CHAPTER 13: Running Again
Caitie Zipped Jaime's suitcase. He was still sleeping. She looked at the clock. 6 a.m. She quietly
packed their suitcases into her car, than went back for Jaime.
She picked him up out of his bed and carried him to the car. She laid him down in the front seat.
She stared at Jaime's house thinking about changing her mind. She thought about Lavonne's threat,
and about what Jaime had said about love, and how she new she was still in love with him, but there
was nothing she could do about it. She didn't deserve him she thought. He should be with someone
like Lavonne. She figured he didn't need to deal with her and Jaime and their problems.
She got in her car, turned the keys, and pulled out of the drive way.
Just then, Jaime came out of his door in his boxers and a robe. When he saw Caitie, he screamed
her name. But she kept driving. He ran to his bike and hopped on, following her. He wasn't ready to
lose her again.
He chased after her, and caught up to her at a stop light on main street. He yelled at her through her
window. "Caitie, please don't do this. Please stay with me. Caitie! I don't want to lose you again."
She looked over at him, and than Jaime woke up.
"Mommy, where are we?"
But Caitie didn't answer. She kept looking at Jaime. Kept repeating over and over what he's just
said.
"Please Caitie. I'm sorry I left you. I'm sorry I hurt you. Please, don't make the same mistake I did.
Caitie, Caitie I love you."
She looked in her review mirror at the cars honking behind her, and one of the was pointing and
laughing at Jaime. She looked over at him and noticed he was only in his boxers, and sitting on top
of his motorcycle.
"Stay with me Caitie." He pleaded.
Caitie saw why the other cars were honking at them. The light was green. So she pulled out, and he
watched her do a U turn. He followed her back to his house.
Jaime Roth went back to bed, and Caitie and Jaime Waite sat on his couch drinking coffee.
"Why did you leave?" He asked.
"The other girls didn't want me here."
"I don't care. I want you here."
"It wasn't fair to you. You mean a lot to me Jaime, and I wanted you to have a life."
"Caitie, my life has been good. But it's also empty. All I ever think about is you. I tried to call you
know. But every time, I just went back to the same excuses. Either I was still mad, or you would
never forgive me for leaving. Never forgive your back up best friend for, well, backing up." He
smiled.
"Jaime. You were never just a back up best friend. Never."
Jaime's face grew serious. These words meant so much to him. More than anything ever said to him
in his entire life. He leaned in towards her, and she leaned into him, until finally, there lips met.
Caitie Zipped Jaime's suitcase. He was still sleeping. She looked at the clock. 6 a.m. She quietly
packed their suitcases into her car, than went back for Jaime.
She picked him up out of his bed and carried him to the car. She laid him down in the front seat.
She stared at Jaime's house thinking about changing her mind. She thought about Lavonne's threat,
and about what Jaime had said about love, and how she new she was still in love with him, but there
was nothing she could do about it. She didn't deserve him she thought. He should be with someone
like Lavonne. She figured he didn't need to deal with her and Jaime and their problems.
She got in her car, turned the keys, and pulled out of the drive way.
Just then, Jaime came out of his door in his boxers and a robe. When he saw Caitie, he screamed
her name. But she kept driving. He ran to his bike and hopped on, following her. He wasn't ready to
lose her again.
He chased after her, and caught up to her at a stop light on main street. He yelled at her through her
window. "Caitie, please don't do this. Please stay with me. Caitie! I don't want to lose you again."
She looked over at him, and than Jaime woke up.
"Mommy, where are we?"
But Caitie didn't answer. She kept looking at Jaime. Kept repeating over and over what he's just
said.
"Please Caitie. I'm sorry I left you. I'm sorry I hurt you. Please, don't make the same mistake I did.
Caitie, Caitie I love you."
She looked in her review mirror at the cars honking behind her, and one of the was pointing and
laughing at Jaime. She looked over at him and noticed he was only in his boxers, and sitting on top
of his motorcycle.
"Stay with me Caitie." He pleaded.
Caitie saw why the other cars were honking at them. The light was green. So she pulled out, and he
watched her do a U turn. He followed her back to his house.
Jaime Roth went back to bed, and Caitie and Jaime Waite sat on his couch drinking coffee.
"Why did you leave?" He asked.
"The other girls didn't want me here."
"I don't care. I want you here."
"It wasn't fair to you. You mean a lot to me Jaime, and I wanted you to have a life."
"Caitie, my life has been good. But it's also empty. All I ever think about is you. I tried to call you
know. But every time, I just went back to the same excuses. Either I was still mad, or you would
never forgive me for leaving. Never forgive your back up best friend for, well, backing up." He
smiled.
"Jaime. You were never just a back up best friend. Never."
Jaime's face grew serious. These words meant so much to him. More than anything ever said to him
in his entire life. He leaned in towards her, and she leaned into him, until finally, there lips met.