Ok, here is the last part. I have already started the sequels and I hope to get those finished soon. Sorry I took so long, but I haven't had that much time to write since I got back to school.
Disclaimer: IaH is definitely not mine, so don't sue. And the songs aren't mine either. You'll see.
A Not So Welcome Surprise 6/6
It was about 6:30 in the morning when Caitie heard the sound of her telephone ringing. 'Who calls me so early?' she thought. "Yeah?" she asked, still not fully awake. "Hey Val, do you know what time it is?…..Really?….Uh-huh, yeah, sure…..when?…..great, I'll be there" Caitie hung up the phone and jumped out of bed. "Where did I put that…here it is" She said looking through one of her desk drawers. "Only got 'bout 45 minutes" Caitie raced out of her room, into the bathroom to take a shower. About 10 minutes later she was out and in her room again. "Ugh, what am I going to wear?" she asked herself while digging through her closet. She pulled out her favorite black skirt and looked for a shirt to wear. "Aha!" she exclaimed, pulling out her little black shirt that read 'Anti-popular' on the front. "Perfect" she said as she looked for her black tights and combat boots.
*At Jamie's House *
Jamie looked up at his clock lifting his head from his pillow. "Awww, man" he whined realizing it wasn't a dream that it was Sunday. The same Sunday he would get on a plane and leave Kingsport for…how long would it be? He didn't know if he would ever be back. 'No way fool, of course you're coming back' he told himself mentally. Jamie reluctantly got up and showered and dressed getting ready to head to the station for the last time. Would it be the last? He sure didn't know.
It was about 7:15 when he left his house. He made his way to the station only to find Alex's car in the parking lot. "Huh?"
*Inside The Station *
"I can't believe this" Brooke said pacing back and forth in the common room.
Hank was looking through some files, Val was busy in the kitchen, Tyler was trying to make Brooke calm down, Alex was busy in his office, and Caitie was sitting on the couch attempting to look excited, but failing miserably.
"Brooke, stop" Val finally told her little sister.
"I can't help it"
"It's okay, it's not like he's never coming back" Tyler told her. Caitie obviously hearing him looked up, her eyes wide.
"Are you sure?" Brooke asked.
"Stop being so paranoid, of course he's coming back, to visit at least" Hank said, looking at both Brooke and Caitie.
"That makes me feel so much better" Caitie muttered sarchastically.
Just then Alex walked into the room. "Hey, he's here, places everyone"
Everyone stood under the banner that read: "Thank You Jamie!" and held their breath hoping he would be in a good mood.
"SURPRISE!!!!!" They yelled when Jamie walked in the room. But the mood was nothing like it was when Jamie had become an EMT basic. They tried to look happy, but they were all depressed that they would be losing a good friend.
"You guys" Jamie began before being interrupted by Alex.
"Jamie, you really deserve it"
"Yeah, Jamie" Val agreed.
"You guys really didn't have to do this for me" Jamie told them taking off his leather jacket and tossing it on a chair. "Catie, you knew about this?"
"Only because Val called me at like 6:30 in the morning" Caitie replied.
Everyone laughed for a second. "You wouldn't have come if I didn't tell you what we were doing" Val reminded her.
"That's true" Caitie replied.
"Um, are we gonna stand around and talk?" Hank asked
"Yeah, Jamie doesn't have all day" Tyler told them.
"I wish I did" Jamie replied. "I wish I didn't have to go"
"Oh, Jamie" Val was getting misty-eyed.
"Jamie, on behalf of Kingsport EMS I would like to present you with this plaque" Alex said presenting the award to Jamie.
"James Waite" Jamie read. "We say goodbye to an excellent EMT, a great person, and a wonderful friend. May you succeed in everything you do and pursue your greatest dreams. March 30, 2001 Kingsport EMS"
"Read the back" Brooke begged
"Jamie, don't you forget to come back and visit us. We'll miss you! Hank Beecham, Tyler Connell, Val Lanier, and Brooke Lanier(queen of the paperwork) And Jamie don't get in any more trouble- Alex"
"Do you like it?" Val asked her eyes sparkling.
"Of course I do"
"How about some punch?" Tyler asked handing Jamie a cup.
"It's not gonna be that stuff with the clam juice and vinegar and all that other crap, is it?" Jamie asked raising an eyebrow. Everyone laughed, even Caitie , since Val had snuck away with one of the pictures they had took and showed it to her.
"No way, this is normal punch" Brooke assured him.
"Uh-huh, sure it is" Jamie joked.
"Hey, how about a toast," Alex proposed, "To Jamie, may he have fun in New York and stay out of trouble. And uh, come back to visit"
"Here here" everyone agreed.
"Hey, this really is the normal stuff" Jamie exclaimed. "Does anyone know what time it is?" he asked.
"Yeah, it's 8:20" Val answered.
"Okay, I got to get going at around 9"
"Really? That's not fair" Brooke said starting to pout.
"Yeah, but I have to be at the airport on time"
"Sure. You get to the airport on time, but did you ever show up for your shifts on time?" Tyler teased.
"I'm sure I did at least once" Jamie defended himself.
Everyone was having a great time even though they were all sad. No one wanted to say good bye to Jamie, they had gotten along great and they were all glad to have him as a friend. At about 8:40 they started saying their goodbyes.
Hank went first, "Ya know Jamie, when you first started out I thought you were nothing but some weird punk kid and that you would leave as soon as you were done with probation. I was wrong. Well, I think you're a weird, punk kid, but I'm glad you stayed on the squad. I'm gonna miss you man." And with that, Hank gave him a hug and a pat on the back and went to stand next to Brooke, who looked as if she was going to burst into tears.
