((This is my first Gilmore Girl fic. So I hope I do the characters alright. This takes place after the Season 2 Finale. Rory kissed Jess, yada yada, she has mixed feelings, yadayada, and then she returns from Washington..))

DISCLAIMER: I dont own the characters, somebody else who has lots and lots of moola does. But, If I had my choice of characters to keep.. mmmm, yummy...

'I cant believe I did that' Rory thought, as she lay in bed, recalling the day's events.

'I kissed Jess Mariano' Rory's mind screamed 'Luke's gorgeous nephew!

'Gorgeous?" She told herself. 'Did she really think that much of him?'

'Okay, he's kinda cute.. and definitely smart' smiled Rory, but then frowned. 'But Dean's cute too. Though, he never would pick up a book to read of his own free will.'

She was giving herself a really hard time, trying to uncover what her true feelings were. She was so confused, she didn't know what to do.

'I have to escape all this' she told herself. And that's also why she had told her Mum and Paris, that she was going to Washington.

'Ill be able to forget about this,' she tried to convince herself.

Though, ofcourse, nothing would make her forget what had happened. She would always think of that spontaneous kiss that she had given Jess, and the tingling sensations that went down her spine. Part of her had wanted to stay in that moment, let him pull her to him, but then her brain had told her that what she was doing was wrong - and forbidden.

"I always listen to my brain," Rory said to herself aloud.

She shouldn't even have been thinking about how wonderful the kiss was - at least if she was that devoted to Dean. Was Dean mean't to be the one?

'Dont be silly' Rory laughed to herself 'No one marries their high school boyfriend anymore.'

She thought of Dean for a moment. A gentle giant, who cared for her so much. The bracelet.. that she had worn every day for the last few months. But then she thought of him yelling, and not understanding that she had wanted to be friends with Jess. What about Tristan? He had totally over- reacted with that situation.. and it wasn't fair. Was he always going to be like this around her male friends?

She thought of the kisses she shared with Dean. The spark had fizzled, she knew it. Kissing him now seemed like a habit, but somehow a chore. It wasn't exciting, like it should be, like it used to be..

'What the hell am I thinking?'

'I love Dean!'

'I do!'

She tried and tried to convince herself. But Jess kept pushing his way in to her mind.. Jess.. she thought.

She swung her legs off her bed, and moved towards the phone receiver. She gingerly picked it up, and started to dial the familiar numbers to Luke's Diner. She paused.

"This is too hard" she said to herself.

She wanted to speak with him, but she didn't want him to ask about the kiss, and what it mean't.. and if it did mean alot to her.. what would happen with Dean? Argh, would she have to tell him it was over? She loved Dean, she couldnt do that. But she.. really liked Jess.

It was all too much.

So she didn't call Jess, or Dean infact.

She just simply went to Washington.... to escape.