Chapter Twenty-Five: It Started With A Letter

Ten months later:

"Hey, babe!" Liam yelled opening the front door.

Austin smiled walking out of the kitchen and hugging him tight. "Tell me we're making the right decision."

"We are." Liam tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "This was your idea, you know."

She smiled. "I know, but I'm just scared."

"We'll have each other, that's all that matters." He kissed her on the cheek.

"I love you." Austin hugged him.

"I love you, too." Clay smiled. "Do you have everything ready?"

"Almost." Austin said. "I have to go by the bank, get the money from my savings."

"Okay, I'll meet you here at seven?"

"Yeah, my parents should be gone by then."

"Austin!" Sam called up the stairs. "We're leaving, we'll see you tonight!"

Austin ran down stairs. "I love you, mom." Austin hugged her.

"I love you too sweetie, is everything alright?"

Austin nodded. "Everything's fine."

She ran over to Jason when he walked into the room. "I love you, Dad."

Jason hugged her tight. "I love you too."

"Are you sure everything's fine?" Jason asked.

"Can't a daughter just hug her parents?" Austin smiled.

"Be good." Jason smiled. "We'll see you later tonight."

Austin walked around the big empty house. She hadn't been there since Clay left, ten months ago.

All the furniture was their, but no bodies filled the big mansion. It was lonely and dark. Austin remembered all the memories that were made in that house. It was sad how things had turned out, and Austin would be lying to say she never thought about what could have been if Clay was still in Port Charles.

She snapped out of memory lane, hearing the front door open.

"Hello?" She called from the living room.

Her heart skipped a beat when she saw him walk into the living room.

He looked the same, he looked like she remembered.

"Austin!" Clay smiled.

"Oh God." She whispered with tears in her eyes.

Why was this happening, she had moved on, she was happy.

"What are you doing here?" Clay smiled moving closer to her.

"Taking a trip down memory lane." Austin tried to smile.

"I missed you." He moved to hug her.

Austin stepped back.

"Austin." He looked hurt.

"I'm with Liam, Clay."

"Oh." He was hurt.

"Why are you here, in Port Charles?"

"I came back..."

"I'm leaving, Clay, tonight."

"Where are you going?"

"I can't tell you."

"Why not?"

"Because, you didn't tell me!" She yelled. "Why should I tell you?"

"Austin, please."

"I'm sorry, Clay." She whipped a tear from her eye. "I will always love you, but you left and I had to move on."

Clay just looked at her.

"I'm sorry." She said walking out the door.

"Yeah, me too." He said.

Austin stopped hearing the sadness in his voice, but then continued to walk out the door.

"You ready?" Liam asked when he was finished loading the bags, that the moving van didn't already take.

"Yeah." She said sitting the letter that she wrote to her parents down on the kitchen table. "I'm ready."

Austin took one more look around her house, the house that she grew up in, the house that had so many great memories.

Getting into the car, Liam took her hand. "This is the start of our adventure."

Austin smiled, but the truth was that she was worried. She was worried that her family would never forgive her, and she was even more worried Clay would never forgive her.

"Austin, were home!" Sam yelled through the house.

"Sam!" Jason called from the kitchen.

Sam ran into the kitchen. "What?"

He held up the white envelope that said Mom and Dad on the front.

Jason opened it up and pulled out the letter.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I understand if you never forgive me for what I'm doing,

but I just need you to know that it has nothing to do with

you guys. I need a fresh start, I need to be away and to spread

my wings. The last thing Liam and I want to do is hurt you or

his parents, they also got a letter and know nothing more than

you do. I can't tell you where we're going, but please know that

we're safe and that I can handle this. You raised me to be a strong

person and now I need to show myself that I am that strong person.

The last thing I want is for you to be disappointed in me, or the

decisions I have made with my life. You guys taught me that

decisions have consequences and that I have to live with them,

I just can't live with them their, in Port Charles. You might be

confused, but the picture in the envelope will explain. If not the

same girl I was ten months ago, it all started with a letter, so I

thought I would end it with one. Mom and Dad I love you so

much, please don't worry or try to find us, I will write to you, so

you'll know I'm safe. I love you.

Austin

Sam grabbed the envelope while Jason was still looking at the letter. Praying this was some kind of sick joke.

"Oh God." Sam cried looking at the picture.

Jason took the photo from her. He looked at it. His jaw was clenched tight and his eyes were watering.

"We'll get spinelli to find them." Jason told Sam.

"We should go over to Lucky and Elizabeth's, see if their letter is different." Sam said.

Jason nodded, sitting down the letter and the sonogram picture on the kitchen table.

A/N: WHOA! Big things happened in this last chapter! Don't worry I'm not ending the Austin/Clay/Liam love triangle like that!:) The 3rd story will be about Liam and Austin living on their own and trust me it isn't going to be happy for very long...stay tuned The Boy I love is Coming in December:) Thanks for reading and please review!