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Val and Tyler entered their hotel suite.
"I'm exhausted!" Val commented as she plopped down on the king sized bed.
"I can't keep up with Brooke. I guess my old age is settling in." Tyler took off his shoes and joined his girlfriend on the comfortable bed.
"Remember when we use to party until the wee hours of the morning?" Val asked as she rested on the pillow.
"Yeah. We would all get together and go bar hopping. Seems like only yesterday."
"I'm glad we drove down to visit Brooke. She's really enjoying being in college." Val kicked off her shoes and released her shoulder length blonde hair from a clip.
Tyler removed his shirt and pants. Satisfied with his wife beater and boxers, he crawled under the covers. Val rested on his arm.
"Did you call Caitie?"
"I forgot. It's probably too late now," Val stated as she glanced over at the alarm clock resting on the nightstand. "I'll call her tomorrow."
"I hope she's all right. Alec seems to be giving her a handful to handle lately." Tyler said as he unlatched his gold wristwatch and set it on the nightstand.
A feeling of apprehension ran through Val. Caitie's long term boyfriend, or better yet, ex boyfriend has been a major source of drama in Caitie's life. They had met during college and had a wonderful relationship . . . until recently. His constant partying and drug addiction ruined everything. Caitie finally realized she couldn't change his bad addiction and broke it off. Ever since then, Alec has been unrelenting. He constantly called and visited, trying to 'work things out.'
"It's been about a week," Val stated.
"Is he still calling?" Tyler asked concerned.
"He's pretty persistent. He didn't take the break up that well."
"I can imagine. They had been seeing each other for about two years." Tyler considered himself lucky to find such a wonderful girlfriend. Besides the occasional petty fight between Val and himself, their relationship has been strong and lasting.
"I talked to Jamie the other day," Tyler announced, trying to change to subject. Val's anxiousness was apparent.
"How is he doing?"
"I still can't get over Jamie having a nine to five job. Seeing him in a suit still makes me laugh. Jamie the executive." Tyler let out a small chuckle.
Val smiled. "Is he still seeing Bobby?"
"No actually. I think they broke up about a month ago," Tyler admitted.
"That's strange. Caitie didn't mention it. Neither did he actually." Val frowned. She absolutely hated being the last to know everything.
"I don't think he told Caitie."
"Why not?" Val questioned. "She's like, his best friend!"
Tyler thought for a moment. "Well, she's the reason they broke up."
Val sat up. She wondered if there was something going on between Caitie and Jamie. "What?" she shouted out loud. "When did this happen?"
Tyler was clearly exhausted. He knew he just started a conversation that was far from over.
"Bobby accused Jamie of being in love with Caitie. Jamie didn't deny it. Bobby said that after years of competing with her, she'd given up. She took the sponsorship for that pro racing team in Australia. I don't think Jamie told anyone."
"You know, Alec thought the same thing. The other day, he showed up at the apartment at like two in the morning after you left. Caitie and I refused to let him in so he sat outside our door for a good hour. He was ranting and raving about how Caitie was a liar. He said that the reason why they really broke up was because of her relationship with Jamie."
"It's really amazing how blind those two are!" Tyler exclaimed.
"I think they are afraid of going into unknown territory. Remember what we had to go through? We spent a year or so dancing around our feelings for each other."
"If they just get over it, they can be as happy as we are." Tyler pulled Val close and kissed the top of her head. He turned off the lamp that lit up the hotel room.
They were soon fast asleep.
A/N: Thanks Montana Magic for beta reading for me!
Val and Tyler entered their hotel suite.
"I'm exhausted!" Val commented as she plopped down on the king sized bed.
"I can't keep up with Brooke. I guess my old age is settling in." Tyler took off his shoes and joined his girlfriend on the comfortable bed.
"Remember when we use to party until the wee hours of the morning?" Val asked as she rested on the pillow.
"Yeah. We would all get together and go bar hopping. Seems like only yesterday."
"I'm glad we drove down to visit Brooke. She's really enjoying being in college." Val kicked off her shoes and released her shoulder length blonde hair from a clip.
Tyler removed his shirt and pants. Satisfied with his wife beater and boxers, he crawled under the covers. Val rested on his arm.
"Did you call Caitie?"
"I forgot. It's probably too late now," Val stated as she glanced over at the alarm clock resting on the nightstand. "I'll call her tomorrow."
"I hope she's all right. Alec seems to be giving her a handful to handle lately." Tyler said as he unlatched his gold wristwatch and set it on the nightstand.
A feeling of apprehension ran through Val. Caitie's long term boyfriend, or better yet, ex boyfriend has been a major source of drama in Caitie's life. They had met during college and had a wonderful relationship . . . until recently. His constant partying and drug addiction ruined everything. Caitie finally realized she couldn't change his bad addiction and broke it off. Ever since then, Alec has been unrelenting. He constantly called and visited, trying to 'work things out.'
"It's been about a week," Val stated.
"Is he still calling?" Tyler asked concerned.
"He's pretty persistent. He didn't take the break up that well."
"I can imagine. They had been seeing each other for about two years." Tyler considered himself lucky to find such a wonderful girlfriend. Besides the occasional petty fight between Val and himself, their relationship has been strong and lasting.
"I talked to Jamie the other day," Tyler announced, trying to change to subject. Val's anxiousness was apparent.
"How is he doing?"
"I still can't get over Jamie having a nine to five job. Seeing him in a suit still makes me laugh. Jamie the executive." Tyler let out a small chuckle.
Val smiled. "Is he still seeing Bobby?"
"No actually. I think they broke up about a month ago," Tyler admitted.
"That's strange. Caitie didn't mention it. Neither did he actually." Val frowned. She absolutely hated being the last to know everything.
"I don't think he told Caitie."
"Why not?" Val questioned. "She's like, his best friend!"
Tyler thought for a moment. "Well, she's the reason they broke up."
Val sat up. She wondered if there was something going on between Caitie and Jamie. "What?" she shouted out loud. "When did this happen?"
Tyler was clearly exhausted. He knew he just started a conversation that was far from over.
"Bobby accused Jamie of being in love with Caitie. Jamie didn't deny it. Bobby said that after years of competing with her, she'd given up. She took the sponsorship for that pro racing team in Australia. I don't think Jamie told anyone."
"You know, Alec thought the same thing. The other day, he showed up at the apartment at like two in the morning after you left. Caitie and I refused to let him in so he sat outside our door for a good hour. He was ranting and raving about how Caitie was a liar. He said that the reason why they really broke up was because of her relationship with Jamie."
"It's really amazing how blind those two are!" Tyler exclaimed.
"I think they are afraid of going into unknown territory. Remember what we had to go through? We spent a year or so dancing around our feelings for each other."
"If they just get over it, they can be as happy as we are." Tyler pulled Val close and kissed the top of her head. He turned off the lamp that lit up the hotel room.
They were soon fast asleep.
A/N: Thanks Montana Magic for beta reading for me!