A/N: Okay, sorry it's taken me so long to update! I'll try to make this chapter bearable, seeing as I've been away from the story for such a long while. Thanks for all the reviews, anyway! And yes, I know it's short, but I'm just trying to get back into the story. Review please!
Chapter 5
Without even thinking, Rory found herself wandering toward the bridge. As she sat on the edge, her feet dangling, she recalled the last time that she'd been in that position. It had been the night of the dance marathon, the night she and Dean had broken up, the night that had started her and Jess' relationship in the first place. Seeing him again made her remember all the things she'd always loved about him, and it had been hard for her not to jump into his arms again, harder than she would ever admit. Sure, Tristan had been fine with her, seemingly very loyal, and she felt safe when she was with him. The same way she'd always felt with Dean. And that had just worked out so well…That had been what attracted her to Jess to begin with, the uncertainty of what he would do in any given day, at any moment. She had never known what to expect when she was around him, and it exhilarated her. It always had. She was starting to realize just how much she had missed that feeling…
Jess grabbed the book and started out the door. He wasn't sure what he was doing, whether he was going to just go and return it to her, but he knew that even that wouldn't get her out of his system. Not that anything could, but he was desperate for some relief from the intangible pain that had started ever since he'd seen her with him. He wondered what had happened between them, how he'd ever won her over. It doesn't matter…he has her now, not me. Before returning the book, he decided he wanted to just read over her words one last time, and he knew just where he'd go. The place where it had all started, where he'd finally been sure of her feelings for him. The night he'd finally been able to get rid of Shane, the sorry excuse for a girlfriend that she'd been. That bridge had been the start of it all, why not let it be the first step to the end?