A/N: Thanks fanka and mjentrn for reviewing the last chapter! It's about the time, when dinner time is finishing here, in Poland, so I hope you're going to enjoy the dessert from me, Fanka ;) And you, too, mjentrn, I hope you're going to enjoy this chapter! And everyone else as well! :)

Here we go!

As the time passed, she found herself having difficult time to prevent herself from going back to what happened and eventually walked out, hoping that some cool, fresh air is going to make it better. She still couldn't believe what has just taken place. She really would have never suspected such a behaviour from Trevor, even if blinded by anger and jealousy. How could he act like this in front of so many people?

She started to wonder if this stupid dance wasn't just a trigger for the outburst, which was gathering for some time now. It was no secret that things between them weren't well lately. In fact, their problems started with the moment of Jack coming back and claiming his place in Emily's life. She knew that Trevor couldn't fully accept the whole situation and suspected he could feel jealous, and she had to admit that she wasn't without blame. She was very attracted to Jack, and there was this inexplicable power pushing her towards him, or maybe it wasn't as inexplicable as she thought? It was only certain that Trev didn't like it at all, even if remained silent. Until now. She really didn't know what to think about it; did he just break up with her, or maybe just made her a scene and was going to apologize next day?

And then it hit her, that she was completely neutral to this. It was as if she completely didn't care if they broke up, and it made her feel bad. After being with him in relationship for such a long time, shouldn't she be at least concerned about it? Yes, she should be, but she wasn't and thanks to this she felt even worse. She was getting convinced that it meant, that in her heart, she didn't care about Trevor as much as she was trying to persuade herself, and everyone around. In fact, even her mind joined and she thought that if it was Jack, who accompanied her, he'd never leave like that even if they had a huge fight.

She shook her head; it wasn't the first time she was comparing those two. The truth was, that she didn't even realise, but she did it quite often. And the result was always making Jack look much better. She didn't allow it to reach her thoughts, but Trevor was mostly annoying her with those traits, which were exactly the opposite than Hudson's. She hid her face in her hands; it seemed that it really let her think clearly about a lot of things, but she wasn't sure she liked the conclusions of this thinking. The longer she wondered, the more convinced she was that it was Jack, who she should be with and everything, even those troubles she started having with Trevor were proving it.

She was on the edge of tears; what was she supposed to think and do? A part of her told her that she shouldn't be so terrified by the idea of ending things with Trevor and giving it a try with Jack. After all, what bad could happen of it? She could only see that the latter wasn't a good idea, but what else? Of course, she could also finish her relationship with Trev and later realise, that he was the man she wanted to be with. Yet, her heart was telling her otherwise.

She gasped and turned around at the feeling of someone touching her shoulder. She saw Jack, standing in front of her with concern in his eyes. When his hand met with her skin, he noticed how cold it was and he didn't hesitate a moment to take of his jacket and wrapped it around her. She thanked him with a sign, not really trusting her voice and watched him take a seat next to her.

"Is everything okay?" he asked, and she was staring at him for a moment, hesitating. Then she shook her head and in the same moment tears gathered in her eyes and flowed down her cheeks, a sob leaving her mouth.

Subconsciously, she leaned to him and Jack, even though a little surprised by her breakdown, immediately wrapped his arms around her. Her hands moved to his back and gripped the material of his shirt tightly, curling into fists; he held her against himself, stroking her hair with one hand and caressing her back with the other. He rested his cheek against the top of her head; knowing that soothing words were not going to work with her, he tried to give her as much comfort as possible with touch. The results were satisfying, and soon he felt her sobbing stop but she didn't move away. He didn't mind, he had absolutely nothing against holding her close like this and was eager to stay this way for as long as she wanted. Sue enjoyed being in his arms very much; as she was sitting with her head resting on his shoulder, his familiar scent so very present around her, she could only hope they weren't sitting in the public garden. She would be able to cuddle to him completely then, and it would also be much more comfortable. It felt so nice to be so close to him...

When she told him she wanted to go home, he felt a twinge of sadness, but then it completely turned at the suggestion that she wouldn't mind company. He grinned and immediately agreed, so they only went inside to inform their friends that they were leaving and made their way out. They didn't see grins on their friends' faces as they were watching them, neither did they hear them talk about how much they hoped that Sue was going to open her eyes. They just wanted to get out and soon were on their way to Sue's apartment. Jack was ecstatic to see, that something snapped inside of her in the most positive way. Their chat reminded him of the day they spent together not so long ago, it was very free and natural and continued with not much effort. And, when they reached their destination, both couldn't help but felt disappointed.

"Thanks for keeping me company." she said with a small smile. She had no idea how it happened, but even though just some time earlier she felt horrible, now her mood was much better. As if there was some kind of positive energy radiating from Jack, influencing her emotions.

"No need to thank me, it was a pleasure." he smiled back and her heart jumped.

He really held some kind of power over her, which was able to make her melt with just a simple smile. Not that Jack Hudson's smile wasn't famous and was able to make a lot of women's knees weak, but for her it always managed to make her completely lose her head. His eyes and his smile, those were the first things she has found herself attracted to – not that she's ever thought he wasn't handsome, but one look of his brown eyes or one smile, which he would sent her in the bullpen, catching her watch him always made her heartbeat quicken. It wasn't any different now, and she found herself staring into his eyes as if she was mesmerised, a smile lingering on her face, giving her a little dreamy look.

Jack noticed it and felt like his heart was going to jump out of his chest. He couldn't take his eyes off her face, oh how much he missed this look! She was so beautiful, and when she was looking at him this way everything else beside her was stopping existing around. How many times he found himself getting lost under her gaze, unable to think straight or form a simplest word. He reached out his hand and touched her face; his fingers gently traced the outline of her face and he could feel her lean into his touch, sigh escaping her lips. It was difficult enough for him to stop himself from leaning to her and kissing her as they weren't even touching, but in this moment all the uncertainties, which were preventing him from doing so, disappeared.

