Disclaimer ~ I own nothing.
Author's Note~ I apologize for taking SO long to get this next part out. I had a death in my family. Then I had grades due. I hope someone is still interested.
AN#2~ I finally know where this story is going. I'm not going to ruin for you. You'll have to read to find out.
Feedback~ I know that I don't deserve it for making you wait so long, but I would still love it.
Decisions- by Berry
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Still Outside Gilmore House
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"I asked, 'What the hell is going on here?'" Dean yelled.
Rory could not see Dean because Jess was standing in front of her. She didn't need to though. She knew what she would see. She pretty much wanted to disappear through the door behind her and never come out. But, she knew she couldn't. Jess was staring her staight in the eyes. She had to do something.
She stepped out from behind Jess and finally saw Dean. He was so mad he was shaking. Before Rory could open her mouth to speak, Jess beat her to it.
"I'm gonna go."
Jess turned to go, but Dean stepped in front of the bottom step blocking his way.
"Like hell you are. Your ass is gonna stay here, so I can kick it."
Rory decided this would be the best time for her to find a backbone. She walked down the steps, placing herself between Jess and Dean.
"Dean, please just calm..."
"Don't you dare tell me to calm down. How long has this been going on behind my back?"
Rory was freaking out, "No Dean. It's not what you..."
"Do not lie to me Rory. You've already made a complete fool of me. At least be decent enough to tell the truth about it."
The look on Dean's face was so cold. Rory never knew he could look that cold.
"Please Dean. I never meant for any of this to happen."
"Whatever. I don't know what I am expecting you to say. No matter what the hell you say, you can't change what I saw. It's pretty clear that I don't mean shit to you. If you want to throw away everything we have been through for a punk like him, then I don't want you anyway."
With that, Dean was gone. Rory could feel the tears running down her face. She heard Jess step behind her on the stairs. When he put his hands on her shoulders, she jerked away violently.
"Don't touch me."
Jess was confused, "Rory, I'm sorry..."
"Go away."
"Rory.."
But it was too late. Rory had already ascended the stairs and was inside her front door. Jess thought about going after her, but decided against it. She just needed a little time to digest the evening's events, he decided. He hoped.
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A little while later~ Gilmore House
~~~~~
Rory was lying on her bed when the phone began to ring. She did not want to talk to anyone, especially Dean or Jess. When the answering machine picked up, she heard Tristan's voice.
"Hey Rory, you're not home. Just wondering why the hell Gatsby wants Daisy. She whines so much. Also, Jordan is so much more inter..."
Rory picked up the phone, "Hey Tristan."
"Oh, you're home."
"Yeah."
"What's wrong with you? You sound like someone ran over your cat."
"I don't have a cat."
"Okay, I wasn't being literal. What's wrong?"
"Nothing. What are you doing home on a Friday night?"
"Reading The Great Gatsby."
"Tristan DuGrey, voted Most Social at Chilton, is doing homework on a Friday night? Are you all right?"
"I'm fine. Part of my deal with my parents involved cutting way back on my extracurricular activities."
"Is that what they are calling them these days?"
Tristan smiled into the phone, "Something like that. What are you doing home on a Friday night? Don't you have a hot date with Dean? Or would that be Jess?"
Rory got a huge lump in her throat.
"Hello? Rory?"
"Go to hell, Tristan."
"What did I do. I was kidding about the Dean and Jess thing. Sorry if I hit a nerve."
"No, I'm sorry. You were just a little more right than I would like to admit."
"What you had a date with one of them?"
Rory didn't answer.
Tristan was grasping, "You had a date with both of them?"
"Something like that."
Tristan suddenly understood, "You got caught."
Rory's silence confirmed Tristan's suspicion.
"I'm assuming it got ugly."
"Yeah, pretty ugly."
Rory preceded to tell Tristan of the night's events. She had planned on giving the short detail free summary but ended up spilling the whole saga.
Tristan wasn't quite sure how to respond. He had never been in this kind of friendship before.
"Do you want me to come over? You could cry on my shoulder."
"Tristan, do I strike you as a cry on your shoulder type of girl?"
She was right.
"Okay, I could come over and get you drunk?"
"Tristan!"
"I'm kidding. What do you need?"
"Nothing. Thanks for letting me talk to you."
"Well, we could do more talking."
"Actually, I think that I am just going to go to bed."
"Rory, it's 8:00?"
