A/n: this chapter is basically a bunch of screwed up dialogue, but
hopefully it gets the message across.
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Chapter three: A Matter of Knowing
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Lorelai wakes up to find Rory sleeping next to her. She leans over and kiss's her daughter gently on her head. Lorelai pulls back the sheet's and gets out of bed. Rory's eyes suddenly open, and she sits up.
Lorelai: Rory.
Rory: mom….
Lorelai: no, I'm not your mom; I'm a secret agent, pretending to be her. Your mother is in Washington, in a secret lab-
Rory: I had a dream. And you were in the car with me and jess. And it crashed.
Lorelai sees the look on Rory's face and sits down next to her. Rory looks in to Lorelai eyes. She looks as if she's going to cry. Lorelai puts her arms around Rory.
Lorelai: it's ok Rory, it was just a dream.
Rory: I was scared mom.
Lorelai: I know
Rory: it all happened again, but you were there to.
Lorelai: it'll never happen again Rory, you're safe. You're safe Rory
Rory: I know
Rory looks up at Lorelai
Rory: let's not talk about it.
Lorelai: really?
Rory: yes.
Lorelai: so, pretend we were brainwashed and we know nothing?
Rory: yes. Just like that.
Lorelai: alright. How about coffee?
Rory: do I have to go to school?
Lorelai: no. we'll phone and say you were abducted by aliens.
Rory: ok.
Rory and Lorelai head down stairs to the kitchen.
Lorelai: on no.
Rory: what
Lorelai: remember, last week, when the coffee machine decided to hate me? And then I hit it with a spatula?
Rory: oh no. you didn't get it fixed.
Lorelai: well, I figured it could use some time to think before it could start to try to hate me again.
Rory: now we have to get dressed.
Lorelai: why?
Rory: because we have to go to Luke's
Lorelai: but I don't want to.
Rory: get dressed?
Lorelai: go to Luke's
Rory: why?
Lorelai: you said you didn't want to talk about it.
Rory: because of jess?
Lorelai: no, because I have suddenly decided I don't like Luke's coffee. Yes, because of jess.
Rory: but it wasn't Jess's fault.
Lorelai: well, he was driving!
Rory: but I told him to
Lorelai: so!
Rory: So he got hurt to! He got hurt worse then me!
Lorelai: I don't care! I don't like him Rory, were not going to Luke's
Rory: well I do! I thought we weren't going to talk about it.
Lorelai: you brought it up!
Rory: no I didn't!
Rory storms out of the kitchen and in to her room. She pulls on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, grabs her coat, and walks towards the door.
Lorelai: where are you going?
Rory: to Luke's. I'm sorry mom, I don't want to fight, but I can't never talk to jess again. He's my friend. I hope you can realize that.
Lorelai: I'm sorry Rory. I shouldn't be mad, but I am and I can't help it…… Can you get me a coffee, and a muffin, please?
Rory: you're not coming?
Lorelai: maybe tomorrow
Rory walks out the door and heads towards the diner.
*~* at the diner *~*
Jess looks up as the bell on the door chimes. Rory smiles at him and sits down.
Rory: Luke is still making you work?
Jess: apparently, just because I had a hole in my arm that is now stitched up with thread doesn't qualify as being disabling enough to not work the register. But I do get to miss school. How bout you?
Rory: I get to miss school to. Although I'm sure Paris won't think a broken wrist is a fair justification.
Jess places a cup of coffee down in front of Rory. Luke comes down the stairs and looks at Rory and jess. Rory turns her head and smiles at him.
Luke: everything ok?
Rory: yep
Luke: where's your mom.
Rory: um well, she's really tired so, she decided to stay at home.
Luke: right
Rory: I have to get her a coffee and a muffin before I leave.
Luke: why's she so tired?
Rory: I don't know.
Luke: she ok with every thing?
Rory: I think so.
Luke: ok.
Luke leaves to take peoples orders. Jess and Rory start talking about books and music, occasionally having there little disagreements, as if nothing is wrong.
20 mins later.