He moved his face closer to hers, watching her carefully, but he didn't see any objection, quite the contrary. She closed her eyes, her mouth slightly parting and she wrapped her arms around his neck the moment his lips touched hers. She held onto him, as the kiss continued and evolved from the careful and gentle to much more needy and passionate; she was sure that she was able to stand only thanks to his arm, wrapped tightly around her waist and holding her against him. It was obvious that the whole world around them stopped existing, the only important thing for them was being in each other's arms, and they were both completely lost in the kiss. It showed just how much emotions was between them even despite everything what happened between them, but especially the huge love, which they were connected by quite easily since the beginning, even if aware of its presence only from later moment. Yes, she loved him, and as trivially as it sounded, it was in that moment that she was absolutely sure of it.

They only parted – very reluctantly – due to the lack of the air; they were both panting heavily, as they kept standing so close to each other. She only opened her eyes and her grip tightened, when she looked straight into his eyes and noticed the way he was staring at her. She felt like she was going to melt under his gaze; oh how could she be so stupid to even think of having doubts about the presence of his feelings for her? It was all there, in this look – full of love, affection, devotion, yearning and so many more! He knew that in this moment, all his feelings were clearly reflected in him and felt like his heart was going to explode, happiness rising highly in him when he noticed her lips spread into a big, happy grin. He couldn't stop himself from stealing another, small kiss from her before withdrawing.

"See you tomorrow, Sue."

He turned around and started walking down the street, in the direction of his apartment. It wasn't far and he wasn't in a hurry, so he could as well go on foot. She watched him, until he disappeared behind the corner after he stopped, turned to her and sent her a smile. It was only then that she remembered where she was and started walking towards the entrance to the building.

They had absolutely no idea that they were being watched. He's been sitting in his car, parked at the opposite side of the street, in a small distance from the building where she was living in. The dark colour of his car and lack of lamps right next to it allowed him to remain unseen. He was present there for some time now; it's been over two hours since he made the scene and left the ball and during this time he managed to regain his composure and see, that his feelings completely blinded him. Or, more accurately, made him see things, that probably weren't even there, at least during that time. He knew Sue well enough to know, that as long as she was in relationship with him, she'd never think about crossing the line with Hudson and he shouldn't have implied anything. He didn't even feel angry anymore, when he noticed her walk home in the company of that man, it was clear that Jack wasn't going to let this chance to spend time with her waste. He had no doubts that upon his living, he was going to claim the role of Sue's 'date' and he couldn't even blame him. The truth was, that the only person he could be angry at was himself. There were no doubts that by his actions, he pushed Sue into Hudson's arms.

As he watched them, so unaware that he was even there, he finally had a chance to witness what really was between them. There were no restrains, all the feelings were flying freely around and the chemistry between them was perceptible even from his spot. And then they kissed; his eyes widened and he was staring at them agape, not believing his eyes. Should he really be so sure that she wouldn't cross the line? The kiss, and later also the look they've given each other definitely suggested otherwise, but it would be impossible. Sue's conscience would never allow her to do it or would eat her alive afterwards.

He sighed, watching Jack leave; he really was a fool. How could he believe, that he stood a chance against the man, when it seemed all he had to do was claim her heart, when the opportunity arose. Trevor couldn't understand why he even waited for him to give him this occasion, but actually admired him; it seemed that he really didn't need much, her heart seemed to belong to him all along. Yet, he accepted that she was with someone else instead of storming into her life and claiming his place in it; Trev wasn't sure he would act in the same way if he was in his shoes. He knew, that it was his place to back off and give them a chance for a real happiness; as a couple, and along with their little angel, as a family.

He hesitated for a moment, looking at the cardigan on the passenger's seat. He caught it and got out of the car; he would have to come and give it to her anyway, so he could as well do it now. There was no sense in delaying this moment, and leaving her unsure about their status on his side, because he had no doubts that for her everything was completely over.

"Sue, wait." he caught her arm, startling her and noticed a surprise on her face at the sight of him. "I came to give you this... Not that you actually need it." he added, referring to Jack's jacket, still wrapped around her and she blushed, taking the cardigan from him. "Just promise me you're going to be happy with him."

"W-What?" she asked, taken aback by his request and he rolled her eyes.

"I'm here for about an hour now, you know?" her eyes widened at his statement and he chuckled slightly, a little amused by her reaction. "Yeah, I saw everything but first of all, I saw that as long as he's present in your life, we'll never have a chance. You could fight it, but he's the one you love and want to be with and everything about you just screamed it. I care about you too much to stand in the way of your happiness. And, it's not right to stand in the way of family's happiness... Just be happy with him, Sue, that's all I ask you for."

He smiled at her, even though he definitely didn't feel happy; he felt a huge sadness at the thought of letting her go, it seemed that she wasn't the one for him. He loved her, yes, but love also about sacrifices and he was eager to make this one, if it was going to make her happy. Perhaps in time, he'll move on and perhaps, will find a true happiness just like hers was with her husband. He turned around, walked to his car and drove away, without even turning to look at her; he wasn't sure he wouldn't change his mind if he did. But he had to let her go, he knew it was the right thing to do.

She slowly made her way upstairs, completely shocked. She went into her apartment, took off Jack's jacket, hanging it next to hers, kicked off her heels and sat at the edge of the small table standing there. With a corner of her eye she noticed Lucy, and the smile immediately faded from woman's face, when she noticed her friend, so lost in thoughts.

"What's happened?" she asked, when Sue looked at her and the blonde's reaction was to snort.

What hasn't happened, would be definitely much better question!