Juliet was still in the kitchen when James' phone ringed.
"Hey. Where the hell are you? What's going on?" Miles yelled the second James answered.
"Calm down. Everything's okay. I've met Juliet and we…"
"What?! Are you kidding me?" Miles sounded even louder. "I'm waiting for you in precinct, worrying that you might be shot or something because of that Korean woman and you're telling me you aren't even with her but with some chick you've met on your way there."
"Shut up Enos. You know Juliet is more than a chick."
He was annoyed with Miles. Why should he act like he didn't understand a thing, like he wasn't there when James had buried her?
"Look, Jim." Miles sighed. "I'm glad you've finally met your right woman and so on but we have work to do and like hell I'm doing it alone while you're enjoying yourself with that Juliet girl. So bring your ass here or I'll drag you myself."
Something wasn't right. Miles didn't sound like he used to. James wished it was some kind of bad joke from his part but deep inside he knew Miles didn't remember. He was his partner and his friend but he didn't know a thing about the Island.
"Hey, Ford, are you there?" Miles asked not getting a response.
"Yeah, I'll be there in half an hour." James muttered still trying to understand why for once in all his lifetimes fate couldn't let him have his whole family with him. Juliet meant everything to him but Miles was an important part of him too. He was one of the reasons James managed to go on through his life after escaping the Island, to make it up for Cassidy, to fix his life though he could be here now. He didn't want to think that Miles couldn't be here with him.
A/N: There's time for Miles to come into the picture because I still don't understand why Desmond is one of their soulmates but Miles isn't.