I Will Always Love You
Chapter 3. Too Good To Be True
Author: j_rock873
Rating: PG-13
Summary: While the rest of the family avoids Katie, Jessie faces another crisis.
Disclaimer: Other than the character, Elizabeth Walker, I own nothing.
Reviews: I would like them.
Things were going well for everyone in Australia. Rick had gotten another job offer, which kept Jessie there for the rest of the school year. Jessie had entered into another relationship with a girl she had met at the beach, who ended up going to her school. Elizabeth Walker seemed to have it all. She was extremely smart, perky, confident, funny, very kind (almost too kind sometimes), and charming. She won over Jessie's family almost as fast as the girl who seemed to now be only a faint memory. Jessie was first drawn to her by her light brown hair that went slightly past her shoulders and big, brown eyes. When she would fake a pout, it would remind her of a cute, puppy dog. As much as Jessie tried, her new girlfriend couldn't fill the void left by Katie. Jessie's family felt bad for her and hoped that would change soon. Little did anyone know Elizabeth kept a dark secret. She had been in and out of mental hospitals from the age of thirteen to sixteen due to dangerous fits of rage. In fact it had been only two months after being released when she met Jessie at the beach. Elizabeth had become great in hiding this from Jessie and her family. Unfortunately, it was only a matter of time before she snapped again.
The latest project for Rick was coming to an end, and the family would be heading back home. Jessie was anxious to get back for three reasons. She had missed her mother tremendously, it gave her a way out of her relationship with Elizabeth, and she actually missed Upton Sinclair. Which shocked even her family since the only person that it made it bearable was no longer in their lives; or so they thought.
Jessie was struggling with how to end a relationship that was going nowhere. She decided to just to be honest with her. As the last day of school ended, Jessie asked Elizabeth if they could go somewhere private to talk. Elizabeth had felt what was coming for at least a week, so she had a surprise waiting for Jessie. They went to the beach where they first met and headed to a nearby alcove so they could be alone.
"Elizabeth, I need to tell you something."
Jessie then began to hesitate before she continued. It only lasted a minute before Elizabeth interrupted her.
"Just spit it out, Jessie," she said nervously.
"Elizabeth, we can't see each other ever again. You're a really great person, but this isn't working anymore."
"But why?" she asked with tears in her eyes.
"Because I can't keep leading you on in the hope that my feelings will change when they won't."
Then tears started to fall from her eyes too.
"You can't do this to me, Jessie," she began to scream.
Jessie started to become scared.
"Unfortunately, I am. I'm moving back to the United States in a week."
She slowly rose to her feet and turned to walk away.
"Jessie, wait a second," was the last thing she heard before everything went black.
