As I walked around Doose's Market looking for a basket, I heard Dean say from behind me "pick that one" a shiver ran down my spine as I turned and said "you have no choice in the basket or its content and you have to eat whatever I put init." he gave me a glare I knew well, as he asked "is Taylor behind me?" honestly I answered "no" and he pulled me into a kiss. I slammed my eyes open as I hared a couth from behind Dean and saw it was Jess, at seeing him my stomach did a back flip. When Dean said "do you want something?" Jess just looked and said "well, your having your vertical From Here to Eternity moment right in front of the superglue" Dean stepped aside and Jess took the glue giving me a smile as he left.
When he was out of sight Dean said "I hate that guy" I shrugged and said "I wish you to would get along" he gave me that glare again as he replied "am fine with the whole hating him thing, thank you" I shrugged and said "I just think it's a waste of energy" cockily he said "you know, I'll have a Power bar" he than gave me a light kiss and returned to work.
Thinking that no one was looking I wiped my lips hurriedly when I turned to see Jess and jumped ever so slightly, when he explained "two for one sale" and grabbed another glue, I couldn't help but smile.
The next day the town stood around the gazebo as Taylor took the biddings for each basket. When mine was called and he said $3 I yelled "hay" then hared Dean bid "$5" when the crowed was asked for $10 we all looked to see Jess say "$10" then upped his own bit to $20, then dean $30, Taylor complained, it ended with Jess paying $90 for my crappy basket, I saw the smile on Jess's face and the fury in Deans eyes and knew that I would be his out let later on.
Dean stormed off and I followed praying for him to calm down when Jess appeared and said "I gotta tell you, out of all the nutty barn raising shindigs this town can cook up, this one wasn't half bad" I stood silently as dean replied "glad you enjoyed it" then jess looked at me and said "yes I did, so shall we?", the argue continued and I knew that I'd pay for picking Jess over Dean.
Jess and I walked to the bridge and I tricked him into eating what I made for Dean, in the hopes he'd get sick and I'd have a few days of freedom. We then went to the book store and bout some books, then to Al's and ordered pizza, pepperoni, when jess asked "why are you with him?" I looked him in the eye and said "I have my reasons" I didn't say because I love him or anything like that, because Jess was the one person I didn't want to lie to, he then asked "and what are they?" I couldn't hold back the tears as I ran out of the building, Jess followed, catching up with me and said "hay what's up? I didn't mean to upset you" I looked at him through my tears and said "I wish I could tell you Jess, but I cant" confused he asked as he wiped my tears "tell me what?" I looked into those beautiful golden brown eyes and said "I cant tell you, cant tell anyone, am sorry" confused even more he said "I don't understand. Rory what's going on?" I rapped myself into him, hugging him quickly as I whispered "save me" and ran home.
Later that night after my fight with mom as I walked around town in a fit, eventually finding the gazebo. I sat and looked at the diner for what seemed like forever when I hared a voice say "see anything interesting? Because your looking at the diner pretty hard" I turned to see Jess and smiling I said "not really, I just like it here" jess took a seat beside me and asked "don't freak out on me, but ..um..what happened earlier? What did you mean by 'save me'?" I ducked my head and said "Jess, I.. " but before I could get my words out Dean was standing in front of us looking at me with that glare again, that meant I was in trouble. With anger in his voice he said "come on Rory I'll walk you home" nervously I stood and said goodbye to Jess, as Dean took my hand in a vice like grip, the look Jess gave told me he could see the fear in my eyes as I was pulled away by a large, angry Dean.
We where now by the wood when Dean turned round and punched me in the stomach, I fell to the ground in pain as he started to kick me and said with each kick "DON'T. YOU. EVER. DO. THAT. AGAIN." he was now kneeling beside me as he said "your mine, and as mine you do what I say. Do you understand that?" I nodded as he stood and pulled me up by my hair then walked me home. When inside I quickly grabbed the first aid kit and locked myself in my room and lifted my shirt to see what damage had been done. Luckily there was only a few bruise's this time, after I cleaned myself up I grabbed the phone and dialled, then he answered, Jess, we talked until I drifted off to sleep, that was the first night I didn't cry myself into nightmares of blood and tears.