[A/N: Okay here is the next chapter. I've been think long and hard about
the whole r/t vs. r/j. I know that Trory's are over done, but that's what
people seem to want so that's what it'll be. Oh and Jess will be a big
part, to please every one. So just to clearify it will be R/T and Kat
/Jess. Sorry. Just don't hate me.Almost forgot there maybee a little L/L.]
Chapter 10
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As usual the pair found Lorelai at the diner, talking to Luke.
"Hi Mom.", greeted Rory.
"Hey Lorelai.", Kat said cheerily.
"Hi honey. Hi Kat. Ror what's wrong?", Lorelai said concerned
"Dean broke up with me. We came here to keep Luke away from him when he finds out."
"When he finds out what.", Luke said echoing Jess.
"Dean and Rory broke up.", Kat said matter-of-factly almost smirking.
"Are you ok Rory? Do you want me to beat him up, because just say the word.", Luke asked in a fatherly tone.
"No Luke don't. It sort of is relief.", Rory explained. Kat was still smiling evilly although no one noticed, well except Jess, then again he noticed everything about Kat.
"Kat can I talk to you a second?", Jess asked.
"Sure." After they were out of earshot Jess asked, "What are you up to? I mean as much as don't like Dean I wouldn't be smiling when a friend has just been dumped. So spill it."
"Okay I'll tell you, but with a condition, Rory must not find out.", Kat replied warningly.
"Fine. Sit and spill."
"Well when I got here and we planned that movie night, Rory said how weird Dean was acting and that he wouldn't be coming, and it made me wonder. Then later Lane brought up Bible Boy. It all started out as harmless teasing, but then I met him. I saw how they act around each other, how he never knows the right thing to say. Later I caught him staring after her. I had to do something.", Kat began to explain. Jess was starting to relate to this poor guy, and he trusted Kat's judge of character.
"Hopeless romantic huh?"
"I guess you could say that, but let me finish, K?", she said laughing slightly.
"Go on."
"So I figured why not put my plan into action now. Actually I'm making it up as I go, but I know the question on you're mind is did I cause their break up, and the answer is no I didn't. Dean told her, in short, he wasn't being fair to her and that things weren't the same. Then he told her to give Tristan a chance, because even though he hated him, Tristan would make her happy. It was sweet actually."
"Wow."
"So you won't tell Rory I'm plotting to get her and Tristan together?"
"No, but with a condition, I get to help you.", Jess said smiling. Hey if he could get something out of her crazy plan why not.
"Okay so any ideas?", she smiled back.
Jess loved to see her smile, when she smiled she had this laughter in her emerald green eyes.
"Well, I was thinking about the party on Friday night. Since Dean is out of the picture we can push the two together much more easily. If we can get her to go with Tristan, maybe given the chance he might redeem himself. And maybe," he started. Picking up on what Jess was about to say Kat finished.
"You know that's a great idea. And maybe we should go together. To keep an eye on the two of them, of course.", she said with a smirk.
"Of course. We better go back now or they'll send out a search party.", Jess said trying to hide his excitement.
"So what were you two doing back there?", Rory teased.
"You'll find out...........eventually.", he answered meeting Kat's gaze, then making his way back to the kitchen.
"Hey Lane when did you get here?", Kat asked as she spotted her sitting at the table with Rory and Lorelai.
"Well if you weren't so caught up in your own little world with Jess you would have noticed. She made enough noise coming in here.", Lorelai teased.
Kat started to blush and then said, "We we're um talking about...."she had to think for a second, "the party on Friday. He asked me to go with him."
* Well it wasn't a complete lie. * Kat thought. She kept replaying that conversation in her head. She was glad to be getting something out of 'helping' Rory and Tristan. Lane's voice called her out of her reverie.
"Uh what was that?", Kat said still not complete out of her day dream.
"You really like him don't you?", Rory asked looking at the look she had.
"Well at least I'm not in denial like the two of you.", she said to Rory, and Lorelai.
