(A.N.) When I started writing this fanfic I hadn't played the third game so I assumed that Mar was Jak's last name, it never occurred to me that it could've been his first name. So I'm going to use Mar as his last name in this fanfic even though I know it's not. Capish?

Previously…

"Thanks Samos. And I want you to know that I'm going to do the right thing." Keira looked up at him now. They hadn't talked about this.

"And what exactly is that?" The older man was puzzled along with her.

"I'm going to marry her."

Chapter #6 If You Love Me, Leave Me

Samos nodded in approval. But Keira broke the silence. "No."

The two men's eyes shot back to the young woman. Jak was at a loss for words. The elder man spoke to his daughter in a placid tone. "Keira, what are you saying."

"I said no. I won't marry him." They could hear her choking on her words; tears welling up in her eyes.

Jak felt as if someone had just thrust a dagger into his heart and was now twisting it agonizingly. "Keira…I thought…you loved me…" He was coming dangerously close to tears too, even though he hadn't cried in years. Prison had changed him, hardened his heart, but not towards her. Keira had always made him open up to her; he couldn't help it. He loved her more than any words could possibly come close to describing. It was unbelievable. One minute he could want to kill someone, and then she'd come along and everything was all right. And now, she didn't want to marry him? It didn't make any sense. She loved him, he knew and believed it without question. So then…why…?

Samos's voice interrupted his thoughts. "Keira honey…you can't mean that." She put her head in her hands and let the tears run free causing one disobedient tear to go streaming down Jak's cheek.

He swallowed hard before speaking. "Keira…" Another tear broke free and fell to the floor despite his willing against it. He sat down beside her and wrapped one arm around her. "Keira please…please tell me you don't mean that… I love you so much…and I thought you loved me the same way…"

"I do…I love you too…and that's why I can't do this." For a short moment she looked up at him and locked her emerald eyes with his. Then she rose abruptly and ran out of the room with Jak calling after her.

Without hesitation he ran out the front door leaving her father standing dumbfounded and worried. "Keira!" Jak called after her as she hopped on her Zoomer and attempted to start it. "Keira wait!" Jak bounded down from the second story stairwell and, after regaining his footing, he proceeded to rush after her, but he was just a few seconds too late. She started her personalized top of the line Zoomer, (which she had customized herself.) and zipped off into the distance leaving nothing but a cloud of dust and a broken hearted man behind her.

Jak cursed himself under his breath for not getting there in time. He reluctantly boarded his own Zoomer, which had been parked adjacent to hers. He fired up the engine and dashed off the find her.

Jak came to a small alcove near the entrance to the small beach where her Zoomer had been parked inconspicuously. He laughed to himself a little; he knew she'd be here. Jak stepped out on to the white sand and strode forward until he could see her sitting atop the huge boulder that jutted out over the blue-green sea. As he walked along he admired her from afar. Mar she was beautiful, the way her eyes always glowed, and her skin shown under the dim light. And the way her hair swayed now from the evening breeze. In tough times, you seem to notice the little things that you love about someone. He hoped and prayed that he would always see her the way that he saw her now; perfect, inside and out.

He approached the side of the rock and scaled up it. Once he was up, he stood behind her and, to his disappointment; she never looked back at him. She knew he was there, she could feel it. But despite her desire to get up and fall into his arms, she remained there, staring at the big yellow sun reflecting off of the surface of the sea and the two white and smaller green moon beginning to rise over the horizon.

Jak strode to the edge of the gigantic rock and sat next to her almost silently. He gazed at the beautiful picture in front of him while his heart ached for the one beside him. He wondered, "Maybe I don't deserve her… Maybe she really doesn't love me… How could someone so…perfect ever love someone like me anyway?" He turned his gaze to her. "She does love me…I can see it in her eyes… I can feel it…"

He finally found the courage to speak. "Keira?" She turned to face him now and he could see the sunlight reflecting off of the tears that ran down her heart shaped face. "Why…?"

At that she collapsed into his arms and began sobbing uncontrollably. Jak hugged tighter to her while he cradled her in his lap. She tried to speak between sobs, "Oh Jak…" He tried to quiet her, but she continued to speak even though her words were muffled because her face was buried in his chest near his shoulder. "I'm so sorry…"

Jak rubbed her back in an attempt to soothe her. "Don't be. It's ok…really." He was trying his best to keep a positive tone even though it hurt so badly he could hardly stand it.

Keira pulled back from his embrace to lock eyes with him. "No…it's not ok…" Without warning she placed her hands on his cheeks and pulled him to her in a passionate kiss. It had surprised him, but he wasn't complaining. When she let go she looked away, ashamed of herself. Why couldn't she just tell him the truth of why she wouldn't marry him? "Jak…I need to explain…"

He touched her cheek and moved her face back towards him. "You don't need to explain anything…really it's ok…"

She was slightly irritated with him now. "Jak Mar, don't you lie to me!"

Her sharp words shocked him. But then again, he was lying. He would've given anything at that moment to get an explanation on why she wouldn't marry him. "But…I wasn't…"

She placed a delicate finger on his lips to cut off his meaningless words. "Jak…do you want to know…why I said what I said?" He nodded, mildly afraid that she would get upset if he said something again. Keira may have looked weak on the outside, but she sure knew how to shut him up. Like the other night…

"The reason that I said 'no' is because…" Jak listened intently. "Because I love you."

"Keira, that doesn't make any sense."

"Well…what I mean is…I don't want to you to marry me just because you got me pregnant…"

He took her hand now and she looked him in the eye. "I know…I want to marry you because I love you, which I do, but marrying you now is the right thing and-"

Keira cut him off. "No." He looked puzzled.

"But Keira, it's the right-"

"No Jak. The right thing to do is to get married when we're both ready and we've thought about it."

Jak put one hand on her shoulder while the other rested in her petite hand. "Keira, I got you pregnant, I'm going to be this baby's father and the right thing to do now is to marry you. If I was going to propose I can guarantee I wouldn't choose to do it now, even though I love you. I'm just not ready, and I don't think you are either." She nodded weakly. "But I have to marry you, I can't let you raise this baby alone it's not fair to you."

"Jak…do you love me?" She stared into his deep blue eyes, already knowing the answer before if passed from his lips.

"Of course-"

She became deathly serious. "Then let me go." He could see tears falling from her eyes as she turned from him, scaled down the rock and then vaulted off of it and on to the white sand. He was confused, but most of all hurt.

Now Light-Eco-Sage here is your hug…

Hairy runs out and tackles Light-Eco-Sage, pins her to the ground and licks her like a huge crazy dog.

Me: Hairy no! Not again! Down, down boy! Hairy…come on…Hairy continues to attack Light-Eco-Sage with his over-sized, saliva ridden tounge Oh well…Shakes head in pitty