Disclaimer: I do not own JA or any of the characters. I also do not own any songs used in any of the chapters, nor do I own the singers/song writers.

Chapter 28: The End

"Bruce please don't do this." Amy's cries were turning into sobs as he continued to proclaim his love for her. "Bruce stop it please. I don't love you, not in that way. Not any more. You are my best friend and I don't want to lose that! Please don't spoil that. You will always be my friend but it can never be anything more."

"Even if I change jobs."

"Even if you change jobs." She wiped her cheeks to try and dry the tears. "It wouldn't work." She managed a slight smile. "You are too organised, and I am... well a mess."

"You're not a mess. Not in my eyes. I love you Amy. You are perfect, my angel."

"Bruce please stop," she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I think it's time I went home."

"No you don't have to do that." He protested.

"I do, before our friendship is ruined, I need to leave. I will get a taxi." Amy got up. "Go home and get some sleep Bruce, I love you too much to see you beat yourself up over this, but I love David. We were never meant to be... I accepted that. You need to."

"But..."

"Bruce, just leave it be." She touched his cheek. "Remember we are friends. I trust you, I need you to support me sometimes, but we can never be anything more than friends." He stood slowly and pulled her into his arms, not caring that they were getting stared at.

"I'm sorry Amy. This was a stupid idea. I've ruined our friendship." He breathed in her scent and held her close to him.

"Not yet you haven't. I still need you, Bruce. You are my rock."

"I will always be your rock, you only have to ask." Amy laughed and it took several moments of him looking at her questionably before she could speak.

"You know, we are having a conversation about rocks. How stupid that must sound to an outsider?"

"Who cares what an outsider thinks." Bruce had masked his feelings again and after paying for their meal, he started to walk her out. "Let me drive you home, I don't want you paying for someone else to drive you when I can do so perfectly fine."

"You seem to be over this pretty quickly."

"Not really, I have put on what you call my mask."

"You're not going to do something stupid when you are alone are you?"

"No, Rebecca needs one parent that has a brain."

"Just don't get too upset, or withdraw from me too much. I still need you to be there for me." They reached the car and he opened the door for her. "I mean you know how much of a mess my life is." Bruce forced a smile on his face as he closed the door. He lingered for a moment before continuing round to his side to gather his thoughts together. His one last hope, had failed on him.

David started pacing on the porch. "Alright, she will be alright. She is with Bruce." He stopped. "Please don't twist my life any further out of shape." He looked at the stars. "Please." He collapsed back onto the swing and sighed, closing his eyes he tried to be think of something to occupy his mind with but he came up with nothing. Not that it mattered, as he heard a car drive up, a door opened and close and footsteps coming round the house.

"David?" She stopped when she saw him. "What are you doing here?" She quickly wiped her eyes of any left over tears.

"You've been crying. Why were you crying?" Amy sat next to him and he pulled her to him. "Amy? Why were you crying?"

"Nothing. It doesn't matter, it was stupid."

"Amy, nothing is stupid if it has you crying. I was concerned about you and it seems I had good merit to be."

"Just something Bruce did." David stiffened. "He didn't hurt me, not really."

"What did he do, Amy?"

"It's personal. But it doesn't matter, we are friends, and it doesn't matter."

"Amy, tell me please."

"He sang to me... it was the song he sang to Rebecca before she was born, and what he sang to calm her when she was born... he delivered her you know. Mia gave birth before the paramedics got there."

"Nice story. Now why were you crying? It can't just have been because he sang to you. It can't be that simple."

"It can be that simple, he said he couldn't live without me after singing. It was upsetting having to tell him I didn't feel the same."

"He couldn't live without you?"

"He loves me and regrets never taking our friendship further."

"Do you?" Amy looked up at him searching his eyes and seeing a deep amount of hurt.

"I used to." She watched him close his eyes, and turn away. "That's the problem, but at the same time not the problem, David look at me." Slowly he turned back to face her. "I used to. It took a long time to get over, and until recently I thought that I still wasn't over him, that I had just managed to ignore those emotions. But then I realised, that I was over it, that I just love him as the close friend he is. That I respect him to much to lose that friendship. And, that I love you David."

"I take it he didn't take it well."

"No, I have never seen him, no thats a lie. But it is rare to see Bruce that open. I'm worried that he is going to do something stupid, he promised he wouldn't... not just for me, but because Rebecca needs one parent who will always be there for her. But I still... he clammed right back up, it was like Niagra falls suddenly stopping. I couldn't even see any hurt in his eyes. Damn that mask of his."

"Do you want me to go check on him?"

"I couldn't ask you to do that."

"You're not asking, I'm offering. I know he means alot to you. I know how rare it is to have a good friend." He hung his head. "Kelly was mine."

"You know I love you for reasons such as this."

"What because I am pathetic?"

"No," she smiled. "Because you are so caring, even about those who are distant from you, and in other cases you would ignore."

"I would do anything for you Amy." She kissed him quickly before standing up.

"So why are you here?"

"It doesn't matter, it can wait. I will go see if Bruce is ok."

"Thank you." She pulled him up and held him to her. "Call me when you get home."

"Won't you be sleeping?"

"Maybe, but I will have my cell with me, I will put it under my pillow."

"Ok." He kissed her forehead. "Speak to you soon."

"Love you."

"Love you too." Amy smiled as she watched David leave.