Part 13 "More than a Friend"
"Rory, you need to have some fun! You're such a party pooper these days. You don't even like movie night these days. What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, I'm fine Mom. I'm just low on coffee. Let's go to Luke's."
"Sure honey." Lorelai and Rory headed out the door on the cement sidewalk not even taking notice of a silver necklace that had the initials R and T engraved on it.
"Hi Luke!"
"Hello Lorelai." Luke tried to sound gruff but it was almost impossible to sound that way with Lorelai's self esteem so high. It was like Lorelai made everyone happy, like the room just lit up.
"Hey Rory. Where's Tristan?"
"Oh, he and I broke up."
Jess didn't say anything but anyone could tell he was happy. Rory was feeling sad all over again with the thought of Tristan. Rory kept on trying to tell herself that he was her enemy. The guy who annoyed you at Chilton. Bible boy, Dr. Evil, Dr. Evil's son Scott, bad boy Tristan. The guy you loved. Rory's heartache had no intention to go anywhere but Tristan did. Rory tried to keep looking happy because she didn't want the whole town to know that she and Tristan broke up.
"So Rory, what are you doing this afternoon?"
"Not much besides going to the bookstore."
"Do you want to go down to the dock?"
Rory suddenly felt an emotion that Jess felt in the poem. Now the feeling felt real, Rory always thought that Jess was just a friend, nothing more. Now she didn't feel so sure anymore. Going to the dock wasn't a date; you aren't dating anyone right now. Rory couldn't get those thoughts into her heart but she kept on trying. Her mind and heart didn't feel the same. Rory kept on thinking but she suddenly remembered that Jess was still waiting for an answer. "Sure. What time?"
"Around 2."
"I'll meet you there then."
"No, I'll get you there."
"Like an escort? But I can walk there."
"No, I'll escort you there. See you at 2."
Rory prepared to leave Luke's giving a smile to Jess, she forgot all about Lorelai and Luke fighting for coffee. Suddenly, a voice stopped her. "My dear daughter! Have you forgotten your lovely and sane mother? Have you forgotten the brown liquid that serves only the goddesses?"
"No, I haven't. Let's get the drink of the goddesses and then we can leave this place. Or should we hold Luke for hostage?"
"That's a good idea! We can hold Luke for hostage and he has to give us coffee."
"No, you girls are INsane. I'm not giving myself up for hostage. Now Rory, here's a cup of coffee only because you have to live with your mother."
"Can I have one Lukey?"
"No, you can not Lori!"
"Please Lukey!"
"No Lori."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"I'll sing!"
"NO!"
"Coffee is the best! In the Wild West! Uh, coffee is the drink of goddesses! And I'm a goddess!"
"Mom, why are you changing into the song of Venus, made by Gillette or whatever?"
"I'm your Venus, I'm your goddess. Now give me some coffee!"
"Fine, here." Luke gave her a cup of coffee and sighed.
"Thank you Lukey! I owe you a great debt."
"Never come here again."
"But, but-' Lorelai pretending to cry like a little five year-old.
"But Luke, me and my mommy need our coffee. And you make the best coffee." Lorelai acted along with her mother just to annoy Luke.
"No coffee!"
"Here." Jess grabbed the pot and poured Lorelai and Rory some coffee without even asking Luke.
"Thanks Jess. See Luke, your nephew favors us."
After they finished their coffee, they slowly went down the streets and headed home. Rory announced to her mother that she was going somewhere today and she needed some help getting ready.
"Who are you going with?"
"Lane and her friends."
"Liar! Lane's in South Korea! Pop the bubble."
"I've never heard that phrase before."
"My daughter, why do you lie these days? Am I not your best friend?"
"Yeah but-'
"Who? Stop trying to change the subject!"
"Jess."
"Jess, the bad guy? Jess who lives at Luke's and probably gets coffee whenever he wants?"
"Yes that Jess. I made a rhyme."
"We must hurry and get you ready. Hurry up and brush you teeth, floss, rinse, use that mouthwash, uh shower, wash your hair, and use deodorant."
"Okay, you hate floss."
"Fine, skip the flossing and mouthwashing part. I'll pick out clothes."
"Okay."
Lorelai went into Rory's room and Rory went into Lorelai's bathroom. Lorelai went through her closet and was surprised to see a note come out.
Dear Rory,
I am going to North Carolina this afternoon at 2. I hope you'll meet me at the bus station for a proper good bye.
