It's been a week since Paige was told Austin died and she hasn't spoken to anyone. Dez came by the other day, but he didn't seem too effected by his best friend's death. How is he not breaking down? Paige had wondered, maybe he was putting on a brave face? She had heard no word about a funeral at all. Maybe her mother was keeping on her word about never seeing Austin again, even if it was at a send off. Paige never left her room, only ever to go the bathroom, to shower and just put on the same shirt and pants. It was after school, so all her friends would be at work, Jake on a date. He told her about it, hoping it would make her happy. There were fresh cuts littering her arms now, she hadn't done it for a month before now. And her hair had been recently cut, back to its short length. Hearing a knock on her closed door she ignored it like she always did. But whoever it was didn't seem to care and walked in.

"Paige? How are you feeling today?" It was Ally. The redhead sat up slowly on her bed, the redness of the cuts showing. Ally frowned a bit but didn't say word about it. "We know that your dad died because of drugs, so we get why Austin doing them has caused you too not want to see him, but he misses you."

"Why are talking like he's alive?" Paige questioned, Ally couldn't be that far into denial of her friend's death.

"He is alive."

"No. My mother said he died. T-That he had a seizure."

Ally shook her head. "No Paige, he's alive. He's just in the hospital. Well now they're moving him to a rehab centre. Where he will be completely off oxy; apparently one of the nurses had been feeding oxy into his system after he snapped at her, and she didn't want him to do it again."

Paige started to cry, her breathing heavy and Ally moved closer and wrapped her arm around her. Letting Paige just cry. After she was done, Paige pulled back and wiped at his eyes. "C-Can you take me to him? I wanna see him."

"Sure, they're gonna take him in an hour so let's go now."

Paige nodded and stood up, heading out the door and to Ally's car. Ally not that far behind her and climbing in the driver's side, driving them to the hospital Ally stayed silent and so did Paige. When they arrived Ally told her Austin's room number and where he would be. The redhead thanked the brunette before heading into the hospital. She was careful to not bump into her mother, and a sigh of relief left her lips when she saw no signs of Mrs or Mr Moon. Leaning against his door, she knocked on the frame to alert him of her presence. Austin looked up from his bed, a smile spread across his face at seeing her; he motioned for her to come in. As she walked in she shut the door behind her and she sat down on the side of his bed, holding his hand in hers.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry." That was all that Paige was able to say to him as tears started to form in her eyes. She watched as his scanned over her, resting on her fresher cuts. "I am sorry. I… I thought you were dead."

Austin shook his head and lifted his hand to her cheek, she leaned her head into the touch. "Why would you think that?" He asked leaning into to place a small kiss on her forehead, while she leaned into his movement.

"My mum, she told me that you died." Paige managed to get out after a few shaky breaths. "I couldn't understand it. She was so monotone about telling me, even after I had told her that you were my boyfriend. She so didn't feel any bit sorry. But I guess, Dez not having a freak out should have told me something was up. But, I couldn't get passed the fact that you apparently died."

"I'm sorry too. I did drugs."

"You got addicted, that isn't something that you can control." Paige countered a small smile upon her lips as she felt Austin run his hand through her hair.

"You cut it, I still love it." He said which made her grin even more. She leant down to kiss him lightly. "I… I love you Paige. Please don't leave me."

"I won't, I promise I won't leave you Austin. I will do my best to help you. I'll visit you every day that I can. Withdrawal is going to suck like hell, but I know you'll push through it. I love you too." She replied.

Austin moved over as much as he could so that she was able to lie down next to him, Paige moved herself so that she was cuddling into his side. She started to say sorry over and over before she was shushed by Austin's voice, telling her not to worry about it. That she was here now. He slowly started to sing in a small voice to her, rubbing in soothing movement against her arm. Sleep was starting to catch up to her and her eyes closed. As she fell asleep to his voice, a small smile spread across her lips. Half an hour went by before Austin's parents walked into his room. When they noticed Paige on his bed their jaws dropped a bit.

"Austin? What's she doing here?" His mother asked

"She thought I was dead and now just found out I wasn't." Austin replied in a quiet voice

"We know she did. It was her mother's idea." Mike said not looking at his son.

"You knew? You knew why she wasn't visiting me and didn't tell me? You helped keep her away from me?" He spoke, his voice rising slightly as anger started to spill its way into his voice.

"Yes. She's a bad influence on you."

"No, she's not. I chose the drugs. I was taking them before I meet her. Before I even knew about her, so don't you dare blame her for my decisions ever." He ran his hand through her hair.

"She got you smoking, ditching school. Don't think we didn't notice we are just glad she hasn't gotten you into harming yourself like she has, or doing anything sexual."

A cold laugh left his lips. "Screw you. She never forced me to ditch school; in fact, I got her to ditch, first day of school. She has never forced me to do anything I didn't want too. Including sex, she was willing to stop if I was uncomfortable. She knows boundaries."

"You had sex with her?!" His mother exclaimed, slightly horrified.

"Yeah, I did. But don't worry; she's the first one I've had sex with if that makes it any better for you. Done sexual acts for, that's a different story." Austin spoke with a small smirk. He hated how his parents were reacting to everything, especially to her. "When I didn't have enough money for the oxy, I had to do something."

He could see the look in his mother's eyes, it was like she didn't know what to do or say. He could see disappointment in both of their eyes. He was getting familiar to it; that look in them when they look at him. It was the one they had when he woke up in the room, though last time it was mixed with sadness instead of shock. After a few minutes passed before Paige's mother came in to tell him that he was being released into rehab, she did all that without looking at him. She was about to leave the room, when she spoke "And Austin, I pray to god that this is the last time that I ever see your face. Do not ever contact my daughter, I will not allow her to go through having a drug addict boyfriend. She thinks you are dead, and I wish you were so I don't lie to her about it. So, do me and my family a favour and don't ever speak to us again. And I'm including Dez in this; I will get a restraining order on you for my whole family."

"You married into the Wade's. They can make their own choices, just like your daughter can. So you can kindly go fuck yourself. Or you know, that male nurse that you've been fucking and hiding from your kids." Austin retorted, pulling the blanket to try and cover Paige up. Dr Wade did nothing but clench her fist and walk out. When she left Austin pulled the blanket away. He could she Paige's shoulders' shaking a bit, and he kissed the top of her head. "You're going to be okay. I know you are."

Paige shook her heads. "How? Your parent's hate me, my mother hates you. I have to go home to my mother, I don't want to go back home to her there."

"Go somewhere else then. Just, be safe whatever you do. I need to go. Jimmy had come by; he said that, if I stay sober for a year he will get me back on."

"That's good. You going to stay sober?"

"I will try my hardest too. As long as you try too."

"Of course Austin. I've been trying for you, but, I relapsed and cut again. Because I thought you were dead. I couldn't deal with it. Now I have to pretend you are to my mother, otherwise… she will make sure we can never see each other again. I don't want that Austin, I love you. I love you too much."

"I love you too. I always thought about getting sober before this, but I just, I…"

"You couldn't feel like you wanted too without them. You relied on them."

"I also relied on you. You made me happy when I felt down, even if you never knew it. You did."

"Austin. Enough with this love fest, go get changed and we are leaving." Austin's father spoke throwing a pair of pants and shirt at him before leaving the room with Mrs Moon.

Paige soon climbed off the bed, allowing Austin to get off as well. She turned around to let him get changed without her looking, when he was done, he wrapped his arms around her waist. Kissing the top of her head, he then rests his chin in between her shoulder and neck.

"Please don't give up on me." He whispered.

"I won't. I could never." She replied, resting her hands on top of his.