Chapter 10: Crashes and Kisses

Jessica: "Aren't I allowed to miss my boyfriend?"

Dean: "Of course." Dean said pulling her in for another kiss.

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Rory and Jess had been talking and laughing for a couple hours. Jess talked about how coldplay was NOT an alternative band and Rory talked about how the fountain head was a classic no matter what.

There was a silence until Rory finally said something.

Rory: "Jess, could you send my mom in?"

Jess gave a quizzical look but knew better than to question a Gilmore. Jess nodded and walked out of the room.

Jess: "Lorelai?"

Lorelai: "What's up?"

Jess: "Rory wants to talk to you. Should I wait out here?"

Lorelai: "Probably. If she wanted you to know, she would have talked to you about it."

Jess: "Okay."

Lorelai walked by Jess and Jess took her spot in the waiting room chair. It had been a day since Rory got hit by a car but everyone wanted to stay in the waiting room, just in case.

Lorelai: "Rory?"

Rory: "Hey mom."

Lorelai: "So what did you want to talk to me about?"

Rory: "I feel really guilty."

Lorelai: "Why?" Lorelai asked but she already knew.

Rory: "Because Jess and I were watching DVDs when we fell asleep and Dean came and got mad and said that I was cheating on him and then he left and I feel guilty because I haven't talked to him since."

Lorelai: "If you feel guilty, just talk to him and tell him that you and Jess are just friends." Lorelai's exterior was calm and soothing but inside she was furious. Dean knew Jess and Rory were friends but made her feel bad anyway.

Rory : "Okay, thanks mom."

Lorelai: "Anytime hon."

Lorelai gave Rory a smile and walked out of her room. When she got to the end of the hallway her face turned to a scowl, showing exactly how she felt.

Jess: "Whoa! If looks could kill." Jess said sarcastically but in a way seriously.

Lorelai: "I wish they could because if they did, because I would be a murderer."

Jess: "What did I do?!"

Lorelai: "Not you. Dean. Rory feels guilty because she doesn't want Dean to be mad about this morning. He KNOWS Rory and you are just friends and he freaked out any way."

Jess: "Why that little son of a bi-"

Lorelai: "Jess. Don't let Rory know I told you or that you are mad otherwise she won't tell you stuff anymore and you don't want that."

Jess: "Fine."

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Rory picked up the hospital phone and dialed a number. She had memorized his number on purpose.

Ring. Ring. Ring.

Dean: "Hello?"

Rory: "Dean, hi."

Dean: "Hi Ro- you."

Rory: "Listen I just wanted to tell you that Jess and I are just friends and nothing more. YOU are my boyfriend not him. Nothing is going on with us."

Dean: "I know. I'm sorry. I just got freaked out that's all. I just never thought I would have the most beautiful and smart girl in the world as my girlfriend."

Rory blushed at his comment and didn't know what to say.

Dean: "Anyway, I have got to get going. Just know that I am NOT mad."

Rory: "Okay, bye Dean."

Dean: "Bye. See you Monday."

Rory hung up the phone. It felt like a 50 pound weight was lifted off her chest.

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Dean went out with Jessica to a pizza place and they were sitting at the table when Dean's phone went off.

Ring. Ring. Ring.

Dean: "Hello?"

Rory: "Dean, hi."

Dean: "Hi Ro- you." Dean said. He was going to say Rory but Jessica was sitting right across from her.

Rory: "Listen I just wanted to tell you that Jess and I are just friends and nothing more. YOU are my boyfriend not him. Nothing is going on with us."

Dean: "I know. I'm sorry. I just got freaked out that's all. I just never thought I would have the most beautiful and smart girl in the world as my girlfriend." Dean said as he looked at Jessica as though he was directing it to her. Jessica just smiled.

Dean: "Anyway, I have got to get going. Just know that I am NOT mad."

Rory: "Okay, bye Dean."

Dean: "Bye. See you Monday."

Dean shut his phone and put it on the table.

Jessica: "Who was it?"

Dean: "It was just a friend from school. HE wanted to say he was sorry for messing up our project."

Jessica: "Oh, okay."

Waitress: "Hi. Are you guys ready to order?"

Dean: "Yeah I'll take the…"

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Jess was reading when he heard a scream come from Rory's room. Luke, Lorelai, and Jess all looked at each other and ran for the door. Jess got there first and freaked out.

Jess: "Rory! Why did you scream? Are you hurt?"

It was at this time Luke and Lorelai caught up with him and ,for the first time since he came in panicked, he noticed the doctor.

Rory: "No, I'm not hurt. The doctor said I can go home tomorrow." Rory said smiling a HUGE smile.

Lorelai: "What? Why? She was just hit yesterday."

