*Hospital—Rory has followed Dr. Thatcher into the emergency room.
"Mrs. Mariano, you must understand that we gave your husband some medication for his knee…so, he may be a bit out of it."
"Alright, thank you doctor."
"He right down the hall there, to the right." Dr. Thatcher calls down the hallway as Rory slowly makes her way to Jess' room.
Rory enters the room, seeing Jess asleep she moves quietly towards his bed. Her eyes glued to Jess, Rory doesn't see the wastebasket in front of her. It falls with a crash as she stumbles forward.
Jess wakes violently, "No! Don't do that!' Jess screams incoherently.
"I-I'm sorry." Rory says sheepishly.
Jess looks groggily at Rory, he reaches for but is pulled back down by the leg sling.
Rory moves closer to Jess, "Ohh…lay back."
"What happened?" Jess asks; his eyes wide.
"Y-you got in an accident."
"No, you…you're fat."
Rory feels hurt for a moment before remembering the doctor's warning, "Jess…"
"My knee hurts."
"Yea…"
"Big truck, big truck, just came and hit me."
"I know." Rory says with ease.
Jess holds out his right arm, Rory takes his hand and kisses it. Unaware, Rory begins to speak as tears flow down her face.
A dazed Jess cuts her off, "…Don't cry." Rory laughs at Jess' sentiment as he continues, "I didn't get your pie."
"It's ok." Rory says calmly a smile creeping across her face.
"No, no it's not." Jess says breathing heavily. "I-I let you down."
"No, you didn't Je—
"Um, excuse me, Mrs. Mariano?"
"Yes?" Rory replies standing up awkwardly.
"We're ready to take Mr. Mariano for his cat scan."
"Oh right."
The doctor approaches Rory, "We can set up a cot in here for you if you want to stay…" Looking Rory over once more, "…But maybe you'd be more comfortable at home, in a bed." The doctor clears his throat, "The cat scan is going to take a while, if we do surgery it won't be until tomorrow morning. Why don't you go home, get some rest and if anything changes we'll call you."
"A-alright." Rory replies exasperated. Turning to Jess, "I have to go.." Jess ignores her. "I love you." Rory says as the nurse wheels Jess out of the room.
"…I love you too." Jess moans down the hallway.
*Waiting room
Dean stands at the sight of Rory, "Is he ok?"
"Yea, a little groggy but fine."
"I'm glad." Deans states honestly.
"Me too." Rory trails off looking uncomfortably around the room.
"Uh, so what's going on? Are you sticking around."
"No…no, I think the doctor was trying to get rid of me…I think he thought I was too pregnant to spend the night on a cot." Rory says quietly but with a smirk.
"That's ridiculous, you're what 3 months?"
Rory looks amazedly at Dean, "Yeah, just about."
"Doctors know nothing."
"That's comforting."
"What-oh sorry. No, I just mean some doctors say stupid things to their patients.
"Oh."
"They just get afraid that they're going end up with more medical emergencies."
"Yea, he looked at me as if I was going to break any second."
"Yea, well he's a jerk…one of those disillusioned doctors."
"Wow, that's some vocabulary."
"Yea, well. English teacher's have to make sure that their students think they're smarter then them."
Rory giggles, "So you've had a lot of experiences with disenchanted doctors?"
"Nah, just a few. When.." Dean fumbles his words. "When Kayte was pregnant we ended up having 3 different doctors. The first two were total shmucks. This one guy was talking to her like she was five…oh and the other one, I swear I came this close to hitting him, I mean he stands there refusing to address, Kayte, the pregnant woman, acted as if she wasn't there."
"Wow."
"What."
"You're so avid about this."
"It's weird I never thought I would be, but then, Kay dragged me along to that sonogram thing, and the second I heard des' little heart, I couldn't help but feel protective , you know."
"Yeah, I do."
Dean looks uncomfortably at Rory, "So, do you know what it is yet?"
"No, next Wednesday we'll find out."
Dean nods, "Hey, did you drive here?"
"Took a cab."
"Do, you want a ride home?"
"That'd be nice." Rory replies putting her coat on. "Thanks.
*1/2 hr later.
*In front of Rory's apartment.
"Thanks again, Dean…for everything."
"Anytime."
Rory smiles distantly at Dean, "You know, I never thought it'd end up like this."
"I know…it's weird. 7 years ago, all I thought about was you, being with you. Growing up, getting married the whole thing. But now, I can't imagine what that would've been like. I mean we're such different people, I don't know how we stayed together so long."
"We loved each other, and we were young. Honestly I think things worked out just they way they were meant to."
"Ah, but I thought Rory Gilmore didn't believe in fate."
"Neither did I, until Jess came back not my life."
"Man, I remember how much I wanted to kill that guy."
"Yea, I think the feeling was mutual." Rory laughs out loud. "…But he's really grown up…and so have you, I can tell."
Dean looks down at his watch, "Well, I better go; Kayte's waiting.
"Right. It was nice to see you again, Dean."
"Yes, it was. Here. Give me a call and let me know how things work out."
"Ok. You know, we should get together sometime, you know when Jess is conscious again."
"I'd like that."
"Goodnight Rory Gilmore." Deans says, heading back to his car.
Rory watches him leave before opening the door. Rory enters the now dark apartment. Placing her jacket in the closet, Rory is irked by a small humming noise. Looking down at her feet, she spots the cordless phone she'd dropped there hours ago. Picking it up, she caresses the buttons before dialing a number.
