Title: What the Heart Wants
Author: Sara6255
Pairing: R/J
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything. (So sad)
Distribution: Sure, but please ask first.
Summary: Takes place after the season finale; Rory comes home from Washington to her family, friends ...and someone else in particular.
Spoilers: Pretty much all of the season finale.
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Rory dumped her bags on her bed and went downstairs to talk to her mom. Her mom was sitting at the kitchen table with a big pot of coffee and two coffee cups. Rory sat down and looked at the coffee.
Lorelai smiled, "I had Luke make a special pot just for you and he dropped it by about ten minutes before you walked in the door."
Rory grinned, "I love you."
"I know. So, how was your trip?"
"Despite Paris being there, it was great. I even found time to see all the neat tourist places; very educational."
"Good. I however, had a horrible time her without you. I had to go to mom's all by myself and listen to her gripe about everything she could think of. It was excruciating; you are never leaving again."
"I promise never to leave you alone again."
"Yay!"
"So, what now?"
Lorelai grinned, "Wanna go to Luke's?"
Rory almost dropped her coffee cup, "Umm....I-I-can't we go somewhere else?"
Lorelai put her hand on Rory's forehead, "Are you feeling ok?"
Rory knew that if she didn't agree to go, he mom would suspect something, "I'm fine, just tired. Let's go to Luke's."
Lorelai jumped up, grabbed her purse, and smiled, "Let's go!"
~~~
Rory was dreading going to Luke's. She hadn't talked to Jess since Skokie's wedding, and she had no idea what she was going to say to him. When they got there, Rory ran to the first available table she saw, sat down, grabbed a menu, and hid her face behind it.
Lorelai sat next to her and gave her a strange look, "Are you ok?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"You're looking at a menu; we never look at the menu."
"Oh, umm...order me a burger, fries, and..."
"Coffee?"
"You got it."
Rory smiled, "Thanks mom."
Lorelai winked at her, "Anytime kiddo."
Lorelai went to the counter and almost immediately started bickering with Luke and Rory smiled, she really missed being home. She hid under the menu again so she wouldn't be spotted.
"Avoiding anyone I know?"
Rory heard the familiar voice and dropped the menu, "Jess, Hi."
He smiled one of his amazing smiles, and Rory got butterflies in her stomach; that was never a good sign.
He sat across from her, "So...read any good books lately?"
Rory just stared at him.
"I figured it was a good conversation starter."
Rory smiled, "Oh. Well,"
Jess pointed to the window, "I think someone is trying to get your attention."
Rory looked behind her and spotted Madeline and Louise waving at her, "Oh, umm...I'll be right back."
She jumped out of her chair and went outside, "Hey guys. What are you doing here?"
Louise grinned, "Well, I didn't know your number, so I thought I'd just come here and talk to you face-to-face. I am having a killer back-to-school party to celebrate us being seniors, and I am inviting you. It's tomorrow night at 7:30."
Rory smiled, "Cool, Sounds like fun."
Madeline looked in the window of the diner, "Who's the hottie?"
Rory looked in the window, "Oh, that's Jess."
Louise grinned, "He's cute. You can bring him too. Well, Gotta go."
They waved at Rory and took off.
Rory went inside at sat down again.
Jess raised an eyebrow, "What was that about?"
"Madeline and Louise, they're from my school. Louise is having a back-to- school party."
"Cool."
"It's to celebrate senior year. You're gonna be a senior, wanna come?"
"What about Dean?"
"He has to work. I talked to him a few minutes after I got home. I asked if he wanted to spend some time together, but he has to work for the next three days."
"Oh, so I am your last hope?"
"Looks that way."
"Ok, I'll go; anything to get away from this place."
Rory smiled.
They both sat at the table in an awkward silence. From time to time, they would look at each other, but then quickly look away when they made eye contact.
This was driving Rory crazy, "I'm sorry."
"For?"
"Kissing you. I shouldn't have."
"Ok, not exactly the response I was looking for, but it's ok."
"You are a great guy Jess. You are smart, despite what you may think; you have a unique sense of humor, and you have your moments of genuine kindness; but I have Dean, and I love him."
"I know. I knew it the minute you kissed me, and I still know it, so just forget about it. It was a spur of the moment thing. No big deal. Can we still be friends?" Jess grinned at her.
Rory chuckled, "Do you even have to ask?"
"Ok, that's all there is to it."
"Yep, end of story."
They both smiled, but didn't say anything else. They both knew very well, that it wasn't the end of the story; the story had just begun.
~~~
End of part 1.
FEEDBACK!!!!!
