TITLE: Homesick
SUMMERY: Post kiss fic. The third season "my" way. You'll get Rory's return from D.C., her confrontation with her mom, Jess, Dean, and others, depending on where I go with the story. DEFINATELY a Literati. well, eventually
DISCLAIMER: Nope, don't own 'em. Wish I owned Milo, but then again, anyone in their right mind wished they owned Milo! The title comes from the song Homesick by Train. Nope, don't own any rights to that either. The chapter title is from a movie called The Spitfire Grill. Very good movie, I highly recomend it.
SPOILERS: Anything and everything you've seen and read.
E-MAIL: zee18_13@hotmail.com
A/N: FINALLY! Some R/J action. I'm sorry it took sooooooo long but I had to tie up the loose ends and get rid if bag-boy. Now Rory finds out who "BLONDE" is and confronts Jess about some stuff. A little Rory/Jess, a little Jess/Luke, hell, maybe even some Jess/Lorelai and Jess/Dean. Lets go crazy!!!! Either way, its all Jess baby, yea!
" You never loose by loving; you always loose by holding back"
It was Wednesday morning. Rory had been avoiding virtually everyone since her return three days before. She had been using her long trip as an excuse for need of rest. She couldn't deal with them yet. She couldn't deal with Dean or Jess or even Lane. Her break-up with Dean hadn't been heard by Patty, so as far as she knew, no one had found out yet. She had to talk to Jess first and foremost, but she hadn't worked up the courage to yet. When her mom left for work this morning, she told her she HAD to do it today. *I have to it today* she repeated to herself. She walked into her room and opened up the closet. Nothing. Well, nothing good enough to wear, at least. *Okay Ror, think. Shorts, skirt, sun dress. Hum* She decided to go to Lorelai's room and see what was hiding up there. *Why do I care. I've never been self-conscience about what I wore around him before. Its because you have to compete with whats-her-name. But do I have to? Compete, I mean. If my mom's right and he does like me, he wouldn't care. Oh, I'll just wear something nice I guess. But what?* She scanned her mother's closet, waiting for the perfect outfit to jump out at her. It didn't. She decided on hip- hugger jean shorts and blue peasent-like short sleeved shirt. She quickly dabbed on some make-up, barely any actually, and headed for the diner.
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Luke looked up when he heard the bell chime above the door. He genuinely happy to see Rory walk in. "Hey Rory. How was Washington. Haven't seen you in here yet."
"Washington was okay. Its good to be home though."
"Coffee?"
"No, actually I was looking for Jess. Is he here? I need to talk to him."
Luke was surprised that Rory wanted to see Jess. She hadn't been in the diner since she got back and he assumed after the fight with her mom that maybe she had a fight with Jess. But she hadn't seen Jess, well to his knowledge she hadn't. "Um, he's upstairs. I gave him the morning off. He's been going to summer school and showing up for work most of the time, so I gave him a break. You can go up."
"Thanks" Rory headed up the stairs. She had never been so nervous in her life. The apartment door was open and she entered slowly. She was immediately taken aback with the place. It looked so different now that it had been remodeled. It wasn't quite finished yet, but there was definately a visible difference. She headed cautiously towards Jess' room. Pausing at the door, she took a deep breathe. Then she knocked. Jess' opened the door, the loud sounds of Tool escaping the room. "Rory" he said, obviously surprised to see her. He stepped back to turn the music down and gestured her to come inside. The room was amazing. Books and CDs in every conceviable place. Shelves, tables, chairs, the bed, even the floor. But oddly enough with all the clutter, it seemed home-y to Rory. He just stood there, staring at her, waiting for her to speak.
"We need to talk" she said after about two minutes passed.
"K" Was all he said in reply.
"Look, Jess, what I did was wrong. I never should have kissed you and then left for Washington without talking to you. I was confused and scared and I kissed you because I was happy to see you."
"And your still with Dean and now I'm with Shane and everything's happy on Seseme Street." He stated. She couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or serious.
"Actually, DeanandIbrokeup." Rory said rather quickly.
"Huh" a small smile played on his lips.
"Yea"
"Why"
"It wasn't the same with us anymore. I don't feel like I used to...I don't feel like I should."
"Huh"
"Is that all you can say?"
"What do you want me to say?" He asked, acting totally composed on the outside although inside he was doing cartwheels.
"How'd you meet Shane?" Her face was towards the ground, looking at her shoes.
"We just met"
"Oh"
"So, is that everything? Ya know, sorry about the kiss, I broke up with Dean, we're okay now?" He asked.
"Oh, um, yea. That's it. Gotta go. See ya later." And with that Rory shot out the door, down the stairs and out of the diner.
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Luke saw Rory leave in a hurry and obviously upset.
"Caesar, watch the diner" He said as he headed up the steps.
"Jess. Jess!" He yelled over the stereo. Jess opened the door.
"Huh?"
"Turn that off. We have to talk."
"Can we hold hands and skip arterwards?" he asked grabbing The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway off of his bed and plopping down to read.
"What did you do to Rory?"
"Nothin'"
"Jess, she left here in a hurry, and she was upset. What did you do?"
"I told you, nothing. I did nothing and that's why she's upset. Okay?"
"I'm not following."
Jess inhaled deeply and decided to just get it over with. Luke would find out eventually. "The day I came back, I went to the wedding and I saw Rory..."
"Jess, I told you not to interfere..."
"Do you wan to know, or not? Okay, Rory saw me by the lake and we talked and she kissed me. Then she ran. To Washington. No letter, no phone call, nothing. That was the first time I'd seen her since it happened."
"Wow. Um, what did she say?"
"She said that she broke up with Dean" Jess said, still staring at the pages of the book.
"And you did nothing, I get it. I know you like her. So why didn't you do anything?"
"Whats with the twenty questions?"
"Fine. Don't tell me. Just don't hurt her, or I will kick your ass." Luke got up to leave.
"She saw me and Shane the other day"
"Shane who?"
"Shane...I don't know her last name."
"The Shane you've been occasionally making out with during breaks?"
"The one and only"
"Jess, this isn't good"
"You think I don't know that!!!!! Its just, nevermind"
"What"
"Noting, just go back to work. I'll be down in an hour or so"
"Sure. Look Jess, um, if you want to, ya know, um talk more or whatever, um, I'm here."
"Sure thing Uncle Luke"
"Yea, sure thing" Luke mumbled as he left the apartment.
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Rory quickly walked home. *God, how could I be so stupid? Of course he doesn't like me. I'm Rory Gilmore. Just plain Rory Gilmore. Why would a smooth-talker from New York like me? God, I'm stupid.* Rory repeated to herself as she reached the door of her home. As she closed the door behind her, a single tear rolled down her cheek.
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Jes lay sprawled out on his bed, the book open on his chest. *I can't believe I did that. She broke up with Dean...for me. The beautiful, innocent, smart, Rory Gilmore broke up with her perfect boyfriend for me. At least I think she did for me. Come on Jess, she didn't do it for you. Did she?* "I have to find out" He said aloud as he rose from his bed and headed down the stairs. The diner was virtually empty except for a few tourists. Jess made a bee-line for the door.
"Hey, where you going? And don't say out." Luke eyed Jess suspiciously as he reached for the door knob.
"I'm going to Rory's"
"Oh. That's probably a good idea. Um, just try and be back in time for your shift"
"Sure thing, Uncle Luke" Jess scoffed as he exited the diner.
"Jeez, I wish he'd stop that" Luke said to no one imperticular as he mechanically wiped down the counter.
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Rory sat on the couch with a tub of chocolate mocha ice cream in her lap, a tablespoon in her right hand. Wallowing wasn't as satisfying as it was when she was with her mom. She shoveled yet another scoop into her mouth. The doorbell rang suddenly breaking the serene silence of the living room. Rory's eyebrows furrowed *Who is that?* She put the ice cream down on the coffee table and headed for the door. Her jaw literally hit the ground when she saw Jess standing there, hands in his pockets, head down.
"Hey" He said, revealing no emotion in his voice.
"Um, hi" Rory siad, obviously confused. They just stood there in an oddly peaceful silence ofr about thirty seconds before Jess broke the silence.
"Whats with the spoon?"
Rory glanced down and realized she didn't put the spoon down with her ice cream. "Oh, um, I was eating ice cream. Ya want some?"
" Do you have any cones?" He asked, a smirk on his face.
"Cones?" Rory asked in mock confusion.
"Its always better in a cone" Jess simply stated. They both smiled and Jess entered the house.
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A/N2: Oooooooooooooo! What happens in the house? I don't even know yet, but you will as soon as I do! Sorry, no Jess/Dean or Jess/Lorelai...I didn't get that far. Hope it wasn't too long. "And now for a taste of things to come..." (gotta love Mortal Combat-lol)- Rory and Jess' conversation in the house; Lorelai at work, mishaps with Michel and a call from Emily.
A/N3: I came up with the Rory on the couch with ice cream thing not even thinking of the ability to reference "Teach Me Tonight" until I actually worte it down. I feel so clever.HeHe.
SUMMERY: Post kiss fic. The third season "my" way. You'll get Rory's return from D.C., her confrontation with her mom, Jess, Dean, and others, depending on where I go with the story. DEFINATELY a Literati. well, eventually
DISCLAIMER: Nope, don't own 'em. Wish I owned Milo, but then again, anyone in their right mind wished they owned Milo! The title comes from the song Homesick by Train. Nope, don't own any rights to that either. The chapter title is from a movie called The Spitfire Grill. Very good movie, I highly recomend it.
SPOILERS: Anything and everything you've seen and read.
E-MAIL: zee18_13@hotmail.com
A/N: FINALLY! Some R/J action. I'm sorry it took sooooooo long but I had to tie up the loose ends and get rid if bag-boy. Now Rory finds out who "BLONDE" is and confronts Jess about some stuff. A little Rory/Jess, a little Jess/Luke, hell, maybe even some Jess/Lorelai and Jess/Dean. Lets go crazy!!!! Either way, its all Jess baby, yea!
" You never loose by loving; you always loose by holding back"
It was Wednesday morning. Rory had been avoiding virtually everyone since her return three days before. She had been using her long trip as an excuse for need of rest. She couldn't deal with them yet. She couldn't deal with Dean or Jess or even Lane. Her break-up with Dean hadn't been heard by Patty, so as far as she knew, no one had found out yet. She had to talk to Jess first and foremost, but she hadn't worked up the courage to yet. When her mom left for work this morning, she told her she HAD to do it today. *I have to it today* she repeated to herself. She walked into her room and opened up the closet. Nothing. Well, nothing good enough to wear, at least. *Okay Ror, think. Shorts, skirt, sun dress. Hum* She decided to go to Lorelai's room and see what was hiding up there. *Why do I care. I've never been self-conscience about what I wore around him before. Its because you have to compete with whats-her-name. But do I have to? Compete, I mean. If my mom's right and he does like me, he wouldn't care. Oh, I'll just wear something nice I guess. But what?* She scanned her mother's closet, waiting for the perfect outfit to jump out at her. It didn't. She decided on hip- hugger jean shorts and blue peasent-like short sleeved shirt. She quickly dabbed on some make-up, barely any actually, and headed for the diner.
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Luke looked up when he heard the bell chime above the door. He genuinely happy to see Rory walk in. "Hey Rory. How was Washington. Haven't seen you in here yet."
"Washington was okay. Its good to be home though."
"Coffee?"
"No, actually I was looking for Jess. Is he here? I need to talk to him."
Luke was surprised that Rory wanted to see Jess. She hadn't been in the diner since she got back and he assumed after the fight with her mom that maybe she had a fight with Jess. But she hadn't seen Jess, well to his knowledge she hadn't. "Um, he's upstairs. I gave him the morning off. He's been going to summer school and showing up for work most of the time, so I gave him a break. You can go up."
"Thanks" Rory headed up the stairs. She had never been so nervous in her life. The apartment door was open and she entered slowly. She was immediately taken aback with the place. It looked so different now that it had been remodeled. It wasn't quite finished yet, but there was definately a visible difference. She headed cautiously towards Jess' room. Pausing at the door, she took a deep breathe. Then she knocked. Jess' opened the door, the loud sounds of Tool escaping the room. "Rory" he said, obviously surprised to see her. He stepped back to turn the music down and gestured her to come inside. The room was amazing. Books and CDs in every conceviable place. Shelves, tables, chairs, the bed, even the floor. But oddly enough with all the clutter, it seemed home-y to Rory. He just stood there, staring at her, waiting for her to speak.
"We need to talk" she said after about two minutes passed.
"K" Was all he said in reply.
"Look, Jess, what I did was wrong. I never should have kissed you and then left for Washington without talking to you. I was confused and scared and I kissed you because I was happy to see you."
"And your still with Dean and now I'm with Shane and everything's happy on Seseme Street." He stated. She couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or serious.
"Actually, DeanandIbrokeup." Rory said rather quickly.
"Huh" a small smile played on his lips.
"Yea"
"Why"
"It wasn't the same with us anymore. I don't feel like I used to...I don't feel like I should."
"Huh"
"Is that all you can say?"
"What do you want me to say?" He asked, acting totally composed on the outside although inside he was doing cartwheels.
"How'd you meet Shane?" Her face was towards the ground, looking at her shoes.
"We just met"
"Oh"
"So, is that everything? Ya know, sorry about the kiss, I broke up with Dean, we're okay now?" He asked.
