Disclaimer: Still don't own Caitlin's Way.

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Still Saturday, Feb. 2nd

A few minutes after the last chapter ended.

As Griffen drove back to his house, he sang along with the radio. Soon, the 15-minute car ride was over and he was pulling up next to his dad's SUV. He turned off the ignition, grabbed his keys, and then walked out of his car. Griffen walked up the steps of his house and opened the front door.

"I'm home!" he yelled as he stepped through the doorway then closed the door.

His mom, Dori Lowe, poked her head out of the kitchen.

"Oh hi, honey," said Dori. "Dinner's almost ready."

"Alright mom," replied Griffen.

Griffen walked up the stairs to his room as Caitlin was walking down.

"Where have you been?" Caitlin asked

"I was hanging out at Iz's house, if you must know," replied Griffen.

"You have a girlfriend, you know."

"Gee Caitlin thanks for reminding me, I almost forgot," said Griffen sarcastically.

Griffen walked up the stairs past Caitlin to his room. He grabbed the phone on his desk and dialed one of his best friend's numbers. After three rings, a male answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"Brett, you'll never guess where I just came from," Griffen said into the phone.

"Where?" asked Brett.

"The Fowler Estate."

"Griffen, that wasn't funny the first time you told me that three years ago, and it isn't funny now."

"No, man, I'm serious this time."

"Really? And how did that happen?"

"Kris Fowler's daughter was wandering, got lost, and stumbled to my house. So when I drove her back to her house, she invited me in."

"Fowler's got a daughter?"

"Yeah, her name's Iz. I think she's our age."

"What does he look like?"

"You'll probably find out on Monday when she starts school."

"So how was the house?"

"It was awesome. There was an entertainment room with a big screen TV, a lot of game systems, a pool table, and a pinball. And her backyard had a pool and a hot tub."

"Sounds cool."

Griffen heard someone say his name from behind him.

"What Caitlin?"

"Dinner's ready,"

"Alright, be right down," said Griffen. "Well, I gotta eat, talk to you later."

"Alright, bye."

With that, Griffen hung up the phone and walked out of his room. He went downstairs to find his mom Dori, his dad Jim, and Caitlin already sitting at the dining table with food in front of them. He sat down in the empty chair and grabbed the bowl of mashed potatoes. As Griffen plopped some mashed potatoes on his plate, Jim gave Dori his 'shouldn't we say something?' look. Dori understood right away.

"So Griffen, who was the person you gave a ride to today?" Dori asked her son.

"Oh, her name is Iz Swanson," replied Griffen.

"And?"

"And she's the daughter of Kris Fowler."

"Really? I didn't know he had a daughter," said Jim.

"Yeah, she just flew in from Oregon last night."

"Oh, that's nice. Is she Caitlin's and your age?" asked Dori.

"Yeah. She's starting school at High River High on Monday."

"That's nice. You should try to become friends with her, Caitlin, and make her feel welcomed."

Caitlin just shrugged her shoulders in a response.

"So, were you at her house this whole time?" asked Jim.

"Yeah, it was really nice. They had an awesome entertainment room," replied Griffen. He turned to Caitlin. "Oh and Iz has a darkroom. I told her you liked photography too, and she said you were to welcome to use it any time."

"Wasn't that nice of her?" said Dori.

"Yeah, I guess," said Caitlin.

"Did you meet Mr. Fowler?" Jim asked Griffen.

"No, but I met Mrs. Fowler. She seemed nice."

"So what did you do there?" asked Dori.

"Well, Iz showed me around, then we played pool."

"Well, it sounds like you had fun."

"Yeah."
"So Caitlin, what did you do today?" asked Jim.

"Nothing much," replied Caitlin. "Mainly rode Bandit and took pictures."

"Well, it sounds like you also had a nice day," said Dori.

"Yeah, I guess," Caitlin shrugged again.

"So have you guys done your homework yet?" asked Jim.

Caitlin rolled her eyes.

"It's a Saturday, of course not," said Caitlin.

"Yeah dad," added Griffen.

"Well, you two spend time on it tomorrow."

"Okay Jim."

"Fine," sighed Griffen.

The subject changed again, and the family talked until everyone was finished eating.

"It's your turn to do the dishes Caitlin," Griffen informed her.

"Alright," groaned Caitlin.

She picked the plates off the table and started to dishes while Griffen left to go upstairs to his room to play his guitar. A half an hour later while he was in the middle of playing a song, he hears Caitlin yelling his name.

"Griffen phone!"

Griffen picked up his phone, then yelled downstairs, "I got it!"

"Hello?" said Griffen into the receiver.

"Hey Griff man, Bret tells me you went over to the Fowler estate," said a male voice on the other end.

"Oh did he?"

"Is it true?"

"Yes Eric, it's true."

"Is she hot?"

Griffen rolled his eyes and was glad he was just talking on the phone and not talking in person.

"I guess," replied Griffen.

"Man, Griff, ever since you started going out with Nikki all other girls have been just okay," groaned Eric.

"Look Eric, she told me she was going into town tomorrow with her grandparents. If you want to see if she's hot, why don't you go to town tomorrow to see for yourself."

"Alright, thanks for the tip, Griffen. I'll talk to you later."

"Okay. Bye."

"Bye."

They hung up, and Griffen went back to playing the guitar as before, hoping that no one bugs him about meeting the Fowler thing. As if on cue, the phone rang again, and this time Griffen answered it himself.

"Hello?"

"Hey Griff, it's me," said a female voice on the other end of the line.

"Oh, hey Nikki, what's up?"

"Nothing much. I called earlier, but you mom said you were out."
"Yeah, I was giving a ride to someone."

"Oh, who?"

"Just this girl new to High River who got lost and found herself at our ranch."

"That was nice of you."

"So, why did you call?"

"Can't I just call my boyfriend to talk?"

"Yeah, I guess"

"Okay, the real reason I called was I was wondering if you wanted to see a movie with me tomorrow."

"Which one?"

"Well, I kinda wanted to see A Walk to Remember."

"A chick flick? No way!"

"Please Griff? Last time we saw a movie you wanted to see."

"Fine," sighed Griffen. "Let me go ask my mom."

Griffen put down his phone and hustled downstairs to find his mom, his dad, and Caitlin watching TV.

"Mom, can I go see a movie with Nikki tomorrow?"

"Which one?"

"A Walk to Remember," muttered Griffen.

"What was that?"

"A Walk to Remember," Griffen said louder this time.

Caitlin started cracking up and almost fell out of the chair she was sitting in.

"A Walk to Remember? You're going to see a chick flick?" laughed Caitlin.

"Caitlin," said Jim sternly.

"Sorry," said Caitlin, her smile fading.

"It's fine Griffen," said Dori.

"Thanks."

Griffen turned and ran back up the stairs to the phone.

"My mom said I could go," Griffen told Nikki.

"Great. The movie starts at 3:15. I'll meet you at the theatre at 3:00."

"Okay. Bye."

"Bye."

Griffen hangs up the phone, glad that anyone who would call him or talk to him and ask about his day and going to the Fowler's house had already called, so no one would bug him for the rest of the night. He picked up his guitar and strummed his guitar until he felt tired and decided to go to sleep.

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TBC soon.

I'm kinda stuck. Who's point-of-view do you think I should have for the next day (It will probably still be in third-person)? Should I continue with Griffen's, go back to Iz's, change to Caitlin's, or maybe Nikki's, Eric's, or Brett's? I know I probably won't get reviews with people's opinions, but I can at least ask, right.

Anyway, if you have ideas about where I should go with this story, feel free to tell me in your review or e-mail me at dreamwalkingpixie@hotmail.com.