Jess walked back to the diner. He had to talk to Mike. He saw him walking in front of him and started to run to catch up with him. He started to walk next to him.

M: "That was a short date"

J: "Yeah, well there was something I had to take care of"

M: "You didn't tell her about Hannah"

J: "Do I have to?"

M: "That girl meant the world to you"

J: "Meant, yeah"

M: "What if what happened never happened? Would you still be with her?"

J: "I don't know"

M: "She has the right to know"

J: "No. Hannah is the past. Hannah was my everything, but Rory doesn't have to know that"

M: "She will understand it"

J: "I know that, but she doesn't have to deal with my problems"

M: "She really likes you"

J: "You're not gonna tell her anything"

M: "That's why you want me to leave, isn't it? You're afraid I'm gonna tell her about you and Hannah."

J: "Promise me, Mike"

M: "I can't promise it"

J: "Listen, Hannah is gone. There's no use in bringing this all up again. I made a huge mistake back there. I paid for it. I still feel so guilty. She's on my mind every second of the day, but there's nothing I can do about it anymore. I don't want Rory to know about this"

M: "It wasn't your fault, Jess. And she has the right to know"

J: "Why? It won't make her feel better or anything"

M: "You can't hide this from her"

J: "Why not?"

M: "The police is still working on the case......."

J: "I tried to stop her"

M: "I believe you, but the truth is this is way too big to keep a secret"

J: "If you say so"

M: "Doesn't your uncle know about it?"

J: "I'm not sure"

M: "I understand this is very difficult for you. But......"

J: "You don't understand it at all. If I tell Rory about what happened with Hannah, she's gonna feel sorry for me and I don't want that.What happened to Hannah is my fault, cos if I really wanted I could have stopped her, but I'm never gonna make that mistake again, so she doesn't have to know. That is if you keep your mouth shut"

M: "I'll keep my mouth shut, but you just have to tell her. She's gonna understand and she'll help you to forget about it"

J: "I'll never forget about it, but I don't want to be confronted with it every day of my life. What happened, happened. There's nothing I can do to change it, no matter how much I want to. I just have to try to live with it and I don't need people to judge me. If I tell Rory, she'll tell her mom and soon the whole town will know. I can't deal with that, Mike."

They entered the diner.

M: "I understand where you're coming from and if I were you I would probably feel the same way, but you can't keep this from her."

J: "If I'm gonna tell her and I said IF! Then I'll tell her when I'm ready, understand?"

Mike nodded.

M: "I'm going to bed"

J: "Me too"

M: "Rory is really special, Jess. Don't lose her because of this. She will understand it and she'll help you"

J: "I don't need help. I have to do this alone and I most of all, I don't want to bother her with this. This isn't just something. This is big.........She's so pure and innocent. Telling her this, is gonna bring her back to real life. It's gonna make her see there's something else than Stars Hollow where the biggest crime ever was a guy who stole Jelly Beans. I want to protect her from it."

M: "What happened wasn't you fault. Yes, maybe you could have stopped her, but please don't blame yourself for it"

J: "I have to, cos there's no one else to blame"

*** Curious where this conversation was about??? I'll explain it in the upcoming chapters..... Oh and I'm sorry this is kind of a short chapter....The next one will be longer. I promise!! ***