Doctor: "She can go home because we managed to stop the internal bleeding immediately so there was , amazingly, no damage. Her concussion should heal well. It was very mild and she just has to stay in a wheel chair until her arm, leg, and ribs heal."

Luke: "That's great."

Rory: "Isn't it?! I don't have to stay here anymore!"

Lorelai: "Are you sure doctor?" Lorelai asked with a concerned face.

Doctor: "Positive."

Lorelai: "Okay, thanks." Lorelai said also smiling.

Jess: "Rory that's great! Just think, no more hospital food."

Rory: "I am so excited."

Doctor: "Well, I will leave you guys alone. Make sure you check her out tomorrow."

The doctor said as he left.

Lorelai: "WE ARE SO HAVING A MOVIE NIGHT!"

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The next day, a nurse wheeled Rory out to the front of the hospital. She was all checked out and ready to go.

Nurse: "Okay, you can take over now. Don't forget to give her the pain pills. 1 every 7 hours."

The nurse let Lorelai push Rory into the wheel chair and the nurse walked away.

Rory: "Come on mom! Faster! I want to go home!"

Lorelai: "Honey, I'm going as fast as I can wheel you. Us Gilmore's weren't meant to run." She said panting.

Rory: "Faster!"

Jess: "Rory, you sound like a five year old."

Rory: "I don't care. Let's go home." Rory said excitedly.

They all piled into the car and headed towards Stars Hollow.

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Lorelai wheeled Rory to Luke's when Babette came up to them.

Babette: "Hey suga'. What happened to you Rory?"

Rory: "I was walking down a sidewalk in Hartford when a car came onto the curb and hit me."

Babette: "Oh my god! How bad were you hurt?"

Rory: "2 broken ribs, a mild concussion, a broken arm, a broken leg, and internal bleeding."

Babette: "OH MY GOD!" That was when Babette ran to Patty but she was out of ear shot. She was gesturing wildly and Miss Patty looked like she was going to pass out.

Luke, Lorelai, Jess, and Rory all made their way to Luke's. They were going to drive but Rory hadn't seen the town in two whole days so Lorelai thought she needed to 'rediscover the town.'

Lorelai wheeled Rory by a table in a corner as she sat down. Jess got Rory coffee and Luke left to go take orders.

Kirk suddenly ran into the diner and ran to Rory, panting.

Jess: "Jeez Kirk, I know that you have the hots for Rory but don't be an animal." He said sarcastically.

Kirk: "What?! I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND!" Kirk yelled to the diner.

Kirk: "Rory is it true?"

Rory: "It depends on what you are talking about."

Kirk: "Were you walking in Hartford when a car full of celebrities lost control of it and couldn't stop so you built a giant slingshot and it stopped but then came back and hit you?"

Rory: "Not exactly." Rory said looking bewildered.

Kirk: "Well did it happen before or after you got abducted by the aliens?"

Rory directed her next question to Lorelai.

Rory: "Don't you just love the way small town gossip is always so accurate?" obviously being sarcastic.

Lorelai: "Oh yeah. It's just grand." Lorelai replied back just as sarcastically.

Kirk: "Well what about the-"

Luke: KIRK!" Luke boomed, interrupting his question. Kirk immediately scampered away leaving behind a laughing Rory and Lorelai.

Rory: "Thanks… Luke!" Rory said through laughter.

Lorelai: "Yeah… that… made… my… life. I will always remember that!" Lorelai said through laughter as well.

Luke: "You're welcome… I guess."

Lorelai: "Come on Rory. We have to head to the crap shack." Lorelai said as her laughter subsided.

Rory: "I can only go where you push me, mom. In a wheelchair. Remember."

Lorelai: "Oh right. Right." Lorelai said, with a couple of giggles.

Lorelai took Rory's wheelchair and pushed it through the diner.

Rory: "Bye you guys!"

Luke and Jess: "Bye."

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Dean walked through the airport with Jessica. He was carrying his luggage and when he finally got to the point where Jessica could go no farther, he turned to her.

Jessica: "I don't want you to go."

Dean: "I don't want to go."

A tear slid down Jessica's cheek and Dean wiped it away with his thumb.

Jessica: "I love you."

Dean: "I love you, too."

They shared a kiss before Dean walked through the door into the plane and Jessica watched and thought 'I am going to miss him so much. Maybe I should visit. Where did he say he was from again? I think he said Stars Hollow. I'll Google it.'

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Rory woke up to the sun streaming through the window and when she went to sit up, she winced. 'I have got to stop doing that.' She thought.

'I want to go get a book but I don't want to wake up mom. Maybe I could get to my wheelchair myself.' Her wheelchair was next to the bed. She hoped she could just slide into it and wheel herself over to her book shelf.

