Part 10
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Rory came out of her room wearing pajamas and it was only seven at night. She plopped down onto the couch next to her mom who was also in her pajamas.
Lorelai handed a tub of popcorn to Rory, "Great idea; when was the last time we had a girls-only movie night?"
Rory smiled, "Saturday."
"Oh, right. Still a good idea though."
"Thank you."
Lorelai noticed that Rory had been preoccupied all day, "Ok, no more secrets; spill it all!"
Rory pretended she didn't understand, "What are you talking about?"
"Rory, I am your mother; I know everything. Something is going on; does it have anything to do with a certain New Yorker we all know?"
Rory knew it was useless to hide anything from her mom, "What if I said yes?"
Lorelai sighed, "Ok, tell me what's going on."
Rory finally told her mom about what happened in the storeroom just before she left, which seemed so long ago; she also told her about the carwash, and every kiss that they had shared since the wedding.
Rory looked at her mom, "Well, say something."
"I uh..I didn't know you did stuff like that." Lorelai stuttered, amazed that Rory had done that stuff with Jess.
"I DON'T do stuff like that.well, not until Jess came along. Damn him!" Rory faked anger.
"You, uh, you haven't, you know." Lorelai tried to get it all out.
"No, not even close."
Lorelai breathed, "Ok, good."
"What am I gonna do?"
"You told Jess that you needed to think about things, then you'd get back to him. Judging by the make-out sessions you've told me about, I'd say you've made up you mind." Lorelai scowled at the thought of Jess' hands all over her daughter.
"He was supposed to leave me alone and let me think about it on my own, dammit!"
Lorelai nudged Rory, "Come on, don't tell me that you didn't totally enjoy it."
Rory smiled sheepishly, "I didn't say that. I just wish he'd given me more time."
"You know, he's not Dean."
"Huh?" Rory looked at her mom.
"Jess is not going to be the flowers and Candy and calling-every-day-to- tell-you-he-loves-you kind of boyfriend Dean was."
"Yea, I know."
"He won't be the I-must-have-you-all-to-myself-or-I'll-get-insanely-jealous kind of boyfriend that Dean was."
"I know."
"He'll probably be the I-respect-you-as-an-independent-individual kind of boyfriend who won't go out of his way to protect you. He'll always be there for you and keep you safe, but only when you want him to be."
"I know; that's part of the reason why I like him."
"Does he even know that you want him?"
No, I haven't told him yet. I never really decided until just now. I can tell him tomorrow."
"You probably don't want to hear this, but humor me; I'm your mother. Please just promise me that you'll be careful."
"Mom."
"Let me finish; Jess isn't exactly.well, you saw how he was with Vanessa. (Or should I say Shane.) He's.been around, I guess you could say, and he."
"Mom, I know what you're gonna say; don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
"Really." Lorelai grinned.
Rory blushed, "Ok, maybe I don't totally know what I'm doing, but I'll be careful, I promise."
"I know you will; however, I have two words for you: birth control."
Rory turned bright red, "Mom!"
"Just do this for me, it'll make me feel better."
"Ok, fine; but NO ONE finds out about this. News in this town spreads faster than head lice in a room full of little kids."
Lorelai chuckled, "That's cute."
"I know. Now, can we PLEASE not talk about this anymore and watch the movie?"
"Good idea."
Rory snuggled a little closer to her mom and put all thoughts of Jess behind her, and watched the movie.
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End of part 10.
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Rory came out of her room wearing pajamas and it was only seven at night. She plopped down onto the couch next to her mom who was also in her pajamas.
Lorelai handed a tub of popcorn to Rory, "Great idea; when was the last time we had a girls-only movie night?"
Rory smiled, "Saturday."
"Oh, right. Still a good idea though."
"Thank you."
Lorelai noticed that Rory had been preoccupied all day, "Ok, no more secrets; spill it all!"
Rory pretended she didn't understand, "What are you talking about?"
"Rory, I am your mother; I know everything. Something is going on; does it have anything to do with a certain New Yorker we all know?"
Rory knew it was useless to hide anything from her mom, "What if I said yes?"
Lorelai sighed, "Ok, tell me what's going on."
Rory finally told her mom about what happened in the storeroom just before she left, which seemed so long ago; she also told her about the carwash, and every kiss that they had shared since the wedding.
Rory looked at her mom, "Well, say something."
"I uh..I didn't know you did stuff like that." Lorelai stuttered, amazed that Rory had done that stuff with Jess.
"I DON'T do stuff like that.well, not until Jess came along. Damn him!" Rory faked anger.
"You, uh, you haven't, you know." Lorelai tried to get it all out.
"No, not even close."
Lorelai breathed, "Ok, good."
"What am I gonna do?"
"You told Jess that you needed to think about things, then you'd get back to him. Judging by the make-out sessions you've told me about, I'd say you've made up you mind." Lorelai scowled at the thought of Jess' hands all over her daughter.
"He was supposed to leave me alone and let me think about it on my own, dammit!"
Lorelai nudged Rory, "Come on, don't tell me that you didn't totally enjoy it."
Rory smiled sheepishly, "I didn't say that. I just wish he'd given me more time."
"You know, he's not Dean."
"Huh?" Rory looked at her mom.
"Jess is not going to be the flowers and Candy and calling-every-day-to- tell-you-he-loves-you kind of boyfriend Dean was."
"Yea, I know."
"He won't be the I-must-have-you-all-to-myself-or-I'll-get-insanely-jealous kind of boyfriend that Dean was."
"I know."
"He'll probably be the I-respect-you-as-an-independent-individual kind of boyfriend who won't go out of his way to protect you. He'll always be there for you and keep you safe, but only when you want him to be."
"I know; that's part of the reason why I like him."
"Does he even know that you want him?"
No, I haven't told him yet. I never really decided until just now. I can tell him tomorrow."
"You probably don't want to hear this, but humor me; I'm your mother. Please just promise me that you'll be careful."
"Mom."
"Let me finish; Jess isn't exactly.well, you saw how he was with Vanessa. (Or should I say Shane.) He's.been around, I guess you could say, and he."
"Mom, I know what you're gonna say; don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
"Really." Lorelai grinned.
Rory blushed, "Ok, maybe I don't totally know what I'm doing, but I'll be careful, I promise."
"I know you will; however, I have two words for you: birth control."
Rory turned bright red, "Mom!"
"Just do this for me, it'll make me feel better."
"Ok, fine; but NO ONE finds out about this. News in this town spreads faster than head lice in a room full of little kids."
Lorelai chuckled, "That's cute."
"I know. Now, can we PLEASE not talk about this anymore and watch the movie?"
"Good idea."
Rory snuggled a little closer to her mom and put all thoughts of Jess behind her, and watched the movie.
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End of part 10.