A/N: Okey-dokey, now I know the story seems to drag ON and ON.so sorry! The
Prologue, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 are like the pre-plot stuff, this
chapter kind of builds up the suspense and sets up the background for the
main thing, the next chapter is the big whammy, and the Epilogue is
the.Epilogue; the ending!
Disclaimer: I don't own "Gilmore Girls", nor do I have the intention of doing so. Read on!
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"After You've Gone"
Chapter 3
Half an hour later, Rory and Lorelai were sitting on the couch in the inn. Rory was explaining all the events of that day starting only from her fight with Dean. She hadn't told her mom about her conversation with Jess and him going back to New York because her mom didn't know that she had kissed Jess at Sookie's wedding.
"Wait, babe, why were you in front of Doose's anyway? What, did you have some weird urge for vegetables all of a sudden?" her mom tried joking.
"No, I-I was walking home," Rory stammered. "Shortcut, you know?"
"That's not the shortcut. Passing by Doose's means making a huge circle, then getting to our house."
"Oh, well, I wanted the change of scenery then," Rory said quickly. "Mom, I don't have time to explain everything. Dean just broke up with me."
"I know hon, I'm sorry. OK, we'll both go home and watch TV or eat that left over pizza from last week. Or read! You love that," Lorelai said smiling.
Rory knew she was trying to make her feel better and she appreciated it. "Thanks Mom. But you can't leave work now, can you?"
"That's okay. I am the boss, you know! I'll have Sookie take over and yell at Michel for me just in case. And I can call in too, so it'll be okay."
Rory and Lorelai made it back to Stars Hollow. Lorelai stopped Rory in front of Luke's. "Coffee," Lorelai demanded. "We need coffee." Rory didn't want to go in because she might see Jess and that would be too embarrassing for words. Especially with her mom there. But her mom was persistent and they went in.
Lorelai walked into Luke's and stood at the counter with Rory close behind, trying not to look so distraught. She thought no one was in Luke's because everything had gone strangely quiet. She turned around slowly and saw that everyone had stopped talking and was looking at her with faces of pity and sympathy. No one made a move and Rory just stood there confused.
Lorelai noticed also and turned around. "Um." Lorelai questioned.
Finally, Miss Patty got up and walked over to the counter. She put her hand on Rory's shoulder and said sadly, "We heard about Dean."
"What? How did you hear?" Rory asked.
"Taylor told us when he was in here earlier," Babette piped up. "He said he heard the whole thing with Jess and Dean."
"Jess?" Lorelai asked looking at Rory in surprise.
"It must have been heartbreaking for you. I watched you chase after Jess from my studio, but I didn't know the whole story!" Miss Patty exclaimed.
"You chased Jess.That's how you ended up in front of Doose's? Because you were chasing Jess to talk to him?!" Lorelai asked stunned. "That's what phones are for, babe!"
Kirk walked into Luke's. "Hey, did you hear? Rory and Dean." He stopped when he saw Rory.
"Yes, they know!" shouted Lorelai frustrated.
"Jess is gone though," Kirk said casually. That caused an uproar. Luke flew into the diner instantly.
"What is going on in here?!" he yelled, silencing everyone. "I come out of Doose's and I hear what sounds like a riot coming from my diner!" He then noticed Lorelai and Rory. "Oh Rory, sorry about Dean."
Rory rolled her eyes. How fast did news spread? "Wait, Kirk," Rory asked suddenly. "You said Jess was gone. He left for-"
"-New York," Kirk finished.
"Wait, Jess is gone?" Luke asked. "But he was supposed to be watching the diner!"
"Well, I saw him hop on the bus to New York," Kirk said confirming everything.
"Oh no," Rory muttered.
Lorelai watched Rory closely. "Well," she announced. "Rory and I have to be getting home because we need to have a talk." She grabbed Rory's arm and pulled her out of the diner without their coffee.
Rory and Lorelai left the diner. On the whole way home, neither of them said a word to each other. Rory was thinking about how she was going to explain everything to her mom and Lorelai was thinking about how her daughter seemed to be falling for Jess.
"So," Lorelai said breaking the silence as they walked up the steps of the porch. "Jess huh?"
"Mom, it's not important," Rory mumbled.
"Fine," Lorelai said casually. She opened up the mail bin and pulled out a handful of letters. "Junk, junk, junk, bills, ads," she muttered to herself. She suddenly paused.