- Tristan
Lorelai was mad at Tristan for giving Rory up for another girl so she ripped the note to pieces and threw them away. Then she concentrated on finding clothes for Rory's visit to the dock with Jess. Normally, Lorelai would never allow it but since she was in a good mood and Jess had given her coffee, it changed her whole perspective.
"Hi Mom. What'd you pick?"
"I picked a turtleneck and a pair of snow boots. Then you wear this green miniskirt."
"Mom, seriously. Where did you get that miniskirt anyway?"
"Oh, yard sale while you were in Washington."
"So what am I going to wear?"
"This pair of jeans with this yellow rose patched on it and this beige tank top. Then you can wear your brown clogs."
"Okay, that sounds great."
"Wait, I'm not done yet. You can wear this blue flower necklace with its matching partner for your hand."
"Great. Why are you holding up that anklet?"
"Because you my dear, is going to wear this lovely silver anklet."
"Mom, you know I don't like anklets."
"That man gave us coffee."
"Fine. What about my hair?"
"A nice simple braid will do."
"Okay." Rory changed into her clothes and got all the accessories on herself and got her hair into a perfect braid. Finally it was 2 and Jess rang the doorbell with a red bicycle with a bouquet of roses with him. Rory opened the door to see Jess.
"Hi Jess."
"Hi Rory. You smell pretty good, lavender?"
"Yeah, do you smell soaps a lot?"
"No, it's just that Luke uses lavender so I can sense it anywhere."
Rory gives a smile at the thought of Luke using lavender soap. Meanwhile, Lorelai is watching all this outside the window. Her hungry eyes were watching every move they were taking. "Oh cool, you brought me flowers!" Rory takes the violets without even asking Jess.
"Yep, you look uh, nice."
"Thank you, you look nice yourself. You smell like coffee."
"Way ahead of you." Jess reaches into the bicycle basket and brought a cup of coffee out.
"Thanks Jess." Lorelai was watching and decided that Rory should give Jess some flowers too. Lorelai reached into her 'garden' and got some weeds that looked pretty nice. Lorelai went into the house without being seen by Jess or Rory.
"Rory, you forgot something." Lorelai handed Rory the weed-flowers.
"Oh, here Jess."
"Thanks." Suddenly a worm crawled out of the flowers and climbed onto Jess's hands. Rory and Lorelai gave snorts of laughter while Jess looked disgusted and tried to fling the worm off.
"Jess, don't you like to eat worms?"
"No!" Jess finally threw the worm off into the garden. "Let's go now Rory."
"Sure." Jess motioned Rory to get onto the red bicycle and Rory did. Lorelai watched them go off with a ping of jealousy. Jess biked with Rory all the way down to the deserted dock. On the way there, they began to have some questions about each other's life.
"Rory, how come you liked Tristan?"
"I don't know. His charm maybe, he's funny sometimes. And I guess it's just his annoyingness. It gets frustrating sometimes but it just makes Tristan, Tristan. How come you went to the dock with me and not, uh Luke?"
"First, because Luke would break this bike just by sitting on it. Next, because people would think that Luke and I were gay, and lastly because I like you."
"As a friend?"
"More than a friend."
"Me too."
"You like me more than a friend?"
"Yeah, I like you Jess Mariano, more than a friend."
"And I, Jess Mariano, like you, Lorelai Gilmore, more than a friend."
"How come you like me?"
"Because you're Rory. You're just amazing. How come you like me?"
"Because you're one of the few people who like to read, you give me and my mom coffee, and you're Jess."
Finally, they arrived at the dock with the water shimmering below them. Jess reached into his basket once more and pulled out an edible chocolate rose. Rory received the rose and suddenly had the urge to do something more than a simple thank you. Jess knew he was sort of bribing Rory but he had to prove to her that he was more than a guy was. Jess had to prove to Rory that he was more and better than Dean and Tristan. Suddenly, Rory turned to Jess and smiled. Jess smiled back at Rory. Their faces were very close and then they kissed for a while. Rory thought he was so passionate and sweet although he didn't show it a lot. The kiss meant a lot to Jess, a sign that Rory liked him.
After a long kiss, Rory decided that it was time to go. Jess escorted Rory back home with Rory happier than ever. Lorelai decided that the date with Jess went well but decided to tell Rory something important tomorrow. Lorelai also decided that she would squeeze all the juicy facts of the date later.
Please review! You know you want to! You must! Or else Dean will date Rory. And Paris will date Tristan. And Jess will date Madeline. And Max will date Sherri. And Kirk will date Lorelai. I have the power to make it like that! This was really long so you should give me some credit for making it.
"Rory, you need to have some fun! You're such a party pooper these days. You don't even like movie night these days. What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, I'm fine Mom. I'm just low on coffee. Let's go to Luke's."
"Sure honey." Lorelai and Rory headed out the door on the cement sidewalk not even taking notice of a silver necklace that had the initials R and T engraved on it.
"Hi Luke!"
"Hello Lorelai." Luke tried to sound gruff but it was almost impossible to sound that way with Lorelai's self esteem so high. It was like Lorelai made everyone happy, like the room just lit up.
"Hey Rory. Where's Tristan?"
"Oh, he and I broke up."
Jess didn't say anything but anyone could tell he was happy. Rory was feeling sad all over again with the thought of Tristan. Rory kept on trying to tell herself that he was her enemy. The guy who annoyed you at Chilton. Bible boy, Dr. Evil, Dr. Evil's son Scott, bad boy Tristan. The guy you loved. Rory's heartache had no intention to go anywhere but Tristan did. Rory tried to keep looking happy because she didn't want the whole town to know that she and Tristan broke up.
"So Rory, what are you doing this afternoon?"
"Not much besides going to the bookstore."
"Do you want to go down to the dock?"
Rory suddenly felt an emotion that Jess felt in the poem. Now the feeling felt real, Rory always thought that Jess was just a friend, nothing more. Now she didn't feel so sure anymore. Going to the dock wasn't a date; you aren't dating anyone right now. Rory couldn't get those thoughts into her heart but she kept on trying. Her mind and heart didn't feel the same. Rory kept on thinking but she suddenly remembered that Jess was still waiting for an answer. "Sure. What time?"
"Around 2."
"I'll meet you there then."
"No, I'll get you there."
"Like an escort? But I can walk there."
"No, I'll escort you there. See you at 2."
Rory prepared to leave Luke's giving a smile to Jess, she forgot all about Lorelai and Luke fighting for coffee. Suddenly, a voice stopped her. "My dear daughter! Have you forgotten your lovely and sane mother? Have you forgotten the brown liquid that serves only the goddesses?"
"No, I haven't. Let's get the drink of the goddesses and then we can leave this place. Or should we hold Luke for hostage?"
"That's a good idea! We can hold Luke for hostage and he has to give us coffee."
"No, you girls are INsane. I'm not giving myself up for hostage. Now Rory, here's a cup of coffee only because you have to live with your mother."
"Can I have one Lukey?"
"No, you can not Lori!"
"Please Lukey!"
"No Lori."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"I'll sing!"
"NO!"
"Coffee is the best! In the Wild West! Uh, coffee is the drink of goddesses! And I'm a goddess!"
"Mom, why are you changing into the song of Venus, made by Gillette or whatever?"
"I'm your Venus, I'm your goddess. Now give me some coffee!"
"Fine, here." Luke gave her a cup of coffee and sighed.
"Thank you Lukey! I owe you a great debt."
"Never come here again."
"But, but-' Lorelai pretending to cry like a little five year-old.
"But Luke, me and my mommy need our coffee. And you make the best coffee." Lorelai acted along with her mother just to annoy Luke.
"No coffee!"
"Here." Jess grabbed the pot and poured Lorelai and Rory some coffee without even asking Luke.
"Thanks Jess. See Luke, your nephew favors us."
After they finished their coffee, they slowly went down the streets and headed home. Rory announced to her mother that she was going somewhere today and she needed some help getting ready.
"Who are you going with?"
"Lane and her friends."
"Liar! Lane's in South Korea! Pop the bubble."
"I've never heard that phrase before."
"My daughter, why do you lie these days? Am I not your best friend?"
"Yeah but-'
"Who? Stop trying to change the subject!"
"Jess."
"Jess, the bad guy? Jess who lives at Luke's and probably gets coffee whenever he wants?"
"Yes that Jess. I made a rhyme."
"We must hurry and get you ready. Hurry up and brush you teeth, floss, rinse, use that mouthwash, uh shower, wash your hair, and use deodorant."
"Okay, you hate floss."
"Fine, skip the flossing and mouthwashing part. I'll pick out clothes."
"Okay."
Lorelai went into Rory's room and Rory went into Lorelai's bathroom. Lorelai went through her closet and was surprised to see a note come out.
Dear Rory,
I am going to North Carolina this afternoon at 2. I hope you'll meet me at the bus station for a proper good bye.
