After an exhausting night with a drunken Logan, Colin, and Finn Rory was looking forward to get some sleep. She parked into her grandparents driveway and turned the engine off. After she got out of the car and slammed the door she heard a creek from the gate and quickly spun around. Getting ready to run or scream or do something in defense she was suddenly stopped by a nervous yet calm face of an unexpected guest.

"Jess" was pretty much all she could get out at the time.

"Hey"Jess replied

"Hey"she repeated

"I...im sorry that wasn't a sentence" she struggled to speak as she remembered the last time she saw him.

"I got the gist"Jess spoke waking towards her.

"What are you doing here?"she asked actually more eager to know them how she appeared.

"I got a job...professional driveway skulker."He joked trying to lighten the mood.

"Pays good?"Rory played along

"Yeah but the hours suck."

"Jess..."Rory gave in.

As they stood outside and talked for a few more minutes Rory had invited Jess in to continue their conversation. They snuck through the house and into Rory's bedroom and Jess was immediately struck with confusion. They shared some more pointless small talk until Jess finally asked the million dollar question getting to the subject of her.

"Isn't school in session?"

"Yeah"she replied

"why aren't you living on campus?"he questioned

"because im not going"her tone becoming dull.

"You graduated already doogie?"Jess asked excited

"No im just taking some time off"

"time off"Jess repeated suddenly saddened.

As they went on to talk about Jess and his new book Rory found herself thinking about how she had gotten through to Jess but was then suddenly shot down at the fact of where she was and what she was doing with her own life. After the scare of Rory thinking she heard footsteps Jess decided it was probably time for him to go.

"So I just basically wanted to show you that and tell you...tell you I couldn't have done it with out you."Rory was shocked at his words and found her self speechless for few seconds.

"Thanks"

"Im going to be in town for a few days could we talk again preferably above whisper?" Jess asked. Rory gave a small giggle then replied

"Yeah I'd like that"

"Eight okay?"

"Yeah"

"Ill sneak out on my own"Jess said walking to the door. He bent door and picked up the pillow and handed it to Rory.

"Hey your book" Rory said holding the book out.

"Oh it's yours"Jess answered closing the door behind him. Rory hugged the book and walked over to her bed and immediately starting to flip through the pages of his book even though she was much to tired to read anything. Just seeing him again and everything he's become made her think of how much of a disappointment she's becoming to everyone that knew she was much stronger than how she was appearing to be.

A/N- okay so i know that this chapter is short but i am just catching everybody up before i go and you know like create my own dialogue so...this is my first story i am going to make it as good as possible but i am new at this so reviews are much needed!! nest chapter will be better and a lot less familiar i guess: