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Gilmore Girls.
A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed, I really appreciate it. I was nervous about posting because I've never really shared my writing with anyone, the reviews were really nice.
Thanks!
Chapter 4 – Fights and Hugs
"Jess, come down here now, it's starting to get busy." Luke yelled up the stairs.
"One minute," Jess shouted as he began to dial the phone.
"What?" the other side answered.
"Hey Rogerson, it's me."
"What's up, man?" Rogerson asked.
"Not much…I just wanted to let you know, I got here safe."
"Thanks, man," there was an awkward pause; neither of them were exactly in tune to sharing their feelings. "I appreciate you letting me know. Oh, and Jess? Remember that girl you were telling me about?" Rogerson inquired.
"Yeah." How could I forget, Jess thought silently.
"Go for it, man."
"Maybe I will," Maybe I will, Jess thought again as he hung up the phone.
"Jess, Now!" Luke yelled angrily.
"Okay, Okay" Jess grabbed a white tee shirt, thinking it might be a good idea to skip the weird band, and smart-ass shirts for a couple of days.
* * * * *
"What are you having?" Lorelai asked Rory as the sat down at Al's Pancake World.
"I'm not sure."
A few minutes later a waitress with too much eye make up and heavily teased hair came up to them.
"What can I getcha?" she asked.
"Um…How bout a cheeseburger and some fries." Rory ordered.
The bored waitress snapped her gum.
"Hello? This is Al's Pancake World, We have pancakes not burgers.
"Well, then I guess I'll have pancakes." Rory concluded.
After, the waitress left, Rory turned to her mother.
"Mom, please, I'm begging you, talk to Luke. I have pancake's coming out of my ears and I feel guilty going over to Sookie's all the time so close to the wedding. Please, Mom, it wasn't Luke's fault."
Normally easy going, Lorelai got a little touchy when it came to her fight with Luke.
"Maybe not, but we all know whose fault it was. Speaking of which, I hear my favorite delinquent is gracing us with his presence again."
"Mom, don't change the subject. We're talking about you and Luke and why I cannot have pancakes for dinner anymore."
"Well, now we're talking about Jess. I'm the mother; I'm allowed to change the subject. That's the rule. Rory, Jess is not good for you. He's a troublemaker. He's confused and troubled, and he's going to make you confused and troubled too. Rory, tell me nothing is going to happen between you two.
"You don't know him!"
"I know he's no good for you, Tell me, Rory, Tell me now!"
"You can't control my life. You don't know anything about Jess."
At that, Rory stormed out of the restaurant, leaving them both almost in tears.
* * * * *
"Luke! Get over here, I have to talk to you!" Lorelai rushed into the diner. With her daughter's heart in danger, she quickly forgot she wasn't really speaking to Luke.
"What do you want?" Luke asked impatiently.
"Why is Jess back? He was supposed to be in New York! His home. Not in Star's Hollow. And not with Rory. Maybe you don't care about my daughter, but I do!"
"Would you hold on a friggin' second!" Luke interrupted Lorelai's ravings with his own. "You know damn well I care about Rory. But I care about Jess, too. Rory has you, she has your parents, Sookie, Lane, Dean, she has this whole town, and she has me. Rory will never run out of people to go to…Jess, Jess, who does he have? Lorelai, Jess needs me. He won't admit it or maybe he doesn't know it. But when Jess gets into real trouble, he's going to need someone to turn to. So, you know what? You're wrong; he's not supposed to be in New York. He should be here."
The few people in the diner were in shock. They'd hardly heard Luke say more than 'Here's you coffee.'
Lorelai stared at Luke, letting his words sink in. Much to Luke's dismay, she felt pent up tears rolling down her cheeks.
Luke hated seeing women…or anyone cry. Normally, he just handed them a tissue, but this was Lorelai. She wasn't just any woman…she was…he didn't know, but she was Lorelai. He couldn't just let her cry.
"Oh, Luke, you're right. I just…I just don't want to see Rory hurt. And, Jess, he's causing a drift in us, one that's never been there before."
"Me neither, I know, I know." Luke said quietly, as he awkwardly hugged Lorelai.
* * * * *
Rory sat on the bridge, dangling her feet into the water. She hugged herself. She tried to cry, but the tears wouldn't come. She felt hopeless and lost. She was split between her true feelings and what everyone wanted her to be. She wanted to talk to someone, and for the first time her mom wouldn't do. Only one person would.
"Hey."
Rory turned around and looked up. There he was, squinting down at her.
Rory stared at him for a moment, "I heard you were back."
