~ Story: Once and Again.
~ Chapter title: Almost Friends
~ Authors: Isabelle8888 & JamiesAngel2008
Landon woke up and looked around his room. 'What time is it?' he asked himself. He rolled over and looked at his alarm clock it read 7:30AM.
"What am I doing up?" he asked himself aloud. He rolled out of bed and walked down stairs. He then saw Jamie in the kitchen making coffee.
"Mornin' Landon," She said cheerfully.
"Good Morning," he said noticing the locket dangling from her neck.
Jamie didn't thank Landon that morning but he knew that there relationship had taken a turn.
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Jamie went upstairs and changed into blue jeans and a red shirt. She then walked down the stairs and out the door. The familiar road drew near...Jamie was off to her special spot the lake.
She sat there and looked up at the sky. "Mom yesterday was my birthday. Well I guess you knew that. Landon found the locket you gave me, I can't believe he found it."
Jamie brought her knees up to her chest. "Mom I know I lost you eight years ago, but it seems like yesterday. I miss you so much." She said trying not to cry.
Jamie felt the wind blow through her hair and across her face as if to say, 'I'm here Jamie don't cry, I'm always here with you.'
Jamie smiled to her self and took out her notebook and began writing.
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Landon sat at home not doing anything. He finally decided to call Eric and see if him and the gang wanted to come over to hang out and stuff.
"Yo, this is Eric what can I do ya for?" Eric asked.
"Hey man its Landon wanna come hang for a bit, just the gang and us?" He asked running a hand through his hair.
"Sure man, we aint got NOTHIN' to do since you left," He said laughing.
"Okay see you in about 30minutes," Landon said hanging up the phone.
Landon waited anxiously for his friends to come over. In fact, he was so wrapped up in his friends that Landon forgot today was Jamie's day off.
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"Hey, Landon!" Tracy said kissing him on the cheek.
"Hi Tracy," Landon said leading her to the front room.
"Wow this place is huge...who's your mother seeing?" Dean asked in awe.
"Uhh well." Landon trailed off.
"Okay that's beside the point, my man Landon don't gotta tell ya'll nothin'!" Eric said opening a can of beer from the 12 pack he had brought over.
"Landon dance with me," Belinda pleaded turning on the radio.
"Belinda I don't dance, I never did either, c'mon you know that," Landon said running a hand through his hair.
"Please, Landon," she whispered in a voice that made Landon shiver.
"Belinda, no I don't dance," he said forcefully turning away from her.
Belinda smiled and walked over to Landon. She put his hands on her butt and put her hands around his neck. Landon wanted to take his hands back and yell at her. But her eyes, it was something in her eyes that made him stay.
'I should let go, I don't have feelings for her anymore this isn't right!' He thought to himself.
"See Landon you're dancing," She whispered seductively in his ear.
"No Belinda, stop," he said letting go of her.
"Why we were getting along fine," she said grabbing him in for a kiss.
Landon was taken by surprise therefore could not stop in time. Her lips mashed against his. He tried pulling away but she pulled him closer.
"Belinda.." he managed to say before she pulled him back in.
Landon backed up into a table and knocked over Eric's beer. "Hey man, what did you do..oh I see sorry to disturb you," he said laughing.
Landon grabbed Eric's coat while still trying to pull away from Belinda. Eric then caught on to what Landon was saying.
"Pardon me," Eric said walking through Landon and Belinda.
"Eric watch what the hell you're doing!" Belinda said whipping off saliva from her upper lip.
"Thanks man I owe you," Landon said gasping for air.
Suddenly the front door opened and they all froze.
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Jamie had been writing for some time. She looked over what she had written, it read:
Friend
I cannot ease your aching heart,
Nor take your pain away,
But let me stay and take your hand
And walk with you today!
I'll listen when you need to talk;
I'll wipe away your tears
I'll share your worries when they come;
I'll help you face your fears.
I'm here and I will stand by you,
Each hill you have to climb,
So take my hand, let's face the world;
Live one day at a time!
You're not alone, for I'm still here.
I'll go that extra mile,
And when your grief is easier,
I'll help you learn to smile!
Jamie smiled and then looked at her watch. 'Man I've been here for about two hours,' she thought to herself.
