Abbey's POV

I hated breaking up with guys. I'd only done it once, and that was back in my old town with a guy named Christian, who I'd been dating for three weeks. I caught him kissing another girl he claimed was his 'cousin.' You can only imagine how pissed I was.

Rory and I had been dating for two months and he had never been unfaithful to me. I was the one who was unfaithful, kissing two guys when I'm dating one and the thing with the other one is complicated.

I wasn't sure if it was wrong that I didn't feel guilty about kissing Jesse while I was dating Rory. I had no remorse about what I did, which made me wonder if it was time to end things with Rory.

I didn't want to hurt him, but I knew my decision would be a double-edged sword either way. If I break up with him, it'll break his heart. If I stay with him and forget about Jesse, it'll still hurt him because of the distant memory of my unfaithfulness. No doubt Ethan and Benny would tell Rory all about walking in on me and Jesse kissing.

When I was standing in front of the Council, being held in Jesse's arms, my heart was hammering in my chest. It never did that when I was with Rory. They say that when you're in love, your heart knows it. I guess I have my answer.

I pick up my phone off of my bedside table, and dial the familiar number that I had dialed so many times in the past two months.

"Rory," I say when he answers the phone. "I need to talk to you."

"Okay, I'll be there in a few," he responds. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," I lie, tears were threatening to fall and my voice was getting thick. "I just need to talk to you."

I hang up before he can say anymore.

I take a deep breath, and ready myself for Rory. He didn't need to see me cry and make it harder than it already was.

These last two months had been wonderful, but in my heart I felt like it was time to move on. None of the things that happen in Jesse's presence ever happen in Rory's.

There was a knock on my door, probably Rory.

"Come in," I say, trying to hide the thickness in my voice.

Rory walks over to my bed, where I was sitting and sits down beside me.

"You wanted to talk to me?" he asks softly.

"Yeah," I sigh. "I…"

"You wanted to break up with me," he doesn't say it as a question, just a statement.

"How did you know?" I ask, stunned.

"I saw the way you looked at Jesse," Rory explains. "He looks at you the same way."

"You're not mad?" I ask, hoping that his calm demeanor wasn't just a mask to hide his rage.

"I'm happy that you're happy," he answers. "That's why I'm taking this so calmly. I love you, Abbey, but it's more of a brotherly affection. In all honesty, I was going to do the same thing you're doing right now, but you beat me to it."

"You were going to break up with me to be with Jesse?" I ask, jokingly.

He smiles.

"That would be extremely awkward," Rory says.

I don't answer, just think about what he's said so far.

"We'll still be friends," he promises. "Even if you don't wanna talk to me ever again."

"I don't understand how you could be so gracious," I say, confused. "Jesse practically stole me from you."

"I don't understand it myself," Rory admits. "But I know that you don't want to hurt me, and I don't want to hurt you."

"So basically it's a mutual break up?"

"Pretty much."

He leans over and hugs me tightly.

"Thank you," I whisper into his ear.

"For what?" he whispers back.

"These last few months," I answer. "And being so kind and understanding."

He pulls away and smiles at me, getting off of the bed and toward the door. Before he leaves, he turns around and looks at me once more.

"I'll see you around Abbey," he says, shutting the door behind him.

And that's when I lost it. The tear I had been holding back all pooled up and started streaming down my face.

I couldn't understand how he could let someone go just like that. I didn't doubt that he loved me, I knew he did. I could feel it in my heart. It just wasn't the type of love that either of us wanted. We both wanted to move on at the same time and we both hadn't thought of each other during our time apart. It seemed as though our relationship was never meant to last this long.

I roll over onto my pillow and accidentally hit 'play' on my iHome remote with my side, starting a song that summed up how I felt.

"Could you love somebody like that?

Could you attract someone like that?

Could you go where people can't see someone like me?

Could you do that?

Would you face me,

Make me listen to the truth even if it breaks me?

You can judge me,

Love me.

If you're hating me,

Do it honestly.

All I see are Stepford-like lives,

Needles and knives,

Beautiful lies,

Bringing out the green in your eyes,

A perfect disguise for envy and pride.

Face me,

Make me listen to the truth even if it breaks me.

You can judge me,

Love me.

If you're hating me,

Do it honestly."

Because of my decision, it felt like I was making Rory hate me. I knew he didn't but I couldn't make myself believe it.

Crying always made me physically exhausted, even more than when I was human, so I passed out in no time.

Abbey's POV

When I wake up my room is dark, and there were arms around me.

"Jesse?" I ask. I wanted to make sure some psychopath wasn't holding me.

"Yes?" his voice answers in the dark. "Are you awake now?"

"What time is it?" I ignore his question.

"A little after six," Jesse replies.

"I slept for three hours?" I ask incredulously.

"Yes," he smiles. "And I've been here for half of that. You were dead asleep when I got here."

"I'm sorry," I yawn.

"Don't be, you've been under a lot of stress," Jesse says.

"Yeah, I have," I admit. "I thought vampires didn't need sleep."

"We don't," he answers. "It's just habit."

I nod, taking in what he says.

I flip over onto my other side, so I'm facing him. He leans in closer and lightly brushes his lips against mine.

I lay my head against his chest and close my eyes again, somehow still tired.

"You can't be tired," Jesse says in disbelief. "You just woke up from a three hour nap.

I just shrug, my mouth too tired to form words.

"The dawn is breaking,

A light shining through.

You're barely waking,

And I'm tangled up in you,

Yeah.

Well, I'm open,

You're closed.

Where I follow,

You'll go.

I worry I won't see your face,

Light up again.

Even the best fall down sometimes,

Even the wrong words seem to rhyme.

Out of the doubt that fills my mind,

I somehow find,

You and I collide."

I thought it was sweet that Jesse was singing to me. I had never seen this side to him before.

The song he was singing was no doubt dead-on about our relationship. We did collide, we both loved each other. Even though I wouldn't have admitted it a week ago.

"I'm quiet,

You know.

You make a first impression.

I found I'm scared to know I'm always on your mind.

Even the best fall down sometimes,

Even the stars refuse to shine.

Out of the back,

You fall in time.

You somehow find,

You and I collide.

Don't stop here,

I lost my place.

I'm close behind."

I knew that I had said that I would be happy if I was with Rory forever, but I found that to be untrue. Instead, if I was with Jesse for the rest of eternity, I would be happy.

I was starting to drift off again, and the last thing I feel before I go completely under, is Jesse's lips against my forehead.

To be honest, I am a little heartbroken that she broke up with Rory but it had to happen because she's better suited for Jesse. I remember hearing somewhere that hatred is the beginning of a love story, not the end of one. Abbey hated Jesse in the beginning, now she's in love with him. (My reasoning about her being with Jesse in the end might have to do with the fact that I find him extremely attractive. LOL.)

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading it and please continue to read and review.

I don't own any of the songs. The first one was Honestly by Kelly Clarkson, and the second one was Collide (Original Album Version) by Howie Day.

Be sure to check out my new story, Wedding in Whitechapel.

~MusicIsMyLife22095