*Rory's/Paris' apartment
*It's 9pm, Paris is just returning from the library. Rory is sitting on the couch watching America's Sweethearts.
"Hello."
"Hey."
"What are you watc-oh not that again." Paris says grumpily.
"Be quiet, it's a great movie, besides I needed a movie night ok?"
Paris looks at her roommate, studying her face. "Sure. Well I'm going to bed, I've got to be up earlier I've my internship tomorrow."
"Ok. Hey throw me my pillow, I think I'm just going to sleep out here…Oh and Sean left a message for you to call him."
"Her you go, thanks." Paris takes the phone and dials it."
*There is a knock at the door. Rory gets up and answers it, finding Jess standing in front of her.
"Jess."
"Rory"
"You're wet."
"It's raining."
"Oh. Well, come in."
"Thanks."
"What are you doing here."
"Begging for a piece of floor to sleep on?"
"What happened?"
"There was no room in the inn."
"No Bible references please. Seriously what happened?"
"Everything happened."
"Drink?"
"Anything but water please. I got kicked out of my place, and then went to Sean's, but that Dugrey guy had someone over, it's so damn loud there I couldn't sleep...and I need to sleep. "
"Tristan had someone over? A women someone?"
Jess ignores Rory's inquiry Please, just let me sleep on the floor, it's good enough for me really, I just need sleep, I'm doing an interview tomorrow for the paper, and I got to be up early."
Dazed Rory replies, "S-sure, take the couch."
*Rory takes a blanket out of the closet and sets up the couch for Jess. She says good night, informs Paris of the situation and then gets changed and goes into her room.
*20 minutes later
Rory is reading a book, The TV is on, but muted.
Rory abruptly closes her book and turns off the light. She lies down, watching the floor, waiting for sleep to come. As she examines the wooden floor, a pair of bare feet come into view.
"I can't sleep."
Rory pulls her blanket close to her as she sits up acknowledging Jess' presence. "And?"
"Well when I can't sleep I usually put on music, but since I'm guessing the Queen mother in there will wig, I need something else."
"Alright come on." Rory gets out if bed pretending to be annoyed but secretly excited that Jess is there. She takes her book and heads towards the living room. Jess follows.
Jess sits on the couch, Rory settles in besides him. She opens her book and proceeds to read quietly to Jess.
*10 minutes later.
Jess is not listening to the story, but rather reading Rory's face, studying her mouth and the creases that appeared when she put emphasis on words. Jess smiles and then interrupts Rory's sentence.
"Do you know, I remember the last time I heard you read out loud."
"You do?" Rory says, looking surprised.
"It was the summer of jr. year. Dean had gone to Chicago for a week, and I guess you got lonely. I found you sitting on the bridge, book in hand."
"Oh yea. And you said read to me Rory."
"That I did, and you read for almost an hour out loud to me, then your watch beeped and left to go out with Lane."
"Wonder Boys."
"What?"
"That was the book I read to you."
"I thought it was Midnight in the Garden of Good and evil." Jess commented nonchalantly
"No, it wasn't because you kept interrupting about how this was a book for dope smokers, and I lectured you."
"Ah yes Rory Gilmore, the famous nagger, goes on for hours."
At this Rory playfully smacks him on the arm. He catches her hand in his. For a moment time stops as the two lost souls reconnect. Silence ensues. Rory breaks the silence.
"Well, I think you should be able to get some sleep now."
"Huh-oh yea thanks Rory."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Rory." As Jess watches her retreat he smiles. As if he were a patient coming out of a coma, a thousand memories come flooding back to Jess, his body shakes and his heart beets fast…the immediate results of rediscovering his love for Rory Gilmore.
*It's 9pm, Paris is just returning from the library. Rory is sitting on the couch watching America's Sweethearts.
"Hello."
"Hey."
"What are you watc-oh not that again." Paris says grumpily.
"Be quiet, it's a great movie, besides I needed a movie night ok?"
Paris looks at her roommate, studying her face. "Sure. Well I'm going to bed, I've got to be up earlier I've my internship tomorrow."
"Ok. Hey throw me my pillow, I think I'm just going to sleep out here…Oh and Sean left a message for you to call him."
"Her you go, thanks." Paris takes the phone and dials it."
*There is a knock at the door. Rory gets up and answers it, finding Jess standing in front of her.
"Jess."
"Rory"
"You're wet."
"It's raining."
"Oh. Well, come in."
"Thanks."
"What are you doing here."
"Begging for a piece of floor to sleep on?"
"What happened?"
"There was no room in the inn."
"No Bible references please. Seriously what happened?"
"Everything happened."
"Drink?"
"Anything but water please. I got kicked out of my place, and then went to Sean's, but that Dugrey guy had someone over, it's so damn loud there I couldn't sleep...and I need to sleep. "
"Tristan had someone over? A women someone?"
Jess ignores Rory's inquiry Please, just let me sleep on the floor, it's good enough for me really, I just need sleep, I'm doing an interview tomorrow for the paper, and I got to be up early."
Dazed Rory replies, "S-sure, take the couch."
*Rory takes a blanket out of the closet and sets up the couch for Jess. She says good night, informs Paris of the situation and then gets changed and goes into her room.
*20 minutes later
Rory is reading a book, The TV is on, but muted.
Rory abruptly closes her book and turns off the light. She lies down, watching the floor, waiting for sleep to come. As she examines the wooden floor, a pair of bare feet come into view.
"I can't sleep."
Rory pulls her blanket close to her as she sits up acknowledging Jess' presence. "And?"
"Well when I can't sleep I usually put on music, but since I'm guessing the Queen mother in there will wig, I need something else."
"Alright come on." Rory gets out if bed pretending to be annoyed but secretly excited that Jess is there. She takes her book and heads towards the living room. Jess follows.
Jess sits on the couch, Rory settles in besides him. She opens her book and proceeds to read quietly to Jess.
*10 minutes later.
Jess is not listening to the story, but rather reading Rory's face, studying her mouth and the creases that appeared when she put emphasis on words. Jess smiles and then interrupts Rory's sentence.
"Do you know, I remember the last time I heard you read out loud."
"You do?" Rory says, looking surprised.
"It was the summer of jr. year. Dean had gone to Chicago for a week, and I guess you got lonely. I found you sitting on the bridge, book in hand."
"Oh yea. And you said read to me Rory."
"That I did, and you read for almost an hour out loud to me, then your watch beeped and left to go out with Lane."
"Wonder Boys."
"What?"
"That was the book I read to you."
"I thought it was Midnight in the Garden of Good and evil." Jess commented nonchalantly
"No, it wasn't because you kept interrupting about how this was a book for dope smokers, and I lectured you."
"Ah yes Rory Gilmore, the famous nagger, goes on for hours."
At this Rory playfully smacks him on the arm. He catches her hand in his. For a moment time stops as the two lost souls reconnect. Silence ensues. Rory breaks the silence.
"Well, I think you should be able to get some sleep now."
"Huh-oh yea thanks Rory."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Rory." As Jess watches her retreat he smiles. As if he were a patient coming out of a coma, a thousand memories come flooding back to Jess, his body shakes and his heart beets fast…the immediate results of rediscovering his love for Rory Gilmore.
