Rory and Dean have never dated. Jess has lived in Stars Hollow for about
two years.
This is Rory's seinior year at Chilton.
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Rory didn't know a lot about Jess Marino, she only knew that he was Luke's nephew and he wasn't popular at Stars Hollow High School (Well not in a good way).
On a Saturday morning Rory and Lorelai went to Luke's for breakfast and coffee, "Hey Luke." Rory said as they walked in.
"Morning ladies." Luke said.
Rory and Lorelai sat down and ordered, "You look stressed, whats wrong?" Lorelai asked.
"Jess isn't doing so hot in school, his principle said that he may not graduate." Luke told them.
"Oh no." Lorelai said.
"Rory I know you have a lot on your plate, but do you think you could help him out a little bit?" Luke asked.
Rory nodded, "I guess so." She told him.
On Monday Rory had to hurry home from school because she had told Luke that she would meet Jess at 4:30 at Luke's to study. At 4:27 Rory walked into Lukes and sat down at the counter, "Here I am."
Luke pointed to the ceiling, "Up stairs."
Rory picked her back pack up off the floor and headed up to the apartmend, "Jess, it's Rory." She said as she knocked on the door.
"Come on in." He said from inside.
Rory opened the door and saw Jess sitting at the table with his books, "You ready?" She asked.
"No I just have all these books out to throw you off." He said.
Rory rolled her eyed, "This is going to be fun."
They worked for about an hour and Jess was getting restless, "Can we please take a break?" He begged.
Rory rolled her eyes, "And do what?" She asked.
Jess smiled, "Get a tattoo."
Rory didn't seem amused, "I'll tell you what, if you make above 96% on this test I'll get a tattoo and I'll even let you watch while I get it." She said.
"Deal." He said sticking his hand out for her to shake.
"Deal." She said shaking his hand.
The test was in two days and Jess hadn't been paying attention in class or to Rory when she tried to help him study.
The test scores came back on Friday and Jess aced the test, he went to Luke's to meet Rory and when she saw him coming he didn't look happy, "What did you make?" She asked.
A big grin went across his face when he held up the test, "I aced it baby!"
Rory's face dropped, "Oh."
Jess nodded, "So Exactily what kind of tattoo will you be getting?" He asked, folding his arms across his chest.
Rory frowned, "To be honest I didn't think I'd have to get one so I never really thought about it." She said.
Jess smiled, "You'll have time to think about it on the way there."
They had to drive about twenty minutes to get to the tattoo parlor, when they walked in Jess started looking at the desigins and Rory went to look at the body jewelry.
"I don't think I'm going to get a tattoo." Rory said.
Jess shook his head, "It doesn't hurt as bad as you think." He told her.
"And you know this how?" She asked.
"I have one." He told her, "A pretty big one."
She shook her head, "I don't believe you."
"I'll show you some time." He said.
"I'm not getting one." She said.
He nodded, "You're getting something."
When they first got in the car Jess didn't say much, he couldn't believe she had really done it.
Rory was smiling, "Aren't you going to say something?" She asked.
"I don't believe it." He said.
She smiled, "I like it." She said lifting her shirt and looking at her belly button ring, "It's cute."
Jess nodded, "It's pretty hot."
Rory rolled her eyes, "So how did you ace that test?" she asked.
Jess shrugged, "I sat next to a smart kid."
She rolled her eyes, "Yeah right."
He smiled, "I knew most of the stuff."
he shook her head, "Then why did you have so much trouble?" She asked.
He shrugged, "It never appealed to me."
She looked confused, "Graduating never appealed to you?"
"Whats with the third degree Rory?" He asked.
She was taken aback by his harsh tone, "Sorry, just trying to make conversation." She folded her arms across her chest and didn't say another word.
When they got back to Stars Hollow Rory reached for her seat belt, but Jess took her by the wrist, "I'm sorry I snapped at you." He said.
She jerked away from his grasp, "Fine." Then she got out of the car and slammed the door.
Jess rolled his eyes and pulled out of the Gilmore driveway.
When Rory walked in Lorelai was in the kitchen, "Rory is that you?" She asked.
Rory walked into the kitchen, "Hey."
"Did he pass?" Lorelai asked.
"I'm afraid so." Rory said as she lifted her shirt to show her mother the new piece of jewlery.
Lorelai covered her mouth with her hand to stifel a laugh, "Oh la la, did it hurt?"
Rory nodded, "Yeah."
Lorelai smiled, " It's cute."
Rory nodded, "Isn't it?"
"Oh, your dad called." Lorelai said.
Rory's face dropped, "So."
"He wanted to know if you wanted to come see him this weekend." Lorelai explained.
Rory shook her head, "Nah."
Lorelai nodded, "Okay."
Later on that night Rory was working on some homework when the phone rang, she herd her mom answer it, "Rory it's for you."
Rory picked up the phone in the kitchen, "Hello."
"Rory, hey it's your dad."
Rory frowned, "Hi."
"What are you doing this weekend?" He asked her.
"I'm busy." She told him.
"With what?" He asked.
