Chapter Seven

Jazz felt incredibly sick to her stomach as she made her way home. She told her self that it was good that Tucker was moving on, but it hurt so bad, far worse than she wanted it to. Her father was in the kitchen when she walked into the house, he surveyed her tear stained eyes then sighed deeply.

"Where's Mom?" Jazz asked as she wiped a tear from her eye.

Jack looked at his daughter for a moment, unsure how to deal with her tears. "She went to see Danny and Sam," he answered as he watched Jazz sit.

"Oh," Jazz said tiredly as she laid her head on the table. Jack started to go down into the lab then paused and walked back to the table. He paced a moment then sat down across from his daughter.

"Would you like me to kill him for you?" Jack asked, Jazz looked up at him and smiled for a moment, then realized her father was serious and she laughed.

"No Daddy," she said gently. "It's not his fault. It's mine." Jack regarded her skeptically then sighed.

"I've never seen you like this Jazzy," he finally said as he covered his hand with his own enormous paw.

Jazz looked down to hide the tears in her eyes. "I've been so stupid, Daddy. I've been so stupid. I've pushed him away. I've been an idiot and now I've cut him so far out of my life and" she sighed. "I never expected him to fight for me, but he hasn't even fought for me, he just let me go. That shows he doesn't love me right? If he loved me…."

"Well," Jack began as he scratched his head in slight confusion "I think you've probably made it pretty clear that things are over Jazz. You're like your mother once you set your mind to something."

Jazz put her hand in her hair. "He's moved on. I've told him I moved on, but I haven't. I'm just. It's just stupid. Love is stupid."

Jack shifted uncomfortably. "It's stupid to hurt yourself when you don't have to Jazzy," he told her. "And to hurt him…" He looked up as and smiled as his wife walked into the kitchen.

Maddie looked at Jazz and frowned sadly as she walked softly across the kitchen to stand behind her husband. Placing a small kiss on his cheek. She motioned to the door where Tucker was standing and Jack nodded and stood quietly.

It was amazing to Tucker that Jack could move with such incredible stealth, walking with his wife, out of the kitchen and leaving him alone with Jazz.

"I just need to reconcile my heart with the fact that it's over and I was so stupid," Jazz continued then lifted her head and gasped as her tear filled eyes looked at Tucker who was sitting there, watching her.

"Tuck!" she began in shock.

"Jazz," he said as he watched her compose herself. She brushed her hair back from her shoulders then wiped the tears from her face.

"What are you doing here?" she asked. She blinked and a few more tears rolled down her face.

"I wanted to talk to you," Tucker answered sadly. He loved her. He always would and it was killing him that she so stubborn, that she was pushing him away, that she didn't want him despite the fact that she was hurting too.

Jazz stood. "I don't want to talk in here," she said then looked at him thoughtfully for a moment. She took his hand and lead him into the living room.

"Jazz," Tucker started. All he wanted right now was to hold her, but knew it wasn't the answer. He'd missed her so desperately, but he was incredibly angry too. He had spent the last few days picturing her in someone else's arms and he wanted to find this Robert person and beat him to a bloody pulp.

"I talked with Valerie," Jazz told him and he shook his head in bewilderment. "You're seeing her now?"

"Uh no," Tucker answered in bewilderment. "I don't know what she said to you, but I haven't seen let alone talked to Valerie in months."

Jazz sagged in relief then took a shaky breath as she looked down at her hands. "I'm going to break things off with Robert," she started. "It was wrong to get involved with him while I'm still in love with you."

"You still love me?" Tucker asked as he sat beside her on the couch. Jazz didn't answer as she began crying and he pulled her into his arms and held her.

"Yes," Jazz answered as Tucker took her hand then pulled her into his arms. She went without a fight, putting her arms around him, and buried her face in his neck so she could breath in the familiar and comforting scent of him.

"Oh Jazz," he said shakily. "Don't do this to me. Don't put yourself in my arms and then run away."

"I won't," Jazz answered then kissed her way up his neck until he moved so their lips met. Both hesitantly at first, but then sweet and lovingly.

"I'm sorry," Jazz said when they finally broke apart. "I'm been idiotic and unreasonable."

"Yeah," Tucker agreed. "I don't understand why you want to make everything so hard. Why you want to analyze everything to death."

"I know," Jazz told him tiredly. "I'm just scared Tucker."

"Marry me," he said quickly as he tightened his arms around her. "Just put everything aside and marry me."

"What?" Jazz asked in shock as she pulled away and looked into his eyes. "You're kidding right?"

"No," Tucker answered. "Just say yes and we'll work everything out later."

"That's insane," Jazz growled as she pushed away from him. He wouldn't let her go and she sighed at him in exasperation.

"It's what we should have done from the beginning Jazz. I should have followed my heart and did everything in my power to convince you that we are good for each other, we belong together."

"But Tuck," Jazz started. "Our lives are different and…"

"No they're not!" Tucker interrupted angrily. "Our lives are not different. You're just scared!"

"I just don't want you to have to change for me Tuck. I don't want to have to change for you…"

"Whose changing?" Tucker asked. "Because I change jobs so we can be together isn't changing me. It's not changing my dreams. It's just adjusting."

"But what about your dream Tucker?" Jazz stood and walked to the window. "I don't want you to give up your dreams."

Tucker shook his head and laughed, which caused Jazz to turn and look at him. He sighed and smiled. "Then don't make me give you up," he said. "You are my dream Jazz. Loving you is my dream. Marrying you, having children with you…that's my dream."

"I thought your dream was to…" Jazz started but Tucker stopped her by standing and shaking his head.

"Sometimes dreams change, Jazz. All my other dreams are nothing without you."

"And what if that dream changes and you don't want me anymore," Jazz asked. "I mean if your dreams are so mercurial…" Tucker put his hand to her lips.

"I made arraignments with my boss," he told her. "I've moved back to Amity Park, I can work anywhere I want. I'll go wherever you need me to go. I want to be with you Jazz. Marry me. Please say yes."

"Are you nuts?" Jazz asked him as she threw herself into his arms.

"Just about you," Tucker answered, holding on to her for dear life. "Is that a yes?

"Yes!" Jazz sobbed into his shirt.

"You're the crazy one," Tucker laughed as he closed his eyes and sighed as he pulled her closer.

"I love you! I love you! I love you!" Jazz declared just before Tucker silenced her with a kiss.

"Oh, Jack," Maddie sighed from the kitchen door. "They're just like you and me."

"Nuts?" Jack asked as he peered into the living room at the two lovers embracing on the couch.

"Yes," Maddie confirmed as she clasped her hands to her heart. "Completely crazy in love."

"Good," Jack said absently. "Then I won't need to use the Anti-Creep Stick." Maddie smiled as she turned and looked lovingly at her husband who was already rummaging through the cupboards, trying to find where she hid the cookies.

"Love is rarely sane," She thought to herself, then chuckled and looked back into the living room at Tucker and Jazz.

The End

Sorry this ending is kinda schmaltzy. I just wanted to finish I suppose. I hope it still has all the charm of the original one shot though.