And here I go again, I'm drinkin' one, I'm drinkin' two

I got my heartache medication, a strong dedication

To gettin' over you, turnin' me loose

On that hardwood jukebox lost in neon time

My heartache medication, well it suits me fine

And I'm drinkin' enough to take you off my mind

I got my heartache medication – Heartbreak Medication- Jon Pardi

The next day Gemma and Sage were in the office chatting away after work hours , when Sage's phone dinged

"Can you meet me in the clubhouse right now?" – Ope

"Yeah , I can do that , be there in a minute "- Sage

Aunt Gem you need me for anything else ? Ope wants to talk to me before I head to work."

" No , I'm locking up now , you make sure you go to your dads house! " Gemma told her as Sage made a face

"Do I really have to? Can I just stay at your place" Sage pouted

"Afraid so baby, you haven't been there all week you know the rule" Gemma smiled as she locked the office. "That boy may be with Donna, but I could still see that 'want' in his eyes when you're around " Gemma got into her car and left and Sage rolled her eyes and she walked toward the club.

Opie's POV*

Sitting here at the small round table since I clocked out of work with my back facing the door. How was left alone with a bottle of Jack Daniels in my thoughts, filling my glass up to the rim with 80 proof whiskey.

Hearing the sound of high heels clicking behind me, sage dropped him back on the floor and sat across from me. Damn she was beautiful, her hair in a messy ponytail, soft pink lipgloss on her plump lips . I took a gulp of my whiskey from my glass.

" So here I am, I need to get to Scoops soon"

" Need a ride?"

" Well…. How many of those have you had?" She looked at the bottle , " Tjanks Ope but I think I should take the bus

"Sooooo…. Was all that bullshit yesterday…. About Arizona, are you really planning to leave? "

"That's the plan, no bullshit Ope "

"Why? Your family is here! Why can't you stay?"

"Look Harry , as much as I want to stay, whats the use? Everyone here is living their own lives, I'm just the outsider. Yes family is here, that's not a good enough excuse to stay. It's time for me to turn that chapter of my own life, see what's out there for me, explore new things, be independent even though aunt Gem is helping me get on my feet. There's a beauty school there I'm interested in. I'm not leaving till the summer after graduation, that's a little over a year, I'll be here until then. It's some thing I wanna do. As of right now I need to get to work then I'm unfortunately over to my dads for two days" she explained getting up and throwing on her book bag

I felt defeated as I took a sip from my glass.

" Sage …. The reason I've… What did you call it? Ghosted you… The night of my party, I came by your dads house . I asked his permission to ask you out, he shot me down expected and told me to leave. Being around you and knowing you couldn't be mine didn't set right with me , so I tried to have little contact with you cause it hurt my heart too bad. I still wanted to be friends because I couldn't picture of itself without you completely. Yeah I told guys not to ask you out cause in my mind you are 'mine '. I moved on, I asked Donna to be my girlfriend just to help ease the pain, she showed an interest in me since high school" I took another drink

" Thanks for finally coming clean Ope" she walked out the door

End POV

- Later that night –

Hearing a loud tap on her window Sage shot up from her deep sleep. Walking over seeing Opie on the other side and unlocked her window.

" Hey baby , I missed you" Opie slurred his words as he claimed through the window and feel to the floor with a thud

" Shhhh OPE!!!"

Hearing her dad knock and rattle the door knob. "Sage what does that noise?"

" Umm … I fell asleep doing homework, my books just fell off the bed, I'm fine, sorry" she said as she bit her lip.

"You lock this door a lot!" He huffed on the other side

" Well…. Umm … I am older… And I… Like to sleep in my underwear, so I appreciate the privacy" looking over at Opie as he snickered and struggled to quietly walk to her bed and lay down.

"OK fine, well work has me going in early again, so I'm off. See you later" Jack walked down the hall and out the door

" I wish I could see you in your underwear!" Ope snickered

" In your dreams perv! Ope what the hell!!!!! That was close!! You're SO wasted ! Please tell me you didn't drive !!"

" Nope … walked"

" How much did you drink ?"

" Whole bottle of JD , couple beers " He buried his head in her pillow breathing in her scent

" Holy shit Ope how are you still conscious??? "

Shaking his head whining " Noo too many questions

"Ugh !! I'll be back in two minutes , don't go anywhere! " Sage grabbed her cell and walked to the kitchen to grab a talk glass of water , some Gatorade and a bucket. Drink this water Ope! "

" Nooo ! No more drink"

" Um yes sir you need to stay hydrated! I'll be worried about you all night , you drank way too much , that's very dangerous to your health!"

" awww acting like you care about me. You're not worried about me , you don't love me " he listened and chucked the water down

" That's not true ! I'm not acting … I DO care about you , and you know I love you ………So I called your dad , and told him you were here and VERY drunk, he didn't sound too happy . If you need to puke I'd appreciate it if you didn't miss this bucket!" She laid down next to him facing him. " Ope talk to me … why did you drink as much as you did?"

" Numbing the heartache "

" what heartache ? Did you and Donna have a fight or break up or something?"

" No, my Sage is leaving Harry for a long time " his eyes fighting to stay open as a single tear rolled down his cheek.

She wiped it away and placed her hand on his cheek . Opie reached up and placed his hand on top of hers , holding it there, as his face inches closer to hers wanting to kiss her

" Ope , your with Donna, no cheating …. Your wasted too! " at that moment as much as she wanted their first kiss to happen ,she knew it was a very wrong time .

" I'm such a jackass to you ! And your leaving because of it. I'm so in love with you and I can't have you . "

" Harry Winston! You are not a jackass you're far from it , yes I'm leaving but not till after I graduate. So I have awhile yet . Hey I'll visit, call as much as I can , hell I'll write if you want me to . You never know , yea he's from now …. Maybe … just maybe … we may or may not have a chance. You don't know what the future holds. "

" can that future get here now " he pouted as his fight with sleep gave up

" Dosnt work like that I'm afraid …. Ope … I need to tell you something " she took a deep breath in as his breathing got deeper and a few snores escaped his throat as she whispered …. " I'm in love with you too "