A/N: Sorry it took so long, but here's Chapter 3!

Grace sat alone in a booth of a local diner, flipping through a menu and sipping her soda. It was her favorite diner, and she knew exactly what she was going to order before the waitress had handed her the menu. She looked up and surveyed the crowd around her. The diner was relatively busy, with a few empty tables and booths here and there. At the booth across from here there was a family with two young sons, both looking under the age of 6. They looked almost identical, one being half a head taller than the other. They both had blonde hair and glasses and were coloring on children's menus.

Just then, another blond walked by and caught her attention. She recognized him immediately but was too scared to say anything until he turned around and their eyes met. She stood up slowly and he moved hesitantly toward her. Finally, he reached her. Their eyes hadn't moved.

"Grace." It wasn't a question.

She surveyed his eyes, as if searching for something, an answer to an unasked question. She hadn't seen him to that night in the park over two years ago. In that time, she'd changed a lot. She'd matured and learned to accept people a little more. But some things didn't change, and one thing that hadn't was her love for Luke.

"Luke," she said weakly, looking away from his eyes, much in the same way she had the last time she saw him. "I, uh, haven't seen you in a while," she continued awkwardly.

"Grace!" A guy walked into the diner and called her. He was tall and well built, and had brown hair and dark eyes. He was wearing a light green dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up and the tie loosened, black dress pants and black dress shoes. He made his way around waitresses, tables, and customers and found his way to Luke and Grace. "Hey."

"Hey, Jeff."

He leaned in to kiss her, but she cleared her throat and turned away.

"Jeff, uh, this is Luke. Luke, Jeff, uh, boyfriend. We uh, me and Luke know each other from high school."

"Luke. Hi." Jeff reached over to shake his hand, and Luke returned the gesture coldly.

"I gotta go. I'll, um, I'll see you around Grace."

"Yeah, sure," she tried to reply, but he had already turned around and was walking away.

"What's the matter with him?" asked Jeff as they sat down.

"I dunno. Let's eat," she replied, trying to avoid the subject.

They made their way through dinner in a somewhat awkward silence. They paid the bill and walked of the diner together. As they walked down the street, Grace continued to seem melancholy and withdrawn.

"What's the matter?" asked Jeff.

"Nothing. I'm just a little tired, that's all."

Jeff looked at her, knowing there was more to it, but seemed to accept the response for now. Finally, they reached the steps of Grace's dorm.

"I have a lot of studying to do, so, uh, I'll see you tomorrow," said Grace.

"Sure thing." Jeff leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. She didn't turn away this time. "If you want to talk, about anything, you know where to find me."

"Yeah. Sure." Grace turned and Jeff watched as she unlocked the door and walked into the building. She reached her room and collapsed onto her bed, ignoring the greeting of her roommate. She fell asleep in her clothes, thinking about how she'd let Luke get away.