Title: God Bless the Broken Road
Song: God Bless the Broken Road by Rascall Flatts
Writers: JaceyM24 and luke+noah=love
Director: goldmist


Summary: Noah recieves his father's will shortly after his death notifying him of a long lost twin sister. Noah, feeling a new sense of joy at having a living blood relative immediately lesves to seek her out, leaving a disheartened Luke behind. Luke decides to start a search of his own. Though they are miserable apart, the broken road to finding Sabrina leads them to strengthen their love. Both realize that they could not live without the other and that their love is stronger than any blood could make.


"God Bless the Broken Road"


Luke and Noah were sitting in Java when a man walked in and came up to them.

“Are you Noah Mayer?”
“Yes. What’s this about?”
“ I have a certified letter for you. Can you sign here please?”

He handed Noah the clipboard and Noah signed the line indicated. The man handed him the envelope and left. Noah looked at the letter and his face went white.


“Noah, what’s wrong? Who is that letter from?”
“My father’s attorney. I don’t even know if I can open it. Can you read it for me?”
“Of course.”

Noah handed him the envelope and Luke ripped it open.

“It’s your dad’s will.”
“What?”

“The last Will and Testament of Winston Mayer;” He started to read.

“I, Winston Mayer, being of sound mind,”
“ That’s debatable,” Noah added.

Luke shared a look with Noah at that comment. He continued to read.


“All of my assets should be divided as followed, half to my daughter, Joan Mayer, and half to Ameera Ali-Aziz. To my son Noah, I give you the responsibility of finding your sister. She is your twin and you were split up when you were three. Give her the enclosed letter and the picture. There is a copy for you as well. The last I knew she was in St Bernadette’s home in St. Louis. You can start there. If Joan and Ameera can’t be found, then a quarter of my assets should go to Noah to cover his search expenses and the rest should go to the US Army college fund. Noah, good luck finding your sister.”

Luke looked at Noah, who was still in shock at finding out he had a twin sister.


“Luke, do you know what this means?”
“What?”
“I have a family now. I didn’t think that would ever happen.”
“ I thought I was your family.” Luke looked hurt.
“You are, but now I have a biological tie to someone other than my dad. That may not mean anything to you, but I have to find her. Let’s go to St. Louis right away.”
“Noah, this could be a trap. Shouldn’t we call the State Department first?”
“No, we don’t want them to get suspicious. We should leave right away.”
“Noah, we don’t even know where she is now. We need to do some more research. Shouldn’t we get an attorney?”
“NO! Let’s go.”
“ I’ m sorry, Noah, but I can’t go with you on this. I am going to my Grandma Lucinda and see if she can help us. I can google her and figure out where she is. Don’t go at this blindly. Noah, I am begging you. Please don’t put yourself in any more danger.”
“Luke, how can this be dangerous? I am just taking a road trip to St. Louis, nothing will happen to me.”
“Noah, when your dad is involved, it’s always dangerous.”
“Luke, we are not going to agree on this, so I am going on my own. You can do what you want. Maybe I will see you in St. Louis, maybe not, but it is my father’s last wish to find my twin sister. I need that closure.”

He looked at the picture. It was of his parents, himself and a little girl at the entrance to a National Park.

“Look at this picture Luke, we looked so happy. Don’ t you think I deserve a chance at that happiness again?”
“I thought you were happy with me.”

Luke got a sad look in his eyes and looked at Noah.

“I am happy with you. But don’t you think I need my sister right now? My father’s dead and this is a chance to reconnect with the family I have never known.”
“OK, I can see that. I still think we should research her first. We can use Grandma’s connections and find out more about her.”
“Fine, you do that and I am going to St. Louis. We’ll see who finds her first.”

Noah stormed out and left Luke staring behind him.

Luke went back to the farm and fired up his computer. He found one of Noah’s CDs and put it into his computer. It was one of Luke’s favorites that he had heard a million times and he gave Noah as a promise that they would be together forever. The song that played was “God Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts. He was mesmerized by the music as he started his search.

He pulled out his phone and called Lucinda begging for her help. He gave her Noah’s birthday and told her what he needed. She promised to get her PI on it. He thanked her and hung up, going next to the search engine on the Internet. He found St. Bernadette’s website and called them.

Meanwhile, Noah was in his dorm packing. He was still fuming over the fact that he and Luke had just had another argument. That seemed to be happening a lot lately.


“Maybe we would be better off apart,” he thought.”I don’t seem to be doing anything good for him lately.”

He picked up a picture of the two of them from New Year’s Eve, a much happier time.

“I just don’t know what to do. I can’t lose him.”

He put the picture in his suitcase, threw some clothes on top of it and headed out to his truck. He headed west on the freeway toward St. Louis. As he drove, he turned on the radio. One of Luke’s favorite songs was playing, “God Bless the Broken Road.” That song reminded Noah so much of him and Luke. He was sure that was why Luke had given him that CD. He smiled sadly as he listened to the words while he headed back to his old life and away from the life he had grown to love in Oakdale.

He picked up his phone and called Luke. Straight to voicemail. He hung up and thought to himself, “why didn’t I convince him to come with me. I can’t do this alone.”

He looked at the phone and sighed.

