A month later,

Going back into school mode was an adjustment. Luke convinced the guidance counselor to let her do the rest of the semester online and physically attend school in the spring. School work was a blessing for once in her life. Her relationship with Abel is kinda frozen in place, she was healing physically, but still had a hard time sleeping, and for the first time since Clyte showed his face in Charming, Ava feels like things are getting back to normal. She got a visit a few days ago from Abel. All he said was, "It's done." After that, she took him upstairs to her room and they lay down on her bed smoking pot the entire night.

Given Abel's life, Ava knew better than to ask questions. They don't spend many days together at all, but when the sun goes down, he always ends up on her porch. Their nights aren't physical, but there's a comfortable silence between the two. There's no pressure. They both found it's much better that they don't talk about certain things, like what she went through with Clyte or his infidelity in Tacoma.

Ava looks around at the other kids hanging around the entrance, and thinks of the first time she ever saw Abel Teller in front of the school. Ava turns her head to look out the side view mirror at the truck that pulled up behind Luke's. Abel walks around the front of his truck opening the passenger door and nods at her to come with him. She listens to her heart beat just twice before she starts to get out of the car.

"Luke, I think I'm gonna skip today," Ava says seeing Abel's fingers tap on the hood of his truck.

"Are you sure? Just cause you're all healed physically doesn't mean everything's better or everything's fixed," Luke tells her.

"I'm okay now," Ava says looking out the side mirror at Abel.

Getting out of the car, Ava walks to him slowly, placing one foot in front of the other until only inches are separating them.

"Hey," Ava says quietly.

"I got the keys to Piney's old cabin again," He tells her with a grin on her face.

"And why do we need a cabin?" Ava asks teasing him as she sits on the passenger seat with her feet dangling outside staring at the guy she loves.

"Movie and dinner. I'm trying to do the boyfriend shit here, okay?" He tells her shaking his head as she starts laughing.

"So what, we just go on living our lives, forgot everything?" She asks him.

"No, we can't forget. What happened to you was never supposed to happen. I can't undo it, but I can make it better, I can make you better. And everything else, that's on me. I can be faithful to you. I want to be, but we need to talk about everything. The club, runs, old lady shit," "He tells her.

"I've been around the club and the people in it for a while to know that it's not conventional and every relationship is different. Couples in this world aren't in normal relationships. What kind of relationship are we going to have, Abel? That's what we need to figure out. And we will figure it out at this cabin you insist on taking us to, " She tells him turning inside the truck and reaching for the seatbelt.

"Yes, ma'am," Abel tells her closing the door and walking to the driver's car with a grin on his face that would make his father proud.

The End! It's been such a long time since I've started this story, and I'm really comfortable with where I'm ending it. Ava and Abel were my first story ever, and it was time to bring theirs to a close. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and took the time to read, you guys have been great! Maybe thinking of writing a sequel but the storyline will be set in the future. We shall see!