Months passed by with no change. Tom and Jessica were dating... but Jessica wasn't happy. Tom seemed different... distant in a way. Before Jessica came back into his life, Penhall and him had been best friends... now they could hardly look at one another.
One afternoon Jessica was sitting at her desk, killing time before quitting time. Fuller called her into his office.
She sat down, Fuller smiled at her. "I know you haven't been with us for long..."
Jessica sighed. "Let me guess... not cutting it, eh?"
"Quite the opposite actually." Fuller said. "You're a hard worker, and it shows. In fact, I got a letter from the Greensville Station, they asked if I'd be willing to transfer you to their program. It'd be better pay, by far. What do you think?"
Jessica sighed. "It sounds good... it'd be nice to go back to Greenville... I'll be able to see my mom more often. But I want to think about it. How long do I have to make the decision?"
"They asked for a reply by next Tuesday, but I'm sure they could wait a little longer." Fuller said.
"Sounds good." Jessica said, getting up. She walked out of Fuller's office.
A WEEK LATER
Jessica decided to make the move to Greenville, she had caused enough trouble where she was. She decided to tell Tom the night before she left. They were out at the pub when she told him.
"Tom... I need to talk to you about something." Jessica said, nervously.
Tom looked at her, concerned. "What is it?"
"I was talking to Fuller yesterday... the Greenville station wants me to transfer to their program... and I'm seriously thinking about taking the job... the pay is better... and my mom's there and I miss her so much."
Tom sighed. "But what about us? I don't want to lose you again."
"But, Tom, I've caused far too much trouble. You and Penhall were so close... now you two won't even talk. I think it would be better if I just left. We can still talk, and I can visit... but I can't stay here."
Tom got up. "So that's it. You're just going to bail. Not even going to try to make things work. That is so typical." He stormed out.
Jessica and Tom never said good bye.