"I'm leaving." Aria said later that night as she sat in the baby's room with her older sister, Brooke still hadn't come home from wherever she went that morning and the day without her had made Aria realize that she had to leave Seattle if there was any hope of moving on for the either of them. She knew it would be hard, probably the hardest thing she would ever have to do, if not completely impossible. But like she told Brooke, no one ended up with their high school love for the rest of their lives.

"Okay." Callie nodded. "Just put Gabriel in his crib and you can go."

"No Callie I mean when mom goes back to Miami in the morning so will I." Aria replied.

"Oh…" Callie breathed. "Why?"

"Are you kidding me? Brooke is here and she's tempting and hostile, I can't be around her when all I can think about is telling her that I lied and that I love her, and I know I've hurt her she may not let it be seen but I can see it in her eyes and it kills me."

"You should have just told her the truth."

And Aria couldn't help but laugh. "Tell her that I love her but we can't be together for four years while I go to Oxford and she goes to Madison? Callie she's insanely stubborn and she got into all but one college that I got into she wouldn't give up if I said it like that she's already told me she didn't care about what school she goes to as long as I'm there."

Aria paused so she could breath. "I had to give her no hope that we could ever be together again."

"That must have been very hard for you." Callie said she looked up at her sister and they locked eyes and for a moment Callie felt she had never knew her little sister better than she did now. Callie always picture Aria as a hormonally driven teenager, but now she knew that Aria was much more than that, it took a lot of courage for her to give up on the one she loved. Callie was selfish she could never do the same for Arizona.

Aria nodded. "It was terrible."

"I'm sorry."

"Can you just give her this letter for me?" She asked as she carefully pulled a letter out of her pocket.

"You not going to say goodbye?"

Aria shook her head and kissed Gabriel's chubby little cheek man was she going to miss her niece and nephew.

"I think you should say goodbye."

Again she shook her head. "I think my strength has reached it's limit. Thanks for taking me in sis."

A warm smile graced Callie's face and she leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. "Thanks for standing up with me when no one else would."

"You're my sister was I supposed to leave you just like that?"

Callie shrugged her shoulders. "I wouldn't have held it against you, your still a kid and dad wields a lot of power."

"Not with me he doesn't. I'm worse than you Callie." Aria laughed, but it was strained not at all like her normal laugh Callie found herself wondering if she would ever hear her sister's real laugh again.

"I hope you find happiness Aria."

Aria could have made a smart ass remark like she normally would because Callie was being entirely to mushy for her, but she didn't. instead she said.

"Yeah me too."

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Brooke didn't come home until noon the next day, her night had been a little insane it started with going over to Corbin's and hanging out with him for a while before they where invited to a party where she got extremely drunk for the first time since she left New Jersey. Corbin was very mad at her for drink so much but he stood by her side during the party and kept the sex hungry boys, who wanted to take advantage of the very wasted girl, away. He also didn't have a drop to drink Corbin was a good guy like that he didn't drink or smoke or do anything that would piss his parents off. He also took her back to his house and held her hair while she threw up.

She felt stupid for how she acted but she just needed to blow off some steam and it had always helped when she was back in New Jersey. Of course as soon as she walked through the door to the house her mother pounced on her.

"Where the hell have you been Brooke!" Arizona yelled. "We've been looking for you for hours."

"Sorry ma' could you keep it down a little my head is killing me." Brooke said.

Arizona narrowed her eyes moved closer and sniffed. "Your drunk."

"Correction Ma' I was drunk."

Arizona shook her head. "Your grounded. Give me your ipod, cell phone and keys right now."

Brooke nodded and tried to walk past her but Arizona gripped Brooke's arm tightly. "You will not go back to how you used to act do you understand me? You are to talented to waste your life on booze and drugs."

Brooke shrugged. "I have nothing. Nothing matters."

Shock ran through Arizona enough so that she dropped Brooke's arm and she left the room. Arizona turned around to face Callie who was fixing lunch. "I told you it was wrong! I told you that allowing Aria and Brooke to be together was not a good idea and now look at my daughter!"

"Aria's hurting too." Callie said simply.

"Yeah I could tell by the way she just left without telling Brooke goodbye."

Callie frowned at her, "She is hurting this is killing her! That's why she left without so much as a good bye because she couldn't.:

Arizona glared at Callie before she stomped out of the room.

As Callie watched her go she let out an angry sigh and went upstairs to talk to Brooke.

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"Hey Brooklyn." Callie said softly as to not make headache that Brooke had any worse.

"She's gone isn't she? I though maybe if I just waited it out that she would come around. I thought it was a bad patch but all her stuff is gone."

"Yeah, she's gone but she gave me this letter to give to you." Callie handed her the very neatly folded letter and left her to read it by herself.

Brooke,

I'm truly wish it didn't have to end like this, and I'm sorry for leaving without so much as a good bye, I'm sorry for having to leave at all. But living in the same house as you is difficult for me, I hate seeing what I've done to you, how I've broke your heart. I just need you to know that you can call me any time you need me never forget that and never forget that we were friends before we started dating, I hope that one day we can go back to being like we were before and that you can forgive me for hurting you. Thank you Brooke for showing me that I was capable of loving and being loved. You saved me as much as I saved you.

I hope you find happiness

Love, Aria.

Brooke felt a little of her anger toward Aria leave but only a little bit, Aria leaving just like that was beyond wrong. There was nothing Brooke could do about it though she would go to college, do her thing and then pray to god that when she was done Aria would maybe want to be with her again. Or even better, she would move on and be happy just like Aria said she hoped for and then maybe it would hurt Aria just as much as Aria hurt her.

Or maybe it wouldn't because Aria didn't love Brooke so it wouldn't matter to her especially if it was four years from now. With a sigh she rolled over grabbed her phone and checked her text messages. One was from George the other from Corbin.

little Robbins, we need to talk meet me at the hospital for lunch today?

Brooke sighed it was already one she had missed lunch with George she typed a quick reply.

Sorry I haven't checked my phone I missed lunch want to come over for dinner? I'll make my spaghetti!

She didn't have to wait long for a reply.

Haha It's not Thursday night though.

Shut up I know I'm trying to mix things up just come over and tell me what's up? Please.

Okay I'll be over at seven.

Brooke smiled and scrolled down to Corbin's text.

Bird are you okay?

Brooke rolled her eye she hated when he called her bird, all because her last name was Robbins.

Don't call me that loser and yeah I'm fine killer headache though, come over for dinner at seven?

Sure thing see you then XOXO

With that done she went down stairs and started to make her spaghetti sauce

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A/N: Sorry for the lack of Callie/Arizona in this one the whole Brooke//Aria thing felt unfinished so I had to post this. Next chapter Callie and Arizona alll the way.

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