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Entry Chapter 7
Rory and Jess were finished moving into their tiny house. The house had a bathroom, a kitchen, bedroom, and a makeshift living/dining room. They were exhausted from the move and were now hanging out in the diner. The phone rang and Luke answered it, "Luke's Diner. Yeah, she's here. Just a second! Rory! It's Paris." Rory groaned. As much as she liked Paris now, she just did not feel like dealing with Paris. Rory shook her head. "She's babbling about an acceptance letter." That caught Rory's attention. She jumped off the stool and grabbed the phone. "Are you in?" "YES! I DID IT, RORY! I MADE IT! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! MY DREAM HAS COME TRUE! DID YOU GET IN?" "I don't know. I'm not exactly on speaking terms with my mother. I haven't been by the house in three weeks." At that very moment, Lorelai walked in the door, holding an envelope reverently. Rory asked, "Is that it?" Lorelai nodded, past grudges and angers forgotten. "Hold on, Paris. You'll either hear wails or screams." Rory went to her mom and took the envelope. She stared at it. "Open it, Babe." "I'm afraid to." "Do it, Rory." Rory ripped the envelope. Her blue eyes scanned the content and then she started to scream. Rory and Lorelai hugged, jumped, and screamed. Luke gave Rory a hug and Jess grabbed Rory. He kissed her and hugged her. Rory buried her head into his chest. "I did it, Jess." "I'm so proud of you, Angel." Rory nodded and kissed him again. Lorelai grinned. "I knew you could do it, Rory." "Thanks, Mom. Are we okay?" Lorelai nodded. "I've missed you. I'm not happy that you married him, and at such an early age, but I can deal with it. I just wish I could have been there." "I did too, Mom. You wouldn't have let us get married, though." "True. So, is our fight over?" "Definitely!" Rory and Lorelai embraced. They could hear Paris yelling. Rory giggled and picked the phone back up. "I made it, Paris." "I gathered that. Louise, Madeline, and I want to go out to celebrate. You want to come?" "Louise and Madeline got in?" "Daddy's are alumni." "Ah." "Do you want to come?" Rory glanced at Jess. He knew what she was thinking. "We can celebrate tomorrow, Rory." Rory nodded. Lorelai cut in, "Hey, what about me?" "Next night?" "I can't believe I have to share my baby girl. OH! We need to tell Chris you got in and that you got married." "Grandma and Grandpa, too!" "Let's wait to tell them. They're still reeling from Bitty Charleston telling them you eloped." Rory sighed. "Okay, I'll come, Paris." "Great. See you at seven." Rory agreed and they hung up. The Stars Hollow gossip chain was in full swing again.
Rory was getting ready when there was a knock on the door. Jess called, "I'll get it!" She heard the door open and heard Lorelai's voice ring out, and then another. "I'm confused, Lorelai." Rory came running out of the bedroom. "Dad!" Jess stepped back and let Rory get through to hug her father. Christopher replied, "My baby's all grown up. I thought I'd drop by, but why are you here?" Rory smiled shyly. "Uh, well, Dad, this is Jess." "The evil boy who crashed your car and fractured your wrist." "Um, yeah, but now he's better known as my husband." Chris stepped back. "You just said husband." "Yes, I did." "But you're not 45 yet. You can't get married until you're 45." "Dad..." "Why wasn't I invited? Really, I would think..." "Dad, Jess and I eloped. No one except for us, the priest, and nuns were there." "You got married before your parents did." Rory giggled. "I don't even know this boy." Rory began, "His name is Jess Daniel Mariano. He's Luke's nephew. He's 18 and from New York City. And most importantly, he can cook." Christopher sighed. "I know this comes as a shock, Dad, but please accept it. Don't be mad." Crhistopher held out his hand, "Christophen Hayden, Rory's father." "Jess Mariano, Rory's husband." The two shook hands. Rory mouthed to Chris, thank you for being nice. He nodded briefly. "Guess what, Dad!" "I don't think I can take any more shocks today. I'll go into a cardiac arrest." "I got accepted into Harvard." "Oh, baby, I'm so proud of you." He hugged Rory. "Hey, you'll be living in Boston, closer to me, Sherry, and the baby." Rory smiled, but averted her gaze, an action not unnoticed by Jess. "I have to go, Daddy. I'm sorry." "No, it's okay. I'll get acquainted with your husband here." Jess agreed, "Yeah, we'll have a party." "You sure? I can call Paris and tell her not to wait for me." "Rory, go." "Alright." She kissed her Mom and Dad on the cheek and then leaned in for one long, passionate kiss. Chris and Lorelai looked away. "Mmmmm...Bye, Jess." "Later, Angel." Rory slipped out the door.
