Then, we'll go out for breakfast. First thing when this is done and you're home. [ Jesse has a tone of certainty in her voice. Her mind made up. ] We just need to follow the manuscript pages before and put it together, right? Just like last time.

[ Green eyes finally lift back to his. She feels the light is more in his eyes than hers. That certain sparkle has left her, gone away with Polaris. Wherever her friend went. Now it's just Jesse Faden as she would of been if nothing had ever happened in Ordinary. Minus the dirt and dust from being homeless in Arizona. ]

It's changed us but not you wanting to be a couple? [ A scrutinizing look is in her eyes. Making sure he truly means what he says. She doesn't feel as if Alan has lied to her. Simply left her in the proverbial dark even if he didn't know that he had at the time. ] You still want to be with me, even without... now that it's only me?

[ While she may not fully understand it? Jesse knows Polaris made things different between her and Alan. She connected into something that the writer has. Polaris would get louder in her mind and the lights would be brighter. Now, that won't happen.

Her gaze lowers to his lips before looking back at him.

She wants to be with him regardless of the story or Polaris. She misses his touch and his kisses. Dreams can only hold so much of the actual memories. At least, that's what she has learned from just the small span of time in the shower. ]

And... I like the idea of more. In case you were wondering.