Disclaimer: Not mine, the WB's. *Blah Blah Blah*  

A/N: Yeah. This is chapter 2, but you probably got that already. K, just read it will you?

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            Rory lay on the bed trying to get to sleep, but it wasn't working to well. There was one thing Jess had said that night that had really bothered her-and it wasn't that he didn't like one of her favorite books of all time. She turned it over in her mind. What DO Dean and I talk about? Not that much really-kissing.  As much as she tried to deny it, that really was the base of their relationship. As she lay staring at the ceiling a memory came to her- She was trying to tell Dean something-what, she couldn't remember-but all he wanted to do was kiss her. He only listened to what she had to say because he had to, and the first words out of his mouth when she was done were "can we kiss now?" Jess is right, our relationship ship IS odd.  And Dean is so over-protective, he doesn't trust me at all.  He acts like all I DO is kiss-I couldn't possibly be interested in being just friends with another guy.   But I do love him-I think. Than why didn't I even think of going over to his house?  What do I love about him? How sweet he is-I mean he made me a car for goodness sake!  I DID love him... 

            She turned around and looked at Jess lying on the inflatable bed. I WOULD miss him. I really would. I might even miss him more than I would Dean. NO RORY. You are NOT falling for Jess. She told herself firmly. Sighing she closed her eyes and slowly drifted into sleep.

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"Jess, UP!" Rory woke to Luke's voice. "Rory, you've better get up too," he said, more kindly.  Rory glanced at the clock- six-fifteen.  Only a little earlier than normal. She'd have plenty of time to get to school.  She'd do her normal morning routine, only she'd eat breakfast first instead of last.

            "Don't look at me," she told Jess, "I look awful in the morning."

            "You could never look bad," he told her, tossing her a brush. "I'm going downstairs."

            Ten minuets later Rory followed her friend-still in his clothing, hers not being dry yet.

            "Give me coffee!" She demanded.

            "Coming your honor," Jess replied, winking.

            "You sound like your mother," Luke commented as Rory sat down at the counter.

            "Only when I need coffee."

            "I wouldn't be so sure of that," Luke told her before disappearing into the storage room.

            "Yeah," Jess said, handing Rory her coffee-which she took thankfully. "I mean sometimes I think you guys have a psychic link. Like there was that time when you two were telling Luke about how you were in the top 3% of your grade and you guys were like, You: 'I'm in', Your Mom: 'the top', You: '3%', Your Mom: 'of her' You: 'grade!'" Jess said, and than continued a list of times when Rory had acted like her mother. This went on until Rory heard the door open behind her.

            "Shit! It's Wednesday" she heard Jess whisper under his breath. Wednesday-oh God! Dean works early at Taylor's on Wednesday doesn't he.  She turned around slowly and saw, as she had feared, her boyfriend.

            "Rory!" He said smiling. "What are you doing here so earl--" His smile turned to a frown as he saw her shirt. Rory considered telling him everything was normal, but somehow she didn't think he'd believe that she often came to Luke's at six thirty in the morning wearing a Metallica shirt that was two sizes to large. 

            Dean's eye's flicked from Rory to Jess, who had put on the "come and get me" face he usually wore when around Dean.

            "What are you doing here so early?" He asked again, much less happy this time. But despite the fact he was talking to Rory he was staring-very threateningly-at Jess.

            "Eating breakfast," she answered. It was the truth, just not the whole truth. "Well, I think I should go now." She got up and began leaving.  When she reached Dean she kissed him on the cheek.

            "See you tonight," she said. At the door way she turned and mouthed "don't tell him anything you don't need too." Jess nodded in reply, and Rory left the store, hoping the two boys she left didn't kill each other.