"Well, I hear your doing good here. Your uncle says you're working really
hard, and that you don't even need that tutor."
"Yea, well there's nothing to do in this town, so I figure I might as well do something."
"Is it really that bad?"
"It's not New York, but it has it's moments. The book store's pretty good, and Luke doesn't get on my case that much."
"I see." Liz looks disappointedly at her son.
"You know I drew a chalk outline in front of the grocery store, put some police tape down—people freaked." Jess smirked at his mother
"Really? That killed at the 7-11."
"I know."
"You know, those kids miss you. Seth's been by twice hoping you'd come home, and El stopped me the other day asking if you doing ok. That's sort of why I came…I realized I didn't know the answer to that question."
"It's not like I ran to the phone to let you know how I was."
"You had your reason."
Jess stretches putting his arms behind his head, "Man, I miss those guys."
"You should come see them."
"Yea, right."
"Well hey, there's a ride back there on Sunday if you want one."
"I have school on Monday."
"Since when does school stop you from seeing your friends? Come, on you could stay with me; and who knows, if it works out…maybe you could come home for good.
Jess looks at his mother shocked, "Um, I'll think about it, look I have to get to bed, I have SATs in the morning."
"Alright, goodnight."
*It's now 11:30 a.m. Jess is walking out of the exams with Lane. They spot Rory waiting for Lane in her Jeep
"Hey, how'd you guys do."
"I think I did pretty good."
"Yea, me too, that tutor knows her stuff." Jess smiles at Rory
"Want a ride?"
"Sure"
*They drop Lane home and head towards the diner
"So how's your mom?"
"Alright, I guess."
"Good."
"Wants me to go home with her." Rory stops the car abruptly and parks near the bridge.
"Are you going?"
"I don't know, maybe."
"I thought you didn't get along with you mom."
"Well, I don't, but I don't know maybe we could work it out. Besides all my friends are there."
"Oh." Rory looked dejectedly at Jess. *In the past few months Jess had become one of her best friends. After many disagreements with her own mother about Jess' character, Lorelei had finally been defeated. When Rory began tutoring Jess, their relationship had changed slightly. Besides their usual literary-related debates they started talking about other things, like personal beliefs and future goals. They'd even started to hang out together. Since he came to Stars Hollow, Jess had calmed down a lot, and after a few months had even stopped aggressively pursuing Rory. Last month, When Dean her broke up Jess was there within minutes of Rory's call. He'd been taking care of her these last few weeks, helping her deal with her lose. When asked about his kindness, he had simply replied, "I'm used to lose, I know how to deal with it." Now, suddenly he was leaving, and dismissing her as his friend…leaving her behind. Her thoughts are broken by Jess' Realization.
"Oh, hey I didn't mean it like that. It's just that I've lived in New York for practically my whole life, I've only lived her for 6 months."
"But what about school, you're doing so well here."
"Well, I'll be ok there, I'll go to school every day and do my home work."
Rory looks at him expectantly
"Scouts honor…besides I haven't exactly decided to go yet it's just an idea.
Rory starts the car and they head towards the diner.
*7pm Luke's every one is sitting around two tables that have been pushed together to make one. Rory s sitting next Jess, watching him eat, thinking about him leaving.
Lorelei and Liz are laughing at a story that Lorelei just told. Luke is quietly eating, noticing Rory's uneasy face.
*A half hour into dinner Liz abruptly stands up to make an announcement
"I'd like to thank Lorelei for making my stay more enjoyable, and Luke I haven't eaten so much good food in a long time. I have to say though that the most enjoyable part of this trip was reconnecting with my son. *Rory rolls her eyes. I'd also like to announce that I will be staying through Tuesday, so Jess can take his time packing."
Luke looks up, "Packing, for hat Liz?"
"He's coming home with me."
"What? For how long?"
"A week for now, maybe longer."
"Jess?"
"Luke, its ok, I want to go, I have friends there, it is my home after all."
"Right."
Lorelei breaks the pending silence "So I guess I'll extend your reservation."
"Thank you Lorelei."
*The dinner ends—Lorelei is sitting at the counter talking to Luke, Liz is telling Jess what to pack. Rory comes up to Lorelei and nudges her.