Rory, who was unlocking the front door to go inside, looked up at her mom. "What?" she asked.
"Um, here." Lorelai handed Rory a small, white envelope. All it said on the front was 'Rory'. "Wonder who it's from." Lorelai questioned.
Rory ignored her and flew inside. She heard her mom close the door behind her. Rory sat down on the couch and opened up the envelope and unfolded the piece of binder paper that was stuffed into it.
The letter was from Jess:
Dear Rory,
Like I said earlier while we were talking, I am going back to New York. In fact, by the time you read this, I'll probably already be on the bus. I doubt anyone will miss me, including that boyfriend of yours, and I doubt no one will care, so I don't even know why I'm writing this letter to you, except that I guess I needed to tell you some stuff. The truth is that I don't think you know how incredibly special you are. You're smart, you're beautiful, you're funny, you're sensitive.you're perfect. And the fact is that I love you. I will always love you, but I don't know how to deal with things as well as you, which is why, I guess, I'm running from Stars Hollow. If you're happy with Dean, then I wish you all the luck in the world because all I truly want is for you to be happy.
I'm sorry, Jess
Rory put the letter back in its envelope and slowly put the letter down on the coffee table in front of her. She was incredibly surprised at this news.
She sat there trying to figure things out when her mom's voice broke into her thoughts. "So Rory, guess you'll be going to New York then?"
"What?"
"To go after Jess? I know how you feel about him."
"But I don't get it. How do I feel about him? I don't even know myself."
"Babe, I've seen the way you talk to him. He's not just another friend to you."
"You're right," Rory said softly. "I really care about him. I didn't want him to leave." Rory closed her eyes to stop the tears that were about to get the best of her. "I can't go to New York though."
"Why not?"
"Well, many reasons, but one is because he's not even there yet. What good would it do to go there to see him when he's not even there?"
"Good thought," Lorelai said considering that. "Well, take a rest. You look tired. I know, let's watch some TV."
"OK," Rory said. Lorelai switched on the TV and Rory smiled thinking to herself that everything really was going to be OK because she had finally fallen in love with a guy that loved her back.
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Hey, don't think that the story's gonna end with them kissing or anything just because it seems like at this point! The next chapter is the high point of the story, so read on! Much Love~ Trac
Disclaimer: I don't own "Gilmore Girls", nor do I have the intention of doing so. Read on!
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"After You've Gone"
Chapter 3
Half an hour later, Rory and Lorelai were sitting on the couch in the inn. Rory was explaining all the events of that day starting only from her fight with Dean. She hadn't told her mom about her conversation with Jess and him going back to New York because her mom didn't know that she had kissed Jess at Sookie's wedding.
"Wait, babe, why were you in front of Doose's anyway? What, did you have some weird urge for vegetables all of a sudden?" her mom tried joking.
"No, I-I was walking home," Rory stammered. "Shortcut, you know?"
"That's not the shortcut. Passing by Doose's means making a huge circle, then getting to our house."
"Oh, well, I wanted the change of scenery then," Rory said quickly. "Mom, I don't have time to explain everything. Dean just broke up with me."
"I know hon, I'm sorry. OK, we'll both go home and watch TV or eat that left over pizza from last week. Or read! You love that," Lorelai said smiling.
Rory knew she was trying to make her feel better and she appreciated it. "Thanks Mom. But you can't leave work now, can you?"
"That's okay. I am the boss, you know! I'll have Sookie take over and yell at Michel for me just in case. And I can call in too, so it'll be okay."
Rory and Lorelai made it back to Stars Hollow. Lorelai stopped Rory in front of Luke's. "Coffee," Lorelai demanded. "We need coffee." Rory didn't want to go in because she might see Jess and that would be too embarrassing for words. Especially with her mom there. But her mom was persistent and they went in.
Lorelai walked into Luke's and stood at the counter with Rory close behind, trying not to look so distraught. She thought no one was in Luke's because everything had gone strangely quiet. She turned around slowly and saw that everyone had stopped talking and was looking at her with faces of pity and sympathy. No one made a move and Rory just stood there confused.
Lorelai noticed also and turned around. "Um." Lorelai questioned.
Finally, Miss Patty got up and walked over to the counter. She put her hand on Rory's shoulder and said sadly, "We heard about Dean."
