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When Rory woke up, she reluctantly opened her eyes and was greeted with both the feeling of sledgehammers pounding into her skull and the smell of coffee. Slowly turning on her side, she saw that the other half of the bed was empty. And still made.
Jess hadn't slept there.
Sighing, she closed her eyes again, trying to figure out what had happened the previous night. However, when the sledgehammers became more insistent in their pounding and the smell of coffee was too overwhelming, she gave up and pulled herself out of bed, walking into the kitchen.
Jess was at the kitchen table, a cup of coffee in his hand. But, instead of reading the newspaper like he did almost every morning, he was instead looking at a book. A book that, even in Rory's hangover state, looked eerily familiar.
"…Hi," she said softly, never moving from her spot a few feet from the bedroom doorway.
Jess didn't look up from his reading, but simply said, "Coffee's on the counter," in an emotionless voice.
For a few moments, Rory just stood there, before Jess looked up at her, his face expressionless. "Coffee's ready," he repeated.
"Um, okay…thanks." She walked over to the counter before pouring herself a cup, and then walked over to the table, where she sat facing Jess.
They sat there in silence for a few minutes, Jess reading the book that was slowly becoming more and more familiar to Rory, and she just watching him as he read, trying to figure out what had happened last night that was making her boyfriend act like this.
"So…" she said, trying to get him to talk.
"Rory, honesty is important in a relationship, right?" he asked, without looking up from the book.
Rory almost jumped at his blunt question, it was the most he had said to her so far that morning. "Yes, it is," she said, wondering what he was getting at.
Jess sighed, looking up at her. "From the moment you stepped into my bookstore, to right now, at this table, I have been completely honest with you."
Rory gave him a small smile. "Well, that's good news."
Jess's face remained expressionless. "And, from the time you walked into my bookstore, to right now, I thought you were being completely honest with me as well."
Rory raised her eyebrows. "I-I have," she stuttered.
Jess didn't say anything, but instead placed the book on the table, and slid it over to her.
As Rory looked at the page he had been reading, she instead saw a letter.
A letter in her mom's handwriting, which was slightly worn out from being opened and refolded so many times.
A letter on Dragonfly Inn stationary.
Rory wasn't sure what to say. She simply stared at the letter, as Jess stared at her. After a few moments, knowing she had to say something, she uttered a small, "Oh."
And, then, it all came back to her.
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"Logan said you knew each other in college. That you were good friends."
"Yeah, I guess you could say that."
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"But…I loved you."
"I know."
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"Nothing's changed. Has it?"
"No, nothing's changed."
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"Oh!" Rory yelped again, as the memories from the bar finally came flooding back to her.
Jess, realizing now that she remembered what had happened, continued. "Well?" he asked coldly.
She looked up at him, to see both hurt and jealousy raging in his eyes.
"Jess, I…it was…he…I…the, um…," she stuttered, not knowing what to say.
Jess nodded to himself, as if he was finally accepting something. "You lied to me. From the beginning."
"What?" she uttered immediately. "Jess, look, last night didn't-"
"When I asked you if you fixed everything. And you told me you did. You lied."
Rory looked helplessly at him, as he continued to look at her expressionlessly. "So, this entire time, I'm thinking that everything is fine, and perfect. And then," his voice got softer, "last night happened."
Rory didn't interject, knowing it would be useless until he got all of his thoughts out.
"And," he continued, "I don't know about other guys, but me hearing my girlfriend practically tell her ex-boyfriend she's still in love with him right in front of me is not my idea of a fun night on the town."
Rory watched him, as his eyes started to get wet, but he continued.
"And, to top it off, when I get home after hearing this, I open up a book, only to find a letter" he spat out that word, "from your mother, telling you about how she feels that you should give him another chance, because although he hurt you in the past, she thinks he really cares for you and loves you, and is truly sorry for what happened between you two. And, I'm just wondering why my girlfriend would keep something like that. In a book. Hidden from me." After saying all this, he finally got quiet, waiting for her to speak.
Rory had tears running down her face, staring at the table as he told her this. "Jess…" she said, giving him a pleading look.
Jess finally blew up. "Why? God, Rory, you know, I can't believe you would do this. I mean, to be together this whole time, when the entire time you didn't even love me."
Rory looked up at him when he said that. "Jess, I do love you! Last night, it was…I was drunk! People say stupid things when they're drunk! I…I didn't know what I was saying!" she tried to plead, but Jess just stared at her, shaking his head.
"Rory…we…I can't be in a relationship with someone who does things like that."
"Jess, no…" Rory looked at him, tears falling fast.
"I'm not saying we're over, because trust me, that's the last thing I want. Just, I need you to be honest with me from now on, okay?"
Rory immediately nodded her head. "Of course. I promise. No secrets."
