Ta da! The next part! I've been trying to think, but I couldn't get past my mental block! I think I'm past it and I hope you like this.
A Not So Welcome Surprise- 5
The next morning Jamie got up early, showered, got dressed, and left as fast as he could. Outside the weather was warm and sunny. It would have been a happy day, if it wasn't for the major crisis in his life. The birds were chirping and the flowers bloomed, it was a perfect spring day, but Jamie was not in the mood.
He saw Catie on the way to school. He had purposely walked so he could talk to Catie as soon as he saw her. He crossed the street and took a deep breath. "Hey, I gotta tell you something" He said as he approached her.
"What?" she asked with a look of concern on her face.
"I'm leaving." He replied, "Sunday"
"You mean THIS Sunday ?" Catie couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Yeah, as in today is Friday, tomorrow's Saturday, and then comes Sunday"
"You have got to be kidding!"
"I wish, but I'm not"
"You are really something!" Catie had lost control of her emotions. "How can you even think about leaving? And in what, 3 days? I can't believe you!" Catie started walking away from him, not in the mood to discuss the matter any further.
"Catie!" Jamie called. He ran after her and stepped in front of her. Forcing Catie to look him in the eye. "I'm sorry, I have to"
"That's no excuse Jamie Waite!" Catie looked like she was going to burst into tears, but instead ran off to her locker, wanting Jamie to leave her alone.
Jamie just watched her leave. He had to talk it over with her, but she wouldn't listen. Jamie swore under his breath and headed into the building toward his own locker.
Hank, Tyler, and Val approached Jamie who was looking through his math book to try and find his assignment.
"Why didn't you tell us sooner?!" Val shrieked looking like she was also going to burst into tears.
"yeah, why didn't you?" Tyler asked.
"I don't know, I just didn't think it was the right time" Jamie shrugged not wanting to get into the conversation.
"When were you going to tell us?" Hank asked. "When you got settled in New York?"
"Jamie, why didn't you tell us too. We just found out from Catie before she ran to the bathroom crying hysterically." Val told him, calming herself down.
"Because, I… I don't know!" He shouted to all three of them. "Look, I'm sorry, I'll talk to you guys later" he told them before he went to his first class.
Hank, Tyler, and Val just looked on. All three hoping everything was just a mistake.
*****At the station*******
"Hey" Jamie said as he walked in the door.
"Hey" Tyler and Hank replied. Val was too busy trying to make Brooke calm down after just telling her about Jamie.
"You can't go!" Brooke pleaded. "You can't, we need you here!" She ran up to hug him.
"Whoa" he said hugging her back, "calm down"
"How can I calm down?" she asked releasing him.
"How can any of us?" Val asked, her eyes red.
"I'm sorry. Now don't make a big deal about this, okay? I just wouldn't be able to handle it. I mean I can barely handle it now." Jamie told them.
The rest of the night no one wanted to talk about what was happening. At least, no one wanted to admit they wanted to talk about it. When Jamie left Val, Hank, Tyler, and Brooke just sat there still in shock. "Hey, you know what I think we should do?" Val piped up.
"What?" Tyler asked her.
"I think we should throw a quick, little party for Jamie on Sunday morning. Since he isn't leaving till the afternoon, we could ask him to come in early and say that he has some forms to fill out or something. Then when he gets here, we can surprise him."
"That's a great idea!" The others exclaimed.
"We should get him a present too!" Brooke added.
And so they got to work planning Jamie's secret going away party. Everyone thought it would be a perfect way to see him off.
Jamie had gotten home and had thought about calling Catie. But he didn't, knowing she would probably hang up on him anyway.
****Saturday Night*****
"Catie?" Jamie asked over the phone.
"Jamie. hi. What do you want?" Catie asked him, obviously depressed.
"Listen, can we talk?" he asked her.
"Yeah, I guess. Where?"
"I'll meet you at the pier" he told her
"The pier?" Catie sounded really shocked.
"Yeah, please" he begged.
"Sure, I guess. How about in half an hour?"
"Okay, see ya then" Jamie replied. "Bye"
"Bye" Catie said and she hung up the phone.
"Who was that, Catie?" her mom asked from the kitchen.
"Oh, that was just Jamie"
"He's leaving tomorrow, isn't he?" her mom made her way out of the kitchen.
"Yeah, he wanted to know if I could meet him at the pier in half an hour."
"I suppose you want to go"
"Can I?"
"Of course, dear, of course." Her mom said giving Catie a hug.
"Thanks mom" Catie said and headed off to her room to changed her clothes.
