AN: Sorry for the wait. Again I own nothing but the plot and the characters you don't recognize. I thank you all for being so patient with me. I really appreciate it. Please review and tell me what you think. Also if you could check out my new story, it's called Fanatic Obsession. It's a bit different from anything I've ever done, although Sirius is still the main character.

Revised: March 12, 2007. Beta-ed.
Chapter 17—Why Can't I Get to You?

There's a train leavin' somewhere from a station.
There's a plane due almost anywhere, every hour on the hour.
I can walk down any street, put miles under my feet,
Movin' on nothin' but willpower.

Sirius Apparated from 12 Grimmauld Place into Jessica's apartment with Remus along side him. The two friends quickly muttered Lumos and began looking around the dimly lit apartment.

Sirius walked through the living room and straight back to her bedroom. Memories began to flash through his eyes. The snoring that had continued to wake him from his sleep, the forbidden nights the two shared, and the close encounter the two had had with his cousins.

He now wished more than ever that he had just told her about the significance of the photo. Her safety was worth more than his pride and he knew that James would have wanted her to know about their friendship.

Sirius sat down sadly on Jessica's bed. He picked up a picture of her and her friends from the nightstand. She looked so beautiful and happy.

So tell me why can't I get to you?
How can I make you feel everything that I do?
If faith can move mountains, and love will see you through,
Then tell me why can't I get to you?

Sirius picked up Jessica's pillow and breathed in her scent deeply. He missed her terribly and he couldn't help but fear for her safety.

Sirius then stood abruptly, placing the pillow back in its position. He walked out of the room calling Remus.

"She's not here, let's go too Will's apartment. She might be there; you know where he lives don't you?"

"Yes, but we can't Apparate in there. We'll have to find an alley and then walked the rest of the way."

The two then disappeared with a significant pop.

I can't live in the silence that's come between us.
Wonderin' where you are, even when you're holdin' me.
So tonight, don't turn away... say what you need to say.
We owe this love the honesty.

Tell me why can't I get to you?
How can I make you feel everything that I do?
If faith can move mountains, and love will see you through,
Then tell me why can't I get to you?

"Will it's me Remus," Remus yelled through the door.

"Remy, how the hell are you?" Will asked happily swinging the door open. "You haven't called me in a while," he said pouting.

"I know I'm sorry, but I've been really busy. I'm look—"

"Have you seen Jessica?" Sirius asked impatiently.

"Who are you?" Will asked with suspicious eyes.

"I'm her boyfriend Sirius."

"No you aren't, Jessica's dating some cheating loser named Fin, who doesn't even know where she lives. Isn't that wild? Yes, yes I know, but anyway if you were Jessica's boyfriend she would have told me, even though I haven't heard from her in awhile."

"So you don't know where she is," Sirius asked tersely.

"No."

"Would Charlotte know?"

"She might have gone there?" Will asked crossing his arms over his chest.

Sirius walked away without another word. Remus followed after he exchanged a few more words with Will, telling him to call him if Jessica showed.

Maybe there's a river I haven't crossed.
Maybe there's a bridge you'd need to burn.
I'm gonna keep searchin' even though we're lost,
An' keep on believin' there's another corner that we might turn.

Sirius knocked on Charlotte's door.

"Who is it?"

"Charlotte, it's Remus, Will's friend."

"Oh hello," she said opening the door slowly.

"Hi—"

"Do you know where Jessica is?" Sirius asked rudely.

"Who are you?"

Sirius sighed in annoyance and turned his eyes up to the dark sky. "I'm Sirius, Jessica's boyfriend and it's very important that I find her," he said pleading with her through his eyes.

"She's never mentioned you. Last I heard she was dating someone named Fin. Do you know he doesn't even know where she lives?" Charlotte asked in a whisper.

"Yes, I know. But back to the pressing matter, do you know where she is?"

Charlotte looked at Sirius for a long moment before answering.

"No I don't know where she is, but she might be at the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center. She goes there when she's upset."

"Thanks."

"If you find her tell her Will and I miss her," she said before closing the door softly.

Tell me why can't I get to you?
How can I make you feel everything that I do?
If faith can move mountains, and love will see you through,
Then tell me why can't I,
No matter how I try...
Why can't I get to you?

Sirius walked down the walkway towards the slippery rink. His eyes frantically searched for Jessica.

His heart caught is his throat when he saw a stationary form lying on the cold rink.

'Merlin she must be freezing.'

Sirius cast a non-verbal spell on his shoes allowing better trekking on the ice rink.

"Jessica," he said looking down at her angelic face.

"Sirius? What are you doing here?" she said.

"I'm here to apologize love, and to yell at you for running off like that. You have no idea how worried I've been. I'm been going out of mind love. I couldn't help but think that you could have been hurt or in danger. Please don't do that to me again." Sirius said leaning down and pulling him into his arms.

"I'm been sick with worry, love. And I've missed you so much. I love you. And I'm sorry for yelling and for kicking you out. I was an idiot. I…I just don't want you to look at me differently because of my past. I don't want it to change what we have," he said looking deeply into her brown eyes.

"I'm sorry I ran, but I don't appreciate being spoken to like that or yelled at."

"I know and I'm sorry," he said pleading with her with his eyes.

"And your past can only make us stronger. It makes me feel like you don't trust me and you're hiding stuff from me when you don't talk to me. I just want to know who you are," she said earnestly.

"Baby I trust you, I really do, and I love you," he said kissing her softly.

"I love you too," she said against his lips.

"Come on Moony's waiting," he said helping her up.

Jessica turned around and saw Remus looking at them.

"Hi Remus."

"Hello Jessica. So next time no running off, okay. Just come and tell me what this bone head does and I'll take care of him," he said smiling.

"Hey!"

"Okay, will you let me help?"

"Hey!"

"But of course m'lady."

"Hey!"

Jessica kissed Sirius softly on the lips earning a dashing smile from him.

"Come on, I'll show you both around the city," she said taking both of their hands in hers.

"Or," Sirius said removing his hand from hers, "we could," he said bending down and gathering a ball of snow, "have a…SNOW BALL FIGHT," Sirius shouted launching a snow ball at Jessica.

Jessica laughed loudly, before bending and attacking both Sirius and Remus with a bevy of snow balls.

The three adults were so wrapped up in their mischief that neither noticed the pair of jealous green eyes watching them and the seething form advance slowly on them.

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"Why Can't I Get to You" by Hot Apple Pie on the album "Hot Apple Pie"