Author: CafeConLeche
Title: A Lifetime
Chapter 2: That Spring Afternoon
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Just a fan . :)
A/N Thank you so much for the nice reviews . :D Hope you all enjoy this chapter !
"The earth awakening again
Shaking off the winter's pain
Drinking in the fragile sun
Showing us that we have won "
-Alice Bateman
That spring , that perfect spring. It was a crazy time. With college in the distance and finals looming .
But even then it was perfect . We were together . We spent as much time as we could together.
Conversations on the bridge. Stolen kisses in Luke's Diner. Her mother was even starting to warm up to me . Just a little.
I remember that day clearer than anything else in my life. She came in the diner grinning like crazy , completely out of breath . She had obviously run to the diner . Running is something the Gilmores don't do .
"Jess!" she paused to catch her breath. "Guess what ?!"
Before I could even speak , "I got in !" she said ,laughing." It came today. I got in to Yale. On scholarship."
She sat on a stool and sighed. A happy, contented sigh.
I have to admit her happiness was contagious and I found myself grinning.
"Congratulations." I told her sincerely. I went around the counter to hug her and was greeted with a kiss.
We spent the rest of that afternoon talking about Yale and college life. To be honest . I don't remember what we talked about that afternoon . All I remember was the genuine smile on her face and the happiness in her eyes.
So that evening when I saw her sitting on the bridge looking totally depressed , I was surprised.
"Hey ." I walked over and sat beside her , putting my arm around her shoulder .
"Hi " she said with a weak smile.
"Something the matter?" I asked.
"Nope." pause "no" pause "I'm good, ...terrific in fact ." She had always been a terrible liar.
"If you say so ,but if something was wrong could it have anything to do with Yale?"
"No, Yale's good. "Silence. "It's just , I'm going to miss everyone so much. Mom, Luke, Star's Hollow ... you." she said with tears forming in her eyes .
"Well, you might not have to miss me."
"Why?"
"Well, I got an acceptance letter to University of New Haven and I've decided to go . "
"You did! Oh my god, Jess. That's awesome." There was that grin again. "That's like ten minutes from Yale. "
She hugged me tightly and kissed me , whispering those three little words . "I love you." My heart must have stopped beating. I broke the hug and looked her in the eyes. She was smiling. "I love you ."
The alarm clock read 1:00 A.M. She was still sleeping peacefully. I wrapped my arms around her. It's amazing how forty -seven years later my love for her hasn't faded but grows stronger everyday .I closed my eyes and whispered softly , as I did that spring afternoon years ago , "I love you."
Title: A Lifetime
Chapter 2: That Spring Afternoon
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Just a fan . :)
A/N Thank you so much for the nice reviews . :D Hope you all enjoy this chapter !
"The earth awakening again
Shaking off the winter's pain
Drinking in the fragile sun
Showing us that we have won "
-Alice Bateman
That spring , that perfect spring. It was a crazy time. With college in the distance and finals looming .
But even then it was perfect . We were together . We spent as much time as we could together.
Conversations on the bridge. Stolen kisses in Luke's Diner. Her mother was even starting to warm up to me . Just a little.
I remember that day clearer than anything else in my life. She came in the diner grinning like crazy , completely out of breath . She had obviously run to the diner . Running is something the Gilmores don't do .
"Jess!" she paused to catch her breath. "Guess what ?!"
Before I could even speak , "I got in !" she said ,laughing." It came today. I got in to Yale. On scholarship."
She sat on a stool and sighed. A happy, contented sigh.
I have to admit her happiness was contagious and I found myself grinning.
"Congratulations." I told her sincerely. I went around the counter to hug her and was greeted with a kiss.
We spent the rest of that afternoon talking about Yale and college life. To be honest . I don't remember what we talked about that afternoon . All I remember was the genuine smile on her face and the happiness in her eyes.
So that evening when I saw her sitting on the bridge looking totally depressed , I was surprised.
"Hey ." I walked over and sat beside her , putting my arm around her shoulder .
"Hi " she said with a weak smile.
"Something the matter?" I asked.
"Nope." pause "no" pause "I'm good, ...terrific in fact ." She had always been a terrible liar.
"If you say so ,but if something was wrong could it have anything to do with Yale?"
"No, Yale's good. "Silence. "It's just , I'm going to miss everyone so much. Mom, Luke, Star's Hollow ... you." she said with tears forming in her eyes .
"Well, you might not have to miss me."
"Why?"
"Well, I got an acceptance letter to University of New Haven and I've decided to go . "
"You did! Oh my god, Jess. That's awesome." There was that grin again. "That's like ten minutes from Yale. "
She hugged me tightly and kissed me , whispering those three little words . "I love you." My heart must have stopped beating. I broke the hug and looked her in the eyes. She was smiling. "I love you ."
The alarm clock read 1:00 A.M. She was still sleeping peacefully. I wrapped my arms around her. It's amazing how forty -seven years later my love for her hasn't faded but grows stronger everyday .I closed my eyes and whispered softly , as I did that spring afternoon years ago , "I love you."