Author's Note: Hope you are enjoying all the mis-communication and angst between Connor and Abby. I promise a happy ending.

Chapter 11 – Unfinished Conversations

Jayne watched Connor come up the ramp to her desk. She hadn't heard from him since he rushed out of the movie last night to check on Abby. The look on his face warned her that something was wrong. She stood up, anxious to talk with him. "Is everything O.K.?"

"No," he answered honestly.

She took his hand and tugged him down the hall. "Tell me what happened. Is Abby all right?"

Connor pulled her to a stop. "Yes, she's fine… Look, I'm sorry I had to cut our date short," he said as he nervously ran a hand through his hair.

When he didn't say anything more, Jayne prompted, "But…?"

Connor opened and closed his mouth, but no words came out. As he continued to search for the right words, Lester walked past them. "Break time, is it?" he asked sarcastically.

"Just leaving," Connor answered in frustration. He glanced at Jayne. "Can we talk after work?"

"Sure."

Lester studied Jayne's face as she watched Connor walk away. "Please don't tell me you're dating Connor?"

Jayne looked at Lester, wondering how to answer. Two days ago, she would have happily said yes, but now she wasn't sure. When she and Connor kissed, it was extremely pleasant, but she never lost herself to passion. Shouldn't there be passion? she wondered.

She was spared the need to reply when Lester sighed and said, "Never mind. I don't want to know."

Further down the hall, Connor walked swiftly past Abby's lab hoping to avoid seeing her. He still felt gutted by her reaction to their kiss. Just when he thought he was safe, the lab door opened. "Connor," Abby called. "Will you come in here please?"

Cringing, he did as she asked. Once in the lab he rushed to speak first. "Abby, I'm staying at Danny's flat for a few days and then I'll get my own place."

It was the last thing Abby expected to hear. "Um, O.K.," she said in surprise.

Her courage began to waiver as she jumped to the conclusion that Connor wanted his own place to be with Jayne. She was too late. Unhappiness poured through her; but she remembered Danny's advice. For once, she would say what was in her heart and hope she didn't make a complete fool out of herself.

She gathered her nerve, "I need to tell you something… about the way I feel," she began carefully.

Connor braced himself, wondering how upset she was over the kiss. He prepared himself to apologize to whatever she said.

Abby noticed how uncomfortable Connor looked and couldn't force the words out. She decided to work up to what she really wanted to say. "You are different from any guy I've ever known," she began.

Connor frowned at her, not sure what she was getting at. "Good different or bad different," he eventually asked.

Abby smiled and stepped closer to him just as the ADD siren sounded.

She huffed in consternation as Connor turned toward the Main Ops Room, "Sorry, we'll have to finish this later."