Rory smiled knowingly, but Lorelai was another matter.
"Hey! What do you mean? I'm not in denial!", protested Lorelai.
"Lorelai, Lorelai, I think that is something you must come to grips with all by yourself.", Kat smiled looking in Luke's direction, then back to Lorelai.
"Are you really that clueless?", Kat smiled at Lorelai confusion. Jess came out of the kitchen and sat down at their table.
Lane and Rory just gapped at Kat's boldness and her ability to render Lorelai speechless. Not one person in town had ever confronted her about Luke, well maybe Jess.
"I'm heading back to the house see you guys later.", Kat announced.
"Bye.", Lane and Rory said simultaneously. Lorelai was still to busy processing to say anything.
"Wait Kat. I'll walk you home.", Jess said quickly.
"Stars Hollow isn't exactly the hot spot for muggers, but okay, fine.", Kat replied with a smirk.
"Let's go then.", Jess said as they walked out the door.
"Do you think we should follow them?", Lane said excitedly.
"LANE! Are you suggesting we stalk them?"
"No, not stalk that would be wrong. Sorry I have to go anyway my mom wanted me home ten minutes ago.", Lane was lying through her teeth. She wanted to know what was going on.
As she emerged from the diner she saw Kat and Jess sitting in the gazebbo with there backs turned to her.* God, they make such a cute couple. Now to see what they're talking about. *
"Okay so here's my plan so far. First of all I've worked out a way for us to talk about this without any suspician.", Kat began.
"Really? Please enlighten me.", Jess smiled hoping she was thinking what he was.
"Well," she said with a gleam in her eye, "we pretend to date and that way we can have a valid excuse for being together."
"Actually I have one minor problem with that."
" And wh..what would that be?", Kat said nervously. She knew it was all to good to be true. Her stomache kept doing flips while she waited for his answer.
"I don't think I want to just pretend.", Jess cringed at what he had just said expectng to have her laugh at him and the totally cliche thing he just said. All she did was smile at him adoringly as he leaned in to kiss her, but all of the sudden....
[A/N: Alright I know that last part was really bad, but what do you want from me, I'm new at this.]
Chapter 10
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As usual the pair found Lorelai at the diner, talking to Luke.
"Hi Mom.", greeted Rory.
"Hey Lorelai.", Kat said cheerily.
"Hi honey. Hi Kat. Ror what's wrong?", Lorelai said concerned
"Dean broke up with me. We came here to keep Luke away from him when he finds out."
"When he finds out what.", Luke said echoing Jess.
"Dean and Rory broke up.", Kat said matter-of-factly almost smirking.
"Are you ok Rory? Do you want me to beat him up, because just say the word.", Luke asked in a fatherly tone.
"No Luke don't. It sort of is relief.", Rory explained. Kat was still smiling evilly although no one noticed, well except Jess, then again he noticed everything about Kat.
"Kat can I talk to you a second?", Jess asked.
"Sure." After they were out of earshot Jess asked, "What are you up to? I mean as much as don't like Dean I wouldn't be smiling when a friend has just been dumped. So spill it."
"Okay I'll tell you, but with a condition, Rory must not find out.", Kat replied warningly.
"Fine. Sit and spill."
"Well when I got here and we planned that movie night, Rory said how weird Dean was acting and that he wouldn't be coming, and it made me wonder. Then later Lane brought up Bible Boy. It all started out as harmless teasing, but then I met him. I saw how they act around each other, how he never knows the right thing to say. Later I caught him staring after her. I had to do something.", Kat began to explain. Jess was starting to relate to this poor guy, and he trusted Kat's judge of character.
"Hopeless romantic huh?"
"I guess you could say that, but let me finish, K?", she said laughing slightly.
"Go on."
"So I figured why not put my plan into action now. Actually I'm making it up as I go, but I know the question on you're mind is did I cause their break up, and the answer is no I didn't. Dean told her, in short, he wasn't being fair to her and that things weren't the same. Then he told her to give Tristan a chance, because even though he hated him, Tristan would make her happy. It was sweet actually."
