Disclaimer: Just like the last time your read this it's not mine.
Author Notes: You know the drill
Time Fame: Set during the episode where Jake and Heather finally kiss.
Heather's Thoughts Part 3
'I need to find out more about Jake. I'll talk to Emily; she's known him along time.' Heather thought as she left her house and walked over to Main Street "maybe if I find out more about him I won't feel so attracted to him.
"Hey Heather." Emily said as she moved a pumpkin. "Hi. Hey you need help?" Heather asked in reply. "Sure do." Emily answered.
"So this Halloween's sure going to be different for the kids." Heather said. "It sure will be, but at least they get to have one." Emily replied. "Yeah, it's good to see my kids so excited about going Trick-or-Treating." Heather agreed.
"So did you and Jake go Trick-or-Treating with Jake when you guys were little?" She asked her friend and fellow teacher ten minutes and at least five questions later.
"Jake and I had Halloween down to a science. I was always the bag lady, so I could stuff all of his costumes into my bag. I think we hit the Steven's house like seven times one year. He did always share his haul with me though." Emily reminisced.
"Oh just like a little Bonnie and Clyde. It's so adorable." Heather said picturing a little Emily and Jake going trick-or-treating. Then she realized that she maybe making Emily uncomfortable.
"Is it inappropriate that I keep asking questions about him?" She asked her friend. "Why would it be inappropriate?" Emily asked in return.
"Do you have a thing for Jake?" She asked a second later and the look on Heather's face answered her question. "No." Heather answered causing Emily to tilt her head and give her the same look that she gave Jake or her students when she wanted the true answer.
"Okay it's a maybe. Yes, just a little bit." Came Heather's flustered answer. "A little." Emily said in reply.
"I'm sorry this is really weird." Heather said in embarrassment. "It's not weird. It was a long time ago, just be careful. Okay?" Emily explained in a gentle warning.
"Why?" Heather asked in response. "There's a lot of things about Jake that you don't know okay." Emily replied.
Both girls turned toward the sound of a car coming up the road. "Is that Jake's car?" Emily asked. "Oh my God." She said a second later when the driver got out of the car. "What?" Heather asked, her friends tone alerting her to the fact that something was wrong.
"What is it?" Heather asked becoming more concerned by the fact that Emily didn't answer and that she seemed to be very jittery. "It's along story. I need to talk to Jake." Emily replied and left.
'What's going on?' Heather wondered seeing people running to the police station. "Gracie? What's going on?" Heather asked. "Grey Anderson's back." Gracie answered and proceeded to tell her what she'd heard. 'Oh my God. I can't believe it, even D.C.'s gone. At least the people in New York are okay.' Heather thought.
"Thanks for the information Gracie. I need to go get ready for the Trick-or-Treaters." Heather said. "No problem." Gracie said and the two went in different directions.
Heather was doing up her breakfast dishes when she heard a knock on the door a couple of hours later. "Emily." Heather said opening the door and catching sight of her friend and fellow teacher. "I'm ready to talk." Emily said.
"Come on in." Heather said as she led Emily into the living room. "The man who drove Jake's car into town is my father." Emily explained as they sat down on the couch. "Your father?" Heather asked in surprise.
"Yes and he's not a good guy. He's part of the reason that Jake left town. Jake was a wild teenager and looking for adventure and away out of Eric's and their dad's shadow. My dad gave him that way by letting him join his gang. My father's the reason my brother's dead. He wanted Chris and Jake to rob some people; Jake wouldn't do it so Chris went alone and got shot." Emily explained and started to cry.
"Oh Emily, I'm so sorry." Heather said holding her friend as she cried. "Jake could get hurt or end up dead dealing with my dad." Emily said in between sobs.
The next day Heather was back in town and heard a familiar voice calling her name the voice caused her to turn around. "Hey Jake." She said after catching her breath after seeing him coming toward her. "What's up?" She asked.
