Hey guys! I AM SO SORRY! This chapter is a day late and I have no excuse! It's shorter then I usually go for but I couldn't figure out how to make it longer. The reason it's late is because I got a hole new concept for this chapter and basically rewrote it yesterday. I hope you guys can forgive me and it was worth the wait.

Chapter 5

"Blake…" Ally said, her voice sounded distant and hollow to her own ears but to Blake his name on her lips felt like home. It was a breath of fresh air to his tired and weary heart.

Austin watched the exchange between the two exes from the stairs. He was frozen in shock at first but when the silence grew awkward he knew that was his queue to jump in.

"Hey, I'm Austin, Austin Moon. Ally and I are partners." The two teenaged guys shook hands.

A strange twinge of jealousy rose up inside Austin which caused his grip to be more firm then necessary. Blake winced in pain from the handshake and Austin smiled to himself in satisfaction.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Blake. Ally and I use to be…together." Blake said his words laced with sadness. Blake's eyes never left Ally's face once; though, Austin was taken aback to see a pained glint flash in his newly found adversary's eyes.

Austin shook the compassion that briefly developed for the douche he was supposed to hate and let his protective jealous side take over once again.

"Well, Blake" the venom at in his voice as he addressed brown haired boy was more prominent then he meant for it to be "we've got to go. We were already on our way out."

Austin glared into the brown eyes of this guy, who days earlier didn't know existed then grabbed Ally's wrist and lead her out of the door. Not another word was said as the tall blond and beautiful brunette made their way out of the glass double doors.

Silent, Blake watched them cross the distance of the room. For the first time in years Blake had felt whole; just being near her made him feel like his old self again. It took his breath away. He never thought he could feel that happy and that heartbroken at the same time.

As they disappeared from view he relived the whole ordeal in his mind. The self-inflicted wounds of his past became fresh and just as painful.

'Why did I let her go again?' He thought to himself.

In a moment of courage he dashed after them. He tripped on the threshold as he called her name, desperation when took over. "Ally! Wait, Ally!"

He'd prayed in his mind that they would be gone already but once he made it to the parking lot he saw a red Mustang with a blond male driver plea out of the sea of cars like it was on fire.

He sighed in defeat and frustration; he furiously ran his fingers through his hair. He knew it wouldn't be easy to get her back but this Austin guy would make everything ten times harder.

He knew he would have to get her away from him just too even talk to her. Let alone find some way to convince her to even consider giving him another shot.

Blake walked over to his car and got in; his heart ached. He knew he had no right to ask her for a second chance but when his family said they were moving back to Miami he knew he had to try. She haunted him; everywhere he went, every girl he dated he saw her. He could never seem to let her go and maybe it was his subconscious telling him it wasn't over. He hoped beyond hope that was the case but he couldn't escape the sick feeling deep down in his stomach that told him otherwise. He refused to except that it couldn't be over…it just couldn't be.

When he ruined their relationship he thought they'd ever see each other again. He thought that would make everything easier but it hadn't. It made everything that much worse he spent the years without her with her face in his mind and it followed him everywhere but with one look in those eyes he was hit by the reality of his mistake. Those eyes he dreamed of for so long, the eyes he longed to loose himself in now were filled with pain and distain for him.

He missed the joy that use to exude, the love they use to hold. He gripped the steering-wheel and the side of his lip disheartened, he still loved her and he couldn't deny it. This scared him because if he failed in getting her back he didn't know what he would do.

As he drove on down the familiar highways of Miami he weighed his options. He knew he had two major obstacles in his way.

The first was their past; he knew he had no right to expect that she could ever forgive him and let him in but he had to try. And the second this Austin guy; sure, he said he was her partner but it didn't take a genius to see that this guy was in love with Ally even if he didn't know it.

Blake sighed; he had quite an ordeal ahead of him. He knew it would be an uphill battle to win her back but this is where his old friendship with her would kick in…

So was it worth the wait? I hope so. Review and let me know if you liked my look into the mind of Blake. :)