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A/N: I was waiting for someone to ask about Dean in their review. Well, you'll just have to be patient. Honestly, I'm still kinda figuring out his role for myself, but I think I have a good idea of where I want it to go. Caution, I am usually an anti-Dean person in my fics and so, that huge hint might answer any questions about him. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. It was nice to see that a bunch of people like the story and were nice enough to review (hint hint). Well, I'll get to the part that everyone wants...
No Quick Fix
Chapter Two: Introductions, Reactions, and More
Luke, Lorelai, and Rory are trying to go about their day as they normally would, but they are all anxious to meet Jess and Wesley, particularly Rory. Ever since she and Dean broke up in the beginning of June (currently beginning of July), things hadn't been the same. Sure she had Lane and Lorelai, but that was pretty much it. She and Paris were kinda friends, but she wasn't an option since Paris was in Washington, D.C. for the summer since she was elected student body president. (A/N: Paris and Rory are Pres. and V.P., but only Paris had to go to D.C.)
So, Rory usually spent her days reading in various locations around town, working at the inn with Lorelai, hanging out with Lane, or hanging around the house. This routine was fine for a little while, but Rory soon grew tired of it and was growing more and more restless everyday.
Finally, Luke looked at his watch and noticed that it was 12:25 and Jess's bus would be arriving in five minutes.
Luke: (callling to Caesar) Caesar, I'll be back in about ten minutes.
Luke left the half-empty diner to wait for Jess and Wesley at the bus stop. Luckily, Luke left the diner early because soon after he reached the bus stop, the bus with Jess and Wesley arrived.
While people were exiting the bus, Luke stood off to the side and waited to meet someone whom he had not seen in at least six years. When Luke saw someone with a young boy who looked to be about seventeen, he spoke.
Luke: (sees who he thinks is Jess) Jess?
Jess: (looks at Luke) Uncle Luke?
Luke: (walks over to Jess and Wesley) Just call me Luke. (motioning to the bottom of the bus where luggage is kept) Which is yours?
Jess: (holding Wesley, he points to two medium-sized duffel bags and a narrow box) Those three.
Luke: (pulls the luggage out from underneath the bus) All right. Well, my apartment's right around the corner.
Jess: (grabs the smaller duffel bag while Luke takes the rest) Listen, I just want to thank you for doing this for me.
Luke: Don't worry about it. Besides, you're family, what am I supposed to say, 'Have him take care of his own problems' or something?
Jess: Still, I just want you to know that I appreciate this. I'll be out of your way as much as possible.
Luke: Jess, I don't mind at all.
The two finish the walk in silence except for the 'words' that little Wesley mumbles. They approach the diner and when Lorelai sees Luke approaching, she gets the door for him.
Luke: (looks at Lorelai) Thanks.
Lorelai: No problem.
Luke: (turns to Jess) We can just put this stuff over in the corner by the store room for now if you want.
Jess: That's fine.
The two walk over and pile the two bags and the box in a corner. (A/N: Remember in 'Swan Song' that little room off to the side by the storeroom? Picture a pile of luggage there.)
Jess and Luke walk back into the main portion of the diner and Luke heads behind the counter while Jess sits on a stool by the counter. Two seats away from him are Rory and Lorelai.
Lorelai: (teasing and hinting) Luke, I think you're forgetting something.
Luke: (realizes what she means, he stands between Jess and where the Gilmores are to introduce them) Jess, this is Lorelai Gilmore (Lorelai waves and says hi) and her daughter Rory (Rory does the same as Lorelai).
Jess: (nodding) Hey.
Lorelai: (moves to the stool next to Jess) I know we were just introduced and everything, but is it okay if I hold Wesley? He's so cute and the last time I held a baby, that one over there (points to Rory) was a lot smaller.
Jess: Uh, sure.
Lorelai: Yay!
Luke: I guess I should warn you now, she's a hyper coffee addict.
Jess: (nods) Got it.
Lorelai: (looks over to Jess) Hey, if you ever need a babysitter or any help, don't hesitate to ask me or Rory.
Jess: Thanks, I appreciate the offer and just might have to take you up on that.
At this point, Rory is now next to Lorelai and playing with Wesley. (A/N: You know, the thing where the baby holds her pinky and stuff like that.)
Rory: (asks Jess) Is it okay if I hold him?
Jess: Sure. Just don't drop him. Could get messy.
