Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story, except for the ones I made up. They all belong to Disney and Alliance Atlantis, and any other company that owns 'In a Heartbeat.' Too bad the stupid people on that company decided to cancel the show. Anyway, enough about this. I'm sorry for the delay.

A Date to Remember

Now you know I do

Val was lying around the house, trying to kill time until her duty starts at the station. There was nothing good on TV. She turned on the radio, and still there was nothing. Having nothing else to do, she decided to check up on Caitie. She felt sorry for Caitie. She felt sorry even more for Jamie. Val believed that Jamie really had no clue about what Caitie is obsessing about.

"If this is Jamie, don't even bother calling again after this," answered an irritated tone on the phone.

"Caitie, relax. It's just Val. Your overachieving best friend."

"Oh, hi. I'm sorry for yelling. I just thought you were…"

"Jamie. Yea, I know. Look, that's exactly the reason why I called."

"What do you mean?"

"I think you're getting a little bit overdramatic about this."

"Are you taking his side?" Caitie asked angrily.

"No. I'm not taking anyone's side."

"Then what are you saying? That Jamie is justified?"

"No. It's just that you really need to look at this in his point of view."

"What for?" she said almost screaming. "All I would see are tacos anyway."

"Caitie! You know that tacos have nothing to do with this. And you know that Jamie is new at this. I know he went out with other girls before, but he really cares about you. If he forgot, he might have thought that you don't go for that stuff. I mean, that was my first thought earlier."

"The point is that I do go and care about this stuff. And it hurts me that he doesn't even know."

"Then you should tell him."

"You're missing the point here."

"Caitie, I have to go now. But really though. Is this really worth it?"

Val hung up the phone, leaving Caitie with a distant look on the other line.

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Jamie was sitting impatiently in the detention room. He had been thinking a lot about Caitie. Actually, he had been thinking only about Caitie.

"Mr. Waite!" called out Mr. Carlson.

"Yea."

"You may leave now."

"I still have some minutes left."

"I think you've done your time."

"That's it? No last lines? Last words?"

"Do you want to stay, Mr. Waite?"

"No, of course not."

"Then I suggest you leave right now before I change my mind."

"I have never been this eager to obey your commands as I am now," Jamie said before hurrying outside.

He only had a few more minutes to spare. As usual, he knew he was late for his duty at the squad. 'I just hope Alex isn't there.' Jamie put on his helmet and with that he sped off on his motorcycle.

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Tyler flipped through the different channels on the TV as he lay on the couch. Normally, Alex would not have approved of letting them watch TV while on duty, but Alex wasn't there. It turned out that he had another bad back. Also, the last call they had received was about an hour ago.

"Hey!" greeted Val as she entered from the kitchen.

"Hey!" said Tyler in reply as he maneuvered on the couch to let Val sit.

"What are you watching?" she asked as she took her seat with her back in front of him.

"Basically nothing," he stated as he wrapped his arms around her shoulder. "Is this the worst or what?"

"Me sitting here or boredom?"

"Boredom," Tyler said with a small laugh before reaching out to take her hands in his.

"Why is it that you guys' hands are always bigger than ours?" asked Val randomly.

"Our hands are not big. Your hands are the ones that are small."

"Or your hands are just big," she said before smiling at him.

"I guess so," he said before returning her smile.

Tyler turned towards the television and saw that he somehow tuned into the gardening channel. The person on the screen was talking about tulips.

"Did you know that tulips are my favorite flowers?"

"Really?" said Val. "Why?"

"It reminds me of being young. Actually, it's more of my grandmother than that. When I was younger, we used to go to her house like every two weeks. My grandpa died even before I was born. My cousin, Riley, would always be there as well. My grandma had this really beautiful garden, and they were all tulips. So every weekend we spend there, Riley and I would always end up ruining at least one section that garden. My grandma kept freaking out. After months of doing the same thing over and over again, she finally decided to give us a little punishment. For every flower we destroy, we have to plant 2 seeds for that. Riley and I would always end up planting at least 20 seeds or more. It was kind of fun. But after she died, they decided to sell the lot. I never got to see what became of that garden, but tulips always reminded me of her."

"That's really sweet. I'm sorry about her dying though."

"That's OK. So, how about you? Do you have any favorites?"

"Probably star gazer lilies."

"That specific, huh? Why is that?"

"Ever since I was little, my dad always brought them home from work. He would give Brooke and me one each, and the rest will go to the vase. I always had a fascination with them. For some reason, they always made me feel good. Made me feel better."

"Kind of like what you do to me," Tyler said, making Val blush. "So, have you talked to Caitie lately?"

"I talked to her before I left home."

"Do you know what the deal is between her and Jamie?"

"Well, yea."

"Do you mind telling me?"

"I can't tell anyone."

"Why not?" asked a voice from the door.

"Jamie," said Val uneasily. "Hi."

"Why can't you tell anyone?" Jamie asked again.

"Because I promised Caitie not to tell, especially not to you."

"Come on, you can tell me," Jamie said impatiently. "I'm bound to find out sooner or later."

"Well, I don't think I can…"

"Just tell me that it's about our one-month anniversary, and then I'll leave you alone," Jamie blurted out.

"Jamie, I told you I can't tell you that," Val said before realizing what he just said. "Wait…you know."

"Of course I do," he replied.

"Well then how come you let her yell at you?" Tyler finally spoke.

"I knew all along, but when Caitie first brought it up, I wasn't really thinking that that is what she meant. I mean, Caitie doesn't really do this stuff. She kept criticizing people who did before we went out, so I figured that I better not bring it up."

"She is a girl after all," commented Tyler before getting a playful hit from Val.

"Besides, people change, Jamie," said Val. "And she told me that this time, it's different. She's with you now. She's really upset."

"I know that very clearly."

"What did you do after you knew what she was talking about?" asked Val.

"After I got the idea, I decided to just play along. Now that I knew that she really cared about this stuff, I decided to make it up to her. I thought I should do something special."

"Is that why you came here two hours later than the time you should have been here?" asked Hank as he came through the kitchen.

"Basically," Jamie said. "Were there many calls?"

"Nope. No calls."

"Is Alex really upset?" asked Jamie.

"About his back, yes," Hank replied. "About you, he has no idea."

"Great!" Jamie said. "Well, I better get going. My 2-hour shift should be ending in a minute or two."

"Not so fast," said Brooke as she came through the door. "You owe me the inventory, and I need them by tonight."

"No problem," Jamie said as he headed out for the door.

"Where are you going?" asked Brooke.

"I have to go to this place, and then Caitie's."

"What about the inventory?"

"Hank will do it for me."

"Excuse me?" said Hank. "Why?"

"You lost the bet, remember?" Jamie smiled at him. "You remember, right Tyler?"

"Of course I do," Tyler said. "Hank, you get the inventory."

"Fine," he said as he hesitantly got the papers from Brooke.

"I guess I better get going," Jamie said.

"Good luck!" called out Val.

"Thanks. I think that will come in handy."

With that, Jamie got on his motorcycle and headed to only one direction.

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That's all for now. The last chapter will be up next. I hope you liked it. I'm sorry it took long. Don't forget to review and thanks for taking your time to read this. I'll be back! ~ Scarlet182