"I don't think so." Caitie immediately shook her head. "No, we're not
like that. He's my best friend, how can you think such a thing?"
Val nodded her head dismissing her last comment. "Sorry I mentioned it. It was just a hunch."
"We better go." Caitie left the kitchen with Val following close behind.
*
Caitie sat outside on the bleachers during her lunch period. She took a grape from the plastic sandwich bag and popped it in her mouth. Caitie heard footsteps approaching from behind her. She turned, expecting to see Jamie, but saw Jason instead.
"Hi."
"Hey," she greeted back.
"Eating all alone?" Jason asked taking a seat next to Caitie.
"Just thinking. What's up?"
"Caitie, would you be interesting in seeing me?" Jason asked in a whisper. His trembling hands were concealed in his jacket pockets. He nervously awaited a response.
"I think I would." Caitie flashed a small smile.
Jason grinned widely. "Really?"
"Yeah. Want a grape?" she offered while chewing another grape in her mouth.
"I have to go see Coach, but I will definitely see you later." Jason got up and gave Caitie a quick yet gentle kiss on the check.
Warmth spread across Caitie's face from the spot Jason's lips met her soft skin.
Caitie waved, while Jason climbed down from the bleachers. On his way down, he passed by an unhappy looking person.
Jamie climbed the steps of the bleachers two by two. He silently took a seat next to Caitie, trying to hide the rage and sadness he was experiencing within.
"What was that all about?" he asked trying to keep his tone even.
"Nothing really." Caitie remembered the comment Val made this morning. She concluded it was an absurd comment made by a lovesick person. It was nothing. It was untrue. It had to be, or else nothing was true or real in her world. Nothing would make sense.
"Did he ask you out?" Jamie asked referring to Jason. Disgust coated each word.
Caitie nodded her head while chewing on another grape. She offered one to Jamie but he shook his head to decline. More important matters were on his mind.
"And you agreed?"
Caitie once again nodded her head.
"I can't believe you!" Jamie exclaimed throwing his hands up in the air.
"Jamie. What's going on? Why is this such a shock to you?" Caitie looked at Jamie intensely. He returned the look with silence. He didn't know exactly how to respond. Jamie wondered if he should just tell her what he was really thinking.
"Can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't see him?" Caitie asked pleadingly.
"He's one of them, first of all."
Caitie shot Jamie a look. "If we were all judged on stereotypes . . ."
"All right. He's not right for you," Jamie stated.
"He's been nothing but sweet. I think I'm starting to like him." Caitie turned to face Jamie once again. "Tell me, any reason at all?" Jamie for the most part was a logical person. If something was bothering him, it must be something valid.
Jamie searched his mind desperately, trying to find a logical reason for Caitie to decline Jason. "What makes him so special? He's not the first to ask you out you know. You turned everyone else away . . . why him?"
"I don't know. It didn't feel right with the others . . ."
"And this feels right?" Jamie practically yelled.
Caitie drew back in surprise. "What is it? Why are you so opposed to this? Is it so hard to think that I can be interested in someone? Is that so hard to believe that someone is interested in me? You haven't given me one good reason why . . ."
Jamie grabbed Caitie and pressed his lips on hers. He carefully stroked her face, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ears. For a moment, he was in bliss . . . until she pulled away.
Unable to speak, she stood up from her spot. She gave Jamie a look of disbelief. Caitie ran down the bleachers.
"Caitie!" Jamie called after her. He watched Caitie pull her coat tightly around her body . . . he watched her dark brown hair sway from side to side as her speed increased . . . he watched his best friend quickly run out of view.
A/N: Thanks MM. Thanks for reading folks! Thanks for reviewing!! Thanks for everyone!
Sorry the chapters are so short, but I'm trying to post frequently to make up for it!
Val nodded her head dismissing her last comment. "Sorry I mentioned it. It was just a hunch."
"We better go." Caitie left the kitchen with Val following close behind.
*
Caitie sat outside on the bleachers during her lunch period. She took a grape from the plastic sandwich bag and popped it in her mouth. Caitie heard footsteps approaching from behind her. She turned, expecting to see Jamie, but saw Jason instead.
"Hi."
"Hey," she greeted back.
"Eating all alone?" Jason asked taking a seat next to Caitie.
"Just thinking. What's up?"
"Caitie, would you be interesting in seeing me?" Jason asked in a whisper. His trembling hands were concealed in his jacket pockets. He nervously awaited a response.
"I think I would." Caitie flashed a small smile.
Jason grinned widely. "Really?"
"Yeah. Want a grape?" she offered while chewing another grape in her mouth.
"I have to go see Coach, but I will definitely see you later." Jason got up and gave Caitie a quick yet gentle kiss on the check.
Warmth spread across Caitie's face from the spot Jason's lips met her soft skin.
Caitie waved, while Jason climbed down from the bleachers. On his way down, he passed by an unhappy looking person.
Jamie climbed the steps of the bleachers two by two. He silently took a seat next to Caitie, trying to hide the rage and sadness he was experiencing within.
"What was that all about?" he asked trying to keep his tone even.
"Nothing really." Caitie remembered the comment Val made this morning. She concluded it was an absurd comment made by a lovesick person. It was nothing. It was untrue. It had to be, or else nothing was true or real in her world. Nothing would make sense.
"Did he ask you out?" Jamie asked referring to Jason. Disgust coated each word.
Caitie nodded her head while chewing on another grape. She offered one to Jamie but he shook his head to decline. More important matters were on his mind.
"And you agreed?"
Caitie once again nodded her head.
"I can't believe you!" Jamie exclaimed throwing his hands up in the air.
"Jamie. What's going on? Why is this such a shock to you?" Caitie looked at Jamie intensely. He returned the look with silence. He didn't know exactly how to respond. Jamie wondered if he should just tell her what he was really thinking.
"Can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't see him?" Caitie asked pleadingly.
"He's one of them, first of all."
Caitie shot Jamie a look. "If we were all judged on stereotypes . . ."
"All right. He's not right for you," Jamie stated.
"He's been nothing but sweet. I think I'm starting to like him." Caitie turned to face Jamie once again. "Tell me, any reason at all?" Jamie for the most part was a logical person. If something was bothering him, it must be something valid.
Jamie searched his mind desperately, trying to find a logical reason for Caitie to decline Jason. "What makes him so special? He's not the first to ask you out you know. You turned everyone else away . . . why him?"
"I don't know. It didn't feel right with the others . . ."
"And this feels right?" Jamie practically yelled.
Caitie drew back in surprise. "What is it? Why are you so opposed to this? Is it so hard to think that I can be interested in someone? Is that so hard to believe that someone is interested in me? You haven't given me one good reason why . . ."
Jamie grabbed Caitie and pressed his lips on hers. He carefully stroked her face, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ears. For a moment, he was in bliss . . . until she pulled away.
Unable to speak, she stood up from her spot. She gave Jamie a look of disbelief. Caitie ran down the bleachers.
"Caitie!" Jamie called after her. He watched Caitie pull her coat tightly around her body . . . he watched her dark brown hair sway from side to side as her speed increased . . . he watched his best friend quickly run out of view.
A/N: Thanks MM. Thanks for reading folks! Thanks for reviewing!! Thanks for everyone!
Sorry the chapters are so short, but I'm trying to post frequently to make up for it!
