The Distance Between
Chapter One: When Your Gone
Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls, it would be nice, but I don't.
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She looked into his eyes and brought her hand up to his cheek, gently massaging it with her thumb and looked at him with pleading eyes. Her heart was begging him not to go, but she knew what she was doing was right. It had to be, or else she wouldn't be doing it. Right? No, of course right! She couldn't second-guess herself now. She had already decided this, and the decision was that this was by far the best thing for the both of them... even if it did break her heart…
"I don't have to go…" He whispered, resting his forehead on hers. His heart was breaking, and there was nothing he could do about it. He knew she wouldn't let him stay, but making the offer at least made him feel better. Why did she have to be so, perfect? Why did she have to give him a chance when no one else did, and why did she have to love him like he'd never been loved before?
"Yes," she sadly replied, "you do…" Her voice drifted off as tears welled up in her eyes, and she gently wrapped her arms around his neck bringing him into what would be their last hug.
He buried his head into the curve of her neck and breathed in her scent. That was something he would always remember her by, her scent. It was the sweet aroma of cucumber melon, her favorite body wash. Secretly he wished she wasn't so understanding, that way it could at least be a little bit easier. He pulled them apart when he heard her soft cries.
"Don't, don't cry." He sweetly shifted her hair behind her ear, and sighed quietly. She let one tear drop before wiping her eyes and pretending like nothing was wrong, but he knew better. He always did, especially when it came to her. He slowly backed up, each step backward making Rory's worst nightmare a reality, and grabbed his things before entering the bus. He put his foot on the first step then turned around, taking one last look at the person who changed his life.
He never looked more at ease, but he also had never felt more scared. For the first time, he told her.
"I love you."
And with that, he quickly ascended the steps leading onto the bus. He walked to the back and placed his things underneath his seat, then sat down, and staring at her out window. His body jerked as the bus started moving, but he never took his eyes of her. He wanted desperately for her to tell him that she loved him to, that she would always love him no matter what - but he just as desperately hoped she wouldn't. If she did, he wasn't sure he would be able to control himself from getting of the bus and forgetting the whole trip altogether.
She watched him walk towards the back and put his things under the seat in awe. It took everything she had in her not to tell him that she loved him to. But the truth was, she did. She loved him more than she had ever loved anyone, but the same intense love that brought them together, had also driven them apart. She loved him to much to see him suffer, and she could tell that he was, because she could see it in his eyes. She knew that Stars Hollow was suffocating him, there was nothing for him there besides her, and there was everything for him in Venice. She stared back at him and watched the bus pull away, until it was out of sight.
"I love you to Jess." She whispered, then slowly made her way back home.
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A/N - Hey, I hope you all like it. Please R&R and let me know if I should continue this story. Thanks.
Chapter One: When Your Gone
Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls, it would be nice, but I don't.
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
She looked into his eyes and brought her hand up to his cheek, gently massaging it with her thumb and looked at him with pleading eyes. Her heart was begging him not to go, but she knew what she was doing was right. It had to be, or else she wouldn't be doing it. Right? No, of course right! She couldn't second-guess herself now. She had already decided this, and the decision was that this was by far the best thing for the both of them... even if it did break her heart…
"I don't have to go…" He whispered, resting his forehead on hers. His heart was breaking, and there was nothing he could do about it. He knew she wouldn't let him stay, but making the offer at least made him feel better. Why did she have to be so, perfect? Why did she have to give him a chance when no one else did, and why did she have to love him like he'd never been loved before?
"Yes," she sadly replied, "you do…" Her voice drifted off as tears welled up in her eyes, and she gently wrapped her arms around his neck bringing him into what would be their last hug.
He buried his head into the curve of her neck and breathed in her scent. That was something he would always remember her by, her scent. It was the sweet aroma of cucumber melon, her favorite body wash. Secretly he wished she wasn't so understanding, that way it could at least be a little bit easier. He pulled them apart when he heard her soft cries.
"Don't, don't cry." He sweetly shifted her hair behind her ear, and sighed quietly. She let one tear drop before wiping her eyes and pretending like nothing was wrong, but he knew better. He always did, especially when it came to her. He slowly backed up, each step backward making Rory's worst nightmare a reality, and grabbed his things before entering the bus. He put his foot on the first step then turned around, taking one last look at the person who changed his life.
He never looked more at ease, but he also had never felt more scared. For the first time, he told her.
"I love you."
And with that, he quickly ascended the steps leading onto the bus. He walked to the back and placed his things underneath his seat, then sat down, and staring at her out window. His body jerked as the bus started moving, but he never took his eyes of her. He wanted desperately for her to tell him that she loved him to, that she would always love him no matter what - but he just as desperately hoped she wouldn't. If she did, he wasn't sure he would be able to control himself from getting of the bus and forgetting the whole trip altogether.
She watched him walk towards the back and put his things under the seat in awe. It took everything she had in her not to tell him that she loved him to. But the truth was, she did. She loved him more than she had ever loved anyone, but the same intense love that brought them together, had also driven them apart. She loved him to much to see him suffer, and she could tell that he was, because she could see it in his eyes. She knew that Stars Hollow was suffocating him, there was nothing for him there besides her, and there was everything for him in Venice. She stared back at him and watched the bus pull away, until it was out of sight.
"I love you to Jess." She whispered, then slowly made her way back home.
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A/N - Hey, I hope you all like it. Please R&R and let me know if I should continue this story. Thanks.