********At Jamie's house********
"Okay, half an hour." Jamie told himself. "It's not that long, you can wait"
Jamie was pacing back and forth in his room when Sami barged in. "Jamie" she taunted.
"Yeah, munchkin?" he asked
"Whacha doing, like in half an hour?"
"None of your business" he muttered trying to shoo her out the door.
"Really? Are you gonna see Catie at the pier?" she asked, her eyes wide.
"You were eavesdropping!" Jamie exclaimed
Sami just giggled and ran out of the room and into the kitchen to tell her mom what she had just heard. "Mommy, guess what? Jamie's going to the pier to see Catie in half an hour!"
"That's nice, Sami. And from now on don't eavesdrop on your poor brother."
Sami was astonished that her mother was not going in to talk to Jamie. She just stood there with her mouth wide open.
"It was none of her business, anyway" Jamie called from his room.
"James" his mother began
"Sorry."
****At the pier*****
Catie had her mom drop her off at the pier since Jamie hadn't offered to pick up, then again she didn't want him to. She had her mom drop her off a few minutes early just in case Jamie was already there.
"Thanks" she called
"I'll see you at home" her mom told her
Catie watched her mom leave and turned to walk toward toward the guard rails. She was beginning to get cold looking out at the ocean when she felt a hand touch her shoulder.
She turned around to see Jamie holding a red rose. A red rose almost exactly like the one he had given her on New Year's Eve. "Oh, it's beautiful" she murmed taking the rose from his hand
"Not as beautiful as you" he whispered. "Catie, I'm sorry about what's happening. I don't like this anymore than you do."
"I know, but, we, we're supposed to be together." Catie interrupted.
"I know that, and we will, someday. This isn't the end."
Catie could feel the tears rolling down her cheek and she flung her arms around Jamie giving him a hug that she had meant to give him the first time he told her what was happening, instead of yelling at him.
Jamie wrapped his arms around her and thought he would never let go. Catie took a half step back and looked into his eyes. He could see the tears glistening in her eyes. He couldn't stand it when she cried.
"I love you so much, more than you will ever know"
"Then don't do this to me. Please." She begged
"I'm sorry" he whispered. And then Catie wrapped her arms around his neck and stood on her toes. Jamie met her halfway and caught her with his lips. The kiss was amazing and neither wanted to let go. Jamie noticed Catie's lips tasted like strawberries 'n' cream, the same lip gloss she wore New Year's Eve, and Catie could smell the slight hint of Nautica, the same cologne she had bought him for Valentine's Day.
Of course like all good things, the kiss had to come to an end. They both pulled away reluctantly and gazed into each others eyes.
Jamie took Catie by the hand and led her over to the edge of the dock. She stood in front of him with his arms around her waist, her hands on his. The couple just stood and looked at the ocean. She rested her head on his chest and he laid his chin lightly on the top of her head.
Jamie dropped Catie off at her house at about midnight. She new her mom wouldn't mind, but she told Jamie that he should go ahead and go home.
"See you tomorrow?" he asked her
"When?"
"I'll call you, okay?"
"Okay" she replied and Jamie leaned over to give her a quick kiss goodnight.
"Bye" she told him
"Bye" he said and took off toward his house.
Catie walked in her house to find her mom sitting in the kitchen drinking tea. "Hi there" she greeted
"So how was it?" her mom asked.
"Fine, considering he's leaving me to go to New York, tomorrow" Catie told her.
"Oh" her mom murmured into her coffee. "Don't worry about it, now you should get to bed. Gotta big day tomorrow. Good night sweetheart"
"Goodnight mom" Catie said and headed to her room. As she was going up the stairs Catie stopped and wondered 'Big day? How would she know?' But Catie was too tired to think about it anymore and went straight to bed.
******Jamie's house********
"Jamie dear, it's 1:30, you should be in bed" his mom called from outside his door.
"Ok, I was just about to go to bed" he told her as he put the cassette tape in his stereo. "I hope she likes this" Jamie murmured to himself.
Jamie had gotten up and noticed the light on his answering machine was blinking. He hit the button wondering who it could be. "Hi Jamie, this is Alex, I hope I got your number right, well anyway, could you come down to the station tomorrow at around 7:30 I got some papers you need to fill out. Thanks"
"What the? Huh? I guess I should go. Say goodbye while I'm there" Jamie was left wondering, but he went to bed anyway.
The next part will be the last, of this fic anyway. I've got the sequels started, but I guess I should finish this one first. *sigh * I'm trying to find time to write, but me schedule is full, and I don't go back to school till next Monday! Aaaahhhh! I need a vacation! Well, tell me what you think about this one, muchos gracias!