Lorelai: (shocked look on her face) Wha-
Jess: (cuts Lorelai off) Sarcasm. Gotta watch out for it.
Rory now has Wesley in her arms and has a caring expression on her face. Soon, Wesley drifts off to sleep.
Rory: Um, do you want him to put him somewhere else?
Lorelai: (to Jess, before he answers) I gave Luke Rory's old crib. It's already set up upstairs. Excuse the pink.
Jess: (takes Wesley from Rory) Thanks. I'll be right back.
Jess soon returns and heads over to where he put his stuff and digs through one of the bags until he finds a worn paperback book and puts it in his back pocket.
Rory: (mentally) So, another bookworm?
Jess walks back to where he was sitting and the silence is broken by Rory.
Rory: Well, I'm gonna go.
Lorelai: See you later sweets.
Luke: Bye.
Rory: (looks at Jess) Do you want to come?
Jess: I...
Lorelai: (cuts him off) I'll look after him. Besides, we invested in those walkie talkie things. Don't worry.
Jess: Thanks.
Jess gets up and follows Rory out the door.
Jess: So, do I get the grand tour?
Rory: Look around.
Jess: Got it.
Rory: That's it.
Jess: There has to be more.
Rory: Small side streets.
Jess: That's it?
Rory: Well, there is this one place...
Jess: Do tell.
Rory: (takes his hand, but thinks nothing of it) Follow me.
Jess and Rory end up walking hand in hand across town toward the bridge.
Rory: (motioning around her) This is it. The bridge.
Jess: I like it.
Rory: Yeah. It's hiding from the rest of town. No one comes out here that much.
Jess: (sits down on the bridge and pulls his book out of his pocket) So...
Rory: So...
Jess: What's this town like, besides being extremely small.
Rory: The people that live here are insane. Taylor wants to control everything related to Stars Hollow. Miss Patty loves anything male. Watch out. She stares at any male she can and age doesn't stop her.
Jess: Thanks for the tip.
Rory: There's Babette and Morey, my neighbors. They're kinda beatniky people, but watch out because Babette is one of the town's biggest gossips. That's something else you should watch out for, the Stars Hollow gossip chain. Half the town probably already knows that you are here.
Jess: Geez, you people must be starved for entertainment.
Rory: No, entertainment is the weekly town meeting.
Jess: Town meeting?
Rory: Yes, we're really old-fashioned.
Jess: Yikes.
Jess and Rory continue to talk for a long time. The topics discussed range from Rory and Jess's past to books and music. Basically, the time was used to get to know the other person.
When Rory begins to get hungry, she asks if they should head back to the diner.
Jess: Yeah. Wes's probably up now.
Rory and Jess get up and walk back to the diner. When they enter, they see Lorelai sitting at a table in the corner with Wesley in her lap. The two walk over to Lorelai.
Rory: Hey mom.
Lorelai: Hey you too.
Jess: Was he any trouble?
Lorelai: Nope. Slept like a log.
Jess: He usually does. Gets that from me. (motioning to Wesley) Here, I'll take him.
Lorelai: Sure.
Rory sits down at the table with Lorelai and so does Jess, with Wesley in his lap. Then they hear the bell over the door jingle. Rory and Jess don't look to see who entered, but Lorelai sees since it is in her line of sight.
Lorelai: (softly) Ror-
Rory: (knows who it is from Lorelai's tone) No.
Lorelai: (same tone) Uh-huh.
Rory: No, no, no.
Rory begins to shake her head slightly and Dean approaches them.
Dean: (in a kind, friendly tone) Hey Lorelai, Rory. Rory, can I talk to you for a minute.
Rory: (looks up, but can't look him in the face) Dean, I can't.
Dean: Please, just for a minute. That's it.
Rory: (looks to Lorelai, then replies quietly) Fine.
Rory and Dean walk out the door and to the side of Luke's by the alley. Jess looks at Lorelai slightly confused.
Lorelai: (one word says it all) Ex.
Jess: (nods in understanding. Rory had briefly mentioned Dean, but with how Lorelai and Rory reacted to him, he knew there was something painful behind the breakup.) Oh.
Dean and Rory are standing by the alley and Dean breaks the silence.
Dean: Listen, Rory, I want you to know that I still love you and I'm sorry.
Rory: (upset and angry) Sorry?!! SORRY?!!
Dean: Yeah. I am. I want to give it another try Rory. I promise things will be better this time.
Rory: Better!? You mean you will TRY to not HIT me this time!
