Disclaimer: All the characters in this fanfic belong to Disney and any other company that owns the series 'In A Heartbeat'.
Scenes from the previous episode…
"Tyler, what is it?" Val pleaded.
"I have a friend, who likes your friend, and he's thinking of asking her out. By the way, his friend likes her friend and he wants to know of he could go out with her friend some time", Tyler managed to say in a relatively fast pace.
Tyler and Val stood there, face to face, not even knowing if what just occurred just occurred.
Tyler ~ 'Did I just say that?!?'
Val ~ 'Did he just say that?!?'
To be continued…
No One Else but You: "Pick you up at 7?"
No one, not even Tyler, can even begin to explain what was going on inside his head,…inside his heart. 'Did I really say that? Well, it was the truth in one way or another.' He knows that somewhere within the words that he had spoken, he had already crossed the line of friendship between them. He knows that whatever happens, things will never be the same again, whether it's for a good cause, or a bad one. Without any idea of what to do, Tyler just started to break down, and almost certainly had just given up of any hope that he and Val will ever be together.
"Well, this is awkward. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to scare you like that," started Tyler. "I'm sure the feeling isn't mutual," he continued to say as much as he regretted saying it. "I'll just go now before I can say anything stupid. I'll see you later," he cried out as he proceeded to the door.
"Tyler! Wait!," she called.
She herself had no idea of what just happened. They just got out of his car and were headed to the station when Tyler stopped her to ask her something. The next thing she knew, Tyler had managed to ask her out, even though he said it in the least bit confusing 4th-grade manner. It was pretty cute though. She had to admit that she was flattered. She had a crush on him as long as she can remember. Apart from being friends, their job is the only thing that kept Val from telling him she liked him. 'I guess that explains why he has been acting weird all day,' she thought as a small smile crept from the corners of her mouth.
"What Val?!?" he said with a hint of anger and pain in his voice.
"Did you just ask me out?" she asked to make sure that what she thought she heard was really spoken.
"Yes. Yes I did," answered Tyler who by now feels like he had just hit rock bottom.
"Well," she began to say, "wouldn't you like to know my answer?"
A small glimmer of hope began to spark within him. 'Of course I'd want to know! Why wouldn't I? I'm just afraid that you'd say "no". Do you really want to go out with me? Oh, I really wish you would.'
"Val, if it's gonna hurt me, I'd rather not hear you say it," replied Tyler.
"Well Tyler, it's not gonna hurt you," she retorted.
"What are you saying?," he responded, knowing all too well that he might have gotten his wish.
"I'd love to go out with your friend's friend," she answered.
They both shared a small laugh at Val's remark, remembering that just a little while ago, Tyler asked her out with the "my friend likes your friend" line. After a couple of minutes, Tyler couldn't stop grinning. Not wanting to end the moment, Tyler began to ask Val about their upcoming date.
"How would you like to go out for dinner with me Friday night after the football game? We have that night off. I mean, if it's all right with you?" he asked Val, practically begging her to go.
"That sounds great," she replied, giving him one of her famous smiles that he just couldn't resist.
"OK. Pick you up at 7?" he inquired with a trace of merriment in his voice.
"I'll be waiting then," she said.
As the two went into the station, there was a new feeling in the air. As he walked along side Val, Tyler couldn't be anymore happy,…and relieved. 'This is just the beginning of my new life!'
If he only knew how he couldn't have been more wrong…
To be continued… (sorry J ) Feedbacks will be greatly appreciated, so write one.