"Yeah, well I've had an exhausting evening."
Tristan felt really bad for her, "How 'bout we do something tomorrow?"
"Like what?"
"I don't know. Just something to get you out of Stars Hollow."
"I don't know. Call me tomorrow."
"Okay. Sleep well."
"Yeah, I will. Thanks Tristan."
As soon as Rory hung the phone up, she heard her mom come through the front door.
"Hey babe, I'm home."
Despite herself, Rory was through her bedroom door and clinging to her mother in a split second. Lorelai was shocked by the sudden bear hug.
"Whoa, whoa. What's wrong sweetie?"
Rory didn't answer. Lorelai untangled herself from the hug and looked her daughter in the face. Her eyes were filled with tears. Lorelai led her over to the couch to sit..
"What happened?"
Rory could barely get past the lump in her throat to speak.
"Dean found out."
It all made sense now to Lorelai, "About you and Jess?"
Rory nodded.
"How did that happen?"
Rory sniffled, "He saw us together."
"Well, Dean's not psychic. I'm assuming you two weren't just talking when he saw you."
Rory confirmed Lorelai's suspicion. Lorelai left it at that. She didn't want to know, and she was pretty sure that Rory didn't want to tell her right now.
"What happened after he found out?"
"What do you think? He freaked out.. He told me that I obviously didn't care about him. He said that he didn't want anything to do with me."
Rory was trying to control her tears. Lorelai felt horrible for her.
"God sweetie. I am so sorry."
"Don't be sorry for me. Be sorry for Dean. I deserve everything that I am getting. Dean was right. I was acting like I didn't care about his feelings at all. I was too wrapped up in whatever I was maybe feeling for Jess."
"Wait a minute, what you maybe were feeling for Jess. Where did the maybe come from? You have been pretty sure the last few days."
Rory was shaking her head, "I'm not sure of anything except that I hurt Dean horribly tonight., and Dean loves or loved me. That's the only thing that I am sure of."
"I understand that you feel really bad about Dean. But, and I can't believe that I AM going to say this, that shouldn't change your feelings about Jess."
Rory put on her best stubborn face, "Well, it does."
"Did Jess do something to upset you?"
Rory thought for a minute, "No."
"But, you suddenly don't want to be with him anymore?"
"Mom, I can't. Everytime I see him, I will think of the look on Dean's face when he saw us."
"That may be true for a while Rory, but it will pass."
Rory didn't want to talk about this anymore.
"I'm gonna go to bed."
"Are you sure? We could watch Willy Wonka."
Rory half smiled, "No, that's okay. I'm tired."
"Okay, I hope you sleep well. See you in the morning."
~~~~~
Next Morning- Gilmore House
~~~~~
"Rise and shine, cutie pie," Lorelai bounded into Rory's room and jumped on her bed.
"Mother, it is 7:30 in the morning on a Saturday. Why are you up? And, why are you waking me up?"
"I'm hungry."
"Did you think I'd jump up and make you breakfast? I AM your daughter. So unless you want a pop tart, you're out of luck."
"No, get up. Let's go to breakfast."
Even in her groggy state, Rory knew what her mom was doing.
"I'm not going to Luke's."
"Come on, if we go this early, Jess will still be sleeping. We can avoid him and get breakfast."
"Okay, but we have to eat fast."
"Deal."
Rory got up and got into the shower. She was ready in less than a half hour.
"Okay let's go. If Jess is around, let's just get out of there as quickly as possible."
"You can't avoid him forever. He has a right to know what you are feeling, or rather NOT feeling."
"Mom, I just don't want to deal with him now."
"It's up to you."
Lorelai followed Rory to the front door. She ran into her when Rory opened the door, but didn't go through it.
"Are we surrounded by a force field stopping us from leaving the house?"
Rory bent down and picked something up off the front porch.
Lorelai was confused, "What is it?"
Rory turned around to show her mom a single white lily. Lorelai noticed the small note on the ground. She picked it up and handed it to Rory.
"I'm assuming this is for you."
Rory opened the note,
"I need you to know that no matter what happened last night,
I want to be with you. No one and nothing else matters. If
you need time, I understand. I will wait for you."
The note was unsigned, but Rory knew who it was from.
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AN- I know this wasn't that long, but I didn't want to wait any longer to post it. The next part is almost finished. Also, sorry for spelling errors. My spellcheck is on the fritz.