The road was bumpy when Noah finally brought his truck to a halt. He made his way to the hotel he had just parked at and checked into a room. He was exhausted from the drive, and more importantly his fight with Luke. His heart melted a little at the thought of his beloved. He couldn’t believe he had let his hard headedness spark another fight between them. This was something he needed to do though. He would head out for St. Bernadette’s the next morning. It was time for rest.
The phone rang and rang as Luke completed yet another failed attempt at reaching St Bernadette’s. His laptop lay open, the myriad of information that Lucinda’s PI had found scattered across the screen. Sticky notes lined the plastic lining of the monitor. Luke grabbed the one which held the number to St. Bernadette’s and crumbled it in his hand. A moment later, it landed in the waste bin across the room.

Luke continued to concentrate on the information in front of him, he didn’t even know where to go from here. He laid his head on the desk for a moment to calm his pounding head. He had so many thoughts inside of it. A moment later and Luke was out cold.
Luke jerked his head up as the door behind him slammed shut. The voice of his grandmother Lucinda echoed in his ears as Luke rubbed his eyes and snuck a glance at his wristwatch. 8:00am. He had fallen asleep.

Lucinda sat down in the chair opposite to Luke. She had a folder of papers on what he assumed to be information about Noah’s sister. Lucinda laid them down on the table and looked at Luke with concern.

“This is tearing you apart darling isn’t it?”

Luke tried to keep his frustration inside himself, but his grandmother had caught him unawares. Even if she hadn’t he would have a hard time lying to her. She could see right through her dear Luciano.

“I don’t even know where to start grandma. I want to help Noah as much as possible, but how can I do that when all he ever does is push me away. After all of this drama, all of this separation between us, we finally have the chance to be together and all he wants to do is go and find some sister that has never even been there for him. Why wouldn’t he want me to be with him? I could help! I feel like he is throwing me away for some family that has never meant anything for him. Why can’t he stay here with me? His real family, the one that takes care of him and loves him for who he is?!”

Luke was almost in tears. It felt good to finally let all of his emotions out. He had felt like a volcano ready to explode, and now that he had, he was beginning to feel better. Lucinda embraced her grandson. She knew he was hurting.

“Darling, I know you feel abandoned and hurt right now, but we are going to get you through this.”

Lucinda opened the folder and sprawled the many papers across the table for Luke to look at.

“These papers contain all of the information that the investigators could find about Noah’s sister. This is all supplementary information to what I have already given you. Luckily there are only a few holes, and these shouldn’t be very hard to fill in. We are going to get you reunited with your precious Noah in no time.”

The reassuring tone in Lucinda’s voice helped to clam Luke’s nerves. He was still on edge, but knowing that they were so close to being reunited helped to put him at ease. All he could do was think about the time when he and Noah would share in their next kiss; when they would finally be alone together.

“The paper trail of Noah’s sister ends at a Military base in St. Louis. I have sent one of my investigators to that area to see if he can find any information on her there. Hopefully, someone will know what she has done since terminating her service in the army.”

Luke began to feel more and more relived with each sentence that Lucinda spoke. He was beginning to think that it would not be very long before he was reunited with his Noah.

“Grandma?”
“Yes dear?”
“The private investigator hasn’t left for the base yet has he?”
“No. Not yet, why do you ask?”
“Well, I was just wondering, that since Noah’s sister is likely to be in the area and that Noah may be in the are also, would it be alright if I tagged along? I want to be there when we find her.”
“Well Luke, that is simply out of the question!”

Luke’s heart sank. He wanted nothing more but to find Noah and bring him to his sister. He wanted to show Noah how much he loved him. He wanted to be there with him on one of the most important occasions of his life.

Lucinda saw the look in Luke’s eyes and smiled. He immediately picked up the flicker in hers.

“You didn’t think I would let you go all the way there without me now did you?”

Look stood up and embraced his grandmother so fiercely that she thought he would surely break something.

“Go and pack your things. I will meet you at my estate in one hour. You know where the jet is.”

An hour later, Luke, with his grandmother and her investigator, were aboard their flight to the military base.

The jet came to a screeching halt on the runway of the St. Louis Military Base. Luke, Lucinda, and her private investigator were met with a greeting from the top ranking official. They were promptly led to a very officially furnished office and seated themselves in the most comfortable leather chairs they had ever felt. The private investigator started.

“As you know, we are searching for information on a Miss Sabrina Kelly. We would like to know any information you may have about where she headed after her termination of military service.”

The official smiled.

“I know all about your query and have prepared information for you here. Sabrina, after her service with us here moved into a house in a small neighborhood just a mile south of here. I have provided you with an address and telephone number. I hope your search goes well.”

Luke was exuberant at the news. He only wished that he had Noah here with him.

The lot, escorted by private car, made their way to the neighborhood where Sabrina lived. Luke could feel a mix of emotions swelling inside of him. He was happy that they had finally found Noah’s sister and that this terrible ordeal would finally be over, but there was one lingering thought in Luke’s mind. He still did not know where Noah was.

His heart ached for his missing beloved. He hoped only that Noah was alright, he had not heard from him since their fight and Noah’s status was a factor that caused his heart to break every second that they were apart. Luke couldn’t imagine a life without Noah, and he hoped to God that nothing would ever happen that would fulfill that horror.

A single tear fell from Luke’s eye, and he prayed, prayed, and prayed for the safe return of his love.