Shattered

"No. I can't do this Claire." There's a knot in my throat as I shake my head, my fingers digging into my hair. I need to get back to Hannah.

"Do you hate me?" Claire's voice is soft, her eyes brimming with tears. "Do you want me gone?"

"I need you to at least leave my house." I close the door, feeling my heart shatter.

~~~

Blake and Claire had been together for over seven months when Claire got accepted to Florida University and took off to accomplish her dreams, leaving her old life behind--including Blake.

Now, it's been four years, and though neither of them have forgotten the other, they haven't talked in what seems like ages. They have lives of their own. They're happy. Or...so they thought.

When something brings Claire back to California after college, will she be able to face Blake at all? Will Blake even want to see her anymore?