"Strawberry!"
"Chocolate!!"
"Strawberry!!"
"But I want chocolate!"
"Trust me, strawberry is 10 times better than chocolate."
"Fine!" Rory said as she walked up to the cashier.
"Strawberry shortcake please."
"(Sound of the cash register being opened) that'll be $2.57."
Rory handed the cashier her money, while the cashier handed Rory her shortcake. They walked to a table and sat by the window to a table and sat by the window.
"This is so not breakfast!" Rory said, picking up her fork and eying the cheesecake at different angles.
"But you so don't care, and when did you turn all 'Valley Girl' on me?"
"Turn and face the strange, ch- ch- changes!" Rory sang.
"It's like David Bowie singing songs that relate to my life!" Jess said in wonderment.
"What?" Rory asked, completely confused.
"Nothing." he said.
Rory dismissed it as she carefully eyed the strawberry shortcake.
"It's good, I promise!"
Rory sniffed it and slowly scrapped a piece of the desert onto her fork and into her mouth. She chewed the sugary sweetness as Jess watched and waited for a reaction. She gave none.
"Well?." he asked.
"It's good." Rory said ordinarily.
"Just good?"
"Well it's no chocolate," she said, glaring at Jess, "But it's good."
Nodding his head, he responded with, "Good."
"Good." Rory repeated. Out of nowhere she said, "Jess?. I a... I have to go back to New York.."
"Oh." Jess said as he sat back.
"I need to clarify a few things with my boss and pick up a few things I might need while on vacation."
"Oh. so I guess I should wrap up things at my work."
Rory looked away; she felt bad. She felt like she was taking everything away from him.
"Once that's done, I gotta start packing like a mad- man!"
She looked up at him and he smiled. After that, Rory finished her cheesecake and Jess went back to work to tell his boss that he was leaving so he had to quit. Rory went back to the house and started packing his clothes and books.
When jess got home, he called out,
"Honey, I'm home!"
Rory ran out of the room and lunged with full force, his way. She hugged him and if she hugged him any harder is eyes would pop out.
"Rory..!" he gasped out loud.
"Oh, sorry.." she said smiling. He brushed his clothes smoothly and smiled.
"I already started packing your bags." Rory said.
"Oh, okay." He said smiling as she hugged him again.
It was about 2 in the afternoon so they both decided to go to the beach, one last time.
The beach was just as beautiful the first time Rory saw it. They sat at a shady part, under an overcastting tree. Rory leaned on Jess as they sat there perfectly still; just watching the waves crash onto the sandy shore.
Suddenly, flying in from a distance was a beach ball, heading their way. It fell into Jess' lap. He picked it up as he gazed around for the owner of the ball. Sure enough, the keeper of the ball had sauntered her way down the beach, shooing away tiny grains of sand that fly past her creamy skin.
"Sorry, I so didn't see where I threw that! - Oh hey Jess!.. Fancy meeting you here!"
"Yea, quite fancy.. On the verge of refined."
What Rory wouldn't give to slap that smile off Blondie's face; instead she sat there arms crossed, looking anywhere but her way.
"Hey Jess, there's a local band playing at this place I know, do you wanna come?. oh.. You can come too Rory.. If you want to."
"Uh." Jess said, gazing over at Rory.
Barely a whisper, Rory responded with, "Yea.. Sure. I don't care." flailing her arms around, they soon found their place back on her lap as her eyes returned longingly into the deep blue ocean.
"Okay, I guess we're going..!" he looked to the side of Rory for a second clarification, but she gave none.
She felt like her heart was hurting and her mind was over worked. She needed to take a drastic course of action. An action so drastic that she will knock both Jess and Shane off their heels. Mouths will drip open and eyes will sag into eternity's blissful remorse called payback. Pay back for every jerk, idiot, or crack head he testified to her innocence. No, she wasn't going to turn 'whore' in one night, but she wasn't going to sit back and take in every little disturbance, that being Shane, that came her way.
Shane had jotted down an address and said she would meet them there at 7:50, 10 minutes before the band started playing.
