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Authors Note: I hope everyone likes this story. It's my first story in this fandom. I saw the movie and it captured my imagination.

Special Thanks: A very special thanks goes out to my two beta readers on this story Kal and Bhotanni. They are the reason why there are no grammar or spelling mistakes below making this story a million times better. Thanks you. I couldn't do it with out you.

Collision Course
Pam Marks

I'm so afraid to love you
More afraid to lose
Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choice

-"I Will Remember You" by Sarah McLachlan

"You're too much for me Ennis Del Mar. I wish I knew how to quit you." The words still echoed through Ennis's mind even after all these years. That simple statement still spoke volumes to him in more ways then one. He remembered being so very angry with Jack that day when he had mentioned going down to Mexico to find comfort. He had felt a sudden twinge of rage and passivity come over him at the very moment Jack had said those words to his retreating back. He had gotten right up in Jack's face and growled at him that what he didn't know he didn't want to know and he better not hear any other mention of Jack going to Mexico ever again.

Ennis hadn't missed the fear come over Jack's blue eyes the moment he backed him up a few paces while he growled at him. It was the first time that Ennis had ever shown his rage to another human being and of course it would be pointed at Jack, who else? Jack was always the one that would bring every emotion inside him out. Jack had looked at Ennis like he was going to strike him at that moment; and if he had been anything like his daddy he would have knocked Jack to the ground. Hell, he had felt like it but if he had learned one thing from his daddy it was that the quickest way to get someone to stop loving you was to strike them so he had settled for pointing at him firmly as he saw Jack's anger come back as he finished his enraged rant.

Those infamous words had stung him more then anything anyone else had said to him in his life. He had broken down in that instant when he realized that he was killing Jack Twist slowly from the inside out; because he was too chicken to announce to the world that Jack Twist was his. Jack had caught him before he hit the ground holding onto him and whispering how very sorry he was; while Ennis sobbed hard, holding onto his coat like his life had depended on it. Maybe it had.

Ennis sighed as he turned his eyes to the barren landscape from the driver's side window of his truck. He felt a rush of sadness and guilt as he remembered leaving Jack standing alone on the riverbank. Ennis had given Jack one last deep kiss, showing Jack that he was committed to him and their relationship as long as it was a secret before getting in his truck and riding away.

That had been the last time he had ever seen Jack Twist. He hadn't even known he was dead till he had gotten the card he had sent Jack back with "deceased" stamped across it in big bold red letters. Ennis had never called Jack Twist until that moment but he had to hear his laughing voice say it was all a joke. He just had to hear him. His hopes had been dashed to hell when Jack's wife had answered the phone and told him of the "accident" that had claimed the life of his one true love. It's funny how you never know what you have until it's gone. Now he lived in a trailer, alone, except for the occasional check-up from Junior. She wished he wasn't so alone. He missed Jack terribly and he would give anything to see him if only for one more day.

'I should have never let you out of my sights Jack Twist.' Ennis thought as he made a sound and swallowed hard as the pain inside him grew at the familiar words. He slowly pulled out onto the road that lead to his lonely trailer not really paying attention to the stop sign. There was rarely anyone on the lonesome country road. Then he was tossed into his door by the hard impact of the truck that slammed into the passenger side of his beat up old truck.

"Shit." Ennis cursed as he managed to get the door of his truck open. He slid out holding his shoulder tightly as he rounded his truck. He saw the other driver bent over, examining the colliding trucks. "Sorry 'bout that. Should have been watchin' out more to where I was headin'. I ain't got no insurance or nothin' like that but I reckon we can come to some agreement or somthin'."

Ennis saw the man's shoulders tense, before turning to look up at him. Ennis's heart stood still in his chest as he fought to get control over the many emotions that swirled around inside him. He would know those blue eyes anywhere. "Jack Twist."