Usual disclaimers apply.
A/N: I hope I didn't steal any ideas.
Dedications: Emily Carol, smile1, strawberrygrl, bluedancer, and NoLaBel.
Chapter 1: It was a dark and Stormy Night
[Rory]
Rain was pouring down heavy. It was foggy and Rory couldn't see ahead of her. It was Sunday night and Rory was driving back to Yale. For the first time in a month she didn't feel overwhelmed.
Things had been a little hectic in her first few months at Yale. It was a lot of work and she always felt snowed under. But, this weekend, she had finished her work. Rory smiled and switched the radio was on.
"If I could just breathe let it fill the space between I'll know everything is all right," Michelle Branch sang.
Rory wasn't a huge fan of pop music, but she thought Michelle Branch was okay. But, for some reason hearing Michelle Branch made her think of the night of Kyle's party. She and Jess had run into Dean and Lindsay and Rory had asked Lindsay what kind of music she was interested in and Michelle Branch's name came up.
Rory wondered how she remembered that. Not even she would remember that. Suddenly it dawned on Rory that she hadn't seen them since the wedding. I wonder how they are, she thought. I bet the first kid is on the way.
Rory recalled the pain she had felt when Dean and Lindsay came out arm in arm. She didn't know why it pained her so bad. Maybe it was the fact that he was her first boyfriend. Maybe it was that a small part of her wasn't over him. Maybe it was the fact that he had moved on. Maybe it was that he was married and she had no one.
Suddenly the car slid on the wet road. Rory put the breaks on with her heart pounding. But, the breaks gave out and the car slid off the road and flipped upside down. The engine died and Michelle Branch's music died.
[Dean]
Dean sat down in the Connecticut Memorial Hospital sipping coffee. He cursed himself for taking the night shift and the morning shift and crumpled the letter in his hand. He was an orderly at the hospital.
It all started a few months ago. Lindsay and Dean started growing apart and fighting a lot. Plus, Dean realized that he was still in love with Rory. They finally agreed to get a divorce.
However, Lindsay had friends all over campus. They hated him. They teased and tormented him. They spread nasty rumors around campus about him. They said that he slept around or that he abused Lindsay. Dean tried to transfer colleges, but because of all the ridiculing, he couldn't concentrate on his studies and now he held a letter in his hand that he was on academic probation. He took a job as an orderly just so he could make money and so he could at least move out of his dorm and buy his own apartment. Even his roommate hated him.
Dean heard a woman sobbing. He looked up. Lorelai Gilmore was sitting across from him crying. Dean ran over and sat next to her.
"Lorelai," Dean said. "What happened?"
"Rory just got into an accident," Lorelai said.
Rory in a car accident? No way. She wasn't a reckless driver.
"What?" Dean said. "How?"
"The roads were very slippery," Lorelai answered through tears. "I don't even know if she's going to be okay."
Dean hugged her as she sobbed. Dean felt tears coming to his eyes. Rory couldn't die. She was only eighteen. She was still young and beautiful and had so much to live for.
"Ellen," he said the receptionist. "I'm not going to be able to work tonight."
"Fine," said Ellen, crossing his name off the work list.
Dean was able to calm Lorelai down and he told her about what happened between him and Lindsay and how he had come to be an orderly. After a few hours, the doctor came out.
"My name is Dr. Weinstein," said the doctor. "Are you Lorelai Gilmore?"
"Yes," Lorelai said as she and Dean stood up.
"I have news concerning your daughter," Dr, Weinstein said.
Dean drew in a breath.
"She's going to be fine," Dr. Weinstein said. "She has a broken leg and she injured her back and she's badly bruised, But, it's nothing that can't be fixed. We just need to keep her here for a month."
"Thank you, Dr. Weinstein," Lorelei said. "Can I see her?"
"Of course."
Lorelai thanked Dean for staying with her and disappeared down the corridor. Dean made a silent prayer that Rory was okay. Tomorrow after his afternoon shift, he was going to try to visit her.
To Be Continued...
A/N: Let me know what you think. Chapter 2 is coming soon.