Lorelai: Rory?!
Rory: mom? I thought you were staying at home.
Lorelai: it's been half an hour! I need some coffee.
Jess; good morning miss Gilmore.
Lorelai looks at jess. He's sitting there, smiling, talking with her daughter, as if he did nothing wrong
Lorelai: what is wrong with you?
Jess: excuse me?
Luke comes over to say hi to Lorelai but stops as he watches Lorelai build up with anger.
Lorelai: last night, you almost killed my daughter, and know you sit here as if nothing's happened!!
Jess: what is your problem?
Lorelai: YOU'RE my problem!!
Jess: why? What did I ever do to you??
Lorelai: You come here, you wreck havoc all over town, you try to take my daughter from her boyfriend, you crash a car, with her in it, and then you try to steal her from me!!!
Jess: what the hell Lorelai, I didn't try to steal Rory from anyone!
Lorelai: yes you did jess! Yes you did!
Jess: I'm sorry if you can't control your daughter, I'm sorry if I've shattered your perfect little world, but I'm not going to stop being me just because you don't like it.
Lorelai: you haven't ruined anything for me, jess, your hurting Rory, not me!!
Jess: so why are you yelling at me and not Rory? If I'm hurting rory, how come she's not telling me? your not the queen of the world, Lorelai; you don't know what everyone's thinking.
Lorelai: how do you know jess?! What makes you think you know my daughter better then I do?
Jess: when did I say that?
Lorelai: 3 seconds ago!
Jess: this is all about me crashing the car, isn't it.
Lorelai: well, mostly, yeah!
Jess: guess what Lorelai, I got hurt to ok. Rory's not the only victim here.
Lorelai: you are the one who did the hurting jess! Not her!
Jess: Rory's not a perfect little angel, you have to realize that!
Lorelai: you don't know her, jess! Rory would never hurt anyone! You're the only person I know who would ever accuse Rory of hurting someone.
Jess: you know what, screw you. I don't need to listen to this.
Jess storms up stairs and leaves Lorelai, Rory, and the rest of the diner staring in shock. Rory looks at her mom then runs upstairs after jess.
Rory: Jess!
Jess opens the door to the apartment.
Rory: what was that?
Jess: What?
Rory: you, yelling at my mom!
Jess: I don't know what you're talking about
Rory: Jess! You know what I'm talking about!
Jess: she started it Rory,
Rory: so! You didn't have to do that!
Jess: really? Then why did she do it?
Rory: did you actually look at my mom last night?
Jess: yeah
Rory: what did you see?
Jess: A 30 year old woman who didn't want to give me a ride home after I came out of surgery.
Rory: is that all you saw jess? Is that all? Did you actually look at her face? Did you see how scared she was? When I left the diner, she thought you were talking me away from her. My mother is the most confident person I know, do you know how scared she must have been if she thought I was going to leave her?!! I'm her best friend jess, her best friend!!
Jess: so just because I put my arms around you, to comfort you while you cried, I'm now your mom's worst night mare?! I'm sorry if your mother is all that, but to me, she's one hell of a bitch.
Rory: How can you say that jess!! All you have done is make people's lives diffucult scine you got here.
Jess: oh really, so no one in this entire town has ever thought of me as more then a angry screwed up kid?? Nobody ever remotely liked me? Not even you?!
Rory: what makes you think I like you jess!
Jess: nothing. And I'm glad. Now, I won't have to worry about anyone missing me when I leave.
Rory: you can't leave jess!
Jess: why not? Tell me rory, why not?
Rory: Because, because,
Jess: I'm sorry I ever came in to your life rory Gilmore.
Jess and Rory stare at each other before Rory runs out the door and down the stairs. Lorelai is sitting at the counter drinking Rory's coffee and Luke is talking to a customer. Lorelai sees Rory and stands up.
Rory: let's go.
Lorelai: what did jess say to you?
Rory: nothing. Let's just go.
Rory and Lorelai walk out of the diner, letting the door slam behind them.
A/n: I think it was the diet coke with lemon that made me write this like it is, but I like it. Review please, if you'd be so kind.
