Hey Guys. I had time today, so I figured I would finish this chapter up. I wanted this chapter to be longer but I really couldn't put much more into Eli's POV because I wanted to write in Clare's for what I am doing next. So I figured I would post this and begin working on the next chapter, and if I got it up by Sunday it would make me feel better about my updates. So fingers crossed. On another note, I'm glad that you guys are liking this story so much! It means the world to me!

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Eli's POV

"What do you mean she's not at the hospital?" I growled to Adam through the phone.

"She just left with Jake. Something happened and Jake was getting her away from her family for awhile." Adam replied.

"Without protection?" I asked.

"Yeah, she only left with Jake." He said.

"I knew I shouldn't have left again." I groaned. After going out to lunch with my parents earlier, they asked me to go out to dinner or coffee to talk some more tonight. This is where I am now. I was currently standing outside of the coffee shop down the street of the hospital. My parents were inside, but I stepped out when Adam had texted me about Clare.

"It seemed kind of sudden so I don't think she was really thinking." He continued.

"Well of course she wasn't thinking. If she was, she wouldn't have done this." I snapped pinching the bridge of my nose. I wasn't as angry as I sounded to Adam. I was more worried than anything.

"Eli. You didn't see her face. Whatever her parents said, really got to her. She would've thought things through otherwise." He explained.

"Okay." I sighed. "Did she say anything else? Anything about when she would be at her house?"

"No. I told her I would check in with her through Jake later on." He said.

"I'll call her now. To put my mind at ease." I stated, running my hand through my hair. "Go have dinner with your parents. I'll let you know what's going on."

"Alright. Eli?" Adam began. "When are we going to tell the police everything? Wouldn't it be better if they went after Asher now? Rather than later?"

"We can't tell them everything. Not yet. If Asher isn't caught before he comes for us, then we need to be able to say we said the least we could." I explained.

"What do we tell Clare when she asks?" He continued.

"Nothing more than we have right now. She doesn't need to worry about it. I'll figure it out." I sighed, running my hand through my hair again. I turned towards the window, and gestured to my parents that I would be another minute, after hanging up with Adam. As I dialed Jake's number, I tried to figure out what to say. I didn't want to make her feel worse but I needed her to understand that it wasn't safe to go anywhere without protection.

"Hey, Eli." Hearing Clare's cheerful voice through the phone immediately set me at ease.

"Hey. Adam told me you weren't at the hospital?" I asked.

"Yeah. I left with Jake. I couldn't be around my mom and Darcy right now." She sighed.

"Why? What happened?" I asked.

"My family found out about my abortion." She sighed again.

"How'd they take it?" I asked. I assumed but I asked anyway.

"Not good. She told me I couldn't go through with it if I wanted to come home." She sounded like she was going to cry.

"Don't worry about it right now. Spend some time with Jake. Everything will work itself out. Alright?" I reassured.

"Okay." She exhaled. It wasn't exactly a sigh but it wasn't cheery either. "Can you come over tonight? It might help break the tension a little."

"I'll be there. Just let me know when you are heading over there, so I can meet you." I agreed.

I decided then that I wasn't going to mention not bringing police with her, I knew she already felt bad and I wasn't going to make her feel worse. I'd talk with her later tonight when I was over there.

"Okay. Now go spend some more time with your parents and stop worrying about me." She stated.

"Fine." I smiled, even though she couldn't see it.

"Bye, Eli." Clare said, before hanging up.

I turned and headed back inside, putting the phone back in my pocket. I walked over and sat down opposite my parents, as my dad spoke.

"Everything okay?" He asked.

"Yeah. Clare's just having issues with her parents." I exhaled, beginning to drink my coffee again.

"Is she okay?" My mom asked.

"Yeah." I replied. "She's fine."

"Do you want us to bring you over there?" My dad asked.

"No. She's spending time with her brother. I can meet up with her later." I explained.

"Okay. So we were thinking, that maybe we could go downtown and see what's around Toronto? Maybe go out to dinner?" My mom suggested.

"Sounds good." I agreed, finishing the last of my coffee.

"Great. Let's go." My dad said, as we all stood up. I noticed the police officer that is following us around, get up from a booth away.

I liked that nothing seemed to have changed with my family in the last five years. Well, I mean my mom's father died two years ago, but I was never really saw him often anyways since he lived in Alaska with the rest of my mother's family. I mean it was tough for my mom but she seems okay with it now. So I am glad that's the most that has changed since I was kidnapped five years ago.

I am glad that I am able to just slip back into my family life. I know I have a lot of adjusting to do. Like I don't know if I want to stay here with Clare, and possibly Adam, or go back home with my parents, and my old life. I also have to figure out about getting my GED, since I was kidnapped before finishing school. I guess none of that matters if we get taken again before the police can get to Asher.

As I climbed into the back of my parents' rental car, I realized that I was thinking negatively again. Honestly, I have been doing it a lot lately, I guess I was being realistic, in the fact that someone out of the three of us had to be, but I dislike knowing that Clare and Adam are able to be happy but I can't seem to be truly happy. Not yet.

So right now, I think I am just going to focus on spending some time with my family, and then seeing Clare tonight. Knowing that I was going to see Clare in a few hours, brought up my mood instantly.