"Oh so now you care about my life? After eighteen years you finally decide to care? I don't think so dad." And with that Rory hung up the phone.
Lorelai walked into the kitchen and saw Rory sitting at the table with her head in her hands, "What happened?" She asked as sne hugged her daughter.
"Oh all of the sudden he cares about me and my life." Rory said.
"I think he is realizing that he's sucked as a father." Lorelai said.
Rory wiped her eyes, "So now he wants to fix it? It doesn't work like that mom."
Lorelai nodded, "I know."
"I'm going to bed." Rory said.
The next morning Lorelai was in the kitchen when Rory walked out of her room, "Morning."
"Morning babe." Lorelai said.
"Are you trying to make coffee?" Rory asked.
Lorelai smiled and nodded, "I didn't want to go to Luke's without you."
"I'll go change." Rory said walking back to her room.
On their way to Luke's Rory remembered what had happened with Jess the day before. She wasn't sure she wanted to go to Luke's any more but it was to late they were there.
Rory went in and sat down at the counter and Lorelai sat next to her, "Coffee." Lorelai said.
Luke rolled his eyes and poured two cups of coffee, "You two need help."
Jess came walking in from the kitchen, "Cezar needs you."
When Rory saw Jess she tried not to look at him.
"Morning Rory." He said to her.
"Hi." She said, looking at her coffee cup.
"Can I talk to you?" He asked.
"I think thats what you're doing." She said, still not looking at him.
Lorelai could tell something was wrong, "I think I see Sookie down the street, I'll catch you guys later." And with that she was gone.
Rory rolled her eyes, "Thanks mom." She said under her breath.
"Rory I'm sorry I snapped at you yesterday. People have been on my back about graduating for months, I didn't mean to yell at you." He said.
Rory finally looked at him, "Well you did."
Jess nodded, "I know, and I'm really sorry."
Rory took a deep breath, "Okay."
"Do you still hate me?" He asked.
She shook her head, "No."
Jess nodded, "Good."
"Why do you care so much if I hate you or not?" She asked.
Jess shrugged, "I dunno." He just looked into her blue eyes, he could get lost for hours in those eyes.
Rory blushed and looked away, "I better go find my mom."
Jess smiled, "See ya' later." He said.
'What was that?' Rory asked herself when she walked out of Luke's.
"What was that?" Lorelai asked, almost reading Rory's thoughts.
Rory almost jumped out of her skin, "What are you talking about?"
Lorelai smiled, "What did Jess want?" She asked, "You okay?"
Rory nodded, "I'm fine. He just wanted to clear something up."
"Okay." Lorelai nodded, "You're ghost white, you sure you're okay?"
"I'm fine, really."
Rory didn't know a lot about Jess Marino, she only knew that he was Luke's nephew and he wasn't popular at Stars Hollow High School (Well not in a good way).
On a Saturday morning Rory and Lorelai went to Luke's for breakfast and coffee, "Hey Luke." Rory said as they walked in.
"Morning ladies." Luke said.
Rory and Lorelai sat down and ordered, "You look stressed, whats wrong?" Lorelai asked.
"Jess isn't doing so hot in school, his principle said that he may not graduate." Luke told them.
"Oh no." Lorelai said.
"Rory I know you have a lot on your plate, but do you think you could help him out a little bit?" Luke asked.
Rory nodded, "I guess so." She told him.
On Monday Rory had to hurry home from school because she had told Luke that she would meet Jess at 4:30 at Luke's to study. At 4:27 Rory walked into Lukes and sat down at the counter, "Here I am."
Luke pointed to the ceiling, "Up stairs."
Rory picked her back pack up off the floor and headed up to the apartmend, "Jess, it's Rory." She said as she knocked on the door.
"Come on in." He said from inside.
Rory opened the door and saw Jess sitting at the table with his books, "You ready?" She asked.
"No I just have all these books out to throw you off." He said.
Rory rolled her eyed, "This is going to be fun."
They worked for about an hour and Jess was getting restless, "Can we please take a break?" He begged.
Rory rolled her eyes, "And do what?" She asked.
Jess smiled, "Get a tattoo."
Rory didn't seem amused, "I'll tell you what, if you make above 96% on this test I'll get a tattoo and I'll even let you watch while I get it." She said.
"Deal." He said sticking his hand out for her to shake.
"Deal." She said shaking his hand.
The test was in two days and Jess hadn't been paying attention in class or to Rory when she tried to help him study.
The test scores came back on Friday and Jess aced the test, he went to Luke's to meet Rory and when she saw him coming he didn't look happy, "What did you make?" She asked.
A big grin went across his face when he held up the test, "I aced it baby!"
Rory's face dropped, "Oh."
Jess nodded, "So Exactily what kind of tattoo will you be getting?" He asked, folding his arms across his chest.
Rory frowned, "To be honest I didn't think I'd have to get one so I never really thought about it." She said.
Jess smiled, "You'll have time to think about it on the way there."
They had to drive about twenty minutes to get to the tattoo parlor, when they walked in Jess started looking at the desigins and Rory went to look at the body jewelry.
"I don't think I'm going to get a tattoo." Rory said.