:o)
Author: Sara6255
Pairing: R/J
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything. (So sad)
Distribution: Sure, but please ask first.
Summary: Takes place after the season finale; Rory comes home from Washington to her family, friends ...and someone else in particular.
Spoilers: Pretty much all of the season finale.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rory dumped her bags on her bed and went downstairs to talk to her mom. Her mom was sitting at the kitchen table with a big pot of coffee and two coffee cups. Rory sat down and looked at the coffee.
Lorelai smiled, "I had Luke make a special pot just for you and he dropped it by about ten minutes before you walked in the door."
Rory grinned, "I love you."
"I know. So, how was your trip?"
"Despite Paris being there, it was great. I even found time to see all the neat tourist places; very educational."
"Good. I however, had a horrible time her without you. I had to go to mom's all by myself and listen to her gripe about everything she could think of. It was excruciating; you are never leaving again."
"I promise never to leave you alone again."
"Yay!"
"So, what now?"
Lorelai grinned, "Wanna go to Luke's?"
Rory almost dropped her coffee cup, "Umm....I-I-can't we go somewhere else?"
Lorelai put her hand on Rory's forehead, "Are you feeling ok?"
Rory knew that if she didn't agree to go, he mom would suspect something, "I'm fine, just tired. Let's go to Luke's."
Lorelai jumped up, grabbed her purse, and smiled, "Let's go!"
~~~
Rory was dreading going to Luke's. She hadn't talked to Jess since Skokie's wedding, and she had no idea what she was going to say to him. When they got there, Rory ran to the first available table she saw, sat down, grabbed a menu, and hid her face behind it.
Lorelai sat next to her and gave her a strange look, "Are you ok?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"You're looking at a menu; we never look at the menu."
"Oh, umm...order me a burger, fries, and..."
"Coffee?"
"You got it."
Rory smiled, "Thanks mom."
Lorelai winked at her, "Anytime kiddo."
Lorelai went to the counter and almost immediately started bickering with Luke and Rory smiled, she really missed being home. She hid under the menu again so she wouldn't be spotted.
"Avoiding anyone I know?"
Rory heard the familiar voice and dropped the menu, "Jess, Hi."
He smiled one of his amazing smiles, and Rory got butterflies in her stomach; that was never a good sign.
He sat across from her, "So...read any good books lately?"
Rory just stared at him.
"I figured it was a good conversation starter."
Rory smiled, "Oh. Well,"
Jess pointed to the window, "I think someone is trying to get your attention."
Rory looked behind her and spotted Madeline and Louise waving at her, "Oh, umm...I'll be right back."
She jumped out of her chair and went outside, "Hey guys. What are you doing here?"
Louise grinned, "Well, I didn't know your number, so I thought I'd just come here and talk to you face-to-face. I am having a killer back-to-school party to celebrate us being seniors, and I am inviting you. It's tomorrow night at 7:30."
Rory smiled, "Cool, Sounds like fun."
Madeline looked in the window of the diner, "Who's the hottie?"
Rory looked in the window, "Oh, that's Jess."
Louise grinned, "He's cute. You can bring him too. Well, Gotta go."
They waved at Rory and took off.
Rory went inside at sat down again.
Jess raised an eyebrow, "What was that about?"
"Madeline and Louise, they're from my school. Louise is having a back-to- school party."
"Cool."
"It's to celebrate senior year. You're gonna be a senior, wanna come?"
"What about Dean?"
"He has to work. I talked to him a few minutes after I got home. I asked if he wanted to spend some time together, but he has to work for the next three days."
"Oh, so I am your last hope?"
"Looks that way."
"Ok, I'll go; anything to get away from this place."
Rory smiled.
They both sat at the table in an awkward silence. From time to time, they would look at each other, but then quickly look away when they made eye contact.
This was driving Rory crazy, "I'm sorry."
"For?"
"Kissing you. I shouldn't have."
"Ok, not exactly the response I was looking for, but it's ok."
"You are a great guy Jess. You are smart, despite what you may think; you have a unique sense of humor, and you have your moments of genuine kindness; but I have Dean, and I love him."
"I know. I knew it the minute you kissed me, and I still know it, so just forget about it. It was a spur of the moment thing. No big deal. Can we still be friends?" Jess grinned at her.
Rory chuckled, "Do you even have to ask?"
"Ok, that's all there is to it."
"Yep, end of story."
They both smiled, but didn't say anything else. They both knew very well, that it wasn't the end of the story; the story had just begun.
~~~
End of part 1.
FEEDBACK!!!!!
:o)