Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Author's Note: Set at some point this season. Have I mentioned how much I hate this season? And last season? And every show that Jess isn't on? It's kind of short, and I was gonna make it one shot, but maybe not. We'll see what happens.
"Hon?" Awoken from a dreamless sleep, Rory Gilmore opened her eyes to spy her mother, who stood over her, a grimace gracing her pretty features. Rory glanced at her alarm clock and cringed, as it only read 5:30."Mom," She mumbled, wiping the sleep from her eyes at she sat up. "I don't sleep at home very often, but when I do, I like to sleep." She emphasized her point by gesturing towards her pillow, and tilted her head against her hands in a mock sleeping motion. Lorelai sniffled, and Rory looked up at her in shock. Tears were threatening in Lorelai's eyes, and her voice was heavy. Panic surged through her, and fear gripped her heart. "Mom? What happened?" Unbidden, visions of car accidents, and murders splayed through her mind, and her hand clutched the sheet of its own accord.
"Hon, there's no easy way to say this. There's been an accident." Rory's face paled, her eyes widened and her lips parted into a perfectly shaped "o".
"W-who?" She asked, her voice barely a whisper. Lorelai put a loving hand on her shoulder, and squeezed tenderly.
"There was a collision, and it was dark, and he turned, and… I'm sorry hon, they don't know if they can save him." Rory's mind was racing in thousands of directions. And suddenly, looking into Lorelai's eyes, Rory knew. Jess.