"I'm looking for a car." He replied. "I'm going to go see if I can work out a deal with Jonah to help the town and keep the violence down to minumeJake explained as they walked. 'I have dad's old truck and he can use it.' She thought. "Come on." She said as they headed down the street. "
"I can get you a car." She explained as they headed for the gas station. "It's in here." She said five minutes later as she opened the gas station door to show him the old truck.
"You said you could get me a car." Jake said after opening the hood. "This thing going to die on me half way there?" He asked after shutting the hood and opening the driver's door.
"Charlotte. Not a chance, she's sturdy." Heather replied as Jake got in and shut the door "So. Um. Be careful." She told him. "I'm only going ten miles." Jake said trying to reassure her. "I meant with him." She said causing Jake to look up at her.
"I talked to Emily." She explained. "Yeah, what'd she tell you?" Jake asked looking away as he started the truck, causing Heather to tilt her head so she could see him. "Enough." She responded causing Jake to blow out the breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding as he left.
'Keep him safe and bring him back.' She thought as she watched him leave. 'I better go keep an eye on the kids for awhile. That'll keep my mind off what he might be driving into.' Heather thought as she walked to where she knew most of her kids would be.
Heather spent a couple of hours with the kids and was back home fixing dinner when she heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?" She called. "Jake." Came the reply that had her picking up the pace on the way to the door.
"Come in Jake." She said curious as to what he was doing at her house. "What's wrong?" She asked after he stepped into the house and she got a better look at him.
"I need the truck again. I gotta go to Rogue River for medicine. Dad's getting a lot worse. It's bad he need's medicine and we don't have it, but Rogue River does." Jake responded. "Let's go." Heather said as they headed for the garage once again. "Can't you find another vehicle or do you just like using mine?" She asked haft serious and half wanting to make him smile. "No I can't." Jake said honestly and then to make her smile he added. "Maybe I just like stealing your old truck."
"I don't think this is such a good idea." Heather said as she watched him put the gas can in the back of the truck five minutes later. "There's no choice." Jake answered.
"Well at least let me do some work on the car." She offered. "There's no time. I have to go now. What? Wait you said it was sturdy." Jake said looking up in alarm.
"Well sturdy yeah, but what if you need to out run something?" Heather asked. "Why how fast will it go?" Jake asked in return.
"I don't know. Thirty maybe forty miles an hour. Best case downhill and not for very long. See this is what I'm saying, maybe you should go by horseback." She answered and offered another means of transportation for him to use.
"No a horse is slower than that." Jake answered. "A horse is less likely to explode." She tried to reason with him.
"I'll take my chances." Jake stated and showed her his gun as he went to the driver's door. 'Oh my God. I gotta give him some tips that might keep him alive.' Heather thought.
"Okay well then at least open her up easy. Make sure that you have enough car left in case you need to ask for a lot in a hurry and remember the gas tank on this thing is on the left side. So if some one decides to shoot at you make sure it's not on that side." She finished running down a list of things that might keep him safe for him.
"Anything else?" Jake asked patiently. 'Okay, I'm not going to let him go without doing this. I don't want to regret not doing this someday.' Heather thought, gathered her courage and grabbed his head in her hands as she pressed her lips to his. She slipped her hands around his neck when she felt him kiss her back. Heather felt chills run through her as she felt one of his hands slipped down to her waist as his other hand moved to her shoulders pressing her closer to him.
They pulled apart still holding on to each other. "Come back in one piece." She said. "I will. I promise." Jake answered and they nodded at each other.
"I thought you were gonna go." She said her hand still on his chest. "I'm waiting for Eric." He told her.
"Oh, um, watch out for giant radiating heads out there." She joked causing him to smile. "Always do." He answered. "Okay." She said as she walked away. 'I don't regret that and I definitely won't forget it.' Heather thought as she walked away feeling his eyes on her.
Author's Note: I will add more of these if you would like. They will of course be in a jumbled order not by episode, because I missed taping some of them and haven't got around to watching some of them again. Let me know if you want more of Heather' thoughts.