Title: Hidden Truths Discovered: Chapter 2
Author: Delilah (keeks82@aol.com)
Rating: PG
Pairing: R/J L/L
Summary: Picks up where "I Can't Get Started" left off. Rory must deal with the situation she created by kissing Jess.
Author's note: This my first time writing fanfic and I would love it if you would give me feedback! Thanks!
The two Lorelais stepped onto the porch and walked down the steps as they set off to Luke's, each trying not to think about the situation they both had to deal with when they got there.
"Hey!" Lorelai suddenly said as she was thinking back on the hectic day that was yesterday. She had remembered something that she had been meaning to ask Rory about. "So, what's this you say? You are going to Washington?" she asked turning to look at her daughter.
Rory tried to keep her face blank as the memory of why she had suddenly decided to go came back to her so strongly. It was right as she was running off, leaving Jess standing there, that she had decided to go to Washington. A little freaked by what she had just done she reasoned with herself that leaving for the summer was the best thing to do. Seeing how she never seemed to think rationally anymore when she was around Jess, she had decided that a little time away from him would do her some good. It would prove herself right in thinking that her impulse to kiss Jess was just a fluke and meant nothing. She wasn't really falling for Jess and the ease in which she could spend six weeks away from him would show just that. Trying to ignore the faint thought that kept running through her mind that she was just kidding herself about not having feelings for Jess, she turned to answer her mom.
"Um, yeah, I am going to Washington," Rory answered somewhat weakly.
Lorelai looked at Rory a little strangely as her daughter's tone of voice seemed to change slightly. "But I thought you weren't sure. Six straight weeks with Paris in a dorm room, remember?"
"Oh, yes. I definitely remember that. I just think I should go. It's basically mandatory now that I've been elected vice-president. And it's six weeks. What's six weeks? It's only half of the summer really. I'll go, Paris and I will try not to hurt each other, and I'll be back in no time." Rory stopped herself when she realized that she was babbling as she tried to mention every reason to go other than the one that had really motivated her. Oh yes, her mom would definitely enjoy hearing that Jess was moving back and that Rory and he had kissed. Trying to get the image of her mother spontaneously-combusting upon hearing that news out of her head, Rory instead was suddenly very interested in the inch and a half long grass that they were walking on that was in front of a lovely painted apartment building on Peach Street.
"Yeah, I guess you should go now that you're vice-president. So, you'll go and have a wonderful time with Paris. Then she'll become your best friend and then you will forget all about me," Lorelai teased.
"Right, that's exactly what's going to happen, Mom," she said smiling at Lorelai. "Paris and I have been getting along better lately but that's because we usually keep the time we have to spend together at a minimum so as to avoid catastrophe."
"Oh, what a sweet friendship you two have," Lorelai said laughing. Her face then took on a look of loneliness. "What will your dear old mother do while you're gone? With you leaving on Monday and Sookie gone on her honeymoon until next Saturday, I'll have five whole days with nothing to do, no one to talk to. I might as well be a hermit."
"Being a little dramatic aren't we?"
"Just say you'll miss me," said Lorelai seriously as she stopped walking and faced her daughter.
"I will definitely miss you, Mom," Rory answered, serious as well. Lorelai's face brightened as she smiled and kissed Rory on the head.
"I'll miss you too, hon, thanks."
Lorelai and Rory started walking again, the diner coming closer into their view. They made their way across the street and went by the large white gazebo where they spotted Kirk standing next to a table that was covered with videos.
"Morning, Kirk, " Lorelai called as they made their way toward him. Turning to look at them he suddenly became very professional as he cleared his throat.
"Good morning, ladies," he greeted them.
"What are you doing?" Rory asked, not quite sure she really wanted to know.
"Well, I'm glad you asked," he replied. "I am selling my short film. It seemed to go over so well at the movie night I thought I'd quit my third job at Al's Pancake World making pizza and try and get my film career going. Would you be interested in purchasing a copy?"
Trying to keep their faces straight Lorelai answered as seriously as she could. "Um, it is really tempting, Kirk. But sadly I only have enough money with me to buy breakfast, which is where we're headed. Maybe sometime later, though."
"You're just saying that, aren't you." Kirk accused her. "You didn't care for my film?"
Attempting to suppress the urge to laugh that was getting stronger, Lorelai answered with a very sincere reply, "Kirk, I can honestly tell you that your movie was one that I will never forget."
This seemed to pacify him and he told them they were welcome to stop by later sometime when they had the money to buy it. Rory and Lorelai started walking again, laughing quietly.
"Mom, that was mean," Rory scolded playfully, "But, you are right. I don't think I will ever get the image of Kirk dancing out of head." They both started laughing again as they made their way over the crosswalk under the town's single stop light. Lorelai pulled up and stopped laughing as they were now in front of Luke's Diner. Rory looked at her mother to see what was wrong, then followed Lorelai's line of sight which was fixed on the diner. Suddenly Rory understood and was then forced to deal with her own set of emotions that coursed through her at the sight of the restaurant.
Panic flashed through Rory's mind momentarily as she wondered how she would act when she saw Jess and the thought almost made her want to take off and never come back. But, an even stronger feeling of longing to see him invaded her. She seemed to be drawn to Jess of late and she wasn't sure why or how to deal with it. What would she say? What does he think of her now? What would be her answer if he asked her why she had kissed him? These questions, along with a dozen others flashed through her mind. She wasn't sure she was ready to deal with this now that she was faced with it. Then, her rational side took over. This was silly. She could deal with this and she would. She had made a huge mistake in kissing Jess and she would have to deal with the situation it now caused. She would simply tell him that she didn't know what happened or why exactly she did what she did but they just needed to forget about it and hopefully continue being friends as they had been before her bizarre behavior yesterday.
Yes, that sounds like a very good plan, she thought, quite pleased with herself. She took a deep breath trying to ignore the other thought that kept trying to creep into her mind that she was totally fooling herself if she thought she could try and explain away her obvious feeling for Jess. Hoping to quiet the turmoil she was experiencing, Rory turned to her mother who was still standing there, staring blankly at the door of the diner.
Lorelai was dealing with her own set of questions. What will he say this time? she thought. What if he never forgives me? She didn't want to think about the answer to that question because the thought of not having Luke in her life was almost too much to deal with. She didn't know exactly what she was going to say to him, she just knew that she wanted things back the way they were and she'd try and do anything to make that happen.
"Mom, are we going to go in?" Rory asked quietly, knowing what her mom must be going through.
Lorelai turned to Rory, putting a smile on her face and answered, "Yes, yes we are."
They both moved a little slower than usual toward the door. Each preparing themselves for what awaited them inside.
To be continued. . .
Author: Delilah (keeks82@aol.com)
Rating: PG
Pairing: R/J L/L
Summary: Picks up where "I Can't Get Started" left off. Rory must deal with the situation she created by kissing Jess.
Author's note: This my first time writing fanfic and I would love it if you would give me feedback! Thanks!
The two Lorelais stepped onto the porch and walked down the steps as they set off to Luke's, each trying not to think about the situation they both had to deal with when they got there.
"Hey!" Lorelai suddenly said as she was thinking back on the hectic day that was yesterday. She had remembered something that she had been meaning to ask Rory about. "So, what's this you say? You are going to Washington?" she asked turning to look at her daughter.
Rory tried to keep her face blank as the memory of why she had suddenly decided to go came back to her so strongly. It was right as she was running off, leaving Jess standing there, that she had decided to go to Washington. A little freaked by what she had just done she reasoned with herself that leaving for the summer was the best thing to do. Seeing how she never seemed to think rationally anymore when she was around Jess, she had decided that a little time away from him would do her some good. It would prove herself right in thinking that her impulse to kiss Jess was just a fluke and meant nothing. She wasn't really falling for Jess and the ease in which she could spend six weeks away from him would show just that. Trying to ignore the faint thought that kept running through her mind that she was just kidding herself about not having feelings for Jess, she turned to answer her mom.
"Um, yeah, I am going to Washington," Rory answered somewhat weakly.
Lorelai looked at Rory a little strangely as her daughter's tone of voice seemed to change slightly. "But I thought you weren't sure. Six straight weeks with Paris in a dorm room, remember?"
"Oh, yes. I definitely remember that. I just think I should go. It's basically mandatory now that I've been elected vice-president. And it's six weeks. What's six weeks? It's only half of the summer really. I'll go, Paris and I will try not to hurt each other, and I'll be back in no time." Rory stopped herself when she realized that she was babbling as she tried to mention every reason to go other than the one that had really motivated her. Oh yes, her mom would definitely enjoy hearing that Jess was moving back and that Rory and he had kissed. Trying to get the image of her mother spontaneously-combusting upon hearing that news out of her head, Rory instead was suddenly very interested in the inch and a half long grass that they were walking on that was in front of a lovely painted apartment building on Peach Street.
