Title: The Space Between
Author: CafeConLeche (Lexy)
Disclaimer: None of it's mine . Just a sophmore in highschool. I own nothing.
Dedications: To all the great fan fic writers . I love reading your terrific stories. To Tigress33 , I'm a Gilmore Girl (wouldn't want your head to fall off in a rage lol), The Best Deceptions, and Stew Pid (I'm esp. glad you liked my fic )
I'm so happy everyone's enjoying the story . I haven't gotten any negative reviews yet. I'm in a bit of a quandry though about what direction to take the story as far as pairings go , so continued feedback is appreciated. I kinda had some trouble choosing a good title and quote but I hope thery're okay.
Chapter three- Good Times
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." -Robert Frost
( Lorelai is jogging through the airport with two cups of coffee. Rory is standing next to her luggage scanning the airport for her mother while Paris talks a mile a minute.)
Paris:"..... That way the student body really feels like they're having a say in their government. What do you think? ( Rory has not been paying attention to a word Paris says.) Rory?!"
Rory:"What Paris?"
Paris :( Sharply) "Nothing , forget it. I see my chaffeur . I'll call you later to discuss the article for the Franklin."
Rory:"Ok , bye."
Paris: "Bye."
Rory :(Looks pensive , then turns the Paris's retreating figure.)"Paris!"
Paris: "What?"
Rory: " I'm glad we were roomies . You aren't so bad after all. " ( She said jokingly ,but was serious.)
Paris: (Softer than usual) Yeah, I had fun. You aren't so bad either. I'll see you later ."(She waved goodbye and Rory waved back with a smile on her face.)
Lorelai: " Rory!(Said so loudly a few heads turned.) Ahhh, I'm soooooooooo happy to see you."
Rory: "Mom! I'm sooooo happy to see you too."(They hugged for a very long time.)"Mom ."
Lorelai: "Hmmm.."(still hugging)
Rory :" I need oxygen."
Lorelai :"It's so overrated ."( She still didn't let go.)
Rory: "I missed you so much."
Lorelai:"I missed you more."(She finally let go .)"Promise me you'll never go away again."
Rory:"I won't .''
Lorelai :"Good."
(In the car)
Lorelai: " So , you know how I'm horrible at keeping secrets right?"
Rory: "Yes."
Lorelai: "I want to be consistent."
Rory:" Ok."
Lorelai: (Talking very fast ) Ok well . I was sitting around thinking one day. ( Rory mock gasped.)Yeah, I know scary thought and anyway I'm thinking you're going to be coming back in a week. I was thinking all of this a week ago , you see. You should come back with a bang , so I thought what better way then a party. A patented Lorelai Gilmore party where fun is garanteed. The works: music , food, I was even thinking about getting another clown but Sookie said no . So I decided to cross that of the list."
Rory: "Remind me to thank her later."
Lorelai: "Hey a clown would have been off the heezy fo' sheezy."
Rory :"Please don't say that ever again."
Lorelai:"So at this very moment there are at least forty , fifty people at the house waiting to welcome you home. Surprise."
Rory :" No."
Lorelai :"Yes."
Rory :" Oh my god."
Lorelai : "It's gonna be awesome . My finest work. They will crown me queen of party palnning."
Rory: "Whose they?"
Lorelai :" The party planning council, duh. Who else? What do they teach you at that school?"
(Later that day)
Lorelai: "The place is seriously trashed . That my friend is the sign of a truly awesome partay."
Rory: "Ugh , but we're going to have to clean up all this mess and please stop calling it a partay."
Lorelai: "Hmmm....you think we could get someone to do it for us?"
Rory:"Who would be masochistic enough to willingly volunteer to help us clean up this mess."
(They were both startled by the sound of pots falling. )
Lorelai: "Sookie ,are you ok?"
Sookie: (She comes from the kitchen to the living room) Yup , I'm alright."
Rory: "Sookie, thank you so much for doing all this . The food was awesome."
Lorelai:" The cake with the miniture Rory next to the white house, genius."
Sookie:" Aww . It's no problem . Just glad to have you back. "
( Sookie gives Rory and Lorelai a hug.)
Sookie: "I cleaned up the kitchen for you guys. Sorry I can't stay and help clean up the rest but I've gotta get home."
Lorelai:"Don't worry about it . You've done more than enough .Thanks a bunch. "
Sookie : "You're welcome .Bye guys."
