A/N: This is just a set up. We'll return to the regular format the next chapter. The reviews are much appreciated. Just so you know I'm not an aspiring writer and I cater to no one. This is just for fun. Watching Jess and Rory's relationship was a bitch so I'm taking liberties.
Chapter 3:
What the Town Knew
Stars Hollow didn't know what to expect when their relationship became public through the gossip line but what they got was certainly a surprise. No one would have guessed that Rory and Jess would be so tame together. They were seen in public often, however it was rare to see them in the throws of passion to Miss Patty's dismay. All she ever got was hand holding, walks around town with Jess' arm around Rory's shoulders, and chaste kisses. Miss Patty knew what Jess was capable of, after all the whole town saw him with Shane. And when Rory and him finally got together after all their flirting, sideways glances, and building sexual tension, Patty was hoping for reenactments of 9 ½ Weeks in the gazebo. Heck she could get more from the Disney channel.
The gossip tree wasn't giving up on juicy details about the two. Babette was staking out the Gilmore house from her porch and yard. She kept track of their comings and goings. Keeping everyone well informed. Miss Patty was look out from her studio where she could see the entire town square and surrounding shops. Kirk was in charge of watching them everywhere in between. Rory and Jess caught him multiple times in camouflage attempting to blend in with his surrounds. But he was easily spotted lying in the grass, hiding behind bushes, and up in trees. Many times Jess had to help him get out when he got hooked. The three always waited in the diner knowing that this was where the two met up after Rory returned from school and her other commitments. Usually Jess would go out to read before Rory got back and they would enter the diner together for a meal. This where they considered their shifts began and they were on the clock.
Dean couldn't help but think that it was only a matter of time before Rory came to her senses and returned to him. He wasn't spying on them he was just keeping a watchful eye on them or so he told himself. He was overjoyed to see that their relationship was very inactive. It seemed that there was little to them then deep conversations. He smirked when he thought about how his relationship with Rory had so much more passion. He guessed what spark there was between the two was snuffed out already. He would bide his time and when Jess finally messed up as he was sure to do, Dean would be there with open arms.
Even Luke and Lorelai were starting to feel comfortable with Rory and Jess' relationship. Luke had yet to catch them in a similar situation as the first time he walked in on them. Jess must have heeded his warning after all and he knew that Rory was too smart to get into trouble with Jess. But she was getting to be a good influence on him. Since they spent all of their free time together, Jess quit his job at Wal-Mart so Rory could hang around while he worked in the diner, doing her homework and if he was off he would on occasion do his homework too. Lorelai was thrilled at all the information she was getting about Rory and Jess. In honesty she was not expecting Jess in anyway to get the gentleman. She was still weary of the times they were alone but she got increasingly comfortable.
Rory and Jess immediately noticed that they were being shadowed and constantly watched. They were constantly feeling the town watching them and from the start it made the two self conscious. Being under the pressure was not going to fly. So they had to make a decision, either constantly be looking over their shoulders or give the town nothing to see. Jess was surprised that Rory eagerly went along with their deception of chastity and innocence. He knew how much she hated to keep secrets and lie. But she confessed after all the years of watching Lane have so much fun with lying, sneaking, and secrecy, she wanted some more adventure. It was on their second day together that the decided to take themselves out of the public and made their private lives private. And they loved every minute of it. The sneaking around never got old: meeting everyday in the alley behind Luke's an hour before walking into the diner, venturing to Hartford for their dates often, and skipping town meetings while everyone else was there. Everyone thought they were taking things excruciatingly slow but were they ever wrong.