"Mom, I'll see you at home, I have an article to work on. Bye Luke." She takes a last look at Jess before leaving. Instead of going home she heads to Lane's
*Lane's bedroom
"So he's just leaving?"
"Yea."
"No arguments with Luke no nothing, he's just going home with the mother who up until last night he hadn't spoken to in 6 months?"
"7 months."
"Right. Well, he must really want to go then."
"He says he has friends there, so it should be good."
"Right, so we should be happy."
"We should, but I'm not…and it's really bothering me."
"I see." Lane shoots a look at her friend.
"Why am I obsessing about this?"
"I dunno, why are you obsessing about this."
"I mean we just started being friends...and I thought we were pretty close."
"Sure, I mean spending every night together studying, one would think that."
"But at the mention of New York, he totally dismisses the people here who care about him—noting how crappy the town is."
"People, meaning you."
"…and Luke, and you...and my mom."
"Your mom?"
"Hey, she likes him."
"She's tolerable of him…and I barely know the kid except for the few times he sat with me at lunch."
"See…he was trying to fit in---
"Fit in, he was trying to make nice with Rory Gilmore's best friend."
"Stop, Lane."
"Hey, maybe the lure of the big city is just too much for him."
"Maybe."
"Or maybe his excepting was just a ploy."
"What?"
"Maybe he was hoping a certain brunette would beg him not to go."
"Come on Lane, don't be stupid."
"I'm serious."
"But I don't…I can't."
"Come on Rory, ever since Jess has started hanging around with you, I haven't heard a single mention of Dean, whatsoever."
"He's just my friend."
"Ok, sure, I believe you."
"Well, even if he wasn't just my friend, what am I supposed to do, stop him from going home."
"Why not?"
"Because, he sounded really happy talking about New York."
"So, up until yesterday he seemed pretty happy Living in Stars Hollow."
"I guess. But what would I say to him?"
"You've got until Tuesday to figure it out."
"What if he doesn't feel—
"He will."
"Right."
"So are you going to do it."
"Are you going to help me?"
"Best I can." Lane stands up and smiles at her friend.
"Alright, let's go stop him from leaving!" The two girls promptly sit down attempting to create a plan of action.
*Hope this is ok so far—im on vacation and very bored so againthis is just an expirement.
"Yea, well there's nothing to do in this town, so I figure I might as well do something."
"Is it really that bad?"
"It's not New York, but it has it's moments. The book store's pretty good, and Luke doesn't get on my case that much."
"I see." Liz looks disappointedly at her son.
"You know I drew a chalk outline in front of the grocery store, put some police tape down—people freaked." Jess smirked at his mother
"Really? That killed at the 7-11."
"I know."
"You know, those kids miss you. Seth's been by twice hoping you'd come home, and El stopped me the other day asking if you doing ok. That's sort of why I came…I realized I didn't know the answer to that question."
"It's not like I ran to the phone to let you know how I was."
"You had your reason."
Jess stretches putting his arms behind his head, "Man, I miss those guys."
"You should come see them."
"Yea, right."
"Well hey, there's a ride back there on Sunday if you want one."
"I have school on Monday."
"Since when does school stop you from seeing your friends? Come, on you could stay with me; and who knows, if it works out…maybe you could come home for good.
Jess looks at his mother shocked, "Um, I'll think about it, look I have to get to bed, I have SATs in the morning."
"Alright, goodnight."
*It's now 11:30 a.m. Jess is walking out of the exams with Lane. They spot Rory waiting for Lane in her Jeep
"Hey, how'd you guys do."
"I think I did pretty good."
"Yea, me too, that tutor knows her stuff." Jess smiles at Rory
"Want a ride?"
"Sure"
*They drop Lane home and head towards the diner
"So how's your mom?"
"Alright, I guess."
"Good."
"Wants me to go home with her." Rory stops the car abruptly and parks near the bridge.
"Are you going?"
"I don't know, maybe."
"I thought you didn't get along with you mom."
"Well, I don't, but I don't know maybe we could work it out. Besides all my friends are there."