Lorelai and Rory: "Bye"
( She leaves , waving . They close the front door turn and look at the living room that is a complete disaster area , then at each other.)
Lorelai:"Luke's?"
Rory: "Yup."
(They are walking down the streets of Star's Hollow towards Luke's .)
Lorelai :" You tired?"
Rory:" Nah , not really."
Lorelai:" Good 'cause I'm in the mood for a movie night. What do you think about a singer turned actress movie night. We can rent A Walk to Remember , Crossroads, and Glitter and mock them mercilessly."
Rory:"Sounds good."
(They entered Luke's and sat down at the counter)
Luke:"Hey Rory, welcome back."
Rory:" Thank you."
Luke:" How was the trip ?"
Rory:" It wasn't too bad . Paris got on my nerves a bit but seeing Washington D.C. was great and the speakers were amazing. I really missed everyone and Star's Hollow though."
Luke:"We all missed you too."
Lorelai:"Oh Luke, you old softie."(Luke glared and Lorelai grinned.)
Yup , it was good to be home.
(That night on the bridge.)
Giselle:"That's crazy. "
Jess:"It's the world we live in."
Giselle:"Well I've really gotta go. I told my grandmother I'd be home at nine and it's half past."
(They were sitting side by side on the bridge. Giselle leans over and kisses him softly , smiles and gets up to leave.)
Giselle:"I'll see you tommorrow?"
Jess:"Yup."
Giselle:"Good. "( Jess watches as she walks off the bridge. She turns and gives him a small wave.)
Jess:"Hey Giselle."
Giselle:(She stops and turns toward him)"Yeah?"
Jess:"What are you doing tommorrow night?"
Giselle:"Nothing. "
Jess:" Well , there's a revival of Casablanca at the Hartford Cineplex and since you love classic movies we could go see it."
Giselle:"I'd like that ."
Jess:"Ok. So's seven good for you?"
Giselle:"Perfect."
(The next day early in the morning at the bridge.)
Jess sat trying to re-read A Farewell To Arms to no avail. His mind kept going back to those stunning blue-violet eyes. He sighed , set the book down, and lay back on the bridge staring at the morning sky.
(At the Gilmore House)
Rory turned in bed for what seemed to be the thousandth time. She turned and looked at her digital clock. 6:13 . Sighing, she got up out of bed and quickly took a shower and got dressed. Her mom was still asleep so she made some coffee and tried to read the newspaper. Her mind kept drifting to other things . Becoming frustrated she wrote a note saying she went for a walk and attached it to the coffee maker.
It was a beautiful August day. She slowly walked to a spot that had become one of her favorites in Star's Hollow. She thought of the upcoming senior year that was garanteed to bring surprises. While in Washington she decided that she would go to Yale ,not Harvard, as originally planned . She felt it was better suited for her and much closer to home. Her mother still didn't know of her plans and Rory had decided to wait until later to bring it up. She reached the bridge and saw a familiar figure. Jess asleep on the bridge . She walked over to him and watched him sleep for a few moments. He opened his eyes and saw a pair of bright blue ones staring back.
(He sat up and she sat down.)
Rory:"Hey there."
Jess:"Hey. "
Rory:" How are you?"
Jess:"I'm good besides this awful pain in my neck.You?"
Rory:" I do believe they have a rule against sleeping on the bridge for a reason and I'm good."
Jess:"How was Washington?"
Rory:" It was alright. Paris drove me to the point of insanity a few times but there were great speakers and the sights were good."
Jess:"I'm glad."
( They sat with an uncomfortable silence between them.)
Jess:"Read any good books?"
Rory:(smiling) "Yeah as a matter of fact I did....."
(Later that morning at Luke's . Jess and Rory walk into the diner together . Lorelai is sitting at the counter drinking coffee.)
Loreali:"Hey .I thought you wrote we'd meet here like twenty minutes ago."
Rory:"Sorry about that."
Lorelai:" So you were hanging with Jess."
Rory:"Well I went to the bridge and he was there so we talked for a little bit."
Lorelai:" Huh.Well now that you're here we can order ."
(Jess grabs a coffee pot a walk over to them)
Jess:" Coffee?"
Lorelai:"Do I need oxygen ?"
Jess: "I'm going to take that as a yes."
Lorelai:"Good thinking."
(He pours her more coffee and gets Rory a mug and pours her coffee. He then sets down the pot and goes upstairs.)
Lorelai:"Hey Luke."
