Part 7
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Rory got off the bus and grinned when she saw her mom standing at the bus stop with two cups of coffee in her hand.
She ran over and hugged her daughter, "I never thought I'd be so happy to see you! You are NEVER leaving me again!"
"Don't worry, I won't. Coffee, coffee, coffee."
"Oh, right!" Lorelai gave the cup to Rory and she drank it quickly.
"Yummy, I want more."
"Ok, let's dump your stuff at home, and go to Luke's."
"Ok."
Lorelai helped Rory take her stuff home, the dumped it all inside the door, then went straight to Luke's. About a block away, Rory spotted Jess and decided to go talk to him.
"Mom, order me coffee, I'll meet you in there."
"Right." Lorelai skipped over to the diner.
Rory turned back around and just about fell over when she saw Jess making out with some girl, a girl Rory had never seen before. Jess opened his eyes and saw Rory, and backed away from the girl. He took her hand and they walked over to Rory.
"Rory, hi." Jess smiled awkwardly.
Rory returned the smile, "Hi."
Rory looked at the girl.
"This is Vanessa, she moved here about.three weeks ago. He dad bought the garage."
Rory studied the girl; she was Jess' height, skinny, with curly brown hair, down a little past her shoulders. She was pretty; Rory instantly hated her, but she tried to hide it.
"Hi Vanessa," She stuck out her hand and Vanessa shook it, "nice to meet you; I'm Rory."
"Hi."
The three of them stood there for a bit, in silence.
Rory couldn't take it anymore, "Well, my mom's waiting at the diner. I'll.see you later."
"Yea, ok." Jess didn't know what else to say.
"Nice meeting you Vanessa."
"Yea, same here."
Rory smiled, then turned around and quickly walked away. Rory stormed into the diner and saw her mom sitting at the counter. She plopped into the stool next her mom and saw the coffee. She grabbed it, gulped it down and held it out to Luke to fill it.
"Rory, you."
He saw the look on her face, and decided against telling her no. He filled it up again, and she drank it more slowly.
"Vanessa; it figures her name is Vanessa." Rory grumbled.
"Huh? Who's Vanessa?" Lorelai asked.
'God, he was practically eating her face!" Rory was disgusted.
"Ok, back up here, "Who's Vanessa, and who was eating her face?" Lorelai was thoroughly confused.
"Jess' new girlfriend."
"Jess has a girlfriend?"
Luke groaned, "You met Vanessa."
Lorelai whined, "How come you never told me Jess has a girlfriend?"
"Well, she's not someone I care to talk about."
Lorelai turned back to Rory, "He was eating her face? Explain."
"Use your imagination. God, she's so."
"Skanky?"
"Yes!"
"Ah, Rory said skanky!" Lorelai teased.
"No, you did."
"Yes, but you agreed."
"Mother!"
"Who's Vanessa?" Lorelai asked again.
Luke gave Rory and Lorelai more coffee, "Her dad bought the garage. They moved here about three weeks ago."
"Oh, yea. I met the guy once, but not her."
"Lucky you." Rory griped.
Lorelai grinned, "Do I detect a hint of jealousy?"
"Jealous? Not likely!"
"Sure."
"Thin ice mom."
"Right, shutting up now."
"God, if she had she had shoved her tongue in his mouth any father, it woulda come out the other side!"
"Ok, honey, too much information." Lorelai cringed at the sudden visual.
"Sorry, but in public? That's not right. Anyone could have seen them."
"Like you?"
"Yea, I guess."
"Are you sure you're not jealous?"
"Try disgusted."
"Ah, I see."
Like clockwork, Jess came through the door, and immediately went to work. Rory suddenly felt ill. She finished her coffee, and then got up.
"Mom, I'm gonna go for a walk. I'll see you at home."
Lorelai didn't even pretend not to understand, "Ok, see ya then. I missed you."
That made Rory smile. The left the diner and started walking to nowhere in particular; but like always, she ended up at the bridge. She sat on the edge and started thinking about everything; the wedding, the kiss, the storeroom, and.Vanessa.
"Fancy meeting you here." A voice above her said.
Rory didn't even look up; she just continued staring at the water. Jess sat down next to her and looked at the water too.
Finally, he spoke, "Welcome home."
"Thanks." Was all she said.
"That's all you can say?"
Rory couldn't stand it anymore, "Vanessa seems nice."
"And here it comes."
"What? All I said is she seems nice."
