Better in cones
Chapter Two
a/n- Ok part two is here, hope you like it and please review :) Trying to break a record :)
Rory put her book down on her bed and stood to check her outfit one last time, although if she was honest with herself this was the third time she's checked it. Amazing herself at how many things she kept thinking of that could look bad about a pair of jeans and a simple white top. She went back to her bed and picked up the book again, finishing it before lending it to Jess. As a second thought she jumped up and took out a CD that she thought Jess would like to borrow. Just as she did the doorbell rang, thankful that her mother had left for work already, Rory grabbed the book and CD, pulling on her thin blue jacket and almost ran to the door, pulling it open and smiling at Jess.
'You're on time!' Rory tried to hide her shock, failing miserably.
'Gee I guess I am. So I have your coffee, and your book. My book please.' Jess handed over the book he was lending and the coffee and Jess took the offered book and CD.
'I thought you might like to listen to that, though I want it back. Oh and when you're reading chapter 22 of the book listen to track 5 on the album. It's amazing how well it goes together.' Rory smiled walking over to her car.
'Will do. Thanks. So you driving or shall I?' Jess asked.
'I have coffee to drink so you can drive.' Rory tossed the keys at him, both of them throwing their books onto the back seat before Jess pulled out of the drive, and steered the car out of stars hollow.
'So are you going to tell me where we're going?' Rory asked.
'Nope. Do you trust me?' Jess asked. Rory didn't even hesitate before answering.
'Yes.'
'Good so I'll drive and you sit back and relax. We'll be there soon.' Jess turned a corner and Rory found herself relaxing. Thinking back to once when Dean had been driving her to a surprise and she'd been so nervous about it that she'd been watching street signs all the time, trying to work out where they were going. In the end they'd ended up at a baseball game in New Jersey. Somehow she knew that Jess would take her somewhere she'd enjoy. So she relaxed into her seat, switched on the radio and got a book to read. Rolling down the window to let in the warm air. She glanced sideways at Jess and smiled, turning back to the book and reading his writing in the margins, along with the book. Already it was a perfect day.
'We're here, so what do you think?' Jess stopped the car on a little street, outside a slightly run down building.
'This is the book store?' Rory put her book back down. Rory's eyes widened, it looked like an abandoned warehouse. Jess smirked at her and grabbed her hand, pulling her gently towards the store. As they walked through the small paint chipped wooden door, a dimly lit store revealed itself. Books stacked high on shelves, messily on tables. A spiral staircase in the centre, it was small but they'd used the space well.
'Wow!' Rory breathed out, looking round. 'It's like I've stepped into a movie.'
'Funny Face, I know that's what I like so much about it. A good honest old book store, no corporate chain stores.' Jess replied.
'You've seen funny face?' Rory pulled her eyes away from the amazing store to look at Jess.
'Yeah, well I like old movies. Don't tell anyone you'll ruin my reputation.' Jess replied, leading her further into the store. 'So browse if you want, I mean you could just stand here all day looking stunned and holding my hand, but you may not get any books.' He added, blushing she pulled her hand away from his and went to look at all the books, glancing sideways to see Jess had done the same. Two hours passed easily, both now with a small stack of books on the counter, where the owner said they could keep them until they'd finished. The store was empty except them, which made the whole day better.
'Jess however much I love this place, and I do love it. I am a Gilmore and I haven't eaten or had coffee in over two hours.' Rory said a while later, leaning against the shelf he was browsing through.
'You want to get out of here? Find a diner or something?' Jess asked.
'Sounds good, lets pay and get going. But you're bringing me back here sometime.' Rory said going up to the desk to pay. Both of them made their way out to the car and loaded their bags of books into the back. Jess bought twelve and Rory bought fifteen.
'So where are we? I never actually asked, you just pulled into a back alley.' Rory asked once they were driving again.
'We are about ten miles out of New York.' Jess replied. 'Where to for lunch?'
'Well since we're so close to New York.' Rory looked over at him pleadingly, though he didn't take much persuading.
'New York it is, there's this place I know that you'll like, it's in another alley.' Jess smirked at her.
'Anywhere is good as long as they serve good coffee.' Rory smiled happily, picking up the book she'd been reading on the way to the book store.
'We're here.' Jess replied after fighting his way through traffic and eventually finding parking outside what looked like an apartment building.
'Jess this is a residential area, I don't see anywhere to eat.' Rory replied getting out of the car.
'It's just round the corner, stick close though this streets a little dicey if you're not used to it.' Jess said walking down the street. Rory instinctively moved closer feeling safe around him. He led them round the corner onto a busier street and then down an alley where there was a whole row of restaurants, café's and little one of a kind stores.
'This is amazing.' Rory smiled. 'How did you know about this place?'
'That street we parked on, I grew up there.' Jess replied, revealing a little about his past, hoping she wouldn't think less of him for coming from somewhere so run down, knowing that she wouldn't.
'So this is where you'd come to eat?' Rory asked trying take it all in, the places Jess had grown up, seen so many times and were special to him. This closed off guy who never spoke about anything important to anyone, was now sharing his life with her, letting her past the walls he'd built.
'Yeah I guess. So where would you like to eat?' Jess asked standing in the centre of the little cobbled street and looking round at all the choices. Rory did the same then looked at him with a classic Gilmore smile.
'I can't choose.' She pouted, almost drawing a smile from him.
'Everything it is. Come on, we'll order a little something from everywhere and then head to Washington square park to eat. After that I'll let you decide what we do.' Jess took her hand again and pulled her to the first restaurant.
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'So did you come to Washington square park a lot when you lived here?' Rory asked as they sat under a tree, the food laid out in front of them, and coffee from each place, after Rory insisted she needed to know which was best.
'I guess. To read mainly, it was better than being at home.' Jess shrugged his shoulders, choosing a container of food to start from.
'I can imagine that, you sat here all alone with your book and you're leather jacket. Eating food from those great places. It seems sort of perfect.' Rory leaned her back against the tree, looking over at him.
'Sometimes it was, I liked hanging out here. But then I would go home, and Liz would be a mess and she'd have this string of boyfriends. The place was so run down, and she never had time for me.' Jess sighed.
'Sad boy, I wish I could make you feel better.' Rory smiled sadly at him, and he met her eyes.
'You do.' He whispered, but she heard it and moved a little closer.
They spent the rest of the day looking round all the little stores in the alley. Then getting dinner from a hot dog stand and more coffee every time they passed a place selling it. Rory ended up buying more books, some records and a few movies, while Jess was just pleased to be spending time with her. Now as they walked back to the car, loaded down with Rory's shopping bags and some more food from a bakery they'd found. Rory sighed.
'What's up?' Jess looked over at her as they got back to the car and loaded it up.
'Which place was yours?' Rory asked looking at all the equally run down apartment blocks. Jess pointed to one across the street, before getting in the car.
Rory looked over, now having a firmer image of Jess's life before stars hollow. She got into the car and looked over at him. Harder to see now that it was dark.
'I can't remember the last time I had this much fun.' Rory smiled relaxing into her seat again.
'Me either.'
A/N- Right so it was longer this time, so I am hoping for more reviews :) Hint. Hope you like it, next part will be Lorelai's reaction to them getting in late!