Authors Note: I don't own Gilmore Girls in any way shape or form. If I did things would have ended much differently.

Now I know this idea has been done a million times before but here's number a million one. I hope you enjoy and I'll update as soon as possible.

For G. My Rory.

Happy Reading.

Trial Run.

Rory looked up at Dean "Where does Lindsey think you are."

Dean looked away "Out."

"Out where."

"Does it matter?"

Rory looked up at him "Of course it matters. She's your wife. You shouldn't lie to her."

Dean grabbed her arm "Rory. Look."

"No Dean," Rory replied trying to shake off his arm "You should tell her stuff like this."

Dean's grip tightened "Rory, please listen."

"Hey," a familiar voice said "What you doing."

The pair looked up and saw Jess standing in the doorway.

"What are you doing here?" Rory said in surprise

"I need to talk to you," Jess replied.

"Jess" Dean said quietly.

"I need to talk to you."

"What's going on?"

"What are you doing here?"

"Rory," Dean said questioningly

Rory sighed and ran her hands through her hair "Go, go home."

"No"

"Yes go, you should go."

Dean sighed and walked off as Rory turned back to Jess. "Why won't you leave me alone, you won't go away?"

"Rory"

"What do you want?"

"I don't know," Jess said nervously "I just wanted to see you, talk to you" he paused.

"What?" Rory said

"Come with me."

"What?" Rory said again.

"Come with me."

"Where?"

"I don't know," Jess said "away."

"Are you crazy?"

"Probably. Do it, come with me, don't think about it."

"I can't do that," Rory said pushing her way into her room.

"You don't think you can do but you can. You can do what ever you want," Jess said desperately following her.

"It's not what I want."

"It is. I know you."

"You don't know me."

Jess moved round to face her "We'll go to New York. We'll work, we'll live together, we'll be together. It's what I want; it's what you want too"

"No."

"I want to be with you," Jess said "But not here, not this place, not Stars Hollow, we have to start new."

"There's nothing to start," Rory said exasperatedly.

"But you're packed; your stuff is all in boxes. It's perfect, you're ready and I'm ready. I'm ready for this; you can count on me now. I know you couldn't count on me before but you can now, you can."

"No," Rory said again.

"You know we're supposed to be together. I knew the first time I saw you two years ago and you know it too. I know you do."

"No no no no no no," Rory said desperately.

"Don't say no just to make me stop talking or make me go away. Only say no if you really don't want to be with me."

"No," Rory said one last time.


Jess looked at her for a few seconds before turning and walking back out the door. Rory in turn sank down on one of her boxes and put her head in her hands. Images of her and Dean and her and Jess flashed though her mind.

Suddenly she had a vision of her relationship with Dean turning into something else. She looked up. Did she want to get back together with him? If she did she would end up being the other woman. Did she really want that? But if she didn't want to be with Dean who did she want.

Quickly she jumped to her feet and ran out into the corridor "Jess," she cried "Jess. Are you there?"

From the courtyard outside Jess heard his name being called and whirled round to see Rory running towards him. "Rory," he said quietly as she caught up with him "What do you want?"

"I'm sorry," she said "I was wrong. I do want to be with you. Let's go."

Jess smiled "You serious."

She nodded "But there's a condition."

Jess looked at her "What."

"Let's have a trial run. I'll come with you for the summer. If it works out we'll see what happens."

Jess scowled "Rory."

"It's that or nothing Jess."

He shrugged "Fair enough. Let's get your boxes."

As they drove away from Yale Rory looked across at her ex "So where we going?"

Jess sighed and ran his hand through his hair "Well I know what we said but we might need to go back to Stars Hollow. Just for a bit."

Rory sighed "I could stay in the car if it helps."

Jess nodded "Might make getting away a bit quicker."

"What made you come visit me?" Rory said after a few minutes silence.

"It doesn't matter" Jess said looking straight at the road.

"Come on," Rory cajoled "Tell me."

Jess sighed "Luke lent me this self help book about relationships."

"A self help book," Rory said stifling a laugh.

"Hey," Jess said indignantly "It helped. Made me realise I'd been doing things all wrong. I shouldn't have just cut and run. I should have waited."

"Yeah," Rory said quietly turning away from him "you should have done."

Jess sighed again. "Rory I'm sorry. I know I did wrong but please forgive me."

Rory shook her head "This is what this is about Jess. To find out if I can and if we still have a future."

"You mean that."

"Every word."

Jess nodded "If that's how you want to play it."

After a few moments more silence Jess reached for the radio and switched it on.

I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete
Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?

This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?


Eventually they reached Stars Hollow and Jess parked his car around the corner from the square where the party was still going on. "I'll be back in a minute," he said climbing out the car.

"Okay" Rory said.

Jess walked slowly towards across the square towards where Liz was dancing with TJ.

"Jess," Liz said in surprise "I thought you'd left."

He shook his head "Yeah but I need a favour."

"What."

"Do you have the keys for the apartment in New York?"

She nodded "Sure. What do you need them for?"

"I need to stay there. Just for a bit."

Liz nodded again "Alright. I won't ask any questions. There in my bag."

Letting go of her husband she led Jess across the square towards Miss Patty's dance studio. Grabbing her bag she pulled out a set of keys and passed them to Jess "be safe okay,"

Jess nodded "Thanks. And congratulations."

Liz smiled before heading back towards the party. Jess meanwhile walked back to the car and climbed in beside Rory.

"Don't we need to get any of your stuff?" she asked as they drove towards New York.

He shook his head and gestured towards the two bags in the back "That's all of it."

"It's not much," Rory said turning to look.

"I don't need much."

"I guess not. How many books."

"What?"

"How many books are in there?"

"About twenty. I think most are still at Luke's"

"We could have picked them up."

"No. They give me a reason to go back."

They drove in silence the rest of the way until they eventually pulled up outside of a shabby looking apartment building.

"What is this place," Rory said looking up at it.

"It's where I used to live," Jess admitted "Before I came to Star Hollow. It's better than where I was living. And it's better on the inside I promise."

Rory nodded "Okay."

Jess led the way up the stairs until they reached a door which Jess opened. Rory walked in and found that the apartment was small but clean.

"I'll just go get your stuff," Jess said "Take a look around."

Rory nodded and began to wander round. She opened the fridge and found there was little to nothing in there. They would have to go shopping. The bathroom was small but it would do. Eventually she found the bedrooms. One she assumed belonged to Jess' mom and the other must have belonged to Jess.

Pushing the door open slowly she went in. It was painted in dark colours and apart from a few band pictures on the wall was mostly empty.

"Most of my stuff got sent to Luke's," Jess said from behind her "I guess it's in storage now."

Rory looked round "Need any help with the boxes?"

He shook his head "No. Where do you want me to put them?"

"I guess you can put them in your mom's room. You'll be using this one won't you?"

Jess smirked "Unless you feel like sharing."

Rory glared "Jess."

"Okay," he said "Liz's room it is."

Once they had finished putting the boxes away they looked at each other "You eaten." Jess said eventually.

Rory nodded "You?"

"At the party."

Rory sighed "I'll guess I'll go to bed then."

Jess nodded "See you in the morning."

"Yeah."

As Rory walked away Jess called out "I'm glad you came."

Rory walked back over "I'm glad I did too" With that she kissed him and walked into the bedroom.


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