Title: In The Wild

Disclaimer: Own Nothing.. Straight from the Slim.

A/N: If you feel Jess is being out of character, this is why. I want things to be cool with him and Lorelei so I figure he ought to be nice to her. And Well when it comes to Rory we ALL know he's a softie..enjoy.

CHAPTER 1 (2 however you want to take it)

Rory lay on her couch comfortably under a blanket. She was rested up on a pillow, and was watching Looney Tunes.

"I hear the coyote actually catches the road runner," a voice from behind her.

Rory startles, and hen turns to see that the voice belongs to Jess.

"How'd you get in here?"

"The door wasn't locked."

"It's called knocking."

"you walk into my house all the time without knocking."

"You live in a diner."

Jess smiled and sat down next to her.

"So what areyou doing here."

Jess pulled out a thermos from a paper bag, and said, " Your mom told me you weren't feeling too good so I thought I'd bring you some soup, and coffee," he paused for a second, " Plus I wanted to borrow a book."

"Ah, the truth comes out."

"so what's wrong what hurts, your stomach, your throat?," jess asked trying not to sound too concerned.

Rory looked down at her hands, she sighed and said, " It's not that kind of hurt."

Jess looked confused, " Then what kind of hurt is it?"

Rory continued to stare at her hands, as if they were the most interesting thing on tis earth, and if she took her eyes off of them then they'd disappear. "Dean and I broke up."

Jess look surprised, but then he quickly turned his expression to sympathy. Dean. the very name was enough to get him to want to punch his hand through wall.

"How? What happened?" Jess asked as casual as possible.

Rory paused for a second, took a deep breath and began, "Well we had this huge fight over possessiveness and trust, it was pretty bad. He stormed off, I stormed off. Then next thing I know is I see him with some girl. At first I figured it was a friend, but then they, kis.." Rory stopped, all choked up, Jess got the point, and moved in a little closer. A single rolled down the side of he cheek. Jess not thinking, wiped off the tear with his thumb, his other four fingers cupping the side of her head. When he realized what he was doing, he quickly pulled his hand away and shoved them in his pockets.

There was a moment of silence.

"So how about that book?" Jess smiled.

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Lorelei stood behind her desk at the Independence Inn and signed a few papers, then passed them onto Michel. Michel stacked them with a bunch of other papers, and neatly labeled them.

"Done!" Lorelei exclaimed.

"Oh Joy" Michel said not so enthusiastic.

Sookie walked in from the kitchen.

"I think I have the menus for the week all set."

"That's great." Lorelei smiled, "Oh Sookie before I forget. Well Luke asked me and Rory to go camping with him for two weeks and."

"You're going to go camping?????"

"That's what I said!"

"Anyway he wants to go a week from Monday, but if the Inn needs me we don't have to go, I don't want to leave you guys and."

"Lorelei, go we'll be fine," she interrupted, "You haven't taken a vacation in ages."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah don't worry me and Michel will take care of things, right Michel?"

"I will do no such thing," Michel said bitterly.

"That's how you say yes in French," Sookie said.

"So are you positive?"

"Yeah positive."

"Alright I'll go call some one to fill in for me, Thanks."

"No problem Hun."

A/N: Hey, so how is it so far? Kaz- you do signed reviews only by going to settings and marking the box next to anonymous reviews only.

-slim