- Tristan
Lorelai was mad at Tristan for giving Rory up for another girl so she ripped the note to pieces and threw them away. Then she concentrated on finding clothes for Rory's visit to the dock with Jess. Normally, Lorelai would never allow it but since she was in a good mood and Jess had given her coffee, it changed her whole perspective.
"Hi Mom. What'd you pick?"
"I picked a turtleneck and a pair of snow boots. Then you wear this green miniskirt."
"Mom, seriously. Where did you get that miniskirt anyway?"
"Oh, yard sale while you were in Washington."
"So what am I going to wear?"
"This pair of jeans with this yellow rose patched on it and this beige tank top. Then you can wear your brown clogs."
"Okay, that sounds great."
"Wait, I'm not done yet. You can wear this blue flower necklace with its matching partner for your hand."
"Great. Why are you holding up that anklet?"
"Because you my dear, is going to wear this lovely silver anklet."
"Mom, you know I don't like anklets."
"That man gave us coffee."
"Fine. What about my hair?"
"A nice simple braid will do."
"Okay." Rory changed into her clothes and got all the accessories on herself and got her hair into a perfect braid. Finally it was 2 and Jess rang the doorbell with a red bicycle with a bouquet of roses with him. Rory opened the door to see Jess.
"Hi Jess."
"Hi Rory. You smell pretty good, lavender?"
"Yeah, do you smell soaps a lot?"
"No, it's just that Luke uses lavender so I can sense it anywhere."
Rory gives a smile at the thought of Luke using lavender soap. Meanwhile, Lorelai is watching all this outside the window. Her hungry eyes were watching every move they were taking. "Oh cool, you brought me flowers!" Rory takes the violets without even asking Jess.
"Yep, you look uh, nice."
"Thank you, you look nice yourself. You smell like coffee."
"Way ahead of you." Jess reaches into the bicycle basket and brought a cup of coffee out.
"Thanks Jess." Lorelai was watching and decided that Rory should give Jess some flowers too. Lorelai reached into her 'garden' and got some weeds that looked pretty nice. Lorelai went into the house without being seen by Jess or Rory.
"Rory, you forgot something." Lorelai handed Rory the weed-flowers.
"Oh, here Jess."
"Thanks." Suddenly a worm crawled out of the flowers and climbed onto Jess's hands. Rory and Lorelai gave snorts of laughter while Jess looked disgusted and tried to fling the worm off.
"Jess, don't you like to eat worms?"
"No!" Jess finally threw the worm off into the garden. "Let's go now Rory."
"Sure." Jess motioned Rory to get onto the red bicycle and Rory did. Lorelai watched them go off with a ping of jealousy. Jess biked with Rory all the way down to the deserted dock. On the way there, they began to have some questions about each other's life.
"Rory, how come you liked Tristan?"
"I don't know. His charm maybe, he's funny sometimes. And I guess it's just his annoyingness. It gets frustrating sometimes but it just makes Tristan, Tristan. How come you went to the dock with me and not, uh Luke?"
"First, because Luke would break this bike just by sitting on it. Next, because people would think that Luke and I were gay, and lastly because I like you."
"As a friend?"
"More than a friend."
"Me too."
"You like me more than a friend?"
"Yeah, I like you Jess Mariano, more than a friend."
"And I, Jess Mariano, like you, Lorelai Gilmore, more than a friend."
"How come you like me?"
"Because you're Rory. You're just amazing. How come you like me?"
"Because you're one of the few people who like to read, you give me and my mom coffee, and you're Jess."
Finally, they arrived at the dock with the water shimmering below them. Jess reached into his basket once more and pulled out an edible chocolate rose. Rory received the rose and suddenly had the urge to do something more than a simple thank you. Jess knew he was sort of bribing Rory but he had to prove to her that he was more than a guy was. Jess had to prove to Rory that he was more and better than Dean and Tristan. Suddenly, Rory turned to Jess and smiled. Jess smiled back at Rory. Their faces were very close and then they kissed for a while. Rory thought he was so passionate and sweet although he didn't show it a lot. The kiss meant a lot to Jess, a sign that Rory liked him.
After a long kiss, Rory decided that it was time to go. Jess escorted Rory back home with Rory happier than ever. Lorelai decided that the date with Jess went well but decided to tell Rory something important tomorrow. Lorelai also decided that she would squeeze all the juicy facts of the date later.
Please review! You know you want to! You must! Or else Dean will date Rory. And Paris will date Tristan. And Jess will date Madeline. And Max will date Sherri. And Kirk will date Lorelai. I have the power to make it like that! This was really long so you should give me some credit for making it.