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[cole mathews]

Cole just dropped Kacee off at her house and was heading back towards his apartment. He had decided that he was going to leave Harbor. That way Cali wouldn't be in pain every time she saw him. He'd let everyone know somehow but he just needed to get away.

Cole pulled up to the apartment complex and parked the car. He went inside and took the stairs instead of waiting for the elevator. Cole reached his floor and headed to his door. He stopped and turned his head to look at Cali's then unlocked his own door. He stepped inside then headed to his bedroom to start packing his clothes up. He figured he could just go stay with his dad in New York for a while until he decided where he wanted to go.

Cole stopped what he was doing and picked his cell up to call Cali and everyone that cared about him, or did care about him at one point, to let them know he was leaving. He was only able to call Cali though, telling everyone else wasn't something he wanted to do. Especially not to Kacee who had been there for him. She was going to be the one person, besides Cali, that he would truely miss.

[cali sawyer]

Cali listened to the voicemail and was outraged. Grabbing a hoodie that she knew belonged to Cole she put in on, and ran out to her car, anger surging through her. Nothing more than her keys, and her phone in her possesion, she was angry as she pulled in to the complex parking lot.

She took the stairs two at a time as she picked up and walked to his apartment, putting her key in the door, she slipped it open and stormed in, throwing the door closed as she stormed into his apartment.

"So you're just going to take off?" She yelled at Cole's back as she watched him pack. "You're just going to take off, leave Harbor and never come back? What about Kacee? What about Lexie?" She was still yelling at him.

She walked towards him, and grabbed some of the clothes he had already packed and lifted them throwing them on the floor. "What about everyone else who needs you? They just don't matter!" She was almost hysterical as she lifted another handful of clothes and threw them on the floor.

[cole mathews]

Cole jumped a little at the door being slammed shut. He turned around to see Cali yelling at him. "No one wants me here Cali. Kacee has you and Denver and everyone else here that loves her. Ok... there's no one for me here but Kacee and i'm sorry but i can't live here without being rediculed every time i stepp out of my fucking apartment"

Cole wasn't one to cuss but he was mad and it just came out. He began to pick up the clothes she threw on the floor. "Why does it matter to you anyway?" He asked her a little more calmly as he turned his back to her and started to pack again. Cole didn't care really, not unless she said that she wanted to be with him and that they could work it out. Because he's tried everything to make her listen to him and none of it's worked. So if this was what it took to get her to talk to him then, so be it.

[cali sawyer]

"Oh poor Cole, it's just so hard." She was so unimpressed with him right now. "Suck it up!" She yelled at him, grabbing more clothes from the bag and throwing them on to the floor, ignoring that he was returning the stuff to him. She pushed against him, determined not to let him be so stupid.

"Why does it matter? Whay does it matter?" She turned to look at him, and pushed him a little harder than she had intended, letting herself fall back on to the bed. She shook her head and stood up. "You know what? Fine! It doesn't. Nothing matters!" She stood up and unzipped the hoodie and threw it at him.

"Fine! Just pack and go. If that's what you want - then do it! Why would I care!" She was still yelling and being incredibly hysterical as she walked past him and out of the bedroom.

[cole mathews]

Cole stood there letting her push him. He wasn't going to hurt her or touch her. Cole sighed as she yelled at him still. Maybe everyone was right and she still did love him. Cole threw the suitcase off the bed so she couldn't throw anything else out of it.

He followed after her and said "Cali wait" He took ahold of her arm to stop her from going. "i'm only going because i didn't think you wanted me here anymore. I see how you get whenever you see me and it sucks knowing that i caused all that." He put his hands on her shoulders so shew as facing him now. "I want to be with you and make all this work. But every time i try talking to you, you just blow up in my face. I love you Cali you know that. And i will always love you no matter what. So if you walk out that door, i'm leaving. If you stay here and talk to me about everything, i'm staying." Cole let go of her and put his hands at his side. "So, am i staying or going?"

[cali sawyer]

Cali stopped, her jaw set, biting her lip as she waited for him to finish ranting. She didn't look up at him when he took a hold of her shoulders. It was taking all her concentration not to grab him or hold him.

Cali had no idea if they could make this work, it hurt, everything about it hurt, it felt like her heart was breaking everytime she saw him, but it hurt when she wasn't with him too. She folded her arms across her chest, still in stubborn mode, letting her eyes look back up to him.

"What do you want to talk about?" She had no idea why she was letting him win, but apparently, this pain that she was living with, made her want to stay beside him regardless of anything else. She tilted her head as she waited for his answer. "Can I have the hoodie back? Because if it's going to take a while, it's cold in here." She raised her eyebrows, not wanting to show him any sign of weakness and becuase she really was cold.

[cole mathews]

Cole walked to his room and grabbed the hoodie. He handed it to her then walked over to the couch. He was a little amazed at how well that had worked. He didn't think she'd really stay. Cole looked over at her and motioned with his head for her to come sit on the couch.

"Everything.... what's going on between us and jsut everything." He looked at her as he sat tehre leaning on his knees. He sighed and said "Because i really truely care about you and want to be with her. It's literally killing me." He sighed a little looking to the floor then back over to her. "My mom's put me in therepy..." He looked over at her now. The only other person who knew was Carrie from him telling her on the IM last night.

[cali sawyer]

Cali put the hoodie back on and pulled it closer around her shoulders, still wrapping her arms around herself, trying to keep the comfort she had from it earlier. She walked over to the couch and sat on the arm, not looking at him properly and not allowing herself to sit beside him.

"Therapy? Wow!" Cali said nodding, she was a little shocked at that. "Might be a little late." SHe almost laughed and shrugged at him, her lips curving into a smile.

She played with her lips slightly, before moving down on to the couch, though she still kept a distance between them. Her legs folded under herself. "So how's that going? The therapy I mean. What do you guys talk aboout?" She queried again, biting her lip and looking over at him.

[cole mathews]

Cole glared at her when she said that therepy might be a little late for him. He watched as she moved down on the couch and saw a smile come on her face. Well, he was making progress with her. That's for sure.

"You.... mainly" Cole looked down again not wanting to see her reaction. It was the truth. He had only gone to one meeting so far. It was an hour long session and 57 minutes of that hour was talking about Cali. For some reason, the therepist had found that to be a good starting point for him. Cole disagreed but what does he know. Cole looked back over to her again and said "She thinks it'll do me good to start talking about our relationship first off..."

[cali sawyer]

"Me - oh god!" Cali said burying her head slightly against the back of the couch. "Does she think that I should be in session too?" She laughed slightly, as she moved a little closer to him, thought still kept some distance between them.

"So what do you talk about it?" She asked again, biting her lip looking down slightly. "I mean you don't have to tell me if you don't want. I know all that crap is supposed to be confidential." She shrugged and looked up at him. "I mean, do we still have a relationship?"