AN: i'm so sorry i left you guys hanging for so long again!!! i really really suck! but i've been out of town for christmas and everything & then i couldnt think of any ideas for a while.. so i hope you guys can forgive me and i hope you like this chapter! peace * love ya'll! -heather
Disclaimers: once again..i own nothing..but i wish i owned that miloliciou stud! mmm..hehe!~
Rory was so exhausted by the time she arrived in Venice Beach.
That was one long bus ride.
She gathered her things and checked into the hotel where she was staying. As soon as she'd unpacked her things, Rory decided to freshen up before going to see Jess.
She went into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror, the reflection she saw was a scared little girl, doubtful of what was to come, and truthfully she was, but she didn't want her insecurities to drive her from what she knew she had to do. She turned the knobs on the sink and let the cool water flow, splashing some on her face, it was refreshing, and oddly gave her a sense of control. She took a deep breath & looked in the mirror one last time, this time not to be met with that same scared little girl, but a slightly more confident one, determined.
As she headed out the door, she made sure she had the address that Luke had given her, tucked neatly in her pocket.
After about 20 minutes, Rory reached a house with the same address as the one on the piece of paper in her hand. She took a breath to get her nerve up and marched up to the front door, silently reassuring herself all the while.
She was about to knock but suddenly withdrew her hand, pulling it quickly back down to her side.
She was having serious second thoughts.
But after about 5 minutes of contemplating the pros and cons of the situation, she decided that this was the only way she'd ever find closure and she didn't come all this way for nothing after all.
"Here goes nothing!"
And with that, she knocked on the door and waited anxiously for an answer. She heard the pitter pattering of little footsteps and a voice from within say "I got it!"
The door swung open and she was greeted by a young girl with glasses and a book in her hand.
"Lil, how many times do I have to tell you, don't open the door to strangers," said a woman approaching the door. She looked at Rory expectantly.
"Oh..um sorry..hi..i'm Rory..I uh..I'm here to see Jess."
"He owe you money or somethin'?"
"Uh..no.."
"Wait..Rory? ..Rory?" she said as though trying to recall where she'd heard that name before. "Are you from Stars Hollow?"
"Yes..I am.."
"Hi, I'm Sasha, come in, I'll get Jess."
"Ok, thank you."
After a few minutes a very surprised looking Jess walked into the living room where Rory was sitting on the couch, nervously fidgeting.
She stood up as he neared her.
"Rory..hey..what are you doing here?"
"Can we go somewhere..and talk?"
"Oh..yeah..sure."
"Sasha, I'm going out."
A faint ok was heard from the kitchen.
Rory and Jess walked along the boardwalk and found a bench away from all the noise so they could talk.
Neither really knew how to start the conversation, cuz both knew where it would end up, so Rory decided to just get right to the point.
"Jess, I came here because I need some answers."
Jess just looked at her to continue.
"Ok..well..first off, why did you leave?"
"..Because I was failing high school.."
"I could have helped you!"
"NO! That's not the only reason..I couldn't take you to prom.."
"I don't care about the stupid prom!!"
"RORY, WOULD YOU JUST LISTEN? I MEAN THATS WHAT YOU CAME HERE TO DO WASNT IT..TO GET ANSWERS..WELL LET ME!"
She just nodded her head timidly.
"Ok..and then on top of all that, my father came to Stars Hollow..he dissapeared once from my life and there was nothing I could do about it, I thought things could be different, I thought if I came to California I could start over..maybe I wouldn't screw up everything here..it was a once in a lifetime thing."
"WE were a once in a lifetime thing!!" Rory's eyes were welling up with tears by now.
Jess saw this and his heart ached, 15 minutes alone with her and he'd already managed to make her cry, well this was going just great.
"I loved you Jess..I loved you.."
She looked up at him, her blue eyes glistening.
He took her into his arms as she cried, it felt so right, like they were back in Stars Hollow, long before he left, and caused all this pain.
