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Chapter 2 ~ Forgiven
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He rolled over and picked up the phone. It was 2 in the afternoon and he had been up late last night having a welcome back party with his friends. He pulled his head up off of the pillow and blindly reached out for the phone. He grabbed it and brought it up to his ear.
"Hello?"
"Jess?"
"The one and only. Who is this?"
"It's Lorelai."
"Lorelai…Oh. What do you want?" He said somewhat sarcastically. "Are you suing me now? Or just sending the repair bill for your car?"
"Actually, I was wondering if you would come back."
"What? Why?" Jess was dumbstruck. He couldn't figure out what she was talking about.
"Because people here actually miss you."
Jess laughed, "Oh yeah? Like who? You?"
"No. Not me. I'm perfectly fine with you being all the way in New York, but people here do miss you. There's Luke, and…Rory." She said quieter
"Rory misses me?" He shot straight up in bed. Moving to Stars Hollow was actually worth it. He got to meet Rory Gilmore. , who in his mind was the most beautiful, intelligent, and nice person in the entire country.
"Yes, She does. Much to my…discretion."
"You actually want me to come back?"
"Yes. Will that be okay with your mom?"
Jess laughed again, "Actually, my mom and my step-dad were just talking about what military school they should sign me up for."
"Hmm…not a bad idea. Maybe you should forget I ever called." Lorelai said laughing
"Yeah, well. I'm going to come back."
"Really? I thought you would take more persuading. You must have been partying pretty hard last night to just be waking up."
"Yeah, it was a joint, welcome home- we'll miss you party."
"Sounds like fun. Do you have any idea of how you'll be getting here?"
"Umm…no. I guess I'll take the bus- again." He laughed
"So, when should I tell Rory to meet you at the bus station? Is tomorrow soon enough? You'll want to be back before Luke sends all of your stuff away, and then you wont miss any school."
"Oh yippee, well I'll go talk to my parents and tell them what's going on. Tell her to be there at 8:00 tomorrow night. I'll leave in the afternoon."
"Thank you so much Jess. You have no idea what this means to me- or everyone else. We've all missed our favourite hoodlum, even though no one will admit it. Taylor has been pretty bored without you lately, and we do need someone to find those baseballs."
"Lorelai?"
"Yeah?"
"Is it going to be different this time?"
"Are you going to be different this time?"
"I'll try."
"Jess?"
"Yeah?"
"Please try hard. For Rory's sake."
"I will."
Lorelai hung up the phone at the same instant Jess did. He looked around his room. It was basically empty except for a bunch of garbage and some clothes scattered around on the floor. He grabbed everything he could get and cleaned his room. Then he took all of his dirty clothes and washed them. He climbed into the shower, and thought about what Lorelai had said. Rory. Rory missed him. And he was going to do whatever it took to make her see that he was perfect for her.
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He was on the bus. On his way back. Was he out of his mind? He was going back to a town where nearly everyone hated him. There was Dean, Taylor, and everyone else, except for Rory, Lorelai, Lane, and Luke.
They had already passed through Hartford, where he had to switch buses. He was actually getting good at. He had it down pat, a few more pranks and he could write a book about how to get back to New York from Smalltown, USA.
They entered Stars Hollow. He looked at the familiar surroundings, and gripped his bags tightly. He was nervous. Very, very nervous. What if she missed him but she wasn't ready to forgive him? This would be interesting.
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"Rory!"
Rory ran out of her room, "What?!"
Lorelai smiled, "I want to go for a walk."
"When?"
"Now?"
"Yes, now. And then I think we should go to Luke's for dessert."
"We already had dessert remember?"
"Oh, I know, but I want more. I need some good pie."
"Aren't you and him still fighting?"
"Yes, but I thought of a solution."
"Oh yeah? What's that?"
"You'll see my dear, just wait and see."
"Okay, I guess. Where do you want to walk?"
"Through the park, and then downtown, right past the bus station so that we can make fun of all the losers getting off the 8 o'clock bus."
"Sounds like fun."
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It was 8 o'clock on the dot when the bus pulled up to the stop, and at the same time the two Gilmore's walked up to the bench. Jess was tired. He saw two figures just approaching the bench. He smiled when he recognized the two women.
Everyone got off the bus. Lorelai was worried she couldn't see Jess. Maybe he decided that military school was the best place for him after all. Then she saw him. A dark, figure was getting off. Rory gasped, and grabbed her mother's hand.
Jess looked up. Rory stood. He smiled. Lorelai stood up beside her daughter. Rory just stood there.
Jess spoke, "What? You've forgotten me already?"
Rory ran up to him and hugged him tightly. "Never leave me."
Lorelai was surprised at this; her daughter was in love. And it was no longer with her boyfriend. But she was happy- at last.
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A/N; this is all that I can stand to write for now. Here's two chapters deal with that. Maybe I'll have more tomorrow- or tonight if you are really lucky.