Jess shook his head, "It doesn't hurt as bad as you think." He told her.
"And you know this how?" She asked.
"I have one." He told her, "A pretty big one."
She shook her head, "I don't believe you."
"I'll show you some time." He said.
"I'm not getting one." She said.
He nodded, "You're getting something."
When they first got in the car Jess didn't say much, he couldn't believe she had really done it.
Rory was smiling, "Aren't you going to say something?" She asked.
"I don't believe it." He said.
She smiled, "I like it." She said lifting her shirt and looking at her belly button ring, "It's cute."
Jess nodded, "It's pretty hot."
Rory rolled her eyes, "So how did you ace that test?" she asked.
Jess shrugged, "I sat next to a smart kid."
She rolled her eyes, "Yeah right."
He smiled, "I knew most of the stuff."
he shook her head, "Then why did you have so much trouble?" She asked.
He shrugged, "It never appealed to me."
She looked confused, "Graduating never appealed to you?"
"Whats with the third degree Rory?" He asked.
She was taken aback by his harsh tone, "Sorry, just trying to make conversation." She folded her arms across her chest and didn't say another word.
When they got back to Stars Hollow Rory reached for her seat belt, but Jess took her by the wrist, "I'm sorry I snapped at you." He said.
She jerked away from his grasp, "Fine." Then she got out of the car and slammed the door.
Jess rolled his eyes and pulled out of the Gilmore driveway.
When Rory walked in Lorelai was in the kitchen, "Rory is that you?" She asked.
Rory walked into the kitchen, "Hey."
"Did he pass?" Lorelai asked.
"I'm afraid so." Rory said as she lifted her shirt to show her mother the new piece of jewlery.
Lorelai covered her mouth with her hand to stifel a laugh, "Oh la la, did it hurt?"
Rory nodded, "Yeah."
Lorelai smiled, " It's cute."
Rory nodded, "Isn't it?"
"Oh, your dad called." Lorelai said.
Rory's face dropped, "So."
"He wanted to know if you wanted to come see him this weekend." Lorelai explained.
Rory shook her head, "Nah."
Lorelai nodded, "Okay."
Later on that night Rory was working on some homework when the phone rang, she herd her mom answer it, "Rory it's for you."
Rory picked up the phone in the kitchen, "Hello."
"Rory, hey it's your dad."
Rory frowned, "Hi."
"What are you doing this weekend?" He asked her.
"I'm busy." She told him.
"With what?" He asked.
"Oh so now you care about my life? After eighteen years you finally decide to care? I don't think so dad." And with that Rory hung up the phone.
Lorelai walked into the kitchen and saw Rory sitting at the table with her head in her hands, "What happened?" She asked as sne hugged her daughter.
"Oh all of the sudden he cares about me and my life." Rory said.
"I think he is realizing that he's sucked as a father." Lorelai said.
Rory wiped her eyes, "So now he wants to fix it? It doesn't work like that mom."
Lorelai nodded, "I know."
"I'm going to bed." Rory said.
The next morning Lorelai was in the kitchen when Rory walked out of her room, "Morning."
"Morning babe." Lorelai said.
"Are you trying to make coffee?" Rory asked.
Lorelai smiled and nodded, "I didn't want to go to Luke's without you."
"I'll go change." Rory said walking back to her room.
On their way to Luke's Rory remembered what had happened with Jess the day before. She wasn't sure she wanted to go to Luke's any more but it was to late they were there.
Rory went in and sat down at the counter and Lorelai sat next to her, "Coffee." Lorelai said.
Luke rolled his eyes and poured two cups of coffee, "You two need help."
Jess came walking in from the kitchen, "Cezar needs you."
When Rory saw Jess she tried not to look at him.
"Morning Rory." He said to her.
"Hi." She said, looking at her coffee cup.
"Can I talk to you?" He asked.
"I think thats what you're doing." She said, still not looking at him.
Lorelai could tell something was wrong, "I think I see Sookie down the street, I'll catch you guys later." And with that she was gone.
Rory rolled her eyes, "Thanks mom." She said under her breath.
"Rory I'm sorry I snapped at you yesterday. People have been on my back about graduating for months, I didn't mean to yell at you." He said.
Rory finally looked at him, "Well you did."
Jess nodded, "I know, and I'm really sorry."
Rory took a deep breath, "Okay."
"Do you still hate me?" He asked.
She shook her head, "No."
Jess nodded, "Good."
"Why do you care so much if I hate you or not?" She asked.
Jess shrugged, "I dunno." He just looked into her blue eyes, he could get lost for hours in those eyes.
Rory blushed and looked away, "I better go find my mom."
Jess smiled, "See ya' later." He said.
'What was that?' Rory asked herself when she walked out of Luke's.
"What was that?" Lorelai asked, almost reading Rory's thoughts.
Rory almost jumped out of her skin, "What are you talking about?"
Lorelai smiled, "What did Jess want?" She asked, "You okay?"
Rory nodded, "I'm fine. He just wanted to clear something up."
"Okay." Lorelai nodded, "You're ghost white, you sure you're okay?"
"I'm fine, really."