Jess was somewhat worried about Rory. He watched her as she read her book and she could feel his burning gaze on her. It was now 4:13 and Rory stood up.
Jess stared over at her as she stood, looking down at him.
"I need to go. somewhere. I'll meet you at that bar place where we're meeting Shane."
"Oh.. Okay. so I'll see you later then."
"Yep." and Rory gathered her things and left. She called a cab and it took her to a local mall. While walking through the mall, she called her mom.
"Red or black?"
"For?" her mom responded.
"Clothes."
"oOo lingerie?."
"Dirty!"
"What? I need entertainment and I get that by living vicariously through your life."
"Dresses or skirts mother!" she said with an emphasis on mother.
"What for? Cocktail party, party- party, keg party, small gathering party, or a bar/ pub/ nightclub party?"
"Last one."
"To tease, seduce, show- off, or casual."
"Show off.. You have way too much experience in this department."
"I wouldn't be me if I didn't."
"So your verdict would be..?"
"Well if you're calling me from California, asking me about what to wear to wherever you're going, then it means you want to show off. wanna tell me what's wrong?"
". No. I. I just don't want to be stuck at stage innocence."
"Maybe stage innocence isn't bad, but neither is change."
"You're right."
"How bout' you wear a knitted shady white top with a v- neck." said Lorelai.
"Now that sounds a little more 'Rory'!"
"Okay, now go make me proud!"
"Thanks mom.."
"No problem.."
They soon hung up and Rory paid for the clothes. She stopped into a bathroom and got ready. It wasn't the best place to do so, but she wanted to woo Jess. It was 6:30 and she didn't really have any place to go; so she went to a bookstore. Sitting in the middle of the literature isle, she pulled a few books off the shelves and read.
It grew dark outside and Rory looked at her watch. It read 7:10. She sighed and got up. Aimlessly walking, Rory found herself at the boardwalk. She leaned on her elbows as her eyes rode across the misty water. The almost full moon shot a shimmering glare upon the deep blue liquid. She stayed there until 7:30 and by then, she walked to the bar where she would meet Jess and sadly, Shane.
"Chocolate!!"
"Strawberry!!"
"But I want chocolate!"
"Trust me, strawberry is 10 times better than chocolate."
"Fine!" Rory said as she walked up to the cashier.
"Strawberry shortcake please."
"(Sound of the cash register being opened) that'll be $2.57."
Rory handed the cashier her money, while the cashier handed Rory her shortcake. They walked to a table and sat by the window to a table and sat by the window.
"This is so not breakfast!" Rory said, picking up her fork and eying the cheesecake at different angles.
"But you so don't care, and when did you turn all 'Valley Girl' on me?"
"Turn and face the strange, ch- ch- changes!" Rory sang.
"It's like David Bowie singing songs that relate to my life!" Jess said in wonderment.
"What?" Rory asked, completely confused.
"Nothing." he said.
Rory dismissed it as she carefully eyed the strawberry shortcake.
"It's good, I promise!"
Rory sniffed it and slowly scrapped a piece of the desert onto her fork and into her mouth. She chewed the sugary sweetness as Jess watched and waited for a reaction. She gave none.
"Well?." he asked.
"It's good." Rory said ordinarily.
"Just good?"
"Well it's no chocolate," she said, glaring at Jess, "But it's good."
Nodding his head, he responded with, "Good."
"Good." Rory repeated. Out of nowhere she said, "Jess?. I a... I have to go back to New York.."
"Oh." Jess said as he sat back.
"I need to clarify a few things with my boss and pick up a few things I might need while on vacation."
"Oh. so I guess I should wrap up things at my work."
Rory looked away; she felt bad. She felt like she was taking everything away from him.
"Once that's done, I gotta start packing like a mad- man!"
She looked up at him and he smiled. After that, Rory finished her cheesecake and Jess went back to work to tell his boss that he was leaving so he had to quit. Rory went back to the house and started packing his clothes and books.
When jess got home, he called out,
"Honey, I'm home!"
Rory ran out of the room and lunged with full force, his way. She hugged him and if she hugged him any harder is eyes would pop out.
