'He left me no other choice.' They were both thinking it. Neither one wanted to admit it. And as they both hugged each other tightly and walked off the jet, they almost felt a sense of peace. The past was behind them in their minds, but not in their hearts. They were still feeling the pain as they stepped into the limo. They could still hear the words in their head, the words they wished were never said.

As they stepped into their new house, they could see their faces. But they wouldn't talk about it. That just made it all the more real.

"Home, sweet home" Claire said, more to herself than to Massie. Massie sighed. As they settled in, the boys, that night, and the echoes of promises never kept were all they could think about.

3 YEARS LATER

"Massie, come on! I can't be late for this audition." Claire said, getting annoyed. Massie always took way too long to get ready, even when Claire's career depended on it. But, then again, Massie will be Massie.

"Alright, alright. I'm coming" Massie called as she walked down the stairs. "Nice outfit." She added.

"Thanks. I bought it yesterday." Claire replied, tapping her foot nervously. She was wearing a white strapless dress, strappy white sandals, and a blue D&G tote. Her nails were also painted blue and her pale blond hair was blown out and wavy.

"I like your outfit too." Claire said. Massie was gorgeous, only getting more beautiful as she got older. She was wearing a plum-colored silk Marc Jacobs dress with black pumps and her chocolate colored hair was grown out down to her elbows since she left Westchester.

Massie frowned. "Thanks. Hey look what I found while I was going through one of my old suitcases." She pulled out a picture of her, Claire, Alicia, Kristen, Dylan, Cam, Derrick, and Josh. They were all smiling and laughing. They all seemed so happy.

Claire took the picture and looked it over. She could feel tears well in her eyes but quickly pushed them away. She looked up at Massie.

"Wow, this picture is so old. It brings back a lot of memories." Claire said quietly. Massie smiled softly.

"I wonder what they're doing now." Claire said. Massie blinked.

"Why wonder? Why don't we spend a couple months in good old Westchester?" Massie said with a smile.

"Mass, I don't know. I mean, our whole life is here." Claire replied. A lump was forming in her throat. She wasn't sure she was ready to go back to that place.

"Oh please, Claire. It will only be for a couple of months. And don't you want to know what's been going on since we left?" Massie sighed. She thought it was a good idea.

"Massie, don't you remember why we left??" Claire said, re-opening wounds she wished were never there. Massie flinched.

"Yes. But I thought we put that behind us. C'mon, let's show them they made the biggest mistake of their lives." Massie retorted, set on going to Westchester.

"Alright, fine. Three months, but that's it. Then we can leave." Claire said, defeated. Massie smiled. She always got what she wanted.

"Great. After we get back from our auditions, we can start packing. We leave next week." Massie said.

'Great' Claire thought. Just great.

1 WEEK LATER

"Claire! Come on!" Massie laughed as she watched Claire struggle with her massive amounts of luggage.

"Please, it's not like you didn't have this much luggage." Claire said, smiling. They walked onto their private jet and made themselves comfortable.

Claire tried to take a nap. It wasn't like she was on her way to one of Massie's concerts. No, she was on her way to coming face to face with the only guy she ever loved. And she was scared to death.