Chapter 2: The Right Thing
Dean rang the doorbell to Lindsay's house. He couldn't believe he was doing this, but going through with the marriage was unfair. Not just to him, but to her as well. This is the right thing to do, he thought to himself. Lindsay opened the door.
"Hi," she said. "You're not supposed to see me before the wedding."
"Can I come in?" asked Dean. "I need to talk to you.
Lindsay stepped aside and Dean sat down in her living room. She sat across from him. Dean clasped his hands together.
"Lindsay, I'm so sorry to do this to you," said Dean. "Especially at the last minute, but we can't get married."
"Why not?" asked Lindsay.
"We just.can't," said Dean. "I'm sorry. Really I am."
Lindsay stared at him for a minute.
"It's Rory, isn't it?" asked Lindsay, softly.
Dean didn't say anything. He stared at the floor. He didn't want to tell her the truth. She wanted him to throw her out of the house and yell at him. He wanted to avoid telling her that he wanted Rory.
"Isn't it?" Lindsay voice was a little louder.
Dean nodded.
"I knew it," said Lindsay, getting up and walking around the living room. "I knew it! I knew there was no way you'd be over her! I knew you still love her! I knew this was all a ploy to make her want you back! That's what Jess did and you wanted to do it!"
"Wait, Lindsay," said Dean. "That's not true. Yes, I still love her. That part is true, but I'm not a jerk like Jess. I would never to that to you or anyone else. You really think I'm like that? Look, I wish I loved you. I wish I could get myself over her so that I could marry you. But, I can't. I'm sorry Lindsay."
Lindsay sat down.
"It would be unfair to get married," Dean continued. "It wouldn't just be unfair to me, but it would be unfair to you as well. This is for the best."
"I know," Lindsay sighed.
"I'm sorry," said Dean.
"I need you to leave."
"Lindsay-"
"Please, go away."
Dean walked towards the door feeling horrible. She was hurt and he had hurt her. He didn't want to hurt anyone. He turned around before leaving.
"Is there any chance that we can be friends?" he asked.
"I don't know," said Lindsay.
"Don't hate Rory. Please don't hate her. She likes you. You know the whole story about the-"
"Mark Twain magnet. I know. I don't hate her. This isn't her fault."
Dean stood there and fiddled with the doorknob.
"Could you please go?" said Lindsay.
"Just promise me you won't tell her," said Dean.
"I'm not a bitch," said Lindsay. "I won't tell. I really need you to go. I want to be alone right now."
Dean said good-bye and left. He felt bad. He wished he loved her, but he didn't. He thought he did, but he was just kidding himself. He still loved Rory. But, she left him for Jess. She didn't love him anymore and she probably wouldn't love him again. But, he didn't care if he was going to be alone forever. He just couldn't be with someone else. He did the right thing and he knew it. He just didn't know what to do next.
A/N: Well, there's chapter 2. Chapter 3: Where do I go from here? is coming soon.
Dean rang the doorbell to Lindsay's house. He couldn't believe he was doing this, but going through with the marriage was unfair. Not just to him, but to her as well. This is the right thing to do, he thought to himself. Lindsay opened the door.
"Hi," she said. "You're not supposed to see me before the wedding."
"Can I come in?" asked Dean. "I need to talk to you.
Lindsay stepped aside and Dean sat down in her living room. She sat across from him. Dean clasped his hands together.
"Lindsay, I'm so sorry to do this to you," said Dean. "Especially at the last minute, but we can't get married."
"Why not?" asked Lindsay.
"We just.can't," said Dean. "I'm sorry. Really I am."
Lindsay stared at him for a minute.
"It's Rory, isn't it?" asked Lindsay, softly.
Dean didn't say anything. He stared at the floor. He didn't want to tell her the truth. She wanted him to throw her out of the house and yell at him. He wanted to avoid telling her that he wanted Rory.
"Isn't it?" Lindsay voice was a little louder.
Dean nodded.
"I knew it," said Lindsay, getting up and walking around the living room. "I knew it! I knew there was no way you'd be over her! I knew you still love her! I knew this was all a ploy to make her want you back! That's what Jess did and you wanted to do it!"
"Wait, Lindsay," said Dean. "That's not true. Yes, I still love her. That part is true, but I'm not a jerk like Jess. I would never to that to you or anyone else. You really think I'm like that? Look, I wish I loved you. I wish I could get myself over her so that I could marry you. But, I can't. I'm sorry Lindsay."
Lindsay sat down.
"It would be unfair to get married," Dean continued. "It wouldn't just be unfair to me, but it would be unfair to you as well. This is for the best."
"I know," Lindsay sighed.
"I'm sorry," said Dean.
"I need you to leave."
"Lindsay-"
"Please, go away."
Dean walked towards the door feeling horrible. She was hurt and he had hurt her. He didn't want to hurt anyone. He turned around before leaving.
"Is there any chance that we can be friends?" he asked.
"I don't know," said Lindsay.
"Don't hate Rory. Please don't hate her. She likes you. You know the whole story about the-"
"Mark Twain magnet. I know. I don't hate her. This isn't her fault."
Dean stood there and fiddled with the doorknob.
"Could you please go?" said Lindsay.
"Just promise me you won't tell her," said Dean.
"I'm not a bitch," said Lindsay. "I won't tell. I really need you to go. I want to be alone right now."
Dean said good-bye and left. He felt bad. He wished he loved her, but he didn't. He thought he did, but he was just kidding himself. He still loved Rory. But, she left him for Jess. She didn't love him anymore and she probably wouldn't love him again. But, he didn't care if he was going to be alone forever. He just couldn't be with someone else. He did the right thing and he knew it. He just didn't know what to do next.
A/N: Well, there's chapter 2. Chapter 3: Where do I go from here? is coming soon.