"Hey man, um nice to see you again." Jess manages to say through the shock
"Uh yea, come in." Dean motions towards the hall
*The next 10 minutes are spent explaining the situation to Sidney*
"Wow, this really is a small world." Sidney says quietly as she holds the hands of the two most important men in her life.
"So Jess, you managed to get out of Stars Hollow, what have you been up to?" Dean asked; amazed that the hoodlum he once knew stood before him polite and well dressed.
"Well I'm teaching now actually."
"Really?"
"Yea at a center for underprivileged kids---
"That's how we met, I used to volunteer there on weekends." Sidney piped in
"Well, that's great I'm happy for you man."
* 20 minutes more of conversation reveals that Dean went on to get a degree in engineering and now works for General motors—He and Rory broke up during her first year at Harvard and Lane is engaged to a Korean doctor *
Dean's friends arrive and the night proceeds with dinner, desert and a game of Bolder Dash.
*Hrs later*
"Thanks a lot for dinner, it was great seeing you again…and you (eyes looking at Sidney) be good, call me tomorrow."
"Night Jess, Love ya drive safe."
* Back at his apartment Jess goes to bed only to be plagued by dreams of the only girl he never had that guts to go *
* Week goes by *
"So, is it weird that I'm with Dean, this guy that you, you know, used to hate?" Sitting on a park bench Sidney trys to read the thoughts of her best friend to no avail.
"No, not really, I mean that was 6 years ago what kind of person would I be if I still cared about something that happened in high school?"
"Well, Dean said that this girl Rory was a pretty special girl." taking Jess' hand in hers Sidney looks at her friend sympathetically, knowing that this girl Rory still haunted him.
"Can we just not talk about this now, please; I have to meet with Ray in 10 minutes to discuss the lesson plan for this week."
"Come on, Jess, You can't let this be a burden forever; I mean lets be honest you haven't had a serious relationship since you came to Boston 6 years ago—
His Brow furrowed; Jess replied, "There was you—
"That doesn't count…we were never much more than friend---
"Yea, for about two years." Jess' face relaxed and he nudged his best friend. "Look we'll talk about this some other time, I promise, but I really have to go—another week and I'll be off because of spring break—go have fun with Dean I'll talk to you later." As he walks away he is reminded of how much their relationship has changed in the last few years. They met at the center during Jess's first week in Boston and with in 3 weeks a whirlwind romance had begun. Their romance; Off-And -On-Again for 2 years, ended when Jess realized he could never fully commit himself to her. While he had grown up immensely over the years was unable to let go of the feelings he had felt the first time he had ever seen Her smile. Secretly Jess knew that no matter how hard he worked and how much he gave back to his community, there would always be a small part of him that felt empty, empty with the words he never spoke and the kisses he never gave to her. Once again consumed by his thoughts Jess loses sight of his footsteps and—
BAM!
"Oh my God, I'm sorry are you ok?" Jess scrambled to help his victim to her feet.
"Yea, thanks buddy, I'm going to look fabulous walking down the aisle with my face all puffy."
Suddenly becoming aware of the person in front of him Jess does a double take "L-Lane?"
"Uh yea, come in." Dean motions towards the hall
*The next 10 minutes are spent explaining the situation to Sidney*
"Wow, this really is a small world." Sidney says quietly as she holds the hands of the two most important men in her life.
"So Jess, you managed to get out of Stars Hollow, what have you been up to?" Dean asked; amazed that the hoodlum he once knew stood before him polite and well dressed.
"Well I'm teaching now actually."
"Really?"
"Yea at a center for underprivileged kids---
"That's how we met, I used to volunteer there on weekends." Sidney piped in
"Well, that's great I'm happy for you man."
* 20 minutes more of conversation reveals that Dean went on to get a degree in engineering and now works for General motors—He and Rory broke up during her first year at Harvard and Lane is engaged to a Korean doctor *
Dean's friends arrive and the night proceeds with dinner, desert and a game of Bolder Dash.
*Hrs later*
"Thanks a lot for dinner, it was great seeing you again…and you (eyes looking at Sidney) be good, call me tomorrow."
"Night Jess, Love ya drive safe."
* Back at his apartment Jess goes to bed only to be plagued by dreams of the only girl he never had that guts to go *
* Week goes by *
"So, is it weird that I'm with Dean, this guy that you, you know, used to hate?" Sitting on a park bench Sidney trys to read the thoughts of her best friend to no avail.
"No, not really, I mean that was 6 years ago what kind of person would I be if I still cared about something that happened in high school?"
"Well, Dean said that this girl Rory was a pretty special girl." taking Jess' hand in hers Sidney looks at her friend sympathetically, knowing that this girl Rory still haunted him.
"Can we just not talk about this now, please; I have to meet with Ray in 10 minutes to discuss the lesson plan for this week."
"Come on, Jess, You can't let this be a burden forever; I mean lets be honest you haven't had a serious relationship since you came to Boston 6 years ago—
His Brow furrowed; Jess replied, "There was you—
"That doesn't count…we were never much more than friend---
"Yea, for about two years." Jess' face relaxed and he nudged his best friend. "Look we'll talk about this some other time, I promise, but I really have to go—another week and I'll be off because of spring break—go have fun with Dean I'll talk to you later." As he walks away he is reminded of how much their relationship has changed in the last few years. They met at the center during Jess's first week in Boston and with in 3 weeks a whirlwind romance had begun. Their romance; Off-And -On-Again for 2 years, ended when Jess realized he could never fully commit himself to her. While he had grown up immensely over the years was unable to let go of the feelings he had felt the first time he had ever seen Her smile. Secretly Jess knew that no matter how hard he worked and how much he gave back to his community, there would always be a small part of him that felt empty, empty with the words he never spoke and the kisses he never gave to her. Once again consumed by his thoughts Jess loses sight of his footsteps and—
BAM!
"Oh my God, I'm sorry are you ok?" Jess scrambled to help his victim to her feet.
"Yea, thanks buddy, I'm going to look fabulous walking down the aisle with my face all puffy."
Suddenly becoming aware of the person in front of him Jess does a double take "L-Lane?"