JQuery :: Getting The Opposite Of Event.preventDefault();?

I have this function which prevent the default envent of a link. So far is ok. Then the function execute some tasks and then I need TO CONTINUE with the event with something like event.continueDefault(); Can I do this?

Something like:

$('.link').live('click', function(event) {
event.preventDefault(); // STOP THE EVENT
...//EXECUTE SOME TASKS
event.continueDefault() // LET THE EVENT CONTINUE. Of course, this line doesn't work.
});