As she leaned in to kiss him again Jess abruptly put his hands out
and grabbed her gently by the wrist.
"Rory, I don't think this is right,"
"What? I thought you liked me."
"I do, believe me I do more than I've ever liked any girl before…
but….you just broke up with Dean (Rory starts to speak but Jess
continues} and even if you say you're over him…you just can't erase a
year long relationship in five minutes."
"But Jess, I honestly feel nothing for him—
"Yes, you do. You're angry with him for finding another girl before
you found someone else yourself. Rory I really, like you, but I I'm
tired of being the guy who girls always run to when things don't work
out with their boyfriends."
"So that's it then. Case closed, the carnivals left town?"
"No, just the one foolish clown who finally got what he wanted and
realized that it should have been different."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean it should have been different…I shouldn't have acted like a
jerk when I got here, I should have just tried to be your friend…I've
known you for 6 months now and I've wasted so much time trying to get
rid of Dean and now that he's finally out of the picture…you want to
be with me…but only because you can't be with Dean."
"Jess….that's not…it's not true."
"Damn it, Rory…it should have been different." {with one last sober
look into her eyes, Jess turns back towards the diner, leaving Rory
once again with tears in her eyes."
**Diner**
"There you are…sent you out an hour ago for those groceries…hey where
are they?"
"What, oh I'm sorry...I um got lost. I'll go back out."
"It's 5 o'clock, the markets closed…it' alright we'll just have to do
with out milk in the morning."
{Jess goes upstairs to the apartment and lies own on his bed. An hour
goes by and the diner closes."
"So, that little love fest broke up pretty quickly."
"What?"
"Come on, Jess, Miss Patty came in the diner screaming about it, I
wouldn't be surprised to see your picture on the front page of the
town newspaper tomorrow. So tell me what happened."
"Well, what's there to say, I finally got what I wanted, Bag boy's out of the picture.
"Wow. And you did what?"
"I told her I couldn't enjoy the moment when I knew the only reason
she did it was because she could."
"Jess,--
"I know I'm an idiot, I worked so hard for this and now that its
happened I'm complaining I should have just—
"Done exactly what you did. You did the right thing…and not the
easiest thing to do either. It says a lot that you turned down a
Gilmore Girl."
"I really like her you know. She's the only person here who saw past…
well the baggage."
"That's not true…I saw past it…once I saw you chasing after Rory, I
knew it was going to be ok. You're a good guy…Gilmore Girls only like
good guy Jess…and despite what you think, I know Rory honestly cares
for you."
"Well, maybe I can't deal with that right now. I mean what if we did
go out after a few months I'd probably get bored of her or find
someway to hurt her."
"Come on, Jess."
"How can I avoid it, I'm my father's son Luke, and you saw how he
treated my mom—and you've seen what he's done to her."
"Jess His blood may run through yours but, he's a different person
than you are—you're father wouldn't have stopped Rory, Hell he would
have taken full advantage of her, but You Jess Danes, didn't do that,
and you never would."
"I don't know...Uncle Luke, I just don't want to hurt her, and I don't
think I could stand not seeing her again."
"Why don't you go for a walk clear your head."
"yea, maybe,thanks.
"Any time kid."
{Jess leaves the apartment and starts walking around own aimlessly}
**on the street**
"Hey there."
"Oh, hi, what are you doing out here?"
"Um, I was just returning some things to Rory."
"Oh."
"So what happened?"
"What you mean?"
"Oh come on, we both know she wasn't sitting on her steps crying
about me."
"Look man, I didn't try anything, she was really upset, and wasn't
thinking straight…and well she kissed me, and I told her I couldn't
let her do that to herself."
"Really?"
"I know, I've been waiting months for well for you to be out of the
picture…and now, well I just don't feel I deserve her."
"Believe me, you do. Let's face it me and Rory grew apart, but she's
a great girl and she deserves a guy who's going to take care of her
and love her, and that guys you. So, why are you even standing here
go get her."
**the Gilmore girl house**
"hey kiddo you're going to have to come in sometime."
"I know, just give me a minute—
"hi."
"I'll give you 10"
"Thanks…so hi Rory."
"Hi, Jess look I'm—
{before she could finish Jess leaned in and kissed her.}
""Don't be sorry, Rory, you the on person who didn't give up on me…
you should know by now I'm a stubborn guy."
"well, it just shows that you care for me. You know when I came home
tonight I realized that I've been so busy trying to hide my feelings
for you from everyone that I haven't even taken the time to get to
know you….I don't even know your middle name."
"It's James."
"Jesse James haha what are you an outlaw?"
"I guess it was predestined."
"I guess so. So.."
"so what else do you want to know?"
"Everything."
"And you will… tomorrow for now lets just sit here and enjoy the
moment."