A/N: I hope I didn't steal any ideas.
Dedications: Emily Carol, smile1, strawberrygrl, bluedancer, and NoLaBel.
Chapter 1: It was a dark and Stormy Night
[Rory]
Rain was pouring down heavy. It was foggy and Rory couldn't see ahead of her. It was Sunday night and Rory was driving back to Yale. For the first time in a month she didn't feel overwhelmed.
Things had been a little hectic in her first few months at Yale. It was a lot of work and she always felt snowed under. But, this weekend, she had finished her work. Rory smiled and switched the radio was on.
"If I could just breathe let it fill the space between I'll know everything is all right," Michelle Branch sang.
Rory wasn't a huge fan of pop music, but she thought Michelle Branch was okay. But, for some reason hearing Michelle Branch made her think of the night of Kyle's party. She and Jess had run into Dean and Lindsay and Rory had asked Lindsay what kind of music she was interested in and Michelle Branch's name came up.
Rory wondered how she remembered that. Not even she would remember that. Suddenly it dawned on Rory that she hadn't seen them since the wedding. I wonder how they are, she thought. I bet the first kid is on the way.
Rory recalled the pain she had felt when Dean and Lindsay came out arm in arm. She didn't know why it pained her so bad. Maybe it was the fact that he was her first boyfriend. Maybe it was that a small part of her wasn't over him. Maybe it was the fact that he had moved on. Maybe it was that he was married and she had no one.
Suddenly the car slid on the wet road. Rory put the breaks on with her heart pounding. But, the breaks gave out and the car slid off the road and flipped upside down. The engine died and Michelle Branch's music died.
[Dean]
Dean sat down in the Connecticut Memorial Hospital sipping coffee. He cursed himself for taking the night shift and the morning shift and crumpled the letter in his hand. He was an orderly at the hospital.
It all started a few months ago. Lindsay and Dean started growing apart and fighting a lot. Plus, Dean realized that he was still in love with Rory. They finally agreed to get a divorce.
However, Lindsay had friends all over campus. They hated him. They teased and tormented him. They spread nasty rumors around campus about him. They said that he slept around or that he abused Lindsay. Dean tried to transfer colleges, but because of all the ridiculing, he couldn't concentrate on his studies and now he held a letter in his hand that he was on academic probation. He took a job as an orderly just so he could make money and so he could at least move out of his dorm and buy his own apartment. Even his roommate hated him.
Dean heard a woman sobbing. He looked up. Lorelai Gilmore was sitting across from him crying. Dean ran over and sat next to her.
"Lorelai," Dean said. "What happened?"
"Rory just got into an accident," Lorelai said.
Rory in a car accident? No way. She wasn't a reckless driver.
"What?" Dean said. "How?"
"The roads were very slippery," Lorelai answered through tears. "I don't even know if she's going to be okay."
Dean hugged her as she sobbed. Dean felt tears coming to his eyes. Rory couldn't die. She was only eighteen. She was still young and beautiful and had so much to live for.
"Ellen," he said the receptionist. "I'm not going to be able to work tonight."
"Fine," said Ellen, crossing his name off the work list.
Dean was able to calm Lorelai down and he told her about what happened between him and Lindsay and how he had come to be an orderly. After a few hours, the doctor came out.
"My name is Dr. Weinstein," said the doctor. "Are you Lorelai Gilmore?"
"Yes," Lorelai said as she and Dean stood up.
"I have news concerning your daughter," Dr, Weinstein said.
Dean drew in a breath.
"She's going to be fine," Dr. Weinstein said. "She has a broken leg and she injured her back and she's badly bruised, But, it's nothing that can't be fixed. We just need to keep her here for a month."
"Thank you, Dr. Weinstein," Lorelei said. "Can I see her?"
"Of course."
Lorelai thanked Dean for staying with her and disappeared down the corridor. Dean made a silent prayer that Rory was okay. Tomorrow after his afternoon shift, he was going to try to visit her.
To Be Continued...
A/N: Let me know what you think. Chapter 2 is coming soon.