"What? How did you hear?" Rory asked.
"Taylor told us when he was in here earlier," Babette piped up. "He said he heard the whole thing with Jess and Dean."
"Jess?" Lorelai asked looking at Rory in surprise.
"It must have been heartbreaking for you. I watched you chase after Jess from my studio, but I didn't know the whole story!" Miss Patty exclaimed.
"You chased Jess.That's how you ended up in front of Doose's? Because you were chasing Jess to talk to him?!" Lorelai asked stunned. "That's what phones are for, babe!"
Kirk walked into Luke's. "Hey, did you hear? Rory and Dean." He stopped when he saw Rory.
"Yes, they know!" shouted Lorelai frustrated.
"Jess is gone though," Kirk said casually. That caused an uproar. Luke flew into the diner instantly.
"What is going on in here?!" he yelled, silencing everyone. "I come out of Doose's and I hear what sounds like a riot coming from my diner!" He then noticed Lorelai and Rory. "Oh Rory, sorry about Dean."
Rory rolled her eyes. How fast did news spread? "Wait, Kirk," Rory asked suddenly. "You said Jess was gone. He left for-"
"-New York," Kirk finished.
"Wait, Jess is gone?" Luke asked. "But he was supposed to be watching the diner!"
"Well, I saw him hop on the bus to New York," Kirk said confirming everything.
"Oh no," Rory muttered.
Lorelai watched Rory closely. "Well," she announced. "Rory and I have to be getting home because we need to have a talk." She grabbed Rory's arm and pulled her out of the diner without their coffee.
Rory and Lorelai left the diner. On the whole way home, neither of them said a word to each other. Rory was thinking about how she was going to explain everything to her mom and Lorelai was thinking about how her daughter seemed to be falling for Jess.
"So," Lorelai said breaking the silence as they walked up the steps of the porch. "Jess huh?"
"Mom, it's not important," Rory mumbled.
"Fine," Lorelai said casually. She opened up the mail bin and pulled out a handful of letters. "Junk, junk, junk, bills, ads," she muttered to herself. She suddenly paused.
Rory, who was unlocking the front door to go inside, looked up at her mom. "What?" she asked.
"Um, here." Lorelai handed Rory a small, white envelope. All it said on the front was 'Rory'. "Wonder who it's from." Lorelai questioned.
Rory ignored her and flew inside. She heard her mom close the door behind her. Rory sat down on the couch and opened up the envelope and unfolded the piece of binder paper that was stuffed into it.
The letter was from Jess:
Dear Rory,
Like I said earlier while we were talking, I am going back to New York. In fact, by the time you read this, I'll probably already be on the bus. I doubt anyone will miss me, including that boyfriend of yours, and I doubt no one will care, so I don't even know why I'm writing this letter to you, except that I guess I needed to tell you some stuff. The truth is that I don't think you know how incredibly special you are. You're smart, you're beautiful, you're funny, you're sensitive.you're perfect. And the fact is that I love you. I will always love you, but I don't know how to deal with things as well as you, which is why, I guess, I'm running from Stars Hollow. If you're happy with Dean, then I wish you all the luck in the world because all I truly want is for you to be happy.
I'm sorry, Jess
Rory put the letter back in its envelope and slowly put the letter down on the coffee table in front of her. She was incredibly surprised at this news.
She sat there trying to figure things out when her mom's voice broke into her thoughts. "So Rory, guess you'll be going to New York then?"
"What?"
"To go after Jess? I know how you feel about him."
"But I don't get it. How do I feel about him? I don't even know myself."
"Babe, I've seen the way you talk to him. He's not just another friend to you."
"You're right," Rory said softly. "I really care about him. I didn't want him to leave." Rory closed her eyes to stop the tears that were about to get the best of her. "I can't go to New York though."
"Why not?"
"Well, many reasons, but one is because he's not even there yet. What good would it do to go there to see him when he's not even there?"
"Good thought," Lorelai said considering that. "Well, take a rest. You look tired. I know, let's watch some TV."
"OK," Rory said. Lorelai switched on the TV and Rory smiled thinking to herself that everything really was going to be OK because she had finally fallen in love with a guy that loved her back.
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Hey, don't think that the story's gonna end with them kissing or anything just because it seems like at this point! The next chapter is the high point of the story, so read on! Much Love~ Trac