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Jamie, Hank and Val finished their shift at the station. Tyler went home after the party to help his mom plan a dinner party they were hosting that weekend. Caitie went shopping with her mom for a little while but then went home to get ready for the surprise she had in store for Jamie. Jamie went home and started getting ready. Jamie wondered why he felt such a weird sensation.could he possibly be nervous?

Jamie looked at his reflection in the mirror. He applied gel to his freshly washed hair to achieve that trademark spiky look. He put on a black button down shirt over his white wife beater. He put on a pair of black pants. He took a deep breath. It was almost time for Caitie to pick him up. He wondered where she would take him.

Caitie pulled up to Jamie's house in her VW beetle about ten after nine. It was a birthday present from her mom.

"Damn I'm late" she yelled out loud to herself.

Caitie grabbed a little daisy from the passenger seat and headed towards the door. She rang the door and Jamie answered moments later.

"A flower for the gentleman." Caitie handed him a little daisy.

"You remembered."

Jamie looked at Caitie. She was breathtakingly beautiful. She had on a cute black dress with a pair of knee high boots. She had on a red sweater coat. It didn't look to warm but it made her look stunning. He put the little daisy on the hallway table.

"You're dressed up." Jamie silently kicked himself. He tried to reiterate what he was really thinking. "You look nice I mean."

"You don't look too shabby yourself" she replied slyly.

Jamie followed Caitie to her VW. He thought that car suited her perfectly. It was cute, small, and a great lime color. Only Caitie could pull off driving that type of car.

Caitie drove for about half an hour until she reached the next town. She pulled up into a parking lot and parked her car.

"What are we doing in Clarington?" Jamie asked curiously.

"You'll see. Close your eyes."

Jamie shook his head a few times. "What?"

Caitie looked at Jamie and gave him her puppy dog eyes. "Please?"

Jamie couldn't resist when she looked at him like that. He closed his eyes and Caitie led him down the street. She carefully escorted him inside a coffee bar.

"Okay now" she commanded. Jamie opened his eyes.

"What? How did you know? Caitie you're the best!"

Jamie hugged Caitie tightly. She had brought him to a coffee bar where his favorite band was playing. It was a small relatively unknown garage band with a talented lead singer . . . his brother Peter. Jamie started listening to them when he visited his brother at college. Caitie and Peter exchanged emails every now and then. He had told her that his band would be playing there all week.

Jamie and Caitie listened to the music of "Fetish" the entire night. After their show, Jamie went over to the band members.

"Hey man. A little bird told us you'd be stopping by." Peter grinned while looking at Caitie. She returned the smile. "How ya doing James?"

"Pretty good. Why didn't you tell me you were going to be here?" Jamie asked his older brother.

"Been busy I guess. I'm studying if not partying, and partying if not studying. Seriously, yeah I should have called. How's the family?" Peter asked while packing away his guitar.

"Everyone's good." Jamie replied. He hadn't seen his brother for a few months. When they were younger, Peter was always good to Jamie. He had even taught him to play the guitar. Right before Peter left for college, Jamie started getting into trouble. Things soon grew distant between them. That was a rough patch the two managed to get through. Things were different . . . better now.

"So, you guys want to grab some dinner with me and the band?" Peter asked.

"Yeah, that'd be nice" Caitie replied. Peter and Caitie hung out occasionally. Their friendship started when Jamie was headed towards an unsavory path and Peter had asked Caitie to look after him. Soon after that, Jamie was sentenced to the squad. Peter was a freshman in college at that point. He couldn't be around to look after Jamie. They had kept in touch so she could catch him up on Jamie's life but their friendship developed as the years went by.





-At the diner.

Jamie, Caitie, Peter and a few of the band members headed toward a local college hangout. They ordered their dinner and had a good time laughing and telling stories. Jamie was wondering if Peter had already heard the good news, but figured he should mention it to him anyway. Peter was disappointed to say the least when he found out that Jamie failed an entire semester. Things were said and done that both of them did not mean. That was probably one of the biggest fights they had. Last summer, when Peter was home for the summer, they had managed to build up their relationship again.

"So, I don't know if Caitie had mentioned it to you already but, I'm going to be able to graduate on time."

Peter swallowed his burger and smiled. "No way! That's freaking great! I guess there's hope for you yet" Peter said jokingly. "How'd this happen? I thought you still had like two credits to make up?"

"Well, Carlson enrolled me in this work-study thing. My time on the squad counts as like an independent study type of thing. I get the credits I need at the end of the semester."

"Hey good job. You worked hard. Maybe we'll end up going to school together," Peter said hopefully.

"Let's not get carried away." Jamie smirked.

Peter slapped his brother on the back and let out a chuckle. At the other end of the table, Caitie was talking to the other band members about some topic or other. Leave it to Caitie to find something to debate about. She let out an occasional "No way!" and laughs that caused Jamie to look intently.

"Like something you see?" Peter asked.

Jamie quickly turned away and continued eating his fries. "What do you mean?"

"Come on. Come clean. I know you like her."

"She's my best friend. You know that Pete." Jamie said hoping his brother would drop the topic.

"Why don't you just go for it? You know it might work out between the two of you. Caitie is definitely pretty, patient and doesn't take shit from anyone . . . I think she'll keep you on your toes at all times. Definitely your match." Peter said confidently.

Jamie knew that his brother meant well, and maybe from his perspective what he was saying could be true. Jamie knew better. He knew that she was still recovering from an attempted rape and suicide. That was something that could not be forgotten easily. Caitie was back into the gear of things, but occasionally he noticed that the pain in her eyes never left. Telling her how he felt now would just turn her world upside down. She counted on him.

"We're just friends." Jamie said quietly. Peter picked up on his brother's expression and decided to let the topic drop.

Caitie got up and took a seat next to Jamie in the booth. "Brotherly bonding?" she said teasingly.

"That's funny." Peter replied throwing an onion ring at her.

"Hey!" Caitie shouted as she reached for one of Jamie's fries. She took aim and hit him on the nose.

"Nice shot" Jamie praised.

"Thanks" Caitie said not noticing a huge onion ring flying towards her.



A/N: Well? How was it? I hope it didn't ruin the story. I wasn't even planning on bringing Peter into this story~ but surprisingly he had made an appearance! This is the third story in my series. "A different world isn't always better", "Readjustments to the world" and "Feelings revealed." I'm working on another story that sort of takes place after these three called "living or existing?" If you have a chance, please read and review.