Dean: (getting frustrated) Rory, that was a mistake.
Rory: That could be REPEATED!
Dean: (angry now and he begins to move his arms around to emphasize what he is saying) I would NEVER hurt you intentionally Rory. I LOVE you too much to do anything like that. It was a mistake Rory, a MISTAKE!
Rory: (tears silently falling from her eyes) A mistake!?!? (rolls up her sleeve and you see a faded bruise) Does that look like a mistake to you?! How about this one? (she lifts the bottom of her shirt and you see another faded bruise.)
Dean: (grabs Rory's writst, and she is immediately petrified. While he is talking he tightens his grip and shakes her arm around carelessly.) Well, maybe if you weren't always running around with Tristan, I wouldn't have been so upset. You brought that upon yourself!
Rory: (her tears are now falling steadily) I didn't do anything with him! You were too jealous to realize that nothing was wrong. YOU made it all UP!!
With that, Dean becomes so enraged that he punches Rory. The force is great enough to cause her to fall hardly against the wall and land on the ground near it. Dean leaves Rory there huddled on the ground and he storms off toward his house.
While he is going past the diner, Jess catches a glimpse of the expression on his face and quickly gives Wesley to Lorelai, who did not notice since she was talking with Luke at the counter.
Jess: (gives Wes to Lorelai) Can you watch him for a minute? I'll be right back.
Lorelai: Sure. (she's unsure of what is going on that makes Jess reacts that way)
Jess hurries out the door and down the side of the building where he saw Rory and Dean go. He hears muffled crying and immediately knows that it's Rory. Not soon after, he sees her crawled up against the wall. Her clothes and hair are disheveled and there are various scrapes on her body.
Jess: Oh God. Rory!
Rory only looks up a little. She doesn't want to show him her face where she was hit and she can feel the blood running from her nose.
Jess: (by her side) Rory, what happened?!
Rory: (trying to talk through her tears) Dean....he....he...pu-punched me...the w-wall...
Jess: (realizes what she is trying to say) That ass hole. Want me to get your mom?
Rory: (she nods) Please...
Jess runs into the diner and everyone is startled to see him. He has some blood on his shirt and hurries over to Lorelai.
Jess: (says quietly to Lorelai and Luke) Alley.
Jess takes Wesley from Lorelai and they rush out the back door of the diner to see Rory where Jess had left her. Lorelai is the first to get there.
Lorelai: Rory!
Rory: (she looks up and you can see how bad her face is. Their is blood coming from her nose and various scrapes on her face and the area that Dean hit is quickly swelling.) Mom...
Luke: (angered by what happened) That kid is dead!!!
Lorelai: (through her tears) He's mine!! How could I not see this happening? I shouldn't of let you go.
Rory: (crying) Mom...it's not your fault.
Luke went back to the diner and told everyone to leave immediately. From his tone of voice, everyone knew that he meant it and left quickly. He soon reappeared.
Luke: The diner's clear. You can get cleaned up upstairs.
Lorelai: (taking hold of Rory's shoulders) Let's go kiddo.
Rory and Lorelai slowly went upstairs and into the bathroom to take care of the various cuts and injuries. Luke and Jess waited downstairs in the main part of the diner.
Jess: I'm third in line.
Luke: (not sure of what he's talking about) What?
Jess: Killing Dean.
Luke: Oh. (there's a moment of silence before he speaks again) You like her don't you.
Jess: I just met her.
Luke: I saw the expression on your face.
Jess: It's that obvious?
Luke: Yeah.
Jess: It just...it feels so wrong. I mean Arpi only died a week ago.
Luke: Jess, you're a teenager. It's not like you're committing adultery.
Jess: I know, but still...I mean sure I loved her, but we would have been over a long time ago if Wes hadn't entered the picture.
Luke: Oh.
Jess: It's just...My life has done a complete 360 in the last week and it's just hard to figure things out right now.
Luke: Listen, I'm here. If you need anything.
Jess: Thanks.
Luke: (breaks the momentary silence) We should go see how she's doing.
Jess: Yeah...