Paris, Madeline, Louise, and Rory went to the 18 and under club in Hartford. Louise and Madeline were picked up easily by two guys. They went off the with the two boys, leaving Paris and Rory behind. Paris sighed, "Girls night out? Sure. First guy walks by and,*poof*, they're gone." "Aw, Paris, we're still here. We can still have a girls night out." "Really?" "Definitely." The two ordered drinks and began to talk. Two more guys stopped by the table. "Hello, Ladies. I'm Justin. That's Eric. How are you tonight?" Paris rolled her eyes. Rory smiled sweetly, "Very good, actually. And very, very married." Justin looked shocked. "What? You're to young to be married." "Obviously not." The two men left quickly. Then, Tristin came. "Hey! I didn't expect to see you two here." "We're celebrating our acceptance to Harvard," Rory began, "Madeline and Louise were her, but..." Tristin finished for her, "The first two breathing males stopped and they were gone." Rory agreed, "Basically." Paris was staring at the dance floor. "You both look very pretty tonight." "Thanks, Tristin," Paris replied, flustered. Tristin and Rory exchanged glances. Rory nodded to the dance floor. Tristin shrugged. "Hey, Paris, you want to dance?" "Me?" "No, the other Paris." Paris flushed, "Yeah, I'd like to dance." Paris jumped up quickly. Tristin smiled at her eagerness. They began to dance. Four dances later, they still hadn't returned. Rory sighed, "POOF." She got out her cell phone. "Dodger." "Rory, what's up? I thought you were having a girls night out." "I was until the guys came and stole the other three girls. Come to the club, Jess. Please. I'm bored, but I don't want to come home yet." "I'm on my way. I love you." "Love you, too." Rory put the phone up and began to stir her Shirley Temple.
Jess came through the doors and found Rory sitting at a table, looking really bored. "Hey!" Rory jumped up and gave him a long kiss. "I am soooo glad you're here!" "I like my welcome." Rory blushed. "I am so bored." "You want to dance?" "In public?" "Yes, in public." "I'm not very good." "That's never stopped me before." Rory followed Jess onto the dance floor, wrapping her arms around his neck. They slowly swayed to the song. Eventually, they went back to the table. "Rory, I'm so incredibly proud of you." "Thanks, Jess." "So, when are you writing your acceptance letter?" Rory looked away. "I don't think I'm going to go to Harvard." "What?!" "Harvard. I don't think I'm going to go." "Why not?" "I don't want to leave you behind." "I'm not going to let you give up your dream for me." "I don't even know if it's my dream. Everyone has always told me I wanted to go to Harvard, but do I really?" "Yes, you do." "See?! We could go to college together, to New York University or Columbia or something. TOGETHER!" "Rory, you told me once you have only ever wanted to go to Harvard. I'm not going to let you give it up." "It's not your decision." "You don't go to Harvard and you'll blame me for the rest of your life. Unconciously, of course, but you will. You and I can wait for the months, the years. We can visit each other on weekends and holidays." "You're just willing to give up four years of our lives together? Do I mean nothing to you?" "No, Rory, you mean that much to me. You have to go to Harvard." Jess took Rory in his arms and kissed her gently. "I love you. I want you to be happy." "But I won't be happy without you." "Oh, Angel..." "But I want you to go to college, too." "I will. We may be going to different colleges, but I will always love you. I'd never hurt you or cheat on you. We can get through this." Jess wiggled his ring finger. "This is forever, remember?" "Promise?" "I do." Rory hugged him tightly.
