A/N Hey guys! Thanx for reading my fic. . . . . This is the first one I've ever written so go easy on me please. . . If there is anything that I should change about the story please tell me!!! Thanx! :)
(Takes place after the 24 hour Dance Marathon)
Chapter One
Rory Gilmore lay on her bed lost in her thoughts. It had been two weeks after her break up. She couldn't believe that she and Dean were through with. She wasn't as sad as she should have been though. 'What's wrong with me? I should be crying my eyes out right now.' She thought to herself. She thought back to when they had first met. They were so happy back then. They had almost everything in common. They spent all their extra time together, talking, laughing, hugging, kissing. He used to be so nice. She remembered at the Chilton dance when Tristan was hitting on her ,and making her very uncomfortable, He stood up for her and that was the night when they officially became a couple. 'Hell, he made me a car!' she thought. 'What went wrong?' This is where some tears came to her eyes.
Then she remembered, Jess Mariano. When Jess came to town Dean started acting all weird. He had a crazy streak of jealousy in him. 'He should have just trusted me. He should have known that I wouldn't have left him for Jess. He's the one who drove me to liking Jess. He made me want to like Jess so I could get back at him for not trusting me. It's all his fault.' she accused Dean. "I am glad we are through. I think it's time I move on in my life. I'm going to get coffee." she said aloud to herself. Her tears dried up as she was about to walk out the door.
"Where you going sugar?" She heard her mom yell from the couch.
"Oh, just going to get some coffee."
"Without inviting your wonderful mother who gave birth to you and raised you and fed you and clothed you and most importantly introduced you to the wonderful life of coffee? You evil child of mine."
"Sorry mom. I thought that you had to go and pick up something for Sukie and bring it to her at the Inn."
"Oh no! I forgot all about that! She's gonna kill me! How 'bout I meet you at Luke's in two hours?"
"What's gonna take you so long?"
" Uh. . . I kind of forgot that we have a mouse in the Inn and I'm supposed to be in charge of getting it out before too many guests find out. I figure it's gonna take me a while to put traps all over the Inn."
"Oh.......Ok. I'll see you in two hours. Love ya!"
"Bye kid-o."
*****
Rory was walking down the sidewalk to Luke's deep in her thoughts again, only this time about Jess and their first kiss at Sukie's wedding, when she accidently bumped into someone.
"Oh Rory dear, how are you doing?"
It was Ms. Patty. "I'm fine thank you," she knew what was coming next. "Sorry for bumping into you," she added.
"Oh that's ok dear. I am so sorry about you and Dean honey. I would have told you sooner but I haven't seen you in so long."
It was true. She hadn't go out much since they had broken up. Only to school and back. She had her mom get her tons of take out coffee though. She didn't go out because she was mourning though, she didn't go out because she to afraid of running into Dean. She wasn't ready to face him. "Thanks for your concern, but I'm fine, really. I'm kind of glad it's over. I like the idea of being a free woman." And that was true. She felt more wild than she did when she went out with Dean. It was sort of like a whole new her.
"Well that's good deary, but nobody can get over a break up that fast."
"But its already been 2 weeks!" she tried to argue, but Ms. Patty was already walking away.
*****
'I can't believe her. Why didn't Ms. Patty believe me?' she thought to herself the rest of the way to Luke's. 'Is it just me or is everyone looking at me? There is nothing wrong with me. I'm fine about the whole Dean thing. I just wish everyone could see that.'
She finally arrived at Luke's, happy to be there. It seemed like the longest walk she ever took.
"Hey Rory!"
"Hi Luke."
"I haven't seen you in a while. You doin' all right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I wish everyone could see that. Coffee please."
"Good. I'm sure everyone will forget about it soon."
"I hope so. Coffee."
"I know so."
"Thanks. Coffee please."
"Oh your quite welcome."
"LUKE!!! Coffee, Please, Now!!!"
"Now you know how I don't think it's good-"
"I know you don't think it's good for me to drink this much coffee, but is it my fault that these cups are so big? I really need coffee Luke!!!"
"Give the lady some coffee." It was Jess.
" I am not going to be responsible for her death Jess. If you want her to have coffee so bad then give it to her. You can be the cause of her death." Luke walked into the kitchen.
"Sorry Luke for being to pushy!" Rory yelled after him as Jess filled her coffee cup.
"Don't worry about him. You know he goes through this every day with your mom. He just must be thinking that you are entering the danger zone from to much coffee."
"Yeah. . . Thanks for the coffee. I didn't know you worked on Saturdays."
"I don't. I just wanted to fill your coffee cup."
"Oh. Then how about put it into a to-go-cup. We can go somewhere."
"Where?"
"I don't know. . . Somewhere. I haven't been anywhere lately, so anywhere would be fine. You pick."
"Ok then."