"Oh, um, yea. That's it. Gotta go. See ya later." And with that Rory shot out the door, down the stairs and out of the diner.
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Luke saw Rory leave in a hurry and obviously upset.
"Caesar, watch the diner" He said as he headed up the steps.
"Jess. Jess!" He yelled over the stereo. Jess opened the door.
"Huh?"
"Turn that off. We have to talk."
"Can we hold hands and skip arterwards?" he asked grabbing The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway off of his bed and plopping down to read.
"What did you do to Rory?"
"Nothin'"
"Jess, she left here in a hurry, and she was upset. What did you do?"
"I told you, nothing. I did nothing and that's why she's upset. Okay?"
"I'm not following."
Jess inhaled deeply and decided to just get it over with. Luke would find out eventually. "The day I came back, I went to the wedding and I saw Rory..."
"Jess, I told you not to interfere..."
"Do you wan to know, or not? Okay, Rory saw me by the lake and we talked and she kissed me. Then she ran. To Washington. No letter, no phone call, nothing. That was the first time I'd seen her since it happened."
"Wow. Um, what did she say?"
"She said that she broke up with Dean" Jess said, still staring at the pages of the book.
"And you did nothing, I get it. I know you like her. So why didn't you do anything?"
"Whats with the twenty questions?"
"Fine. Don't tell me. Just don't hurt her, or I will kick your ass." Luke got up to leave.
"She saw me and Shane the other day"
"Shane who?"
"Shane...I don't know her last name."
"The Shane you've been occasionally making out with during breaks?"
"The one and only"
"Jess, this isn't good"
"You think I don't know that!!!!! Its just, nevermind"
"What"
"Noting, just go back to work. I'll be down in an hour or so"
"Sure. Look Jess, um, if you want to, ya know, um talk more or whatever, um, I'm here."
"Sure thing Uncle Luke"
"Yea, sure thing" Luke mumbled as he left the apartment.
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Rory quickly walked home. *God, how could I be so stupid? Of course he doesn't like me. I'm Rory Gilmore. Just plain Rory Gilmore. Why would a smooth-talker from New York like me? God, I'm stupid.* Rory repeated to herself as she reached the door of her home. As she closed the door behind her, a single tear rolled down her cheek.
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Jes lay sprawled out on his bed, the book open on his chest. *I can't believe I did that. She broke up with Dean...for me. The beautiful, innocent, smart, Rory Gilmore broke up with her perfect boyfriend for me. At least I think she did for me. Come on Jess, she didn't do it for you. Did she?* "I have to find out" He said aloud as he rose from his bed and headed down the stairs. The diner was virtually empty except for a few tourists. Jess made a bee-line for the door.
"Hey, where you going? And don't say out." Luke eyed Jess suspiciously as he reached for the door knob.
"I'm going to Rory's"
"Oh. That's probably a good idea. Um, just try and be back in time for your shift"
"Sure thing, Uncle Luke" Jess scoffed as he exited the diner.
"Jeez, I wish he'd stop that" Luke said to no one imperticular as he mechanically wiped down the counter.
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Rory sat on the couch with a tub of chocolate mocha ice cream in her lap, a tablespoon in her right hand. Wallowing wasn't as satisfying as it was when she was with her mom. She shoveled yet another scoop into her mouth. The doorbell rang suddenly breaking the serene silence of the living room. Rory's eyebrows furrowed *Who is that?* She put the ice cream down on the coffee table and headed for the door. Her jaw literally hit the ground when she saw Jess standing there, hands in his pockets, head down.
"Hey" He said, revealing no emotion in his voice.
"Um, hi" Rory siad, obviously confused. They just stood there in an oddly peaceful silence ofr about thirty seconds before Jess broke the silence.
"Whats with the spoon?"
Rory glanced down and realized she didn't put the spoon down with her ice cream. "Oh, um, I was eating ice cream. Ya want some?"
" Do you have any cones?" He asked, a smirk on his face.
"Cones?" Rory asked in mock confusion.
"Its always better in a cone" Jess simply stated. They both smiled and Jess entered the house.
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A/N2: Oooooooooooooo! What happens in the house? I don't even know yet, but you will as soon as I do! Sorry, no Jess/Dean or Jess/Lorelai...I didn't get that far. Hope it wasn't too long. "And now for a taste of things to come..." (gotta love Mortal Combat-lol)- Rory and Jess' conversation in the house; Lorelai at work, mishaps with Michel and a call from Emily.
A/N3: I came up with the Rory on the couch with ice cream thing not even thinking of the ability to reference "Teach Me Tonight" until I actually worte it down. I feel so clever.HeHe.