Luke:"Yes?"
Lorelai :"Two Pancakes with the works please."
Luke:"Coming right up."
Lorelai:"Hmmmm...strange."
Rory:"Your sense of humor? I agree."
Lorelai:"Luke."
Rory:"What about him?"
Lorelai:"He's being weird."
Rory:"How so?"
Lorelai:" He takes our order of the least healthy thing on the menu and says nothing about the coffee."
Rory:" He looks tired."
(Luke walks back into the diner from the kitchen with their orders.)
Lorelai:"Speedy service, me like . Hey Luke , you okay?"
Luke:"Fine , just tired ."
Lorelai:"You should take a vacation or something. You work such long days."
Luke:"I can't take a vacation .I have the diner."
Lorelai:"You've got Caesar and Jess, I'm sure they could handle it. At least think about it."
Luke:"Maybe."
( Giselle walks into the diner and sits on the stool next to Lorelai.)
Giselle: "Hey Luke, Lorelai."
Lorelai:"Hello."
Luke:"What can I get you?"
Giselle:" A banana nut muffin, please."
(He gets her a muffin and she pays him.Then he heads back into the kitchen.)
Lorelai:"Oh , Giselle this is my daughter Rory."
Giselle:"Hi it's nice to meet you . "
Rory:"Hi .Likewise."( They both smile at each other. Jess comes back downstairs ,grabs the coffee pot and goes around refillings cups. )
Lorelai:"Hey Jess. We need refills over here please."
( He walks over , refills their cups and smiles slightly when he sees Giselle.)
Jess:"Hey ."
Giselle:"Hello."
Jess:"Your'e already late aren't you?"
Giselle:(Looking down at her watch.) . "Oh great . I gotta go .I'll see you later."
(He nods and watched her intently with that same dazed look as she left . A gesture not missed by Lorelai.)
A/N Ok so I'm even more confused now about what to do . But I'll figure it out. In the mean time reading reviews is nice. lol. I think the story may be dragging just a bit so I'm going to try and pick up the pace just a bit in the next new chapters.
The man(woman) who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man (woman) who can't read them. -Mark Twain
Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. ;) -The Devil's Dictionary
"Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."
-James Baldwin
In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two." -Erich Fromm[pic]
Author: CafeConLeche (Lexy)
Disclaimer: None of it's mine . Just a sophmore in highschool. I own nothing.
Dedications: To all the great fan fic writers . I love reading your terrific stories. To Tigress33 , I'm a Gilmore Girl (wouldn't want your head to fall off in a rage lol), The Best Deceptions, and Stew Pid (I'm esp. glad you liked my fic )
I'm so happy everyone's enjoying the story . I haven't gotten any negative reviews yet. I'm in a bit of a quandry though about what direction to take the story as far as pairings go , so continued feedback is appreciated. I kinda had some trouble choosing a good title and quote but I hope thery're okay.
Chapter three- Good Times
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." -Robert Frost
( Lorelai is jogging through the airport with two cups of coffee. Rory is standing next to her luggage scanning the airport for her mother while Paris talks a mile a minute.)
Paris:"..... That way the student body really feels like they're having a say in their government. What do you think? ( Rory has not been paying attention to a word Paris says.) Rory?!"
Rory:"What Paris?"
Paris :( Sharply) "Nothing , forget it. I see my chaffeur . I'll call you later to discuss the article for the Franklin."
Rory:"Ok , bye."
Paris: "Bye."
Rory :(Looks pensive , then turns the Paris's retreating figure.)"Paris!"
Paris: "What?"
Rory: " I'm glad we were roomies . You aren't so bad after all. " ( She said jokingly ,but was serious.)
Paris: (Softer than usual) Yeah, I had fun. You aren't so bad either. I'll see you later ."(She waved goodbye and Rory waved back with a smile on her face.)
Lorelai: " Rory!(Said so loudly a few heads turned.) Ahhh, I'm soooooooooo happy to see you."
Rory: "Mom! I'm sooooo happy to see you too."(They hugged for a very long time.)"Mom ."
Lorelai: "Hmmm.."(still hugging)
Rory :" I need oxygen."
Lorelai :"It's so overrated ."( She still didn't let go.)
Rory: "I missed you so much."
Lorelai:"I missed you more."(She finally let go .)"Promise me you'll never go away again."
Rory:"I won't .''
Lorelai :"Good."
(In the car)
Lorelai: " So , you know how I'm horrible at keeping secrets right?"
