Disclaimer: I do not own the Gilmore Girls. What can I say? I'm just not that cool. :-)



Summary: This is a darker fanfic BUT it has a happy LITERATI ending, as should every fanfic ever created!! This portrays Dean as the bad-guy, and I know none of this would ever happen on the show, but I guess that's why they call it fan FICTION. Anyways, enjoy and please review. This is my first fanfic so let me know how I'm doing. Go easy, I'm a newbie.

On with the show...



Oh, P.S.- Dean and Rory have been dating for a little over a year and Jess and Rory are just good friends, so far, I promise. OK.....go!



"Saving Grace"



Rory didn't understand how she got where she was. He was supposed to be "the perfect boyfriend," everyone said he was such a good guy. They all claimed that you couldn't find too many of those now and that she was lucky to have a guy like Dean. At first, she honestly believed that was true. Dean cared about her so much in the beginning. He always wanted to hang out and he always called her, which made her feel so special. In the end, that would be what drove him over the edge. Her mom would always go on and on about 'Dean this and Dean that, you're so lucky to have Dean.' If she only knew what it was like to be with him. It was so many things, but it wasn't great. It was scary and uncertain and most of the times painful. She wanted to yell that fact in the face of every person who said Dean was so great. But she couldn't. Sometimes she wondered why she couldn't, other times she knew. She sat on the bridge and glared into the water as she contemplated her circumstances. It was fear. Fear of being alone, fear of Dean losing his temper with her. Fear. And fear was enough to keep her quiet. Even to the ones she trusted the most.



Jess: "Ya know, they say you're face could get stuck like that."



{Rory jumped at the unexpected voice behind her. Realizing it was just Jess, she let out a sigh and smiled at him.}



Rory: "Would that be so horrible?" she teased him. He smiled as he took a seat next to her. Rory was glad to have Jess' company. He could always cheer her up and she secretly loved the fact that he despised Dean, though she'd never admit it. They sat in silence until Jess finally spoke.



Jess: "Well, you sure are quiet today. What's the matter, only 10 cups of coffee today instead of the usual 12?" He continued to stare into the water nervously awaiting her reply. He didn't want to say anything, but he, along with others, have noticed a change in Rory the past couple of months.



Rory: "Ha, ha. You're funny Mariano. But you better be careful mister, you don't want to feel the wrath of a Gilmore without her coffee."He chuckled at her "threat" and finally allowed his gaze to fall on her. She was still staring motionlessly into the water, her smile slowly fading. At first she didn't notice that Jess was looking at her. 'She is so beautiful. I can't help but think something is wrong with her, every time I look at her, something is different. It's not her smile, that's still amazing, it's her eyes. They don't sparkle as much as they used to. That's probably why she avoids eye contact so much now. I mean, they still shine sometimes, just as bright as before, but not as much. If I could just swallow my pride and tell her how I feel about her, I bet she would leave that pansy bag-boy and be with me. I could make her happy, I could bring back the Rory I used o know, the one that was happy...'



Rory: "Jess? What are you thinking about right now?" Jess blinked, to get himself out of the daze but he noticed Rory still hadn't noticed he was staring at her She still stared blankly into the water almost like she was asleep with her eyes open.



Jess: "You." He continued to look at her.



TBC please update!! Thanks.