Jamie jumped in the car and headed home. When she got there she saw two cars. 'Hmm, she thought, I don't remember inviting anyone over' She thought getting out of the car and slamming the door. She walked up to the door and could hear voices. This is what she heard: "Eric watch what the hell you're doing!" It sounded like Belinda.
Then she heard: "Thanks man I owe ya one!" That was Landon.
Jamie felt anger build inside her; she stood there for 10 seconds and slowly counted backwards and opened the door.
When she opened it she saw the shocked faces of Dean, Tracy, Belinda, and Eric.
"Landon I didn't know you were inviting friends," Jamie said calmly.
"I uh, umm thought you were working late," he said remembering today was her day off.
"What the hell are you doing here Virgin Mary?" Belinda asked with an evil expression.
"Don't you think-" Jamie started but was interrupted.
"Hey I think you're lost, this is where Landon lives now," Dean said smiling a sly smirk.
"Hey how's ya chest doin' from the soup?" Eric asked laughing.
"Knock it off!" Landon shouted. This caused them all to stop. "Jamie is living with me, her father is marrying my mother, therefore, Jamie will be my step-sister; I don't want to hear anything about it!! Understand?" Landon finished looking at each one of them.
"You have changed man," Eric said sadly as he left.
Each of his 'friends' looked at him sadly as they left. "Why did you do it Landon?" Jamie asked with a small smile.
"I'm trying to get you to forgive me, do you?" He asked hopefully.
"No, I don't," Jamie said not meaning a word.
"Why what do I have to do?" Landon asked stepping closer to her.
"Landon you just-" she was cut off by the door opening.
"Hey Jamie, I'm home," Bert said hanging up his wet coat.
"Welcome home daddy!" she said hugging him.
"Where is my mother?" Landon asked looking behind Bert.
"She went back to see if she left her purse in the drugstore," Bert said putting his briefcase down.
"She shouldn't have gone out in the storm," Jamie said looking out the window.
"Jamie, it's not that far away what's the worst that could happen?" Landon asked walking up the stairs to his room.
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A/N: Review please tell us what you think of the chapter, we greatly appreciate it! JamiesAngel2008 & Isabelle8888
Landon woke up and looked around his room. 'What time is it?' he asked himself. He rolled over and looked at his alarm clock it read 7:30AM.
"What am I doing up?" he asked himself aloud. He rolled out of bed and walked down stairs. He then saw Jamie in the kitchen making coffee.
"Mornin' Landon," She said cheerfully.
"Good Morning," he said noticing the locket dangling from her neck.
Jamie didn't thank Landon that morning but he knew that there relationship had taken a turn.
~^~^~^
Jamie went upstairs and changed into blue jeans and a red shirt. She then walked down the stairs and out the door. The familiar road drew near...Jamie was off to her special spot the lake.
She sat there and looked up at the sky. "Mom yesterday was my birthday. Well I guess you knew that. Landon found the locket you gave me, I can't believe he found it."
Jamie brought her knees up to her chest. "Mom I know I lost you eight years ago, but it seems like yesterday. I miss you so much." She said trying not to cry.
Jamie felt the wind blow through her hair and across her face as if to say, 'I'm here Jamie don't cry, I'm always here with you.'
Jamie smiled to her self and took out her notebook and began writing.
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Landon sat at home not doing anything. He finally decided to call Eric and see if him and the gang wanted to come over to hang out and stuff.
"Yo, this is Eric what can I do ya for?" Eric asked.
"Hey man its Landon wanna come hang for a bit, just the gang and us?" He asked running a hand through his hair.
"Sure man, we aint got NOTHIN' to do since you left," He said laughing.
"Okay see you in about 30minutes," Landon said hanging up the phone.
Landon waited anxiously for his friends to come over. In fact, he was so wrapped up in his friends that Landon forgot today was Jamie's day off.
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"Hey, Landon!" Tracy said kissing him on the cheek.
"Hi Tracy," Landon said leading her to the front room.
"Wow this place is huge...who's your mother seeing?" Dean asked in awe.
"Uhh well." Landon trailed off.
"Okay that's beside the point, my man Landon don't gotta tell ya'll nothin'!" Eric said opening a can of beer from the 12 pack he had brought over.
