it tonight, because the doctors had changed her medication and she was feeling
stronger than she had in weeks. She had even gotten out of bed and walked out to the porch to look at
the stars through her homemade telescope. Of course, Landon had been hovering over her the whole
time, but she had enjoyed getting out in the fresh air.
He had a whole evening planned. First, a candlelight dinner at her house. Rev. Sullivan had agreed to
let him cook Jamie's favorite food, spaghetti, in their kitchen. Rev. Sullivan had, it seemed to Landon,
began to like him. Landon thought that it was his dedication to Jamie that made it possible for Rev.
Sullivan to have a change of heart.
After dinner, if Jamie was feeling up to it, Landon was going to fulfill as much of her list as possible. He
even had a special gift for her that he was planning on giving her after they saw the comet. He realized
that his plan included a lot of things for her to do in one night, but he didn't plan on having her out too
long. That's why they were having dinner at her home.
There's was one thing on her list that she wouldn't tell him. Her number one thing she was keeping from
him. He couldn't help but wonder what it was. He had tried to guess, tried to get her to tell him, but
she still kept it a secret. Rev. Sullivan didn't even know what it was, or else he wasn't telling Landon.
So, Landon ran up the steps of the Sullivan's porch and through the front door that he never bothered
to knock on anymore. He was about to rush up the stairs to Jamie's room, when he heard her voice.
"Landon, I'm in here."
He quickly reversed direction and walked into the living room where he found Jamie sitting on the
couch, her legs spread out across it's length with an afghan covering them. She put down the book that
she was reading and Landon could tell that it was the Bible.
"Hey," he said, bending down to give her a kiss before he gently removed the pillows behind her back
and sat down. She leaned back against his chest and made herself comfortable there. She sighed
contently and closed her eyes. Landon was very aware of how thin she was and little she weighed.
"I thought you would never get here today."
"Me either. I tried to skip last period, but Mr. Williams caught me walking down the hall without a
pass."
"Landon," she shook her head and laughed slightly. "I don't want you to get in trouble over me."
"He was going to let me go until the new principal came out of his office." Landon sighed. Everyone,
except the new principal, was being so careful around him because he was Jamie's boyfriend. The
Sunday after they had reconciled, Rev. Sullivan and Jamie made an announcement at the end of church
services about her condition. Landon had stood up with them and held Jamie's hand as her tears
threatened to fall again. Everyone in the congregation had cried, even his mother, whom he hadn't told.
Since that day, his mother had taken to kissing his cheek and telling him how much she loved him every
time that she saw him.
His friends had also started to act strange around him. They barely spoke when he was with them, as if
they were afraid that they might say something to upset him. He rarely hung out with them anymore
anyway. The only time he saw them was at school and the one evening when Jamie insisted that he
spend time with his friends. She was apparently feeling guilty for monopolizing his time. He hated
every second that he spent away from here and had left the movie early to see her before she fell asleep
for the night.
They had a nightly ritual, where they took turns reading passages from the Bible. After Jamie began to
get sleepy, they would lay together on the bed, singing softly to one another until one or both of them
drifted off to sleep. Then Rev. Sullivan would come and wake him up and send him home. Landon
was happy to get to spend time with Jamie, so he didn't mind abiding by Rev. Sullivan's rule that he
could not spend the night.
"What are you thinking about?" She asked, when he had not said anything for a long time.
"That I love you and I will always love you." He replied, without hesitating.
She smiled up at him and asked, "What are we doing tonight?"
He looked surprised by her question and she laughed.
"You can't keep secrets from me, Carter. I know you too well."
He smiled down at her. "We're going to have dinner here and then your father has given me permission
to take you out for the night."
He loved the way her eyes lit up at the prospect of being able to get out of the house. "Where are we
going?" She asked, sitting up and biting her lip. She always bit her lip when she got excited. Landon
knew that it was these little things that he would remember when she was gone. The way that her hair
looked falling down her back; the way that she bit her lip when she was excited; the way that she
kissed him even when she was barely able to stay awake.
"You're just going to have to wait and see."
@@! Later that Night !@@
Jamie had loved the candlelight dinner. She loved that he had made it himself. Landon was just happy
that it had turned out to be edible.
After dinner, Landon helped her out to his car, that he had finished fixing during the many sleepless
nights that he had over the past couple months. She was wearing a blue dress that practically hung off
of her because of the weight that she'd lost and a pink sweater that Landon had bought and given to her
before dinner. To him, she was gorgeous.
