It was getting dark. Rory was on her way to the park. She studied all day, just to get her mind of Jess. Not like she was ever gonna admit that to anyone. She didn't want Jess, she wanted Dean. She loved Dean, but the kiss she shared with Jess kept haunting her. She relived the moment over and over again. She wished she could forget about it. No, she wished it never happened. The kiss was a big mistake. They were friends, nothing more. She didn't want more, not really. She wanted Jess as a friend. A friend she kissed with, so what? He was a good kisser, she already knew that, even though the kiss wasn't a real kiss. A very good kisser. A friend who's a good kisser, that's no crime. Except for the fact that she knew that out of experience. She really had to stop thinking about him. Even if she did feel something for him, he wouldn't feel the same way about her.......right? Stop it! She told herself. Stop torturing yourself like that. You have Dean, you love Dean. You and Jess kissed. No big deal. Just a little kiss. Not even a kiss. Just a touching of the lips. She walked pass some trees. She was already in the park. She knew where she could find Dean. There was a bench next to a big oak. They met there sometimes. She saw him. He was sitting on the bench, but he wasn't alone. Shearen was there too. Suddenly she got so angry. Just to see them on that bench together, it was too much. She wanted to walk away and she didn't want him to see her. Too late of course. When she wanted to turn around, Dean looked up and saw her. She tried to ignore him and she walked away.

D: "Rory, wait!"

She kept ignoring him. She walked to the diner. She almost ran.

D: "Please Rory, wait!"

He started to run after her. She heard his footsteps behind her. He grabbed her shoulder right before she could enter the diner.

D: "Rory"

She turned around.

R: "What?!"

D: "I'm sorry I brought Shearen. She came over and I didn't want to send her away"

R: "You really don't get it do you?"

D: "Get what?"

R: "Never mind, I gotta go"

She wanted to walk away.

D: "We have to talk about this, Rory"

R: "That's exactly why I came here, but obviously you have some unfinished business with your girlfriend"

D: "She's not my girlfriend, you are"

R: "That's what I thought too, but you spend so much time with her, people start to think you're more than just friends"

D: "I don't care about what people think, as long as you know how it really is"

R: "Then explain to me how it really is, cos to be honest I'm a little confused here."

D: "Shearen is my friend"

R: "Sorry, but I can't believe that anymore"

D: "There are a lot of things I can't believe anymore, too"

R: "Like what?"

D: "That you and Jess are just friends, for example"

R: "Now you're changing the subject, we were talking about you and Shearen"

D: "You spend just as much time with Jess as I spent with Shearen"

R: "There's a perfectly clear explanation for that"

D: "Really, I'm dying to find out"

She hesitated for a moment. Should she tell Dean about the plan? Or would that make things worse?

R: "He's just my friend"

D: "And I have serious doubts about that"

R: "There something I have to ask you. If the answer is no, then I'm really sorry, but I just have to ask it"

D: "Ask what?'

She took a deep breath.

R: "Do you have feelings for Shearen?"

D: "Rory......"

R: "Just answer the question, Dean. Do you or do you not have feelings for her?"

She looked into his eyes.

D: "I can't lie to you. I may feel something for her ............................but that's nothing compared what I feel for you. I love you"

Her eyes filled with tears. She didn't wanna cry.

R: "I love you too, but I can't be with a guy who has feelings for somebody else, I'm sorry, but I just can't"

His eyes were filled with tears too.

D: "You're breaking up with me?"

R: "I don't have a choice"

She walked away. After a few steps, she turned around. He was still standing there.

R: "Make her happy" she whispered.

She tried to smile. Then she walked away. To the bridge. She wanted to be alone.