A smirk came across his lips as he stepped off the plane and looked around the place he called home for the first 18 years of his life. He had been away for a few years, studying theater in California. He grabbed his bag and phone. Even though they had a bitter fallout after he just left after waking up from his coma he knew it was right to tell her that he was in town, even if she never spoke to him again he understood. Now 21 a little taller and older Jt Yorke was ready to get back and hoped everyone could forgive how he acted when he left.

-text- hey.. I know we aren't on good terms but I just wanted to let you know I was back in town. - J.

His thumb debated hitting the green send button but when he pressed it he let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Liberty was working around the house her father had her doing a bunch of chores on what she thought would be a lazy Saturday. She would rather be out with Damion right now but she knew as long as her father was paying her way through college he wouldn't appreciate getting blown off for her boyfriend. She heard her phone beep and smiled thinking it was Damion, but when she picked up the phone she was slightly angry when she read the text from Jt. 'what does he think hes going to pull now I'm not giving him another chance, hes had to many'

-text- ok.. but why are you telling me this? -L

She sent as a quick reply before turning back to the chore at hand. He checked his phone as he got into his old Jetta. He sighed at the response knowing that he deserved to not be received with open arms. Maybe it was better this way he thought.

-text- Just figured I'd be nice and let ya know just in-case we run into each other or something -J.

He shook his head as he got into the car and set his phone in his lap. Jt ran a hand through his hair, noticing it was getting long again and wondered why he kept it like that. 'because that's how she likes it, she loved to run her hands through your hair' he thought to him self bitterly he shook his mind from its train of thought, he was halfway down the highway when he got her text.

-text- ya not likely since I'm leaving after the summer... but thanks for telling me I guess -L

Jt sighed, and just kept repeating this was better. Better that she wasn't with him, even though he still cared for her.

-text- uhh yeah sure...-J
Liberty sighed, she hated being rude to Jt but after all he put her through she just couldn't let him back in like that. She gave him her heart and he just left it in his wake when he left. She just had the bitter memories with him.

-text- yea see you around James..well not really but you know what I mean -L

Jt was getting fed up with her giving him the cold shoulder and called her.

"What ever went wrong besides the obvious?.. are we friends still even?" He said in a rush before she could hang up on him.

"Please James, we have never been friends before we broken up before so why start now?" Came her cool voice, it was indifferent and lifeless with him. He didn't hear the passion anymore.

"So your saying we cant even be friends with all that we've been through? I'm not saying I want to get with you.. I just don't want any bad blood between us." He replied focusing back on the road as he held the phone to his ear.

"If were not friends There's no bad blood... got it?... good." She was getting tired of him trying to push his way back into her life.

"What are you talking about obviously you still got beef with me Liberty! What happened to you?" She wanted to laugh, be a bitch and say 'you happened to me' but she just couldn't at least not to him.

"I have no beef James.. why do you care?" She asked me why I cared? I couldn't tell her the real reason so it was time to avoid he subject.

"Because your one of my oldest friends, even before we screwed that up and fell in love... you cant tell me you don't even want to try and be friends." I just had to at least see her, apologize in person but she had to forgive me first.

"That's what you fail to realize ... you were NEVER my friend... not really so yea." She was losing steam, just knowing he was ok and hearing his voice almost made her cave. It was deeper than she had last remembered, or it could have been that it had been years since she heard his voice.

"What are you talking about! never friends? who was there for you when you walked in scared in junior high? who was your friend beside you?" He could tell she was losing her steam her passion. But he wasn't going to let her lose that fire he loved about her, he wasn't going to just let her back down. He knew the old Liberty, the one he loved was still in there... Even if it wasn't him that she loved anymore he was sure as hell going to try.

"Your not even understanding what I am saying..what ever James." She didn't want to talk to him anymore, she wished she could just hang up on him and shut him out of her life but as usual Jt had wormed his way back in and Liberty knew that she wasn't going to get rid of him anytime soon, she sat on the couch and waiting for the coming storm.

"What that you've loved me all along! That you still do! I know that but I'm trying to be civil with you... If you don't want that then what the hell do you want anymore?" Jt was confused with this Liberty, it was like she hated him and that didn't settle well with him. She moved into the basement so her father to hear that she was talking to the one man she was forbidden to.

"DO NOR GO THAT FAR! I DO NOT STIL LOVE... I AM OVER US OK! I do not want anything from you ok" She shouted at him, she might not see eye to eye with her dad but home was the only place she had left. The one place she knew would be safe. A life with James Tiberius Yorke was anything short of reckless and Liberty wasn't going down that path again. She already lost their baby boy over it...

"Are you really over us? Have you gotten on such a high horse that you cant see what your doing? And what did I strike a nerve reminding you that at one point you loved me?" Jt was completely pissed now as he pulled up to his apartment. 'Why don't you see I can give you the world now. That I'm ready this time' he thought.

"Oh please enlighten me on what the hell I am doing" She laughed bitterly, she knew his game but she was happy with Damion.. Right? He had goals and a set plan for the future, a plan for them. Jt was none of that to her, it was like taking a raft out to see with no direction, you never knew where it would go. She loved the excitement when she was with him, but now she needed a plan. She needed forever and Jt would hardly ever give her that.