Entry Chapter 7
Rory and Jess were finished moving into their tiny house. The house had a bathroom, a kitchen, bedroom, and a makeshift living/dining room. They were exhausted from the move and were now hanging out in the diner. The phone rang and Luke answered it, "Luke's Diner. Yeah, she's here. Just a second! Rory! It's Paris." Rory groaned. As much as she liked Paris now, she just did not feel like dealing with Paris. Rory shook her head. "She's babbling about an acceptance letter." That caught Rory's attention. She jumped off the stool and grabbed the phone. "Are you in?" "YES! I DID IT, RORY! I MADE IT! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! MY DREAM HAS COME TRUE! DID YOU GET IN?" "I don't know. I'm not exactly on speaking terms with my mother. I haven't been by the house in three weeks." At that very moment, Lorelai walked in the door, holding an envelope reverently. Rory asked, "Is that it?" Lorelai nodded, past grudges and angers forgotten. "Hold on, Paris. You'll either hear wails or screams." Rory went to her mom and took the envelope. She stared at it. "Open it, Babe." "I'm afraid to." "Do it, Rory." Rory ripped the envelope. Her blue eyes scanned the content and then she started to scream. Rory and Lorelai hugged, jumped, and screamed. Luke gave Rory a hug and Jess grabbed Rory. He kissed her and hugged her. Rory buried her head into his chest. "I did it, Jess." "I'm so proud of you, Angel." Rory nodded and kissed him again. Lorelai grinned. "I knew you could do it, Rory." "Thanks, Mom. Are we okay?" Lorelai nodded. "I've missed you. I'm not happy that you married him, and at such an early age, but I can deal with it. I just wish I could have been there." "I did too, Mom. You wouldn't have let us get married, though." "True. So, is our fight over?" "Definitely!" Rory and Lorelai embraced. They could hear Paris yelling. Rory giggled and picked the phone back up. "I made it, Paris." "I gathered that. Louise, Madeline, and I want to go out to celebrate. You want to come?" "Louise and Madeline got in?" "Daddy's are alumni." "Ah." "Do you want to come?" Rory glanced at Jess. He knew what she was thinking. "We can celebrate tomorrow, Rory." Rory nodded. Lorelai cut in, "Hey, what about me?" "Next night?" "I can't believe I have to share my baby girl. OH! We need to tell Chris you got in and that you got married." "Grandma and Grandpa, too!" "Let's wait to tell them. They're still reeling from Bitty Charleston telling them you eloped." Rory sighed. "Okay, I'll come, Paris." "Great. See you at seven." Rory agreed and they hung up. The Stars Hollow gossip chain was in full swing again.
Rory was getting ready when there was a knock on the door. Jess called, "I'll get it!" She heard the door open and heard Lorelai's voice ring out, and then another. "I'm confused, Lorelai." Rory came running out of the bedroom. "Dad!" Jess stepped back and let Rory get through to hug her father. Christopher replied, "My baby's all grown up. I thought I'd drop by, but why are you here?" Rory smiled shyly. "Uh, well, Dad, this is Jess." "The evil boy who crashed your car and fractured your wrist." "Um, yeah, but now he's better known as my husband." Chris stepped back. "You just said husband." "Yes, I did." "But you're not 45 yet. You can't get married until you're 45." "Dad..." "Why wasn't I invited? Really, I would think..." "Dad, Jess and I eloped. No one except for us, the priest, and nuns were there." "You got married before your parents did." Rory giggled. "I don't even know this boy." Rory began, "His name is Jess Daniel Mariano. He's Luke's nephew. He's 18 and from New York City. And most importantly, he can cook." Christopher sighed. "I know this comes as a shock, Dad, but please accept it. Don't be mad." Crhistopher held out his hand, "Christophen Hayden, Rory's father." "Jess Mariano, Rory's husband." The two shook hands. Rory mouthed to Chris, thank you for being nice. He nodded briefly. "Guess what, Dad!" "I don't think I can take any more shocks today. I'll go into a cardiac arrest." "I got accepted into Harvard." "Oh, baby, I'm so proud of you." He hugged Rory. "Hey, you'll be living in Boston, closer to me, Sherry, and the baby." Rory smiled, but averted her gaze, an action not unnoticed by Jess. "I have to go, Daddy. I'm sorry." "No, it's okay. I'll get acquainted with your husband here." Jess agreed, "Yeah, we'll have a party." "You sure? I can call Paris and tell her not to wait for me." "Rory, go." "Alright." She kissed her Mom and Dad on the cheek and then leaned in for one long, passionate kiss. Chris and Lorelai looked away. "Mmmmm...Bye, Jess." "Later, Angel." Rory slipped out the door.