Rory slid over in her bed and put one elbow on the wheel chair seat. She pushed her good leg and tried to slide into her chair but it moved and she went crashing down on the floor. Her ribs ached and she had a headache but other than that she was fine.

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Jess was walking around town. The diner was eerily quiet and Jess felt like a walk. He was going to go to the bridge but he found himself in front of Rory's house. Jess was going to tap on her window but that would be stupid because she wouldn't be able to get up to open it. Jess walked over to the door. He was deciding whether or not to knock.

Just as Jess was going to knock, he heard a loud CRASH! Jess immediately ran to Rory's room and found her on the ground, on her back.

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CRASH!

Rory was on the ground on her back and Jess had just run through the door.

Jess: "Rory?!"

Rory: "Jess?" she asked confused.

Jess: "What the hell are you doing?!"

Rory: "I was trying to slide into the wheelchair but it moved."

Jess put one arm under Rory's knees and an arm under her neck and he lifted her back up onto the bed.

Jess: "Are you okay?!"

Rory: "Yeah. Whoa calm down. You are going to give yourself a heart attack." She said with a small smile.

Jess: "Are you sure you're okay?"

Rory: "Yeah I'm fine. I just have a head ache and my ribs hurt but that's it."

Jess: "Maybe we should have a doctor check your ribs."

Rory: "That's okay. I'm fine. They don't hurt anymore than usual. Jess, seriously, calm down. I have never seen you so freaked out."

Jess: "My best friend just got hit by a car and now I find her on her back in her room. It just spooked me, that's all."

Rory: "Okay. Don't worry too much though. I'll be fine."

Jess: "I will try."

Rory: "Jess?"

Jess: "Hmm?"

Rory: "Can you put me in the wheelchair?" she said as she giggled.

Jess: "Sure."

Jess picked Rory up again and put her in the wheelchair.

Rory: "Thanks."

Jess: "No problem. I don't get it though. You are a Gilmore, you have frequent movie nights, and you eat ALL junk food but you are as light as a feather."

Rory: "Us Gilmore's have mysterious ways." She said faking a sly smile.

Jess was sitting in a chair next to Rory and all of a sudden, Rory pecked him on the cheek and said

"Don't worry. I will be fine."

And she left the room.

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Lorelai got up with the smell of coffee from the kitchen. 'That's funny. Rory can't make coffee because she is in a wheel chair, Jess and Luke are at the diner so that must mean… it can't be… OH MY GOD! I BET IT'S THE COFFEE FAIRY. RORY ALWAYS TOLD ME YOU WEREN'T REAL BUT I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE!' Lorelai rushed downstairs in hopes of seeing the 'coffee fairy.'

She ran down the stairs and when she got to the kitchen she had a disappointed look on her face,

Jess: "Thinking it was the coffee fairy?" Jess asked.

Lorelai: "I will see it one day." She said, pouting.

Rory: "Sure you will mom. Sure you will." Rory said sarcastically.

Lorelai: "Rory it's real! Where else does the coffee come from?!" she said with a straight face.

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Dean walked through Stars Hollow with his bag. He got here because his mom picked him up but he wanted to walk through it again. 'Has it gotten smaller since I left?' he thought.

He saw Rory in Luke's and he decided to see her. The bell jingled above the door and Jess looked up. 'Great.' They both thought sarcastically.

Dean: "Rory!" Dean half shouted.

Rory: "Dean!" Rory screamed.

Dean ran over to Rory and they both kissed. Lorelai did a happy shriek. Luke looked angry. Miss Patty ran out of the diner to tell other people. Babette was whispering. Kirk was covering his eyes saying "Are they done yet?" and Jess had wide eyes.

Rory: "I'm so glad you're back!"

Dean: "Me too."

They kissed again while all the girls in the diner said "Awwwwwww."

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Rory was sitting in the diner talking to her mom, as usual.

Lorelai: "So the circus clown said 'How bout that schnitzel?"

Rory: "Wow! That was a terrible joke!" Rory said in a serious tone.

Lorelai: "What?! That is the funniest joke ever!"

Jess: "That was a pretty bad joke." Jess said from across the diner.

Luke: "I didn't even get it." Luke yelled from the storeroom.

Lorelai: "You guys just don't what good jokes are." She muttered.

Dean: "Rory!"

Rory turned around and was met by Dean

Rory: "Dean!"

They kissed and said they missed each other and then they kissed again.

Jess felt like saying 'Get a room!' but he knew that would make Rory mad and he wanted to stay on good terms with her.

Rory and Dean walked out but before they did Rory yelled out a "Bye Mom! Bye Jess!" over her shoulder. Dean felt a twinge of anger when she said 'Bye Jess' but he decided to let it go.

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