Okay, so according to this story, Rory and Jess slept together in Keg! Max! And just like in the show, he left. A few weeks later, Rory found out that Jess had left something, or someone behind. This is sixteen years later, and Jess has returned to Stars Hollow to visit Liz and Liz's baby, and to show his second book to her.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. I am no way affiliated with the CW, Gilmore Girls, Jess, Rory, Milo Ventimiglia, or Alexis Bledel. Characters are not mine.
Reviewers: Thanks so much for all the reviews, and sorry it took so long to update. 5 months! I kind of forgot about this story. But I was bored one day, and tired after finals, and this is what I got. So here you go. I also received many question in my reviews, so here you go. Please review!
Kaypgirl: It may have been a little obvious to us who Charlie's father was, but you have to think, if you were sixteen, and had never even thought about your absent father, you wouldn't make the connection. Or I hope wouldn't, because then it would throw off my story. Haha. Thanks for the review!
Ddani: Jess did find out about Charlie in the beginning. I'm sorry if I didn't make that clear. I reread my fic, and realized that it is a little confusing because there are so many things going on. Also, with the whole Jess/Luke/Rory thing. The book signing was more a spontaneous thing, and Jess probably figured that Rory would be moved out by then, and Luke wouldn't really care if he were there. Thanks for the review!
Back to Neverland
Chapter II
It had been two days since her mother had run into the house with tears silently flowing down her face. Of course, she wouldn't tell Charlie what had happened. There was nothing new there.
Charlie still couldn't figure out what had caused the outburst. But she really didn't care anymore. If her mother wasn't going to take the time to talk to her, than she wouldn't take the time to listen and worry about it.
Charlie walked over to her mother's bookshelf. She had finished all of the books on her own, so she was checking to see if Rory had bought any new books.
She skimmed the spines before her finger landed on The Subsect. She pulled it out from the other books. It was old, and ruffled.
Charlie opened it up and saw the writing in the margins. She read one,
"Rory, I wish I would have stayed with you."
They were notes to her mom.
She read another,
"Please don't forget, this is all for you."
She closed the book, and ran with it to her room, closing the door, and locking it.
She grabbed her copy of The Subsect, and also of Howl.
She sat on her floor, opening all three books. The writing was exactly the same.
Charlie was in awe.
Apparently, her mother knew Jess a little more than she had let on. Her mother was the one that Jess had fallen in love with, and left alone so many years ago.
Charlie must have sat there for hours just staring at the books when she heard the door to the house open.
Charlie unlocked her door, and swung it open.
She came out with the three books in her hands, her eyes thin. She was fuming.
"Why didn't you tell me?" She screamed as her mother walked through the door.
"Tell you what?" Rory asked. She was taken aback by Charlie's behavior.
"You know what mom!" Charlie threw the three books at her mother's feet.
Rory slowly bent down and picked them up, looking at the covers.
She knew that Charlie had figured it out.
"Charlie, I didn't know how to tell you."
"Tell me what mom? That my absent father isn't exactly 'missing' all this time?" Charlie screamed.
"Charlie, you have to understand, I- " Charlie cut her off.
"Understand? Mom, here is what you need to understand. For sixteen years I have sat and waited. Wondering why. Wondering if I was the reason he never came back. Do you know how empty I feel all the time? Like a part of me is missing, Mom. I never knew you could be so selfish! And worse, you knew that I was talking to Jess, but still tried to keep me from him!" Tears were streaming down Charlie's face.
"You don't know the whole story!" Rory tried.
"Yea, I guess I didn't." Charlie grabbed her coat, and ran out the door.
She walked to the bridge, and just as luck would have it, Jess was sitting there.
She pondered seriously about turning around and going back home, but decided to walk to the bridge, and sit next to him.
Neither spoke a work for a couple minutes, but Charlie broke the silence.
"You dated Rory Gilmore, didn't you?"
Jess looked up at her.
"It's complicated,"
Charlie cut him off.
"Just answer the question."
Her tone was serious, and her expression was potent.
"Yea, we dated for a while back in high school."
"She was the one you loved, wasn't she?" Charlie asked.
"Yes."
"She was the one you left too, then"
"Yes."
"Huh."
"Huh," they both stated.
"That would make you my father than, wouldn't it?"
"I guess so." Jess replied.
Charlie just nodded her head, and stood up, and began walking off the bridge.
"Wait! Where are you going?" Jess called out to her.
"Home, I guess."
"You're just going to leave." He asked.
"You did."
That stung.
"Why are you doing this?"
"So it hurts less when you leave me, just like you left my mom." She says.
"But you don't even know me." He tells her. He was confused by her actions.
"Exactly." She says, before turning around, and stuffing her hands into the pockets of her leather jacket, and walking away.
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Sorry it was so short. I really didn't intend that, but writing the dialogue between Charlie and Jess just now, I just had to end it. I hope you like it. This story is going completely different than I had previously intended, and I honesly have no idea where to go from here.
What I do know is this chapter was really angst-y. So sorry!
And that the next chapter will have a sit down between Rory/Charlie talking about Jess and Rory's past.
Also, there might be a little Rory/Jess action.
If you have any suggestions, please tell me.
Thanks! Review!
-Missed the Train.