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Chapter three: A Matter of Knowing
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Lorelai wakes up to find Rory sleeping next to her. She leans over and kiss's her daughter gently on her head. Lorelai pulls back the sheet's and gets out of bed. Rory's eyes suddenly open, and she sits up.
Lorelai: Rory.
Rory: mom….
Lorelai: no, I'm not your mom; I'm a secret agent, pretending to be her. Your mother is in Washington, in a secret lab-
Rory: I had a dream. And you were in the car with me and jess. And it crashed.
Lorelai sees the look on Rory's face and sits down next to her. Rory looks in to Lorelai eyes. She looks as if she's going to cry. Lorelai puts her arms around Rory.
Lorelai: it's ok Rory, it was just a dream.
Rory: I was scared mom.
Lorelai: I know
Rory: it all happened again, but you were there to.
Lorelai: it'll never happen again Rory, you're safe. You're safe Rory
Rory: I know
Rory looks up at Lorelai
Rory: let's not talk about it.
Lorelai: really?
Rory: yes.
Lorelai: so, pretend we were brainwashed and we know nothing?
Rory: yes. Just like that.
Lorelai: alright. How about coffee?
Rory: do I have to go to school?
Lorelai: no. we'll phone and say you were abducted by aliens.
Rory: ok.
Rory and Lorelai head down stairs to the kitchen.
Lorelai: on no.
Rory: what
Lorelai: remember, last week, when the coffee machine decided to hate me? And then I hit it with a spatula?
Rory: oh no. you didn't get it fixed.
Lorelai: well, I figured it could use some time to think before it could start to try to hate me again.
Rory: now we have to get dressed.
Lorelai: why?
Rory: because we have to go to Luke's
Lorelai: but I don't want to.
Rory: get dressed?
Lorelai: go to Luke's
Rory: why?
Lorelai: you said you didn't want to talk about it.
Rory: because of jess?
Lorelai: no, because I have suddenly decided I don't like Luke's coffee. Yes, because of jess.
Rory: but it wasn't Jess's fault.
Lorelai: well, he was driving!
Rory: but I told him to
Lorelai: so!
Rory: So he got hurt to! He got hurt worse then me!
Lorelai: I don't care! I don't like him Rory, were not going to Luke's
Rory: well I do! I thought we weren't going to talk about it.
Lorelai: you brought it up!
Rory: no I didn't!
Rory storms out of the kitchen and in to her room. She pulls on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, grabs her coat, and walks towards the door.
Lorelai: where are you going?
Rory: to Luke's. I'm sorry mom, I don't want to fight, but I can't never talk to jess again. He's my friend. I hope you can realize that.
Lorelai: I'm sorry Rory. I shouldn't be mad, but I am and I can't help it…… Can you get me a coffee, and a muffin, please?
Rory: you're not coming?
Lorelai: maybe tomorrow
Rory walks out the door and heads towards the diner.
*~* at the diner *~*
Jess looks up as the bell on the door chimes. Rory smiles at him and sits down.
Rory: Luke is still making you work?
Jess: apparently, just because I had a hole in my arm that is now stitched up with thread doesn't qualify as being disabling enough to not work the register. But I do get to miss school. How bout you?
Rory: I get to miss school to. Although I'm sure Paris won't think a broken wrist is a fair justification.
Jess places a cup of coffee down in front of Rory. Luke comes down the stairs and looks at Rory and jess. Rory turns her head and smiles at him.
Luke: everything ok?
Rory: yep
Luke: where's your mom.
Rory: um well, she's really tired so, she decided to stay at home.
Luke: right
Rory: I have to get her a coffee and a muffin before I leave.
Luke: why's she so tired?
Rory: I don't know.
Luke: she ok with every thing?
Rory: I think so.
Luke: ok.
Luke leaves to take peoples orders. Jess and Rory start talking about books and music, occasionally having there little disagreements, as if nothing is wrong.
20 mins later.
Lorelai: Rory?!
Rory: mom? I thought you were staying at home.
