This past few days, I kept avoiding any circumstance that I could talk to him, I can't unsee him for his my classmate on some subjects. But with the help of my best friends and Dawson, he's keeping his distance but still trying.

"Thanks for the ride!" I waved Maggie goodbye as she dropped me home.

I went inside and headed straight to the kitchen. But before I do, someone rings the doorbell.

"Must be Maggie, probably forgot to ask for notes." I opened the door expecting to see Maggie but to my surprise, it wasn't.

"I need to talk to you." Chace by the door.

"No, we don't have anything else to talk about." I was about to close the but he caught it.

"Please Cathy, hear me out." As he strongly held the door. "What do you want me to do just for you to hear my explanation? Do you want me to kneel?" He was on his knees. "Please"

"It's already too late for that." I slammed the door right in front of him and quickly locking it.

***

That night I was about to close my eyes to sleep when my phone ring. I took it from the bedside table and looked who was calling this late. Chace.

I groan in frustration, canceling the call. Not a second later he called again, he kept on calling me that I turned my phone off and went on to sleep.

"Baby. Cassie." I heard mom waking me up. "Cassie." I sleepily tried to open my eyes.

"Yes?" Still half asleep.

"Mrs. Wayne wanted to talk to you." She said helping me sit down. I saw Mrs. Wayne by my bedroom door, she seems worried and nervous at the same time. "I'll let you two talk." Mom went out of the room.

"I'm sorry to barge in this time." She walks a step closer to my bed. I took a look at the time, it was 1: 24 in the morning.

"It's alright." Wiping any possible drool on my face.

"I know what is going on between the two of you but could you somehow help him." She was now teary-eyed.

"Help him?" I know I should hate him but there is still a part of him that some still care and worry for him.

"H-he, Chace got into a fight. He was arrested." She then now sobbed. I helped her sit down as I don't know exactly what to say. "I know he hurt you but I know he still loves you dearly. I'm so sorry, this is all my fault."

"It's not your fault" trying to comfort her.

"I'm the reason his becoming like this, I don't deserve to be a mother."

"You are a good mother, don't ever at least once doubt yourself." Yet she grabbed my hand, her eyes blurred in with the tears.

"Please help my boy." She was begging with all her might. "Please." I nodded in response.

***

My heart was pounding so quickly as I entered the station. Roaming my eyes looking for him somewhere but I couldn't see him.

"Yes, Miss?" A lady officer asks.

"I'm looking for Chace Wayne."

"Oh, that troubled kid" she showed me a way to the visiting area. "Please just wait here and I'll get him." I nodded and sat down. Knees shaking.

What did you do this time Chace?

Not long after Chace entered the room. He has bruises on his face.

"Cathy." He looked surprised to see me. "I-"

"Before you say anything, I want to say sorry for not answering your call earlier." I lowered my face from shame.

"It's fine, I was stupid to think you'll even pick up." He giving a smile trying not to worry me.

"But, I could have-"

"Cathy, I'm okay" he grasped my hand on the table. "I'm not the one to be feeling hurt here, I was the one who abandoned you first." From those words, I felt the pain all over again. "And I'm sorry."

"Chace."

"Please just listen first" he was not taking his eyes off of me "During our getaway trip, I saw Dad with his Mistress. I confronted him, I felt so betrayed that he'd do this again to Mom. I was feeling angry and hurt that I had somehow put upon you. I'm so sorry." He held on to my hand tighter. "That day when we came home. I saw Dad there sitting on the sofa with my sister on his lap and Mom on his side all happy and stuff, but just the prick that I am lashed out at him. Talking about how I saw with his other family, I was screaming and shouting that made my sister cried out of scared." He wiped off his tears falling on his cheek, looking at him like that makes me hurt even more.

"Chace"

"I was about to punch him for lying to us all but Mom stopped me as she knew about it all along. It made me angrier, and the truth finally came out. I wasn't my father's child." My eyes widen from his words. "I was a product of Mom's cheating. She was the one who first cheated on my dad."

"Oh God!" I had one hand on my mouth in shock.

"I felt like my life was all a lie. I don't know what am I suppose to do and feel. I don't know what to say to you, It felt like a lost a big part of myself." He was sobbing that I had to hold him in my arms. "The reason I broke up with you and kept my distance was not about Megan or any girl. It was because of me."

"Chace, I am so sorry." I held him tighter.

"After everything, I still couldn't stop loving you, I tried to take it all, hide the pain and just let you go but there was just this force that keeps pulling me towards you. The time I saw you with Dawson was like my heart was being hammered inside my chest. That kiss made me long and crave for you more and more but to what happened with Megan, I didn't know what to do. I wanna be there for but I know you already hated me. I wanted us to be okay again but to my selfishness, I've pushed you away even more."

"I was hurt yes but I never did I hate you for I hated myself more. Hated myself that after all that's what happen I still love you." He cups my face like the way he used too. "I still love you."

"But this time Cassie you shouldn't"

"Why, why would you say that?" I shook my head not agreeing to what he was saying.

"You can't love someone as broken as me." He let his hands fall to his side.

"Everybody has that feeling inside. You are not alone." I took his hands, my tears were falling.

"Cathy, I want you to be happy."

"I'm happy with you."

"But I won't be happy, we'll still continue to feel like something is missing and I don't want you to have that burden." He wiped my tears gently.

"No."

"I want me to be able to love you completely with all my heart. I don't want this to be our goodbye."

"Then don't do this."

"I only want this to be our next time. Be happy just as the way you are, always remember that I'll keep you in my heart." He has that smile.

"Please no."

"This is for the best." He kissed me gently one last time. "Until next time." He then left and walked out the door without even looking back. Leaving me broken and yearning for him.