Chapter 2 ~ Forgiven
~*~*~*~
He rolled over and picked up the phone. It was 2 in the afternoon and he had been up late last night having a welcome back party with his friends. He pulled his head up off of the pillow and blindly reached out for the phone. He grabbed it and brought it up to his ear.
"Hello?"
"Jess?"
"The one and only. Who is this?"
"It's Lorelai."
"Lorelai…Oh. What do you want?" He said somewhat sarcastically. "Are you suing me now? Or just sending the repair bill for your car?"
"Actually, I was wondering if you would come back."
"What? Why?" Jess was dumbstruck. He couldn't figure out what she was talking about.
"Because people here actually miss you."
Jess laughed, "Oh yeah? Like who? You?"
"No. Not me. I'm perfectly fine with you being all the way in New York, but people here do miss you. There's Luke, and…Rory." She said quieter
"Rory misses me?" He shot straight up in bed. Moving to Stars Hollow was actually worth it. He got to meet Rory Gilmore. , who in his mind was the most beautiful, intelligent, and nice person in the entire country.
"Yes, She does. Much to my…discretion."
"You actually want me to come back?"
"Yes. Will that be okay with your mom?"
Jess laughed again, "Actually, my mom and my step-dad were just talking about what military school they should sign me up for."
"Hmm…not a bad idea. Maybe you should forget I ever called." Lorelai said laughing
"Yeah, well. I'm going to come back."
"Really? I thought you would take more persuading. You must have been partying pretty hard last night to just be waking up."
"Yeah, it was a joint, welcome home- we'll miss you party."
"Sounds like fun. Do you have any idea of how you'll be getting here?"
"Umm…no. I guess I'll take the bus- again." He laughed
"So, when should I tell Rory to meet you at the bus station? Is tomorrow soon enough? You'll want to be back before Luke sends all of your stuff away, and then you wont miss any school."
"Oh yippee, well I'll go talk to my parents and tell them what's going on. Tell her to be there at 8:00 tomorrow night. I'll leave in the afternoon."
"Thank you so much Jess. You have no idea what this means to me- or everyone else. We've all missed our favourite hoodlum, even though no one will admit it. Taylor has been pretty bored without you lately, and we do need someone to find those baseballs."
"Lorelai?"
"Yeah?"
"Is it going to be different this time?"
"Are you going to be different this time?"
"I'll try."
"Jess?"
"Yeah?"
"Please try hard. For Rory's sake."
"I will."
Lorelai hung up the phone at the same instant Jess did. He looked around his room. It was basically empty except for a bunch of garbage and some clothes scattered around on the floor. He grabbed everything he could get and cleaned his room. Then he took all of his dirty clothes and washed them. He climbed into the shower, and thought about what Lorelai had said. Rory. Rory missed him. And he was going to do whatever it took to make her see that he was perfect for her.
~*~
He was on the bus. On his way back. Was he out of his mind? He was going back to a town where nearly everyone hated him. There was Dean, Taylor, and everyone else, except for Rory, Lorelai, Lane, and Luke.
They had already passed through Hartford, where he had to switch buses. He was actually getting good at. He had it down pat, a few more pranks and he could write a book about how to get back to New York from Smalltown, USA.
They entered Stars Hollow. He looked at the familiar surroundings, and gripped his bags tightly. He was nervous. Very, very nervous. What if she missed him but she wasn't ready to forgive him? This would be interesting.
~*~
"Rory!"
Rory ran out of her room, "What?!"
Lorelai smiled, "I want to go for a walk."
"When?"
"Now?"
"Yes, now. And then I think we should go to Luke's for dessert."
"We already had dessert remember?"
"Oh, I know, but I want more. I need some good pie."
"Aren't you and him still fighting?"
"Yes, but I thought of a solution."
"Oh yeah? What's that?"
"You'll see my dear, just wait and see."
"Okay, I guess. Where do you want to walk?"
"Through the park, and then downtown, right past the bus station so that we can make fun of all the losers getting off the 8 o'clock bus."
"Sounds like fun."
~*~
It was 8 o'clock on the dot when the bus pulled up to the stop, and at the same time the two Gilmore's walked up to the bench. Jess was tired. He saw two figures just approaching the bench. He smiled when he recognized the two women.
Everyone got off the bus. Lorelai was worried she couldn't see Jess. Maybe he decided that military school was the best place for him after all. Then she saw him. A dark, figure was getting off. Rory gasped, and grabbed her mother's hand.
Jess looked up. Rory stood. He smiled. Lorelai stood up beside her daughter. Rory just stood there.
Jess spoke, "What? You've forgotten me already?"
Rory ran up to him and hugged him tightly. "Never leave me."
Lorelai was surprised at this; her daughter was in love. And it was no longer with her boyfriend. But she was happy- at last.
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A/N; this is all that I can stand to write for now. Here's two chapters deal with that. Maybe I'll have more tomorrow- or tonight if you are really lucky.