Jamie thought that Landon looked very handsome in his khakis and a pretty blue shirt. He obviously
had the whole evening planned and she couldn't wait to see what he was up to.
Thirty minutes later, Landon pulled the car over to the side of the road and jumped out. He ran around
to the passenger side and opened her door. She giggled as he grabbed her hand and led her out to the
middle of the road.
"One foot there," he said, standing in front of her and pointing to a spot on the pavement. "And one
foot here," he pointed out a different spot.
"You're acting like a crazy person. What's going on?"
"Right now, you are straddling the state line." He said, grinning from ear to ear. His smile fell because
she looked puzzled.
"You're in two places at once," he told her, pointing to the 'Welcome to Virginia' sign behind him.
She laughed and ran into his arms. "I love you."
"I love you too."
@@! The Planetarium Parking Lot - 30 Minutes Later !@@
"Okay? Butterfly, rosebud, or star?" He held up three sheets of fake tattoos for her to choose
from. She smiled at him, completely in love with him.
"You choose."
"Butterfly." He carefully peeled the plastic off of the butterfly and asked, "So, where do you want it?"
She looked around her, trying to figure out the best place for him to apply it. "Here." She said as she
pulled her shirt off of her shoulder. She moved her hair out of the way and watched as he placed the
fake tattoo there and rubbed the water-soaked paper towel over it. He pulled it back to reveal the
butterfly tattoo.
They smiled at each other and leaned in for a kiss. Landon looked down and his watch and nearly
swore.
"C'mon. We gotta go." He got out of the car and, once again, ran around to the passenger side of the
car to open the door for her. They walked up the stairs and into the back entrance of the planetarium,
where they were met by a kind, old man.
"Hi, Mr. Tucker. Is everything set up?" Landon asked, the old man as they followed him deeper into
the building.
"Yes, Mr. Carter. I will leave you two alone." Like everyone else in the greater Beaufort area, Old
Man Tucker, the only astrologist in Beaufort, knew about Landon and Jamie. He was happy to help
Landon set up a special viewing of the comet, Hyakutake.
Old Man Tucker had set up a chair beside the huge telescope that the planetarium used for it's
research. There was also a blanket and two bottles of water sitting beside the chair. Landon helped
Jamie over to them and opened a bottle of water for her.
He checked his watch and saw that it was almost time for the comet. He extended his hand to Jamie
and helped her stand up. He pointed out the viewer and watched her face as she watched the comet
streak across the sky.
"C'mere, Landon. You've gotta see this." He stepped beside her and looked out into the sky. "Isn't it
beautiful," she asked.
"Yes, but not as beautiful as you," he turned around to find her sitting in the chair, grinning at him. He
walked over to her and she stood to kiss him.
"I've got a present of you," he said, when they parted.
"Another one? You've given me more than enough." She was loving every minute of their evening, but
she was starting to feel bad because of all the things that he was doing for her. She felt like she wasn't
doing anything for him.
"This is the last one, for tonight, I promise." He reached into his pocket and pulled out two tan sheets
of paper. One of them, he unfolded and handed to her, asking her to find the star that was marked. He
assured her that it was already within the view of the telescope, she just had to find it.
"Why am I looking for this star?" She asked as she checked the paper once more to make sure that
she was looking at the right one.
"Because I had it named for you." He smiled brightly and handed her the paper, which stated that the
star was named for Jamie Sullivan.
"I love you so much, Landon." She whispered to him after she had kissed him again for the umpteenth
time that night. "Please don't forget about me."
"That's not possible. I love you, Jamie. I will always love you, for the rest of my life."
@@! Later that Night - At the Sullivan's House !@@
Jamie and Landon lay in bed together, talking about their evening. She had thanked him over and over
again. He had politely received it all and explained that it was all in the name of love. She was started
to doze off. Landon could always tell because her breathing was gradually slowing down and her
fingers, that were often drawing designs across his chest, were barely moving now.
"Jamie?" He asked softly, not really wanting to disturb her, but a sudden thought had entered his mind.
"Hmmm." She mumbled, half-asleep.
"What's your number one?"
"To get married in the church were my parents were married."
Landon's mind was going into overdrive, figuring out how to make her last wish come true, as Jamie
eyes drifted shut and sleep overtook her.