Chapter 6- It's Not Fair, For Anyone
Jake walks out of his office and begins to look for Dylan. He finds her and says, "Dylan can you come into my office so we can talk?"
D-"Yeah, honey. Sure."
He walks into his office and she follows. When they get into his office he closes the door, sits on the couch and beckons Dylan to sit next to him.
D- "Okay, Jake. What do you want to talk about?"
J- "I don't exactly know what to say. I don't know how to talk about this."
Dylan is starting to look quite worried but just looks comfortingly at him and says, "OK. Just start talking. You'll find the words eventually."
J- "Ok. Here goes. We've been dating for quite awhile now. And I
really care about you."
D-"Yeah I care about you, too."
J-"Do you ever find yourself caring, in a romantic way, for someone
other than me?"
D-"No I don't. Why?"
Jake jumps up and turns to face her.
J-"Sometimes I do. I'm not always sure why. Maybe I have feelings for
this other person. Maybe it's because you and I rushed into a
relationship, and I'm only getting scared now. I just don't know. I
don't wanna hurt you, I care about you too much. But I don't wanna
pass this other person by. I don't want to hurt her either. I don't
know what to do.
He stops talking and sits in the chair that Penny had sat in only a half hour before. He looks at Dylan with tears in his eyes. She looks at him for a few moments before saying softly, "Her who?" After sighing, Jake says, "Penny."
D-"I was afraid you'd say that."
She starts to cry. She looks up at him and says, "I can't be with you, knowing that you may be thinking about her."
J-"I know. It's not fair to you . . . or her."
D-"If you love her so much, leave now and get her."
She stands and walks out of his office. After a beat Jake grabs his car keys and follows.
Jake walks out of his office and begins to look for Dylan. He finds her and says, "Dylan can you come into my office so we can talk?"
D-"Yeah, honey. Sure."
He walks into his office and she follows. When they get into his office he closes the door, sits on the couch and beckons Dylan to sit next to him.
D- "Okay, Jake. What do you want to talk about?"
J- "I don't exactly know what to say. I don't know how to talk about this."
Dylan is starting to look quite worried but just looks comfortingly at him and says, "OK. Just start talking. You'll find the words eventually."
J- "Ok. Here goes. We've been dating for quite awhile now. And I
really care about you."
D-"Yeah I care about you, too."
J-"Do you ever find yourself caring, in a romantic way, for someone
other than me?"
D-"No I don't. Why?"
Jake jumps up and turns to face her.
J-"Sometimes I do. I'm not always sure why. Maybe I have feelings for
this other person. Maybe it's because you and I rushed into a
relationship, and I'm only getting scared now. I just don't know. I
don't wanna hurt you, I care about you too much. But I don't wanna
pass this other person by. I don't want to hurt her either. I don't
know what to do.
He stops talking and sits in the chair that Penny had sat in only a half hour before. He looks at Dylan with tears in his eyes. She looks at him for a few moments before saying softly, "Her who?" After sighing, Jake says, "Penny."
D-"I was afraid you'd say that."
She starts to cry. She looks up at him and says, "I can't be with you, knowing that you may be thinking about her."
J-"I know. It's not fair to you . . . or her."
D-"If you love her so much, leave now and get her."
She stands and walks out of his office. After a beat Jake grabs his car keys and follows.