Paris, Madeline, Louise, and Rory went to the 18 and under club in Hartford. Louise and Madeline were picked up easily by two guys. They went off the with the two boys, leaving Paris and Rory behind. Paris sighed, "Girls night out? Sure. First guy walks by and,*poof*, they're gone." "Aw, Paris, we're still here. We can still have a girls night out." "Really?" "Definitely." The two ordered drinks and began to talk. Two more guys stopped by the table. "Hello, Ladies. I'm Justin. That's Eric. How are you tonight?" Paris rolled her eyes. Rory smiled sweetly, "Very good, actually. And very, very married." Justin looked shocked. "What? You're to young to be married." "Obviously not." The two men left quickly. Then, Tristin came. "Hey! I didn't expect to see you two here." "We're celebrating our acceptance to Harvard," Rory began, "Madeline and Louise were her, but..." Tristin finished for her, "The first two breathing males stopped and they were gone." Rory agreed, "Basically." Paris was staring at the dance floor. "You both look very pretty tonight." "Thanks, Tristin," Paris replied, flustered. Tristin and Rory exchanged glances. Rory nodded to the dance floor. Tristin shrugged. "Hey, Paris, you want to dance?" "Me?" "No, the other Paris." Paris flushed, "Yeah, I'd like to dance." Paris jumped up quickly. Tristin smiled at her eagerness. They began to dance. Four dances later, they still hadn't returned. Rory sighed, "POOF." She got out her cell phone. "Dodger." "Rory, what's up? I thought you were having a girls night out." "I was until the guys came and stole the other three girls. Come to the club, Jess. Please. I'm bored, but I don't want to come home yet." "I'm on my way. I love you." "Love you, too." Rory put the phone up and began to stir her Shirley Temple.
Jess came through the doors and found Rory sitting at a table, looking really bored. "Hey!" Rory jumped up and gave him a long kiss. "I am soooo glad you're here!" "I like my welcome." Rory blushed. "I am so bored." "You want to dance?" "In public?" "Yes, in public." "I'm not very good." "That's never stopped me before." Rory followed Jess onto the dance floor, wrapping her arms around his neck. They slowly swayed to the song. Eventually, they went back to the table. "Rory, I'm so incredibly proud of you." "Thanks, Jess." "So, when are you writing your acceptance letter?" Rory looked away. "I don't think I'm going to go to Harvard." "What?!" "Harvard. I don't think I'm going to go." "Why not?" "I don't want to leave you behind." "I'm not going to let you give up your dream for me." "I don't even know if it's my dream. Everyone has always told me I wanted to go to Harvard, but do I really?" "Yes, you do." "See?! We could go to college together, to New York University or Columbia or something. TOGETHER!" "Rory, you told me once you have only ever wanted to go to Harvard. I'm not going to let you give it up." "It's not your decision." "You don't go to Harvard and you'll blame me for the rest of your life. Unconciously, of course, but you will. You and I can wait for the months, the years. We can visit each other on weekends and holidays." "You're just willing to give up four years of our lives together? Do I mean nothing to you?" "No, Rory, you mean that much to me. You have to go to Harvard." Jess took Rory in his arms and kissed her gently. "I love you. I want you to be happy." "But I won't be happy without you." "Oh, Angel..." "But I want you to go to college, too." "I will. We may be going to different colleges, but I will always love you. I'd never hurt you or cheat on you. We can get through this." Jess wiggled his ring finger. "This is forever, remember?" "Promise?" "I do." Rory hugged him tightly.