"Hello? Luke, it's Rory."
"Mrs. Mariano, you must understand that we gave your husband some medication for his knee…so, he may be a bit out of it."
"Alright, thank you doctor."
"He right down the hall there, to the right." Dr. Thatcher calls down the hallway as Rory slowly makes her way to Jess' room.
Rory enters the room, seeing Jess asleep she moves quietly towards his bed. Her eyes glued to Jess, Rory doesn't see the wastebasket in front of her. It falls with a crash as she stumbles forward.
Jess wakes violently, "No! Don't do that!' Jess screams incoherently.
"I-I'm sorry." Rory says sheepishly.
Jess looks groggily at Rory, he reaches for but is pulled back down by the leg sling.
Rory moves closer to Jess, "Ohh…lay back."
"What happened?" Jess asks; his eyes wide.
"Y-you got in an accident."
"No, you…you're fat."
Rory feels hurt for a moment before remembering the doctor's warning, "Jess…"
"My knee hurts."
"Yea…"
"Big truck, big truck, just came and hit me."
"I know." Rory says with ease.
Jess holds out his right arm, Rory takes his hand and kisses it. Unaware, Rory begins to speak as tears flow down her face.
A dazed Jess cuts her off, "…Don't cry." Rory laughs at Jess' sentiment as he continues, "I didn't get your pie."
"It's ok." Rory says calmly a smile creeping across her face.
"No, no it's not." Jess says breathing heavily. "I-I let you down."
"No, you didn't Je—
"Um, excuse me, Mrs. Mariano?"
"Yes?" Rory replies standing up awkwardly.
"We're ready to take Mr. Mariano for his cat scan."
"Oh right."
The doctor approaches Rory, "We can set up a cot in here for you if you want to stay…" Looking Rory over once more, "…But maybe you'd be more comfortable at home, in a bed." The doctor clears his throat, "The cat scan is going to take a while, if we do surgery it won't be until tomorrow morning. Why don't you go home, get some rest and if anything changes we'll call you."
"A-alright." Rory replies exasperated. Turning to Jess, "I have to go.." Jess ignores her. "I love you." Rory says as the nurse wheels Jess out of the room.
"…I love you too." Jess moans down the hallway.
*Waiting room
Dean stands at the sight of Rory, "Is he ok?"
"Yea, a little groggy but fine."
"I'm glad." Deans states honestly.
"Me too." Rory trails off looking uncomfortably around the room.
"Uh, so what's going on? Are you sticking around."
"No…no, I think the doctor was trying to get rid of me…I think he thought I was too pregnant to spend the night on a cot." Rory says quietly but with a smirk.
"That's ridiculous, you're what 3 months?"
Rory looks amazedly at Dean, "Yeah, just about."
"Doctors know nothing."
"That's comforting."
"What-oh sorry. No, I just mean some doctors say stupid things to their patients.
"Oh."
"They just get afraid that they're going end up with more medical emergencies."
"Yea, he looked at me as if I was going to break any second."
"Yea, well he's a jerk…one of those disillusioned doctors."
"Wow, that's some vocabulary."
"Yea, well. English teacher's have to make sure that their students think they're smarter then them."
Rory giggles, "So you've had a lot of experiences with disenchanted doctors?"
"Nah, just a few. When.." Dean fumbles his words. "When Kayte was pregnant we ended up having 3 different doctors. The first two were total shmucks. This one guy was talking to her like she was five…oh and the other one, I swear I came this close to hitting him, I mean he stands there refusing to address, Kayte, the pregnant woman, acted as if she wasn't there."
"Wow."
"What."
"You're so avid about this."
"It's weird I never thought I would be, but then, Kay dragged me along to that sonogram thing, and the second I heard des' little heart, I couldn't help but feel protective , you know."
"Yeah, I do."
Dean looks uncomfortably at Rory, "So, do you know what it is yet?"
"No, next Wednesday we'll find out."
Dean nods, "Hey, did you drive here?"
"Took a cab."
"Do, you want a ride home?"
"That'd be nice." Rory replies putting her coat on. "Thanks.
*1/2 hr later.
*In front of Rory's apartment.
"Thanks again, Dean…for everything."
"Anytime."
Rory smiles distantly at Dean, "You know, I never thought it'd end up like this."
"I know…it's weird. 7 years ago, all I thought about was you, being with you. Growing up, getting married the whole thing. But now, I can't imagine what that would've been like. I mean we're such different people, I don't know how we stayed together so long."
"We loved each other, and we were young. Honestly I think things worked out just they way they were meant to."
"Ah, but I thought Rory Gilmore didn't believe in fate."
"Neither did I, until Jess came back not my life."
"Man, I remember how much I wanted to kill that guy."
"Yea, I think the feeling was mutual." Rory laughs out loud. "…But he's really grown up…and so have you, I can tell."
Dean looks down at his watch, "Well, I better go; Kayte's waiting.
"Right. It was nice to see you again, Dean."
"Yes, it was. Here. Give me a call and let me know how things work out."
"Ok. You know, we should get together sometime, you know when Jess is conscious again."
"I'd like that."
"Goodnight Rory Gilmore." Deans says, heading back to his car.
Rory watches him leave before opening the door. Rory enters the now dark apartment. Placing her jacket in the closet, Rory is irked by a small humming noise. Looking down at her feet, she spots the cordless phone she'd dropped there hours ago. Picking it up, she caresses the buttons before dialing a number.
"Hello? Luke, it's Rory."