"Landon dance with me," Belinda pleaded turning on the radio.
"Belinda I don't dance, I never did either, c'mon you know that," Landon said running a hand through his hair.
"Please, Landon," she whispered in a voice that made Landon shiver.
"Belinda, no I don't dance," he said forcefully turning away from her.
Belinda smiled and walked over to Landon. She put his hands on her butt and put her hands around his neck. Landon wanted to take his hands back and yell at her. But her eyes, it was something in her eyes that made him stay.
'I should let go, I don't have feelings for her anymore this isn't right!' He thought to himself.
"See Landon you're dancing," She whispered seductively in his ear.
"No Belinda, stop," he said letting go of her.
"Why we were getting along fine," she said grabbing him in for a kiss.
Landon was taken by surprise therefore could not stop in time. Her lips mashed against his. He tried pulling away but she pulled him closer.
"Belinda.." he managed to say before she pulled him back in.
Landon backed up into a table and knocked over Eric's beer. "Hey man, what did you do..oh I see sorry to disturb you," he said laughing.
Landon grabbed Eric's coat while still trying to pull away from Belinda. Eric then caught on to what Landon was saying.
"Pardon me," Eric said walking through Landon and Belinda.
"Eric watch what the hell you're doing!" Belinda said whipping off saliva from her upper lip.
"Thanks man I owe you," Landon said gasping for air.
Suddenly the front door opened and they all froze.
~^~^~^
Jamie had been writing for some time. She looked over what she had written, it read:
Friend
I cannot ease your aching heart,
Nor take your pain away,
But let me stay and take your hand
And walk with you today!
I'll listen when you need to talk;
I'll wipe away your tears
I'll share your worries when they come;
I'll help you face your fears.
I'm here and I will stand by you,
Each hill you have to climb,
So take my hand, let's face the world;
Live one day at a time!
You're not alone, for I'm still here.
I'll go that extra mile,
And when your grief is easier,
I'll help you learn to smile!
Jamie smiled and then looked at her watch. 'Man I've been here for about two hours,' she thought to herself.
Jamie jumped in the car and headed home. When she got there she saw two cars. 'Hmm, she thought, I don't remember inviting anyone over' She thought getting out of the car and slamming the door. She walked up to the door and could hear voices. This is what she heard: "Eric watch what the hell you're doing!" It sounded like Belinda.
Then she heard: "Thanks man I owe ya one!" That was Landon.
Jamie felt anger build inside her; she stood there for 10 seconds and slowly counted backwards and opened the door.
When she opened it she saw the shocked faces of Dean, Tracy, Belinda, and Eric.
"Landon I didn't know you were inviting friends," Jamie said calmly.
"I uh, umm thought you were working late," he said remembering today was her day off.
"What the hell are you doing here Virgin Mary?" Belinda asked with an evil expression.
"Don't you think-" Jamie started but was interrupted.
"Hey I think you're lost, this is where Landon lives now," Dean said smiling a sly smirk.
"Hey how's ya chest doin' from the soup?" Eric asked laughing.
"Knock it off!" Landon shouted. This caused them all to stop. "Jamie is living with me, her father is marrying my mother, therefore, Jamie will be my step-sister; I don't want to hear anything about it!! Understand?" Landon finished looking at each one of them.
"You have changed man," Eric said sadly as he left.
Each of his 'friends' looked at him sadly as they left. "Why did you do it Landon?" Jamie asked with a small smile.
"I'm trying to get you to forgive me, do you?" He asked hopefully.
"No, I don't," Jamie said not meaning a word.
"Why what do I have to do?" Landon asked stepping closer to her.
"Landon you just-" she was cut off by the door opening.
"Hey Jamie, I'm home," Bert said hanging up his wet coat.
"Welcome home daddy!" she said hugging him.
"Where is my mother?" Landon asked looking behind Bert.
"She went back to see if she left her purse in the drugstore," Bert said putting his briefcase down.
"She shouldn't have gone out in the storm," Jamie said looking out the window.
"Jamie, it's not that far away what's the worst that could happen?" Landon asked walking up the stairs to his room.
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A/N: Review please tell us what you think of the chapter, we greatly appreciate it! JamiesAngel2008 & Isabelle8888
