A/N: Another update! Don't get too excited, this chapter is very very short. But it had to be written, so...yeah. Some people might not like the direction the story is taking now, but I kind of like it. I like Jess fighting for her. Anyway, once again: very short. I'll try to make the next chapter longer. I'm going away for a month on the 22nd, but I'll try to update once more before I go!
And thanks for the great reviews! You're all so sweet!
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Rory couldn't believe how horrible she was feeling. But then again, it made all the sense in the world, because she was a horrible person. What was she thinking? Sleeping with him and then just take off? In what universe was that okay?
She tried to smile and enjoy the party, but she couldn't. Lane and Zack seemed to be having the time of their lives now the Korean family had left and the entire town was partying and laughing, celebrating the union. Rory sat down with her glass of champagne and watched the celebrating crowd. She wasn't surprised when her mother sat down next to her.
"Hey, daughter." Lorelai started.
"Mother."
"This is the first time I have you for myself since you came back."
"Sorry about that."
"That's okay. I was just wondering how things went."
"With Jess?"
"Is there another ex-boyfriend you spent the last few days with?"
"Not the right time for sarcasm."
Lorelai didn't reply to that as she put her hand on her daughter's shoulder, well aware that she wasn't okay.
"What happened?"
Rory looked up at her mother, tears in her eyes, trying desperately to hold them back. She shook her head.
"I don't know."
"You picked Logan?"
"I don't know."
"Well, you're here…and Jess is not…"
"Ten horses wouldn't be able to get Jess to come back to Stars Hollow." Rory interrupted, smiling a sad smile.
"You sure about that?" Lorelai suddenly spoke up, causing Rory to look in the direction her mother was. There he was. In all his glory. Only the smirk was missing. He looked sad, maybe a little angry. Two things he was more than entitled to feel. He looked her straight in the eye and Rory couldn't help but feel a little relieved. She had no idea what to do now, but she was happy that he came after her. That apparently he hadn't decided to never talk to her again, like she feared. Perhaps there was hope. But then again, hope of what? Without really thinking things through, she got up and walked up to him, their eyes still locked.
"Hi." She started when she finally reached him, unsure of what else to say.
"I promised myself this morning that I was not going to come after you." Jess said, not in the mood to give her a polite greeting back.
Rory softly bit her lip as she looked away.
"I woke up this morning and you were gone and I just decided that I was going to go on with my life and forget all about Rory Gilmore. I told myself that I was never ever going to try again and that this was it. Really, I kept that up for at least three hours."
"Well, top marks for trying." She joked, trying to lighten the mood a bit.
His lips curved into a sly smirk for just second, then it disappeared.
"Then I changed my mind. I am here right now and I'm not leaving until I have you. This morning everything inside of me screamed to just let it go. Let go of whatever it is that you and I ever had. But now I'm here and I'm telling you I'm not letting go. Ever. I'll stay here until you change your mind. No matter how long it takes. I want you, Rory. Always have and I'm not going anywhere until I get what I want."
Rory held her breath for a second as she tried to comprehend what he was saying. This was straight forward. This was real.
"...Oh..." Eventually escaped her mouth. "...okay...I...I don't..."
"When I said I'd stay until you change your mind it kind of implied that I don't expect an answer right now." He interrupted her, a sad smile.
She nodded slowly.
"Ace!"
For a second she thought she was hearing things. Could it be? Now? She looked up at Jess to see if his face showed any reaction.
"Ace!"
This time she immediately turned around and saw Logan coming her way. She knew he was coming home today. However, she did not know he was going to come to the wedding. She turned back to Jess and looked at him, slightly panicked. Jess stayed remarkably calm though as he gave her a reassuring smile.
"I'll see you around."
He gave her a quick nod, before walking away, hands in his pockets. She watched him take a few steps, then she felt two strong arms around her waist as Logan grabbed her and turned her to face him. He immediately pulled her into a big kiss. She was too shocked to even react. When their lips parted, she saw the excitement in his eyes. He was so happy to see her.
"Oh, I missed you!" He exclaimed.
She tried to smile.
"I missed you too." She lied.
"I couldn't wait to see you, so I decided to come here. Hope that's okay?"
She nodded slowly. What else to do, right? Logan didn't seem to notice something was off and just grabbed her hand and guided her in the direction of the bar.
"I have so much to tell you. Stories you wouldn't believe." He continued, excited and not even noticing something was obviously wrong.
"Great." She sighed.
"Hey, was that Jess I just saw? Is he here for the wedding?" Logan's tone was light and comfortable. He didn't even seem to care about Jess. He was completely oblivious as to what was going on.
"Uhuh."
"I didn't know he and Lane were so close."
"Oh yeah...really close." She said softly as she let him guide her to the bar.
When Logan started his stories she tried to listen and pay attention, but she didn't hear a word. She tried to smile at him, but her gaze kept going to the figure standing on the other end of the street with Luke. Every now and then Jess would look her way, his expression blank. What was she gonna do?
A/N: Like I said: short. Reviews make me smile! ;)