"Wow."
"So you won't tell Rory I'm plotting to get her and Tristan together?"
"No, but with a condition, I get to help you.", Jess said smiling. Hey if he could get something out of her crazy plan why not.
"Okay so any ideas?", she smiled back.
Jess loved to see her smile, when she smiled she had this laughter in her emerald green eyes.
"Well, I was thinking about the party on Friday night. Since Dean is out of the picture we can push the two together much more easily. If we can get her to go with Tristan, maybe given the chance he might redeem himself. And maybe," he started. Picking up on what Jess was about to say Kat finished.
"You know that's a great idea. And maybe we should go together. To keep an eye on the two of them, of course.", she said with a smirk.
"Of course. We better go back now or they'll send out a search party.", Jess said trying to hide his excitement.
"So what were you two doing back there?", Rory teased.
"You'll find out...........eventually.", he answered meeting Kat's gaze, then making his way back to the kitchen.
"Hey Lane when did you get here?", Kat asked as she spotted her sitting at the table with Rory and Lorelai.
"Well if you weren't so caught up in your own little world with Jess you would have noticed. She made enough noise coming in here.", Lorelai teased.
Kat started to blush and then said, "We we're um talking about...."she had to think for a second, "the party on Friday. He asked me to go with him."
* Well it wasn't a complete lie. * Kat thought. She kept replaying that conversation in her head. She was glad to be getting something out of 'helping' Rory and Tristan. Lane's voice called her out of her reverie.
"Uh what was that?", Kat said still not complete out of her day dream.
"You really like him don't you?", Rory asked looking at the look she had.
"Well at least I'm not in denial like the two of you.", she said to Rory, and Lorelai.
Rory smiled knowingly, but Lorelai was another matter.
"Hey! What do you mean? I'm not in denial!", protested Lorelai.
"Lorelai, Lorelai, I think that is something you must come to grips with all by yourself.", Kat smiled looking in Luke's direction, then back to Lorelai.
"Are you really that clueless?", Kat smiled at Lorelai confusion. Jess came out of the kitchen and sat down at their table.
Lane and Rory just gapped at Kat's boldness and her ability to render Lorelai speechless. Not one person in town had ever confronted her about Luke, well maybe Jess.
"I'm heading back to the house see you guys later.", Kat announced.
"Bye.", Lane and Rory said simultaneously. Lorelai was still to busy processing to say anything.
"Wait Kat. I'll walk you home.", Jess said quickly.
"Stars Hollow isn't exactly the hot spot for muggers, but okay, fine.", Kat replied with a smirk.
"Let's go then.", Jess said as they walked out the door.
"Do you think we should follow them?", Lane said excitedly.
"LANE! Are you suggesting we stalk them?"
"No, not stalk that would be wrong. Sorry I have to go anyway my mom wanted me home ten minutes ago.", Lane was lying through her teeth. She wanted to know what was going on.
As she emerged from the diner she saw Kat and Jess sitting in the gazebbo with there backs turned to her.* God, they make such a cute couple. Now to see what they're talking about. *
"Okay so here's my plan so far. First of all I've worked out a way for us to talk about this without any suspician.", Kat began.
"Really? Please enlighten me.", Jess smiled hoping she was thinking what he was.
"Well," she said with a gleam in her eye, "we pretend to date and that way we can have a valid excuse for being together."
"Actually I have one minor problem with that."
" And wh..what would that be?", Kat said nervously. She knew it was all to good to be true. Her stomache kept doing flips while she waited for his answer.
"I don't think I want to just pretend.", Jess cringed at what he had just said expectng to have her laugh at him and the totally cliche thing he just said. All she did was smile at him adoringly as he leaned in to kiss her, but all of the sudden....
[A/N: Alright I know that last part was really bad, but what do you want from me, I'm new at this.]