Disclaimer- The title of this song is not mine, I forget who sings it, but
I will put it out there that I am not responsible for the ingenuity behind
this lyric!
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" So, this place gets you too huh?" A voice asked as it approached from the dark to Harrison who still sat alone on the bridge.
" Yeah, I guess it does." Harrison stated looking up at his dad.
" Where's McKenzie?"
" She left."
" Really Einstein I had no idea.where?" Jess stated sitting next to his son.
" She said she had to get back home." Harrison said staring off into the dark. Jess knew that stare, the stare of loneliness and sadness. The stare that seemed to say, ' what did I do to make you leave?' He knew that stare well, 'cause that was stare he used a lot when Rory used to run off leaving Jess wondering what the hell he did wrong.
" What happened?" Jess asked. He didn't know why he asked that, because he used to hate it when Luke asked it.
" We were talking, I asked her if she has a boyfriend, she said no. Then she asked me and I told her I did. Then she became odd and left." Harrison said turning his eyes down to his hands.
" Ahh I see. You know, I think she thought you liked her." Jess said putting his arm around Harrison's shoulder.
" I do." Harrison simply responded.
" What about Yvette?" Jess asked.
" I don't know. What do I do dad?" Harrison asked helplessly.
" Son, you've known Yvette for such along time that it would be bad to ruin your friendship." Jess stated.
" I know." Harrison started to say but was interrupted.
" But on the other hand. I know how it feels to love someone so deeply you'd do anything for her. I know how it feels to not be able to hold the one person you love the most and tell her that everything will be okay. I don't want you to know that though, so what should you do you ask me? I think you should go fetch that brunette who is probably a bundle of tears right about now." Jess stated gently.
" You're right, okay.I'll see you back at the inn." Harrison said standing up. Just before he disappeared into the night he stopped and turned, " Hey dad, that someone wasn't mom was it?" With that he left, leaving Jess alone to himself. Jess sat there and thought about what his son had just said. ' Rory.' Gosh, just the thought of her excited him, but it was too late. He knew he missed the opportunity years ago, he knew it could never be the way he wanted it to be. Jess felt a tear roll down his cheek. He brushed it away. ' Don't lose your composure man.' He thought to himself. ' Let go of the past.'
" So, this place gets you too huh?" A voice asked as it approached from the dark to Harrison who still sat alone on the bridge.
" Yeah, I guess it does." Harrison stated looking up at his dad.
" Where's McKenzie?"
" She left."
" Really Einstein I had no idea.where?" Jess stated sitting next to his son.
" She said she had to get back home." Harrison said staring off into the dark. Jess knew that stare, the stare of loneliness and sadness. The stare that seemed to say, ' what did I do to make you leave?' He knew that stare well, 'cause that was stare he used a lot when Rory used to run off leaving Jess wondering what the hell he did wrong.
" What happened?" Jess asked. He didn't know why he asked that, because he used to hate it when Luke asked it.
" We were talking, I asked her if she has a boyfriend, she said no. Then she asked me and I told her I did. Then she became odd and left." Harrison said turning his eyes down to his hands.
" Ahh I see. You know, I think she thought you liked her." Jess said putting his arm around Harrison's shoulder.
" I do." Harrison simply responded.
" What about Yvette?" Jess asked.
" I don't know. What do I do dad?" Harrison asked helplessly.
" Son, you've known Yvette for such along time that it would be bad to ruin your friendship." Jess stated.
" I know." Harrison started to say but was interrupted.
" But on the other hand. I know how it feels to love someone so deeply you'd do anything for her. I know how it feels to not be able to hold the one person you love the most and tell her that everything will be okay. I don't want you to know that though, so what should you do you ask me? I think you should go fetch that brunette who is probably a bundle of tears right about now." Jess stated gently.
" You're right, okay.I'll see you back at the inn." Harrison said standing up. Just before he disappeared into the night he stopped and turned, " Hey dad, that someone wasn't mom was it?" With that he left, leaving Jess alone to himself. Jess sat there and thought about what his son had just said. ' Rory.' Gosh, just the thought of her excited him, but it was too late. He knew he missed the opportunity years ago, he knew it could never be the way he wanted it to be. Jess felt a tear roll down his cheek. He brushed it away. ' Don't lose your composure man.' He thought to himself. ' Let go of the past.'