Title:
"Ice Cream"
Author:
Lauren
Contact
the Author @: PaceysLilMcPhee@aol.com
Pairing:
Dean/Rory
Disclaimer:
Unfortunately, I own nothing. Not the characters, not the locations, not the
show in general and certainly not Jared. Or Chad for that matter.* insert
sigh here* The only thing I own is the idea for the fic. That is all.
Author's
Note: I wrote this short, short, short fanfic a couple of months ago. It was
right after I was getting over writer's block and I had a tremendous urge to
write something. It's sweet and sappy some say and well I just had a
great time writing it. This was my first Gilmore Girls fanfic. I don't mind if
you would like to post it somewhere else, just email me and let me know where
it will be going. Thanks for reading! :)
"Okay, well um, Rory honey, he's not in
there, he probably isn't working today and I' hungry!" Lorelai said taking a
step onto the street towards the market.
"He could be in the back though.
Small town you know. And he always works on Saturdays at this time, " Rory
tried to point out to Lorelai.
"Come on!" Lorelai groaned grabbing
Rory's hand and pulling Rory after her.
"See? He's not anywhere around
here," Lorelai said stepping inside with Rory still behind her.
Rory poked her head out from behind
Lorelai and scoped out the market. "I suppose," she said.
"Great, now let's go get that ice
cream. I've been living way too long with out any. I'm beginning to go through
withdrawal, complete with the sweating symptoms."
Lorelai and Rory walked back to the
freezers where they tried to decide on which flavor to buy. Suddenly, coming
from behind them was Dean carrying a pile of goods to be put into the freezer.
"Mom, here's one we've never tried!"
Rory shouted to Lorelai who was down on the other end of the freezer aisle.
Then she turned around quickly and ran into Dean who dropped everything on the
floor.
"Oh no, I'm sorry, so sorry," Rory
babbled as she bent down next to Dean to help him pick up everything that had
dropped to the floor when they had collided.
"It's okay," Dean said as he
continued to gather everything off the floor. As they both gathered their pile
in their arms and stood up, they bumped heads and ended up on the floor next to
each other again.
"I think I should probably just go,"
Rory said looking at the floor rather than at Dean. "After all, I've got my ice
cream." Rory held up the container as she got to her feet.
"New flavor?" Dean asked as he began
to gather the items once again into his arms and stood up also.
"Yeah," Rory responded.
"Well aren't you skeptical? I mean
you haven't tried it before, you probably won't feel the same about it as you
did about your original flavor. And even if you do you wouldn't admit it."
"Well I am skeptical. I might feel
the same about it and of course I'd want to admit it. But I could just get
scared and sometimes when you get scared you need a little time to process,"
Rory said as she glanced up at Dean.
"Well I think you shouldn't be
afraid of your feelings," Dean said. Then he turned around and began walking
down the aisle away from Rory.
"I'm sorry," Rory called after him.
He stopped but didn't turn to face her.
"It's okay, I've got them now," Dean
replied trying to steady everything in his arms.
"No, I didn't mean about that. I'm
sorry about that too of course, but I meant about the other night," Rory said
looking down to study the tile floor once again.
Dean just shrugged and responded,
"It isn't something you should be sorry about. Not the way you're sorry. You
either feel it or you don't. Just forget about it."
Rory bit her lip. "I can't forget it
Dean…"
Dean just took one more step forward
and said, "See ya Rory."
"Dean! But I do feel that way, I do!
I love you," Rory blurted out.
Dean stopped and turned around
slowly, "You what?"
"I love you," Rory said again.
They looked at each other for a
second before Dean took a step or two towards Rory.
"I was just scared to say it before
I guess, even if you did, but I do, I know I do," Rory rambled.
"I love you too," Dean said as he
leaned over and kissed her. Rory kissed back and then slowly pulled away. She
smiled up at him.
"Thank you," she said still smiling.
