Disclaimer: Nothing is mine besides my addiction to Gilmore Girls. Review if you'd be so kind I really don't like where this story is going. So review and tell me what you think it might need. I am at a complete standstill. Thanks for reading.

It was like a sequel to mission impossible. Rory had to time her going up the stairs perfectly otherwise Jess could attempt to make a run for it. After a few more minutes of debating her quickest route, she noticed that she was standing on the bottom of the stairs with a good few of Luke's customers staring at her. It was now or never. NOW. Rory sprinted up the remaining stairs and didn't even bother to knock.

"Jess I know you're here."

"Well now that we have that established what can I help you with Rory? Maybe knocking on doors before entering!!"

Rory laughed, "Yah I guess you're-"

"Rory what if I hadn't been up here what if it was Luke coming out of the shower-"

"Don't you dare finish that statement Jess"

"What you mean NAKED" Jess said laughing so hard he had to hold his stomach as Rory made a disgusted, shocked, and very scared looking face.

"I said don't say that," Rory choked out between disgusting visuals. She went over to the kitchen table and began to roll up the newspaper.

"You're not gonna hit me Ms. Gilmore are you?" Jess questioned mockingly.

"Who said anything about hitting...," Rory trailed off giving him a menacing smile, much like one of his own.

"Ok Rory whatever you're thinking maybe you could think it without the newspaper in you hand." Jess said this was not at all going anywhere near in his favor.

"What you mean this," Rory said while waving the rolled up newspaper in Jess's face. "You underestimate the will of a Gilmore," Rory continued while still smiling and going closer still.

"Ok never again. Rory is queen, never shall she be denied." Jess said quickly not smirking.

"Wow you were good at that," Rory announced putting the newspaper down and sitting on the couch, laughing silently to herself.

"Are you kidding me? It took all my 'Mariano will' to say that and not laugh while doing it either." Jess finished sitting on the couch next to Rory. "So why'd you follow me?"

Rory just turned to face him and say something but just turned her head back around and shrugged.

"Are you mocking me?"

"No"

"Are you sure cause that is MY signature shrug that I practiced to perfect- " Jess trailed off when he realized what he just rambled on about. He turned to see Rory's expression, but she was too busy holding her stomach and crying.

"Rory what's wrong are you ok?"

"Yeah.(laughs a little)why wouldn't I be I mean you just admitted that you practice shrugging," continued trying to grasp any kind of air to breathe because she was laughing so hard.

Jess just pushed her.

"What was that for?" Rory asked suddenly stopping laughing and looking at Jess's responsive eyes, it had just donned on her she might have scared him, but why?

"I don't know I thought there might have been something wrong, I figured maybe your arm didn't heal or somethi-"

"Jess it's ok, I swear my arm is good, don't beat yourself up so much."

"I didn't mean to hurt you Rory," Jess started to look at her but then stopped and continued when he saw her looking unreadable because she had at least three expressions on her face anger, sympathy, and sorrow.

"Jess will you stop I never blamed you and I never would. Outside of Lane for all the girly stuff these last few months I have become to depend on you like I would a best friend, and best friends don't hurt each other on purpose. My mom never-"

Jess cut her off, "Rory."

"No let me finish. As I was saying once a few years ago me and Lane were just having fun and she pushed me a little too hard at the hill where the Inn is and I slipped and hurtled down that hill for a while till I reached the bottom. When I finally did I couldn't sit up because I was laying on my arm and had actually broken in two places. So you see it was just an accident and after my mom got mad at Lane for a few days she got over it and she will do the same for you. I promise, Scout's Honor!!"

"Rory don't lie to yourself you were never a scout." Jess said smirking.

"Oh the paticularities, so we're ok now?"

"Yeah and Rory that story you just made up was horrible."

"It's not my fault I can't lie to you."

"Only to me?"

"Well Lane too but that's cause she knows how to read liars."

"Oh really??"

"Yeah it's a signature trait of hers. And like you she's practiced it to perfection."

"You know from now I'm not telling you anything."

"Oh you're no fun."

"Well you just have to promise not tell anyone anything private we talk about, ok?"

"That's what best friends are for, buddy." Rory says while pushing Jess's shoulder a bit.

"Alright then 'buddy' you want a cup of coffee?"

"Do you even have to ask."

"No I guess not." Jess exclaimed while grinning.

Rory and Jess rambled about Emily Dickenson and Dickenson's popularity among literature gurus over a coffee for Rory and a coke for Jess. It was near 9:45 when she looked at the clock on the wall and realized she had to go home, she forgot about her mom waiting for her.

"Oh great I forgot to go home, can I have two orders of fries, two burgers, and two coffee, please?"

"Yeah of course, you gonna need any help getting home with all that??"

"Uhh.." Rory debated the pros and cons of having Jess help her.

"Ok forget I asked," Jess said with disgust written all over his face, but not his eyes they remained cold as stone as usual.

"No, I want you to help I was just debating if ice cream would help my mom forgive me." Rory said quickly, with a lie thrown in there.

"Ice cream?"

"Yeah next door, but it's gonna close soon so we have to go like NOW."

"Ok, ok, Luke said rushing with her order and handing the bag to Jess and the coffees to Rory.

Rory quickly walked out of the diner to hurry before the Ice Creamery closed with Jess following with a smirk playing on his lips.

After they arrived to the Gilmore Residence, Jess figured he should leave since Lorelai would think the food were contagious if she found out he was holding the bag holding the food. But he wasn't quick enough because Lorelai herself swung open the door as they approached the top porch steps.

(A/N: Sorry it took so long but not as long as last time, right? I figured this was a good place to end cause I have to go eat plus Sabrina is on and that cute guy who works with her on the magazine is so adorable wait I already said that. Ok so I'm off and to the reviewer who complaining about me misspelling Jess's name. Actually I wasn't I was just spelling how my friend spells his name. So the mix up was honest. Merci.)