A/N: Well, I need to go study for a Chemistry test, so I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review, it really makes me update faster. I told all of you that I was anti-Dean...hehe. I know the whole Jess caring about Rory thing seems kinda ridiculous since they just met that day, but just rationalize it with he was attracted to her physically when he met her and then he began to like her personality after they talked on the bridge. Well, please review and send comments, questions, anything. Thanks! Amy (
A/N: I was waiting for someone to ask about Dean in their review. Well, you'll just have to be patient. Honestly, I'm still kinda figuring out his role for myself, but I think I have a good idea of where I want it to go. Caution, I am usually an anti-Dean person in my fics and so, that huge hint might answer any questions about him. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. It was nice to see that a bunch of people like the story and were nice enough to review (hint hint). Well, I'll get to the part that everyone wants...
No Quick Fix
Chapter Two: Introductions, Reactions, and More
Luke, Lorelai, and Rory are trying to go about their day as they normally would, but they are all anxious to meet Jess and Wesley, particularly Rory. Ever since she and Dean broke up in the beginning of June (currently beginning of July), things hadn't been the same. Sure she had Lane and Lorelai, but that was pretty much it. She and Paris were kinda friends, but she wasn't an option since Paris was in Washington, D.C. for the summer since she was elected student body president. (A/N: Paris and Rory are Pres. and V.P., but only Paris had to go to D.C.)
So, Rory usually spent her days reading in various locations around town, working at the inn with Lorelai, hanging out with Lane, or hanging around the house. This routine was fine for a little while, but Rory soon grew tired of it and was growing more and more restless everyday.
Finally, Luke looked at his watch and noticed that it was 12:25 and Jess's bus would be arriving in five minutes.
Luke: (callling to Caesar) Caesar, I'll be back in about ten minutes.
Luke left the half-empty diner to wait for Jess and Wesley at the bus stop. Luckily, Luke left the diner early because soon after he reached the bus stop, the bus with Jess and Wesley arrived.
While people were exiting the bus, Luke stood off to the side and waited to meet someone whom he had not seen in at least six years. When Luke saw someone with a young boy who looked to be about seventeen, he spoke.
Luke: (sees who he thinks is Jess) Jess?
Jess: (looks at Luke) Uncle Luke?
Luke: (walks over to Jess and Wesley) Just call me Luke. (motioning to the bottom of the bus where luggage is kept) Which is yours?
Jess: (holding Wesley, he points to two medium-sized duffel bags and a narrow box) Those three.
Luke: (pulls the luggage out from underneath the bus) All right. Well, my apartment's right around the corner.
Jess: (grabs the smaller duffel bag while Luke takes the rest) Listen, I just want to thank you for doing this for me.
Luke: Don't worry about it. Besides, you're family, what am I supposed to say, 'Have him take care of his own problems' or something?
Jess: Still, I just want you to know that I appreciate this. I'll be out of your way as much as possible.
Luke: Jess, I don't mind at all.
The two finish the walk in silence except for the 'words' that little Wesley mumbles. They approach the diner and when Lorelai sees Luke approaching, she gets the door for him.
Luke: (looks at Lorelai) Thanks.
Lorelai: No problem.
Luke: (turns to Jess) We can just put this stuff over in the corner by the store room for now if you want.
Jess: That's fine.
The two walk over and pile the two bags and the box in a corner. (A/N: Remember in 'Swan Song' that little room off to the side by the storeroom? Picture a pile of luggage there.)
Jess and Luke walk back into the main portion of the diner and Luke heads behind the counter while Jess sits on a stool by the counter. Two seats away from him are Rory and Lorelai.
Lorelai: (teasing and hinting) Luke, I think you're forgetting something.
Luke: (realizes what she means, he stands between Jess and where the Gilmores are to introduce them) Jess, this is Lorelai Gilmore (Lorelai waves and says hi) and her daughter Rory (Rory does the same as Lorelai).
Jess: (nodding) Hey.
Lorelai: (moves to the stool next to Jess) I know we were just introduced and everything, but is it okay if I hold Wesley? He's so cute and the last time I held a baby, that one over there (points to Rory) was a lot smaller.
Jess: Uh, sure.
Lorelai: Yay!
Luke: I guess I should warn you now, she's a hyper coffee addict.
Jess: (nods) Got it.
Lorelai: (looks over to Jess) Hey, if you ever need a babysitter or any help, don't hesitate to ask me or Rory.
Jess: Thanks, I appreciate the offer and just might have to take you up on that.
At this point, Rory is now next to Lorelai and playing with Wesley. (A/N: You know, the thing where the baby holds her pinky and stuff like that.)
Rory: (asks Jess) Is it okay if I hold him?
Jess: Sure. Just don't drop him. Could get messy.