Rory: "Yes."
Lorelai: "I want to be consistent."
Rory:" Ok."
Lorelai: (Talking very fast ) Ok well . I was sitting around thinking one day. ( Rory mock gasped.)Yeah, I know scary thought and anyway I'm thinking you're going to be coming back in a week. I was thinking all of this a week ago , you see. You should come back with a bang , so I thought what better way then a party. A patented Lorelai Gilmore party where fun is garanteed. The works: music , food, I was even thinking about getting another clown but Sookie said no . So I decided to cross that of the list."
Rory: "Remind me to thank her later."
Lorelai: "Hey a clown would have been off the heezy fo' sheezy."
Rory :"Please don't say that ever again."
Lorelai:"So at this very moment there are at least forty , fifty people at the house waiting to welcome you home. Surprise."
Rory :" No."
Lorelai :"Yes."
Rory :" Oh my god."
Lorelai : "It's gonna be awesome . My finest work. They will crown me queen of party palnning."
Rory: "Whose they?"
Lorelai :" The party planning council, duh. Who else? What do they teach you at that school?"
(Later that day)
Lorelai: "The place is seriously trashed . That my friend is the sign of a truly awesome partay."
Rory: "Ugh , but we're going to have to clean up all this mess and please stop calling it a partay."
Lorelai: "Hmmm....you think we could get someone to do it for us?"
Rory:"Who would be masochistic enough to willingly volunteer to help us clean up this mess."
(They were both startled by the sound of pots falling. )
Lorelai: "Sookie ,are you ok?"
Sookie: (She comes from the kitchen to the living room) Yup , I'm alright."
Rory: "Sookie, thank you so much for doing all this . The food was awesome."
Lorelai:" The cake with the miniture Rory next to the white house, genius."
Sookie:" Aww . It's no problem . Just glad to have you back. "
( Sookie gives Rory and Lorelai a hug.)
Sookie: "I cleaned up the kitchen for you guys. Sorry I can't stay and help clean up the rest but I've gotta get home."
Lorelai:"Don't worry about it . You've done more than enough .Thanks a bunch. "
Sookie : "You're welcome .Bye guys."
Lorelai and Rory: "Bye"
( She leaves , waving . They close the front door turn and look at the living room that is a complete disaster area , then at each other.)
Lorelai:"Luke's?"
Rory: "Yup."
(They are walking down the streets of Star's Hollow towards Luke's .)
Lorelai :" You tired?"
Rory:" Nah , not really."
Lorelai:" Good 'cause I'm in the mood for a movie night. What do you think about a singer turned actress movie night. We can rent A Walk to Remember , Crossroads, and Glitter and mock them mercilessly."
Rory:"Sounds good."
(They entered Luke's and sat down at the counter)
Luke:"Hey Rory, welcome back."
Rory:" Thank you."
Luke:" How was the trip ?"
Rory:" It wasn't too bad . Paris got on my nerves a bit but seeing Washington D.C. was great and the speakers were amazing. I really missed everyone and Star's Hollow though."
Luke:"We all missed you too."
Lorelai:"Oh Luke, you old softie."(Luke glared and Lorelai grinned.)
Yup , it was good to be home.
(That night on the bridge.)
Giselle:"That's crazy. "
Jess:"It's the world we live in."
Giselle:"Well I've really gotta go. I told my grandmother I'd be home at nine and it's half past."
(They were sitting side by side on the bridge. Giselle leans over and kisses him softly , smiles and gets up to leave.)
Giselle:"I'll see you tommorrow?"
Jess:"Yup."
Giselle:"Good. "( Jess watches as she walks off the bridge. She turns and gives him a small wave.)
Jess:"Hey Giselle."
Giselle:(She stops and turns toward him)"Yeah?"
Jess:"What are you doing tommorrow night?"
Giselle:"Nothing. "
Jess:" Well , there's a revival of Casablanca at the Hartford Cineplex and since you love classic movies we could go see it."
Giselle:"I'd like that ."
Jess:"Ok. So's seven good for you?"
Giselle:"Perfect."
(The next day early in the morning at the bridge.)
Jess sat trying to re-read A Farewell To Arms to no avail. His mind kept going back to those stunning blue-violet eyes. He sighed , set the book down, and lay back on the bridge staring at the morning sky.
