Rory slipped the lacy tank top over her head. Could she sneak out of the
house without her mom knowing she was wearing her shirt? Probably not. Rory
walked out of her bedroom and into the living room.
"I'm borrowing your shirt mom," she said as she walked to the front door. She paused for a second before opening the door, deciding if she was really going to go. Lane had invited her to a party for the public school kids. Rory shrugged. Going to the party couldn't be that bad. She opened the door and started walking to Lane's house.
*~*~*~*~*~*
When Rory got the party, she realized that drinking an entire bottle of water before leaving the house hadn't been the best idea. She made a beeline for the bathroom, only to find that there were about fifteen people waiting in line, which curved around the corner. Rory could just make out the voices of two girls from the front of the line.
"Hey Phoenix, what ever happened with you and that guy?" one girl asked.
"Who, Jess? It didn't really work out. All he wanted to do was talk about this Rory girl so I dumped him," Phoenix replied.
"Rory Gilmore? Her boyfriend is so hot," the same girl replied.
"No, they're not going out anymore. I heard he broke up with her because she kissed some other guy right in front of him," said a third girl.
"Oh my God! What a bitch!" Rory could feel tears welling up in her eyes as she heard this.
"I know. Plus, the guy that she kissed isn't even interested in her. He started dating someone else right afterwards!"
That was enough to cause the dam to break. Rory tore out the front door crying, completely forgetting about her bladder. All of the guilt that she had pushed down was surging back up. How could she have been so horrible as to kiss Jess in front of Dean? How could she hurt him like that and then not give it a second thought? As soon as Dean was out the picture, all she had thought about was Jess.
And she had hurt Jess too. She had told him that the kiss hadn't meant anything and then she said something else that hurt him even more. Rory wished that she could turn back the clock. She just wanted to go back to before the kiss, break up with Dean in the nicest way possible, and then tell Jess how she felt. But she couldn't. Both of them hated her, and it was because of her own selfishness and callousness.
Rory looked up to see a tall black-haired figure approaching. As the figure got closer, she could see it was Jess. She wiped her eyes and stood up.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Well this is a Star's Hollow High party and I do go to Star's Hollow High."
"Good point," she responded, feeling nervous.
"Don't look so happy to see me," Jess said, noting Rory's tears.
Rory tried to think of the words to explain. She wanted to tell him how bad she felt about hurting Dean and she wanted to apologize to him. But she just didn't know how. "I. . .um. . ."
Jess approached her and put his arms around her. It was the first time he had ever hugged her and she liked the feeling of his strong arms and hard chest. She forgot what she was so upset about for a second.
"I'm sorry I'm crying. I'm getting tears all over you," she said.
"That's okay," he said. "It gives me an excuse to hold you."
She pulled away and looked up at him, confused. Just yesterday he wouldn't even talk to her. What had changed suddenly?
"What?"
Jess looked down, embarrassed at what he had said. Or maybe he was trying to find the right words for what he wanted to say next.
"Rory, I have feemings fer yo" he mumbled. It sort of sounded like 'I have feelings for you.'
"What?"
"Oh screw it," Jess said, sighing. She could see him casting aside his protective wall. "I love you," he blurted out. "I. . .I'm in love with you."
"I love you too," she said for the first time out loud. "I'm so sorry for whatever I said that--"
"Don't worry about it. It was just a misunderstanding," he interrupted.
They stood there for a second, just looking at each other. Jess took a step closer. He was right up next to Rory. He cupped her cheek, pausing for a second to look into her eyes. And then he kissed her. It was full of passion and tenderness. And love. It was nothing like the first kiss, a kiss of eagerness and anticipation. Rory had the feeling this time that she could stand there forever, just kissing him.
Look for the sequel, What Dean Saw II: Rory and Jess are happy in their relationship. But will someone else's budding romance cost Rory that and a friendship?
"I'm borrowing your shirt mom," she said as she walked to the front door. She paused for a second before opening the door, deciding if she was really going to go. Lane had invited her to a party for the public school kids. Rory shrugged. Going to the party couldn't be that bad. She opened the door and started walking to Lane's house.
*~*~*~*~*~*
When Rory got the party, she realized that drinking an entire bottle of water before leaving the house hadn't been the best idea. She made a beeline for the bathroom, only to find that there were about fifteen people waiting in line, which curved around the corner. Rory could just make out the voices of two girls from the front of the line.
"Hey Phoenix, what ever happened with you and that guy?" one girl asked.
"Who, Jess? It didn't really work out. All he wanted to do was talk about this Rory girl so I dumped him," Phoenix replied.
"Rory Gilmore? Her boyfriend is so hot," the same girl replied.
"No, they're not going out anymore. I heard he broke up with her because she kissed some other guy right in front of him," said a third girl.
"Oh my God! What a bitch!" Rory could feel tears welling up in her eyes as she heard this.
"I know. Plus, the guy that she kissed isn't even interested in her. He started dating someone else right afterwards!"
That was enough to cause the dam to break. Rory tore out the front door crying, completely forgetting about her bladder. All of the guilt that she had pushed down was surging back up. How could she have been so horrible as to kiss Jess in front of Dean? How could she hurt him like that and then not give it a second thought? As soon as Dean was out the picture, all she had thought about was Jess.
And she had hurt Jess too. She had told him that the kiss hadn't meant anything and then she said something else that hurt him even more. Rory wished that she could turn back the clock. She just wanted to go back to before the kiss, break up with Dean in the nicest way possible, and then tell Jess how she felt. But she couldn't. Both of them hated her, and it was because of her own selfishness and callousness.
Rory looked up to see a tall black-haired figure approaching. As the figure got closer, she could see it was Jess. She wiped her eyes and stood up.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Well this is a Star's Hollow High party and I do go to Star's Hollow High."
"Good point," she responded, feeling nervous.
"Don't look so happy to see me," Jess said, noting Rory's tears.
Rory tried to think of the words to explain. She wanted to tell him how bad she felt about hurting Dean and she wanted to apologize to him. But she just didn't know how. "I. . .um. . ."
Jess approached her and put his arms around her. It was the first time he had ever hugged her and she liked the feeling of his strong arms and hard chest. She forgot what she was so upset about for a second.
"I'm sorry I'm crying. I'm getting tears all over you," she said.
"That's okay," he said. "It gives me an excuse to hold you."
She pulled away and looked up at him, confused. Just yesterday he wouldn't even talk to her. What had changed suddenly?
"What?"
Jess looked down, embarrassed at what he had said. Or maybe he was trying to find the right words for what he wanted to say next.
"Rory, I have feemings fer yo" he mumbled. It sort of sounded like 'I have feelings for you.'
"What?"
"Oh screw it," Jess said, sighing. She could see him casting aside his protective wall. "I love you," he blurted out. "I. . .I'm in love with you."
"I love you too," she said for the first time out loud. "I'm so sorry for whatever I said that--"
"Don't worry about it. It was just a misunderstanding," he interrupted.
They stood there for a second, just looking at each other. Jess took a step closer. He was right up next to Rory. He cupped her cheek, pausing for a second to look into her eyes. And then he kissed her. It was full of passion and tenderness. And love. It was nothing like the first kiss, a kiss of eagerness and anticipation. Rory had the feeling this time that she could stand there forever, just kissing him.
Look for the sequel, What Dean Saw II: Rory and Jess are happy in their relationship. But will someone else's budding romance cost Rory that and a friendship?
