Author: Meaganvallejoforever

Title: Gilmore: Out of Order

Chapter 4

Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls or the characters affiliated with the show.

Previously:

. "I'll miss you Ace. Just… make sure you think this through thoroughly." I got a kiss on the forehead and he pulled out of the driveway.

Looking at my once again lonely situation I figured I should go find Jess and see what he needed.

I headed over to the diner and found him there, but he wasn't alone. He was standing against a car with some blonde kissing him. But not a slut kiss like Shane, it was tiny pecks of possibly… love?

Maybe I walked right passed them to torture myself, or to prove I didn't care. But I walked passed them and into the diner.

I was successful in ignoring Jess and the blonde whom I found out was named Shelly while I worked. Why did I find it so important to not be around them? Was I jealous that I just ended things with Logan and now Jess is all happy?

Closing time came all too slowly, and the relief of an empty diner was great. When I could finally sit down and rest, I pulled out my cell phone and dialed my mom's number.

"Hello darling child of mine. What can I do you for?"

I let out an exhausted sigh. "You can tell Luke that he makes running the diner look way too easy. And you can also explain why I am here with Jess." I heard my mother let out a small laugh. "Why are you laughing? Did you have something to do with this?"

"I can't help but not like Logan. So maybe I didn't discourage Luke's idea of getting Jess to come along and help as well."

"Ugh! I'm so tired that I don't want to argue right now; I'll call you in the morning." We said good-bye and I looked at the diner floor that I still had to sweep and mop.

Half-way through sweeping jess came back into the diner without his blonde attached this time. "Do you want some help with that?"

I looked up at him and shook my head.

"Hey I'm sorry about just barging in on you and your boyfriend earlier. I didn't know you two were busy, otherwise I wouldn't have just walked in."

"You didn't walk in on anything. So don't worry about it."

He gave out a snort with his response. "Yeah I'm sure you two were half naked for no reason."

"You have no right to judge a situation that you only saw two seconds of! Who do you think you are just walking in on my privacy and making assumptions about what you saw?"

I shoved the broom back into the supply closet and got the mop water ready. "So you expect me to believe you're not sleeping with richy-rich and he gives you everything for nothing?!"

"Why do guys associate gifts with sex? I don't give him sex for things in return. I don't give him sex at all; I'm a virgin Jess, besides, why do you even care?"

He bowed his head. "I … I don't know why I care. Never mind."

The rest of the night was silent and I willingly walked home and slept in my freezing house.

---Next Morning---

My phone rang non-stop and I recognized the 'You drive me crazy' ring tone as my mother. "You are going to die because it is 4:45 in the morning!"

My mom sounded equally as tired. "I know but Luke wanted me to make sure you were getting up on time to open the diner."

"Yeah I'm getting out of bed in ten minutes."

"So did Logan end up staying with you yet?"

I paused and contemplated whether or not I should tell her. "Well actually, Logan and I broke up yesterday… so I'm not sure when I'll see him next or if I'll be working at The Times still. I don't know what will happen."

"I'm sorry babe. But I'm going to get some sleep and we'll talk when I have more sense in my head."

We said our goodbyes and I decided to just get ready now. I walked into the bathroom and turned on the hot water, but the hot never came.

I stomped around the house and found the water heater…which wasn't working or whatever. It wasn't heating anything. "Damnit!"

I got a backpack and packed some shower stuff into it. "I'll just shower at the diner, Jess won't mind."

While walking I called my mom and left her a message telling her that we needed repairs on the heater and water-heater.

The diner apartment light was on; hopefully Jess would let me shower. I walked up the stairs and knocked lightly but he never answered so I pushed the door open myself.

There he was, sleeping at the kitchen table. Papers were strewn out under his head. I called out his name and decided he wouldn't wake up if I started the shower. The warm water was a relief after walking in the cold weather outside.

I turned the water off and realized I forgot a towel from the house. All Luke had were some little waist towels for guys. "Great…" I took what was available and wrapped it around me, just barely covering everything private.

Getting caught up in readying myself I turned on a little bathroom radio and sang to a song I liked while brushing my hair.

"Shit Rory!"

I clenched the towel as I heard Jess yell my name and slam the door shut. "Oh my god I'm so sorry Jess. My water-heater wasn't working. You know how crappy my house is." I quickly threw on my clothes and hung up the towel, but not really wanting to face him.

"You could have at least woken me up and warned me or something."

"I'm sorry but you looked so peaceful sleeping and I've seen how tired you've been. I just thought I could sneak in and sneak out."