(At the Gilmore House)
Rory turned in bed for what seemed to be the thousandth time. She turned and looked at her digital clock. 6:13 . Sighing, she got up out of bed and quickly took a shower and got dressed. Her mom was still asleep so she made some coffee and tried to read the newspaper. Her mind kept drifting to other things . Becoming frustrated she wrote a note saying she went for a walk and attached it to the coffee maker.
It was a beautiful August day. She slowly walked to a spot that had become one of her favorites in Star's Hollow. She thought of the upcoming senior year that was garanteed to bring surprises. While in Washington she decided that she would go to Yale ,not Harvard, as originally planned . She felt it was better suited for her and much closer to home. Her mother still didn't know of her plans and Rory had decided to wait until later to bring it up. She reached the bridge and saw a familiar figure. Jess asleep on the bridge . She walked over to him and watched him sleep for a few moments. He opened his eyes and saw a pair of bright blue ones staring back.
(He sat up and she sat down.)
Rory:"Hey there."
Jess:"Hey. "
Rory:" How are you?"
Jess:"I'm good besides this awful pain in my neck.You?"
Rory:" I do believe they have a rule against sleeping on the bridge for a reason and I'm good."
Jess:"How was Washington?"
Rory:" It was alright. Paris drove me to the point of insanity a few times but there were great speakers and the sights were good."
Jess:"I'm glad."
( They sat with an uncomfortable silence between them.)
Jess:"Read any good books?"
Rory:(smiling) "Yeah as a matter of fact I did....."
(Later that morning at Luke's . Jess and Rory walk into the diner together . Lorelai is sitting at the counter drinking coffee.)
Loreali:"Hey .I thought you wrote we'd meet here like twenty minutes ago."
Rory:"Sorry about that."
Lorelai:" So you were hanging with Jess."
Rory:"Well I went to the bridge and he was there so we talked for a little bit."
Lorelai:" Huh.Well now that you're here we can order ."
(Jess grabs a coffee pot a walk over to them)
Jess:" Coffee?"
Lorelai:"Do I need oxygen ?"
Jess: "I'm going to take that as a yes."
Lorelai:"Good thinking."
(He pours her more coffee and gets Rory a mug and pours her coffee. He then sets down the pot and goes upstairs.)
Lorelai:"Hey Luke."
Luke:"Yes?"
Lorelai :"Two Pancakes with the works please."
Luke:"Coming right up."
Lorelai:"Hmmmm...strange."
Rory:"Your sense of humor? I agree."
Lorelai:"Luke."
Rory:"What about him?"
Lorelai:"He's being weird."
Rory:"How so?"
Lorelai:" He takes our order of the least healthy thing on the menu and says nothing about the coffee."
Rory:" He looks tired."
(Luke walks back into the diner from the kitchen with their orders.)
Lorelai:"Speedy service, me like . Hey Luke , you okay?"
Luke:"Fine , just tired ."
Lorelai:"You should take a vacation or something. You work such long days."
Luke:"I can't take a vacation .I have the diner."
Lorelai:"You've got Caesar and Jess, I'm sure they could handle it. At least think about it."
Luke:"Maybe."
( Giselle walks into the diner and sits on the stool next to Lorelai.)
Giselle: "Hey Luke, Lorelai."
Lorelai:"Hello."
Luke:"What can I get you?"
Giselle:" A banana nut muffin, please."
(He gets her a muffin and she pays him.Then he heads back into the kitchen.)
Lorelai:"Oh , Giselle this is my daughter Rory."
Giselle:"Hi it's nice to meet you . "
Rory:"Hi .Likewise."( They both smile at each other. Jess comes back downstairs ,grabs the coffee pot and goes around refillings cups. )
Lorelai:"Hey Jess. We need refills over here please."
( He walks over , refills their cups and smiles slightly when he sees Giselle.)
Jess:"Hey ."
Giselle:"Hello."
Jess:"Your'e already late aren't you?"
Giselle:(Looking down at her watch.) . "Oh great . I gotta go .I'll see you later."
(He nods and watched her intently with that same dazed look as she left . A gesture not missed by Lorelai.)
A/N Ok so I'm even more confused now about what to do . But I'll figure it out. In the mean time reading reviews is nice. lol. I think the story may be dragging just a bit so I'm going to try and pick up the pace just a bit in the next new chapters.
The man(woman) who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man (woman) who can't read them. -Mark Twain
Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. ;) -The Devil's Dictionary
"Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."
-James Baldwin
In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two." -Erich Fromm[pic]