Lorelai: (shocked look on her face) Wha-
Jess: (cuts Lorelai off) Sarcasm. Gotta watch out for it.
Rory now has Wesley in her arms and has a caring expression on her face. Soon, Wesley drifts off to sleep.
Rory: Um, do you want him to put him somewhere else?
Lorelai: (to Jess, before he answers) I gave Luke Rory's old crib. It's already set up upstairs. Excuse the pink.
Jess: (takes Wesley from Rory) Thanks. I'll be right back.
Jess soon returns and heads over to where he put his stuff and digs through one of the bags until he finds a worn paperback book and puts it in his back pocket.
Rory: (mentally) So, another bookworm?
Jess walks back to where he was sitting and the silence is broken by Rory.
Rory: Well, I'm gonna go.
Lorelai: See you later sweets.
Luke: Bye.
Rory: (looks at Jess) Do you want to come?
Jess: I...
Lorelai: (cuts him off) I'll look after him. Besides, we invested in those walkie talkie things. Don't worry.
Jess: Thanks.
Jess gets up and follows Rory out the door.
Jess: So, do I get the grand tour?
Rory: Look around.
Jess: Got it.
Rory: That's it.
Jess: There has to be more.
Rory: Small side streets.
Jess: That's it?
Rory: Well, there is this one place...
Jess: Do tell.
Rory: (takes his hand, but thinks nothing of it) Follow me.
Jess and Rory end up walking hand in hand across town toward the bridge.
Rory: (motioning around her) This is it. The bridge.
Jess: I like it.
Rory: Yeah. It's hiding from the rest of town. No one comes out here that much.
Jess: (sits down on the bridge and pulls his book out of his pocket) So...
Rory: So...
Jess: What's this town like, besides being extremely small.
Rory: The people that live here are insane. Taylor wants to control everything related to Stars Hollow. Miss Patty loves anything male. Watch out. She stares at any male she can and age doesn't stop her.
Jess: Thanks for the tip.
Rory: There's Babette and Morey, my neighbors. They're kinda beatniky people, but watch out because Babette is one of the town's biggest gossips. That's something else you should watch out for, the Stars Hollow gossip chain. Half the town probably already knows that you are here.
Jess: Geez, you people must be starved for entertainment.
Rory: No, entertainment is the weekly town meeting.
Jess: Town meeting?
Rory: Yes, we're really old-fashioned.
Jess: Yikes.
Jess and Rory continue to talk for a long time. The topics discussed range from Rory and Jess's past to books and music. Basically, the time was used to get to know the other person.
When Rory begins to get hungry, she asks if they should head back to the diner.
Jess: Yeah. Wes's probably up now.
Rory and Jess get up and walk back to the diner. When they enter, they see Lorelai sitting at a table in the corner with Wesley in her lap. The two walk over to Lorelai.
Rory: Hey mom.
Lorelai: Hey you too.
Jess: Was he any trouble?
Lorelai: Nope. Slept like a log.
Jess: He usually does. Gets that from me. (motioning to Wesley) Here, I'll take him.
Lorelai: Sure.
Rory sits down at the table with Lorelai and so does Jess, with Wesley in his lap. Then they hear the bell over the door jingle. Rory and Jess don't look to see who entered, but Lorelai sees since it is in her line of sight.
Lorelai: (softly) Ror-
Rory: (knows who it is from Lorelai's tone) No.
Lorelai: (same tone) Uh-huh.
Rory: No, no, no.
Rory begins to shake her head slightly and Dean approaches them.
Dean: (in a kind, friendly tone) Hey Lorelai, Rory. Rory, can I talk to you for a minute.
Rory: (looks up, but can't look him in the face) Dean, I can't.
Dean: Please, just for a minute. That's it.
Rory: (looks to Lorelai, then replies quietly) Fine.
Rory and Dean walk out the door and to the side of Luke's by the alley. Jess looks at Lorelai slightly confused.
Lorelai: (one word says it all) Ex.
Jess: (nods in understanding. Rory had briefly mentioned Dean, but with how Lorelai and Rory reacted to him, he knew there was something painful behind the breakup.) Oh.
Dean and Rory are standing by the alley and Dean breaks the silence.
Dean: Listen, Rory, I want you to know that I still love you and I'm sorry.
Rory: (upset and angry) Sorry?!! SORRY?!!
Dean: Yeah. I am. I want to give it another try Rory. I promise things will be better this time.
Rory: Better!? You mean you will TRY to not HIT me this time!
