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“I have to run a quick errand mom, do you mind staying here for little while alone?” AJ asked his mother as he handed her the sandwich from Jason’s Deli.

“That’s fine sweetie go ahead then we can go out…” Denise told her son as she looked at him curiously.

“Its nothing bad I just forgot something at the studio…” he hated lying to his mother but this was not something he wanted her to know at least not yet. He left before she asked more questions.

A few minutes later he was pulling up into Val’s apartment’s parking lot. He finished his cigarette and walked into the lobby and quickly pushed the button to the elevators door. He wasn’t jealous he was just concerned right? Yeah that was what he kept telling himself as he rode the elevator in silence and alone. He knew Val was not the kind to cheat and besides, then she would have not said anything about the flowers she had received.

He sighed in relief as he walked out of the elevator and toward Val’s apartment. He took a deep breath and knocked. He smiled automatically as he saw her open the door, “Hey,” he said leaning in to kiss her lips softly.

“Hey I thought you said you were going to call me tonight?” she said curiously smiling a little after seeing him there at her apartment. She sighed as she realized why he really was there… the flowers. “I threw them away,” she told him with a smile on her face.

“What?” he asked looking at her curiously.

“The flowers AJ I threw them away as soon as I found out you had not sent them to me.” she told him getting closer to him.

“So you don’t know who sent them to you?” he asked smiling a little more with her confession about the flowers.

She looked down frowning she had a clue on who it was because there was one person who would always get her cal lilies when he was trying to apologize after messing up… Raul. “No,” she stammered. She was not ready to tell him that her ex was in search for her. She honestly thought that he had given up since he had not shown up right after telling her sister about it. AJ already had someone to worry about at the moment, his mother.

“I do… I bet it’s that prick of a doctor… what was his name?” he asked.

“I really don’t know AJ, maybe but I will clear it out with him when I go to work again.” Val told him as she hugged him kissing the crook of his neck.

“Don’t do that,” he giggled as he wrapped his hands around her waist. “I can’t stay long…”

“Awe,” she told him kissing him upwards to his chin and finally his mouth. “So why come and tease me?” she asked pulling away from the kiss.

“I was just a little worried about the whole flower incident,” he sighed as he took her mouth back with his own.

She pulled away with a smile on her face, “Liar… you got jealous didn’t you?”

He rolled his eyes a little, “maybe a little.” He cleared his throat, “I don’t send flowers I deliver them in person.”

She giggled a little, “I didn’t know that now I know,” she told him kissing him lightly. “I’m sorry I shouldn’t tease you I – those flowers don’t mean anything to me. You do,” she told.

“I know, they better not mean something,” he said laughing lightly. “I have to go, but I will see you on Saturday.”

“No, wait…” she told him wrapping her arms around his neck.

********

Valerie walked in a fast pace toward the elevators. She grunted softly as she heard someone clear her throat.

“So flowers were delivered to yesterday? It’s nice to see you have forgotten so quickly about me?” Dr Bates said.

“We had nothing,” Valerie said grinding her teeth. “I have to get to work,” she told him rolling her eyes as she walked away without another word.

She didn’t breathe till she was in her floor and checking on her first patient. “Hello there,” she told the little baby boy she saw in front of her.

******

Valerie sighed as she walked out of the elevator, “what a day…” she mumbled as she looked through her purse for her phone. It had been one heck of a day for her she was put to the test with one of her patients. But she smiled because she had enjoyed it though. It was her first time in the O.R. with such a small baby. He was barely learning to live and already had to go through heart surgery.

“I heard about the surgery nice job Val,” Stacy said as she walked up to her.

“Yeah it was intense but I learned a lot. We saved a baby as well,” Valerie gloated at that thought.

“Nice,” Stacy said looking at her with a smile. Valerie was smiling with satisfaction clear on her face. “Lucky you…”

“Yeah well I have to go I have some things to do for tomorrow,” Val said smiling back at Stacy.

“Really?” Stacy asked curiously.

“Yeah I will tell you soon I promise,” Val told her giving her a smile.

“I will remind you,” Stacy told her as she walked back to the elevators.

“Yeah, yeah…” Valerie chuckled as she walked toward the exit. She was checking her voicemail she didn’t see that someone was waiting for her with a calla lily in hand.

“Valerie Patricia Mendez you look great,” Raul said with a crooked smile on his face.

Valerie stopped in her tracks and turned to face where the voice came from. She grimaced as she saw Raul standing there gallantly with a flower in hand it was a yellow calla lily her favorite. “What are you doing here,” she said between her gritted teeth.

“Hostile,” Raul said walking up to her. “I compliment you something that I normally don’t do and you talk to me like that?” he said handing her the flower he had in his hand.

Valerie stared at the flower but did not take it, “That is all you deserve from me Raul… What do you expect? For me to jump on you and tell you I am happy to see you?” she asked him as she began to walk away from him.

“Ok I deserve that,” Raul said still extending the flower toward her as he followed her out of the hospital.

“No you deserve much more,” Valerie said bluntly picking up her pace. “Go to hell Raul,” she said.

Raul ran and got in front of her stopping her, “Wait,” he said getting closer to her. “I came here for two reasons one to tell you I am sorry and that I was a prick. Two,” He said as he paused and took her hand forcing her to take the flower. “I want you back Val… I’ve realized that I am in love with you.”

Valerie froze as she heard him speak and then hit him with the flower he had just made her take. She hit him till the flower was destroyed and the pieces lay on the pavement, “Have you lost your mind or what? I will never go back with you.” She pushed her way through and continued her path to her destination stopping realizing it was not a good idea to show him where she stayed. She took out her phone and dialed a familiar number.

Raul smiled and followed her silently he was going to let his words sink in. He knew Valerie like the palm his hand. He watched her and how much she had changed from the last time he had seen her. Before she had left him, he remembered it clearly…

[Flashback]

“Oh shut the hell up Val I already told you she is just a friend.” Raul yelled at Valerie as he took a beer out of the fridge.

“I didn’t know you greet all your friends like that,” Val said with anger, she had had enough and was glad she wouldn’t see him again. Raul did not know that she had been accepted to intern far away. “Go to hell and don’t expect me to do your work tonight,” Val said flicking him off as she walked away and to the room she shared with Raul.

“Right lock yourself in there do you want me to bring you some food to comfort you? So you can get fatter?” Raul yelled at the closed door. “I’ll see you later!”

*****

Raul returned like always early in the morning just to get a few hours of sleep before his classes, he struggled with the key to the apartment he shared with Valerie. “Finally,” he muttered as he sluggishly walked toward the room surprised it was slightly open. He sobered up as he saw that his clothes were thrown every where and that most of Valerie stuff was gone.

“What the?” Raul said as he walked into the bathroom to find that all of Val’s jewelry and make up was gone. Then it him she had left… but she would be back she always came back. He was probably at Jessica’s dorm room where she ran when she was mad at him.

[End of Flashback]

He shook his face remembering the fact that Valerie never came back. He was not going to let her go that easy and he knew that if he wanted her back he had to be a gentleman. He was going to win her back swoon her. He was going to play the nice repentant ex-boyfriend who could not live without her.

He was about to speak again but was brought back from his thoughts when he saw a woman pickup Valerie and glare at him. Who the hell was that? He thought to himself as he smiled at Val and waved as the woman in the car sped away. This was not over…