"Yes, but that's not what you're thinking."
"Ok hotshot, what am I thinking?"
"You're thinking, 'he didn't waste anytime did he? How could he do this to me? After everything that happened.' That about cover it?"
Rory wanted to protest, but she couldn't.
"Scary how well I know you isn't it?"
"Ok, mister-know-it-all; you got the questions, where are the answers?"
"One answer for all questions; I haven't done anything to you. You are the one who ran away.twice. That told me that you don't want to be anymore than my friend. It doesn't matter that you feel the chemistry between us every time touch. You love Dean, that's all that matters to you. Did you expect me to wait for you forever?"
Rory didn't know what to say. Everything he said was right, and she hated that. She continued to look at the water, unable to speak.
"I'm sorry."
"Yea, me too." Jess got up and started walking away.
Rory jumped up and went after him, "Jess, wait."
He turned around and faced her, "I'm tired of waiting Rory. I can't do this anymore. I can't stand to see you with him everyday, knowing that I'm the one you should be with. I've fallen for you.hard; and it's killing me because I know that I can't be with you."
Rory wanted to cry, "You think this is easy for me? In Washington, I thought about you ten times a day. I thought about mom four times; and Dean, I thought about him once a day, if at all. You were the only thing I thought of in D.C. And when I was here with Dean, I thought about what it would be like to walk down the street holding YOUR hand, kissing YOU hello and goodbye. I thought about what it would be like to be with you instead of Dean; that is all I thought about. I CANNOT get you out of my head, and THAT'S killing ME!"
Jess could feel himself getting angrier at every word Rory said. She obviously had strong feelings for him, but she wouldn't admit it, and it was driving him crazy, "I could live the rest of my life and never feel as much as I did when you kissed me. I could feel the warmth, the passion, the love. Everything you felt, I felt. But now, you won't admit any of it. I could beat my brains out trying to get you to admit what you feel, but all I'd get out of that is a big mess, and I can't handle that right now. If you ever decide that you want to admit your feelings, let me know."
Without another word, he turned around and walked away, leaving Rory alone, at the bridge, with a million thoughts running through her head. She sat back down on the edge of the bridge and cried until she couldn't see anymore.
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End of part 7.
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Rory got off the bus and grinned when she saw her mom standing at the bus stop with two cups of coffee in her hand.
She ran over and hugged her daughter, "I never thought I'd be so happy to see you! You are NEVER leaving me again!"
"Don't worry, I won't. Coffee, coffee, coffee."
"Oh, right!" Lorelai gave the cup to Rory and she drank it quickly.
"Yummy, I want more."
"Ok, let's dump your stuff at home, and go to Luke's."
"Ok."
Lorelai helped Rory take her stuff home, the dumped it all inside the door, then went straight to Luke's. About a block away, Rory spotted Jess and decided to go talk to him.
"Mom, order me coffee, I'll meet you in there."
"Right." Lorelai skipped over to the diner.
Rory turned back around and just about fell over when she saw Jess making out with some girl, a girl Rory had never seen before. Jess opened his eyes and saw Rory, and backed away from the girl. He took her hand and they walked over to Rory.
"Rory, hi." Jess smiled awkwardly.
Rory returned the smile, "Hi."
Rory looked at the girl.
"This is Vanessa, she moved here about.three weeks ago. He dad bought the garage."
Rory studied the girl; she was Jess' height, skinny, with curly brown hair, down a little past her shoulders. She was pretty; Rory instantly hated her, but she tried to hide it.
"Hi Vanessa," She stuck out her hand and Vanessa shook it, "nice to meet you; I'm Rory."
"Hi."
The three of them stood there for a bit, in silence.
Rory couldn't take it anymore, "Well, my mom's waiting at the diner. I'll.see you later."
"Yea, ok." Jess didn't know what else to say.
"Nice meeting you Vanessa."
"Yea, same here."
Rory smiled, then turned around and quickly walked away. Rory stormed into the diner and saw her mom sitting at the counter. She plopped into the stool next her mom and saw the coffee. She grabbed it, gulped it down and held it out to Luke to fill it.
"Rory, you."
He saw the look on her face, and decided against telling her no. He filled it up again, and she drank it more slowly.
"Vanessa; it figures her name is Vanessa." Rory grumbled.
"Huh? Who's Vanessa?" Lorelai asked.
'God, he was practically eating her face!" Rory was disgusted.
