Al's Pancake World Part 2
Same as before; for my own happiness. This would be avoiding the whole Rory stealing a boat with Logan. Her relationship with Logan had never made it as far as being boyfriend and girlfriend with him exclusively. Just to catch you up. Also, Lindsay and Dean had dated but I hadn't gotten them married. Rated M for safety reasons. Possible sexual content in later chapters. Thanks for the reviews. ;)
Getting Dean's text at 11pm was the highlight of being at the house that night. It wasn't like Lorelai to not show up, but Rory gathered that her mother was still unhappy with her. Because of this, Rory sat at the house, painting her toenails, reading rubbish magazines, and watching T.V. To say she was bored would have been an understatement. Dean texted Rory at exactly 11pm, which Rory decided had been when Luke's closed that night. She smiled and texted him back, saying I miss you in reply to his hello beautiful text. He sent back :) meet me at the lake? And even though that was technically her and Jess' place, she couldn't wait to be there. Five minutes? She sent back, and he responded with a give me 10. Ten minutes later, she arrived at the lake and sat down on the dock.
From the opposite side a tall, dark haired man walked over. His smile said it all: He was meeting his love. Rory's heart accelerated as he sat down next to her. "Hey." He said, meeting her eyes with his own. "Dean, you look nice." She said, noting that he didn't smell like fried food. He laughed the wrinkles around his eyes barely noticeable. Rory felt a pang in her chest. He must have gone through more than she'd realized.
"I needed to shower. The extra five minutes mattered a lot." He laughed again, placing his hand over Rory's. "So… us." He began, and she nodded. "Do you think that you'll ever forgive me for the... for before?" She asked, looking down at the water. Nodding, Dean brought her hand up to his lips and kissed it softly. "I forgave you the day Jess left you." He said, frowning. "That came out wrong." He said, and she surprised him by kissing him gently. "I understand Dean." She said, and then put her head down on his shoulder.
They sat that way for a while, occasionally making conversation but seeming to enjoy the silent moments as well. He whispered, "Rory, be my girlfriend again?" Rory nodded, wrapping her arms around his waist. "I don't know what other option there is, it seems my heart wouldn't let me change my mind." She grinned and looked up. Their lips met in a rush, the thrill something that they'd both felt before, but it seemed to be renewed. A whole new thing.
The next morning, Rory was waiting at the kitchen table when Lorelai came downstairs. Rory seemed excited, and Lorelai did her best to avoid looking at her daughter. Frowning, Rory looked at her mother sternly. "Mom, listen to me." Lorelai gazed over at Rory and nodded. "You have my attention." She said, kind of coldly. It seemed that they would never get over this unpleasantness, though Rory had just left school not long before that. "I am going back to Yale. But, I'm taking fall semester off. I need the breathing space. I need to take stock of what is going on in my life. Mom… I'm back with Dean."
Lorelai looked annoyed. "You are not back with Dean." She said, grabbing a cup of coffee. Rory shifted in her chair. "I am mom, he makes me happy. I know that I screwed that up before, but this time I won't. This time, I'm going to make him happy. I don't know what's changed, but there's something there." She said, fiddling with a pop tart she had laid out on the platter. Lorelai sighed.
"I'm glad you're going back to Yale. Also, I'm glad that the decision came before something bad happened. I just had a conversation with your grandparents about getting you back in." Rory frowned. "You felt like you had to take it to them?" She got angry. "This is MY life! MINE." She said, standing up and storming into her room. Her mom was yelling back at her, but Rory did her best to ignore it. She kept going, gathering up stuff. She had to get her stuff back from her dorm.
After everything was packed up, she drove back to stars hollow. Stopping at Luke's, Rory honked the horn and Dean came outside. "What is all this stuff?' He asked, assessing the contents of her car. "Stuff from my dorm." She said, not wanting to get into it again. He nodded. He kissed her softly, and she went back to her moms and he went back to work. Lorelai was at the Inn again, so Rory went to work, setting everything up the way it should be. She smiled when her work was done. Sitting down on the bed, she checked her phone.
Ace, I miss you. The text read. Rory rolled her eyes. She read the next one, a slightly more pleading one. Call me. I need you. She puffed out her cheeks. He was really laying it on thick. She dialed his number and put her phone to her ear. She leaned back on her headboard, sighing. He answered in two rings. "Logan, this is Rory. I'm done waiting. I have found true love. Don't bother me anymore. Thanks." She said, hanging up without giving him a second to argue. She was over Huntzberger and his stupid "busy" ways. He was playing around, like always.
Logan kept calling Rory, but she ignored all of his calls. She couldn't wait to see Dean again, her heart full to bursting. She called Lane, but then ended up just driving over to her apartment. She knocked and walked in, greeting a disgruntled Zack before going directly to Lane's bedroom. She smiled and looked at her best friend, who was lying in her bed with cd's surrounding her. "I have some great news!" Rory said, knowing Lane would show the proper appreciation that the news of her and Dean together would deserve. She put her arms up and said "Dean and I are back together!" Lane grinned and jumped up, hugging her best friend. "I'm so happy for you!" They did kind of a hopping up-and-down hugging move, then sat down on Lane's bed to hear details. Lane listened intently and acted happy for Rory at all the right parts. She wished her mom would have given the news this kind of reaction. Oh well, we're meant to be.
Author's note: I'm not sure whether this story has continued as far as it will go or not. Be gentle, but please give opinions. I can continue to try if there is interest… thank you!