AN: Ok so this starts where the last one left off except now we focus on Rory! Sorry I don't know how long Rory's journey would take so I took a random guess!
Disclaimer: obviously I don't own it!
In Rory's car 5:00pm
Rory turns on the radio and the song 'California' by 'Phantom Planet' is playing.
We've been on the run
Driving in the sun
Looking out for number 1
California here we come
Right back where we started from
Rustlers grab your gun
Your shadow weighs a ton
Driving down the 101
California here we come
Right back where we started from
California…
Here we come…
Rory stops the car and walks up to the gate of a house with a front garden filled with sleeping animals mostly cats and dogs. She tiptoes carefully to the front door. She raises her hand to knock but she pauses, takes a deep breath, smoothes her hair down and knocks.
The door opens and there she sees him. With his thick, dark brown hair and his deep brown eyes which always reveal his true feelings. He stood strong but Rory could see that he was clearly deadly afraid of who stood in front of him. He was wearing baggy jeans, messy black converse and a black sweater which outlined his perfectly muscular torso.
Finally she summoned up the courage to speak but it was a weak and quiet voice-
Rory: Hey Dodger.
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Jess: Rory.
He can barely speak her name.
From the back of the house calls the voice of a girl- "Jess, who is it?"
The girl walks up to the door and stands next to Jess staring intently at Rory.
The girl has mousy brown hair tied up in a scruffy half bun half pony tail and a pair of glasses framing her green eyes. She is wearing black tracksuit bottoms and a blue zip-up sweater she also has a copy of J.D Salinger's 'Catcher in the Rye' in her hands.
"Hi I'm Lily" says the small girl who Rory guesses is around 11 years old.
Rory: Hi Lily I'm…
Lily: Wait, I recognise you from somewhere, have we met?
Jess: (who had stayed silent for a while now and really needed to talk) No you haven't met.
Lily: Oh, I remember you're the girl from the photo.
Rory: The photo?
Lily: Yeah. But your name is…Ah darn I can't remember.
Jess: Her name is…
Lily: …Rory!
Rory: Yeah how do you know that?
Jess: she's psychic
Lily: I found the photo and didn't know who you were so I bugged Jess till he told me who you were.
Rory: I'm sorry but what photo?
Jess: It's not important really.
Lily: Oh don't worry I'll go get it.
She skips off into the back of the house.
Rory: Jess…
Jess: Look Rory I…
Lily: Here I found it.
Rory: Wow. That's from thanksgiving. Mom and Luke saw Jess smile and knew that was so rare that they needed a record of it so they quickly grabbed a photo. (To Jess) I can't believe you kept it.
Rory really couldn't believe it. Jess had kept it, what did this mean? All sorts of thoughts rushed through her head, thoughts about Jess, how did he feel about her, and how did she feel about him? Questions she thought would be answered today.
Jess: Hey Lily go tell your Mom I'll be back home later I'm going for a walk.
Rory? (Gestures for her to join him)
Rory: (gulps) so Jess how you been?
Jess: Not too bad I guess. How was Europe?
Rory: Good. Great actually. We saw it all. Berlin, Paris, London, Barcelona, Dublin, Venice and now I'm here in Venice, California not quite part of the plan!
They both laugh a little; this comforted them both because it was the first step to breaking the ice between them, which had grown over the last month.
They walked in silence for a while just enjoying each other's company but Jess had a sudden urge for information so he asked Rory a question.
Jess: How did you know I was here?
Rory: At 3 this morning I broke into Luke's and sneaked up to his apartment and found the address for Jimmy Mariano on the fridge and I guessed you would be there.
Jess: I'm surprised he wasn't awake then.
Rory: He does get up early.
Jess: I can't quite picture you sneaking into Luke's apartment it's not something you would see Rory do every day.
Rory: Yeah. So, Lily, is she your sister?
Jess: Not exactly, no. Her Mom is Sasha, Jimmy's 'soul mate' (he uses air quotes and a smile creeps up his face)
Rory: (smiles back) Right.
Jess: (He turns to face Rory and looks into her aqua blue eyes that he finds himself regularly lost in) about that night…
Rory: At the party?
Jess: Yeah.
Both: I'm sorry.
Rory: Now that I know the facts I completely understand how you were feeling.
Jess: It wasn't your fault.
Rory: OK. But I'm still sorry.
Jess: You don't have to be.
Rory: Can I ask a question?
Jess: Sure go ahead.
Rory: Why did you leave?
Jess: (pauses and looks down at his shoes thinking about that, it was the biggest mistake of his life.)
Rory: Nah, It's OK just forget I asked.
Jess: (looks back into her eyes) I was scared
Rory: Of what?
Jess: Disappointing you, hurting you.
Rory: You leaving hurt me.
Jess: Sorry. Can I ask you a question?
Rory: Ask away.
Jess: Why did you come here?
Rory: (Pauses, she wasn't sure how to answer that yet)
Jess: I mean you left in the middle of the night and drove cross country that's so not you, why'd you do it?
Rory: Because, you didn't say goodbye.
Jess: Oh
Rory: Yeah.
Jess: (still confused and wanting to know more) But that still doesn't make sense. Rory Gilmore does not drive miles to say goodbye to the guy who left her.
Rory: Maybe not, but she does drive miles to see the guy she loves. (Oops that just slipped out)
Jess: (surprised) what?!
Rory: I…
Jess: I love you too.
AN: Please review and I hope they weren't totally OOC! I'm not sure how to continue this but I'm brainstorming now, ideas are welcome!
