All You Never Say-a Ruby Gilis & Jerry Baynard AU

Ruby Gilis has always had a crush on Gilbert Blythe. But lately, she's started noticing that the young man has his eyes on someone else: her friend, Anne Shirley. At first, Ruby is devastated that he prefers her friend over her, until a chance encounter with the Cuthberts' french farmhand, Jerry, has her questioning herself. Anne had always said how annoying Jerry could be at times, but that he was kind. Yet why was he so cold to Ruby upon their first meeting? What had she ever done to him?

"Are you uncertain, or just scared to drop your guard? Have you been broken, are you afraid to show your heart? Life can be unkind but only sometimes you're giving up before you start."
----All You Never Say (Birdy)