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Sorry it took so long to get another chapter out there, I've had a nasty case of writer's block and also finals are a bitch, and sorry its short. Or at least shorter. But its a chapter none the less. So here it is.


A Different Way

Will stared at the small lizard he had captured earlier in the day. It was contained in a clear plastic carrier, that now sat on the table in Jess' apartment.

Rory and Jess stood at the sink, talking quietly.

"I have to go meet Tony, in about five minutes."

"Where are you gonna take Will?" Jess asked.

Rory smiled at Jess, "Well I was hoping, that I could leave him here, with you."

"I..." Jess looked at Will then back at Rory, "Okay."

"Really? Oh thank you." She said kissing him quickly.

"Mommy."

"Yeah honey."

"I'm hungry."

"Oh well," Rory started, kneeling down to Will's level, "I have to go, I'm meet Tony tonight. But you're gonna stay with Jess and I'm sure he can make you something to eat. Okay?"

"Okay." Will nodded.

"Okay baby. I gotta go. I'll be back in an hour or two alright."

"Okay."

"Bye honey." rory said kissing Will's forehead. She stood up and started to leave. "Bye Jess."

"Bye Rory. Good luck."

She smiled at him.

-

Rory sat in the gazebo, fiddling with the ring that was on her finger. Tony approached her, a smile on his face.

"Hey."

"Hey." She smiled falsely at him.

"You ready?"

"Yeah." She nodded and stood up.

He wrapped his arm around her waist and walked him to his car.

-

Jess looked out the kitchen window as Rory climbed into Tony's car. He turned back to Will.

"Alright kid. What do you want to eat?"

"Candy."

"How about Macaroni and Cheese?"

"Okay."

-

Rory had been twisting the ring on her finger, under the table, all during dinner. By the time dessert came her finger was raw.

She finally took it off and placed it on the table.

Tony looked down at the ring and then at Rory.

"Rory, what's going on?"

"I. I'm." She sighed, now realizing how hard this was going to be, "I cant do this anymore."

"What? Do what?"

"For the past three years, you have been there for me. You told me you loved me and I took advantage of it, and I clung to you because I was trying to get over someone else."

Tony looked down, "Jess." He muttered darkly.

"I loved you but not in the way that I should have. I loved you because you loved me. I loved you because you were there for me. It was enough reason then. But now, its not. I cant keep loving you just because you're here. Its selfish and horrible, but I cant do this, because I'm not happy anymore." She couldn't bare to look at him, she wouldn't be able to stand the pain she would see, "I'm sorry Tony." She said before she got up and left.

-

Jess sat on the couch in front of the television watching a cartoon as Will sat on the floor and did the same. Jess started to close his eyes, when Will came up beside him.

"Jess." He tapped on his shoulder.

"Yeah."

"Can you read me a story?"

"Sure. What story?"

Will held up a book with both hands. Jess took it from him.

"Mommy always reads a little bit before I go to bed."

"Alright. Come on." Jess said motioning to the space next to him.

-

Rory couldn't help but crying as she stood out on the side walk. She composed herself enough to call a cab company.

When it got there she started crying again.

"Where can I take you?" The cab driver asked.

"Stars Hollow."

"You okay?" He asked after a few minutes of driving.

"Oh yeah I'm fine." She said wiping the tears from her eyes.

"You wanna talk about it. Bar tenders and Cabbies right up there with Therapists."

"I just broke up with my fiancé."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

"Don't be. Its a good thing. I shouldn't marry someone I don't love." Rory sighed. "And I cheated on him. With my ex-boyfriend. My ex-boyfriend, who's an author, who's the father of my child."

"You're pregnant?"

"No, my four year old."

"Oh."

"Yeah, and I'm a horrible person and I really hurt him. And he's been a great father to Will. And he's always been there and he's done everything for me. And he owns the apartment where am I gonna live. I didn't think this through, where am I gonna live. Where am I gonna take Will." She started crying again, "Why did he have to get his life together why did John have to give me that book why did he have to come in on Thursday why did we kiss. Why did I sleep with him. Why does Will have to like him." She sighed, "I didn't think any of this through. I didn't make any lists. And I should have. I should have balanced the Pros and the Cons and I should have known that this was not a good idea that it would all end badly. That it would put me and Will out on the street alone." Rory looked down at her empty finger, "I should have just married Tony."

"I don't think that would have been the right thing to do."

"Why not?"

"Because that's obviously not what you want. Or else you wouldn't have broken up with him."

"What does it matter what I want?"

"It matters a lot."

"I know... I know. I know that it matters, but.."

"So what do you want?"

Rory took in a deep breath and closed her eyes before answering, "I want to be with Jess. And I want to move back to Stars Hollow and raise Will there."

"Then make it happen." The man said as the cab stopped at its destination.


Hey hope you liked it. I'm planning on changing my name to Squeegee Bekinhiem.. Just a little warning, please don't steal the name.

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