Then the phone rings.

(Long pause) No.

That was a long pause.

This is a woman that in many ways he clearly cant stand.

He is anxious, stand-offish and really not that happy to see her.

In fact if you had to define their relationship with one word it would be hate, not love.

Yet by the time of the main film, Jack is clearly still besotted with her.

What is it that makes us repeat things we know are no good for us?

In this case, its probably the fact that Jacks ex-girlfriend looks like Natalie Portman.

But really, the temptation in this volatile hook-up is a matter of control.