It got silent for a few minutes. "Well I still have to shower so you're opening today." I nodded and started towards the door. "You want me to come over and look at the water heater later tonight?"

"Yeah thanks." I walked down to find Kirk waiting outside the door. I reluctantly opened it and told him to come in.

"Luke doesn't usually let me in this early. I can stand out there for forty-five minutes in the cold and wait if you'd like. Then it'd be just as if Luke was still opening the diner."

I gave him a weird look. "It's okay Kirk, I don't mind you sitting in here while I open."

Jess came down half an hour after the diner opened. "Should we be expecting Shelly anytime today?"

"I have no idea. She kind of just came by out of the blue yesterday."

"Hey… I have to go to Hartford and see my grandparents, so I'll come and close alright?"

He just nodded, so I took it as an okay and left Stars Hollow around 7 that night.

--- Hartford---

"Rory it's so nice to see you."

My grandma guided me into the sitting room while dinner was being cooked. "So it's just us tonight. Mom went camping with Luke and they'll be back next weekend."

She gave an unpleasant look and went on. "Yes she told me about her little excursion, which is why I invited a guest to fill her spot." I watched as she stood up and went to the other room. She came back with Logan by her side. "Now Logan here has informed me you two are no longer seeing each other."

"Grandma this really isn't…"

"Nonsense Rory. You two were such a good couple- a powerful couple. All the benefits of two good names in one relationship. What more could you want?"

I got frustrated as she went on and on about our 'powerful' relationship and all the money that could come from our marriage. "GRANDMA STOP!" She stared me down as I yelled at her. Logan looked half scared and half annoyed. "Logan and I went our separate ways for certain reasons and those are reasons that can't be fixed by you giving us dinner in the same room!"

"Rory I just want you to know that when I agreed I didn't know it was a set up. I thought it would be just dinner."

I brushed off what he said. "I'm leaving and don't expect me back for a while."

The drive back to Stars Hollow was a blur. I can't believe she could continually do things like this to me. I'm tired of being everyone's puppet.

When I got home it was a little past 10 and I remembered that I told jess that I would close tonight. "I can't believe it's only been three days here and I'm more miserable than I've ever been!"

I heard a knock at the door and hoped to god Logan hadn't followed me here. I yanked the door open and was surprised to see Jess standing there with a tool box in hand. "Um hey, do you need something?"

"I know it's late, but I told you I would come take a look at the water heater." I rubbed my face with both my hands, slightly frustrated I wouldn't have any alone time. "Is this a bad time?"

"No it's fine. The water heater is in the basement so… help yourself or whatever. If you need anything I'll be in my room."

I plopped down on my bed and felt the tears sting my eyes. Rory Gilmore don't cry over this, you are so much stronger than crying over one little mishap. But the tears spilled and then came the sobs.

"Alright I got the pilot light back on so…" Jess stopped at my door and I'm sure he heard me crying.

I wiped my tears and cleared my face a bit. "So, uh, I can take a hot shower tomorrow?"

"Yeah it should work fine." He seemed torn between caring and just leaving; I was sadly disappointed when he said he had to get back and do some work.

Around one in the morning I found sleep was harder to achieve that I thought it ever could be. My cell phone sat beside me so I instinctively reached for it. Letting out a sigh of confusion I dialed the number for the diner apartment.

"Uh hello…?"

"Hey Jess it's Rory I know it's late…" And then I heard her in the background. Shelly talking in her annoying voice. "I'm sorry I didn't know you had company."

"Yeah she came over around nine tonight… I'm sorry. Did you need something?"

I could hear her calling him and telling him to hurry up on the phone. "You know what? It's not that important." And then I hung up.

Just as well I suppose. I can't get feelings for him. Rory get yourself thinking straight again! He hurt me in a big way and I'll never forgive him. It's time to move on.

---Two days later---

Jess and I haven't talked really since I called him that night. Shelly has stuck around with her annoying voice, her annoying clothes/hair, and her annoying 'Jessie I love you.' Ugh. How could anyone stand her for more than… two minutes!

"Hey Jess have you done inventory lately?"

"No I don't think so. You want me to go back and do it?"

I shook my head and nodded towards Shelly. "It looks like you have someone to entertain still."

It took me half an hour to count the plastic spoons, forks, and knives. Next was all the napkins and etc.

The door opened to the supply closet and Jess stepped in. "Hey I said I could take care…" His lips crashed onto mine and I felt dizzy.

How could this be happening? His tongue grazed over my lips and for a second I deepened the kiss before pulling away. "NO! You can't do this. I can't let you back in after what you did to me!" I ran out and didn't look back.

To be continued…