Author's Note~ I apologize for taking SO long to get this next part out. I had a death in my family. Then I had grades due. I hope someone is still interested.
AN#2~ I finally know where this story is going. I'm not going to ruin for you. You'll have to read to find out.
Feedback~ I know that I don't deserve it for making you wait so long, but I would still love it.
Decisions- by Berry
Part 4~ Reactions
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Still Outside Gilmore House
~~~~~
"I asked, 'What the hell is going on here?'" Dean yelled.
Rory could not see Dean because Jess was standing in front of her. She didn't need to though. She knew what she would see. She pretty much wanted to disappear through the door behind her and never come out. But, she knew she couldn't. Jess was staring her staight in the eyes. She had to do something.
She stepped out from behind Jess and finally saw Dean. He was so mad he was shaking. Before Rory could open her mouth to speak, Jess beat her to it.
"I'm gonna go."
Jess turned to go, but Dean stepped in front of the bottom step blocking his way.
"Like hell you are. Your ass is gonna stay here, so I can kick it."
Rory decided this would be the best time for her to find a backbone. She walked down the steps, placing herself between Jess and Dean.
"Dean, please just calm..."
"Don't you dare tell me to calm down. How long has this been going on behind my back?"
Rory was freaking out, "No Dean. It's not what you..."
"Do not lie to me Rory. You've already made a complete fool of me. At least be decent enough to tell the truth about it."
The look on Dean's face was so cold. Rory never knew he could look that cold.
"Please Dean. I never meant for any of this to happen."
"Whatever. I don't know what I am expecting you to say. No matter what the hell you say, you can't change what I saw. It's pretty clear that I don't mean shit to you. If you want to throw away everything we have been through for a punk like him, then I don't want you anyway."
With that, Dean was gone. Rory could feel the tears running down her face. She heard Jess step behind her on the stairs. When he put his hands on her shoulders, she jerked away violently.
"Don't touch me."
Jess was confused, "Rory, I'm sorry..."
"Go away."
"Rory.."
But it was too late. Rory had already ascended the stairs and was inside her front door. Jess thought about going after her, but decided against it. She just needed a little time to digest the evening's events, he decided. He hoped.
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A little while later~ Gilmore House
~~~~~
Rory was lying on her bed when the phone began to ring. She did not want to talk to anyone, especially Dean or Jess. When the answering machine picked up, she heard Tristan's voice.
"Hey Rory, you're not home. Just wondering why the hell Gatsby wants Daisy. She whines so much. Also, Jordan is so much more inter..."
Rory picked up the phone, "Hey Tristan."
"Oh, you're home."
"Yeah."
"What's wrong with you? You sound like someone ran over your cat."
"I don't have a cat."
"Okay, I wasn't being literal. What's wrong?"
"Nothing. What are you doing home on a Friday night?"
"Reading The Great Gatsby."
"Tristan DuGrey, voted Most Social at Chilton, is doing homework on a Friday night? Are you all right?"
"I'm fine. Part of my deal with my parents involved cutting way back on my extracurricular activities."
"Is that what they are calling them these days?"
Tristan smiled into the phone, "Something like that. What are you doing home on a Friday night? Don't you have a hot date with Dean? Or would that be Jess?"
Rory got a huge lump in her throat.
"Hello? Rory?"
"Go to hell, Tristan."
"What did I do. I was kidding about the Dean and Jess thing. Sorry if I hit a nerve."
"No, I'm sorry. You were just a little more right than I would like to admit."
"What you had a date with one of them?"
Rory didn't answer.
Tristan was grasping, "You had a date with both of them?"
"Something like that."
Tristan suddenly understood, "You got caught."
Rory's silence confirmed Tristan's suspicion.
"I'm assuming it got ugly."
"Yeah, pretty ugly."
Rory preceded to tell Tristan of the night's events. She had planned on giving the short detail free summary but ended up spilling the whole saga.
Tristan wasn't quite sure how to respond. He had never been in this kind of friendship before.
"Do you want me to come over? You could cry on my shoulder."
"Tristan, do I strike you as a cry on your shoulder type of girl?"
She was right.
"Okay, I could come over and get you drunk?"
"Tristan!"
"I'm kidding. What do you need?"
"Nothing. Thanks for letting me talk to you."
"Well, we could do more talking."
"Actually, I think that I am just going to go to bed."
"Rory, it's 8:00?"