Jess nodded, looking at her unsurely. "Okay, well, I have to go to work. I'll see you tonight." He kissed her cheek, and walked towards the door. Before he opened it, he looked back at her, his face still sad and non-convinced. Rory didn't notice, however, as she was staring out the window, tears still pouring down her cheeks. Her head felt like it was going to implode, yet she ignored it.
When she heard the door close, she closed her eyes, but the tears wouldn't stop. After sitting for a few more minutes, she eventually forced herself up to get ready for work.
"You didn't say a word. You just let me walk into a room full of girls you'd had sex with. Oh, no, wait. I'm sorry. You only had sex with two of them. One you just "fooled around with," whatever that means. She spared me the exact parameters of the fooling around. You want to fill me in?"
"Rory."
"You know what? Never mind. I've got a good imagination. I can figure it out."
"Okay, look." "I can't believe it, you didn't just cheat on me, you really cheated on me." "I didn't cheat on you."
"Oh, so you didn't sleep with…"
"No, I did, but we were broken up."
"No, you were broken up, not me. I thought we were just taking some time." "Apart, not seeing each other." "Yes, taking some time, not seeing each other for a while. That doesn't mean "broken up."
The huge pounding in Logan's head woke him up from his dream of the night that ended his relationship with his Ace. Sighing grumpily, he turned around to see aspirin and a glass of water on his bedside table. He grabbed it, making a mental note to thank Kelly for it, before he noticed something that made him stop mid-swallow of his water. Rubbing his eyes, trying to wake up more, he peered over his bed and saw something that made him swear silently.
The drawer was open.
Shit!
Logan lay back down, closing his eyes again, trying not to think about the conversation that was waiting for him outside his bedroom door. After a few minutes, he forced himself both physically and mentally to get up and walk into the living room.
When he opened the door and walked out, all the lights were out, and for a few moments he thought she wasn't even there. However, her soft voice in the kitchen made him turn.
"You're awake."
He looked over at her, and, not knowing what to say to that, simply nodded.
"It's early." She was sitting at a stool by the island in the kitchen, with all the lights off. When Logan walked over, she saw that her eyes were red and puffy, and that there was tear stains on her face. He didn't say anything to that, but walked over so he was sitting by a stool next to her. He sighed, knowing what was coming when he saw the picture on the counter that Kelly was staring at. For a few moments, they both remained silent, just staring at the picture, Kelly expressionless and Logan with a sad face. Eventually, Kelly broke the silence.
"You're still in love with her." It wasn't a question.
Logan looked up from the picture to see Kelly silently crying once again. He closed his eyes, knowing that there was no point in denying it, she already knew.
"Yes," he said quietly.
Kelly nodded her head, still looking at the picture, the tears still coming out. "After all this time," she said, her voice cracking, "you still love her."
Logan nodded, still staring at the picture of them together.
After a few more minutes of them sitting there silently, Kelly sighed. "You…you look happy in that," she said, gesturing towards the picture.
"I was."
She didn't reply, but instead got off her stool and walked into the bedroom. A few minutes later, she came back out with a small suitcase.
"I'm going to go stay at a hotel for tonight. I'll come by for the rest of my stuff tomorrow."
Logan nodded, not fighting for her. It was over. It had been over, the moment he decided not to throw away the picture of him and Rory when they were moving in.
As Kelly turned to go, Logan said her name one more time. "Kelly?"
She had her fingers on the doorknob, and turned back around.
"I'm sorry…for hurting you."
She nodded, offering him a fake weak smile.
"So am I Logan, so am I," she said softly, before walking out.
Fate. It can come to you in a bang, and, as it slowly makes its purpose happen, it can cause pain and heartbreak to the people it deals with. But, in the end, when its true purpose shows, it always leaves at least one person smiling. Or in this case, two.
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Wow, okay, got a few things to say here. First off, I'm sorry, I know everyone was anticipating the whole Rory/Jess breakup in this chapter, but he's got to stay in here for a little bit longer. But hey, Kelly and Logan are over, so one out of two isn't that bad. ;
Oh, and about K & L – I know that Logan doesn't sound very sincere, and I kind of made him seem like he doesn't care at all. I just wanted to reassure you that he does, because he does care for Kelly, but he knew it was over, and Kelly knew it was over, so the point of defending or fighting was pointless. Hope no one minds.
Oh, and I personally feel kind of bad for Kelly, but not for Jess. I mean, the way Jess treated Rory in the past; this is kind of like bad karma. Kelly, well Kelly had been good and fine, yet Logan dumps her on her ass. Not literally, but you know what I mean. ;
And no Rogan interaction. Sorry! They're will be tons next chapter, I promise.
Anyway, I once again apologize for the long wait on this chapter. It took me forever to get it done, because it was difficult to get everyone's emotions out. I hope it turned out okay though. Tell me what you think by reviewing please:
