Summary: AU Rory was put into a coma by the car accident with Jess.
Everything after that point hasn't happened. Please R/R. Warning: this is a
R/J fanfic with L/L undertones in later chapters.
**Disclaimer: I own a Discman, a shelf full of books, and this laptop. I don't own anything related to this show. And even if you did sue me, all you're getting is the Discman and the books because there's no way in hell you're getting my laptop.**
Hospital Visits
by Angel Monroe
Chapter 1: I'm sorry Rory
Jess stepped through the door of the clean white hospital room. As he looked at Rory's motionless form, he felt tears forming behind him eyes. She looked so fragile, so weak. The blush was gone from her cheeks, the sparkle from her eyes.
'It's all my fault,' he thought mournfully. 'If I hadn't been driving, maybe it would be me lying in that bed. Oh God, I wish it was me. Lord, I've never asked you for anything, but I would rather die here and now than remove this sweet girl from this world.'
He sat down in the chair next to the bed. Taking her pale hand in both of his own, he prayed for the first time in his life. And it wasn't one of those five-second dinner prayers that his mother used to make him say. It was a prayer for mercy, for forgiveness. He made a promise to God to be better if He brought her out of this. He promised never to steal, or drink, or smoke again. He promised to be everything Rory had said he could be, everything she wanted him to be, if only she would wake up. She was everything good in him. Without her, he was empty, broken. Without her, there was nothing left in him.
"I'm sorry, Rory," he cried out loud. "I'll be good. I'll do whatever you ask of me, but please wake up. Rory, please wake up."
And still, she lay motionless on the sterile hospital bed. She didn't move; she didn't speak. Jess could barely tell she was breathing. Finally, he couldn't bare the silence in the room anymore.
"I'm going for a walk," he told her, though he wasn't quite sure why. "I'll be back in a few minutes."
Walking out if that hospital room was one of the hardest things he had ever done, but he knew he would go crazy in there with his guilt and self-hatred. He took one last look at her through the window, almost expecting her to wake up as soon as he left.
Just as he looked away from the window, he was bombarded.
"What did you do to my daughter?" Lorelei practically screamed at him. "Why is Rory lying in the hospital bed while you are up walking around? Tell me, Jess, why is that?"
Jess tried to say something in response, but nothing would come from his open lips. 'What could I say?' he thought. 'I don't even know the answer to that. There is nothing I could say right now that could make it better. Finally, he just sputtered out, "I'm sorry. A deer jumped in front of the car, I didn't have time to react. I'm so sorry Lorelei, it's all my fault."
She seemed to soften a little, seeing the tears in his eyes. Still, she responded with, "Your damned right it is," but Jess could tell it wasn't completely hostile.
"Oh crap!" Jess said suddenly, a thought popping into his head. "I have to call Luke. He needs know about this. Can I use your cell?"
"It's okay," Lorelei said, "I already called him." She seemed to lower her head a bit. "Whatever he tells you I said about you, I'm sorry," she said quietly.
It brought almost half a smile to Jess's face. "What did you do?" he asked in a mock parental tone.
"I kinda blew up at him," she admitted. "I was in a 'Jess must die' mood because of this, and I kinda took it out on him. Do you ever think he'll forgive me?"
Jess was up to half a smile, "I think you two love birds will be back to your witty quips in no time," he assured her.
"We are not together like that," she said in frustration. "Why can't anyone accept that we are just friends?"
"As soon as you stop flirting shamelessly in the diner," he replied.
"Okay, that's it," Lorelei said throwing her hands up in resignation, "I'm going to see my daughter." She headed into the room, her face becoming solemn and melancholy.
**So, what'd you guys think? If you don't tell me, I won't know. So review please. I won't update until I get more than 10 reviews.
Next time on 'Hospital Visits':
Lorelei's thoughts Lorelei and Luke reconcile ??Dean comes into the picture?? **
**Disclaimer: I own a Discman, a shelf full of books, and this laptop. I don't own anything related to this show. And even if you did sue me, all you're getting is the Discman and the books because there's no way in hell you're getting my laptop.**
Hospital Visits
by Angel Monroe
Chapter 1: I'm sorry Rory
Jess stepped through the door of the clean white hospital room. As he looked at Rory's motionless form, he felt tears forming behind him eyes. She looked so fragile, so weak. The blush was gone from her cheeks, the sparkle from her eyes.
'It's all my fault,' he thought mournfully. 'If I hadn't been driving, maybe it would be me lying in that bed. Oh God, I wish it was me. Lord, I've never asked you for anything, but I would rather die here and now than remove this sweet girl from this world.'
He sat down in the chair next to the bed. Taking her pale hand in both of his own, he prayed for the first time in his life. And it wasn't one of those five-second dinner prayers that his mother used to make him say. It was a prayer for mercy, for forgiveness. He made a promise to God to be better if He brought her out of this. He promised never to steal, or drink, or smoke again. He promised to be everything Rory had said he could be, everything she wanted him to be, if only she would wake up. She was everything good in him. Without her, he was empty, broken. Without her, there was nothing left in him.
"I'm sorry, Rory," he cried out loud. "I'll be good. I'll do whatever you ask of me, but please wake up. Rory, please wake up."
And still, she lay motionless on the sterile hospital bed. She didn't move; she didn't speak. Jess could barely tell she was breathing. Finally, he couldn't bare the silence in the room anymore.
"I'm going for a walk," he told her, though he wasn't quite sure why. "I'll be back in a few minutes."
Walking out if that hospital room was one of the hardest things he had ever done, but he knew he would go crazy in there with his guilt and self-hatred. He took one last look at her through the window, almost expecting her to wake up as soon as he left.
Just as he looked away from the window, he was bombarded.
"What did you do to my daughter?" Lorelei practically screamed at him. "Why is Rory lying in the hospital bed while you are up walking around? Tell me, Jess, why is that?"
Jess tried to say something in response, but nothing would come from his open lips. 'What could I say?' he thought. 'I don't even know the answer to that. There is nothing I could say right now that could make it better. Finally, he just sputtered out, "I'm sorry. A deer jumped in front of the car, I didn't have time to react. I'm so sorry Lorelei, it's all my fault."
She seemed to soften a little, seeing the tears in his eyes. Still, she responded with, "Your damned right it is," but Jess could tell it wasn't completely hostile.
"Oh crap!" Jess said suddenly, a thought popping into his head. "I have to call Luke. He needs know about this. Can I use your cell?"
"It's okay," Lorelei said, "I already called him." She seemed to lower her head a bit. "Whatever he tells you I said about you, I'm sorry," she said quietly.
It brought almost half a smile to Jess's face. "What did you do?" he asked in a mock parental tone.
"I kinda blew up at him," she admitted. "I was in a 'Jess must die' mood because of this, and I kinda took it out on him. Do you ever think he'll forgive me?"
Jess was up to half a smile, "I think you two love birds will be back to your witty quips in no time," he assured her.
"We are not together like that," she said in frustration. "Why can't anyone accept that we are just friends?"
"As soon as you stop flirting shamelessly in the diner," he replied.
"Okay, that's it," Lorelei said throwing her hands up in resignation, "I'm going to see my daughter." She headed into the room, her face becoming solemn and melancholy.
**So, what'd you guys think? If you don't tell me, I won't know. So review please. I won't update until I get more than 10 reviews.
Next time on 'Hospital Visits':
Lorelei's thoughts Lorelei and Luke reconcile ??Dean comes into the picture?? **