Chapter Five: Questions and Problems

"This isn't her fault mom!" Liam yelled.

"We know that, Liam. All were saying is-"

"Your just saying that if I wasn't dating Austin that I wouldn't have a black eye and some bruises."

"Exactly."

"I punched Clay at the carnival and so this was his revenge, that's it, end of story!" Liam said walking up the stairs and slamming his door.

Elizabeth put her head in her hands and Lucky sighed. "I can't believe this."

"What?" Elizabeth asked. "That our son is dating Jason and Sam's daughter?"

Lucky nodded. "We have to talk to them, get everything passed us if we want these kids to even have a small chance at happiness."

"Your taking her side!" Clay shouted.

"We're not taking her side, honey." Olivia promised. "But you were in the wrong, you shouldn't have beat him up, what were you thinking?"

"He hit me first!" Clay defended himself.

"Gimme your phone." Sonny said. "And your keys."

"Dad, What!"

"You heard me, Clayton." Sonny held out his hand while Clay put his keys and phone in it.

Austin pulled into up to the baseball field and looked around for Liam's car. She hadn't seen him in a couple of days, but he said he was still trying out, so here she was.

She saw his jeep pull in and walked over to it when he parked.

Liam got out of the jeep, his face was still bruised and his left eye was still purple.

Austin wrapped her arms around him. "I'm sorry, this is all my fault, God Liam, your face."

"It isn't that bad, I'm fine." He kissed her on the top of her head. "It's not your fault, I promise."

She didn't say anything for a few minutes until hearing the whistle blow and the coach yell.

"You should go, I'll be here when you get done." She smiled.

Liam nodded. "Okay."

"Whoa, man, what happened?" Noah asked when Liam walked onto the field.

He shook his head. "Nothing. I don't wanna talk about it."

"Yeah, sure." Noah said throwing him the ball.

"So?" Austin asked with a smile.

"I made it."

"Oh my God, I knew it!" She squealed.

He hugged her tight. "So, my parents want to have you and your family over for dinner."

"I don't know if that's such a good idea."

"Why not?"

"Oh I don't know, because your dads a cop and mines a mobster." Austin laughed making Liam smile.

"Come on, they can be civil for one night, besides I'd really like to meet them."

"I'll ask them, but I'm not promising anything."

He smiled. "Okay."

"Yeah, sounds good." Jason said handing her a piece of pizza.

"What?" She asked confused. "Dad, his dad's a cop."

"I know, Austin." Jason smiled. "Do you think I'm going to commit a crime at dinner?"

"No!" She laughed. "It's just...i thought you hated cops."

Jason shook his head. "Not all of them."

Austin smiled. "Thanks dad."

"Anytime princess."

Jason watched Austin smile and then walk back upstairs to finish her homework. He smiled thinking back to when she was little and he called her princess all the time, now she's almost grown and has her first real boyfriend.

He shook his head and sighed. Time sure does fly by.