Caitlyn smiled when she reached her brother-in-law and gave him a tight hug before sitting beside him on the sofa.

"I've decided to come with you. My friends, Mitchie and Mara will be coming as well as our bodyguard, Antonio."

Steve smiled. "That is okay. I'm glad you've decided to come. I'm sure your parents would love to see you."

"If they did, then my father would be here, not in Germany and my mother would not be worrying about her senatorship over Ohio..." Caitlyn replied.

Her brother-in-law sighed. "You know that they are trying to move on. So should you after this."

"Have you?"

Steve chuckled. "Come on, Cath was my end all. I can't have anyone else, especially if they're not her. I have our kids to focus on from now on. Getting the twins through high school and middle school then supporting them later on."

"I understand." Caitlyn smiled softly.

He noticed her sad posture. "What's up?"

"My boyfriend... We broke up. And before you ask, it was me. I can't let him date someone like me." Caitlyn lied.

"Why not? What's wrong with you?" Steve asked her.

Caitlyn sighed, rubbing her tears away. "I'm Bipolar..."

Steve gasped a little. "Does he know?"

She nodded. "And he stuck it out with me but be real, who wants someone like that?"

"Apparently him."

Then why did he leave me?, she thought bitterly.

"Give him a chance. He's surprised you up until now, hasn't he?"

Caitlyn nodded. "Yeah, but he's gone. To stay with his uncle in hospital for a while."

Steve took a sip from his bottle. "Oh, how horrible. I'm sure you guys will get back together in no time. You have things to sort out and so does he."

"Yeah...," Caitlyn whispered. "You're right." I hope.

...

"I can't believe that they ran away!" Barron said, shaking his head as Lola and Mitchie recalled their events to the group. "What cowards."

Peggy hit him gently. "Don't call them that... You don't know what they're dealing with."

"They still shouldn't have left." Nat hissed. "Especially that Nate guy. He loves Caitlyn, yet he's the one who suggested the bloody plan. What kind of guy does that to a girl?"

"Who are you talking about?"

They all turned to face Brown and Dee with small but confused smiles on their faces.

"You're back! And okay!" Tess said, as they all got up to hug the couple.

Brown chuckled. "It's going to take a little more to break a man like me. Mind the chest, kids."

"So, who left? Is it Ruby and Ethan?" Dee asked the group.

They all looked at each other, sending apologetic glances at the elder couple.

Sander sighed, brave enough to reply. "Shane, Nate and Jason. Wrote a letter to Mitchie, Caitlyn and Mara then just left."

"What do you mean by 'just left'?" Brown asked, anger suddenly coursing through his body.

Lola raised her gaze to him. "They wanted to start afresh. We don't know where."

"But we know why..." Mitchie told him. "I think we better discuss this privately."

Brown agreed and later he, Mitchie, Dee and Mara were sat in his office, drinking coffee.

Mitchie sighed. "I recently got engaged..."

"Congratulations, love." Brown smiled.

"Congratulations." Dee grinned.

Mitchie smiled a little, nodding. "Thank you. It's not to Shane... That's why..., he was upset. Almost depressed and he... we argued. Mara told me he almost took drugs."

Brown gasped. "I thought he was better."

"So did I!" Dee said.

"I thought so too but my betrayal sent him almost over the edge... That's why all of them left. Because of me and Shane."

Dee shook her head in disbelief. "I don't understand it. What about Caitlyn? What about you, Mara. Don't your guys love you enough to stay?"

Mara cried. "I thought they did. We all did."

Brown stood up and walked over to his desk to retrieve his phone. "I'll call their parents and siblings. See if they've got any information."

"They'd be long gone..." Mara whispered, wiping her tears. "I'm crying over a guy... I feel so stupid."

Mitchie took her hand and gripped it. "Don't be. We loved them and that's not stupid at all."

Mara frowned, still thinking she was stupid for falling for a married guy.

...

It was their fourth stop and they had arrived at a diner, 4 and a half hours away from camp.

Shane tapped his fork against the napkin dispenser, almost regretful.

"Can you stop that?" Jason asked gently as he tried to feed Kelly her yoghurt.

His brother sighed, stopping his actions as he watched their younger brother sit back down at their table after using the toilet.

"You sorted?" He asked.

Nate nodded, putting his insulin back into his travel bag. "When's the food going to get here?" He asked, taking his phone out. He immediately regretted it because staring back at him were photos of Caitlyn and him together, smiling.

"They've just finished the morning rush." Jason replied, taking his phone away from him. "Don't try and call her. It was your idea."

Nate glared at him and sat back in his seat, crossing his arms. "I wasn't going to..." He mumbled. "Maybe we should go back. Maybe doing this was a bit too... drastic."

Jason sighed in relief. "I'm glad you think that too-"

"No." Shane snapped. "You are not leaving anywhere. We will leave and start again."

Jason gave him a long look. "How about we help you find somewhere and go back?"

Shane returned with his own look of betrayal. "You guys promised me."

"We should think very deeply about this." Nate said.

Jason agreed with him. "We should. I promise, Shane, everything will be alright."

He rolled his eyes when Nate's phone buzzed in his hand and saw Brown's name pop up along with their mother's. A conference call.

"Answer it," Shane sighed.

Nate took his phone and pressed the green answer button. He was met with their mother and uncle staring back at him.

"Nathaniel!"

"We're alright, Mom. We just went for a drive. See? We're at a diner and we're all fine."

Brown sighed. "Are you coming back?"

Nate looked up at Shane and nodded. "We'll be back by night."

"You made us worry for nothing!" Their mother chastised. "I nearly called your father and you know how much I loathe to be in contact with him."

Jason chuckled to himself. "We know."

"Well, drive safely, okay boys?" Their mother almost whined. "I love you."

Shane looked up with a sigh. "We love you too, Mom..."