"Oh." Rory looked dejectedly at Jess. *In the past few months Jess had become one of her best friends. After many disagreements with her own mother about Jess' character, Lorelei had finally been defeated. When Rory began tutoring Jess, their relationship had changed slightly. Besides their usual literary-related debates they started talking about other things, like personal beliefs and future goals. They'd even started to hang out together. Since he came to Stars Hollow, Jess had calmed down a lot, and after a few months had even stopped aggressively pursuing Rory. Last month, When Dean her broke up Jess was there within minutes of Rory's call. He'd been taking care of her these last few weeks, helping her deal with her lose. When asked about his kindness, he had simply replied, "I'm used to lose, I know how to deal with it." Now, suddenly he was leaving, and dismissing her as his friend…leaving her behind. Her thoughts are broken by Jess' Realization.
"Oh, hey I didn't mean it like that. It's just that I've lived in New York for practically my whole life, I've only lived her for 6 months."
"But what about school, you're doing so well here."
"Well, I'll be ok there, I'll go to school every day and do my home work."
Rory looks at him expectantly
"Scouts honor…besides I haven't exactly decided to go yet it's just an idea.
Rory starts the car and they head towards the diner.
*7pm Luke's every one is sitting around two tables that have been pushed together to make one. Rory s sitting next Jess, watching him eat, thinking about him leaving.
Lorelei and Liz are laughing at a story that Lorelei just told. Luke is quietly eating, noticing Rory's uneasy face.
*A half hour into dinner Liz abruptly stands up to make an announcement
"I'd like to thank Lorelei for making my stay more enjoyable, and Luke I haven't eaten so much good food in a long time. I have to say though that the most enjoyable part of this trip was reconnecting with my son. *Rory rolls her eyes. I'd also like to announce that I will be staying through Tuesday, so Jess can take his time packing."
Luke looks up, "Packing, for hat Liz?"
"He's coming home with me."
"What? For how long?"
"A week for now, maybe longer."
"Jess?"
"Luke, its ok, I want to go, I have friends there, it is my home after all."
"Right."
Lorelei breaks the pending silence "So I guess I'll extend your reservation."
"Thank you Lorelei."
*The dinner ends—Lorelei is sitting at the counter talking to Luke, Liz is telling Jess what to pack. Rory comes up to Lorelei and nudges her.
"Mom, I'll see you at home, I have an article to work on. Bye Luke." She takes a last look at Jess before leaving. Instead of going home she heads to Lane's
*Lane's bedroom
"So he's just leaving?"
"Yea."
"No arguments with Luke no nothing, he's just going home with the mother who up until last night he hadn't spoken to in 6 months?"
"7 months."
"Right. Well, he must really want to go then."
"He says he has friends there, so it should be good."
"Right, so we should be happy."
"We should, but I'm not…and it's really bothering me."
"I see." Lane shoots a look at her friend.
"Why am I obsessing about this?"
"I dunno, why are you obsessing about this."
"I mean we just started being friends...and I thought we were pretty close."
"Sure, I mean spending every night together studying, one would think that."
"But at the mention of New York, he totally dismisses the people here who care about him—noting how crappy the town is."
"People, meaning you."
"…and Luke, and you...and my mom."
"Your mom?"
"Hey, she likes him."
"She's tolerable of him…and I barely know the kid except for the few times he sat with me at lunch."
"See…he was trying to fit in---
"Fit in, he was trying to make nice with Rory Gilmore's best friend."
"Stop, Lane."
"Hey, maybe the lure of the big city is just too much for him."
"Maybe."
"Or maybe his excepting was just a ploy."
"What?"
"Maybe he was hoping a certain brunette would beg him not to go."
"Come on Lane, don't be stupid."
"I'm serious."
"But I don't…I can't."
"Come on Rory, ever since Jess has started hanging around with you, I haven't heard a single mention of Dean, whatsoever."
"He's just my friend."
"Ok, sure, I believe you."
"Well, even if he wasn't just my friend, what am I supposed to do, stop him from going home."
"Why not?"
"Because, he sounded really happy talking about New York."
"So, up until yesterday he seemed pretty happy Living in Stars Hollow."
"I guess. But what would I say to him?"
"You've got until Tuesday to figure it out."
"What if he doesn't feel—
"He will."
"Right."
"So are you going to do it."
"Are you going to help me?"
"Best I can." Lane stands up and smiles at her friend.
"Alright, let's go stop him from leaving!" The two girls promptly sit down attempting to create a plan of action.
*Hope this is ok so far—im on vacation and very bored so againthis is just an expirement.