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Trouble Again? Chapter 15
Jess, Alec, and Josh were in Josh's room. They sat, staring. Alec sighed, "This place is like walking onto a Barney set." "Yeah. I know." "Why would you ever come back here willingly?" "Rory was here." "So?" "I wanted to be where she was." Josh shook his head. "I thought we swore we would never get hitched, after our parents marriages. Marriage is ugly." "No, it isn't. It's amazing. Rory is amazing." "Dude, you are so whipped." "I know." "Why do you even like her? She seems so boring." "She's not. She is far from boring. She does the most insane things, all the time. Half the time, it doesn't even make sense what she's doing. She participates in all of the crazy town events. She's smart. She's beautiful. She's fun. She understands. She loves everyone and everything. It's weird, really. I've never seen anyone like her before." "Whatever." "I want you to like her. She wants you to like her." Alec nodded, "She's alright. She just seems to goody goody." "That's part of her. You know, she and her mom have this uncanny relationship. Her mom had her when she was 16 and then she ran away from home. They lived in a potting shed for a while. The two are so close and they rarely ever fought. Rory just kind of went along with whatever Lorelai did. But Lorelai hated me, and Rory wouldn't hate me. Rory kept talking to me, even thought Lorelai didn't really like it. And then we eloped. And her mom still hates me and tried to get us to get it annulled. But Rory wouldn't. She stayed with me. She had never really defied anyone on anything before. It tore her up, fighting with her mom. Everything is okay now." Josh shook his head, "Whatever. They seem weird to me. Bagel hockey? I mean, who even thinks of stuff like that." Jess smiled. "Lorelai and Rory." They fell silent again. Finally, Josh said, "Let's get out of here. Go do something." Jess, remembering Rory's words, "There's no where to go. The 24 hour mini- mart closed 20 minutes ago." Alec looked at Jess, "It's not a 24 hour minimart if it closes." "Maybe one of the porcelin unicorn stores are open. We have twelve stores devoted entirely to selling porcelian unicorns." "Oh, my gosh. I hate this town! Isn't there like a liquor store somewhere?" "No." "What about a grocery store?" "There's Doose's. It might still be open. But Taylor is crazy. He hates me, too. But I guess we can go check it out." "Let's go!" The three boys started towards Doose's.
The guys scanned the aisles. Josh picked up a pack of cigarettes and stuck them inside his coat. Alec grabbed three bottles of beer and handed them out to each of them. Jess shook his head. Alec then took a couple of candy bars and stuck them in his pocket. Taylor was watching them. Jess said quietly, "Hey, guys, put this stuff up. We can't take this stuff. Taylor knows. He always does. Even if he has no hard evidence, he'll tell the entire town. And we'll get in trouble." "So?" "That would be a bad thing." "What has happened to you, J?" "I grew up." The two stared at Jess. Slowly, they put things back. They left Doose's in a hurry, going to back to the Inn.
Rory was at home, watching a movie. She had to admit it wasn't nearly as fun to watch movies without Lorelai. She was waiting for Jess to come home. He finally did around 1:30. "Hey, Angel. Sorry I got in so late." His eyes were darting around the room and he was blinking rapidly. "It's okay. Jess. Jess, look at me." Jess complied, fixing his brown eyes on to her face. "You didn't get into any trouble, did you?" "No." "Alright. Your friends don't like me." Jess kissed her bare shoulder. "Of course they do." "No, they don't like me." "You're different then what they expected. You're sweet and nice and innocent, not exactly the type for Jess Mariano?" "But..." "You're too good for me. I know that, they know that. They're just surprised." "I love you, Jess. I'm not too good for you. Remember, we're equal in this." "I know. My life has never been this good. I'm afraid it will all come crashing down." "It won't. Together forever." "Right." He kissed her forehead. "They'll warm up on you. Just give them a few days." "Alright."
Trouble Again? Chapter 15
Jess, Alec, and Josh were in Josh's room. They sat, staring. Alec sighed, "This place is like walking onto a Barney set." "Yeah. I know." "Why would you ever come back here willingly?" "Rory was here." "So?" "I wanted to be where she was." Josh shook his head. "I thought we swore we would never get hitched, after our parents marriages. Marriage is ugly." "No, it isn't. It's amazing. Rory is amazing." "Dude, you are so whipped." "I know." "Why do you even like her? She seems so boring." "She's not. She is far from boring. She does the most insane things, all the time. Half the time, it doesn't even make sense what she's doing. She participates in all of the crazy town events. She's smart. She's beautiful. She's fun. She understands. She loves everyone and everything. It's weird, really. I've never seen anyone like her before." "Whatever." "I want you to like her. She wants you to like her." Alec nodded, "She's alright. She just seems to goody goody." "That's part of her. You know, she and her mom have this uncanny relationship. Her mom had her when she was 16 and then she ran away from home. They lived in a potting shed for a while. The two are so close and they rarely ever fought. Rory just kind of went along with whatever Lorelai did. But Lorelai hated me, and Rory wouldn't hate me. Rory kept talking to me, even thought Lorelai didn't really like it. And then we eloped. And her mom still hates me and tried to get us to get it annulled. But Rory wouldn't. She stayed with me. She had never really defied anyone on anything before. It tore her up, fighting with her mom. Everything is okay now." Josh shook his head, "Whatever. They seem weird to me. Bagel hockey? I mean, who even thinks of stuff like that." Jess smiled. "Lorelai and Rory." They fell silent again. Finally, Josh said, "Let's get out of here. Go do something." Jess, remembering Rory's words, "There's no where to go. The 24 hour mini- mart closed 20 minutes ago." Alec looked at Jess, "It's not a 24 hour minimart if it closes." "Maybe one of the porcelin unicorn stores are open. We have twelve stores devoted entirely to selling porcelian unicorns." "Oh, my gosh. I hate this town! Isn't there like a liquor store somewhere?" "No." "What about a grocery store?" "There's Doose's. It might still be open. But Taylor is crazy. He hates me, too. But I guess we can go check it out." "Let's go!" The three boys started towards Doose's.
The guys scanned the aisles. Josh picked up a pack of cigarettes and stuck them inside his coat. Alec grabbed three bottles of beer and handed them out to each of them. Jess shook his head. Alec then took a couple of candy bars and stuck them in his pocket. Taylor was watching them. Jess said quietly, "Hey, guys, put this stuff up. We can't take this stuff. Taylor knows. He always does. Even if he has no hard evidence, he'll tell the entire town. And we'll get in trouble." "So?" "That would be a bad thing." "What has happened to you, J?" "I grew up." The two stared at Jess. Slowly, they put things back. They left Doose's in a hurry, going to back to the Inn.
Rory was at home, watching a movie. She had to admit it wasn't nearly as fun to watch movies without Lorelai. She was waiting for Jess to come home. He finally did around 1:30. "Hey, Angel. Sorry I got in so late." His eyes were darting around the room and he was blinking rapidly. "It's okay. Jess. Jess, look at me." Jess complied, fixing his brown eyes on to her face. "You didn't get into any trouble, did you?" "No." "Alright. Your friends don't like me." Jess kissed her bare shoulder. "Of course they do." "No, they don't like me." "You're different then what they expected. You're sweet and nice and innocent, not exactly the type for Jess Mariano?" "But..." "You're too good for me. I know that, they know that. They're just surprised." "I love you, Jess. I'm not too good for you. Remember, we're equal in this." "I know. My life has never been this good. I'm afraid it will all come crashing down." "It won't. Together forever." "Right." He kissed her forehead. "They'll warm up on you. Just give them a few days." "Alright."