Dean: (getting frustrated) Rory, that was a mistake.
Rory: That could be REPEATED!
Dean: (angry now and he begins to move his arms around to emphasize what he is saying) I would NEVER hurt you intentionally Rory. I LOVE you too much to do anything like that. It was a mistake Rory, a MISTAKE!
Rory: (tears silently falling from her eyes) A mistake!?!? (rolls up her sleeve and you see a faded bruise) Does that look like a mistake to you?! How about this one? (she lifts the bottom of her shirt and you see another faded bruise.)
Dean: (grabs Rory's writst, and she is immediately petrified. While he is talking he tightens his grip and shakes her arm around carelessly.) Well, maybe if you weren't always running around with Tristan, I wouldn't have been so upset. You brought that upon yourself!
Rory: (her tears are now falling steadily) I didn't do anything with him! You were too jealous to realize that nothing was wrong. YOU made it all UP!!
With that, Dean becomes so enraged that he punches Rory. The force is great enough to cause her to fall hardly against the wall and land on the ground near it. Dean leaves Rory there huddled on the ground and he storms off toward his house.
While he is going past the diner, Jess catches a glimpse of the expression on his face and quickly gives Wesley to Lorelai, who did not notice since she was talking with Luke at the counter.
Jess: (gives Wes to Lorelai) Can you watch him for a minute? I'll be right back.
Lorelai: Sure. (she's unsure of what is going on that makes Jess reacts that way)
Jess hurries out the door and down the side of the building where he saw Rory and Dean go. He hears muffled crying and immediately knows that it's Rory. Not soon after, he sees her crawled up against the wall. Her clothes and hair are disheveled and there are various scrapes on her body.
Jess: Oh God. Rory!
Rory only looks up a little. She doesn't want to show him her face where she was hit and she can feel the blood running from her nose.
Jess: (by her side) Rory, what happened?!
Rory: (trying to talk through her tears) Dean....he....he...pu-punched me...the w-wall...
Jess: (realizes what she is trying to say) That ass hole. Want me to get your mom?
Rory: (she nods) Please...
Jess runs into the diner and everyone is startled to see him. He has some blood on his shirt and hurries over to Lorelai.
Jess: (says quietly to Lorelai and Luke) Alley.
Jess takes Wesley from Lorelai and they rush out the back door of the diner to see Rory where Jess had left her. Lorelai is the first to get there.
Lorelai: Rory!
Rory: (she looks up and you can see how bad her face is. Their is blood coming from her nose and various scrapes on her face and the area that Dean hit is quickly swelling.) Mom...
Luke: (angered by what happened) That kid is dead!!!
Lorelai: (through her tears) He's mine!! How could I not see this happening? I shouldn't of let you go.
Rory: (crying) Mom...it's not your fault.
Luke went back to the diner and told everyone to leave immediately. From his tone of voice, everyone knew that he meant it and left quickly. He soon reappeared.
Luke: The diner's clear. You can get cleaned up upstairs.
Lorelai: (taking hold of Rory's shoulders) Let's go kiddo.
Rory and Lorelai slowly went upstairs and into the bathroom to take care of the various cuts and injuries. Luke and Jess waited downstairs in the main part of the diner.
Jess: I'm third in line.
Luke: (not sure of what he's talking about) What?
Jess: Killing Dean.
Luke: Oh. (there's a moment of silence before he speaks again) You like her don't you.
Jess: I just met her.
Luke: I saw the expression on your face.
Jess: It's that obvious?
Luke: Yeah.
Jess: It just...it feels so wrong. I mean Arpi only died a week ago.
Luke: Jess, you're a teenager. It's not like you're committing adultery.
Jess: I know, but still...I mean sure I loved her, but we would have been over a long time ago if Wes hadn't entered the picture.
Luke: Oh.
Jess: It's just...My life has done a complete 360 in the last week and it's just hard to figure things out right now.
Luke: Listen, I'm here. If you need anything.
Jess: Thanks.
Luke: (breaks the momentary silence) We should go see how she's doing.
Jess: Yeah...
A/N: Well, I need to go study for a Chemistry test, so I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review, it really makes me update faster. I told all of you that I was anti-Dean...hehe. I know the whole Jess caring about Rory thing seems kinda ridiculous since they just met that day, but just rationalize it with he was attracted to her physically when he met her and then he began to like her personality after they talked on the bridge. Well, please review and send comments, questions, anything. Thanks! Amy (