Story Title: Seventeen Ain't So Sweet

Author: Jess x Loverr X

Rating: T/PG-13

Summary: This is after the car crash, which sadly sent our poor Jess away from us for awhile. This story is basically about a different reaction that Rory might have had when finding out. It's also about Jess and his journey back to his home, and back for a second chance with the girl of his dreams.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls, or The Truly Gorgeous Milo Ventimiglia.

A/N: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus inspired the story name and the story concept. This is my first story for Fan Fiction and I hope you enjoy it. I am a major fan of Gilmore Girls and Literati and Jess. Criticism is defiantly encouraged. Enjoy the Literati goodness!

Like the world was crashing on her

Didn't let it hold her down

Didn't hold her back, oh no

"You seem quiet," Lorelai announced the obvious as she drove her daughter home from a long night at the hospital. "Is the arm bothering you?" Rory silently shook her head before leaning against the window of the infamous jeep. The ride home remained voiceless, which was a new concept for the two.

Once the car was stopped Rory tried to rush out of the car before her mother had anytime to confront her about what had happened the night before. Lorelai quickly pulled her back into the car by her good arm.

"Not so fast,"

"It's really late, mom. Can't we just talk about this later?" Rory begged.

"It's actually really early, sweetie." She corrected before looking down at her watch and reading the time as 3:47 am. Rory groaned before turning to her mother with an annoyed glance.

"Which means we have plenty of time later in the day to talk about what happened last night." Rory smirked before once again trying to exit the car. It failed.

"But mommy dearest wants to know what happened now."

Rory slowly turned back to face her mother before slowly pretending that her eyes were closing. Her head slowly lolled back on the headrest of her seat, and within seconds she was posing to be sleeping in the passenger seat of the jeep. Lorelai frowned at her daughter's actions and quickly came back with the best possible come back she could think of.

"You are a mean person." Rory smiled slightly at her mother's lame attempt at sounding tough. She slowly let out a yawn before getting comfortable in the seat.

"Don't keep your face in a frown; you'll get those wrinkles in your forehead." Rory whispered with her eyes remaining closed. "Wouldn't want you getting any older."

Lorelai scowled at her daughter before locking the doors of the jeep and slowly leaning back in her seat. Both were seemingly too tired to even make the walk to their rooms.

"Neither of us are getting out of this car until you have answered my questions," Lorelai let out finally before shutting her own eyes and getting the much needed sleep she was craving. The two ended up spending the night in the car, both uncomfortable in their own ways, but neither caring as long as they were together.

The Jeep: Later That Morning –

Rory slowly opened her eyes to the morning light that was shining through the windows of the car. She twitched her cheeks slightly to get the feeling back into them. She tried to stretch, but remembered the slight problem she had. The slight itchy problem. She looked down at her cast, and sighed while remembering the reason it was there. Jess! Rory's eyes widened in horror as she remembered the person who also was in the crash with her. What had happened to him? Did he make it home okay? She slowly turned to her mother's still sleeping figure and went over her choices in her mind. Either she stays and explains to her mother all about everything when she finally wakes up, or escapes and goes to check up on Jess and hopefully returns before her mother awakes.

The choices continued to run themselves through Rory's head. She knew there was no time for a pro and con list so she just went with her first instinct. She looked at the locked door and remembered all those times she had set off the car alarm when she was younger. If she even tried to get out really fast and quickly shut the door, the thing would go off for sure. She determinedly looked around the car before catching a glimpse of her mother's keys hanging from the ignition. Lorelai forgot to take them out when she had turned off the car. Rory swiftly swooped her unharmed arm in for the keys and took them out of the ignition with little noise. She clicked the door open, and hastily got out of the car.

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