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Good-byes Chapter 24
Rory and Jess drove to Luke's after packing up and taking one more look around their first house. Luke had actually put up a banner in the diner that said Goodbye, Rory, Good Riddance, Jess. Rory grinned at the sign. "Aw...Lukey." "Be quiet! Don't say anything." Rory looked around and saw that most of the town was in the diner. This was a make-shift farewell party. Lorelai came barreling in as Rory had started eating her chocolate chip pancakes. "What am I going to do without you, Mini-me?" "Um, you've lived without me for the last 5 1/2 months." "But you were still here. You're going to be all the way in Harvard." "We've been planning on this for the last 17 years of my life." "I know." "You can still pester Luke." "True." Luke standing behind her said, "Hey, no you can't!" Rory smiled. "I'll call you every night." "Promise?" "I promise." Lorelai hugged Rory. "I love you, Babe." "I love you, Mom." Richard and Emily walked in. "There's our favorite Harvard student. We brought you a present." "You did?" Emily nodded to the window, where a jaguar sat. "You got me a car!" "You need one now that you'll be in a big city." Rory jumped up and hugged them. "I love you guys." "We love you, Rory." Luke was next. "I'm going to miss you around here, kid. You're the only person who can understand and translate Lorelai." "You're pretty good at it." "Good luck." "Thanks, Luke." Rory and Jess strolled out to the jag.
Jess put Rory's extra suitcases in the car. A moving van had been sent ahead with some furniture. Rory and Jess stared at each other. "I don't want to leave. I love this town. It means so much to me." "I know, Rory. You've been waiting for this chance your whole life." "I know. What am I going to do without you?" "You'll manage. But how will I live without you?" "You'll manage." They shared one of their secret smiles, the kind that you felt like you were missing something, if you were a third party. "I'm going to call you every day, Angel." "I'll email you at least four times a day." "I love you so much." "I love you, Jess. I'm going to mis you." "We're doing the right thing. I know it doesn't seem like it, but we are." Rory nodded to Jess. "Right. We'll visit on weekends." "And holidays." "We'll have summers together." "We'll make it." "We will." Jess embraced Rory and softly press his lips to hers. The entire diner was watching them. Rory was crying. Jess lifted his thumb up and wiped away her tears. "Don't cry, Angel." "Right. I'll see you soon, Dodger." "Soon." He helped Rory into the car. She put her hand on the window, Jess doing the same. Rory started the car. They mouthed I love you at the same time and then she was gone.
Jess walked back into the diner. Everyone was watching him sympathetically. He sighed, "What are you looking at?" Jess stopped in front of Luke. "I should get going, too. Thanks for everything, Luke." "Don't lose touch. I'll...miss you around here." "Rory won't lose touch, so it isn't likely that I will." Luke nodded and hugged Jess. Jess turned towards Lorelai. "She'll be alright. I'll take care of her." Jess was gone then, too, in his own car. Lorelai turned to Luke, Jess's words just registering. "Wait, how can he take care of her if he's in New York." Luke smiled, shrugged and grunted. He began to walk into the backroom. Lorelai followed, "Come back here, Mr. You know something I don't. Tell me! Lucas! I'm going to withold kisses." "Just wait, Lorelai." "I'm not patient." "Tell me something I don't know." The banter continued as Lorelai tried to figure out Jess's words.
Good-byes Chapter 24
Rory and Jess drove to Luke's after packing up and taking one more look around their first house. Luke had actually put up a banner in the diner that said Goodbye, Rory, Good Riddance, Jess. Rory grinned at the sign. "Aw...Lukey." "Be quiet! Don't say anything." Rory looked around and saw that most of the town was in the diner. This was a make-shift farewell party. Lorelai came barreling in as Rory had started eating her chocolate chip pancakes. "What am I going to do without you, Mini-me?" "Um, you've lived without me for the last 5 1/2 months." "But you were still here. You're going to be all the way in Harvard." "We've been planning on this for the last 17 years of my life." "I know." "You can still pester Luke." "True." Luke standing behind her said, "Hey, no you can't!" Rory smiled. "I'll call you every night." "Promise?" "I promise." Lorelai hugged Rory. "I love you, Babe." "I love you, Mom." Richard and Emily walked in. "There's our favorite Harvard student. We brought you a present." "You did?" Emily nodded to the window, where a jaguar sat. "You got me a car!" "You need one now that you'll be in a big city." Rory jumped up and hugged them. "I love you guys." "We love you, Rory." Luke was next. "I'm going to miss you around here, kid. You're the only person who can understand and translate Lorelai." "You're pretty good at it." "Good luck." "Thanks, Luke." Rory and Jess strolled out to the jag.
Jess put Rory's extra suitcases in the car. A moving van had been sent ahead with some furniture. Rory and Jess stared at each other. "I don't want to leave. I love this town. It means so much to me." "I know, Rory. You've been waiting for this chance your whole life." "I know. What am I going to do without you?" "You'll manage. But how will I live without you?" "You'll manage." They shared one of their secret smiles, the kind that you felt like you were missing something, if you were a third party. "I'm going to call you every day, Angel." "I'll email you at least four times a day." "I love you so much." "I love you, Jess. I'm going to mis you." "We're doing the right thing. I know it doesn't seem like it, but we are." Rory nodded to Jess. "Right. We'll visit on weekends." "And holidays." "We'll have summers together." "We'll make it." "We will." Jess embraced Rory and softly press his lips to hers. The entire diner was watching them. Rory was crying. Jess lifted his thumb up and wiped away her tears. "Don't cry, Angel." "Right. I'll see you soon, Dodger." "Soon." He helped Rory into the car. She put her hand on the window, Jess doing the same. Rory started the car. They mouthed I love you at the same time and then she was gone.
Jess walked back into the diner. Everyone was watching him sympathetically. He sighed, "What are you looking at?" Jess stopped in front of Luke. "I should get going, too. Thanks for everything, Luke." "Don't lose touch. I'll...miss you around here." "Rory won't lose touch, so it isn't likely that I will." Luke nodded and hugged Jess. Jess turned towards Lorelai. "She'll be alright. I'll take care of her." Jess was gone then, too, in his own car. Lorelai turned to Luke, Jess's words just registering. "Wait, how can he take care of her if he's in New York." Luke smiled, shrugged and grunted. He began to walk into the backroom. Lorelai followed, "Come back here, Mr. You know something I don't. Tell me! Lucas! I'm going to withold kisses." "Just wait, Lorelai." "I'm not patient." "Tell me something I don't know." The banter continued as Lorelai tried to figure out Jess's words.