He was so lost in own thoughts that he didn't hear Rory as she breathed "And I still do."
Disclaimers: once again..i own nothing..but i wish i owned that miloliciou stud! mmm..hehe!~
Rory was so exhausted by the time she arrived in Venice Beach.
That was one long bus ride.
She gathered her things and checked into the hotel where she was staying. As soon as she'd unpacked her things, Rory decided to freshen up before going to see Jess.
She went into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror, the reflection she saw was a scared little girl, doubtful of what was to come, and truthfully she was, but she didn't want her insecurities to drive her from what she knew she had to do. She turned the knobs on the sink and let the cool water flow, splashing some on her face, it was refreshing, and oddly gave her a sense of control. She took a deep breath & looked in the mirror one last time, this time not to be met with that same scared little girl, but a slightly more confident one, determined.
As she headed out the door, she made sure she had the address that Luke had given her, tucked neatly in her pocket.
After about 20 minutes, Rory reached a house with the same address as the one on the piece of paper in her hand. She took a breath to get her nerve up and marched up to the front door, silently reassuring herself all the while.
She was about to knock but suddenly withdrew her hand, pulling it quickly back down to her side.
She was having serious second thoughts.
But after about 5 minutes of contemplating the pros and cons of the situation, she decided that this was the only way she'd ever find closure and she didn't come all this way for nothing after all.
"Here goes nothing!"
And with that, she knocked on the door and waited anxiously for an answer. She heard the pitter pattering of little footsteps and a voice from within say "I got it!"
The door swung open and she was greeted by a young girl with glasses and a book in her hand.
"Lil, how many times do I have to tell you, don't open the door to strangers," said a woman approaching the door. She looked at Rory expectantly.
"Oh..um sorry..hi..i'm Rory..I uh..I'm here to see Jess."
"He owe you money or somethin'?"
"Uh..no.."
"Wait..Rory? ..Rory?" she said as though trying to recall where she'd heard that name before. "Are you from Stars Hollow?"
"Yes..I am.."
"Hi, I'm Sasha, come in, I'll get Jess."
"Ok, thank you."
After a few minutes a very surprised looking Jess walked into the living room where Rory was sitting on the couch, nervously fidgeting.
She stood up as he neared her.
"Rory..hey..what are you doing here?"
"Can we go somewhere..and talk?"
"Oh..yeah..sure."
"Sasha, I'm going out."
A faint ok was heard from the kitchen.
Rory and Jess walked along the boardwalk and found a bench away from all the noise so they could talk.
Neither really knew how to start the conversation, cuz both knew where it would end up, so Rory decided to just get right to the point.
"Jess, I came here because I need some answers."
Jess just looked at her to continue.
"Ok..well..first off, why did you leave?"
"..Because I was failing high school.."
"I could have helped you!"
"NO! That's not the only reason..I couldn't take you to prom.."
"I don't care about the stupid prom!!"
"RORY, WOULD YOU JUST LISTEN? I MEAN THATS WHAT YOU CAME HERE TO DO WASNT IT..TO GET ANSWERS..WELL LET ME!"
She just nodded her head timidly.
"Ok..and then on top of all that, my father came to Stars Hollow..he dissapeared once from my life and there was nothing I could do about it, I thought things could be different, I thought if I came to California I could start over..maybe I wouldn't screw up everything here..it was a once in a lifetime thing."
"WE were a once in a lifetime thing!!" Rory's eyes were welling up with tears by now.
Jess saw this and his heart ached, 15 minutes alone with her and he'd already managed to make her cry, well this was going just great.
"I loved you Jess..I loved you.."
She looked up at him, her blue eyes glistening.
He took her into his arms as she cried, it felt so right, like they were back in Stars Hollow, long before he left, and caused all this pain.
He was so lost in own thoughts that he didn't hear Rory as she breathed "And I still do."