Chapter Eight: Temper, temper

Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with the Gilmore Girls characters or anything of that matter. All that I own are my thoughts and dreams.

Rating: um... PG I think

Pairing this chapter: R/J

From Chapter One: Rory goes to Lukes because she's having a bad day. Luke acts all fatherly and it ends with them playing bagel hockey.
From Chapter Two: Rory says it's okay for Luke to like, like her mom. The townies annoy Luke so he turns things over to Jess and storms out.
From Chapter Three: After storming out of the diner Luke finds himself on Lorelai's front steps. Things get back to normal, he realises he was something more.
From Chapter Four: Rory runs into Dean and basically tells him she wants to be with both Dean and Jess, he accepts this.
From Chapter Five: Luke and Lorelai kiss.
From Chapter Six: Rory is now okay with everyone, Lorelai invites Luke over to watch a movie.
From Chapter Seven: Lorelai and Rory visit the diner, Lorelai and Luke bond a little, Jess and Rory have a pillow fight that leads to something more.

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Jess's mind whirled as he dashed behind a table, Luke moved to the other side circling around like a panther, "Luke, it's not what you think!"

Luke was so mad he could hardly see, he stopped circling the table seeing that it would get him no where. He couldn't believe he had trusted this thug, he was just a no good little jerk just like everyone had said. He gripped the table edges tightly growling, "Then what is it Jess?!"

Rory watched the scene in horror, this couldn't be happening Luke looked like he would kill Jess any second and she couldn't find her voice. Her mouth just hung open, chin quivering slightly.

Lorelai went over to Rory and put an arm around her shoulder, pulling her tightly to her. "It's okay Rory," she whispered softly in her ear then yelled to Luke, "Kick his ass!"

Jess's mouth dropped open, he couldn't believe Lorelai just told Luke to kick his ass! He hadn't even done anything! "Luke, please just listen for a second! We were just fooling around!" Jess cringed, "No, not fooling, fooling around, just... oh god..." Luke's temper seemed to snapped when he heard Jess say fooling around, he literally threw the table out of his way and brought a hand to Jess's throat. Pushing him up against the wall behind them Luke lifted him off his feet. Jess clawed at Lukes hand, this could not be happening! Luke was exactly hurting him, but he knew Luke could if he wanted to. Looking at Rory he pleaded with her to say something, anything.

Rory suddenly came her to senses, "Luke! Stop, please." She ran over to him and set her hand on his shoulder, "Please, let us explain."

Luke blinked realising what he was doing and let go of Jess, pushing his hands into his pockets he stepped back. Now back to his normal calm self he eyed Jess and Rory, "Go ahead."

Jess brought his hand up to rub his neck, "Thanks Uncle Luke, look we were just reading and for some unknown reason Rory hit me with a pillow..."

"I did no such thing! It was all you mister, let me tell it." Rory interrupted, "Okay, Jess here was hogging the couch and hit me with a pillow when I wasn't paying attention so I naturally defended myself!"

Jess rolled his eyes and muttered, "Yeah right."

Glaring at him Rory continued, "Then I got up to..."

"Excuse me, but you've got it all wrong. I got up to get away from your abusive treatment!" Jess said, "Now let me tell the story before you tell anymore lies."

Rory's mouth dropped, "I do not tell lies!"

"Yeah what ever, any ways so like I said, I got up to get away from her." He said pointing at Rory, "And she followed still trying to hit me with pillows..."

"Well I do believe you had one too Jess, ok we now we are running around the apartment and some how end up in his room." Rory used her hands to demonstrate their movements.

"She led us there." Jess told Luke with a smirk.

"I did not!" Rory practically yelled, "Now you just shut up!"

Jess turned his head down and tried to keep from laughing.

"Any ways, like I was saying. We were in his room and he tackled me! Can you believe it? So we landed on his bed and I noticed a water bottle on a table. Since Jess was busy kissing my neck I grabbed it I dumped it on his head and ran down here. That's what happened." Rory glared at Jess daring him to speak up.

Luke nodded slowly, "So you two were fooling around."

Rory started to blush and tried to explain, "No! Of course not, why would we? I mean no!" Her eyes met Luke's and she dropped them to the floor nodding slowly, "Yeah."

Luke shrugged, "Okay." Addressing Jess he said, "I'm um... sorry."

Jess nodded solemnly, "I understand and if I ever do something to hurt her I expect you to do something much more severe." He paused and looked over at Rory, who was watching him intently, he smiled sadly, "I would want you to."

Lorelai had listened to the whole story and looked at Luke, "So what? You're not even a little mad about this?"

Luke shrugged again, "Why should I be?"

Lorelai just eyed all of them, "Am I the only one who still remembers Dean? You know, the tall, NICE guy who just so happens to be Rory's boy friend?" Looking at Rory she asked, "Do YOU remember him Ror?"

Rory's eyes dropped to the floor once again, "We talked about it. Everything's fine with him."

"So you mean he's letting you cheat on him, how nice it must be to have a boy friend like him!" Lorelai said throwing her arms up in the air.

"I'm going to think about it at the camp thingy Mom, and I'll decide who I want to be with when I get back. I swear," Rory told her looking up again.

Lorelai watched her for a moment, shaking her head she sighed, "I'm disappointed Rory, I really am." She turned to walk out the door, pausing for a moment but not turning back around she said, "I hope to God you didn't get the idea that this kind of behaviour was acceptable from me because it's not. Have fun in DC." With that she walked out the door.

Rory watched her leave, her mouth slightly ajar. Looking back at Luke and Jess she sniffed, chin trembling she stepped toward Luke and wrapped her arms around his waist resting her head on his chest she began to cry.


A/N: Thanks so much for the reviews! Please review again, I'm not sure where I'm going with this and sorry it took so long for this chapter. Anyways, please review!