A/N: I had troubles with this one because of Jax. I'm mainly playing around her and get a good feel of her. I think I might keep her around but you probably won't see her until later on. I want to get Raph and Adam back in New York.

Chapter Four: No Goodbye:

"So, when are you guys leaving?" Jax asked Adam one afternoon as they walked around the pond behind the old farm house.

"Probably tomorrow, early," was his answer.

Adam picked up a stone and skipped it across. It only made it half way.

"You are taking Raph with you right?" Jax teased him. "I don't think I could stand him by himself."

Adam laughed. "Yeah, he's going too."

"Thank the Gods," she joked. "Then I guess I'll be back on my own."

"What about your roomie?" Adam asked her.

"She won't be back for a couple of weeks." Jax informed him.

"Oh,"

"Yeah," she said. "What do you plan on doing in New York anyway?"

Adam shrugged. "Got me. I'm still trying to figure that out."

"You should really do something with that music of yours." she suggested. "I'm sure they're tons of clubs up there who would take you in a minute." Jax snapped.

Adam blushed. "You think?"

"Sure," she assured him.

"Maybe," he said. "I don't know. That's just been kind of my thing. I do that when I'm by myself."

"Do your friends know you play?" she asked.

Jax hated to pry but so far the only thing that she knew about Adam was that he was April's cousin, he knew the turtles and that he was from Cali. Raph filled her in on that much.

"No," he answered her quietly.

"Why not?"

Adam shrugged. "I don't know..."

Jax smiled. She had an idea. "It's about a girl isn't it?"

Adam stopped in his tracks. She was good. "How did you know?"

"C'mon, I might a country girl, but I'm still a girl..." she reminded him. "We know these things... So, what happened to the girl?" A part of Jax was hoping they weren't together anymore because that would give her a chance.

Adam didn't know how to bring that subject up. What could he say? "I feel in love with one of my best friend's girlfriends?" That would make him sound like a jerk. "She moved." was all he would give her.

Jax had a feeling there was more. She could tell by his voice. "That's it?"

"Yup, that's it." he answered and picked up another rock. "It was doomed from the start anyway." he mumbled.

"Why do you say that?" Jax heard him.

"Dammit," he cursed at his slip.

Jax hit herself on the forehead. "Okay, I'm shutting up now." she promised him. "I have a real bad habit of digging myself deeper and deeper..."

"It's okay," he assured her.

"Meh, well it had to be worth something or you wouldn't have gone after her right?" Jax questioned. Adam couldn't help but agree there. "My question is what is stopping you from going after her?"

"It's done."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah," Adam answered a little too quickly for her taste.

"Huh uh," she said.

"I thought you said you weren't going to dig anymore."

"I thought you said it was okay." she returned.

They both burst out laughing.

"You're easy to talk to." Adam complimented.

"Thanks," she said. "I get that a lot. Raph likes to say I could be a therapist."

"He would know." Adam joked.

Jax looked towards the sun set. It was getting late. "I guess we better get you back since you're leaving in the morning."

"I guess." Adam followed her back to the farm house.

Raph was on the front porch swing enjoying himself. He smiled when he saw Adam and Jax coming his way. "Hey guys," he greeted.

Jax waved at him.

"Are you going to see us off tomorrow?" Raph questioned as he got up from the swing.

"Maybe." she answered. "Do you want me to?"

"Wouldn't miss it." Raph said.

"Then I'll be here." she promised. "I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow."

Adam watched her pull off. He waved her bye. She had no idea that when she got there tomorrow that he would all ready be gone.

"What do you mean he's not here?" Jax demanded Raph when she arrived the next day.

"The kid isn't good with goodbyes," Raph shook his head. "I should've known he'd pull a stunt like this."

"I'm going to kill him." Jax stated.

"Get a number." Raph said.

Jax followed Raph to his bike. "Come back soon."

"I probably will." Raph assured her. "But ya know, it goes both ways. You should come up to New York. You can kill Adam in person." he said with a laugh.

"I might just do that." she said. "Be careful all right."

"Aren't I always?" Raph questioned with a smirk.

Jax crossed her arms. "Do you really really want me to answer that?"

Raph answered her by putting his helmet on. Jax laughed and steeped back so he would have room to take off. He gave a finale wave before speeding off in a cloud of rubble and dust.

Jax waved him down until he was no longer in sight. Then she went to make sure that the boys had locked the farm house. She found it secure. Afterwards she went back to her place and made her plans to go to New York herself. She decided the surprise effect would be best. It would be payback on Adam's part. No one left her without saying goodbye and getting away with it.

TBC...