"I guess, I'm next" Tyler started. "Jamie, you're a great EMT and I never would have guessed that just looking at you. You proved that you can't judge people if you don't know them and I probably would have gone through high school without saying a word to you if you hadn't joined the squad"
"I guess I should have begged for different community service" Jamie joked.
"Haha, really, you're a great friend, and I really wish you didn't have to go" Tyler gave him a hug and stood next to Hank.
"Jamie" Val started trying to choke back her tears. "I'm gonna miss you so much. You've been a great help and I'm glad that you joined the squad. You know us overachievers, I probably wouldn't have known you at all if it wasn't for the squad, I mean, like Caitie would actually want me to meet you? You are a great friend. I'm going to miss you" Val, now in tears, gave Jamie a hug and turned to the other EMTs. Tyler put his arm around her and gave her a tissue. Then Brooke walked up to him, tissue in hand.
"I hate you"
"What?" Jamie asked in shock.
"Why do you have to go?" Brooke had broken down twice as fast as Val did and wrapped her arms around his waist giving him a hug. "I don't want you to leave." She sobbed. "You were doing so good here. What are we going to do without you?"
"I'm sorry, it's not like I want to leave either." He told her looking her in the eye. "C'mon, Brooke, don't worry about it. I'll be back"
"Promise?"
"You bet"
"Ok," she replied, still in tears. Then she went to stand with the rest of the squad. They all looked at him with sorrowful eyes and he could tell exactly what they were thinking.
"Jamie," Alex began, "I really hate to see you go. After all, you've been a big help. And I'm sorry that I wasn't exactly willing to except you at first, but now that you're leaving, I can't believe it"
"Thank you, Alex, that means a lot to me" Jamie told him.
"Anytime, and don't forget to call, and write, and come back and visit."
"Don't worry, I won't forget" Jamie assured him.
"Well, I guess, we better let you go" Alex said reluctantly. "But before you go, we got to take another picture."
Everyone gathered under the banner, even Caitie, and Alex set the Polaroid camera on the table and turned on the timer.
Everyone was smiling there best smile for the picture. When the picture was taken, Alex took the picture out and handed it to Jamie. Slowly, he could see the different figures begin to develop.
"Thanks you guys" Jamie said.
"We're gonna miss you so much!" Val sobbed as she gave him another hug.
"I'm gonna miss you all too, but I'll be back"
"But it won't be the same" Tyler protested.
"Yeah" Hank agreed.
"I'll see you guys later" Jamie told them before he was on his way out.
Jamie gave the sqad a final wave as he left the station for the last time. He was followed by Caitie, who had been practically silent the whole party.
"Hey" she half whispered when they stopped on the side walk.
"Caitie" was all Jamie had said.
"Here, Jamie, I wanted to give this to you." She told him revealing a small box with a gold ribbon tied around it.
"What is it?" he asked
"Open it and see"
Jamie slowly opened the box and unwrapped the white tissue paper surrounding the frame. He looked at the picture. It had been one of the pictures that Caitie's mom had taken on New Year's Eve before they had left for the dance. She was holding the rose he had given her and they both looked so happy.
"It was the best one" Caitie told him.
"It's great, thank you" he replied. "And I have something for you,"
"Really, what?" she asked.
Jamie pulled out a small gold box from his jacket pocket. "Open it"
Caitie opened the box to and gazed at it in amazement. "Jamie"
"I put together a bunch of songs on that tape, you know, love songs, stuff like that" Jamie told her and then looked down at the ground.
Caitie looked at the list that was on the front cover of the tape
Side one Side two
"The Distance" Evan and
Jaron "I'm Sorry" Blink-182
"This I Promise You" *Nsync "Miss You Love" Silverchair
"Angel" Areosmith "I
Will Be There" Britney Spears
"Say it Isn't So" Bon Jovi "could It Be You" *Nsync
"That's When I'll Stop Loving You" *Nsync "I
don't Want to Miss a Thing" Aerosmith
"I Knew I loved You" Savage Garden "Truly Madly Deeply" Savage Garden
"One Kiss From you" Britney Spears "Thank You For Loving Me" Bon Jovi
"Jamie, most of these are like, pop songs" she told him
"Yeah, I know, I thought my ears would bleed, when I was recording it, but then I found Aerosmith and Blink and Bon Jovi and Silverchair"
"Thank you, I love it" she told him and gave him a hug.
"And I love you"
"I love you too Jamie"
And with that Jamie gave a quick kiss good bye and looked into her eyes. "I'll just be a phone call away and I'll talk to you soon."
"Yeah" She told him, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Now don't say good bye, 'cause good byes are forever, and this is definitely not going to be forever. Even though it might seem like it"
"I guess you better go, it's already 9:05" she said.
"Yeah, I guess. I'll see you in a little bit"
"Ok, see ya, I love you"
"I love you too, more than you will ever know, you are the most important person in my life."
"Oh, Jamie!" She cried as she flung her arms around him again, sobbing.
"Caitie! I'm gonna miss you so much"
"I'll miss you too!"
Caitie reluctantly pulled away from him. He gave her another kiss and turned to leave. He couldn't believe he was doing this, just walking away from her like that. He had to be with her no matter what.
As she watched him walk away, she whispered "I love you Jamie Waite"
"I love you Caitie Roth" he whispered. And he continued to walk down the street to his home for the last time.
Ok, that was the end of that one. So what did ya think? Sad? Don't worry, there is gonna be a sequel to this. I think its called "But What About Us?" Any guesses on what's gonna happen? N/E way, please review and I will get the sequel out as soon as I can and I'm sorry it took so long to finish this one.