And they both left the house - leaving the house and life they built behind for good... another kind of AU -

Cathy Hiatt is now a successful actress making her Broadway debut. After the show on opening night, she runs into her ex-husband Jamie Wellerstein backstage and he congratulates her, then they start talking about all that's happened since they parted five years before. Rated T for language.

What if Jamie and Cathy hadn't split up? A oneshot that takes place after the musical ended. New version of Nobody Needs To Know.

Six months after their divorce Jamie finds himself unable to write anything, slowly realizing that his lack of inspiration is due to the absence of his muse...his ex wife, Cathy. Meanwhile, Cathy has saved up , packed up, and moved across the country to get a fresh start in L. A. [Musical Fanfiction]

Are you happy that you left me? Are you happy that you broke me in the inside? Are you happy that I can't keep in my emotions like you do? Are you happy that I'm not as strong as you? Are you happy that I am happy? (Note this isn't about the musical, but the name does fit with the story.)

Cathy sends Jamie a letter that just about breaks his heart, She's given up all hope. Can he get to her in time? Caution: Suicide attempts.

Six months ago that would have been exactly what she wanted to hear. Six months ago she hadn't started picking up the pieces. Rated T for language.

Picks up 2 years after Cathy and Jamie's divorce. They go their own separate ways and reconnect later on in life. These are for the people who wanted closure and a happy ending!

"Mommy, can I have this book?" I look down at a little replica of Jamie holding a picture book of dinosaurs. "Sure TJ," I say. TJ is the only thing that kept me going after Jamie left, he gave me hope that I could get better and I will be happy one day. Without Jamie. T for language because I am paranoid.

He rescued her by letting her go. That's all that matters. What happens if three years later, Jamie and Cathy run into each other in most fortunate circumstances.

A song fic. Five years after Cathy and Jamie separate, Cathy lives through her own version of "Nobody Needs to Know". Canon. OC

Five years after their paths diverged, Cathy and Jamie bump into each other at a Starbucks and end up talking. Conversations with exes. That's something people do, right? Moving on is one thing but some people just take you back.

"It had never occurred to him that three years on he would be learning new things about her." Or, an illustration of the heartbreaking journey we must navigate to obtain a secure sense of trust, affection and intimacy in our own relationships.

Jamie and Cathy are on the same timeline (like "The Next Ten Minutes"). An alternate ending to the heartbreaking Jason Robert Brown musical, it immediately follows "Nobody Needs to Know". WARNING: Character death

What happens when Jamie and Cathy meet again after a few months apart? TWOSHOT, Post L5Y.

Jamie and Cathy reconnect five years after they had gone their separate ways.

One day. One meeting. One short conversation. One realization. "The Last Five Years"