"Rory..!" he gasped out loud.
"Oh, sorry.." she said smiling. He brushed his clothes smoothly and smiled.
"I already started packing your bags." Rory said.
"Oh, okay." He said smiling as she hugged him again.
It was about 2 in the afternoon so they both decided to go to the beach, one last time.
The beach was just as beautiful the first time Rory saw it. They sat at a shady part, under an overcastting tree. Rory leaned on Jess as they sat there perfectly still; just watching the waves crash onto the sandy shore.
Suddenly, flying in from a distance was a beach ball, heading their way. It fell into Jess' lap. He picked it up as he gazed around for the owner of the ball. Sure enough, the keeper of the ball had sauntered her way down the beach, shooing away tiny grains of sand that fly past her creamy skin.
"Sorry, I so didn't see where I threw that! - Oh hey Jess!.. Fancy meeting you here!"
"Yea, quite fancy.. On the verge of refined."
What Rory wouldn't give to slap that smile off Blondie's face; instead she sat there arms crossed, looking anywhere but her way.
"Hey Jess, there's a local band playing at this place I know, do you wanna come?. oh.. You can come too Rory.. If you want to."
"Uh." Jess said, gazing over at Rory.
Barely a whisper, Rory responded with, "Yea.. Sure. I don't care." flailing her arms around, they soon found their place back on her lap as her eyes returned longingly into the deep blue ocean.
"Okay, I guess we're going..!" he looked to the side of Rory for a second clarification, but she gave none.
She felt like her heart was hurting and her mind was over worked. She needed to take a drastic course of action. An action so drastic that she will knock both Jess and Shane off their heels. Mouths will drip open and eyes will sag into eternity's blissful remorse called payback. Pay back for every jerk, idiot, or crack head he testified to her innocence. No, she wasn't going to turn 'whore' in one night, but she wasn't going to sit back and take in every little disturbance, that being Shane, that came her way.
Shane had jotted down an address and said she would meet them there at 7:50, 10 minutes before the band started playing.
Jess was somewhat worried about Rory. He watched her as she read her book and she could feel his burning gaze on her. It was now 4:13 and Rory stood up.
Jess stared over at her as she stood, looking down at him.
"I need to go. somewhere. I'll meet you at that bar place where we're meeting Shane."
"Oh.. Okay. so I'll see you later then."
"Yep." and Rory gathered her things and left. She called a cab and it took her to a local mall. While walking through the mall, she called her mom.
"Red or black?"
"For?" her mom responded.
"Clothes."
"oOo lingerie?."
"Dirty!"
"What? I need entertainment and I get that by living vicariously through your life."
"Dresses or skirts mother!" she said with an emphasis on mother.
"What for? Cocktail party, party- party, keg party, small gathering party, or a bar/ pub/ nightclub party?"
"Last one."
"To tease, seduce, show- off, or casual."
"Show off.. You have way too much experience in this department."
"I wouldn't be me if I didn't."
"So your verdict would be..?"
"Well if you're calling me from California, asking me about what to wear to wherever you're going, then it means you want to show off. wanna tell me what's wrong?"
". No. I. I just don't want to be stuck at stage innocence."
"Maybe stage innocence isn't bad, but neither is change."
"You're right."
"How bout' you wear a knitted shady white top with a v- neck." said Lorelai.
"Now that sounds a little more 'Rory'!"
"Okay, now go make me proud!"
"Thanks mom.."
"No problem.."
They soon hung up and Rory paid for the clothes. She stopped into a bathroom and got ready. It wasn't the best place to do so, but she wanted to woo Jess. It was 6:30 and she didn't really have any place to go; so she went to a bookstore. Sitting in the middle of the literature isle, she pulled a few books off the shelves and read.
It grew dark outside and Rory looked at her watch. It read 7:10. She sighed and got up. Aimlessly walking, Rory found herself at the boardwalk. She leaned on her elbows as her eyes rode across the misty water. The almost full moon shot a shimmering glare upon the deep blue liquid. She stayed there until 7:30 and by then, she walked to the bar where she would meet Jess and sadly, Shane.