A/N: Sorry this took so long. Work has been keeping me busy. Either way, enjoy! Oh yeah, it's still not over quite yet. I think I have at LEAST one more chapter to get out, but I kinda wanna make it two because I'm getting kinda sad having to finish up this story. I've enjoyed writing it. If you want to see at least two more, let me know. I write to please :-P.

Jett and Kayla arrived at the house. They didn't see any car around. He left Kayla in the car and looked around the farm to see if he saw anybody, but no one was there. "Coast is clear." He said as he came back and opened the car door for her. They swiftly approached the door and Kayla opened it. Miraculously, she never lost her purse the whole time, so she had her keys with her. She immediately closed and locked the door. The house was dark, but not for long as Kayla turned on almost every light she could find. "I think I need a shower." she said sounding completely exhausted. "Alright, I'll sit right here and wait for you to get back." said Jett. She gave a tiny smile and walked away.

As Kayla was showering, she scrubbed and scrubbed as hard as she could on her arms, thighs and face; every place where he had put his hands on her. No matter how hard she scrubbed though, she just didn't feel clean. Her skin was practically raw, yet she felt no relief from Jason's clutches. She let out a frustrated cry, throwing her washcloth and soap to the tub's floor as she leaned her back to the wall and slowly kneeled down sobbing into her hands.

She eventually emerged in the living room and saw Jett who was still as awake as ever. He was too angry and too worried about Kayla to allow himself to doze off. "Still up?" she asked emerging slowly from the back in her nightclothes.

"Wide awake." He replied.

"I'm sorry that took long."

"Don't apologize Kay." He saw Kayla's arm where she was manhandled. Kay, that's going to get really bad." he told her.

Kayla shrugged "A lot of things have been really bad for me lately, so what else is new?" she said throwing her hands up in the air. Jett pressed his lips, nodded and looked down. "Look, Jett...you have no idea how much being here with me right now means. I just couldn't be alone toni-" she was cut off.

"Kay, no need to even mention it. I care about you too much to not do this."

She then joined him on the couch. "I think I'm completely worn out. I just don't know if I can sleep though."

"Well, just try. Heck, I'll try it with you ok? I'll take the couch tonight. You go upstairs and sleep."

"I can't do that, Jett. I was in my room and I just didn't feel right. I was all alone and those thoughts just got into my head again."

"Well, I'll take the floor in your room then."

"Jett, if you're going to steak out for me for the rest of the night, you deserve to be comfortable. I'll take the floor, you can take the bed."

"Kay, not after what you've been through."

"Alright, well, technically…I do have a large bed. It's more than enough for two."

"Are you ok with that, Kay?"

"I'm fine with it, Jett. I was at a point where I thought I could trust Jason, but I know I can trust you. Without a doubt I trust you more than anyone else in the world right now."

"Ok then, let's get you upstairs." Jett and Kayla went up, with light still left on downstairs.

They both got into the bed and were on their respective sides. Their backs were facing each other. They started talking again. "Soooo, how you doin over there, Jackson?"

"I'm alright. You're the one I'm worried about."

"Well…" she sighed, "I'm just thinking about my luck with guys right now. Why is it that all the guys I even remotely end up with have to be losers? To a much milder extent, Myles left a bad taste in my mouth by talking me into that rock-climbing thing where he left me hanging. Then this Jason thing…but in both situations, you've been there, Jett. Saving the day."

"Kay, I don't really know what to tell you about your luck. I just have to say that no matter what, I am here to support you. I just want to see you happy. Right now, that's the thing I want most in the world. You are the strongest person I know and I know you will bounce back from this stronger than ever. And if you need any help to be stronger, just tell me."

With those words from Jett, Kayla decided the only way she'd get any relief was if she just opened her heart to him. That would take some weight off of her shoulders. "Jett…" she started as she swallowed. "I can't just pretend anymore. Ignoring how I feel got me into this situation in the first place. I have feelings for you. It only took Tara coming into your life for me to really know. It's kept me up many nights. I was so bothered and depressed by it because I just thought I was losing you. I...I tried to bury myself in work and then that's where I found Jason. He just seemed like the ticket away from it all…but I paid for it in a way I never imagined." she said softly in a reflective manner.

Jett started to turn around and as she felt him turning, she decided to turn too. Now they were facing each other, eye to eye. Jett gave a smirk. "You never cease to amaze me, Kayla West. You know how to take a horrible situation and still rise above it all. That is one of the many things I admire about you. I came to the conclusion tonight that I have feelings for you too. It had to take Tara to grind it into my mind and make me accept it tonight. Ever since I saw you with Jason, I was insanely jealous and I felt somewhat bad since I was with Tara. I didn't want to wrong her. When I met her, I thought she was just the perfect girl. Little did I realize, the perfect girl was right under my nose all along." They continued to stare in each other's eyes and smiled. Their lips met for the first time. It was brief but signified a new path for their relationship. "Since we're doing this open and honest thing right now, you might want to know that I thought you were the most beautiful thing I had ever seen tonight." He told her. "Ditto, Jackson!" she replied with a smirk. Kayla turned back around and he wrapped his arms around her. His arms made Kayla feel safe and secure even more so than earlier. Both were finally able to relax and fall off to sleep, which they did.