{and with that he pulled Rory into his arms and kissed her)
and grabbed her gently by the wrist.
"Rory, I don't think this is right,"
"What? I thought you liked me."
"I do, believe me I do more than I've ever liked any girl before…
but….you just broke up with Dean (Rory starts to speak but Jess
continues} and even if you say you're over him…you just can't erase a
year long relationship in five minutes."
"But Jess, I honestly feel nothing for him—
"Yes, you do. You're angry with him for finding another girl before
you found someone else yourself. Rory I really, like you, but I I'm
tired of being the guy who girls always run to when things don't work
out with their boyfriends."
"So that's it then. Case closed, the carnivals left town?"
"No, just the one foolish clown who finally got what he wanted and
realized that it should have been different."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean it should have been different…I shouldn't have acted like a
jerk when I got here, I should have just tried to be your friend…I've
known you for 6 months now and I've wasted so much time trying to get
rid of Dean and now that he's finally out of the picture…you want to
be with me…but only because you can't be with Dean."
"Jess….that's not…it's not true."
"Damn it, Rory…it should have been different." {with one last sober
look into her eyes, Jess turns back towards the diner, leaving Rory
once again with tears in her eyes."
**Diner**
"There you are…sent you out an hour ago for those groceries…hey where
are they?"
"What, oh I'm sorry...I um got lost. I'll go back out."
"It's 5 o'clock, the markets closed…it' alright we'll just have to do
with out milk in the morning."
{Jess goes upstairs to the apartment and lies own on his bed. An hour
goes by and the diner closes."
"So, that little love fest broke up pretty quickly."
"What?"
"Come on, Jess, Miss Patty came in the diner screaming about it, I
wouldn't be surprised to see your picture on the front page of the
town newspaper tomorrow. So tell me what happened."
"Well, what's there to say, I finally got what I wanted, Bag boy's out of the picture.
"Wow. And you did what?"
"I told her I couldn't enjoy the moment when I knew the only reason
she did it was because she could."
"Jess,--
"I know I'm an idiot, I worked so hard for this and now that its
happened I'm complaining I should have just—
"Done exactly what you did. You did the right thing…and not the
easiest thing to do either. It says a lot that you turned down a
Gilmore Girl."
"I really like her you know. She's the only person here who saw past…
well the baggage."
"That's not true…I saw past it…once I saw you chasing after Rory, I
knew it was going to be ok. You're a good guy…Gilmore Girls only like
good guy Jess…and despite what you think, I know Rory honestly cares
for you."
"Well, maybe I can't deal with that right now. I mean what if we did
go out after a few months I'd probably get bored of her or find
someway to hurt her."
"Come on, Jess."
"How can I avoid it, I'm my father's son Luke, and you saw how he
treated my mom—and you've seen what he's done to her."
"Jess His blood may run through yours but, he's a different person
than you are—you're father wouldn't have stopped Rory, Hell he would
have taken full advantage of her, but You Jess Danes, didn't do that,
and you never would."
"I don't know...Uncle Luke, I just don't want to hurt her, and I don't
think I could stand not seeing her again."
"Why don't you go for a walk clear your head."
"yea, maybe,thanks.
"Any time kid."
{Jess leaves the apartment and starts walking around own aimlessly}
**on the street**
"Hey there."
"Oh, hi, what are you doing out here?"
"Um, I was just returning some things to Rory."
"Oh."
"So what happened?"
"What you mean?"
"Oh come on, we both know she wasn't sitting on her steps crying
about me."
"Look man, I didn't try anything, she was really upset, and wasn't
thinking straight…and well she kissed me, and I told her I couldn't
let her do that to herself."
"Really?"
"I know, I've been waiting months for well for you to be out of the
picture…and now, well I just don't feel I deserve her."
"Believe me, you do. Let's face it me and Rory grew apart, but she's
a great girl and she deserves a guy who's going to take care of her
and love her, and that guys you. So, why are you even standing here
go get her."
**the Gilmore girl house**
"hey kiddo you're going to have to come in sometime."
"I know, just give me a minute—
"hi."
"I'll give you 10"
"Thanks…so hi Rory."
"Hi, Jess look I'm—
{before she could finish Jess leaned in and kissed her.}
""Don't be sorry, Rory, you the on person who didn't give up on me…
you should know by now I'm a stubborn guy."
"well, it just shows that you care for me. You know when I came home
tonight I realized that I've been so busy trying to hide my feelings
for you from everyone that I haven't even taken the time to get to
know you….I don't even know your middle name."
"It's James."
"Jesse James haha what are you an outlaw?"
"I guess it was predestined."
"I guess so. So.."
"so what else do you want to know?"
"Everything."
"And you will… tomorrow for now lets just sit here and enjoy the
moment."
{and with that he pulled Rory into his arms and kissed her)