Disclaimer: I do not own Tuck Everlasting-the movie or the book.

A/N: Okay, sorry that it took me so long to get this chapter up. I've got so many stories to update and with school and everything it's a bit harder than in the summer.

I Will Love You Until The Day I Die

Chapter 3

The Tucks

Winnie held on tight as Jesse drove them both to a small city just outside of Treegap. "This is so exciting," said Winnie.

"What?" asked Jesse, "I can't hear you. It's too loud."

"What?" screamed Winnie back at him.

"I CAN'T HEAR YOU! THE MOTORCYCLE IS—," they stopped just by a small townhouse, "TOO LOUD!" The entirety of the street stared at him.

"You don't have to be so loud, Jesse," said Winnie laughing.

"I should get a car," said Jesse, "What were you saying before?"

"What? Oh-I don't really remember," she said, still laughing.

Jesse rolled his eyes and then took notice of the street around him. There was a man, his name was Mr. Robins, he was throwing out the trash. "Hello Jesse," he said, "great to see you back again. Your brother just came."

"Thanks Mr. Robins," he said, running up to the house, with Winnie just behind him.

"What is it with you Tucks. Your parents get all the luck," said the man while returning to his own house.

"What do you mean?" asked Jesse incredulously.

"Well, John, you know, my son, he's about your age and still he hasn't brought home a girlfriend. Frida and I are started to give up hope for grandchildren, but here you and Miles are both bringing home girls. I guess Tuck and Mae don't have to worry about that."

Jesse just stared at Mr. Robins and then he said, "Uh, I got to go inside. They're expecting me." And without another word Jesse Tuck ran inside, dragging Winnie behind him.

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"Tuck," said Mae, "we should be expecting Jesse home at any minute. He said he would be here around five, and it's just now five after."

But Tuck wasn't listening to Mae. He was still staring at Myles and Jenna, the girl that Myles brought home.

"Tuck?" inquired Mae.

"What? Oh, right, I'll go turn the lamps on then?" asked Tuck, still not taking his eyes of Myles and Jenna.

"Sure Tuck, I'll come help you," said Mae, pulling Tuck into the parlor. Once they were out of earshot she quietly spoke to her husband. "Tuck, you promised that is Myles or Jesse ever brought home a girl that you wouldn't get mad at them."

"Yes Mae, but you know what's going to happen. Once they find out about us they'll think we're freaks, and I don't want Myles to get hurt again. I don't want Jesse to get hurt again. Don't you remember just one hundred years ago, with Winnie."

"Tuck," started Mae, "Winnie understood about us. She even helped us. But you frightened her off."

"I didn't frighten her off," said Tuck, "All I did was tell her what we go through and tell her what death would be too us. How it would be a blessing and—,"

"And you knew," said Mae calmly, "that Jesse loved her. You knew she loved Jesse. It broke his heart."

"It was her choice, Mae. You saw that gravestone fifty years ago. You know she made the right choice."

"Yes Tuck, but it wouldn't be the wrong choice if she decided to stay with Jesse. True love is never the wrong choice."

"I just don't want the boys to get hurt over and over again," said Tuck.

"It's their choice Tuck. Let them choose." And just then the doorbell rang and Mae opened it to find Jesse and the girl that they had just been talking about.

A/N: Sorry that this chapter was short too. I really wanted it to end here though. I'll try to get the next chapter up soon. I promise.