She opens her eyes, but Aaron isn't there. She covers her face and cries. Someone taps her shoulder.

"Jackie." Aaron says, gently. She looks up with tear-stained eyes.

"What?" she asks as he nods.

"I'm here if you want to talk." he says, raising his eyebrows. She holds her hand out, and he takes it.

"Then lets talk. I-I can't ever go back? I'm stuck here in non-reality forever?" she panics.

"Yah, but you have me." Aaron says, pulling her to his feet. He kisses her, slowly. She closes her eyes and, with her free hand, holds his neck. She plays with his hair with her fingers. He smiles through the kiss. He pulls away and just stands there, expectant.

"What?" she asks, playfully poking his arm.

"You know that I've always loved you." he admits. She shakes her head. He isn't real. "Well, I have."

"I've always needed someone like you, Aaron, but you weren't around for me. You were up here." she points to her forehead.

"I am here for you, that's right." Aaron says, nodding. She smiles, laughing for the first time.

"I love you." she says.

"I love you too. Your parents love you. You should've gone back to them. I had to live on the street, at least you had a choice." Aaron says, suddenly bitter.

"What? But, you're with me forever, now." she says, not understanding.

"I know, and I don't regret anything. But, are you sure that your parents didn't love you?"

"Yes, daddy always thought I was lying to him when I wasn't. And Mother said she was there when she wasn't, not for me, anyways. Andrew slapped me, and he said that I deserved more pain? That's the only thing I'm confused about, Aaron, is why? Why do I deserve more misery when I can't handle it? Why do I deserve to cry?" she cries, pulling her hand back. "And I thought...I thought you understood that."

"Oh, baby, I do. I understand you." Aaron argues, trying to gain her love back. Something isn't right. She tilts her head in confusion.

"What? You have never called me baby. Mother always said that she understood me before she'd hurt me." she points, stepping back. He reaches for her hand, but she swats his hand away.

"Jackie, I am not your mother. Careful, the portal is right there!" he warns. She twists around. She could go back? She looks back at him and wipes her eyes.

"I'm sorry, but you're not real. You're a fantasy, Aaron. I've won here, and I can see that. But, I have to win out there, now!" she says, looking back at the portal. She covers her face.

"Wait, you're going back? You're leaving me? You're leaving me!" he yells, grabbing her arm, hard.

"Aaron, you'll be with me up here. I need to get back to reality." she says, jumping, pulling them both through.