Caught in Between

Chapter 2: Getting to Know each other

Disclaimer: I do not own all the In a Heartbeat cast... Livvie is the
only one I own, since she's my character.

AN: If you are J/C fans, then I suggest you not read this... Jamie is
going to have a girlfriend, and that's not Caitie.

The phone rang at Tyler's house. Tyler picked up the phone in his room.
"Hey Val." Tyler said.
"How'd you know it was me?" Val asked.
"New caller ID." Tyler replied.
"Oh. Well, I need to ask you something." Val said.
"Yeah, what?' Tyler said, putting down his pen, and rubbing his eyebrow.
"Why were you so tense today?" Val asked.
"Well, William has been a total a..." Tyler started to say.
"No! At the hospital!" Val said, quickly.
"When was I tense at the hospital?" Tyler asked.
"When Livvie and Jamie were looking at each other and smiling." Val
said.
"Oh, that." Tyler said, sounding uncomfortable.
"I'm just looking out for my cousin, that's all." Tyler said.
"I'm glad Jamie's happy." Val said.
"I just don't want Livvie to get hurt." Tyler said.
"I know." Val said quietly.
"Do you know why Livvie moved here?" Tyler asked Val.
"No, why?" Val replied.
"Her parents died of emotional stress." Tyler said.
"Oh, my gosh." Val said.
"It's been killing Livvie... she has no other relatives, so she has to
live with us." Tyler said.
"And you don't want Livvie getting hurt more?" Val guessed.
"Yeah." Tyler said.
"I'm glad that you are looking out for your cousin, but remember, she's
16, and can look out for herself." Val said. Val had a point. Tyler
sighed.
"Well, I need to go and study for that killer algebra test tomorrow."
He said. Tyler and Val exchanged their goodbyes, and hung up.
**The next day**
Today was Livvie's first day of school at Kingsport High School. Tyler
was home sick, because he loaded up on caffeine to study for his test.
So Livvie chose Jamie to show her around. Jamie squeaked to himself.
A lot of kids turned to look around at the new girl. The boys all
turned around, and whistled at her, as she went by with Jamie.
"Boy... these guys are wild." Livvie remarked.
"Don't pay any attention to them. They're jocks. The only normal jocks
are Hank and Tyler." Jamie said.
"Hey, Jamie." A female voice said. Liv turned around and saw a girl
with a black leotard, and black pants on. She had streaks of purple
hair, and was accompanied by Val.
"This must be Caitie." Livvie said to herself.
"That's Livvie." Val said. Caitie smiled warmly at Livvie.
"Hi. I'm Caitie. Jamie talks about you a lot." Caitie said. Jamie
glared at Caitie, and blushed a little. Livvie silently said
"Yes!"
"So, why did you move here from New York?" Caitie asked. Livvie felt
uncomfortable. She bit her lip, and ran to the girls' room. Val cringed,
and excused herself to go after her. When she entered the room, she
couldn't find Livvie. So she knocked on the 5th stall on the left.
"Livvie?" Val said. the door unlocked, and Livvie came out of the room,
her eyes bloodshot from crying.
"How'd you know I was in there?" Liv asked, sniffling.
"Because this is the stall I always go to whenever I am upset." Val
replied. Livvie was silent. Val sighed. Even though it wasn't Livvie's
loss, Val had tears in her eyes. She wiped them away.
"Why are you crying? You don't know what happened." Livvie said.
"Yes i do. Tyler told me." Val said.
"Tyler told you?" Livvie repeated.
"Yes... I'm very sorry." Val said, Livvie hugged Val, and cried. Caitie
walked in the bathroom.
"Oh.. am I interrupting something?" Caitie asked. Val and Livvie broke
away.
"Well, anyway, Jamie's getting worried. And he wants to talk to you
about something." Caitie said. Livvie's heart skipped a beat, and she
raced out of the bathroom. When she left, she overheard Hank tell his
friend, that Alex is considering Livvie to be an EMT. She reached Jamie
out of breath. She tapped on his shoulder, and sat down next to him.
Jamie turned around and saw Livvie. Jamie could hardly look at Livvie
without swallowing. The sixteen year old was wearing her blonde hair
long, and had tucked it behind her ear. Jamie could see three diamond
earrings shining on each ear. Livvie was also wearing a tube top, that
was under a jean jacket. She was also wearing gold metallic pants.
"So what do you need to talk to me about?" Livvie asked.
"I just want to learn more about you." Jamie said. Livvie bit her lip.
She knew what was coming next.
"Why did you move here from New York?" Jamie asked. Livvie sighed, and
she could feel her nose starting to burn. Finally, she broke down and
managed to say:
"M-My parents died of e-emotional stress." Livvie cried harder. Jamie
felt so bad. He hugged Livvie.
"I also want to know other stuff about you. Like your favorite shows,
and your favorite actor." Jamie continued. Livvie told Jamie that her
favorite actor was Ryan Stiles, and her favorite TV shows were "Whose
Line is it Anyway," and "The Drew Carey Show."
"I also wanted to know if you would like to go out with me for dinner.
Friday at 6:30." Jamie said. Livvie looked at Jamie. She looked at his
chocolate-brown eyes.
"I'd love to." Livvie whispered. Jamie and Livvie hugged. Out of a
corner, was a silhoutte, that turned up to be Tyler, and he did not
like what he was seeing at all.