San Francisco is Known for its Steep Hills
Author's Note: This story will have a slash eventually, I just don't know between whom yet. I'm open to suggestions, actually I love them. So, just click that little button and review! This chapter is from Lorelai's point of view, then Rory's. Just so you know, at the beginning of this story Rory is still with Dean and Jess is one of her best friends. He doesn't judge her because he's had a rough past. Okay, on with the show.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, yada yada.
Chapter OneIt was Friday, the day before Rory's eighteenth birthday and Lorelai couldn't believe it. Her baby was all grown up.
She wondered if Rory would ever need her mom's help again. "What if she goes off to college and makes a new best friend and never tells me anything ever again. I'll turn into my mom and she'll only come over if she's forced and we'll eat bad food." Lorelai was starting to freak out and she ran outside to jump into her jeep and drive over to Luke's, but she couldn't because Rory had it.
"Luke!! Coffee now!" Lorelai shouted, but after seeing the look on Luke's face she added on a "Please." She had run the whole way and was out of breath.
"No Lorelai, I don't want you keeling over because of what I feed you," Luke said with a determined look on his face. He would win this argument, no matter what.
"Rory's
turning eighteen tomorrow. It just kicked in. She wont need me any more, and
then my only friends will be you, Sukie, Jackson, Michel, and Kirk. My life
will be pointless. In other words, coffee!" Lorelai said, making a big emphasis
on the coffee part.
"Tomorrow I will be champion,"
Luke thought to himself while passing Lorelai her coffee. But today he would
have to settle for the role of comforter.
" Aww, Lorelai, you know Rory will always be your best friend. You have absolutely nothing to worry about. She'll come home on weekends or whenever she can," he said to Lorelai, who was now breathing in a brown paper bag.
Lorelai slowly started breathing normally. "Luke I'm already losing her. This morning I woke up and she had left me a note saying she had gone to the Hartford mall… WITHOUT ME! We always went together to make fun of those hideous clothes and pig out in the candy shops. But no, she'll be eighteen soon, and of course I can't come because…"
Lorelai started rambling on so Luke walked to the back. Where was Jess? He was probably off shopping with Rory. Better not tell Lorelai.
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(Now Rory's point of view at the beginning of the morning)
She had to go before her Mom woke up. Lorelai would want to come but she couldn't. Jess was the only one who could come. She needed him for comfort. Rory was very anxious and was barely able to stay still. "Jess should be here by now," she thought.
Just then, she heard a slight tap on her window.
"Finally!" Rory whispered while climbing out the window quietly. She had grabbed Lorelai's keys the night before and was starting up the car. "Where have you been?" she asked slightly annoyed.
"Sorry. I needed to make sure Luke was sound asleep before I snuck out," he said.
"What are we going all the way to Hartford for, and why can't your mom or Luke know?" he asked in a somewhat impatient tone.
"I'll tell you over coffee," Rory replied pulling up into a Starbucks.
(After they had gotten coffee and were sitting in two of those comfy chairs facing each other.)
"Okay, do you think you can tell me now?" Jess asked getting impatient.
"Jess, this is difficult for me, so do you think you can calm down?" Rory asked a little hurt.
" Oh sure. Sorry, I didn't know this was serious." He said, getting prepared for whatever she was going to say.
"Breathe, Rory," she thought to herself, "its just Jess and he'll help you through this."
" Okay well do you remember Tristan's welcome home party a few weeks ago?" Rory asked.
"Yah. By the way how did that go? You haven't really talked to me since then," he asked.
"Well…
Flashback:
Rory walked into the party at the Dugrey's home. It was more of an estate. It was even bigger than her grandparent's house. There was bad music playing where the people were "dancing" and she really didn't feel like standing among a bunch of sweaty teenagers.
Rory wakled down the hallway until she found a room with the door closed. Something beckoned to her, so she turned the doorknob. It was open. Rory walked inside a beautiful room with the walls lined with enorous wood bookshelves built into the walls. They were covered with books.
"Wow," Rory whispered to herself staring at a ceiling painted like the Sistine Chapel.
"This is my favorite room too. I used to spend all my time in here," a familiar voice said.
Rory spun around to find Tristan standing there. He was enjoying watching her shocked face. He wasn't smirking though; he was smiling a real smile, one that not many people got to see.
Rory ran over to him and jumped into his arms.
"Oh my god, it's actually you," she said stroking his face. " I missed you so much," she practically whispered.
" I missed you too, Rory. You can't imagine how much," Tristan replied. He then kissed her. At first Rory was shocked, but she finally gave in and kissed him back.
"One thing led to another, Jess."
"Do you think you're pregnant?" he said, trying to hide the disappointment in his voice.
" I don't know, but I knew if I went to Doose's it would be all over Star Hollow by that afternoon. Not to mention, Dean. What'll he do if I am pregnant? Oh god," Rory started to cry.
" Oh, Rory, don't worry about Dean right now, we'll deal with him later." Jess said to her as he enveloped her in a hug. " Do you want to get a pregnancy test? We can try it right there."
Rory nodded a 'yes' and they were off.
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(In a supermarket, twenty minutes later)
"Okay Rory, I got the best kind. In fact I got two," Jess said, revealing another box from behind his back. " So that you can be double sure of the results."
"Thanks Jess. You really are a good friend," Rory said smiling. "Come in with me, pleeeease?"
" Oh, fine." Jess said while making sure there wasn't anyone looking as he entered the Women's restroom. After making sure there wasn't anyone else in the bathroom, he locked the door and motioned for Rory to go use the tests.
In a couple of minutes she came out of the stall and set the two tests on the ledge under the mirrors.
Jess set his watch for 10 minutes, and they prepared to wait.
Leaning against the wall together, Jess asked if Rory wanted to play a game. "Sure. What game?" was her reply.
" I spy. It was my favorite game when I was little." He said.
" Me too! I made my mom play with me for hours. I wanna start," she said. "Okay, I spy with my little eye something… orange and hideous."
" Ooh I know," Jess said giddily. "That painting over there."
" Yah! You're good," Rory said feigning awe.
" You know, in guys bathrooms we're lucky if we have any hand soap, let alone any toilet paper. And if you have a painting, then it must be some kind of miracle," Jess stated.
Rory laughed just as the timer on Jess's watch went off. He looked at her. "Do you want me to check for you?" he asked with a concerned look on his face.
" No, I need to do this on my own, but thanks," Rory said while trying to get up the courage to walk over to where the tests were.
After a minute of standing there, Jess cleared his throat to get her attention, she woke up from the trance she had been in, and walked over to the ledge.
She glanced down at the thin sticks.
Jess couldn't tell her reaction from the back of her head. Until she turned around, he couldn't see the tears streaming down her face.
She ran out of the bathroom with Jess running behind her. Quickly she jumped into the jeep and sped away, leaving Jess standing there dumbfounded.
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Author's Note: My brother told me about the whole bathroom situation, so, no I didn't find out for myself. Review, review. Hannah