"Yeah, well I've had an exhausting evening."
Tristan felt really bad for her, "How 'bout we do something tomorrow?"
"Like what?"
"I don't know. Just something to get you out of Stars Hollow."
"I don't know. Call me tomorrow."
"Okay. Sleep well."
"Yeah, I will. Thanks Tristan."
As soon as Rory hung the phone up, she heard her mom come through the front door.
"Hey babe, I'm home."
Despite herself, Rory was through her bedroom door and clinging to her mother in a split second. Lorelai was shocked by the sudden bear hug.
"Whoa, whoa. What's wrong sweetie?"
Rory didn't answer. Lorelai untangled herself from the hug and looked her daughter in the face. Her eyes were filled with tears. Lorelai led her over to the couch to sit..
"What happened?"
Rory could barely get past the lump in her throat to speak.
"Dean found out."
It all made sense now to Lorelai, "About you and Jess?"
Rory nodded.
"How did that happen?"
Rory sniffled, "He saw us together."
"Well, Dean's not psychic. I'm assuming you two weren't just talking when he saw you."
Rory confirmed Lorelai's suspicion. Lorelai left it at that. She didn't want to know, and she was pretty sure that Rory didn't want to tell her right now.
"What happened after he found out?"
"What do you think? He freaked out.. He told me that I obviously didn't care about him. He said that he didn't want anything to do with me."
Rory was trying to control her tears. Lorelai felt horrible for her.
"God sweetie. I am so sorry."
"Don't be sorry for me. Be sorry for Dean. I deserve everything that I am getting. Dean was right. I was acting like I didn't care about his feelings at all. I was too wrapped up in whatever I was maybe feeling for Jess."
"Wait a minute, what you maybe were feeling for Jess. Where did the maybe come from? You have been pretty sure the last few days."
Rory was shaking her head, "I'm not sure of anything except that I hurt Dean horribly tonight., and Dean loves or loved me. That's the only thing that I am sure of."
"I understand that you feel really bad about Dean. But, and I can't believe that I AM going to say this, that shouldn't change your feelings about Jess."
Rory put on her best stubborn face, "Well, it does."
"Did Jess do something to upset you?"
Rory thought for a minute, "No."
"But, you suddenly don't want to be with him anymore?"
"Mom, I can't. Everytime I see him, I will think of the look on Dean's face when he saw us."
"That may be true for a while Rory, but it will pass."
Rory didn't want to talk about this anymore.
"I'm gonna go to bed."
"Are you sure? We could watch Willy Wonka."
Rory half smiled, "No, that's okay. I'm tired."
"Okay, I hope you sleep well. See you in the morning."
~~~~~
Next Morning- Gilmore House
~~~~~
"Rise and shine, cutie pie," Lorelai bounded into Rory's room and jumped on her bed.
"Mother, it is 7:30 in the morning on a Saturday. Why are you up? And, why are you waking me up?"
"I'm hungry."
"Did you think I'd jump up and make you breakfast? I AM your daughter. So unless you want a pop tart, you're out of luck."
"No, get up. Let's go to breakfast."
Even in her groggy state, Rory knew what her mom was doing.
"I'm not going to Luke's."
"Come on, if we go this early, Jess will still be sleeping. We can avoid him and get breakfast."
"Okay, but we have to eat fast."
"Deal."
Rory got up and got into the shower. She was ready in less than a half hour.
"Okay let's go. If Jess is around, let's just get out of there as quickly as possible."
"You can't avoid him forever. He has a right to know what you are feeling, or rather NOT feeling."
"Mom, I just don't want to deal with him now."
"It's up to you."
Lorelai followed Rory to the front door. She ran into her when Rory opened the door, but didn't go through it.
"Are we surrounded by a force field stopping us from leaving the house?"
Rory bent down and picked something up off the front porch.
Lorelai was confused, "What is it?"
Rory turned around to show her mom a single white lily. Lorelai noticed the small note on the ground. She picked it up and handed it to Rory.
"I'm assuming this is for you."
Rory opened the note,
"I need you to know that no matter what happened last night,
I want to be with you. No one and nothing else matters. If
you need time, I understand. I will wait for you."
The note was unsigned, but Rory knew who it was from.
~~~~~
AN- I know this wasn't that long, but I didn't want to wait any longer to post it. The next part is almost finished. Also, sorry for spelling errors. My spellcheck is on the fritz.