Lorelai: it's been half an hour! I need some coffee.
Jess; good morning miss Gilmore.
Lorelai looks at jess. He's sitting there, smiling, talking with her daughter, as if he did nothing wrong
Lorelai: what is wrong with you?
Jess: excuse me?
Luke comes over to say hi to Lorelai but stops as he watches Lorelai build up with anger.
Lorelai: last night, you almost killed my daughter, and know you sit here as if nothing's happened!!
Jess: what is your problem?
Lorelai: YOU'RE my problem!!
Jess: why? What did I ever do to you??
Lorelai: You come here, you wreck havoc all over town, you try to take my daughter from her boyfriend, you crash a car, with her in it, and then you try to steal her from me!!!
Jess: what the hell Lorelai, I didn't try to steal Rory from anyone!
Lorelai: yes you did jess! Yes you did!
Jess: I'm sorry if you can't control your daughter, I'm sorry if I've shattered your perfect little world, but I'm not going to stop being me just because you don't like it.
Lorelai: you haven't ruined anything for me, jess, your hurting Rory, not me!!
Jess: so why are you yelling at me and not Rory? If I'm hurting rory, how come she's not telling me? your not the queen of the world, Lorelai; you don't know what everyone's thinking.
Lorelai: how do you know jess?! What makes you think you know my daughter better then I do?
Jess: when did I say that?
Lorelai: 3 seconds ago!
Jess: this is all about me crashing the car, isn't it.
Lorelai: well, mostly, yeah!
Jess: guess what Lorelai, I got hurt to ok. Rory's not the only victim here.
Lorelai: you are the one who did the hurting jess! Not her!
Jess: Rory's not a perfect little angel, you have to realize that!
Lorelai: you don't know her, jess! Rory would never hurt anyone! You're the only person I know who would ever accuse Rory of hurting someone.
Jess: you know what, screw you. I don't need to listen to this.
Jess storms up stairs and leaves Lorelai, Rory, and the rest of the diner staring in shock. Rory looks at her mom then runs upstairs after jess.
Rory: Jess!
Jess opens the door to the apartment.
Rory: what was that?
Jess: What?
Rory: you, yelling at my mom!
Jess: I don't know what you're talking about
Rory: Jess! You know what I'm talking about!
Jess: she started it Rory,
Rory: so! You didn't have to do that!
Jess: really? Then why did she do it?
Rory: did you actually look at my mom last night?
Jess: yeah
Rory: what did you see?
Jess: A 30 year old woman who didn't want to give me a ride home after I came out of surgery.
Rory: is that all you saw jess? Is that all? Did you actually look at her face? Did you see how scared she was? When I left the diner, she thought you were talking me away from her. My mother is the most confident person I know, do you know how scared she must have been if she thought I was going to leave her?!! I'm her best friend jess, her best friend!!
Jess: so just because I put my arms around you, to comfort you while you cried, I'm now your mom's worst night mare?! I'm sorry if your mother is all that, but to me, she's one hell of a bitch.
Rory: How can you say that jess!! All you have done is make people's lives diffucult scine you got here.
Jess: oh really, so no one in this entire town has ever thought of me as more then a angry screwed up kid?? Nobody ever remotely liked me? Not even you?!
Rory: what makes you think I like you jess!
Jess: nothing. And I'm glad. Now, I won't have to worry about anyone missing me when I leave.
Rory: you can't leave jess!
Jess: why not? Tell me rory, why not?
Rory: Because, because,
Jess: I'm sorry I ever came in to your life rory Gilmore.
Jess and Rory stare at each other before Rory runs out the door and down the stairs. Lorelai is sitting at the counter drinking Rory's coffee and Luke is talking to a customer. Lorelai sees Rory and stands up.
Rory: let's go.
Lorelai: what did jess say to you?
Rory: nothing. Let's just go.
Rory and Lorelai walk out of the diner, letting the door slam behind them.
A/n: I think it was the diet coke with lemon that made me write this like it is, but I like it. Review please, if you'd be so kind.