"Yeah, I guess you should go now that you're vice-president. So, you'll go and have a wonderful time with Paris. Then she'll become your best friend and then you will forget all about me," Lorelai teased.
"Right, that's exactly what's going to happen, Mom," she said smiling at Lorelai. "Paris and I have been getting along better lately but that's because we usually keep the time we have to spend together at a minimum so as to avoid catastrophe."
"Oh, what a sweet friendship you two have," Lorelai said laughing. Her face then took on a look of loneliness. "What will your dear old mother do while you're gone? With you leaving on Monday and Sookie gone on her honeymoon until next Saturday, I'll have five whole days with nothing to do, no one to talk to. I might as well be a hermit."
"Being a little dramatic aren't we?"
"Just say you'll miss me," said Lorelai seriously as she stopped walking and faced her daughter.
"I will definitely miss you, Mom," Rory answered, serious as well. Lorelai's face brightened as she smiled and kissed Rory on the head.
"I'll miss you too, hon, thanks."
Lorelai and Rory started walking again, the diner coming closer into their view. They made their way across the street and went by the large white gazebo where they spotted Kirk standing next to a table that was covered with videos.
"Morning, Kirk, " Lorelai called as they made their way toward him. Turning to look at them he suddenly became very professional as he cleared his throat.
"Good morning, ladies," he greeted them.
"What are you doing?" Rory asked, not quite sure she really wanted to know.
"Well, I'm glad you asked," he replied. "I am selling my short film. It seemed to go over so well at the movie night I thought I'd quit my third job at Al's Pancake World making pizza and try and get my film career going. Would you be interested in purchasing a copy?"
Trying to keep their faces straight Lorelai answered as seriously as she could. "Um, it is really tempting, Kirk. But sadly I only have enough money with me to buy breakfast, which is where we're headed. Maybe sometime later, though."
"You're just saying that, aren't you." Kirk accused her. "You didn't care for my film?"
Attempting to suppress the urge to laugh that was getting stronger, Lorelai answered with a very sincere reply, "Kirk, I can honestly tell you that your movie was one that I will never forget."
This seemed to pacify him and he told them they were welcome to stop by later sometime when they had the money to buy it. Rory and Lorelai started walking again, laughing quietly.
"Mom, that was mean," Rory scolded playfully, "But, you are right. I don't think I will ever get the image of Kirk dancing out of head." They both started laughing again as they made their way over the crosswalk under the town's single stop light. Lorelai pulled up and stopped laughing as they were now in front of Luke's Diner. Rory looked at her mother to see what was wrong, then followed Lorelai's line of sight which was fixed on the diner. Suddenly Rory understood and was then forced to deal with her own set of emotions that coursed through her at the sight of the restaurant.
Panic flashed through Rory's mind momentarily as she wondered how she would act when she saw Jess and the thought almost made her want to take off and never come back. But, an even stronger feeling of longing to see him invaded her. She seemed to be drawn to Jess of late and she wasn't sure why or how to deal with it. What would she say? What does he think of her now? What would be her answer if he asked her why she had kissed him? These questions, along with a dozen others flashed through her mind. She wasn't sure she was ready to deal with this now that she was faced with it. Then, her rational side took over. This was silly. She could deal with this and she would. She had made a huge mistake in kissing Jess and she would have to deal with the situation it now caused. She would simply tell him that she didn't know what happened or why exactly she did what she did but they just needed to forget about it and hopefully continue being friends as they had been before her bizarre behavior yesterday.
Yes, that sounds like a very good plan, she thought, quite pleased with herself. She took a deep breath trying to ignore the other thought that kept trying to creep into her mind that she was totally fooling herself if she thought she could try and explain away her obvious feeling for Jess. Hoping to quiet the turmoil she was experiencing, Rory turned to her mother who was still standing there, staring blankly at the door of the diner.
Lorelai was dealing with her own set of questions. What will he say this time? she thought. What if he never forgives me? She didn't want to think about the answer to that question because the thought of not having Luke in her life was almost too much to deal with. She didn't know exactly what she was going to say to him, she just knew that she wanted things back the way they were and she'd try and do anything to make that happen.
"Mom, are we going to go in?" Rory asked quietly, knowing what her mom must be going through.
Lorelai turned to Rory, putting a smile on her face and answered, "Yes, yes we are."
They both moved a little slower than usual toward the door. Each preparing themselves for what awaited them inside.
To be continued. . .