"Ok, back up here, "Who's Vanessa, and who was eating her face?" Lorelai was thoroughly confused.
"Jess' new girlfriend."
"Jess has a girlfriend?"
Luke groaned, "You met Vanessa."
Lorelai whined, "How come you never told me Jess has a girlfriend?"
"Well, she's not someone I care to talk about."
Lorelai turned back to Rory, "He was eating her face? Explain."
"Use your imagination. God, she's so."
"Skanky?"
"Yes!"
"Ah, Rory said skanky!" Lorelai teased.
"No, you did."
"Yes, but you agreed."
"Mother!"
"Who's Vanessa?" Lorelai asked again.
Luke gave Rory and Lorelai more coffee, "Her dad bought the garage. They moved here about three weeks ago."
"Oh, yea. I met the guy once, but not her."
"Lucky you." Rory griped.
Lorelai grinned, "Do I detect a hint of jealousy?"
"Jealous? Not likely!"
"Sure."
"Thin ice mom."
"Right, shutting up now."
"God, if she had she had shoved her tongue in his mouth any father, it woulda come out the other side!"
"Ok, honey, too much information." Lorelai cringed at the sudden visual.
"Sorry, but in public? That's not right. Anyone could have seen them."
"Like you?"
"Yea, I guess."
"Are you sure you're not jealous?"
"Try disgusted."
"Ah, I see."
Like clockwork, Jess came through the door, and immediately went to work. Rory suddenly felt ill. She finished her coffee, and then got up.
"Mom, I'm gonna go for a walk. I'll see you at home."
Lorelai didn't even pretend not to understand, "Ok, see ya then. I missed you."
That made Rory smile. The left the diner and started walking to nowhere in particular; but like always, she ended up at the bridge. She sat on the edge and started thinking about everything; the wedding, the kiss, the storeroom, and.Vanessa.
"Fancy meeting you here." A voice above her said.
Rory didn't even look up; she just continued staring at the water. Jess sat down next to her and looked at the water too.
Finally, he spoke, "Welcome home."
"Thanks." Was all she said.
"That's all you can say?"
Rory couldn't stand it anymore, "Vanessa seems nice."
"And here it comes."
"What? All I said is she seems nice."
"Yes, but that's not what you're thinking."
"Ok hotshot, what am I thinking?"
"You're thinking, 'he didn't waste anytime did he? How could he do this to me? After everything that happened.' That about cover it?"
Rory wanted to protest, but she couldn't.
"Scary how well I know you isn't it?"
"Ok, mister-know-it-all; you got the questions, where are the answers?"
"One answer for all questions; I haven't done anything to you. You are the one who ran away.twice. That told me that you don't want to be anymore than my friend. It doesn't matter that you feel the chemistry between us every time touch. You love Dean, that's all that matters to you. Did you expect me to wait for you forever?"
Rory didn't know what to say. Everything he said was right, and she hated that. She continued to look at the water, unable to speak.
"I'm sorry."
"Yea, me too." Jess got up and started walking away.
Rory jumped up and went after him, "Jess, wait."
He turned around and faced her, "I'm tired of waiting Rory. I can't do this anymore. I can't stand to see you with him everyday, knowing that I'm the one you should be with. I've fallen for you.hard; and it's killing me because I know that I can't be with you."
Rory wanted to cry, "You think this is easy for me? In Washington, I thought about you ten times a day. I thought about mom four times; and Dean, I thought about him once a day, if at all. You were the only thing I thought of in D.C. And when I was here with Dean, I thought about what it would be like to walk down the street holding YOUR hand, kissing YOU hello and goodbye. I thought about what it would be like to be with you instead of Dean; that is all I thought about. I CANNOT get you out of my head, and THAT'S killing ME!"
Jess could feel himself getting angrier at every word Rory said. She obviously had strong feelings for him, but she wouldn't admit it, and it was driving him crazy, "I could live the rest of my life and never feel as much as I did when you kissed me. I could feel the warmth, the passion, the love. Everything you felt, I felt. But now, you won't admit any of it. I could beat my brains out trying to get you to admit what you feel, but all I'd get out of that is a big mess, and I can't handle that right now. If you ever decide that you want to admit your feelings, let me know."
Without another word, he turned around and walked away, leaving Rory alone, at the bridge, with a million thoughts running through her head. She sat back down on the edge of the bridge and cried until she couldn't see anymore.
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End of part 7.