Chapter Fourteen

Two days passed and Kaitlyn stayed at the house with Bradin and his family. Both of the teens woke up on Monday to go to school, but when they met in the kitchen for breakfast, it became clear that they weren't going anywhere that day.

Sitting on the couch with Ava and Johnny was Mr. Smith, the man from social services. A could fear crept into Kaitlyn's heart and she moved closer to Bradin, tightly grasping his hand in hers.

"Miss Morranis, Mr. Westerly, please have a seat" he said in that same strangely even tone of voice. Bradin sat down, but Kaitlyn stayed where she was.

"I would rather stand, thank-you" she said in a calm, even voice

"Very well. I regret to inform you that there are no willing foster parents for the child in question at this time"

"Yes!" Bradin exclaimed loudly before turning red and slouching in his seat. "Sorry" he muttered as both Ava and Kaitlyn tried to hide their smiles

"However..."

All smiles faded

"However, there is a group home in Atlanta that has room there. The flight leaves at noon tomorrow. If the child will come with me, she needs to pack some of her things" Mr. Smith said, always addressing Ava and Johnny

Kaitlyn stood where she was, not moving as she tried to absorb the information.

"Kaitlyn, honey? You need to go get your things" Ava said gently, getting up to give her a hug

"Wait. Are we sure there is nothing we can do to fight this? Have we thought of everything?" Johnny said

"There is nothing you can do. Mrs. Morranis is legally the only one who can decide where the child lives. Since she is unable to provide a suitable home, the child must be sent to a group home until foster care is available"

"Why can't we take Kaitlyn as a foster child?" Ava asked

"This household is too full and the budget too tight to support another child. Now, we really should be going" he said, heading towards the door

"I'll be back soon I guess" Kaitlyn said with a slight wave and going to the car with Mr. Smith

That Tuesday was a fateful day that Bradin did not want to come. He prayed the entire night that something would happen to let Kaitlyn be able to stay with him, but nothing had happened so far. By six thirty Bradin gave up any chance that he might be able to sleep and wandered out to the balcony. To his surprise and delight, Kaitlyn was already out there, leaning against the railing, staring out at the ocean.

Kaitlyn heard someone come up behind her but didn't bother to turn around.

"I knew you would come out here sooner or later" she said quietly "It's so pretty. God, what am I going to do without you?" she said, turning around with tears in her eyes

"I don't know what I'm going to do without you either Kaitlyn, I love you so much"

"I love you too"

They stood in silence for a while, watching the sun rise higher into the air, holding each other.

Hours later, when the entire family was awake, they had one last meal together with Kaitlyn as a part of their family. Everyone was somber, not at all their usual chatty and talkative selves. At nine thirty, Kaitlyn started to say her good-byes to everyone.

She hugged everyone, starting from Derrick, and working her way up past Nikki, Susannah, Johnny, Jay, and Ava until all she had left to do was tell her true love good-bye, possibly forever. Something she was not looking forward to.

They stood out on the sidewalk together, a little ways away from the rest of the group. Tears began to pour down Kaitlyn's face before she even began to talk. Bradin wiped away each tear as it fell, holding her tightly to him, never wanting to let her go.

"Bradin, there is so much that I want to tell you, so much that I want to share with you that we can't now. You are the first boy I've ever liked, loved, and cared about in anyway ever since my brother and dad. I couldn't let myself trust anyone enough for fear that they would leave. I don't want to leave you, and I am going to do everything I can to come back to you, to be in your arms again, even if it means waiting until I'm eighteen and can legally move. I will wait that long if I have to, because no one means more to me than you do. If you want to move on though, you do have my blessings. I want you to be happy again, even if that means being with another person when I'm gone and-"

"I am never going to find someone else, I never want anyone else. You are mine, and I will get you back one day. You're taking a piece of my heart away from me and I'm not going to get it back until you are safe in my arms again. I love you too much to let you go and just forget you.. It will never happen. You are mine and I am forever yours baby girl, until the sun turns purple and rises at midnight.

"But that will never happen" she said with a small smile

"Exactly"

Mr. Smith pulled up in the car that would take Kaitlyn to the airport and she quickly turned and clung to Bradin like a child, desperately hoping that somehow they could be taken away somewhere where they could be together.

"Miss. Morranis, it is time for us to leave, please say your final goodbyes"

"Bradin..." she whispered softly, the desperateness of it breaking his heart.

"It'll be Ok. Goodbyes are not forever, you can call me as soon as you get to your new house. We'll see each other soon" he said, holding her close, smelling her hair, trying to remember every detail of his love to put away and treasure. A single tear rolled down his cheek, more coming after. Kaitlyn now wiped his eyes.

"I have to go Brae, but I can't leave if you're crying, I just can't make myself. Like you said, goodbye isn't forever. It's more like a 'see you soon', or 'so long'" she said, trying to at least chuckle a little, but not succeeding. "The longer I stand here the less chance of me actually leaving, sweetheart. I'm going to go, maybe it will be like ripping a band-aid off, it will hurt less if I do it quickly? I love you Bradin. Always and Forever. Don't forget me" she said, running over to where the car was packed, and ready to go.

"Thank you again, for everything, I love you all so much. You are my true family, and I will come back someday" she said, tears streaming out of her eyes. She got into the backseat of the car, and shut the door. Looking out the window, Bradin was standing by her door. She put her hand to the window, and he did the same. She already missed his touch, the sound of his voice, his everything. Looking up towards his face Kaitlyn saw Bradin mouth the word 'Always'.

The car started to pull out of the driveway, and Bradin's hand fell away from the car, falling limply to his side. Kaitlyn waved one last time and turned around in her seat, taking a deep breath and closing her eyes. "Always".

A/N: That's it! That was the last chapter of Blue Tears. There should be a sequel soon, seeing as a lot of people have asked for it. So keep your eyes out for it, and I'll try and have it started by the end of this weekend. Thank you so much to all of my devoted readers and all of the fabulous reviews that you have given me. It really means so much to me that people liked my story, and took the time to tell me so and to help me out with suggestions and things like that. If you continue doing that for the sequel I will be so happy. Thank you so much again everyone!

Love, Ally