A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed, I really appreciate it. I was nervous about posting because I've never really shared my writing with anyone, the reviews were really nice.
Thanks!
Chapter 4 – Fights and Hugs
"Jess, come down here now, it's starting to get busy." Luke yelled up the stairs.
"One minute," Jess shouted as he began to dial the phone.
"What?" the other side answered.
"Hey Rogerson, it's me."
"What's up, man?" Rogerson asked.
"Not much…I just wanted to let you know, I got here safe."
"Thanks, man," there was an awkward pause; neither of them were exactly in tune to sharing their feelings. "I appreciate you letting me know. Oh, and Jess? Remember that girl you were telling me about?" Rogerson inquired.
"Yeah." How could I forget, Jess thought silently.
"Go for it, man."
"Maybe I will," Maybe I will, Jess thought again as he hung up the phone.
"Jess, Now!" Luke yelled angrily.
"Okay, Okay" Jess grabbed a white tee shirt, thinking it might be a good idea to skip the weird band, and smart-ass shirts for a couple of days.
* * * * *
"What are you having?" Lorelai asked Rory as the sat down at Al's Pancake World.
"I'm not sure."
A few minutes later a waitress with too much eye make up and heavily teased hair came up to them.
"What can I getcha?" she asked.
"Um…How bout a cheeseburger and some fries." Rory ordered.
The bored waitress snapped her gum.
"Hello? This is Al's Pancake World, We have pancakes not burgers.
"Well, then I guess I'll have pancakes." Rory concluded.
After, the waitress left, Rory turned to her mother.
"Mom, please, I'm begging you, talk to Luke. I have pancake's coming out of my ears and I feel guilty going over to Sookie's all the time so close to the wedding. Please, Mom, it wasn't Luke's fault."
Normally easy going, Lorelai got a little touchy when it came to her fight with Luke.
"Maybe not, but we all know whose fault it was. Speaking of which, I hear my favorite delinquent is gracing us with his presence again."
"Mom, don't change the subject. We're talking about you and Luke and why I cannot have pancakes for dinner anymore."
"Well, now we're talking about Jess. I'm the mother; I'm allowed to change the subject. That's the rule. Rory, Jess is not good for you. He's a troublemaker. He's confused and troubled, and he's going to make you confused and troubled too. Rory, tell me nothing is going to happen between you two.
"You don't know him!"
"I know he's no good for you, Tell me, Rory, Tell me now!"
"You can't control my life. You don't know anything about Jess."
At that, Rory stormed out of the restaurant, leaving them both almost in tears.
* * * * *
"Luke! Get over here, I have to talk to you!" Lorelai rushed into the diner. With her daughter's heart in danger, she quickly forgot she wasn't really speaking to Luke.
"What do you want?" Luke asked impatiently.
"Why is Jess back? He was supposed to be in New York! His home. Not in Star's Hollow. And not with Rory. Maybe you don't care about my daughter, but I do!"
"Would you hold on a friggin' second!" Luke interrupted Lorelai's ravings with his own. "You know damn well I care about Rory. But I care about Jess, too. Rory has you, she has your parents, Sookie, Lane, Dean, she has this whole town, and she has me. Rory will never run out of people to go to…Jess, Jess, who does he have? Lorelai, Jess needs me. He won't admit it or maybe he doesn't know it. But when Jess gets into real trouble, he's going to need someone to turn to. So, you know what? You're wrong; he's not supposed to be in New York. He should be here."
The few people in the diner were in shock. They'd hardly heard Luke say more than 'Here's you coffee.'
Lorelai stared at Luke, letting his words sink in. Much to Luke's dismay, she felt pent up tears rolling down her cheeks.
Luke hated seeing women…or anyone cry. Normally, he just handed them a tissue, but this was Lorelai. She wasn't just any woman…she was…he didn't know, but she was Lorelai. He couldn't just let her cry.
"Oh, Luke, you're right. I just…I just don't want to see Rory hurt. And, Jess, he's causing a drift in us, one that's never been there before."
"Me neither, I know, I know." Luke said quietly, as he awkwardly hugged Lorelai.
* * * * *
Rory sat on the bridge, dangling her feet into the water. She hugged herself. She tried to cry, but the tears wouldn't come. She felt hopeless and lost. She was split between her true feelings and what everyone wanted her to be. She wanted to talk to someone, and for the first time her mom wouldn't do. Only one person would.
"Hey."
Rory turned around and looked up. There he was, squinting down at her.
Rory stared at him for a moment, "I heard you were back."