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Chapter Two: The Bogey Man

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The drive back to Luke's was in complete silence. Lorelai stops at the door and jess gets out.

Rory: are you coming in?

Lorelai: No. I'll wait here.

Rory opens the door and steps into the diner. She sees Luke sitting at the counter with jess. Luke turns around to look at her. As soon as she sees his face, Rory starts to cry again.

Luke: Rory,

Jess and Luke both stand up and Rory falls in to Luke's arms.

Rory: I was so scared

Luke: I know.

Rory: jess was bleeding! He was bleeding, and my wrist and the ambulance…

Rory looks up to Luke and lets go of him. Then she turns her head to jess

Rory: I thought I was going to lose you. They said you alright but still, I thought you would leave me. All I could think of was what would happen if you were gone. Don't leave me jess, don't leave me.

Jess stares in to Rory's teary eyes and, for the first time, he wanted to hold someone forever, so tight nothing could tear him away.

Luke: you'd better go, your mom's waiting.

Rory takes one last look at jess and Luke and heads back out to the car. She opens the door and sits down next to her mom. Rory stares straight ahead while wiping her eyes.

Lorelai: he stole you Rory.

Rory: pardon?

Lorelai: you've cried more with Luke and jess then with me. He's taking you away from me.

Rory: no he's not.

Lorelai: You could have died Rory! You were in a car crash; even I've never been in one. Then jess would have taken you forever. Away from me.

Rory: mom, no one could ever take me away from you. You're my mom, you're my best friend. I love you more then anyone else.

Lorelai looks at Rory and hugs her. They stay like that for a moment before breaking apart. Lorelai starts the engine and they drive home.

Lorelai: you ok?

Rory: yes

Lorelai: you sure?

Rory: I'm sure

Lorelai: absolutely?

Rory: absolutely.

Lorelai: ok. Let's go to bed

Rory: right behind you.

Lorelai knocks on Rory's door

Rory: Come in.

Lorelai: I've come to tuck you in.

Rory gets in to her bed and Lorelai pulls the bed covers up to her chin.

Lorelai: if you need to cry, or anything, like a cup coffee or, the bogey man is scaring you or anything, I'm in my room

Rory: right

Lorelai: or if your rooms to dark, or the sheets feel weird or-

Rory: good night mom

Lorelai: I love you Rory,

Rory: I love you mom,

Lorelai: I'm right here, like right upstairs

Rory: good night

Lorelai leaves and Rory turns to her side.

Rory: ow.

Rory flips over to the other side, so she's not lying on her cast. Rory lys staring at her desk in the dark. She looks at her books, then her pile of papers, and the picture of her and dean. What is she going to tell him? "Me and Jess crashed my car. i went to the hospital, I cried, and now I'm good, so don't be mad." Rory turns on to her back.. Stop thinking, she tells herself, go to sleep. After 20 minutes of tossing and turning, Rory gets out of bed. She opens the door, goes up the stairs and climbs into Lorelai's bed.