The Compromise - Comments

Aww poor James. I hope nothing happens between Jess and James though - not now he's starting to move on!

I love this story! I will totally sub and recommend!! Please keep up with the updates because I want to know what happens next!! Much love!!

James is really pissing me off. He needs to move on. He is chasing after other girls but keeps trying to interfere with Sid and Jess. It's like he doesn't really care about Jess, he just wants to win.

I'm glad Sid and Jess were able to talk it out. Their relationship seems to be growing and becoming stronger. I think Jess made the right choice deciding that her and James can't be friends. Whether she has feelings for him or not, he is clearly trying to sabotage her and Sid's relationship and it is not fair to Sid to continue to be friend's with him.

Can't wait for more. Hoping for more Sid and Jess happy times!

O. M. G. I. LOVE. THIS. STORY. Jess and Sid's relationship just seems to be getting better and better. I'm really pulling for the whole happily ever after for them. Engagement. Wedding. Babies. Stanley Cup. All of that intertwined with hot hot hotness:0

Yah, I guess that is pretty standard - when you don't know how to address a subject, the easiest thing to do is to pick a fight. It may not be the smartest thing to do, but it gets things out in the open pretty fast.

But I think that Sid was right in calling Jess on her "running" habit. He wants things to be different with them and wants her to stay and deal with the issues.

Jess was right that Sid should have asked her about the letter right away - rather than letting his insecurities stew. Sid's imagination, coupled with his Dad's insinuations, made things ten times worse than what it really was.

But I don't think that Jess is really seeing the true picture. She said that "He (James) and I both agreed that being apart was better". That was certainly not what I got from him during the exchange at the party. Things didn't work out with the other girl because he was "still in love with his ex-girlfriend", and then he gives Jess a very personal piece of jewelry with a note confessing his everlasting love!!!?? Nope, Jess, you are sadly mistaken here. James does NOT think that being apart is better.

Until Jess can see things for what they are - that James wants more than friendship - Sid does have a right to be a little insecure about things.

Team Sid & Jess - this girl right here is right on that team!! Pleases make them end game because seeing how James is, I keep cringing every time Jess goes back to him and its just a vicious cycle that I think Jess is much too smart to fall back for again and again and it sounds like Sid is better with Jess too! Please update soon!

Wow - I love this story - it's so believable, because things like this do happen in life.

Jess better not break Sid's heart. I don't think I could ever forgive her.

I'm really hoping for Jess and Sid! I will be so annoyed if she does anything with James while her and Sid are together...hope James meets someone else!!

I hope she and James can somehow work it out in the end :(

I hope things work with Sid and Jess. I stand by what I said earlier. Cheaters should never get the girl!!! James is kind of a jerk for giving the card to her. Let her go!!! Loved this chapter!!

This whole thing is like a train wreck waiting to happen and no one is going to come out of it unscathed.

While the whole break-up with Jess and James was very civil and adult. Both parties had decided that the relationship had run its course and both had found other options they were eager to pursue.

This current situation is anything but adult. James has now decided he is still in love with Jess and it is very clear he wants her back. You don't go giving gifts like that, with sentiments like the card and telling her he is still in love with her if you are not wanting to tug at her heartstrings.

And that would be all well and good, except for the fact that Jess has moved on and is now publicly involved with Sidney. What James is doing is wrong - he is trying to take Jess away from another man...a teammate....his captain, no less. Sidney kept his feelings for Jess inside until he knew that James was dating someone else. He did not try and steal Jess from James. James should at least afford him the same courtesy.

Sidney loves Jess and it appears that she loves him too. There really weren't any ambivalent feelings on her part when she told James that she and Sidney were together. And while the team - players and WAGs included - have accepted that Jess is now with Sidney, I don't think they will look so favourably on her if she changes her mind again and breaks Sid's heart in the process.

Oh Lordy, I can't wait to hear what James has to say, and of course, what Jessica has to say back. There's no going back, really, so I'm just super excited to see where things go. But idk I just feel like Sid and Jess aren't in love with each other, just in lust. Jess is so confused with everything in her life I feel like any relationship is a bad idea for her at the moment. Awesome update!

I love this story but I'm a Nealer girl so secretly I am pulling for him to get his shit together.

I'm excited for some 'smooth sailing' for Jess and Sid. It is much deserved!

Yay!!

@ dogandbutterfly
I'm secretly pulling for James in this one as well. Don't give up yet!

This story's well-written, but I'm sick of seeing Sid win all the time...

Noooooo. I like these two together, let them be happy!!!!! James needs to go away.

I think there are two things going on here, and they are going to cause Jess to do some deep soul searching.

Firstly, I don't think James is with another woman. Maybe he did go out on a date - or had planned to and couldn't go through with it - but I still think Jess is very much in his plans.

But secondly, Jess was very quick to believe that James had moved on when Sidney told her about the "date". And she wasn't upset about it. Quite the contrary, there was almost a relief when she fell into Sid's arms and gave herself to him. It was not a case of angry sex - the "I will get back at James" type of sex. Nope, it was the "OMG, this is amazing and I have been repressing this for so long" sex. Only to be followed up in the morning with "I want this guy so much - I am falling in love with him" sex!

I think Jess still love James - to an extent - but I think it is pretty clear that she is "In Love" with Sid.